— The winter calving season for critically-endangered right whales is ending without a single newborn being spotted off the southeast U.S. coast, a reproductive drought unseen for three decades that experts say brings the rare species a perilous step closer to extinction.

— Israeli police on Monday questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as his wife and son, in a corruption case involving the country’s telecom giant, one of a slew of scandals that have engulfed the long-ruling Israeli leader.

Energy and materials boost Toronto market, U.S. stocks surge higher

— With the fire alarms silent and staff reportedly nowhere to be seen, a fire at a shopping mall packed with children and their parents on the first weekend of the school recess killed 64 people in Russia’s Siberia.

“We’re not going to get into the details of everything we have at this time” on the alleged Trump affair

Stoney Creek should continue to drive Hamilton’s residential and business growth for years to come, according to one of Hamilton’s top planning officials.

— A spokesperson for the family of a former Canadian soldier who killed his girlfriend and then himself in their Nova Scotia home last week is challenging recent assertions made by a friend regarding the infantryman’s service in Afghanistan.

— Catalonia’s former president, Carles Puigdemont, appeared before a court in Germany on Monday for an initial hearing on whether he stays in custody, kicking off an extradition process that could take weeks.

Feds ease restrictions on prescription heroin to address opioid epidemic

Indspire president and CEO Roberta Jamieson will be presented with the 2018 Indigenous Women in Leadership Award by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business on April 23.

— A Toronto police officer accused of sexually assaulting a woman 10 years ago was found not guilty Monday after a judge said there were inconsistencies in the complainant’s testimony.

— The United States and more than a dozen European nations kicked out Russian diplomats on Monday and the Trump administration ordered Russia’s consulate in Seattle to close, as the West sought joint punishment for Moscow’s alleged poisoning of an ex-spy in Britain.

According to a judge’s recent ruling, a Burlington justice of the peace “fell far short” in providing reasons in a distracted driving case and “said a number of things that ... should not have been said.”

— A lawyer representing adult film star Stormy Daniels declined Monday to specify additional evidence he claims he has of Daniels’ alleged affair with Donald Trump in 2006, adding “it would make no sense for us to play our hand.”

With his body at full health, his game in top form and major-championship season set to begin in 10 days, a rejuvenated Tiger Woods announced he will play this summer at the still-sponsor-less tournament in Potomac, Maryland, that benefits his charitable foundation.

Trudeau to issue "statement of exoneration" for Tsilhqot'in chiefs

Unusual bill would require a filter that screens out obscene material which can be lifted with a $20 fee.

Suspect in beating of autistic man in Mississauga turns himself in to police

— Seddique Mateen, the father of the Pulse nightclub shooter, was an FBI informer for more than a decade before facing an investigation into financial transfers abroad, a lawyer for the shooter’s widow said in a weekend court filing.

Police arrest suspect wanted in beating of autistic man in Mississauga

The City of Hamilton is looking for public feedback on a plan to bring baseball back to Green Acres Park.

— Ontario’s Liberal government is promising to spend more than $300 million over three years to improve supports for children with special needs and hire more teachers, a pledge that comes just months ahead of the spring election.

Liberals promise to boost funding for special needs education

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WASHINGTON - On June 17, 1963, the body of murdered civil rights leader Medgar Evers was borne through the streets of Washington, bound for a historic black church on 14th Street.

FTC is investigating Facebook over privacy practices

Porn star reveals details about alleged encounter with Trump

Seoul and Washington are hailing an agreement to revise their free-trade deal as a "win-win," after South Korea agreed to further open its auto market and the Trump administration said it would not impose steel tariffs on the country, the third-largest exporter of steel to the United States.

School bus rolls on its side in Chatham-Kent, driver charged

Peel regional police inspector charged with sexual assault

"It's about adding a different perspective to how decisions are made," said Denise Christopherson, chair of the Status of Women.

The man accused in the slayings at a Quebec City mosque last year pleaded not guilty Monday to six charges of first-degree murder and six of attempted murder.

Ethan Couch will have a strict curfew and must wear an alcohol monitoring patch once he's released from the Tarrant County jail on April 2, court documents show.

Assessment of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle to take two more weeks

Remington Outdoor, the 200-year-old maker of rifles, handguns and bullets controlled by Cerberus Capital Management, filed for bankruptcy, after the election of a "true friend" to the White House ironically wound up stifling sales.

Toronto cop accused of sexually assaulting woman in 2008 found not guilty

City officials say fieldwork has been conducted for the redevelopment of the barn at Battlefield Park.

In the 28-minute confession he recorded on his phone shortly before his death, Austin serial bomber Mark Conditt lamented his poor judgment in attempting to send two explosives through FedEx, a mistake he assumed had enabled investigators to identify him as the culprit.

Giuseppe (Pino) Ursino, 64, of Bradford and Cosmin (Chris) Dracea, 41, of Toronto each face two counts of cocaine trafficking for the benefit of criminal organization and one charge of conspiracy to commit an indictable offense.

Ontario Tory leader Doug Ford will be speaking to the Hamilton chapter of the Macdonald-Cartier Club April 19.

WASHINGTON -The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook's privacy practices following a week of privacy scandals including whether the company engaged in "unfair acts" that cause "substantial injury" to consumers.

Stoney Creek should continue to drive Hamilton’s residential and business growth in the coming years, according to one of Hamilton’s top planning officials.

Liberals prepare big push on bills to reform how elections fought, conducted

BUCHAREST, Romania - Orange snow has fallen in parts of eastern Europe after a rare meeting of Siberia and the Sahara.

BUCHAREST, Romania - Orange snow has fallen in parts of eastern Europe after a rare meeting of Siberia and the Sahara.

Toronto council to vote on road safety measures following pedestrian deaths

Sometime between Thursday and the middle of next week, the Chinese space station known as Tiangong-1 is expected to fall out of the sky.

Next month, Barry Quinn — the grandson of George Ireland and brother of Pat — will make a pilgrimage to Oppy, France, to the very spot where his grandfather was hit by shrapnel.

This is not your parents’ science fair.

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