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For the first time ever, the Catholic Church has turned to an American Cardinal to lead them forward. Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, was visibly emotional as he addressed the Vatican City crowd on Thursday afternoon. He will now be known as Pope Leo XIV, representing 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide. We dig deeper into Pope Leo’s visions and leadership styles with the help of Reid Locklin. He is an Associate Professor of Christianity and Culture at St. Michael's College and the University of Toronto. Shifting gears to today’s most popular modes of transportation,...
May 8, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The search for a new Pope has quickly ended after just 2 days of deliberation. And as the white smoke drifts away from Vatican City, the identity of the Catholic Church’s fearless leader has been unveiled for all to see. Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, will now be known as Pope Leo XIV. It is the first time in the Church’s history that an American will be leading them. We gather instant reaction as the show rolls on. Meantime, a new Leger survey says that most Canadians don’t feel safe when they visit an American city. It was conducted for the...
May 8, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Liberal election platform said a Carney government would send "more Canadian diplomats and officials abroad" to expand trade and "restore Canadian leadership."
May 8, 2025 - 17:40 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
A police investigation is continuing into the disappearance of two young children reported missing last week from their home in northeastern Nova Scotia.
May 8, 2025 - 17:34 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Nearly 200 new measles cases were identified in Ontario last week, in a sign the country’s most populous province is nowhere close to containing the spread of the highly contagious virus.In its weekly surveillance report on Thursday, Public Health Ontario said that from last October until this Monday, the province has reported 1,440 cases in 17 public-health units. (Of those cases, 1,221 are confirmed while the other 219 are probable.)
May 8, 2025 - 17:31 | Kristy Kirkup, Laura Stone | The Globe and Mail
A staple of Mark Carney’s stump speech during the election was the line that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the kind of politician who has never changed his mind since he was 17.
“Who hasn’t changed their mind since they were 17?” the Liberal leader would mock.
The attack was validated by Poilievre’s own words in his
interview with Jordan Peterson
in December, in which he said he has been “saying precisely the same things” since he was a...
May 8, 2025 - 17:14 | John Ivison | National Post
