The 35-year-old Japanese pitcher is already considered a legend in women's international baseball, but when she takes the mound for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League on Sunday, she'll be breaking the gender barrier in Canadian baseball, becoming the first woman to join a professional men's league.

CBC's The House spoke with four of at least 40 incumbent MPs who lost their seat in the House of Commons last election. Some described the moment as more than just losing a job. It's the end of a chapter of their life they've spent years, even decades, writing.

A farmer and entrepreneur in King City, Ont., is making a pitch to help Canada become less sufficient on vegetable imports; a fully automated greenhouse, controlled by AI.

Police have seized more than a thousand items of luxury clothing from the home of a Toronto lawyer couple under investigation for fraud, possession of the proceeds of crime and laundering the proceeds of crime, after more than $7 million of their clients' money went missing.

Karen Carter, 65, was in the process of walking away from her 30-year marriage and starting a new life in the south-west France the night before she was murdered.

The triple murderer, who was sentenced to 52 years for the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancome, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, poured boiling water over the officer at HMP Belmarsh on Thursday.

A man was arrested for suspected drug offences and causing minor injuries to two police officers in Bugis. A video made its rounds Friday (May 9) on Xiaohongshu, showing the scene at Cheng Yan Place outside Bugis+. A red car can be seen on the street with two police officers and a man in a grey shirt, seemingly a civilian, apprehending another man in a black t-shirt in front of the vehicle. Responding to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that officers found a car parked haphazardly along the road during their patrols at around 10.55am and conducted a check, where they discovered suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia. «During the arrest, the male car driver put up a struggle but he was eventually subdued by officers and with the assistance of a member of the public,» the statement continued. «Two police officers sustained minor injuries while effecting the arrest.» The driver of the car, 30, was conveyed conscious to the hospital and then arrested for voluntarily causing hurt against a public servant and for suspected drug-related offences.

The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) will continue their groundwork and return at the next election, said its founder Tan Cheng Bock. The PSP team for West Coast-Jurong West GRC — featuring Dr Tan, Leong Mun Wai, Hazel Poa, Sani Ismail and Sumarleki Amjah — made their rounds and greeted supporters and residents at West Coast Market on Saturday (May 10) morning, a week after the General Election (GE2025).  «We are not running away. We'll be back soon,» said Dr Tan. Despite the loss, he said that it was a good journey, having given the younger members a chance to experience «what it is like to fight in the election, with all the odds against you». The PSP failed to emerge victorious during the rematch in West Coast-Jurong West GRC against the People’s Action Party (PAP) on May 3. The PAP slate, led by Minister for National Development Desmond Lee, received 60.01 per cent of votes over the PSP who lagged behind with 39.99 per cent of votes.

A motorcyclist died after crashing into a metal barrier that had broken off from a road divider when a car allegedly made an illegal U-turn on the Second Link Highway, in Johor, Malaysia. The incident, which took place on the evening of May 9, occurred after the Singapore-registered car smashed into the barrier while making the U-turn at an opening in the road divider. In the process, the red Maserati dislodged a section of the barrier, reported Malaysian daily New Straits Times (NST) on May 10. According to dashcam footage of the crash, which has since gone viral on social media, the car ended in the leftmost lane in the opposite direction, towards Singapore. Moments later, a motorcyclist was seen colliding with the debris According to the NST report, the motorcyclist died on the spot from severe head injuries. Several other motorcyclists also fell after hitting the debris but did not appear seriously injured.

The Kremlin hopes US President Donald Trump will help bring more “wisdom” in discussions with Ukraine, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

«The hostile drones were instantly engaged and destroyed by our air defense units,» the directorate noted

It is good that positive moments are highlighted in this regard, Alexander Darchiev said

Overnight on May 10, India delivered several missile strikes on Pakistani air bases

Earlier on Friday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, replying to a question by TASS, asserted that any detailed discussion of a 30-day truce with Ukraine is impossible without taking into account certain nuances

Merz said earlier that he expected «serious talks» to end the Ukraine conflict to start following this weekend

Job placements, bank accounts, and government support — all in one place. That’s what residents of East downtown Kingston found at the Project STAR Community Hub recently, where opportunity met accessibility in a show of partnership between the...

LONDON: Fredi Nwaka, the UK-based writer, director and producer, is excited about his new film Jafaican which is set to hit UK cinemas on May 20. The title, which has a spin on ‘Jamaican’, is mainly because the storyline is about a small-time...

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THE MONTHLY general meeting of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation descended into chaos on Thursday, as a heated debate on poor garbage collection sparked a fiery exchange between opposing councillors. Waterford Division Councillor Fenley...

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EXCLUSIVE: Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson told MailOnline synthetic drugs were an 'evolving threat' as she announced new guidance to help fight opioids.

Moscow was accused of sabotaging gas pipes in the North Sea in 2022 and the Baltic in 2023, and No 10 said its shadow fleet ships were 'known to be damaging infrastructure'.

Karen Carter, 65, was in the process of walking away from her 30-year marriage and starting a new life in the south-west France the night before she was murdered.

It's a peculiar trait of Britishness that the felling of a tree can provoke more outrage than crimes which, on the face of it, are far more serious.

The 35-year-old Eras Tour star was sent legal notice on Friday by 41-year-old Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman as a witness.

Le champion olympique est heureux de remporter cette première grande compétition de la région. Une victoire qui le remet en selle, dit-il pour accéder au plus hautes marches du classement mondial. Et chez les femmes, 3 Polynésiennes se sont affrontées en finale. La championne d’Europe, Tya Zebroswski s’impose.

Vahine Fierro a été battue par la Hawaiienne Betty Sakura Johnson. Tout s'est joué dans les toutes dernières minutes quand elle a été pénalisée pour une interférence.

Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the Republican-led Congress.

One Philadelphia man was transferred to Texas in apparent violation of a court order requiring that he be kept in Pennsylvania as his case played out there.

The politicians together with Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk plan to meet Vladimir Zelensky on Saturday, the news agency said

India delivered missile strikes against three air force bases in Pakistan