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Why isn't Sam Nordquist's murder being treated as a hate crime?

Why isn’t Sam Nordquist’s murder being treated as a hate crime?

The brutal murder of 24-year-old Sam Nordquist, a transgender man who was tortured and killed in New York state in a case that officials have called “beyond depraved,” has sparked vigils across the U.S. and in Canada as the 2SLGBTQ+ community mourns. But police say they have no evidence that it is a hate crime, raising questions around when the charge is applied.

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Still have to file your taxes? Here's how to find yourself some money
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April 7, 2026

Still have to file your taxes? Here’s how to find yourself some money

Tick, tick, tick. This year’s tax deadline is coming quick….

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Doctor says diagnosis of Ontario woman was 'wrong' but defends treatment 1 day before she died in hospital
Star

April 7, 2026

Doctor says diagnosis of Ontario woman was ‘wrong’ but defends treatment 1 day before she died in hospital

The physician who treated Heather Winterstein the day before she…

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Psychedelics helped him deal with terminal illness anxiety, but getting them was a long, strange trip
Star

April 7, 2026

Psychedelics helped him deal with terminal illness anxiety, but getting them was a long, strange trip

Five years after Pete Pearson, 75, was diagnosed with a…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

April 6, 2026

Police in Toronto area make arrests in alleged counterfeit currency sales ring

TORONTO — Police in the Toronto area have arrested half…

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Ontario/Quebec, Weather

April 6, 2026

Big temperature drop expected in Toronto before warmer weather later this week

TORONTO — Frigid wind chills are expected in Toronto Tuesday…

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Sports

April 6, 2026

Canada Soccer names roster for U-20 friendlies in Costa Rica

Jeneva Hernandez Gray of Portugal’s Sporting CP and AFC Toronto’s…

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At 80 years old, he braves the Saskatchewan winter on a bicycle
Star

April 6, 2026

At 80 years old, he braves the Saskatchewan winter on a bicycle

Retired lawyer Louis Stringer is always on the move. He…

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Solar power in Africa is heating up — thanks in part to chili peppers
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April 6, 2026

Solar power in Africa is heating up — thanks in part to chili peppers

They’re the chili peppers in the spicy chicken at a…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec, Sports

April 6, 2026

Toronto man dies after crash with SUV sends motorcycle into parked car

TORONTO — Toronto police say a man in his 20s…

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