Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, diesBen Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps, has died. Using his legal background, he became an investigator of Nazi war crimes against U.S. soldiers as part of a new War Crimes Section of the Judge Advocate’s Office. “The Buchenwald concentration camp was a charnel house of indescribable horrors,” Ferencz wrote. After the war, Ferencz was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army and returned to New York to begin practicing law. In later decades, Ferencz championed the creation of an international court which could prosecute any government’s leaders for war crimes.

The ninth stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series got under way in Singapore on Saturday, with Canada competing in Pool B. The ninth stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series got under way in Singapore on Saturday, with Canada competing in Pool B. Canada scored first yet again in their match against Spain, with Max Stewart scoring his first career HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series try within the first minute of play. Canada was perfect on all three conversions (two from Kratz, one from Brennig Prevost) to take the win 21-7. Broadcast coverage of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is available in Canada via CBC.

On this date in 1960 Dwight Eisenhower learned that tensions had been building in the American-Canadian relationship. As soon as Ike heard this, he telephoned his Secretary of State, Christian Herter, with suggestions as to how his administration could curb these feelings in Ottawa. The President said he has not had Diefenbaker down here and, while he is merely a Prime Minister, the President thought he could give him a little more of the red-carpet treatment since he is the Prime Minister of such a close neighbor. The President said if we could get him down, the President would be glad to give him a dinner.”The President and Herter agreed that a visit by Diefenbaker that coming June would be issued. You can read a more complete report on the conversations between Herter and Eisenhower on this topic at the following link: https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1958-60v07p1/d310

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Barring a miracle, Donald Trump will be the Republican contender in next year’s U.S. presidential race. Specifically, Trump is accused of using his money to buy up stories the financier-turned-politician might find embarrassing. Polling suggests that the Manhattan allegations have served to make Trump even more popular with his base. Even those who are challenging him for the Republican presidential nomination must support him in this or risk alienating rank and file Republicans. Unlike current U.S. president Joe Biden, Trump shows little interest in reviving the Cold War.

The last time Lucy Beardy saw her sister Linda alive, she "looked good," asked about her children, and said she loved them. I feel like they betrayed the trust of the family," she said in an interview Thursday evening with CBC News. Beardy was talking about a news conference held Thursday afternoon by Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smyth, who revealed new details about Linda's last hours alive. Two officers, along with a family support and resource advocate from the police service, came to her house an hour before the news conference was scheduled to start. Beardy says she still can't believe Linda is dead — and the details of her death and discovery have left her shaken.

From the beginning, Hughes pictured spending his PhD program at York University studying American history — not embarking on a multi-year pizza quest across Toronto and Buffalo, New York. “I ultimately came to research the history of pizza in Toronto and Buffalo between 1950 and 1990,” the 31-year-old historian told the Star. “In 1950, Toronto and Buffalo were actually rather similar cities, they had similar percentage of Italian immigrants and also similar economic output,” Hughes said. After receiving his PhD in 2022, Hughes took a break from researching pizza to study the cultural and environmental history of Etobicoke. “Even though I go and eat at these pizza restaurants, it’s not necessarily what they made in the 50s, 60s, 70s.

The headquarters for San Diego Workforce Partnership, a nonprofit that provides workforce development and career services throughout the county. The interim CEO of San Diego Workforce Partnership, Shannon Moran, is stepping down Friday less than six months after she was asked to lead the nonprofit that helps San Diegans get jobs. Moran joined San Diego Workforce Partnership in 2020 as chief information officer, according to her LinkedIn profile. Callstrom and San Diego Workforce Partnership are being sued by a former employee for alleged race-based and sex-based discrimination in the workplace. Callstrom, who served as CEO of San Diego Workforce Partnership since 2012, has denied the allegations of the lawsuit and anonymous letter.

Former Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart is responding to hateful replies to a tweet he posted about the East Hastings decampment earlier this week. The many hateful replies to the below tweet makes me fear Vancouver is losing its humanity. Maybe offer to buy folks in need a warm coffee if you are Downtown this Easter weekend. https://t.co/LY88IoMssh — Kennedy Stewart (@kennedystewart) April 7, 2023The latest tweet has already begun to rile some Twitter users up, with one person suggesting that Stewart is “gaslighting.”Please stop gaslighting. Most of us that supported the removal of the dangerous encampments feel for those people and want them to get help and get better.

Most Quebecers to get power back by day's end after ice storm causes major outagesThe latest:As of 8:45 p.m. Man's death linked to carbon monoxide poisoningA man died in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Que., police said Friday, the second confirmed death tied to the storm and the power outages. Urgence- Santé said 62 people required treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning over a 24-hour period. "Carbon monoxide is a very poisoning gas, it is dangerous, but you cannot smell it, you cannot taste it. But with Montreal experiencing half of the province's power outages, he added, "obviously, it's a crisis."

‘It will be a really good communication tool,’ says Alfonz NitsizaIn Whatì, some buildings are now seeing internet speeds as high as Yellowknife, thanks to a fibre optic internet connection. The Tłı̨chǫ government announced that the fibre optic line to Whatì was completed last week. The new fibre optic line runs along the new Whatì highway and connects to the fibre optic network at highway 3. ‘Flawless’ internet at the storeA few buildings in town have already been hooked up to the new fibre optic network, including the Whatì Community Store. Lisa Nitsiza got her house connected to Whatì’s new fibre optic line last March.

Referring doctors don't know who has the shortest wait list." Surgeons say they need support to switchBut Alarakhia acknowledged that a major shift in procedure like adopting centralized wait lists is going to take time to adopt more widely. Dr. Sean Cleary, president of the Canadian Association of General Surgeons, said most surgeons are willing to get on board with centralized wait lists, but they need help making the switch. WATCH | The National reports on centralized wait lists:Cleary dismissed the suggestion that some surgeons want to protect their wait lists as sources of income or prestige. Their ability to provide the care to their patients is not limited by the presence or absence of a wait list."

CBC Television has cracked open its Beachcombers vaults. Last week, the public broadcaster released four episodes of the iconic Canadian television series on its CBC Gem streaming service. “In recognition of the 50th anniversary of The Beachcombers, CBC has worked to make a small selection of episodes available to stream on CBC Gem,” said Simon Bassett, a public relations manager for CBC’s marketing and communications department. The Beachcombers originally aired at the family-friendly Sunday evening slot of 7:30 p.m.Actor Jackson Davies offered his perspective in an online discussion forum dedicated to Beachcombers fans. The free CBC Gem streaming service with the newly-released Beachcombers episodes is available by browsing to gem.cbc.ca.

The first series of the season between Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox is still about a month away but the rivalry between these two AL East rivals is already heating up. It started with Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo’s unsolicited criticism of Jays pitcher Alek Manoah for yelling at opponents after strikeouts — something Verdugo said is disrespectful on a podcast. During a high-intensity Red Sox—Blue Jays game last July, Manoah appeared to yell “Sit the f — down” after striking out Franchy Cordero. “My job is to pitch and get guys out.”The Jays will travel to Boston for a four-game series against the Red Sox starting May 1. The Red Sox won’t visit Toronto until late June — early July.

Listen:Listen here or subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can at thestar.com/subscribingmatters. CFCs, are chemicals that were used in all kinds of household items in the 70s and 80s, but they were found to be causing a massive hole in the Earth’s ozone layer. The world committed to act and their use was banned and replacements were found and the ozone layer is now healing. But new research shows that some CFCs are mysteriously rising.