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Self-described "Crypto King" Aiden Pleterski addressed the jury for the first time at his Toronto fraud trial, thanking them, in his brief closing statement Wednesday morning.

Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday after he refused to concede the election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fled the country.

Jimmy Ylimaki, a Montreal man accused of defrauding American seniors as part of an elaborate grandparent scam network, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court.

Bryan Adams's new song Lake Ontario criticizes the debate over renaming the lake as a political distraction while affirming its enduring name and history. It follows 51st State, another patriotic track opposing the idea of Canada joining the United States.

Ten days after a copyright lawsuit was filed against Drake, alleging he stole the chorus of Janice STFU, the lawsuit has been voluntarily dismissed.

As trade talks intensify ahead of Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will only agree to a deal "when it suits Canadians."

A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.

Marina Hills and Sergio Losco are working to keep their son Henry's legacy alive as a law named after him is set to come into effect in Saskatchewan on Nov. 1. The 11-year-old died as a result of a carbon monoxide leak after a boiler malfunction in the Metro 1827 apartment building in downtown Regina last December.

Community advocates say they’ve seen families wait anywhere from 40 days to seven months to get their work permits, which Alberta requires before kids can be enrolled in school as local residents.

The province is considering eliminating pickup for flexible plastics and overflow recycling, including bundled items. Some worry more recycling could end up in the trash.

"He was no king at all, he was just a thief, a thief who stole investor money and used it as he pleased."

In another twist, a man also posing as a judge was involved in duping the woman in her 60s, police alleged.

But real estate insiders say the increase alone won't have a huge impact on the market: "It's not time to panic."

“No child should experience the trauma these boys did, all because of the actions of Mark Gordon.”

The withdrawal comes after the complainant signaled she does not wish to participate in the upcoming trial, scheduled for the spring.

With inflation at 3.1% and oil prices surging, most economists expected a rate hike — but some say the economy is too fragile.

With meetings paused, trustees sidelined, TCDSB's Maria Rizzo says minister can't stop her from hearing parent concerns.

The development would be the size of two Rogers Centres and include an eight-storey mausoleum.

Claudette Beals told inquest she wants "the truth to be known," and says police shouldn't respond in cases of people in mental health crises.

Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania may be hoping to ride his re-election campaign all the way to the White House

Investigators are satisfied he was responsible for killing 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey announces cuts to gas bills and an increase to the minimum wage

Final, official results are expected on Thursday or Friday, but there will likely be weeks of negotiations before a PM is declared – or new elections are called

Canada’s efforts to draw closer to the EU also risk angering Trump as trade talks between Canada and the U.S. continue

Her work over the decades earned her accolades including the Presidential Medal of Freedom

A no-confidence vote by the faculty would be largely symbolic, but could send a message to the university’s trustees, who ultimately decide who leads it

Canada and the United Arab Emirates have signed a free trade deal that both countries have boasted about reaching in a record time of 47 days. The deal was one of a handful of trade and infrastructure agreements signed during the crown prince of Abu Dhabi's visit to Ottawa.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he had just heard that Senator Flávio Bolsonaro had left Brazil, calling it shameful and saying his rival in Sunday's presidential election should have stayed and proven his innocence.

He first fled from Brazil to Argentina and then Ecuador alongside his wife and two daughters

A planned ceasefire in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said Wednesday, but Moscow and Kyiv continued to batter each other elsewhere.

'It was a high-speed impact, so we are expecting this to be a tragedy,' said Spain's health minister on Wednesday as death tolls soared.

"The best thing I can say is Jesse was a force of nature," Penny Stone, executive director of the Victoria Humane Society, told Global News.

The public will be invited to vote for Canada’s Eurovision entrant from the five finalists, with the winner set to be announced by December.

Flavio Bolsonaro is under investigation by Brazil's Supreme Court for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in two cases.

The Vatican statement didn’t say when the encounters would take place or where, but said “several meetings are planned,” suggesting more than one encounter.

UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel examined violations against Palestinian civilians.

Exit polls released early Wednesday suggested that Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc and Gadi Eisenkot's each won about 51 seats, and Arab parties won about 18.

Andre McKechnie who is serving a life sentence for murder in the southern Australian state of Victoria, took his battle for the spread to the Supreme Court last year.

Netanyahu has been the country’s most dominant politician for nearly two decades, and his legacy is on the line in Tuesday's election.

Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday’s presidential election, fled Brazil for the United States via Argentina after the police canceled his passport in relation to an investigation.

Higher mortgage rates and slowing residential construction are again giving landlords the upper hand.

Steve Jobs and Tim Cook both dismissed the idea, but Apple’s new chief executive is reimagining some of the company’s most important products.

Veterans’ complaints about the rules of engagement have reached Pete Hegseth and a generation of new recruits.

Long before its baroque décor and class identity became midterm talking points, this durable restaurant chain survived some withering critiques.

The education secretary says her old furniture “cannot be configurationally or aesthetically integrated” into new office space.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election ended a string of victories by right-wing candidates in Latin America. His opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, fled Brazil for the United States.

Fernando Seco, 62, said he and others moved at least a dozen wounded passengers from the crash site, using parts of the wreckage as makeshift stretchers.

In a unilateral declaration by the health secretary, several injections promoted by online influencers will become widely available. The F.D.A. had advised against the move.

She founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez. In early 2026, she told The Times that she had been raped by him decades earlier. She was 96.

Two of the 12 Federal Open Market Committee voters dissented from the decision. Both wanted to raise rates by a quarter percentage point.

Microsoft will report Azure revenue in dollars for the first time as it spends heavily to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure capacity.

The market's mini rally faces a key test after the bell when tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft report.

Apple announces a new touchscreen laptop, the company's third major launch under new CEO John Ternus.

Anthropic warned the market there may not be enough insurance in the world to covers its AI risks. To less extreme degrees, it's an issue all companies face.

This could be one of the best times to buy corporate bonds in recent history, investing experts say, with treasuries yielding 5% boosting fixed income market.

Oil prices climbed Wednesday as investors weighed the prospect of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.

Rep. Jamie Raskin wrote to President Trump in the final days of a midterm election cycle where government corruption has emerged as a top issue for voters.

Alphabet faces a skeptical Wall Street as it prepares to report quarterly results.

Frontier Airlines reported a 71% jump in airfare for the third quarter and said customers continue to book

The Russian President praised Musk and said they are in "close" contact.

The reduction in public spending will go towards paying for the Defence Investment Plan.

Red Roses' star Ellie Kildunne named on England's bench again as head coach John Mitchell makes six changes to the side to face USA.

BBC Verify has pieced together defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's journey through Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador to reach Miami.

Huerta fought for farm workers' rights in the 1960s and 1970s and had continued to work addressing immigration and voting issues.

His arrival in the US ends speculation about his whereabouts after he failed to comply with an order to surrender his passports.

The prime minister has denied speculation from some opposition parties that he will go to the country in spring 2027.

The singer is finding genuine joy in life again after a difficult period led to him quitting music.

The point at which you start to pay tax, and the point where you tip into paying a higher rate of tax have been frozen for three more years.

Here is what you need to know about the payment that millions will receive from January.

During a hearing earlier this month, Hellerstein coughed and struggled to speak at times

An audit of the Clark County Public Administrator’s Office reveals eight high-risk issues, including nearly 1,900 open cases and $623,000 in untransferred fees

Democrats need 218 seats to take back the House — CNN’s Harry Enten predicts they’ll get more than that

At least two children are hospitalized as a result of the E. coli cluster

The Vatican is opening a celebration of the popemobile

Angry protesters have splashed red paint on government buildings in Kosovo during a protest demanding state action over widespread violence against women in the staunchly patriarchal Balkan country

Robinson could face up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of harassing two journalists and causing them to fear violence

Economists warned Healey’s first budget offered only a ‘raft of fiddly measures but very little that will move the dial on growth’

Prosecutors say the suspect engaged in a pattern of misconduct across multiple locations in Bucks County, targeting victims who ranged in age from 12 to 38

The government has said it will allow graduates from some universities ‘where there are strong labour market outcomes’