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Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination.

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A London, Ont., optometrist says she's hearing more concerns from patients about difficulty driving in the dark and headlight brightness. Transport Canada is asking drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to share their experiences with vehicle headlight glare through an online survey.

The federal government says a ban on the import of rescue dogs into Canada will remain in place until further notice due to rabies concerns. Animal advocacy groups say the restrictions — which were brought in more than three years ago and originally meant to be temporary — are preventing healthy animals from legitimate international rescues from finding homes in Canada.

Crocodile dung. Tapeworms. Raw meat facials. Yes, at some point in history these wildly popular — and wildly unproven — treatments were how people tried to stay young. Right now, plenty of influencers will tell you that injectable peptides are the answer. But the scientists? Not so much.

On Aug. 19, 2024, 20-year-old Kadin Savikataaq went out for the night and never returned. The truck she'd been driving was discovered submerged in Hudson Bay, but a year and a half later, Kadin is still missing. RCMP say she likely drowned, but her family doesn't agree. They say they'll never stop looking for her.

In the 19th century, Italian prince, banker and collector Alessandro Torlonia, gathered 623 ancient Roman sculptures. After being shown at the Louvre in Paris, the Torlonia Collection has touched down in Montreal, where it will remain on view at the Museum of Fine Arts until July 19.

Taber, Alta., has won this year’s Kraft Hockeyville contest, with Tumbler Ridge, B.C., finishing runner-up.

Until the bathroom is fixed, mission control has instructed the astronauts to break out urine collection bags. The so-called lunar loo malfunctioned following Wednesday's liftoff and has been hit-and-miss ever since.

Canada’s Matt Dunstone fell 9-6 to Sweden in Saturday’s final of the 2026 World Men’s Curling Championship. Canada has not won the men’s world title since 2017.

No injuries were reported and no suspect was found after a search of the park and the surrounding area after midnight, the agency said in an online post.

Many residents say they are sick of waiting and competing for green space in one of Canada's most expensive cities.

Brown did not answer questions about the enforcement records, which appear to contradict what officials told the public in the days after the fire.

A year after the province shut down consumption sites across Ontario and opened HART Hubs, challenges remain: wait times for residential treatment are long, the demand for housing outstrips supply, and some clients have stopped coming after consumption sites closed.

“One billion, here we come,” Toronto “Diet Doctor” Stanley Bernstein wrote to his business partner in 2013 — before their partnership fell apart.

Toronto hopes artificial intelligence will make traffic run more smoothly along some of the city's busiest streets.

The U.S. owner is selling Fitzwilliam Island, which was part of a land dispute with the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory First Nation.

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Reviews of the latest books by Martyn Burke, Lori Inglis Hall, Andrew Krivak and Heather Marshall.

'Son of Nobody,' the author's latest work, is an epic tale of war and family.

Leo broke from a tradition of listing the world’s woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing

Pope Leo XIV personally carried the wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on Good Friday. It was the first time in decades that a pope carries the cross to every station.

Trump renews threats to ramp up energy attacks if Strait of Hormuz is not reopened

On Palm Sunday, the Pope said God doesn’t listen to prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify violence

Soleimani was killed in an air strike in 2020 during Trump’s first term in office

Ten people were killed as Ukrainian President set to meet with Erdogan

Fighter jet was the first U.S. aircraft to crash in Iranian territory since conflict began

In Montana’s Blackfeet Nation, a class offers a crash course on distorted guitars and dealing with crushing anxiety

School’s admissions officer offered to help children jump the queue in exchange for cash and gifts

In the coming days, astronauts on the mission are set to witness something that very few have seen before: the moon’s far side

Canada’s first female astronaut Roberta Bondar shares insight on the Artemis II mission as astronauts prepare for a historic lunar flyby.

The U.S. is searching for a missing pilot after a jet was shot down in Iran, as Donald Trump warns Tehran it has 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

A nationwide recall has been issued for cheese, salads and meal kits over possible listeria contamination, with dozens of products affected across Canada.

Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen connected with Earth from deep space today in a historic first for the Canadian Space Agency during the Artemis II mission.

Rescues and medical emergencies are commonplace on Mount Everest. In October of last year, more than 350 climbers were rescued after becoming trapped in a freak storm.

One fighter jet was shot down in Iran. A U.S. crew member from that plane was rescued, but a second was missing, and a U.S. military search-and-rescue operation was underway.

Tehran has kept the pressure on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors, despite U.S. and Israeli insistence that Iran’s military capabilities have been all but destroyed.

Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations says the 32-year-old appeared in court Thursday on nine terrorism charges, such as assault causing actual bodily harm.

The translunar ignition came 25 hours after liftoff, putting the three Americans and one Canadian on course for a lunar fly-around early next week.

Another jump in the price of gasoline has heightened the debate over whether the provincial and federal governments should provide some tax relief for drivers.

After Iran shot down a U.S. plane and U.S. forces pulled off a risky ground operation to extricate a stranded airman, both sides claimed victory. That confidence could fuel further escalation.

The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign wants “a moratorium on immigration from third world countries until we can heal ourselves as a nation.” The chaos in Minneapolis has not pushed him off that course.

Andrea García and her siblings are carrying on in a home reshaped by fear, loss and new responsibility.

Some see Easter Sunday’s packed pews and overflowing chapels as a sign of a religious revival. But experts are urging caution.

An airman was rescued on Saturday night, President Trump said. The rescue came after a risky two-day operation deep inside Iran.

The pontiff’s Easter remarks follow a Palm Sunday homily in which he said God rejected the prayers of “those who wage war.”

Marriages, careers, reputations, financial stability and dreams can all die. But that’s not the end of the story.

The self-transformation industry sells control. Real change is messier.

A film scene of Dylan and Lennon at a low moment in 1966 has held a grim fascination for fans. Beneath the repartee, a touchy issue was at stake.

An Air Force officer of a F-15E Strike Eagle shot down on Friday by Iran spent a day in hostile territory with little more than a pistol for protection.

Trump says the officer was rescued "deep in Enemy Territory" in mountainous terrain.

The rapid evolution of generative AI has finally made these applications good enough to meaningfully impact retailers' bottom lines.

OpenAI President Greg Brockman will oversee product in Simo's absence.

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., called the market "DISGUSTING" and said bettors were wagering on whether American troops would be saved.

The transition from wheels to weapons is achievable in part because many of the underlying skills are highly transferable, according to experts. 

The U.S. military continued to search for a missing American airman on Saturday after an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over southwestern Iran.

Revelations about Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Bill Gates have strained his friendship with Warren Buffett and the Omaha billionaire's annual multi-billion-dollar donations to the Gates Foundation.

The U.S. is searching for the second member of the F-15 aircraft's crew, whose whereabouts are unknown, MS NOW reported, citing two U.S. officials.

Ticket prices across airlines in Asia increase in the midst of Iran War tensions, Asian travelers look elsewhere to relax

Over 10 months after shelling out an eye-popping $6.4 billion for Jony Ive's nascent devices startup, OpenAI announced it's buying media company TBPN.

“Let those who have weapons lay them down!” the first American pope declared. The White House’s war in Iran and nativist agenda at home is testing the Vatican.

Viktor Orban, who has built strong ties to the MAGA movement and the Kremlin, faces a tough electoral challenge from center-right candidate Peter Magyar on April 12.

After the U.S.-Israeli campaign struck Iranian universities, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called American schools in the Middle East “legitimate targets.”

Iranian state media said “many people” are searching for the missing crew member after an F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire.

Private Chinese technology companies — some with ties to the military — are marketing detailed intelligence on movements of U.S. forces in Iran, even as Beijing seeks to keep its distance.

A state visit intended to mark 250 years of U.S. independence could become a test of the British monarchy’s willingness to confront one of its most difficult controversies.

An F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. Two search-and-rescue helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.

Some Trump aides and supporters cloak the war on Iran in religious terms, but the Chicago-born pope said that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.”

Ukraine’s Emergency Services posted images of rescue workers trying to save the animals — in one instance administering CPR to a dog — at the clinic in Chabany.

The move, described by the communist government as a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” comes as the U.S. enforces a crippling oil blockade on the island.

The festival's main sponsor Pepsi has withdrawn its funding from Wireless, it announced on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of worshippers gathered in St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday in his first address as pontiff.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk apologises to the supporters and says his side "gave up" during their 4-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Manchester City.

Andrew-Mountbatten Windsor and his family are absent from the traditional family event.

A man and a boy are arrested on suspicion of murder after Eghosa Ogbebor was fatally shot.

Storm Dave will clear northeast on Easter Sunday, bringing "sunshine and showers" to much of the country.

Deontay Wilder beats Derek Chisora with a split decision win after a dramatic heavyweight contest.

Deontay Wilder tells Anthony Joshua "let's do it" following the American's points victory over Derek Chisora.

Deontay Wilder tells Anthony Joshua "let's do it" following the American's points victory over Derek Chisora.

The US has rescued the missing crew member of the US F-15 fighter jet which was shot down over southern Iran.

U.S. president turns to threats and bluster as efforts to open Strait of Hormuz continue to fail

Catherine O'Sullivan's son Jack went missing in 2024. She gave an emotional speech at a fundraiser for the Missing People charity about how her life has been irreversibly changed since that day

The US and Iran raced to recover the stranded airman first after air defences brought down an F-15E jet

Screenwriters and Hollywood studios have reached a tentative deal after a few weeks of negotiation

Congo will receive some deportees from the U.S. as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country program

Leo did not mention any specific conflicts in the message, known as the ‘Urbi et Orbi’

Jack O’Sullivan’s family have been left with ‘no idea’ what happened to him and are ‘desperate’ for answers

US president has threatened to hit Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Monday

The U.S. Secret Service says it's investigating overnight reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park, which is across the street from the White House

Biting sub-zero temperatures across the U.S. this winter have left a mess on the roads. Josh Marcus reports on the hasty clean-up - and who’s bringing out the ‘pothole killer’