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The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol to keep U.S. President Donald Trump in office over five years ago.

Vancouver's mayor says he is bringing forward a motion in council that aims to bring a Major League Baseball franchise to the city, in light of the league recently broaching the subject of expansion.

A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains, shredding tin roofs and forcing residents to take cover from flying tree limbs.

Bill 30 if passed will accelerate major energy projects by creating an 120-day approval window. Projects must align with provincial priorities, be of strategic economic importance and have at least $250 million in capital investment.

Bermuda and Saint John, New Brunswick, actually have a lot in common, when you really think about it. They both kiss the Atlantic Ocean, albeit at slightly different latitudes. They're both known for their beaches, even if one boasts pinks sands and turquoise water and the other is named after discarded tin cans.

Julietta Sorensen Kass didn’t expect so many people to respond with interest to her social media post offering to gift tobacco she'd grown in her northwest Calgary yard for prayers and ceremonies. She says she's been blessed with connections and so much more in return.

According to earnings filings published last week, 7-Eleven's North American operator plans to close 645 stores in the 2026 fiscal year — outpacing the 205 locations it forecasts it will open during that same time.

Canadians will get a better sense of the country's finances amid a global turbulence and shocks to the energy supply chain later this month when the Liberals table their spring economic statement.

The show of unity came after the Carney Liberals secured a long-sought majority through a string of floor crossings and three byelections.

Ontario Liberals will pick their candidate for an upcoming byelection in Scarborough Southwest on May 9 in a vote that has broader implications for the party's leadership race in the fall.

For reasons only God knows, the liar-in-chief started a rap feud with Pope Leo XIV.

Last year, the Liberals changed Canada's financial reporting schedule moving budgets to the fall and smaller fiscal updates to the spring.

The airline announced new cabin redesigns during the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg.

Ilan Philosophe was released from the Toronto South Detention Centre on $800,000 bail Tuesday morning.

The Progressive Conservative premier said the three Liberal byelection victories on Monday would help Carney in the the upcoming review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement.

It will cost $2.4 billion to lift the tax for five months, an official said, a move that will drop the price of gasoline by 10 cents per litre.

Star readers share concerns and hopes about robo taxis in Toronto.

With the new plants, solar is set to go from Ontario’s most expensive source of power to one of the least.

Israeli and Lebanese envoys met in Washington on Tuesday as Israel pressed its war on Hezbollah, a diplomatic milestone overshadowed by conflicting agendas with Israel ruling out discussion of a ceasefire and demanding Beirut disarm the group.

Leaders of the far-right extremist groups were sentenced to prison terms for attacking the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Two-thirds of population are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, with four million acutely malnourished and nearly 12 million having fled their homes

The U.S. President has backed himself into a corner, and that makes him most dangerous

With 77% of ballots tallied, official results showed Keiko Fujimori leading the count with 16.86% of the votes

Swalwell ended campaign for governor of California after reports that another woman accused him of two nonconsensual sexual encounters

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finnish President Alexander Stubb mixed diplomacy with hockey on Tuesday, taking the ice with players from the Ottawa Charge during Stubb’s first formal bilateral visit to Canada.

More than 750 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire deal took effect, while militants have killed four Israeli soldiers

Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran could return to Islamabad this week to resume talks to end the war, sources told Reuters on Tuesday, after the collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Washington to impose a blockade on Iranian ports.

Jurors will weigh whether he raped hairstylist and actor Jessica Mann in a Manhattan hotel in 2013

The cocaine hippos escaped Pablo Escobar's ranch after the drug lord was killed by national police in 1993. Since then, they have taken up residence in the region.

The IMF downgraded its forecast for global growth to 3.1 per cent in 2026 from the 3.3 per cent it had forecast in January, but the new rate assumes the war is 'short-lived.'

U.S. President Donald Trump said a second round of talks could happen 'over the next two days' in an interview with the New York Post.

'They had no choice but to release him. It's unfortunate they had to exhaust the entire investigative period to come to the conclusion,' Brian Hooker's lawyer said.

Community organizers say Haider is survived by his wife and five children, including a one-year-old.

'If the time comes, I don't think there would be any justification for the United States to launch a military aggression against Cuba,' Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said.

Meanwhile, NATO allies including Britain and France said they would not be drawn into the conflict by taking part in the blockade.

U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV told reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.

Hungary's veteran nationalist leader Viktor Orban conceded defeat on Sunday after a landslide election victory by the upstart opposition.

The United States and Iran ended face-to-face talks on Sunday without an agreement, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt.

For years, Peter Magyar was a loyal ally of Viktor Orban, the far-right Hungarian leader. Then he changed sides — and defeated his former boss in a landslide victory on Sunday. Does he represent real change?

Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky tried to persuade his colleagues in the operating room that the liver he removed from a 70-year-old patient was a spleen, according to Florida’s Health Department.

Aides to Greg Abbott and Gavin Newsom were weighing whether to call quick elections to replace two House members accused of sexual misconduct.

The woman said Mr. Swalwell, who resigned from Congress on Tuesday afternoon, raped her in a West Hollywood hotel room in 2018. She said she believed she was drugged.

More than 125 million people face some risk of severe weather on Tuesday, forecasters warned, amid a multiday outbreak of storms.

A survey from Ipsos and Reuters, released on Tuesday, found few Americans — 24 percent — think the war in Iran has been worth the costs and benefits.

The prime minister said that his government was also investing in ways to boost oil and gas production.

Also, a Ukrainian city is bouncing back with Denmark’s help. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Hundreds of small private colleges like Hampshire have closed in recent years as financial pressures and competition for students increase.

Ricky Cobb has built a big online following with his irreverent postings about the absurdities of the 1970s.

Meta commits to deploying 1 GW of custom in-house MTIA chips codesigned with Broadcom in sweeping new multiyear deal announced Tuesday

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the crypto exchange has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, confirming CNBC's previous reporting.

Nvidia denied rumors that it's in talks to buy a large PC company, telling CNBC in a statement that it's "not engaged in discussions."

The remarks show how a technology welcomed by corporations as a productivity boon can also pose serious threats, like uncovering new ways to hack into systems.

Treasury yields dropped on Tuesday following a softer-than-expected producer price index reading and as oil prices declined.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Monday that the next steps in U.S.-Iran peace efforts now depend on Tehran.

The investment bank said volumes will reach an estimated $240 billion in 2026 and grow at a 80% compound annual rate between 2025 and 2030.

Kevin Warsh, nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, detailed his holdings in newly released financial disclosures.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a trickle, despite President Donald Trump proclaiming that a ceasefire with Iran depended on it reopening.

Amazon said it would acquire Globalstar, giving its nascent satellite internet business a boost as it vies to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted ambassadors from the two neighboring states in what was described as a working group aimed at reaching a ceasefire.

More than a dozen American warships positioned in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea are acting as a “net,” officials said. None of the encounters has required escalation.

Even with a U.S. blockage, geography gives Iran an edge in the Strait of Hormuz, shaping control of a vital global chokepoint.

The lead U.S. negotiator, Vice President JD Vance, has sought a moratorium on uranium enrichment of at least 20 years. Tehran’s offer would last up to five.

Legend has it that Fatou was brought from Africa to France in the late 1950s by a sailor who then traded her to settle a bar bill.

With his Tisza party jubilant over its win, Peter Magyar warned of difficulties ahead as his new government faces economic woes and Orban allies in high places.

The arrest of Brazilian former intelligence chief and congressman Alexandre Ramagem ended a manhunt that stretched for six months across two continents.

Peace talks broke down over Iran’s nuclear program, which has survived two decades of international diplomacy seeking to curtail it and more than five weeks of bombing.

Hungary’s prime minister, a self-proclaimed champion of illiberal democracy, turned thwarting E.U. policy into an art form but suffered a resounding election defeat.

Veteran church observers say an open war of words between a pope and a U.S. president is unprecedented.

A warming climate has helped some to flourish, researchers say, but the outlook is troubling.

People with lower incomes benefitted less from the house-buying scheme than those with high incomes, the influential think tank says.

Iran war impact on UK economy and Chalamet's opera-ballet jab surges ticket sales leads the papers.

The United Nations' secretary general said it was "highly probable" that the negotiations would restart.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot says Hugo Ekitike's injury 'looks really bad' after the France striker was taken off on a stretcher during Tuesday's Champions League loss to Paris St-Germain.

How can Sarina Wiegman get the best from one of England's most talented footballers, Lauren James?

The US state visit will see the King heading into choppy diplomatic waters during London-Washington tensions.

A US statement said the two sides had agreed to launch direct negotiations, at a time and place to be determined.

Providers can encourage people to use energy when "weather conditions result in excess supply".

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin is understood to be facing charges including spreading false information, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.

During the event, Vance slammed ‘preposterous’ and ‘disgusting’ attacks on Erika Kirk, who was set to appear with the vice president on Tuesday at a Turning Point USA event near the University of Georgia

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Participants who binge ate regularly said calories on menus reduce their anxiety when going out for dinner

Rachel Reeves has gone public with her anger and frustration at the ‘folly’ of America’s actions in the Middle East.

Overall, credit is £179 million higher than last year, Uswitch found.

Researchers said “chatbots often hallucinate, generating incorrect or misleading responses due to biased or incomplete training data

The conflict in the Middle East has prompted prices to rise and mortgage rates to increase, putting further pressure on households’ costs

Lidl and Iceland are the first retailers to fall foul of the new rules, which came into effect at the beginning of this year.

The move is expected to save £65 million a year and brings the total number of hotels used to house asylum seekers below 190

Dino Donaldson, 21, was convicted of the murder of Anojan Gnaneswaran at Strawberry Hill station in Twickenham in 2024