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Staff Sgt. Ryan Campbell says thefts occurred on five consecutive days from March 23, with victims saying they were bear-sprayed and robbed after arranging meetings on Facebook Marketplace.

The price of gas crossed the $2 per litre mark in some parts of Canada this week, something the rest of the country could see as the war in Iran drags on, experts say.

For more than a year, Pam Bondi violated the norms of independence expected from a U.S. attorney general and forced Department of Justice attorneys to do the bidding of President Donald Trump. Yet her loyalty and willingness to turn the department into a weapon of retribution for Trump weren't enough to satisfy the president.

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the army's top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departure as the United States wages a war against Iran.

As Iran strikes countries across the Persian Gulf, Ukraine is making defence agreements in the Middle East. Andrew Chang explains how Ukraine’s expertise in fighting Iranian-designed Shahed drones in its war with Russia could reshape the war in the Middle East and help regional allies rethink their defence strategies.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images

A federal judge has dismissed actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims in her lawsuit against actor and director Justin Baldoni, significantly narrowing her case over the filming of their 2024 romantic drama It Ends With Us.

The Survivor tribe has spoken…. and they’re not thrilled. That’s because on Wednesday night, CBS had to interrupt the series’ extra-long merge episode to air U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address on the war in Iran.

The Coalition Avenir Québec government adopted legislation on Thursday that puts limits on praying in public and extends a ban on wearing religious symbols to daycare workers.

U.S. President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post on Thursday, a White House official said, following mounting frustration with her performance, including her handling of investigative files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a proposal to secure the Strait of Hormuz after it was significantly watered down in the face of opposition from China and Russia about allowing force to reopen the critical…

It was more than a loss, it was a message about what the Raptors need to do this off-season.

NASA’s Lockheed Martin Corp.-built Orion capsule ignited its main engine in space late Thursday, putting the crew on track for a historic lunar flyby.

Panama has been caught in a broader rivalry between the United States and China after U.S. President Donald Trump accused Beijing last year of running the Panama Canal.

Victims say they were bear-sprayed and robbed after arranging meetings on Facebook Marketplace, according to police.

Municipal Affairs Minister Rob Flack is giving sweeping powers to the regional chairs the government will appoint to head Ontario's eight largest regional councils.

First on the Joe Rogan Experience and next on Steve Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO, the Conservative leader fleshed out his political thinking in ways he rarely does in Canada.

A federal judge in New York but left two retaliation claims from Lively intact.

Gen. Randy George has been asked to take early retirement from the post of Army chief of staff, which he has held since August 2023.

Paquet, an Indigenous-Ukrainian-Black woman was 29, when she and family members called the police in May 2020.

Connecticut, Arizona and Illinois have accused companies such as Polymarket of engaging in illegal online gambling under state law

Gen. Randy George is fired as U.S. military builds up forces in Middle East during war with Iran

A country capable of rocketing toward the moon and launching deadly rockets toward Iran is expressing pride in the former and confusion about the latter

U.S. President Donald Trump has removed Attorney-General Pam Bondi from her post, a White House official said on Thursday, following mounting frustration with her performance, including her handling of investigative files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment in connection with the filming of their 2024 romantic drama It Ends With Us

After FIFA president promised to be at Iran’s service during team’s U.S. stay, talk of Iran boycott or requests to move games has faded

Thousands of migrant workers are moving back to their native villages because of a lack of gas cylinders in major cities

From Prince Andrew to Pam Bondi, these influential people have faced consequences for their Jeffrey Epstein connections

Unique creation was made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils

Pam Bondi is out as U.S. Attorney-General, ending the tenure of a loyalist who upended the Justice Department’s culture of independence from the White House.

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.

The EU is asking its member states to implement the International Energy Agency’s 10-point plan to reduce global demand for oil, Dan Jørgensen, the EU’s energy commissioner said.

Convicted of violating sanctions on Iran and awaiting a decision on his deportation, Amin Yousefijam has taken the government to court over the matter.

It was president's first address on the war and it comes at a pivotal moment at home and abroad as he faces mounting questions about the costs, rationale and objectives of the war.

The newly announced sanctions relief is a strong signal that the U.S. recognizes Delcy Rodríguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since the U.S. military operation.

An emergency rescue helicopter airlifted Jessica Johnson after a fall at a remote rocky waterfall, and she was forced to leave without her dog, Molly.

U.S. and Iraqi officials said Shelly Renee Kittleson had also been warned of threats against her in the days before her abduction.

Anand says Canada will not hesitate to help secure the strait once there is a ceasefire, but the Liberal government has not decided yet on specific measures.

Trump struck a belligerent tone Wednesday, demanding that Iran stop blocking the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S. would bomb the Islamic Republic 'back to the Stone Ages.'

OpenAI said the deal would help it “create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes A.I. creates.”

With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, she was one of three prominent researchers of great apes who were sometimes called the “trimates.”

Pam Bondi had a feeling her days as attorney general were numbered. But she didn’t expect President Trump to drop the curtain quite so soon.

The launch of Artemis II captured the tenor of the times in a country that can still do big things but seems forever mired in big problems.

Ms. Peters, a former county clerk, received a nine-year sentence after being convicted of tampering with voting machines. An appeals court overturned the sentence but did not immediately free her from prison.

The core of Mr. Trump’s dissatisfaction with the attorney general was apparently her failure to serve his need for revenge against his enemies.

The hip-hop titan was forced to sign papers releasing a rapper known as Pooh Shiesty from his record contract during an armed confrontation in January at a Dallas music studio, officials said.

The board had been expected to vote to approve the project last month, but it was delayed after about 32,000 mostly negative comments rolled in from across the country.

Senior Army officers reacted with anger and frustration to news of Gen. Randy George’s dismissal, characterizing it as the latest blow to the service.

A federal judge tossed the actress’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni in a split decision that sets the stage for a contentious trial.

South Korea's Kospi led gains in the region while Japan's Nikkei 225 also opened higher. The Australian and Hong Kong markets were closed for the Easter weekend.

President Trump called Tiger Woods a close friend after the golfer's auto crash in Jupiter, Fla., last week. Woods is dating the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr.

Analysts have said adoption of the $30-per-month Microsoft 365 Copilot is in the early stage.

Coinbase has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to operate as a trust bank, the company said Thursday.

The Trump administration is preparing to impose new tariffs on drugmakers that have not struck deals with the president to lower their U.S. drug prices.

U.S. exceptionalism is "no longer automatic" among global investors, one market watcher told CNBC.

The Brent oil futures price is giving the market a false sense of security, said Amrita Sen, founder of Energy Aspects.

President Trump was said to be unhappy with Pam Bondi's handling of DOJ files about Jeffrey Epstein and the DOJ's failure to prosecute his political enemies.

Tesla is coming off a year of declining deliveries due in part to increased competition from rivals in China offering lower-cost models.

Blue Owl attributed the higher-than-usual requests to "heightened market concerns around AI-related disruption to software companies."

Britain’s Keir Starmer hosts a meeting of world leaders for talks on the waterway amid mounting pressure from the Trump administration to join the Iran war.

Sexual violence is a widespread weapon of war in Sudan. “Survivors frequently and clearly identified the perpetrators as RSF fighters,” Doctors Without Borders says.

People broke matzoh, read from the Haggadah and sang — with no need to worry about when the next air raid siren might sound.

As Iran’s retaliatory attacks hit regional centers of commerce, such as Dubai, the majority of the deaths have been among migrant workers who could not afford to flee.

Gas is being stolen, and station workers in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India have been killed over shortages and high prices. Unrest is set to worsen the longer the war lasts.

Iraq’s interior ministry said it had arrested one suspect, seized a car and was looking for accomplices.

A plan briefed to Trump last week to insert ground forces to remove Iran’s nuclear material would be a very difficult endeavor of a type never before attempted in wartime.

The seven-month-old child is the unintended victim of a suspected gang-related shooting, officials say.

Bondi's time as top US law enforcement officer was overshadowed by her handling of the Epstein files.

A funeral director pleading guilty to preventing lawful and decent burial dominates Friday's papers.

West Coast Main Line services will not run to London Euston station for six days from Good Friday.

Reports of crimes against MPs have more than doubled since 2019, reaching almost 1,000 last year.

An international crisis team was drafted in after police raided Hull's Legacy funeral home.

The singer-songwriter found herself on the dancefloor. On a new album, she asks us to join her.

Many readers have experienced the ordeal of cancelling a subscription.

The breakfast favourite will be legally renamed when Britain aligns with new EU labelling rules.

The judge left in place three allegations against Baldoni, meaning the civil trial will go ahead next month.

The US president’s comments come after Emmanuel Macron urged Trump to ‘be serious’ and ‘let things quieten down’

US president said he was ‘seriously considering’ withdrawing Washington from military alliance

The Cuban government says it will release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island’s government with a suffocating oil blockade

Firing the rockets on the Orion spacecraft will send them towards the Moon, which the crew will circle before returning to Earth.

Death tolls from the war as reported by countries as of April 2

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to vote on a proposal to secure the Strait of Hormuz

Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers that sell on its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran

Bondi is now the second Cabinet member removed during Trump’s second term

The leadership shake-up comes after President Trump insisted this week that the Iran war is nearly over

Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client