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American great Serena Williams will make ‌a stunning return to singles ​at this year's ​Wimbledon after being handed the ​final wildcard by All England ‌Club on Sunday.

A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental organization describes as a first in Quebec and Canada.

Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula.

Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for a repeat of Saturday evening's storms as many in southern Quebec deal with the aftermath of flash flooding.

The Conservative Party of Canada recently released a political ad that featured AI-generated footage of struggling Canadians. Multiple experts told CBC News it's one of the first times a federal Canadian political party has employed AI-generated footage in its advertising.

Sarah Beley has spent a decade working on the front lines of the Downtown Eastside, and she learned the Vancouver neighbourhood can hold contradictions that don’t resolve neatly.

Toronto author Lily Chu's popular audiobooks are part of a trend that's seeing romance novels shift from page to ear. This boom — fuelled by pandemic-era isolation and women with sexual agency wanting to multi-task while consuming books that feature guilt-free escapism — is pushing the publishing industry to pursue audio-first strategies within the genre.

Ontario tenants accused of being behind on rent may soon have to fork over half of what their landlord claims they owe if they want to raise other issues about their unit at a tribunal hearing.

It could be a worse-than-usual mosquito season in some parts of Canada, and if you've scrolled social media for solutions, you may have encountered the "bucket of doom."

The FBI said a 44-year-old man was arrested at Nashville International Airport.

St. Joe’s apologizes for the delay as the number of cases rises to 92; the outbreak has been declared over.

The closure came after a two-vehicle crash and a vehicle fire on the eastbound lanes, the Ontario Provincial Police said in a post around 6:45 a.m. Sunday.

A family doctor can spot early signs and symptoms, and help connect with specialists, says Dr. Shiva Sharma of Markham. But millions don't have one.

North Macedonia has changed its name, flag and Constitution under pressure from neighbouring states, but for all that, taking its rightful place in the EU has been a struggle, writes Jordan Bitove.

Lena Metlege Diab has done her job in a low-key way. But critics see an immigration system in flux and a weak minister in charge. Is it by design?

Canada's men’s national team has become the beating heart of the nation. These dads share how they helped make it happen.

The baseball was exciting — but sharing it with his son mattered most.

Hristijan Mickoski on "how to get out of this mess" with the EU and more.

Two opposite scenarios — global AI superorganism as enemy, global AI superorganism as friend — are both looking less implausible than they did a few years ago, writes Robert Wright.

Italy, Spain, France and the U.K. baked on Sunday as the recent heat wave intensified and temperatures climbed to 40 Celsius.

U.K Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reflecting on the 'political realities,' his business minister Peter Kyle said on Sunday, as he shrugged off reports by local media that Starmer was expected to resign as soon as Monday.

Mother Frances Cabrini is model for Christians, Pope says, as he visits her birthplace in northern Italy

David Hearn, 67, arrested for inspecting pool during his bike ride

Extreme heat has begun to disrupt infrastructure in numerous countries

Ukrainian strikes killed four and wounded 28 overnight, officials say

Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit Snuneymuxw culture exhibit in B.C. to mark the day

Newly elected MP Andy Burnham in position to challenge Starmer for Labour party leadership

Vance stressed the ‘great progress’ made on Lebanon before Trump threatened to bomb Iran

Police Scotland said 36-year-old man was arrested late Friday after officers received multiple reports of attacks

Labour is losing liberal voters to the growing Green Party and facing a rising Reform UK, the Nigel Farage -led anti-immigration party.

The unusually short competition to build the Canadian navy’s next submarine fleet seemed to focus on everything but the boats themselves.

Questions remain about whether a tentative U.S.-Iran agreement can hold amid ongoing regional tensions.

A video posted on social media showed what appeared to be the front of one train entangled with the back of another, with both still on the tracks.

SocGholish malware, linked to the Russian cybercriminal group Evil Corp, exploited thousands of WordPress sites to gain unauthorized access to computer systems and data.

The men targeted a car and two properties linked to Starmer over three nights in May 2025 on the orders of a Russian-speaking figure going by the name of “El Money."

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani abruptly cancelled a planned trip to the United States this weekend, calling Trump’s claims “serious and offensive” toward Meloni and Italy.

A Canadian tourist was shot and killed Thursday in an apparent accident at the Kruger National Park in South Africa, according to officials there.

Talks between the U.S. and Iran were called off on Friday after intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, three officials said.

If the Strait of Hormuz reopens following the signing of the Iran peace deal on Friday, experts say it will still take some time to replenish the world's strategic oil stockpiles.

The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.

The United States and Iranian militaries have offered conflicting accounts over whether the crucial waterway is open.

Neither the war nor the agreement terminated the main threats emanating from Iran, many analysts said.

An ally of Keir Starmer’s told the BBC on Sunday that Mr. Starmer was “taking the time to think through what the political realities are today compared to last week.”

It was not clear whether the new directive would resolve the friction that led to deadly clashes on Friday and Saturday and threatened to derail a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal.

A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as “weirdos again.”

As the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn approaches, relatives of the two men still grapple with the legacy of a contentious moment in U.S. history.

The pool has taken on clouds of algae after a hasty renovation. A three-time Olympian was charged with destroying government property after he says he touched one of the strands of blue paint peeling off the pool’s bottom.

A landscaper’s difficult life and lonely death reveal the human cost behind the Hamptons’ manicured landscape.

In a battle of symbols, the Catholics of Las Cruces, N.M., argue that religious freedom should stop the wall from scarring a mountain that has attracted pilgrims for nearly a century.

Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 5" tallied $160 million domestically during its opening weekend, the highest debut in franchise history.

"This is my dream come true," says Tetef, a long-time events producer. "I just want to go to a thing where everyone's sitting down making stuff."

The first big announced changes point toward a quiet revolution, with task forces set up to rethink virtually everything done at the Fed.

Many parents spend their days managing schedules, chores and responsibilities. This Father's Day, a parenting expert shares five "fun dad" habits that can increase joy and strengthen parent-child relationships.

Spirit's bankruptcy as United and Delta fly high suggests there's more to success in airline industry than low fares, and failure isn't about jet fuel spikes.

Tech giants are depleting cash reserves and raising debt in their ambitious data center buildouts, a dynamic that's forcing investors to watch interest rates.

Workers from tech industries receive bonus worth millions of won, prompting the Bank of Korea to warn of the upward pressure to inflation.

NetJets is not speculating on what caused one of its planes to crash onto a highway in Laredo, Texas late Tuesday, killing a prominent tech entrepreneur.

SpaceX's IPO did not just mint the biggest debut in market history and a trillionaire, but it also triggered a historic land grab in risky leveraged ETFs.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Germany's proposal to reduce spending on medicines was "a serious step backwards."

Trump’s warning underscores persistent tensions even as Vance said in Switzerland that he hoped Washington and Tehran would “turn over a new leaf” in their relationship.

Some of the president’s strongest supporters are hurting as midterm elections approach.

Neither Washington nor Tehran wants the peace process to collapse completely, but diplomats say they expect a process full of challenges and distrust.

Italy’s right-wing prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, was labeled Europe’s “Trump whisperer,” but the war in Iran turned their friendship into a liability for her.

On-field officials typically strive for anonymity. Ma Ning — or Card Master back home — has taken a different approach.

As details emerged of an initial agreement between Washington and Tehran, Iranians voiced muted hopes for peace and prosperity.

Clashes in Lebanon seemed to imperil the U.S.-Iran peace deal, and U.S. and Iranian officials postponed negotiations planned in Switzerland before the agreement.

The US president, who is not at the talks, threatens to attack Iran if it does not restrain Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Spain looked an instantly better team with Lamine Yamal in the side, with the 18-year-old showing why this could be his World Cup.

A Met Office amber weather warning for heat comes into force on Monday and will now last through to Thursday.

The firm's marketing email appeared to reference an incident involving a toddler at a zoo.

Shaun Burton's family say they are devastated, while a union leader calls his death "heartbreaking".

Serena Williams will make a surprise return to singles action at Wimbledon later this month after accepting a wildcard.

Lamine Yamal scored 10 minutes into his first World Cup start as Spain beat Saudi Arabia to register their first win of the tournament.

A topless man can be seen driving erratically in Edinburgh before abandoning his car and attacking a black man and a delivery rider.

It comes as US President Donald Trump says on social media that the PM will resign, in a further blow to the Labour leader.

Jamal Coombes was found fatally injured near Lavender Hill, Battersea, on Saturday morning.

Downing Street denied reports that Sir Keir Starmer will announce a plan to step down as prime minister

Nearly six in ten Americans say the war caused more problems for U.S. than it solved

A three-year-old boy is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after he was allegedly thrown into a crocodile enclosure on Thursday

US influencer Hasan Piker has criticised left-wing politics in the UK as being in a "state of disarray" while praising Zack Polanski for driving renewed growth for the Green Party.

Tech secretary Peter Kyle said that the PM is discussing the ‘political realities’ of his position as foreign secretary Yvette Cooper become the most senior minister to tell him to go but MPs warn Starmer may have to go by mid-July

A seriously injured 17-year-old boy was found in the early hours of Saturday

Police say a spate of shootings in Chicago has led to at least 38 injuries and seven deaths since Friday evening

Mourners have gathered in Beirut to honor Mona Khalil, a Lebanese conservationist who died last week

A man has been charged after five people were injured in the incident in Edinburgh on Friday

Colombians are casting ballots in a closely fought presidential runoff Sunday between a progressive and a conservative outsider. Business owner Abelardo de la Espriella and Sen. Iván Cepeda seek the presidency.