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An evacuation was ordered Saturday evening at the National Mall as storms gathered around Washington just hours before U.S. President Donald Trump was scheduled to deliver a speech commemorating America's 250th anniversary of independence.

In sweltering heat, thousands of Trump faithful have gathered in Washington to mark the country's 250th birthday. But on this U.S. Independence Day, the country's divisions remain on full display.

The roar of a professional basketball crowd are sounds the Yukon had only heard on TV, until today. Basketball fans are excited following courtside access as the Canadian Elite Basketball League brings Whitehorse its first ever professional basketball game.

Some outbuildings have been damaged confirm officials on Saturday morning, with a challenging day ahead as fire grows in the south and continues to burn in residential areas

A young girl was severely injured Saturday morning after falling from an 11th-floor balcony, Ottawa paramedics say.

Evacuees from Kashechewan First Nation who have been living in Niagara Falls, Ont., for the last six months marched in sweltering heat through the city's downtown Friday to demand an apology over recent comments made by the city's former chief administrative officer and by the local mayor.

Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a days-long funeral on Saturday for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s late supreme leader, beating their chests in sorrow before the glass case containing his flag-draped coffin in Tehran and calling for revenge against Israel and the United States.

Twins Markus and Liam Ruck of Osoyoos, B.C., were both drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2026 NHL Draft this year. Their parents Derek and Nina Ruck reflect on raising the 18-year-old boys and how the draft went.

A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv pressed on with the bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.

The École national d’horlogerie was founded after WW II as a way to help veterans reintegrate into society. Today, it’s about training professional watchmakers for the global market.

France advanced to play Morocco on Thursday in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The FIFA World Cup will continue but Canada's time in the knockout stage has come to an end. Here's everything you need to know.

The thing which will haunt Jesse Marsch's team through days and weeks to come, was how easily Canada handed the weapon to a cold-blooded opponent.

There had been much fretting in Toronto about how the logistics of hosting six World Cup games would shake out.

On Friday evening, Swift’s publicist confirmed the pair tied the knot. A giant sign outside Madison Square Garden lit up to read: “JUST&T MARRIED."

BC Nurses' Union says in a statement it will picket Vancouver General Hospital on Tuesday, five days after members voted in favour of a strike.

FIFA tourism in Toronto has given the city's summer dating scene an exciting boost.

The Canadian rapper shared a screenshot of his bet ahead of Saturday's FIFA World Cup matchup in Houston. Canada lost 3-0.

The city's heat wave continues despite a downgrade in Environment Canada's warning from orange to yellow early Saturday morning.

Experts say a maximum temperature bylaw is the single most important initiative the city could take to protect lives as extreme heat intensifies in the climate crisis.

Police and protestors clash shortly after Alternative for Germany re-elected leaders, who called the demonstrators ‘anti-democratic’

Canada’s UN ambassador points to climate change and gender equality as areas he’s seen pushback from the Trump administration

From a reflecting pool turned green with algae to cancelled acts and sparse attendance, a string of setbacks has dogged the president’s vision

After Venezuela President Delcy Rodríguez angrily defended the competence of her government’s relief effort, her main rival, María Corina Machado, issued her own appeal

Residents of a heavily damaged Kyiv apartment building returned on Friday, July 3, to recover what remained of their belongings as emergency crews continued clearing rubble from the site, a day after a Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 30 people in the Ukrainian capital. Among them was 27-year-old Tetiana Pryvalova, who carried bags of belongings, a vacuum cleaner and a pram from the building.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are widely expected to cap their three-year love story with a New York wedding celebration on Friday (July 3), ending months of speculation about the union between the pop megastar and one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history.

The words in the Declaration of Independence ring out in the current moment

Knockout match starts at 1 a.m. in England on a school night, and students’ parents face fines for unauthorized absences

Society of St. Pius X insists they were merely saving souls and were victim of an unjust sanction by the Holy See

Even a ball drop in Times Square akin to New Year’s Eve can’t distract from the safety risks due to soaring temperatures

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married Friday night at Madison Square Garden in a star-studded ceremony officiated by Adam Sandler, with a performance by Stevie Nicks.

A well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological finds announced by Egypt on Saturday.

Canada's threat assessment agency says Iran's intelligence service may be behind acts of violence.

The International Criminal Police Organization named Anastasiia Berezovska, who remains at large, in a Red Notice posted on its website seeking her arrest.

Jeff Landry, the special envoy to Greenland and the sitting governor of Louisiana, said Trump told him the U.S. needs to 'get Greenland' during a phone call last weekend.

The CDC said that 102 passengers and 23 crew members reported becoming ill during the voyage on the Ruby Princess, travelling from San Francisco to Canada and Alaska.

In June, the bellowing and blubbery 5-year-old mammal hauled himself onto land for his twice-yearly tour of beachside towns in southern Tasmania state.

Deaths surged by nearly a third in France during the hottest week of a record heat wave last month, the country’s public health authority said Friday.

The country's theocracy plans to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday in scenes reminiscent to the burial of the late Supreme Leader.

Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Vancouver, in the first visit of the country's head of state to Canada in more than a decade.

Gavin Newsom and Wes Moore, potential 2028 contenders, cast President Trump’s record as a betrayal of American ideals, while the president disparaged their party as extreme.

In her quest to mark the nation’s 250th with a unifying dessert, Grace Pak had to navigate the pitfalls of a polarized Washington.

As days of public mourning ceremonies began, Iranians viewed the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the U.S.-Israeli attacks.

Iran’s new leaders are commemorating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war against the country, with a funeral unlike any other in recent history.

This term, Justice Alito delivered major wins for conservatives on voting rights, immigration and guns. He’s given no indication that he’s ready to step down.

Yes, they got married. Yes, they held a huge event inside Madison Square Garden. No, the guests did not post much about it. (At least they haven’t yet.)

No. 1 puts No. 45/47 to shame.

The country’s security service has continued to target civil society and dissidents, including thousands of arrests since the launch of the U.S.-Israeli war in February.

A report from a cryptocurrency analytics firm details how those who bought the Trump memecoin have fared, with most retail investors having lost money while sophisticated traders did better.

Child development expert Siggie Cohen, who has worked with over 5,000 families, shares one communication mistake she sees parents make every day. Here's why she says it can backfire, when to set clear boundaries and how to use questions more effectively.

Trading volumes on Kalshi and Polymarket both hit record highs in June. Rothera, a new prediction market platform, was also able to manage $2 billion in volume.

France said it has deployed mine countermeasures to the Middle East, including two mine-hunting ships.

Macron and Modi are courting tech CEOs as France and India seek AI data center investment and cloud infrastructure.

Iran plans a six-day funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with ceremonies across Iran and Iraq before burial in Mashhad.

James Patten is the third person who will be sentenced in the stock manipulation scheme related to Hometown International, a company that owned just one deli.

The heat wave threatens to overwhelm U.S. grids and may force some to change their plans on one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

The SpaceX stock purchases come as Elon Musk’s company deepens its role in federal contracting and remains closely tied to President Donald Trump’s Washington.

CNBC's Arjun Kharpal sits down Amazon's Panay on the latest episode of The Tech Download podcast.

Europe's top bankers and financial regulators are grappling with how to better regulate AI risks.

The Russian president donned military fatigues as he tried to counter a narrative that Moscow is stumbling in its war after Ukrainian drone strikes set off an acute fuel shortage.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled over the Islamic Republic of Iran for 37 years, was killed along with several family members in an airstrike in February.

In Lampedusa, island gateway to Europe, the U.S.-born pope stressed human dignity and told America: "in every generation" immigrants "helped to shape the nation’s character.”

For the surviving Iranian regime, the funeral offers an opportunity to project power after withstanding months of war with Israel and the United States.

“Dear You,” a Teochew-language family drama and migration story, has raised fraught questions of identity among some Chinese communities abroad.

After four years of war, life in Lukianivka, the most frequently hit part of the Ukrainian capital, is a mix of adaptability and endurance, defiance and denial, resignation and resilience.

BBC pundits Thomas Hitzlsperger, Joe Hart and Micah Richards discuss Paraguay's attempts to get under France's skin at the 2026 World Cup.

Space Force and Customs and Border Patrol are using a rodeo as a way to drive up recruitment numbers.

An announcement is expected imminently on Sky buying ITV's TV and streaming channels.

There will be much attention on whether the Duke of Sussex can build bridges with his family.

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is appealing a verdict which found her guilty of misusing EU funds.

Logistics surrounding the World Cup match between England and Mexico continue to lead a number of the papers.

Reece James misses training on the eve of England's World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico but Jarell Quansah is available again.

The update will be available to all users in England by April 2028, the health service says.

As Morocco beat Canada to book their place in the last-8, their World Cup campaign can no longer be seen as a fairytale.

Defeat by South Africa can, and does, happen to any team in world rugby, but England need to stop their losing streak soon.

Trump has vowed to deliver a ‘really long’ speech ahead of a massive fireworks show in Washington, D.C., but the programming could be disrupted by severe weather

Vincent Lorenzo Fiordilino survived and has been dubbed the ‘miracle baby’ by doctors

President has been trying to toss the 2022 verdict for years after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse against the magazine columnist in the 1990s

A group of 150 people from 50 countries has become U.S. citizens at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate

‘Nothing personal - it's a tactical rotation and the gaffer's call is final,’ said a Greggs spokesperson

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike was part of the country’s ‘long-range sanctions plan’

Crowds gathered in the sweltering heat to watch the famed competitive eater defend his world hot dog eating championship

Reform UK has denied that its leader breached the code of conduct

Authorities in California say former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband has been involved in a hit-and-run and could face misdemeanor charges

Humphrey Smith’s ideocentric command of his Samuel Smith pub empire polarised a nation, but managers and loyal customers tell Alex Ross that his unique style of running a ‘traditional pub’ should never be undervalued, or overridden, following his recent death