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Ahead of game four, the PWHL teams shared some insights about their objectives in the final. The Charge and Victoire are set to play on Wednesday in Ottawa — a Montreal win would bring the cup home.

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said a video shared by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir showing him walking around hundreds of detained activists involved in the Gaza aid flotilla is "deeply troubling and absolutely unacceptable."

CBC is pausing production on a prank comedy series after the broadcaster was called out when two women who have expressed controversial opinions about Canada's residential schools claimed they were targeted by the show.

Lithuania's president and prime minister were taken to safe locations Wednesday and residents of Vilnius were told to take shelter because of an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO's eastern fringe over incursions related to Russia's war with Ukraine.

Is Prime Minister Carney’s new energy agreement with Alberta part of a strategy that could wipe out a decade of Liberal climate change groundwork?

Families whose loved ones rely on around-the-clock support say their workers are being denied entry when the client is admitted in acute care. N.L.'s Department of Health says it's working on a policy to address that issue, three years after the Citizens' Representative recommended it.

While hope remains that the financially stricken Vancouver Whitecaps will remain in the city, there are a concerning number of cold, hard, dollars-and-cents factors stacked against the Major League Soccer club — one of those being, simply, that it's based in Canada.

Back in season 2 of the PWHL, a group of friends came together with the idea to buy kazoos to support the Ottawa Charge. The CBC's Emma Weller caught up with that crew to see how that original idea has evolved.

Eight sandwich shops remain. Vote now in Round 2 of our Toronto breakfast sandwich bracket. Help crown the city’s top bite by May 25.

A number of Canadians were among those detained when Israel intercepted the flotilla near Cyprus on Monday.

This week's council meeting is the first since the election period officially kicked off on May 1.

The attack is the latest incident of violence involving individuals with mental health issues at Toronto South, calling into question the jail's ability to manage vulnerable inmates.

David Pacheco Delgado, 43, from Mississauga, was sentenced to 5-1/2 years

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Iran's closure of the strait has sent fuel prices soaring around the world and sparked concerns about a shortage of jet fuel.

The latest instalment in the Star’s series asking notable Torontonians and readers what they would do if they had the power of the city’s mayor.

Like many temporary residents, Shehab Elabd's dream has been derailed, though not destroyed, as the journey to permanent residence gets longer.

Bigoted rhetoric can have real world consequences.

Dropping a rookie defenceman into the heat of the AHL playoffs might sound risky, but Danford has fit in so far.

Trump has been pushing for regime change in Cuba, where Castro’s communists have been in charge since his late brother led a revolution in 1959

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there were 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths and numbers are expected to rise given the time the virus circulated before the outbreak in Congo and Uganda was detected.

As of May 18, people paid an average of US$4.52 a gallon for regular gasoline, up from around US$3 before the Iran war started

Mali Hightower, a 30-year-old handyman from Ellenwood, Georgia, says he turned a broken pink Power Wheels Barbie Dream Camper into an errand-running vehicle by equipping it with a two-gallon, one-piston engine from a power washer. He says it's his solution to saving money at the gas pump, now that gasoline costs an average of US$4.50 per gallon.

The American missionary infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived in Germany for treatment on Wednesday, as the outbreak of a rare strain has killed more than 130 people.

Tehran submits a new offer to the U.S. this week, but its public accounts of it repeat terms previously rejected by Trump

Outbreak has led to over 130 suspected deaths and could last at least another two months as aid efforts intensify to stem the spread

China and Russia's leaders lauded the progress in their nations’ strategic ties as they met for talks in Beijing.

Putin visits at a time of relative weakness, more dependent than ever on Chinese economic support

Result shows U.S. President’s persisting influence over GOP voters

A number of Canadians were among those detained when Israeli authorities intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus on Monday.

'Beyond the confirmed cases, there are almost 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths,' the WHO director-general said. 'We expect those numbers to keep increasing.'

The warning was made in a podcast hosted by the FAO that focused on the current chokehold on global energy and how fertilizer supplies are expanding through agrifood systems. 

The World Cup will feature over a dozen matches played in Canada this summer, and a new analysis estimates each game will cost $82 million of government funding.

The group of friends who found the frog, named it Greg before releasing it at a pond near their shared house in Western Australia.

In footage of the trespassing incident, a person in an emoji costume climbs over the barrier surrounding the macaque monkey habitat and drops a small stuffed toy near the monkeys.

Police in Surrey, the county immediately southwest of London, said in a statement that they are investigating two separate allegations.

The drone entered Estonian airspace at around noon on Tuesday, coming from Russia and into the southeastern part of the country, ​the Estonian military said in a statement.

WHO director-general Tedros Abhanom Ghebreyesus said that he is 'deeply concerned about the scale and spread' of the Ebola outbreak.

The bodies were located on Monday as searches resumed after a suspension following the death of a local military diver during a perilous retrieval attempt.

College education does almost nothing to develop the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves.

Faculty members overwhelmingly approved a limit on the number of top grades they can give to about a fifth of their undergraduate classes.

Employees have signed petitions against being tracked by A.I. and were trying to figure out who had been let go on Wednesday, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A.I.-first company.

The president’s corruption and subversion of democratic tradition risk becoming the norm.

A mystical encounter 12 years ago led Scott Vincent Borba, a founder of E.L.F. Beauty, on a journey that will culminate this week, when he is ordained as a Roman Catholic priest.

Muslims pointed to a rise in overt hatred online, political attacks and harassment in the months before the killing of three people outside an Islamic center.

The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes.

Often voted the “brainiest,” “funniest” and “most eloquent” member of the House, he was also the first to come out voluntarily and helped normalize being openly gay in public office.

A humpback that became stuck in the Baltic seemed to unite a nation in hope. Rescue efforts followed, and then finger-pointing.

The media scion is buying Vox Media’s podcast network, New York magazine and Vox.com for more than $300 million.

The U.K. is the first G7 country to secure a trade agreement with the GCC.

The State Department announced a special edition U.S. passport that will feature President Donald Trump's likeness.

Mercury has emerged as one of a select group of fintech firms, like Ramp and Stripe, that continued to thrive after the collapse of pandemic-era valuations.

Options pricing has overestimated the size of Nvidia's post-report swing six of the past seven quarters, and 14 of the past 20, according to Cboe LiveVol data.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shrugged off concerns of a looming AI bubble, saying the massive investments will ultimately drive the technology forward over time.

Space companies are racing to make data centers in space a reality, as artificial intelligence skyrockets demand for energy and land resources.

Asia-Pacific markets fell on Wednesday as investors weighed elevated bond yields and renewed geopolitical tensions.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday threatened to extend the Middle East conflict "beyond the region" if the U.S. and Israel resume attacks against Tehran.

"I would say you can make a good career and good money in skilled trade. That's definitely a career track," CEO of world's largest recruitment firm told CNBC.

The meetings between China's Xi Jinping and his U.S. and Russian counterparts came just days apart, but there was a stark contrast in tone and content.

The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline could carry 50 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas annually to China.

Keir Starmer, Britain's first Labour prime minister in 14 years, is fighting for his political life as mainstream parties crumble in favor of more extreme voices.

Poland was set to receive forces whose deployment was abruptly halted last week.

Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, appeared frustrated with questions from House Democrats who pressed him on a range of issues about the conflict.

Back-to-back visits to Beijing by the American and Russian presidents are highlighting how China's Xi Jinping is the world leader to be reckoned with and courted.

After a month stranded, a ship's Filipino crew voted under mounting pressure to risk the perilous six-hour journey, made treacherous by mines and Iranian attacks.

Michelle Sadio was caught in the crossfire as shots were fired at mourners outside a wake.

France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.

The unarmed Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft was conducting a "routine international flight" during the incidents, the Ministry of Defence says.

Paying tribute, their father says "no words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters".

King Charles and Queen Camilla are continuing engagements on day two of their visit to Northern Ireland.

Isak Andic's son Jonathan denies involvement in the fatal fall of his father, who founded one of Europe's biggest clothing empires.

Tracking data shows several flights by US Navy reconnaissance jets and drones during the last week.

In its latest update, the World Health Organization says there have now been 139 suspected deaths and 600 cases.

Uefa will create a two-tier qualification process for the 2030 World Cup which will mean major countries will no longer play minor nations such as San Marino, Gibraltar and Andorra.

Campaigning organisation Searchlight claims Robert Kenyon was friends with a fascist campaigner on a now deleted Facebook page.

A jury has failed to reach verdicts in the retrial of two brothers accused of assaulting a police officer at Manchester Airport.

‘Fit notes are too often a dead end,’ the work and pensions secretary said

Amaryllis Fox Kennedy previously managed her father-in-law’s presidential campaign

‘I am pleased my First Amendment rights have been vindicated,’ Larry Bushart said in a statement announcing the settlement

The 53-year-old is acquiring New York Magazine — which his father once owned — along with the Vox Media Podcast Network and Vox

A Norway international likely headed to the World Cup is among a group of current or former soccer players who have written to FIFA backing calls for stronger heat protocols at the tournament

Congo’s football team has cancelled a World Cup training camp ahead of next month’s tournament

The court heard that the journalist was attacked by two men as he walked to his car

Jonathan Eric Gardiner, 58, is charged with cocaine import conspiracy for allegedly smuggling cocaine since 2023

Trump has never won California’s electoral votes but nonetheless insists that his losses in the state are due to elections fraud