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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and bomb blasts.

British Columbia's overdose-prevention safer supply program will require a witness when a user takes their drugs.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans, bringing another federal surge to the city that is already awaiting a separate immigration crackdown expected to begin this week.

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Costco has added its voice and heft to a lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking to ensure they will be reimbursed for tariffs they've been forced to pay if the U.S. Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump's assertion that he has sweeping authority to impose tariffs.

The notwithstanding clause has been part of Canadian law since 1982. So why is it now so controversial that it’s heading to the Supreme Court?

Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children's character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration's use of their music and imagery to support its agenda.

Serena Williams threw cold water on the idea that she might be preparing to return to tennis, saying Tuesday that she is "NOT coming back," after a spokesman for the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said the 23-time Grand Slam champion had registered with the sport's drug-testing body.

Police in Brantford, Ont., confirmed with CBC News that they received calls from upset residents, as well as online and in-person complaints, after a house along the parade route posted anti-Santa signs in its windows.

After a severe heat wave last June exposed what Mayor Olivia Chow called "serious gaps" in the city's heat relief strategy, council directed staff to report back with improvements.

The prime minister sought to assure hundreds of First Nations chiefs that Ottawa will not impose a pipeline or other resource projects over their objections.

The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed, a ceiling tile collapsed…

The Carney government's housing agency will make only a small dent, even as the government slashes other affordable housing funds, PBO argues.

U.S. government records show plans for an order worth about C$10 million for 20 Senator vehicles — a type of armoured tactical vehicle used by Ukraine in its war with Russia.

Watchdog Shelley Spence diagnosed a lack of effort to crack down on an estimated $1 billion in potential overcharges by physicians — including 59 who billed for more than 24 hours in a day.

Police responded to reports of the incident near the area of Morningside Avenue and Sewells Road at at around 8:30 a.m.

Injection tutorials proliferate on social media, but DIY jabs can cause droopy brows, crooked smiles, infection and even botulism.

The organization created to oversee the recycling of tires, batteries or electronics in Ontario is not providing proper oversight of "low-priority" producers — giving "free riders" a pass on enforcement, the province's auditor general has found.

“As soon as I heard those words, I got scared,” Damian Hudson testified on Tuesday. “I thought they were going to kill me in that moment.”

U.S. President Donald Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in the U.S., urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it.

The pause applies to people from 19 countries that were already subjected to a partial travel ban in June, including Afghanistan and Somalia

10-centimetre-tall Winter Egg is made from finely carved rock crystal, covered in a delicate snowflake motif wrought in platinum and 4,500 tiny diamonds

U.S. President Donald Trump held his last Cabinet meeting of the year on Tuesday, where he touched upon a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September.

54 couples were married on Tuesday in a rare moment of hope for beleaguered Palestinians

Performing feats for paying customers and competing in tournaments, female bodybuilders make room for a new idea of beauty

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the administration backs the decisions of its commanders amid attacks against alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels.

U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was released from a U.S. prison where he was serving a 45-year sentence on drug trafficking and firearms charges.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on Tuesday for talks on a possible way to end the deadliest European conflict since World War II.

U.S. Defense Secretary says he ‘didn’t stick around’ after first strike, but insisted the admiral in charge ‘made the right call’

Talks between Russia and the U.S. on ending the nearly four-year war were productive, but much work remains, a senior advisor to Putin told reporters after the hours-long meeting.

Trump said residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are too reliant on U.S. social safety net and add little to the United States.

The 18-year-old university student went on a solo hiking trip in Romania without informing his family.

Each time the egg has sold, it has set a world record price for a Fabergé item.

Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for taking bribes from drug traffickers so they could safely move some 400 tons of cocaine through Honduras to the U.S.

The publisher of the Franklin series of children's books condemned an online post by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth depicting the titular character.

Prada heir Lorenzo Bertelli is set to steer Versace’s next phase as executive chairman.

Costco has sued the U.S. government to ensure it will receive refunds if the Supreme Court rejects President Donald Trump's bid for sweeping authority to impose tariffs.

Sunny Sidhu is fighting back against an Indian 'disinformation campaign' that branded him a wanted terrorist.

Canada has reached an agreement to join the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, which will give Canadian defence companies expanded access to the European market.

He emerged out of obscurity when his cargo plane was shot down while illegally ferrying arms to Nicaraguan rebels, setting off a scandal that tarnished the Reagan and Bush White Houses.

Next year, Michael and Susan Dell plan to move $250 into the new Trump accounts of millions of children under 10. You’ll need to live in the right ZIP code.

Matt Van Epps fended off a Democrat to protect Republicans’ slim House majority, but the relatively close margin in a red district sent the party a warning shot before the 2026 midterms.

Jay Clayton, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, had called his office’s drug prosecution of an ex-president of Honduras a success. President Trump decided to free him this week.

Mr. Solomon was elected mayor over Mr. McGreevey, who was hoping for a comeback after resigning in 2004 as New Jersey’s governor amid a sex scandal.

Officials told staff members at two student-run publications, called Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice, that they were not compliant with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s memo on diversity programs.

President Trump began the meeting by criticizing media coverage about him showing signs of fatigue. Last month, he appeared to doze off during a meeting in the Oval Office.

The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days.

The essay, written for a psychology class by a University of Oklahoma student, called the idea of multiple genders “demonic.” The instructor said it did not answer the assignment.

President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy.

GDP rose 2.1% year on year, marking its strongest expansion since the third quarter of 2023 when the economy grew at the same rate.

Anthropic, the AI startup behind the popular Claude chatbot, is reportedly in talks to launch one of the largest initial public offerings ever as 2025.

Bitcoin climbed over 7% to cross the $90,000 mark after a sharp sell-off a day earlier.

Bitcoin and tech names rallied Tuesday stateside, giving stocks a recovery from the losses in the previous session.

This year has been big for air taxi technology companies, which have seen a boost from President Donald Trump's pilot program to develop the sector.

President Trump's tariffs, aimed at reshoring American jobs lost to overseas manufacturing, could end up lowering head count instead

The billionaire CEO of Dell Technologies told CNBC he first heard of the idea of seeding accounts from hedge fund manager Brad Gerstner.

European stocks moved higher on Tuesday, with shares struggling to find momentum after a broad sell-off marked the first day of the new month.

"You can make an AI go insane if you force it to believe things that aren't true because it will lead to conclusions that are also bad," Elon Musk said.

The model unveiling comes on the back of a commercial contract with HSBC.

The Trump administration’s pardon of convicted drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández raises questions about its war on “narcoterrorism.”

The defense secretary’s remarks were the most extensive public accounting yet of his involvement in the military’s lethal attack on alleged drug smugglers on Sept. 2.

A former DEA agent called the release “devastating”: “It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless.”

Ahead of the key meeting, Russia professed fresh military victories, hammering home its claim that it can succeed in the war without negotiations if it wants.

From trauma victims to migrant domestic workers, the pope inspired some of Lebanon’s most vulnerable as he presided over a waterfront Mass in Beirut.

Federica Mogherini, the E.U.’s former foreign policy chief who is also a former Italian foreign minister, was detained in an investigation of procurement fraud.

In his first news conference, Pope Leo XIV called for peace in the Middle East and dialogue between the U.S. and Venezuela and described putting trust in God during the conclave in May.

Two conservative candidates are in the lead after Trump’s endorsement of one injected the United States into a tight, potentially volatile presidential election.

As Steve Witkoff meets with Putin over a Ukraine deal, security assurances remain a sticking point. Ukraine has been offered them before, to little avail.

South Korean police said four people have been charged in connection with the scheme, which hacked into internet-connected surveillance cameras.

Two devoted scarecrows plan the perfect wedding – until a rival threatens everything

The Farooqi family have a chaotic Christmas in Lapland after a surprise bonus for Dad.

It is the latest part of the Trump administration's renewed immigration crackdown in the wake of a deadly DC shooting.

Former vice-president Salvador Nasralla has a small lead over his rival, the conservative former mayor of Tegucigalpa, Nasry Asfura.

The announcement comes days after a massive recall affecting thousands of the firm's A320 fleet.

A man was hoisted to safety and uninjured after his truck partly skated off an icy bridge road in the US

Five hours of talks between Putin and US negotiators were “constructive”, Kremlin officials say, but “a lot of work lies ahead”.

The government is facing questions about why the case collapsed just weeks before a trial was due to go ahead.

A damning report finds a “shambolic” system could lead to future espionage cases being dropped.

BBC analysis shows cost to taxpayer is 50% higher than thought, with inquiry's own costs at £192m.

“I’ve also used the airplane less than my prior two predecessors,” Patel told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham

Designer Matthieu Blazy has taken Chanel's fashions underground, with a runway show on a New York City subway platform

The Post Office has revealed what it expects to be its busiest day of the festive period

Men who could solve puzzles in study were less likely to report jealousy and expressed greater commitment to their relationships

Celebrities such as rapper Drake, actor Mark Wahlberg and football star Travis Kelce are clients at the high-end boutique

Both sides describe talks as constructive but admit no compromise could be reached on the thorniest issue - territorial concessions

Malaysia's transport ministry says the deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume on Dec. 30

A narrow defeat is still a defeat and winning back the Senate will require Democrats fighting several uphill battles at once, writes John Bowden

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from making widespread immigration arrests in the nation’s capital without warrants or probable cause that the person is an imminent flight risk

Democrat Aftyn Behn significantly exceeded expectations after she received help from the national party in a deep-red district