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Kerri Einarson's bid for a first women's world curling championship fell short in a 7-5 loss in Sunday's final to Switzerland.

Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan responded on Sunday to accusations made by Brazilian-Italian soccer star Jorginho that a security guard mistreated his 11-year-old stepdaughter after she recognized the singer. The singer said that the security guard was not her personal security and that she didn't see a woman and a child.

The Conservative Party's campaign manager is shrugging off polls showing the Liberals hold a double-digit lead over the Tories — while Pierre Poilievre says he's broadening his image but won't change who he is.

Three Quebecers who volunteered to fight in the war in Ukraine were awarded the Ukrainian Canadian Sacrifice Medal by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

Advocates are urging Pickering city council to reject a plan to develop 1,600 hectares of rural land in the city’s northeast, pending further consultation with First Nations and studies on the project’s environmental impact and cost.

Passenger travelling on a tight budget stuck in the Yukon in just a sweater and running shoes, and nine days later he is still waiting to be reunited with his luggage.

Nineteen people died on March 26, 1941, just outside of Halifax harbour after a vessel patrolling for Nazi subs and sea mines sank after it caught fire. The deaths and heroic rescue of the remaining 22 crew members served as a reminder of the horrors of war. Wartime censorship played a role in what could be reported.

When her father died in Nigeria, Stella Igweamaka wasn't able to immediately head home for his funeral. Gratitude for the opportunity she's received in Canada is tangled with the pain of separation from her loved ones.

With ninety laps around the sun, David Suzuki reflects on a lifetime of science advocacy and environmental work. Despite decades of effort, he warns that humanity may have already crossed a tipping point on climate change.

Toronto was ranked second in Canada for worst traffic in 2025, with an estimated four days of time lost due to traffic for commuters.

Police responded to reports of a shooting near Glen Cedar Road and Strathearn Road on Sunday just after 2 a.m., police said.

Trump and his allies insist they were always prepared for Iran to block the strait, yet the Republican president’s erratic strategy has fueled criticism he is grasping for answers without a clear exit plan.

Brazilian-Italian soccer star Jorginho claimed a security guard mistreated his 11-year-old stepdaughter after she recognized the singer.

Jennifer MacDougall says she was told that she owes the government about $10,500 because of a mistake in her pay file.

The shortened spring session, which includes Thursday's budget from Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, will see MPPs sit just 32 days before the summer recess begins June 4.

Iran said the waterway crucial to oil and other exports would be "completely closed” if the U.S. follows up on Trump's threat to attack Tehran's power plants.

The spirit played a big role in this country's history, reveals author Allan Greer in "Canada in the Age of Rum" — but maybe don't raise your glass.

The U.S president's threats have thrown the future of Canada into question — and newly energized a group of young people who are fighting to protect it.

A York Regional Police detective described Jennifer Pan’s actions as “as evil as it gets” in the 2024 documentary “What Jennifer Did.”

Far-right party did not win Marseille and Toulon, and Paris remains left-wing after vote

Death toll from attacks on health facilities in Sudan’s three-year war is rapidly mounting, WHO says

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would deploy federal immigration agents to U.S. airports starting Monday to assist TSA staff, as funding impasse continues.

Kyiv and Moscow exchanged 300 service personnel each on Friday, along with another 200 prisoners of war

Pete Hegseth asking Americans to pray to Jesus for victory over Iran has become part of political discourse

For migrant workers, the war has meant a loss of money needed to support their families back home

Confirmation vote could come sometime on Monday after Senate voted 54-37 to limit debate on the appointment

Cuba said it had begun efforts early on Sunday to restore power after its grid collapsed for the second time in a week, amid a U.S. oil blockade that has dealt a major blow to the island's energy infrastructure.

Previously unreleased photos show new angles of Armstrong and fellow astronaut David Scott after a splashdown off Okinawa, Japan

Trump makes clear he is going ahead with plan to assist TSA as budget impasse frustrates air travellers

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Israel and the U.S. were well on their way to achieving the war’s goals and implored the international community for more support.

Aid shipments are beginning to arrive in Cuba and a Russian oil delivery is expected this month, but fuel shortages remain critical.

Canadians are preparing to sail to Gaza with an aid flotilla, despite expectations of interception and detention by Israeli forces

Trump also said ICE could carry out arrests at airports, including targeting undocumented immigrants, and made specific references to migrants from Somalia.

Trump says U.S. is nearing its Middle East objectives as allies condemn Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz and warn of global energy impacts.

Three Canadians from Quebec who were stranded in the Persian Gulf since Feb. 28 have returned home following a coordinated repatriation effort.

NATO’s top commander, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, confirmed earlier Friday that the alliance has pulled several hundred personnel out of Iraq and relocated them to Europe.

The Epstein files revealed consistent communication between the royal and Epstein, including after he was convicted of child sex trafficking offences in 2008.

Some subprime lenders appear to be facing strain as debt levels and the rate of borrower defaults start to rise in Canada and the U.S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsed a statement after it was released by allies Thursday, expressing willingness to contribute to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz..

The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the closure early Monday, and the Fire Department said the reported runway incident involved a plane and a vehicle. No other details were immediately available.

Whatever Mette Frederiksen does next, Denmark has fundamentally changed.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is the biggest force this country has seen in decades. The crisis in Greenland has energized her, but are voters itching for change?

In a new set of oral histories, David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political adviser, described how he urged Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. not to challenge Hillary Clinton for the nomination.

Two missiles landed hours apart, wreaking havoc in two towns near a heavily guarded nuclear site in the Negev Desert.

Tom Homan, President Trump’s chief border official, cast the operation largely as one to help ease long security lines. The Homeland Security Department said 14 airports across the country would be involved.

The continued burning of fossil fuels is locking heat in Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land — instead of allowing it to reflect back into space, a new report finds.

Republicans have largely been on defense against Democratic criticism. Here are five arguments advanced by figures in both parties.

After speaking alongside city officials in Paterson, N.J., Leqaa Kordia, who was recently released after a year in ICE detention, led a crowd in chants of “globalize the intifada.”

France’s far right hoped for major gains in Sunday’s municipal elections, a key bellwether moment before a presidential election next year. Its results were mixed.

Iran widened its warnings to target buyers of U.S. Treasury bonds, the latest salvo in an intensifying exchange of threats as the war entered its fourth week.

Asia-Pacific markets tumbled Monday as investors weighed escalating tensions in the Middle East after the U.S. and Iran threatened to intensify military hostilities.

Trump has threatened a 'friendly takeover' of Cuba after cutting it off from Venezuela's oil. CNBC's Justin Solomon reflects how different things used to be.

U.S.-Iran threats over Hormuz rattle markets as oil risk lingers and missiles hit Israel, raising fears of a prolonged conflict.

Asia's food tourism scene attempts to angle itself between gourmet and authentic street food. Netflix show "Culinary Class Wars" replicates this contradiction.

Amid a prolonged economic slowdown, one segment of the world's second-largest economy is growing quicker than the rest: China's so-called emotional economy.

Corporate executives are not panicking over a short-term increase in oil prices and Strait of Hormuz closure, but patience may wear thin in a matter of weeks.

As OpenAI gears up for a potential IPO, it's outlined a more tempered infrastructure strategy and has moved away from an ambitious agreement with Nvidia.

With rising inflation and changing tariff policies, menstrual products have seen a drastic rise in price over the past few years.

Iran fired the two missiles at the joint U.S.-U.K. Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean but they failed to reach their target, U.K. minister says.

Israelis said securing the strait for energy shipments could become the war’s main goal now that regime change and ending Iran’s ability to obtain a nuclear weapon seem out of reach.

In an interview with The Post after resigning from the administration in protest, the veteran said he is taking his message to the president’s supporters.

Iran’s military said it would respond to strikes on Iranian energy infrasturcture with counterattacks against U.S.-linked energy facilities in the region.

Tehran’s unwillingness to capitulate as the war enters its fourth week is wrapped up in the power it exerts over the Strait of Hormuz, officials in the region say.

The Washington Post’s Venezuela reporter writes on a couple divided by the authoritarian regime in Caracas — and their joyful reunion.

The South Korean megastars thrilled tens of thousands of fans with their first concert in nearly four years following a break for military service and solo careers.

The Treasury Department’s authorization of the sale of Iranian crude already at sea is likely to provide revenue for Iran’s war effort against the U.S.

Missile exchanges have jarred with the spirit of the holidays underway across the region.

To aid Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a friend of Russia, in his election, operatives proposed “the Gamechanger” — a staged assassination attempt to stir supporters.

A Kremlin spokesman said the Russian government is discussing “possible options for assisting Cuba in the difficult situation it finds itself in.”

Police said they were looking for three suspects after the London Fire Brigade were called to Golders Green at around 01:40 GMT.

The International Energy Agency chief said the war could lead to the world's worst energy crisis in decades.

The concert was attended by an estimated 104,000 fans, much lower than the expected 260,000.

The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.

Three-year-old Aarav Chopra died during a biopsy when his artery was pierced by a trainee doctor.

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years.

The 'new escalatory phase' of the war in the Middle East is a focus of several papers today.

Quebec's law to regulate religious symbols goes to the Supreme Court in a constitutional test case.

A hill walker shares a snap of moles hanging on barbed wire and is surprised by the huge response.

The government hopes it will ease the population crisis in prisons.

Experts have assessed the UK’s defence systems after Israel warned London was in range of Iranian missiles

Zelensky warns a prolonged Iran war will exhaust supplies of US air defence missiles

Israel has launched a new wave of attacks against Tehran and a top American commander is telling Iranians to remain in shelters for the foreseeable future as the war in the Middle East showed no sign of abating in its fourth week

Women were recruited for online dance classes twice per week for 12 weeks. Here’s what they found

Nearly 50 years after Argentina's 1976 coup that led to a repressive dictatorship, families are still searching for and burying the disappeared

Trump said Iran will soon find out what will happen with the 48-hour ultimatum he issued

On Friday, Netflix will release a documentary about the biggest band in K-pop, BTS

A “Hannah Montana” anniversary special starring Miley Cyrus and fresh music from Robyn and Charlie Puth album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

Final round of municipal elections shows clear gains for traditional left and right and one major win for far-right in Nice

South Korea’s Kospi has plunged 5% and Asian shares fall sharply after the U.S. and Iran threatened to target crucial infrastructure as the Iran war entered its fourth week