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One day after a helicopter crash in Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Que., that killed four people, tributes are pouring in for the victims.

AI requires safeguards that go beyond self-regulation, ‌Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said in an interview that aired on Sunday, calling for legislation to be passed in Congress. A groundswell has ​risen in favour of federal intervention after OpenAI said in July an autonomous AI agent went rogue during a security test and hacked into another company

Serbia's populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, resigned on Sunday to pursue a bid to become the prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country after nearly two years of protests.

The memory of the late Gord Downie was in sharp focus as the Kingston alt-rock band the Tragically Hip were among four musical acts inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame at a star-studded gala held at Toronto's Massey Hall on Saturday night.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching a plan to cut federal taxes on diesel fuel and help ensure Canada has affordable supplies of the fuel in the future.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm in Northern Ireland on Sunday after a contentious parade was given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast in a late-night sitting.

A boom in mice and voles may have helped produce an unusually large wave of young saw-whet owls near Mackenzie, north of Prince George.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez captured her first title of the season with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Australia's Talia Gibson in the women's singles final at the Singapore Tennis Open on Sunday.

Albertans are divided over immigration but attitudes are “softening,” while nearly half still don’t know which way they’ll vote on the nine non-separation questions in the Oct. 19 referendum, a new poll commissioned by CBC News suggests.

A Vancouver-based company has figured out a way to grow and harvest mycelium — the hidden, underground root-like networks of fungus that give rise to mushrooms. The result is a food product that can add bulk to meat products.

Setting specific dates at times of war, as U.S. President has done, is fraught with risk

Pope Leo XIV doubled down on Catholic teaching about life during a visit on Sunday to Lourdes, the French Catholic shrine associated with miraculous cures of the sick. Speaking to a crowd of 150,000, he emphasized all human life should be protected.

U.K. police said Sunday that five men arrested in the middle of the night near an air base used by the United States during its war against Iran are being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.

Recent shooting incidents have shocked a country used to some of the highest homicide rates in the world

Worldwide Patriot missile shortage renders air defences less effective

Pope Leo XIV also met survivors of clergy sexual abuse, in what has now become a regular appointment for popes on foreign visits

Extreme rain and a surging ocean lead to flooding amounts not seen for close to a decade, residents say

More than two-thirds voted against a proposal for a strictly defined version of neutrality to be written into the Swiss constitution

RAF Fairford has been used by American bombers for strictly limited strikes against Iranian missile sites

Ties between Russia and Germany soured following an attempted drone attack last month at Leipzig airport that Berlin blamed on the Kremlin

The issue roiled French politics for years before resulting recently in legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.

Police said Sunday that the men were detained on suspicion of offenses under the Explosives Act, and that army bomb-disposal experts were examining several vehicles.

A man was found guilty of human trafficking, benefiting from proceeds of trafficking, pimping, disobeying a court order, and obstruction of justice, a judge says.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if the U.S. meets certain conditions.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways.

The explosion caused a two-storey building to collapse and the two people injured were rescued from an adjacent building, authorities said.

In a video of the incident that took place during the Miss Universe 2025 competition, Gabrielle Henry appears to step off the edge of the runway and face plants.

The Ebola outbreak has spread to seven provinces, with 7,773 confirmed cases and 3,759 deaths, according to the latest government figures.

The hack relates to the website for Medicare, Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance plan, which was hacked in June.

Lian Yunzhi, age six, broke the record earlier this month with an average time of 4.52 seconds at a World Cube Association-certified competition in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

The weekend’s storm is expected to continue to bring rain and the threat of floods to parts of the northern East Coast through the beginning of the week.

President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.

Washington State voters will get a chance to accept or reject the 9.9 percent income tax on millionaires approved by the Legislature, which broke the state’s taboo against levying income taxes.

Dario Amodei, who is also the company’s chief executive, will join the president at the White House for a private dinner. Mr. Trump has dismissed his cautions.

The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.

New York Times journalists pressed the Canadian prime minister about a range of topics in an hourlong interview last week. Here’s a transcript of their conversation.

An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.

The British counterterrorism police say the men were arrested after three suspicious vehicles appeared to be traveling toward R.A.F. Fairford early on Sunday.

A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.

Last Ditch, a bar and art space, ended its Covid mask requirement as a way to attract more people. What it got instead was outsized attention.

Oil prices jumped on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian peace proposal aimed at ending the conflict.

Let's unpack this.

Iran's foreign minister says talks are the only way to break the deadlock, while its navy says it's analyzing data from a captured U.S. underwater drone.

Flight disruptions were rising in Boston over the weekend.

The AI infrastructure buildout shows no sign of slowing, but the surge in Treasury yields means it's at least going to cost more.

One firm sees a "reasonably constructive signal for risk appetite" among institutional investors.

Consumers are spending more on hobbies like arts and crafts and outdoor sports, as it gets more expensive to travel due to increased airfare.

Boeing identified a software issue on some 737 Max aircraft that can affect automated vertical navigation functions after a missed approach.

The new fuel economy standards will reverse the Biden administration's stricter policies meant to spur electric vehicle adoption.

Paramount CEO David Ellison's antitrust settlement eased some theatrical concerns, but questions remain about what happens when the five-year agreement ends.

Hostile rhetoric on both sides underscored the difficulty of reaching a negotiated end to the war.

President Trump said U.S. and British authorities were working together on the investigation. He said he believed the suspects were “looking to do big damage.”

The Washington Post was granted rare access to one of five boarding schools the government has opened. They are part grief counseling and part boot camp.

As Pope Leo XIV visits France, the number of converts is growing in secular Western countries, and some in Gen Z are rediscovering the faith of their grandparents.

Mosaics by Marko Rupnik, a Slovenian priest-artist, were covered up after at least 20 women accused him of sexual and psychological abuse. He is now on trial.

Fernando Cerimedo, who steered right-wing campaigns across Latin America, is accused of directing two hit men to kill his pregnant paramour.

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant, who returned from the Labour Party conference for talks, urged both sides of the dispute to "double down on compromise".

Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia found themselves in the path of the powerful weather system.

Dr Chris McCarthy talks through the four considerations you need to make before buying your pillow.

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Here are four ways you can put money aside to save enough for a deposit on your first home.

Aberdeen is launching an ambitious bid to revive its struggling centre. Could it offer lessons for other high streets?

The chancellor will unveil policies aimed at boosting British shipbuilding in his speech to Labour's annual conference on Monday.

Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says his players "raised awareness worldwide" after they chose not to engage in pre-match formalities with Israel.

Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says his players "raised awareness worldwide" after they chose not to engage in pre-match formalities with Israel.

In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.

Families say they were woken to police banging on their door and demanding they leave their homes immediately

Five men were arrested on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences after armed police stopped three vans travelling towards RAF Fairford

Chancellor John Healey will be delivering a lunchtime speech on the second day of the Labour Party conference on Monday

Volodymyr Zelensky says overnight strikes show urgent need for international community to rein in Moscow

Calypso music has lost one of its most emblematic voices with the death of Slinger Francisco, who was known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “Calypso King of the World.”

Mr Healey is slated to confirm expanded support for the domestic shipbuilding sector, with major investments targeted at the Royal Navy’s Scottish submarine facility

The casino and bingo hall operator said a touted increase in the duty to 40% would make a number of its venues ‘unviable’.

Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza believes there is ‘no doubt that we are facing a crisis in young people’s mental health’

Cluedo fans are being invited to take part in an online competition to solve ‘the case of the missing coin’

The strike action is scheduled to last until late October