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The White House released a budget on Friday, in which the Trump administration requested funds for the ⁠Federal Bureau ⁠of Prisons to cover the ‌first-year costs of rebuilding Alcatraz into "a state-of-the-art secure prison facility."

After the author and "Brat Pack" actor's wife and son confronted him with the fact he didn't have friends anymore, McCarthy crisscrossed the country to visit old friends and ask strangers whether friendships between men are in trouble.

The federal health regulator said Friday its assessment found no evidence of a machine malfunction and the equipment performed as expected, wrote Health Canada spokesperson Mark Johnson in an emailed statement.

The Toronto Tempo selected Julie Allemand with their first pick of the WNBA expansion draft on Friday.

Although Chinese tariffs on Canadian pork products remain in place after a visit to China by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, he says the important task is relationship-building — and it's not realistic to expect immediate solutions.

RCMP say six of their vehicles that were left at the Potlotek First Nation Thursday after officers left the scene on foot suffered damage that includes broken windows, flat tires, "urine-soaked interior surfaces" and dents.

From the coalfields of northern England to the Arctic snows and the steaming jungles of Brazil, diamond hunter and scholar Graham Pearson has carved a name for himself that now lives on in rock.

In some cars, a wiring issue with the seatbelt may cause the seatbelt indicator to say the belt in the third-row driver's side seat is buckled, even when it's not. Hyundai says it will notify affected drivers in writing, though drivers can also check if they are impacted by the recall online.

Thought curling season was over? Well, think again. Because even after an electric ride through the Grand Slams, Olympic trials, Olympics, Scotties, Brier and world championships, there is one event still to come. Rock League — a new professional curling outfit — will make its debut Monday at Toronto’s Mattamy Athletic Centre.

The jersey trade outside Café Diplomatico on Saturday follows Italy's loss to Bosnia-Herzegovina earlier this week.

Tania Warner and Ayla were taken into custody on March 14 at a United States border patrol checkpoint in Texas after returning from a baby shower.

Allemand, a five-foot-eight guard, averaged 5.5 points and 4.7 assists for the Los Angeles Sparks last season.

With the departure of New Democratic MPP Doly Begum to run for the federal Liberals, Ford has been closely watching developments in the riding.

In the first postpandemic mission to Cuba, a group of Jewish-Canadians brought supplies, support — and baseball gear.

The nation-wide recall affects 30 poultry products, the health agency said.

A special weather statement from Environment Canada calls for between 25 and 50 millimetres of rain and thunderstorms on Saturday.

The 32-year-old appeared in court Thursday on nine terrorism charges, such as assault causing actual bodily harm.

The immutability of the actress’s face has impacted her ability to embody believable characters, writes Debra Yeo.

Parkdale teachers say the effects of high housing costs are showing up in the classroom, from missed meals to outbursts.

The country is now forced to reconsider its long-term economic plans, which were built on a promise of peace

There are no end of players now facing the pressure of winning the Masters

Candlelit service inside Colosseum warns world leaders that their decisions will one day be judged by God

Cuba’s government said it will release 2,010 prisoners but it was not clear how many were released on Friday or how many were political prisoners

It’s a sign that drugs continue to move easily through the U.S., despite promises by the Trump administration

Sudden availability of so many cheap versions has raised concerns among health care professionals about malpractice and misuse of the drugs

The White House’s budget submissions are discrete glimpses of presidents’ visions, statements of their priorities, and catalogues of their proposals

A large-scale daytime Russian strike hit Ukraine on Friday, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as an "Easter escalation."

Quakes in the region have caused thousands of deaths in recent years

Zelensky denounces large-scale strike as Moscow shifts tactics to avoid air defences

Rescues and medical emergencies are commonplace on Mount Everest. In October of last year, more than 350 climbers were rescued after becoming trapped in a freak storm.

One fighter jet was shot down in Iran. A U.S. crew member from that plane was rescued, but a second was missing, and a U.S. military search-and-rescue operation was underway.

Tehran has kept the pressure on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors, despite U.S. and Israeli insistence that Iran’s military capabilities have been all but destroyed.

Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations says the 32-year-old appeared in court Thursday on nine terrorism charges, such as assault causing actual bodily harm.

The translunar ignition came 25 hours after liftoff, putting the three Americans and one Canadian on course for a lunar fly-around early next week.

Another jump in the price of gasoline has heightened the debate over whether the provincial and federal governments should provide some tax relief for drivers.

The EU is asking its member states to implement the International Energy Agency’s 10-point plan to reduce global demand for oil, Dan Jørgensen, the EU’s energy commissioner said.

Convicted of violating sanctions on Iran and awaiting a decision on his deportation, Amin Yousefijam has taken the government to court over the matter.

It was president's first address on the war and it comes at a pivotal moment at home and abroad as he faces mounting questions about the costs, rationale and objectives of the war.

The newly announced sanctions relief is a strong signal that the U.S. recognizes Delcy Rodríguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since the U.S. military operation.

Surging gasoline prices in the Philippines have forced some people to cancel or scale back the Visita Iglesia, a Holy Week tradition in which Catholics travel to seven churches.

Two men have been arrested in connection to a shooting on Wednesday that killed an infant. One was charged with murder, attempted murder and assault.

Reports cast doubt on how close the United States is to destroying Iran’s missile capability, a key goal in the war.

The Iran expert Suzanne Maloney explains why Iran believes it has the upper hand.

The president’s request for 2027 reflects his preoccupation with eliminating programs that support diversity and civil rights.

An F-15E Strike Eagle was lost to enemy fire and an A-10 Warthog crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, officials said. A rescue helicopter was also fired upon.

Ronald Young Jr. was in the Army when his Apache Longbow copter went down during the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Scientists say their work on fires and climate change could be lost as the agency moves its headquarters to Utah from Washington and shuts 57 research stations.

A 43-year-old man was accused of abusing “multiple” children over an 11-year period in South Jersey, and prosecutors fear there could be more victims, given his employment.

In January, 50 artists from all over the world were chosen to shoot shorts in the Azores, guided by the iconic filmmaker. They just had to find $10,000 and airfare to get there.

OpenAI President Greg Brockman will oversee product in Simo's absence.

Over 10 months after shelling out an eye-popping $6.4 billion for Jony Ive's nascent devices startup, OpenAI announced it's buying media company TBPN.

It is unclear if the plane was shot down or went down for another reason.

The threat comes a day after he said in a nationwide address that the U.S. military will be hitting Tehran "extremely hard" for the next two or three weeks.

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in March, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.4%.

A year after his "liberation day," Trump's trade war has reshaped how companies in industries such as retail and autos are modeling economic and policy risk.

South Korea's Kospi led gains in the region while Japan's Nikkei 225 also opened higher. The Australian and Hong Kong markets were closed for the Easter weekend.

Microsoft said it plans to invest $10 billion in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to build AI infrastructure.

Chinese chip companies have benefited from strong domestic demand for AI as U.S. tech curbs have bolstered local firms.

President Trump called Tiger Woods a close friend after the golfer's auto crash in Jupiter, Fla., last week. Woods is dating the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr.

An F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. Two search-and-rescue helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.

Some Trump aides and supporters cloak the war on Iran in religious terms, but the Chicago-born pope said that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.”

Ukraine’s Emergency Services posted images of rescue workers trying to save the animals — in one instance administering CPR to a dog — at the clinic in Chabany.

The move, described by the communist government as a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” comes as the U.S. enforces a crippling oil blockade on the island.

The president says Iran’s remaining leaders are more reasonable. But assassinations have left in place an emboldened government driving a hard bargain, officials say.

Britain’s Keir Starmer hosts a meeting of world leaders for talks on the waterway amid mounting pressure from the Trump administration to join the Iran war.

Sexual violence is a widespread weapon of war in Sudan. “Survivors frequently and clearly identified the perpetrators as RSF fighters,” Doctors Without Borders says.

People broke matzoh, read from the Haggadah and sang — with no need to worry about when the next air raid siren might sound.

As Iran’s retaliatory attacks hit regional centers of commerce, such as Dubai, the majority of the deaths have been among migrant workers who could not afford to flee.

Gas is being stolen, and station workers in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India have been killed over shortages and high prices. Unrest is set to worsen the longer the war lasts.

The age at which people can start receiving the state pension is going up in stages over the next two years.

As war drives up gas and fuel prices, Europeans turn again to the issue of energy independence.

Hungary is going to the polls in nine days - after 16 years in power, can Viktor Orban be unseated?

Four Hatzola ambulances were set alight in the car park of a synagogue in Golders Green in the early hours of 23 March.

The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.

Northampton are given a stern examination of their Champions Cup credentials by impressive Castres but win an engrossing contest to reach the quarter-finals.

Lord Walker suggests the government should keep the 5p cut in place due to increased costs caused by war in the Middle East.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says unhappy players can leave the club, but he hopes midfielder Rodri will stay.

Thinus Keeve's comments come days after an M&S store was targeted during disorder in south London.

Leeds Rhinos move to the top of Super League as they earn a derby victory over Bradford Bulls at Odsal.

After expressing frustrations with Bondi’s job performance, the president reportedly told her ‘it’s time’

Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, both British nationals from Leyton, and a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow, are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday

Following a merger last month, several former Grubhub leaders are now heading up a combined digital platform to take on the roadside assistance market

Zelensky had proposed a halt in strikes for Easter

A second plane was struck in the Persian Gulf region on Friday

The three-week-old male cub, named Crimson, was rescued in Southern California last week after his mother abandoned him

The Met Office has forecast ‘blizzard conditions’ in some parts of the UK

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry

EXCLUSIVE: The president speaks to The Independent as search-and-rescue efforts continue after the shooting-down of an American fighter over Iran

Lord Walker of Broxton, executive chairman of Iceland, told The Times ‘just one incident of violence against my staff is too many’.