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Miley Cyrus flew fan and musician Cash Jacobs — who has Stage 3 breast cancer — to her Los Angeles show to help shave her head. A video of the moment shared online has since surpassed 1.5 million views.

Scientists at Stanford University in California stumbled on a promising discovery when two coral fragments in the lab — one bleached and one healthy — tipped over in a tank and touched.

MapQuest users in Canada and the U.S. can now see where some surveillance cameras have been set up in their communities.

Melania Trump has secured a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-controlled city of Oleshky, which will ‌begin on Oct. 29, the White House said on Friday.

A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is significantly reducing the chances that melanoma patients' tumors come back, according to results of a major study released Thursday by drugmakers Moderna and Merck.

The company says its looking to hire for 500 roles and plans to add 300 more as it expands in Kansas, Indiana, Texas and Connecticut. U.S. President Donald Trump indicated the expansion was coming in a social media post on Thursday — after he walked back earlier threats to prevent Bombardier from selling in the U.S.

Prince Harry's wife, Meghan, said Friday she was "deeply distressed" by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been found at her father's former home. She also revealed that a letter containing "troubling allegations" about him had been sent to London police in 2018.

In the week before election day, Chow gained more endorsements from local politicians and prominent figures than Bradford.

Cho resigned his post as tourism, culture and gaming minister on July 17 after coming under fire for claiming $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays even though he lives a short distance away.

Brad Bradford could win the Toronto mayoralty despite losing support in his home ward of Beaches—East York.

The one-year HST rebate on new homes has led to "a tale of two housing market responses" with new condo sales flat, says the building industry.

The Scarborough Bluffs house has been a destination for "wayward raccoons and pigeons," neighbours say, but the owners have a plan to change that.

Property taxes are top of mind in Ward 23, where the TTC board chair and two former federal Liberal MPs are vying for residents' votes.

Candidates clash over taxes, data centres and more — as election day looms

In Ward 19 (Beaches-East York), the shadow of the outgoing local councillor looms over the candidates — and voters.

“Progressive movements have to get over needing to agree on the top 10 list of everything you have to be in agreement with.”

Several investigations are now ongoing to figure out exactly what happened in the incident last Saturday that killed four soldiers and injured dozens more.

Seemingly unaware of her size, Masa still routinely tries to sit on Tubic’s lap as she did when she was a cub

Business owners started installing wooden boards and metal barriers on their store windows on Friday on the eve of a second day of protests that organizers said was a follow-up to last weekend's demonstrations. Some of those protests descended into violence and shops were looted.

Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn Vlasenko spent 491 days trapped in the drone-filled 'kill zone,' and months hiding in a hole when he lost both feet after a Russian attack. Reuters correspondent Max Hunder explains how just when he had given up hope, his unit sent a giant drone to carry him 15 km to safety in the first known rescue of its kind of the war.

Russian troops would halt fire from 4 a.m. local time on Tuesday to allow for the humanitarian operation to start

Some 70,000 police officers and gendarmes would be deployed, along with helicopters, armoured vehicles and water cannons

Israeli voters will decide next Tuesday whether to grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yet another term as prime minister – or usher in a new era of Israeli politics

Her brother reportedly found the images while clearing out the home of their father, Thomas Markle Sr., in the Philippines

Trump has asserted that the service is running again at full speed, while Zelensky says that restrictions were still in place

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said earlier this week that the first shipment would amount to 40,000 tons of diesel

Prime Minister Mark Carney says seeking deeper bilateral ties with Turkey does not mean Canada endorses a perceived crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in the nation. He says Canada does calibrate the 'degree of engagement' based on whether a country shares its values.

The U.S. designated helium as a critical material on Friday as the global supply is at risk of disruption, according to the Energy Department.

Minister Nuñez said the shootings happened at three separate locations in the towns of Trappes and La Verrière, near Paris, and that they took less than 15 minutes in total.

'My sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children,' Meghan Markle said in a statement.

Western Australia Police said it was alleged that the man made 'verbal threats while in possession of an improvised martial arts weapon (nunchucks).'

Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May amid the Iran war.

The Canadian government’s chief information officer says there’s no sign a massive global website coding vulnerability has led to federal information being compromised.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that more than 10 million people in the US and Canada have set up Muse accounts in a month and a half and growth remained strong.

Iranian state television reported the claims about the latest attacks on ships, which the Associated Press couldn't independently confirm.

Pope Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate, which confirmed he had lung cancer.

The U.S. embassy in Riyadh issued a security alert on Wednesday about possible further attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia

Senators have warned the White House they will withhold confirmation votes until the administration ensures the restoration of communications capabilities used by Ukraine’s military.

It’s not impossible to spot the characteristics of a brewing financial crisis. We can look to 2008 for clues.

The G.O.P. nominee in Ohio has given conservatives space to reckon with the ethical degradation of Trumpism.

North Carolina has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 2008. Can Roy Cooper break that spell?

President Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, and he focuses instead on its oil. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nudging talks between opposing politicians.

Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.

The Israeli military said two soldiers and two attackers had been killed, and three soldiers wounded. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to launch a major offensive in the Israeli-occupied territory.

New data have prompted questions about changes in teens’ sexual orientations. But researchers disagree on how much the numbers can really tell us.

This year’s olive harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is the most violent in years, as settlers have attacked farmers and besieged homes, drawing condemnation from U.S. officials and others.

The discovery may hint at the roots of human norms around fairness and friendship.

The U.S. will issue tariff exemptions on several categories of Canadian imports, Sen. Susan Collins announced Friday.

There are two Dan Sullivans on the ballot in the Senate race in Alaska. The DOJ says that fact could help Democratic nominee Mary Peltola defeat both of them.

Since last week, Ukraine has reported restrictions on a version of Starshield, a version of SpaceX's Starlink, hampering its military operations against Russia.

James Talarico hit back at Elon Musk's attacks and spending in a new ad by the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas.

The Iran war is transforming global energy markets and benefiting U.S. companies, especially liquified natural gas exporters.

Amex, which reported third-quarter results earlier Friday, is taking a $336 million restructuring charge in the quarter, CEO Stephen Squeri said Friday.

Six melanoma specialists said the Moderna and Merck vaccine results represent a clinically meaningful result for melanoma patients who underwent surgery.

Governments and businesses around the globe are scrambling to contain the fallout after the PHP vulnerabilities leaked online.

Airlines are reporting fewer people flew in the third quarter as airfare surged on fuel costs, but executives say travelers are mostly swallowing higher fares.

Attorneys for one of the ex-FBI officials slammed the Trump administration for filing the "nonsense charges" just before the midterm election.

The Duchess of Sussex issues a statement following reports her father Thomas Markle is being investigated over child sex abuse images in the Philippines.

Thirty-four people are also injured in the attack in southern Karak governorate, and a manhunt is now under way.

Today, without exactly using the word, Meghan claimed vindication.

The US president has praised Burnham after the government allowed gas drilling in the North Sea's Jackdaw field.

Jamie Miller is the first Welsh artist since 2011 to earn a UK Number 1 single - after Sian Evans' feature on DJ Fresh's Louder.

Kelvingrove Museum and The Hunterian say they have removed human remains from display because of ethical concerns.

Ukraine and Russia confirm the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.

Anthony Lee passed confidential information to his wife Laura Lee about when the 2024 general election would be held.

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany is taken to hospital after collapsing as he watched the club's second team train on Friday.

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany is taken to hospital after collapsing as he watched the club's second team train on Friday.

The White House said the ceasefire in the ‘frontline war city on the brink of disaster’ will begin next week

Many in both parties believe the midterm fight could come down to Alaska, where Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola

A man was found “partially within a wheelie bin” with stab wounds at around 6.40am on Wednesday in a service lane off Grand Parade

Serbia is holding an early parliamentary election on Sunday, with a student-led movement challenging the 14-year rule of a powerful leader and his right-wing populist party

Officials in northeast Ohio said a chemical tank leak earlier in the week was caused by an employee error

The localised ceasefire for the Russian-occupied city will reportedly begin on October 29

Hundreds of thousands turned out to protest last weekend leading to unprecedented clashes. This weekend, businesses are boarding up shop windows, fearing that new demonstrations will descend into violence, Maira Butt reports

The president insists he can help his party defy the polls, even as Republicans who voted for him sour on his policies and increasingly erratic behavior and comments in the home stretch to Election Day, writes Andrew Feinberg

The drill comes at a time of relative tension with Russia over the war in Ukraine

Cranking up the heat as days grow colder could be making it worse