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As relations with the Trump administration remain fraught and uncertain, trade ministers from Canada and the European Union are set to sign on to a series of improvements to their bilateral trade agreement.

Montreal police arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo, 24, overnight Wednesday. He was wanted in connection with the shooting death of 28-year-old Kashif Jamal Bentley-Jean last July in the parking lot of the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto.

One of the top officials overseeing U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will leave her role, Trump said on Thursday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand touted Canada's new commitment to defence spending and the domestic defence sector and called for a NATO policy pivot to the Arctic, at a major defence and security conference in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Canada's secretary of state for defence procurement says the government is planning to choose just one company to build the country's next fleet of submarines.

After five long years of waiting, bestselling author Sarah J. Maas has announced the release dates for not one but two new books in her wildly popular romantasy series A Court of Thorns and Roses.

NATO Secretary General ​Mark Rutte said alliance members agreed ​they would find ways to continue supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia, even as the burgeoning conflict in the Middle East has some nations in the region seeking European help.

The singer was briefly held in detention before she was released Thursday morning with a May 4 court date, according to local authorities.

Former provincial Crown prosecutor Tim O'Brien says he was kept in the dark and treated with a lack of respect by his former colleagues in a case where he was the victim of extortion.

A group representing Quebec's dairy industry says it's eyeing a special designation — similar to the one applied to Bordeaux wine or champagne — for the squeaky cheese curds best known as a key ingredient in poutine.

Star readers reveal how they're handling their empties amongst Beer Store closures. Share your solutions with us.

President Trump said he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin in Noem's place.

Announcement by Education Minister Paul Calandra means eight boards are now under supervision.

The court order is just one of the emerging connections between accused drug trafficker Gurpreet Singh and the police corruption case.

A 20-year-old was charged with one count of uttering threats to cause harm, the OPP said.

The Democratic attorneys general leading the suit argue that Trump is overstepping his power with planned 15% tariffs on much of the world.

Roy, a six-foot-four right-handed centre, had five goals and 15 assists playing mostly on the third line in 59 games for Toronto.

It's unclear when the change will take effect, but it is unlikely to happen this school year.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will head to Washington, D.C., for meetings tomorrow, his office confirms.

Charles Vandervaart details the rigorous preparation and emotional demands of joining the hit historical drama for its final season.

The Globe and Mail's Senior International Correspondent, Mark MacKinnon, describes what's happening on the ground in Lebanon as Israeli drones circle.

Kristi Noem’s departure caps a tumultuous tenure overseeing immigration enforcement tactics that have been met with protests and lawsuits, as well as a wave of criticism over the response to deadly Texas floods.

The move raises questions about the direction of the U.S. President’s immigration agenda

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth told Latin American defence leaders gathered for a meeting of the Americas Counter Cartel Conference in Doral, Fla., on Thursday that their countries face a test of whether they will remain Western and Christian or be torn apart by "uncontrolled mass migration" and other perceived threats.

Stephen Miller says there is ‘not a criminal justice solution,’ explicitly marking shift in U.S. policy

She has a May 4 court date scheduled

Power generation still lagged with roughly 590 megawatts online, officials said, compared to its normal effective capacity of just under 2,000 megawatts

Continuing conflict would punish vulnerable countries by sending food and energy prices higher

Video captures blasts when two Iranian drones struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan International Airport on March 5, injuring two people.

Foreign Ministry said an Iranian drone crashed near the airport in Nakhchivan, and another one hit near a school

Conservative defence critic James Bezan says Parliament should have the final say on whether Canada deploys troops in a conflict and accuses Carney of being 'all over the map.'

As the Iran conflict jeopardizes global oil and gas supplies, Canada's energy and resource sector may be able to offset some of these impacts and see benefits to the economy.

'The president expects all of our European allies, of course, to co-operate in this long sought-after mission,' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

South Korea's chip industry, which supplies around two-thirds of global memory chips, is also concerned that a prolonged conflict in Iran will lead to higher energy costs.

Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region Thursday, while warning the U.S. and calling for “Trump’s blood.”

The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, a sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict.

An Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters.

Global Affairs Canada says more than 100,000 Canadians are registered in the Gulf region, a number that has been growing since Sunday.

Carney said the question around Canada's potential future involvement is a "fundamental hypothetical," adding the conflict can spread very broadly.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said the government was working on a number of options for getting Canadians out safely, including a 'limited number' of chartered flights.

Days into its offensive against Hezbollah, Israel is massing armored vehicles near the Lebanese border for a potentially much larger ground incursion.

After the secretary of the Miami-Dade County Republican Party created the chat for college students, it devolved into slurs against Black and Jewish people.

An unusual outbreak of wildfires in city parks gave scientists a chance to study these rare events. Now they’re coming to different conclusions.

A day after rescuing Iranian sailors from the wreckage of a warship sunk by a U.S. submarine, Sri Lanka’s neutrality is being tested.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the commitments in Washington, even as some in the medical community questioned whether the government should try to influence curriculums.

The lawsuit filed by two dozen attorneys general seeks to invalidate the president’s new, 10 percent global tax on imports.

Agency officials promise fast reviews of new treatments while vowing they will not be a “rubber stamp” for the industry. But patients with rare diseases view recent decisions as signs that the doors are closing on their options.

“Hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life,” a representative for the pop star said after she was released from jail.

The 30th Street Shelter on the site of Bellevue’s former psychiatric hospital has been in disrepair for years.

Michael Steinberger on how A.I.’s impact on white-collar jobs may transform politics and society.

The startup landed a deal with the Department of Defense hours after Anthropic was blacklisted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The top lawyer for Goldman Sachs, Bill Gates, Leon Black and others are expected to testify soon about their dealings with Jeffrey Epstein to a House panel

Oil prices have surged about 20% this week as the U.S.-Iran war engulfs the Middle East.

Creating a mortgage has been one of the most time-consuming corners of American finance, with lenders relying on dozens of steps that can take weeks.

The move from the state AGs — part of the successful effort to block Trump's original tariffs — adds to the ongoing uncertainty created by his tariff policies.

European stocks finished lower on Thursday as markets followed unsettling geopolitical developments in the Middle East.

The WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD) gained 4.5% on the session, putting the exchange-traded fund on track for its best day since April 24, 2025.

After years on the front lines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Iranian Shahed-136 drone is at the center of Tehran's retaliation against recent U.S. strikes.

Broadcom's AI revenue forecast surpassed many bullish expectations from Wall Street analysts.

President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Federal Reserve sees inflation risk very differently than Chairman Jerome Powell.

Top officials have been heavily targeted, but experts and officials say the ruling structure in Tehran has remained surprisingly resilient.

In calls to Kurdish minority leaders in Iran and neighboring Iraq, President Donald Trump offered U.S. support to insurgent efforts against Tehran.

Neighboring countries including Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia reported fresh attacks, and Qatar said it was evacuating residents near the U.S. Embassy in Doha.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. and Israeli forces will obtain “complete control of Iranian skies” within days, and will soon begin a second massive air assault.

Brendon McCullum reiterates his desire to remain as England head coach after an agonising defeat in the T20 World Cup semi-finals ended a bruising winter.

Israelis broadly support the US-Israeli military campaign with Iran, even if they are tired of air raid alerts and constant upheaval.

The PM said the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions".

Chi Leung "Peter" Wai is accused of engaging in "shadow policing" in the UK on behalf of China.

Valdo Calocane went on to kill three people and seriously injure three others in the attacks in 2023.

Defending champions India are through to the T20 World Cup final after England fall short, missing out by seven runs.

Tehran's approach appears to rest on a belief it can absorb strikes longer than its adversaries sustain pain and costs, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azimi.

Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.

The PM acknowledged people are worried about family abroad, the economy, and potential further escalation.

Data suggests the number of fixed-term deals has more than halved as prices for wholesale energy surge.

‘We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran,’ president says days after launching a massive surprise attack

Trump announced Noem would be leaving her role at the end of the month and that she would become a special envoy for a new security initiative, ‘The Shield of the Americas’

PM says he hasn’t spoken to Trump since Saturday but insists ‘special relationship’ still intact

The virus can cause life-threatening asthma attacks and has been detected in dozens of cities

Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been stripped of a British royal honor after pleading guilty in 2024 to a charge of abusing his then-estranged wife

More than 12,000 satellites are in low-Earth orbit, with space companies planning to launch tens of thousands more that astronomers say could ‘completely change the night sky’

A Wyoming man accused of taking a wolf into a rural bar after injuring it with a snowmobile has changed his plea to felony animal cruelty to guilty

Samuel Leeds saw debris from a drone fall onto his family’s home - but told The Independent he didn’t take the extraordinary measures to leave the UAE due to the missiles

A MrBeast video editor has been fired after accusations of insider trading by Kalshi

Forecasters say the first major storm outbreak ahead of spring is threatening much of the United States