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In a more relaxed moment during an armchair discussion at the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Australia, Prime Minister Mark Carney drops the f-word while telling a story from his time as Governor of the Bank of Canada. Carney was asked who has more fun between central bankers and prime ministers.

Canadian businessman Frank Stronach said that "justice will prevail" in his sexual assault trial being held in a Toronto courthouse.

Italian tennis player Lucrezia Stefanini said she and her family were threatened when she received a text message featuring a photo of a gun before a qualifying match for the Indian Wells tournament in California — in an apparent attempt to affect the result for betting purposes.

Dozens of Lower Mainland teachers were suspended after emails from the Ministry of Education about updating their criminal record checks ended up in their spam inboxes. Now, those teachers want to know if the ministry will compensate them for the days they weren't allowed to teach.

WinSport is again defending demolishing the bobsled and luge track at Canada Olympic Park in 2019, having most recently received criticism after Canada’s sledding athletes missed the Olympic podium for the first time in 24 years.

Canadian Screen Week takes place in Toronto from May 27 to May 31, culminating with the Canadian Screen Awards ceremony honouring the best in the country's cinema, television and digital media.

Former music producer, teacher and co-founder of K-W Glee Steven Lehmann has been sentenced to five years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a student in 2008 and 2009. Lehmann, now 54, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation.

Inside a London, Ont. library, official-looking plaques describe a fictional future where Canada has already been absorbed by the United States. The installation asks what happens when sovereignty can no longer be taken for granted.

A family is speaking out after two masked intruders entered a Halifax-area high school and violently attacked a Grade 9 student, prompting concerns about school safety and security.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the man responsible for the 2018 Humboldt Broncos bus crash, could be deported to India within weeks, leaving behind a wife and two children who are pleading with Canada to let him stay. At the same time, some families of the victims say Sidhu should have been removed from Canada years ago.

The ongoing Mideast conflict has closed some international airspace to commercial travel and shut down airports in the region.

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

More than 100,000 Canadian citizens and permanent residents are registered as being in the Middle East, according to the Canadian government.

Darren Scott Ray was released on an Unescorted Temporary Absence permit, Durham Regional Police said Monday, adding he "poses a significant risk to the community."

The head of C.D. Howe institute and an economics professor will lead the review after results in literacy and numeracy stalled last year.

The government said 10 heavily armed Cubans from the U.S. who were on board the boat opened fire as they tried to infiltrate the island to commit acts of terrorism.

A torpedo from a U.S. submarine sank the ship in international waters, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.

The newly minted Democratic U.S. Senate nominee in Texas is now a front man for the political opposition to the Republican president, not just in his own state but around the country.

The prime minister spoke Wednesday to a small audience at the Lowy Institute in Sydney as his trip to Australia continues.

A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday. In addition to striking Tehran, Israel hit the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, while Iran fired on Bahrain, Kuwait and Israel.

The study says climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are.

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has long been considered a contender to the post of the country's next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war last week and despite the fact he's has never been elected or appointed to a government position.

Turkey said that NATO air defenses destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Iran as it headed into Turkish airspace on Wednesday, marking the first time the alliance member has been drawn into the expanding Middle East conflict.

Suit claims the billionaire violated federal securities laws by making false, public statements before taking the social-media company private

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday doubled down on his opposition to the attack on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, warning that the conflict risked playing 'Russian roulette' with the lives of millions. Sanchez was responding after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade with Madrid over its position on the conflict.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says an American submarine sank an Iranian warship with a torpedo in international waters.

With airspace closed or heavily restricted across much of the Gulf, passengers have been stranded not only in the region but also in cities far from the fighting

Sri Lankan navy recovers 87 bodies and rescues 32 people

People staying in a hotel in a suburb of Beirut said the Israeli strike that hit the second floor of the building came without warning.

Measures are designed to ensure the boom in artificial intelligence infrastructure does not translate into higher utility bills for households and small businesses

The unofficial signs were placed in the exterior gardens of Buckingham Palace and pasted on the walled gates of one of the parks surrounding the Royal Family's London residence.

As of Tuesday morning, 103,800 Canadian citizens and permanent residents in the Gulf region had registered with Global Affairs Canada.

The U.S. sank an Iranian warship in international waters, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, as it intensified its bombardment with Israel of Iran's security forces.

The two countries are working to build links between the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the European Union. Accomplishing that would create a new trading bloc of 1.5 billion people.

The United States and Israel pressed on with their round-the-clock assaults on Iran on Wednesday in a campaign that the top U.S. commander said was "ahead of the game plan."

Saturday's strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls school in southern Iran has been condemned by an independent United Nations probe.

The four died Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, just a day after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran.

Carney said in Australia that the growing Middle East conflict 'is another example of the failure of the international order' and that Canada's support 'is not a blank cheque.'

The Iran conflict continues to roil global markets but gold isn't shining so brightly right now, even though many have long considered it a safe haven during a crisis.

'We’re going to cut off all trade with Spain,' Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. 'We don’t want anything to do with Spain.'

They were from Nebraska, Florida, Iowa and Minnesota. One was wrapping up his final deployment and hoped to open a martial arts studio.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 sailors from the crew of 180.

Andrea Fraser had long felt that she was to blame for the years her mother, Carmen de Monteflores, was overlooked. Now Carmen is 92. Can the Whitney Biennial make amends?

At a moment when many Democrats are campaigning on rage and resistance, James Talarico took a different tack in his campaign in the Texas Senate primary.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also predicted that overall tariff rates, which fell after a Supreme Court ruling last month, would be back to previous levels within five months.

Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.

The state needs intelligent and responsible political leadership, but will it get it?

On the sorry state of retirement savings in the United States, and a policy that could help.

In an attempt to understand our own fascination with the shiny minerals, researchers gave some to chimps.

President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was set off by the determination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to end diplomatic negotiations. Our investigative reporter Mark Mazzetti describes how few of Mr. Trump’s advisers voiced opposition.

Since the attack on Iran, congressional Democrats have called the operation unconstitutional. But another impeachment hasn't seriously entered the conversation.

The dispute centers on whether crypto firms like Coinbase can offer yields on stablecoins, which banks warn will siphon trillions of dollars from the industry.

The stock market had a wild ride on Tuesday, but history suggests that's par for the course and may not be an indication of worse to come.

A closure of the Strait of Hormuz would send shock waves through global energy markets, but the pain would be felt most acutely in Asia.

The oil market has calmed after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would insure tankers and provide naval escorts if necessary.

European stocks were higher on Wednesday as markets continue to track developments in the Middle East.

Apple’s new MacBook Neo gives the company its cheapest laptop ever, creating a budget entry into the Mac lineup.

"I think it's going to take a couple of weeks for markets to really digest the implications of what's happened," Goldman chief David Solomon said.

The Korea Exchange temporarily halted trading for the Kospi index on Wednesday. A circuit breaker was activated on the Kosdaq as well, which closed 14% lower at 978.44.

The Supreme Court last month ruled that President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs are not authorized under the law known as IEEPA.

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.

A facility in Kuwait, the site of the attack, is among 10 U.S. military outposts to have been hit by retaliatory strikes, along with French and British bases.

The Trump administration said it is looking to use a mix of military and chartered flights to help U.S. citizens leave the Middle East as Iran steps up retaliatory strikes.

Paul Quinn denies raping a woman in a case that led to one of the "very worst" miscarriages of justice.

The Met Police suspect three men of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.

Finn Allen strikes an unbeaten century as New Zealand demolish 2024 runners-up South Africa by nine wickets to reach a second Men's T20 World Cup final

Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

HMS Dragon is being loaded with ammunition in Portsmouth having just recently come out of maintenance.

Some British nationals are being invited to board the flight from the capital of Oman later on Wednesday.

The duo are alleged to have carried out surveillance on Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners.

Investigation into claims of sex abuse by the late Harrods owner should include trafficking, says former head of Met's Anti-Trafficking Unit.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US military has sunk "an Iranian warship" in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has his suspended sentence reduced to 15 months at a retrial following an incident in Greece in 2020.

The founder of Queer Scout says there are ‘legitimate questions about what's really driving this escalation’

The resolution will likely be voted down by Republican lawmakers

Oil and gas prices are soaring after the Iran war choked off tanker supplies from the Middle East

Johnson says he opposes a resolution to rein in Trump’s military power amid the campaign in Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to suggest reporting on the deaths of US troops in the Iran conflict is the media “trying to make Donald Trump look bad”.

Yvonne Ford suffered from hydrophobia – the fear of water – which is a symptom found only with rabies

An exception to the slashing of federal agencies was the Department of Homeland Security, which handles immigration enforcement and saw slight growth

Trump told reporters Spain ‘has been terrible’

An Italian independent researcher made the discovery after a decade of work

Water minister Emma Hardy said the public deserved answers after the company pleaded guilty at Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday