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A planned news conference by Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado was cancelled after a several-hour delay, a day before the award ceremony in Oslo.

Health Canada has approved the first drug designed to treat postpartum depression. The regulator says zuranolone, a pill sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, is authorized in Canada to relieve symptoms of moderate or severe depression after childbirth.

Liberal MPs on the House justice committee backed a Bloc Québécois proposal to remove a religious exemption from Canada’s hate speech laws — after the suggestion initially appeared to halt the government's anti-hate legislation.

Seven months after four students and their teacher were killed in a multi-vehicle crash while returning home to Walkerton, Ont. from a high school softball tournament, provincial police have ended their investigation and said no charges will be laid.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s last-minute trip to a Gaza peace summit in Egypt in October cost Canadian taxpayers over $736,466 — more than three times higher than it would have been if the Royal Canadian Air Force had been able to supply a plane.

Canada's six largest banks have released their earnings for the 2025 fiscal year, and the results have blown past expectations. Andrew Chang breaks down financial statements from BMO, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank and TD to explain what's driving the gains.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Donald Trump’s threats to tariff Canadian fertilizer imports could damage Saskatchewan’s potash industry if demand for the mineral critical in making fertilizer drops off, according to a University of Saskatchewan professor.

Sending children to school has become too dangerous for many families in Nigeria, where armed kidnappings have become too common.

The family of a young Niagara woman who died in a car accident has been told she won’t be buried in their local cemetery because it won’t accommodate Muslim burial traditions, their imam says.

The tentative deal brings the airline closer to current industry standards, the pilots’ association said. The announcement came just eight hours before pilots could legally walk off the job at 3 a.m. Wednesday.

Hillman did not say why she is leaving in the new year. She had been expected to stay on for a full year through the review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement.

Environment Canada warnings were in effect for the city for Tuesday and Wednesday.

A bill invoking the rights-override clause was on deck for the final stages of debate during the evening sitting.

The newest Blue Jay mentioned several times during his introductory news conference Tuesday how much he was impressed with Toronto's presentation and approach to pitching, and how he instructed agent Scott Boras to quickly make a deal.

City council's turnaround on a maximum temperature bylaw and standards for building emissions acknowledges that Toronto residents experience the climate crisis most acutely in their homes.

The company facing an OPP criminal investigation into funding it received from the Ontario government will continue to serve as a mental health support for Peel Regional Police, the Star has learned.

Airline adds extra return flights this week for passengers who could otherwise be stranded at resorts if a walkout begins on Wednesday.

If Isiah Kiner-Falefa had crossed home plate in time in the ninth inning, the Jays would have secured their first title since 1993.

The Star previously revealed that 10,913 of about 60,000 provincial civil servants have requested alternative work arrangements.

Trump suggested earlier that Ukraine’s government was using the war as an excuse to avoid elections

Eileen Higgins will be the first woman to lead the city

A federal judge in New York has granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from the sex trafficking case involving Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and confidant.

London-based human rights nonprofit requested investigation citing FIFA’s statutory duty to be politically neutral

ICE imprisoned some children for more than five months as alarmed legal advocates say the government is failing to safeguard children

Trump-backed peace push appears at risk of collapsing

Number is significantly higher than during February-March ceasefire, indicating aid flows remain insufficient

New law requires the Justice Department to provide the public with Epstein-related records by Dec. 19

Items include a traditional Inuvialuit kayak, believed to be one of five built more than 100 years ago

Ban is being closely watched by other countries considering similar age-based measures

Trump's interview with Politico focused in part on a new national security strategy that sharply criticizes European allies and warns against NATO expansion.

Zelenskyy continued shoring up European support for Ukraine's position in peace negotiations, meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome and Pope Leo outside the city.

First established in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine has been used to justify American dominance and influence over the western hemisphere, particularly in Latin America.

To become the world's youngest rated player, Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha beat multiple players in their 20s.

U.S. President Donald Trump's diplomatic efforts to end the nearly-four-year-old war have run into sharply conflicting demands by Russia and Ukraine.

The burst pipe, which damaged hundreds 19th and 20th century books, occurred mere weeks after the brazen daylight heist of royal jewels.

The magnitude 7.2 quake struck off the coast of Hokkaido, near the coastal city of Aomori with an epicenter about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) below the sea surface.

The ceasefire's next stage includes the deployment of an international force to secure Gaza and forming a temporary supervised Palestinian government to run day-to-day affairs.

The state government has ordered an inquiry to determine the exact cause of the fire and responsibility, which left at least 25 people dead.

San Diego has agreed to pay $30 millions to the family of a 16-year-old who was fatally shot, making it one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing case in U.S.

The abrupt decision to revise the plan added new uncertainty and possible delays into the government’s distribution of $3.9 billion in homelessness relief.

The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. communities.

President Trump vacillated between demonizing immigrants and assuring a crowd of his supporters that life was better than ever under his administration.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.

Officials initially weighed sending survivors of U.S. attacks on boats suspected of drug smuggling to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to keep them away from American courts.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts.

The Ukrainian president told reporters that a vote could be held in 60 to 90 days if the country received security protections from the United States.

A suspect who is not a student was arrested after the shooting in Frankfort, Ky., the police said. The university said that a second student was critically injured.

“The public deserves to know how the Trump administration has justified the outright murder of civilians as lawful,” the organizations said in their lawsuit.

The move comes as the Supreme Court also appears poised to put antitrust enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission under his control.

Economists warned that deflationary pressure on the world's second largest economy will persist into next year, calling for fresh policy stimulus to spur demand.

Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly lower on Wednesday as investors parse inflation data coming out of China later in the day, as well as await Fed decision.

Microsoft has pledged $17.5 billion in investment in India's cloud and AI infrastructure, as major tech players commit to the growing market.

Meta’s push to develop its next frontier model, codenamed Avocado, under new AI leadership is creating internal friction as it races rivals OpenAI and Google.

The "dot plot," Chair Jerome Powell's press conference and estimates for U.S. economic growth and inflation are ways the Fed can rein in sentiment.

China for months earlier this year had boycotted purchasing soybeans from U.S. farms because of a trade war began by President Donald Trump.

In the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said Nvidia can sell a more advanced chip to China, several analysts said the move would give Beijing

The December survey shows 84% believe President Trump will tap Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, to head the central bank.

Dresser was named Slack's chief executive in 2023 after spending more than a decade at Salesforce.

That added production capacity for Eli Lilly's obesity pill, orforglipron, is crucial as the company races to file for its approval.

Lawmakers in the House and Senate have been scrutinizing the U.S. military’s killing of two alleged drug smugglers who survived an attack on their boat.

The Ukrainian leader has argued elections in wartime are impossible. But with U.S. and European help, he said Tuesday, a vote could be held within three months.

In his second term, the president has oscillated between condemning Russia and threatening sanctions to berating Ukraine and pressuring it to give up its land.

Relations between the U.S. and Europe hit a low point as President Donald Trump’s security strategy slams Europe but largely ignores threats from Russia and China.

Despite promising to stay on the sidelines this administration, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has become enmeshed in critical diplomatic negotiations.

Record numbers of undocumented immigrants from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have been deported this year. Little support exists to help them reintegrate.

The country’s attorney general said Juan Orlando Hernández was wanted for money laundering and fraud. He had been serving a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not give up territory under pressure from Moscow or to satisfy Washington in its push to resolve peace talks.

The comments come after the president previously said his administration would release video of a controversial military operation, “no problem.”

Chinese exports to the United States continued to crater last month, but the drop was made up by booming sales in Southeast Asia and Europe.

A BBC study lays bare the scale of flood defences in England that are in need of maintenance.

His groundbreaking field research was instrumental in banning the international ivory trade and protecting elephants from poachers.

The incident in Australia comes after the man was jailed for nine days and deported from Singapore for public nuisance.

The US president has attacked Europe, with his comments splashed across a number of Wednesday's front pages.

Amber and yellow warnings for wind are in place, with gusts of 90mph forecast in north-west Scotland.

Poverty in Sierra Leone is pushing more students into risky work, which proved deadly for two boys.

Liverpool win away in the Champions League without Mohamed Salah for the first time since 2009, in a big night for boss Arne Slot.

In a new analysis, the National Audit Office finds “reactive” government policies moved problems elsewhere.

In the event of a war, one expert suggests the British Army could be incapable of fighting effectively on land within weeks, once committed - though 'much depends on the form of the conflict'.

The survey found people in the UK spent on average four hours and 30 minutes online every day in 2025

MoD says Ukrainians were testing new defence equipment

Ukrainian president calls for US to help ensure security of polls

Asian shares are mostly lower, trading in a narrow range ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that’s expected to result in the third cut to interest rates this year

Ethiopia’s prime minister loves big projects

President Donald Trump has said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s “days are numbered”

Luigi Mangione’s defense team is trying to have evidence collected by the Altoona police — including the alleged murder weapon — barred from his upcoming trial

U.S. prosecutors have told the Supreme Court that they want to give up their fight to preserve the convictions of a former Fox executive and a South American sports media company in a corruption case related to the TV rights for international soccer tournaments

Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to stay out of trade bloc under pressure as some backbenchers vote with Lib Dems

She is set to become the first woman to lead the city of Miami

Trump’s return to campaign-style rallies comes after months of criticism over his focus on foreign trips and a futile pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize