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Airliners carrying 13 Australian women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group landed in on Thursday in their homeland, where the adults face potential criminal charges relating to their alleged time in the extremist organization's so-called caliphate, which spanned Syria and Iraq.

Johanna Sutcliffe's family is critical of the care she received in her final days, and they’re calling for systemic change to close what they see as a gap in provincial standards of care at special care homes.

Workers at a private company the Nova Scotia government contracts to care for deeply vulnerable people say Arden Professional Client Care is scrambling to replace some of its most experienced staff.

Some young Canadians are getting more intentional with their technology use and opting for digital minimalism — a paring down of all-encompassing devices like smartphones — of their own volition.

Canada’s military is quietly deploying counter-drone defences at ports and air bases, racing to keep pace with lessons from Ukraine’s devastating strikes on Russian assets. The effort exposes a legal and operational grey zone — how to stop airborne threats over Canadian cities without disrupting civilian life or crossing regulatory lines.

A major Mexican trade mission to Canada launched Thursday, involving over 200 Mexican businesses seeking to expand commercial links during the two-day, two-city encounter that will include high-level talks on the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement.

A man in Quebec's Abitibi-Témiscamingue region is questioning if his father would still be alive if his family's 911 calls were properly transferred to Quebec, instead of landing in Ontario. By the time paramedics arrived, roughly 50 minutes had passed from the first 911 call.

Temperatures in Japan have reached a breaking point, and the language is shifting to keep up. The Japan Meteorological Agency has introduced a new term for days exceeding 40 C: kokushobi, or "cruelly hot day." In a culture with a deep relationship between seasons and language, CBC News's Johanna Wagstaffe explores how the arrival of this word is a sobering signal of climate change.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans was able to assess the animal for injuries on Tuesday.

A Metrolinx spokesperson says officers only record audio and video during “safety-related or investigative interactions.”

Black Women’s Institute of Health pushed for urgent action based on the results of its national survey on the experiences of Black women and girls.

Canada is now subsidizing the same industry it has long urged the rest of the world to abandon.

Bif, a 14-year-old lab mix, was diagnosed with cancer last year. Her owner wanted her to have one more chance to enjoy what she loves.

The 28-year-old man died Tuesday after sustaining life-threatening injuries at the maximum-security prison on Sunday, the OPP said.

Premier Doug Ford's controversial plan to get Ontarians off social assistance and into jobs is failing those with complex physical and intellectual disabilities, according to the province's own internal research.

Parents at St. Matthew and St. Marguerite Bourgeoys were notified the program will remain at those schools for the 2026-27 academic year.

New data points to a two-year high in forced sales as the sluggish spring market leaves little opportunity to sell before lenders take over.

The acerbic social commentator brings her biting wit to Roy Thomson Hall on May 8.

Daniel Stopnicki, 47, was killed last Thursday in Wenderly Park, in what police have called an isolated incident.

U.S. State Department said meetings covered the situation in the Middle East and strong relationship between the U.S. and the Holy See

The country is consistently ranked by the WHO as having the highest incidence of the rare, rodent-borne disease in Latin America

The MV Hondius, with nearly 150 people on board, is expected to dock in Spain’s Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, on Sunday

Old age is supposed to be when we step back and relax. But it seems many are stepping forward. If you look online, or in the media, in politics, entertainment or business older people appear to be at their peak.

The luxury cruise ship beset by a hantavirus outbreak is headed for Spain's Canary Islands after three deaths. With nearly 150 people still on board with no symptoms, and some seriously ill passengers already evacuated, what happens next?

A federal judge on Wednesday released a document described as a suicide note purportedly written by the late Jeffrey Epstein and including the line: 'It is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye.'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told reporters that the U.S. has had very good talks with Iran in the last 24 hours, adding that it was very possible that Washington and Tehran would make a deal.

Trump says war could soon end and oil and natural gas shipments could restart

The repositioning of the nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle and its escorts comes as part of a proposed French-British mission

Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he discovered the note after the incident in July 2019

A fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has largely held since April 8. But in-person talks between the two countries hosted by Pakistan last month failed.

Airbus says the agreement with the low-cost Malaysian airline marks the largest single firm order for A220 planes in the Quebec-based manufacturer's history.

'It’s very much a response to the many attacks against Mexico from Trump,' the club's owner said in an interview with The Guardian.

The World Health Organization has identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted from person to person, in passengers who were on the cruise ship.

The Chinese minister’s comments followed an earlier statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he was pausing his effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment for further detail on the progress in negotiations that Trump mentioned.

Blown-out walls, columns, and a collapsed roof left the site in ruins, people trapped without access to exit routes and at risk from further explosions.

An emergency response team was deployed after a bystander reported a vessel in distress near the South Ballina break wall in northern New South Wales.

A World Health Organization official said that the cruise stopped at several islands off the coast of Africa, some of which 'have a lot of rodents.'

Photos from the scene showed a car with a battered front and a shattered windshield after the incident, which killed two people and seriously injured three others.

State officials were assessing the damage on Thursday from a tornado cluster and storm that ripped through the region overnight and closed dozens of roads in several counties.

The war in Iran has left China’s neighbors appealing for help, handing Beijing the kind of sway it has long sought.

Global health officials are tracking people connected to a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship. One infected passenger had briefly boarded a flight from South Africa to the Netherlands before she died.

A confluence of factors is causing public schools in New York and across the country to experience dramatic reductions in enrollment.

Rather than making city buses free for all riders, elected officials and transit advocates are pushing to expand a transit program for low-income New Yorkers.

People in at least three states are being monitored after being on the ship. None have shown symptoms, officials said.

We can’t be certain — and that’s the point.

An Iranian official said that Tehran would convey its reply through Pakistan, a key mediator. Another Iranian official had earlier dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a “list of American wishes.”

Gen. Wei Fenghe and Gen. Li Shangfu are likely to spend the rest of their lives in prison after receiving suspended death sentences.

Plus, the conflicting messages on the state of the war.

The billionaire hedge fund manager said the market may still be in the middle innings of an AI-driven rally.

Shares of McDonald's have fallen 10% over the last year, hurt by concerns about the broader economy.

The shipping giant said the Iran war had introduced an "additional layer of uncertainty" as it reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday.

Saba Capital, the hedge fund led by Boaz Weinstein, has agreed to a three-year pause to its activist campaign against nine London-listed funds

"War in Iran resulted in recession-level industry decline in the U.S. as consumer confidence collapsed in late February and March," the company said.

Oil prices fell Thursday, as investors continue to assess the latest developments in the Middle East amid concerns over renewed tensions between Iran and the U.S.

On Thursday, spot gold jumped 1.2% to $4,750 per ounce amid hopes that the U.S. and Iran could be nearing a deal to bring the 69-day war to an end.

Britain's Shell posted stronger-than-expected quarterly profit as the Iran war sent fossil fuel prices soaring.

Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc said the shipping giant had deliberately taken a "very cautious approach" during the Middle East crisis.

There have been increasing calls within Europe for the region's most critical workloads to diversify away from dominant U.S. cloud providers.

Relations between the United States and the Vatican are at a low point over President Donald Trump’s attacks on Leo, who is a leading critic of the war in Iran.

Tense relations soured further after Ukraine accused Israel of buying grain harvested by Russia in occupied territory. Meanwhile, Russia and Iran have grown closer.

The airstrike on the Haret Hreik neighborhood targeted the leader of the Radwan forces, Hezbollah’s elite and battle-hardened fighting unit, Israeli authorities said.

President Donald Trump wants a lavish welcome in Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping next week. But the specter of the war in Iran looms large.

As talks continue and proposals are exchanged, Washington and Tehran still disagree on what has been agreed.

More than 140 people remain on the Hondius, which will take about three days to reach the Spanish archipelago for screening. A local official has criticized the plan.

It’s the third consecutive month that multiple models have predicted that a potentially record-breaking El Niño could drive global temperatures to new highs.

The criticism of the pontiff’s stance on Iran highlighted what Vatican officials have described as an unprecedented low in relations with the United States.

Ilya Remeslo was put in a psychiatric hospital after criticizing Vladimir Putin. Now free, he said that he will not stop his crusade against the Russian president.

Nathan Gothard knocked David Darke to the ground days before Christmas last year.

A black car allegedly drives towards a group of Jewish students waiting to cross a road in north London.

Q'orianka Kilcher alleges James Cameron "extracted her facial features" for a character when she was 14.

A 19-year-old is the third person to be arrested over an attempted arson attack at a synagogue in north London.

A radio fault has been resolved but passengers could continue to face long delays, warns Network Rail.

People on Tenerife in the Canary Islands have told the BBC they are concerned about the arrival of MV Hondius.

Some passengers potentially exposed to hantavirus have already taken flights to numerous countries.

McSweeney was the prime minister's chief of staff in October 2025 when his government phone was stolen in London.

The reality TV star, model and former footballer died in Spain.

Fans took to the streets to celebrate the Paris team's qualification for the final, but celebrations were marred by disturbances.

Trump has used AI images to bolster theories or controversies about his political opponents – despite the images being fake

Trump’s graphic claimed the ‘Iran Excursion’ had been going on for six weeks

Supreme leader has not been seen in public since his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes that sparked the Iran war

Spring cleaning isn't just for homes

Amid the Iran war, tensions with European allies in NATO and the Russia-Ukraine war, the United States Military Academy held its 59th Sandhurst Military Skills Competition. Across 36 hours, a mix of international and U.S. military cadet teams competed in a variety of skill-based competitions, based on the needs of the military. For the first time, cadets used video game controller...

Officials said cutting about 50,000 tons of peaches from production could prevent about $30 million in additional losses for farmers

Husam Zomlot, Palestine’s new ambassador to London, talks of his childhood in Gaza and calls for mass non-violent protests and South African-style sanctions against Israel with Sam Kiley in the World of Trouble podcast

Eight suspected cases of Hantavirus have been linked to the boat which sailed from southern Argentina

Brain infections caused by Naegleria fowleri are incredibly rare but have a 98 percent fatality rate

Pakistan’s military warns it will respond strongly to any attack as it marks the anniversary of last year’s conflict with India