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Canada's Prime Minister and musician Bryan Adams both had appearances in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Thursday. While visiting the northern Ontario city, the pair met up at several local landmarks.

U.S. President Donald Trump's oil deal with interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez is being rejected by the Venezuelan opposition, and by some in her own party. Venezuelan Canadians, some with long careers in the oil industry, say the deal is illegitimate and will be repudiated.

​Russian drones struck and damaged a Coca-Cola plant outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, Ukrainian President ‌Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The B.C. Highway Patrol says an officer captured video of a man with his eyes closed and hands off the wheel as his Tesla travelled on through Langley.

An Edmonton woman who owned two large Cane Corso dogs that killed an 11-year-old boy in 2024 has been sentenced.Crystal Jean MacDonald, 46, was found guilty of criminal negligence causing death in May following a judge-alone trial at the Edmonton Court of King’s Bench.

An Alberta Sheriffs peace officer won't be charged criminally for using artificial intelligence to create intimate images of women, including co-workers, without their consent.

A team of University of Waterloo scientists won this year's Ig Nobel Physics Prize for their "theoretical and experimental attempts to design a splash-free urinal."

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would ask European nations to pay back the United States for military aid and munitions previously sent to Ukraine amid the ‌ongoing war with Russia and appeared to signal a halt in sales to allied nations.

British police are trying to recover 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness.

In the latest push of its Buy Canadian Policy, the federal government is spending more than $4.7 billion for Via Rail to acquire and maintain 313 new passenger rail cars from Alstom Canada. This will be the first time in four decades that Via Rail passenger cars will be built entirely in Canada.

This is the Ford government's first electoral test since the private jet fiasco, the Billy Bishop controversy and an expenses scandal that cost a minister his job.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is planning to visit Canada as soon as next week.

Carney's announcement comes two weeks after a near-deal on trade tariffs with the Trump administration fell apart.

The federal weather agency's new warning system for severe thunderstorms and tornados is meant to issue faster, more precise alerts to better target affected areas.

The damage raises serious questions about whether Rogers Stadium can host AC/DC on Sept. 16 to close out its 2026 concert calendar.

The province's consumer-beware website shows no other fines for ticket resellers, signalling SeatGeek may be the first to face financial repercussions under the anti-scalping law enacted in April.

One day, says a climatologist, Toronto will get a true "climatologically extreme" storm, says an expert, and the results will be "beyond imagination, I think."

TIFF also announced three other new appointments to the board.

The city, and much of southern Ontario, is cleaning up the day after intense thunderstorms and destructive winds on Wednesday.

The NBA handed down its harshest penalty in league history. Here are the most damning details from the Wachtell report.

Dan Driscoll stepped down earlier this week after reports of tension with Hegseth

Agency has added thousands of new officers to carry out Trump’s mass deportation campaign

Lavender industry faces a crisis, with more than half its farms at risk of bankruptcy because of climate change and drought

Christian Castro shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg during January’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, authorities say

Tehran attacks U.S. base in Kuwait overnight as war’s biggest escalation in more than a month leaves 18 dead

Hearing comes the day before North Carolina starts shipping its mail ballots to all voters who requested them

‘If inflation comes in hot, I would consider a rate hike,’ he says

As the ban on female education continues in Afghanistan, virtual and underground schools operating from overseas – including Canada – have become a lifeline for thousands of girls. The United Nations estimates 2.4 million of girls have been barred from getting secondary education, a number it said could increase to four million by 2030.

Gloria Steinem is known as the most visible symbol and potent voice of the women's movement in the '60s and '70s, and a fierce advocate for feminist causes.

One person on panel not following court’s instructions regarding reasonable doubt, jurors say

One N.S. resident says she has lost hundreds of relatives and friends after Nepal's deadly flash floods in her home district of Rasuwa.

The search for missing individuals in Nepal is ongoing despite treacherous terrain, damaged infrastructure and dangerous weather conditions.

A Calgary aid worker is helping Nepal earthquake survivors while the city's Nepalese community supports loved ones affected by the disaster.

Chris Mathers, a former RCMP officer who runs a private crime and risk consulting firm, said it's common practice for Chinese state security to try to recruit people online.

The flooding on Aug. 26 killed more than 1,100 people and left roughly 4,400 missing, after a glacier collapsed in the Himalayan border region between Nepal and China.

The RCMP and Canadian military were among the agencies that hired companies run by Edmonton resident 'Sal Ghafouri,' a Global News investigation has found.

Police in Australia have charged a man after they found around 3.5 grams of methamphetamine hidden between the bacon and egg of a McDonald's McMuffin meal during a vehicle search.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said that 30 Canadians and permanent residents remain missing, a number she says may change as the government gets more information.

Leah Stewart, a 34-year-old mother of one, was dragged underwater by a shark at Coogee Beach on the morning of June 13 as it plunged its teeth into her arms and thigh.

Emergency services 'fought desperately to resuscitate her' but she 'could not be saved,' a statement said.

Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.

The court said a map redrawn to benefit Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries. The state attorney general vowed to appeal the decision.

Facing growing competition from China and rapidly advancing technology, the German auto giant said its board had approved a “comprehensive” overhaul.

The new Cybercab embodies Elon Musk’s vision of cars that drive themselves, but it is not clear when the vehicle will be widely available.

Tim Andrews was the first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney as a “bridge” to a human organ transplant.

The justices have been asked to weigh in again on the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail voting — this time on whether the plans violate the Constitution.

Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.

A federal panel again paved the way for one of President Trump’s construction projects, even as it heard opposition to another proposal to fence in a park north of the White House.

Following Ms. Steinem’s death on Wednesday, her foundation said her Upper East Side home would become a permanent space for organizing and activism.

After Ms. Steinem’s death at 92, celebrities and politicians reflected on her decades of activism for women’s rights and equality.

Tesla first unveiled the Cybercab almost two years ago, and fans of the company have been waiting to hear more.

Adobe announced Anil Chakravarthy as its next CEO, replacing Shantanu Narayen, who announced his departure last March.

OpenAI said companies participating in its application-based cybersecurity program will be first to get access to Astra.

Major automakers in the U.S. are urging Congress to ban the domestic sale, import and manufacturing of Chinese connected vehicles, hardware and software.

Lululemon posted another quarter of disappointing results and a sales slowdown as the company struggles to turn its business around.

Canada has retaliated against President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs with "dollar for dollar" duties on U.S. goods, which are set to take effect next week.

CEO Jay Chaudhry said he's "very bullish" on Zscaler's agentic Zero Trust offering, which is gaining early momentum

The infrastructure company is toward the end of a three-year business plan that has boosted revenue and significantly cut the company's losses.

August nonfarm payrolls are expected to rise by 53,000 as a subdued labor market keeps Fed attention focused on inflation.

U.S. oil prices have gained more than 9% this week as Washington and Tehran have traded military strikes for the first time since July.

The abrupt announcement, amid operating challenges and high oil prices, leaves the ride-hailing app with a diminished presence in Africa.

The intensifying climate phenomenon has brought the world into “a danger zone of extreme weather,” U.N. forecasters said.

The Kuwaiti military said its air defenses confronted “hostile” attacks by Iran while Tehran accused the U.S. of bombing a wedding and called for an investigation.

Mexican authorities have accused the model’s boyfriend of femicide.

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro launched a sweeping attack on the U.S. criminal case against him, urging a judge to dismiss the charges as an an unlawful effort to prosecute a foreign head of state.

The Russian president’s remarks at a 3 a.m. news conference — and Moscow’s intensifying strikes on Kyiv — suggested that he sees little chance of a deal to end his war in Ukraine.

In a Trump-voting town named after Lake Ontario, residents have strong feelings about the president rechristening it to Lake America.

The crew will get a chance to “rest and recharge” in the beach destination of Pattaya, after reports of deteriorating conditions aboard the aircraft carrier.

President Donald Trump had warned after Tuesday's U.S. strikes that any retaliation would see Iran “hit again at a much harder and higher level.”

Casey Revkin gives money to hundreds of families at a Texas family detention facility so that they can buy food their children will eat.

Galaxy Robot Park is a 16,500-square-meter venue in South Korea, with attractions including humanoid robots dancing to K-pop hits.

Nick Kyrgios is eligible to return to tennis after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive for cocaine.

The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.

Researchers said the tools - which record consultations - could miss vital things like a patient's facial expressions or emotional state.

A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said shrapnel from a missile hit the ceremony and killed four people on Tuesday.

Third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime says he was "dizzy and seeing spots" in a surprise second-round loss to Karen Khachanov at the US Open.

A film broadcast by Channel 4 shows senior Reform UK figures discussing donations with an undercover reporter.

South Asian correspondent Azadeh Moshiri is at the site of a tunnel where rescuers still hope to find survivors following the Nepal-Tibet floods.

Units in the UK not preparing to be deployed have been told to cut back on training exercises due to cost pressures.

High street footfall was down 3.1% year on year, an improvement on July’s 3.8% decline when shoppers sheltered from the heat at home.

Analysis of NHS data found a change in the law in March has achieved its aim of prioritising medics trained in the NHS over those who trained overseas

BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said high streets face an uphill battle

Reform UK’s conference in Birmingham begins as the party has sunk to third place in polls

Some audience members gasped and a deafening applause broke out as the Queen arrived on stage at the Letters Live event at Royal Festival Hall

Lawyers for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky are asking to cancel a hearing that was scheduled to hear a claim that an accuser wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago

Tim Andrews, who had end-stage kidney disease, was 66 when he received the pig kidney in January 2025

While many medics are ‘excited’ about so-called AI scribes, the ‘experiences of patients are poorly considered, experts said

Former Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez plans to plead guilty to charges ahead of a trial stemming from an October 2025 fight with a truck driver outside an Indianapolis hotel

Interior Department quietly awards more than $2.5M to another firm to fix the beleaguered monument