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Hudson Williams, Zach Galifianakis and Marie-Philip Poulin are among the guests facing candid, unpredictable questions in the second season of CBC’s The Assembly. More than 30 autistic and neurodivergent interviewers take the mic when the six-episode season premieres Nov. 1.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal of the federal government's ban on single-use plastics, the top court said Thursday.

Canada's fisheries minister will be travelling to China at the end of the month, ahead of a looming tariff deadline affecting the lobster and crab industries.

Métis leaders in the Fort McMurray region say Prime Minister Mark Carney has not met with them to discuss the proposed Pacific Link pipeline, despite meeting with the chiefs of nearby First Nations.

Several university professors are calling out errors in New Brunswick's new 12-year anglophone education plan that include crediting two sources that don't seem to exist. Experts believe AI played a role. The province acknowledges it did but in a limited way.

The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 28 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people, authorities and a hospital official said.

Dozens of fans flooded social media with complaints that Ticketmaster failed to label Backstreet Boys presale tickets appropriately, leaving some fans with seats with obstructed views. Live Nation now says fans whose seats are impacted "will be proactively relocated to comparable full-view locations."

A 21-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted early Sunday during a party at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house

Republicans and Democrats said images of execution could be used to fuel radicalization

Ukrainian military officials said Elon Musk's SpaceX had without warning interrupted functioning of military-grade Starlink terminals when they are moving at high speed. Marc DeVore of Chatham House says, if the reports are true, it may be an attempt by the U.S. to press Kyiv to hold off on striking Russian energy facilities.

Couple seek to rebuild their brand in Britain after walking away from royal duties six years ago

Robot’s suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion were said to have filmed and streamed the alleged assault

German authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot. The incident took place in Cologne, where a robot allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl’s buttocks and made thrusting movements.

Protesters voiced anger about perceived corruption, the cost and quality of education and a Kushner-linked deal to sell off parts of its pristine southern coastline

Move stands to immediately reduce Gaza’s supplies, because the territory is completely reliant on whatever goods Israel allows in through border crossings

San Francisco Zoo welcomed two six-month-old capybara siblings on Thursday, marking the return of the world's largest rodents to the zoo for the first time in nearly a decade.

The new White House press secretary is facing mounting questions about her background and resume as she transitions into her role as the public face of the Trump administration.

Youths protesting Albania's long-serving Socialist government hurled rocks at a police cordon outside the Education Ministry. Riot police responded with tear gas and water cannons.

A sell-off for artificial-intelligence stocks is hitting Wall Street again after whipping around the world on worries about how much longer the AI frenzy will last.

Romanian President Nicusor Dan said the two ships had been struck by drones in the Black Sea but declined to say whether they were Russian.

The officials said the top three floors in a building used by top executives were damaged. One official said the office of the Aramco chief executive was among those hit.

A small dog that's been on the loose in Yellowstone National Park for a month has been spotted crossing intersections, strolling through employee housing and entering lodges.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced outrage Wednesday over Russia’s continuing aerial bombardment of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in apparent defiance of a ceasefire.

The 71-year-old Leo returned to his room after the surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, according to a statement from the Vatican spokesman.

While authorities do not possess clear evidence on who was responsible for the drone attacks, “it makes no sense for Ukraine to destroy its own ships in the Black Sea."

Rising bond yields have been a warning sign for financial markets in recent months amid the Iran war's risk to global economies, and the IMF says those risks are more of a concern.

Gillis, who hosted SNL over the weekend, was fired from the sketch comedy show in 2019, five days after being cast as a regular for making racial slurs on a podcast.

The average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage has steadily risen in recent weeks, compounding affordability challenges for many Americans.

Mortgage rates have pushed above 7 percent and home prices remain elevated, hurting the prospects of would-be buyers.

Moscow is not winning on the battlefield. Instead, it is seizing an opening to inflict immense human suffering in Ukrainian cities.

Among the measures up for a vote in November is one that would amend the state’s landmark environmental law and make it easier to build large housing developments outside cities.

Shipping operators are braving the Strait of Hormuz, but the risks are high and transportation costs have skyrocketed.

President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed overt frustration with the United States in an interview with The Financial Times. He had paused the strikes to comply with a demand from the United States.

Military forces have sought to damage the computing hubs that power online services and artificial intelligence systems.

The president said only immediate families of the victims of the mass shooting in 2009 would witness the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.

Despite hopes for a blue wave, Democratic candidates in Minnesota, Maine and Michigan are facing local political headwinds and have struggled to open up clear daylight in the polls.

The president’s arrangement to import Russian diesel fuel is one more example of how he has sold out American democracy.

A sell-off in global technology hardware stocks deepened Thursday.

September producer prices were expected to increase 0.6% month over month and 5.5% annually, according to the consensus estimate by Dow Jones.

Hasan murdered 13 people and injured more than 32 others in the mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas.

TSMC had a record quarter, but it can't make chips for everyone as Nvidia, Apple, Broadcom and AMD fight for capacity.

'We see real risks the Fed will deliver another rate hike in two weeks' time,' one Fedwatcher warns

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Robert Garcia are leading new legislation to force banks and some executives to release records related to Jeffrey Epstein.

"Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS," Musk wrote.

The U.S. military has reportedly drawn up options for strikes on Iran that include the potential use of one of the biggest nonnuclear bombs in its arsenal.

Southwest Airlines is overhauling its loyalty program and replacing A-List and A-List Preferred with three new tiers.

Oil fell Thursday, as traders assessed attacks on ships passing through Hormuz, while digesting the International Energy Agency's latest monthly report.

New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.

William Chapman climbed two fences to enter a tiger's pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, an inquest hears.

Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children.

Reservoir levels continue to drop after a hot summer and less September rain than normal.

Reservoir levels continue to drop after a hot summer and less September rain than normal.

Trump said some would "rather not watch" the killing of Nidal Hasan, the first military execution in over 60 years.

Parts of southern England have entered "severe drought", while about 30 million people are under hosepipe ban.

The Reform leader says "you can't vet for future comments", after undercover filming of party activists.

Children were buried under the debris after the roof crashed through three classrooms, police say.

The man, a Mexican firefighter, looked "nervous" as he tried to leave Cologne Airport, officials say.

Exclusive: A government white paper set to be published before Christmas is expected to include plans to extend the licence fee to cover YouTube, Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus

Authorities are urging recipients to treat the letters as ‘potentially hazardous’

The hot air balloon company has claimed that it did not damage the farm’s trees

Sgiath had originally trained as a mountain rescue dog – but now tracks down an invasive maritime creature

She savaged Trump’s new press secretary then immediately defended her and she insulted the Cornell 7 alleged rape victim but also says she wants to champion women. Kelly has descended into a very weird role, writes Holly Baxter, and it’s unclear where she goes from here

Clinical trials have already shown positive results in using these circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) blood tests to monitor patients

Prosecutors say Maduro directed officials to torture politicians and military personnel accused of plotting against him

The chancellor is preparing to deliver his first Budget on October 28

‘He’s not violent or anything. So, I guess I’ll just let it play itself out,’ a woman told 911 dispatchers in an ominous message

Gianni Infantino has given an apology to his toughest critics at a showdown meeting in Zurich but no new details or documents on FIFA issues that most concern them