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Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Canada Strong Fund, a new sovereign wealth fund, is a great opportunity for Canadians to invest directly in domestic projects. Andrew Chang explains why the fund's nation-building mandate may clash with its goal of generating strong returns.(Photo credits The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)

"New Music Friday" might look a little different when you open your Spotify app. The world's largest music streaming service has rolled out a new "Verified by Spotify" badge, in a bid to show which artists aren't AI.

Health Canada has approved the second generic version of brand-name Ozempic, this one manufactured by Canadian company Apotex.

In a letter to congressional leaders on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that a ceasefire had "terminated" hostilities against Iran, as he sought to bolster his argument that he does not need lawmakers' permission to continue the conflict.

The Liberal government's House leader says he's committed to ensuring parliamentary committees operate in public, after Conservatives cried foul this week when Liberals used their new majority to move several committees behind closed doors.

After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin's Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later.

An air force officer and decorated sharpshooter has pleaded guilty to illegally importing eight firearms after gun parts — some without serial numbers — were found stashed among his clothes and shoes when he moved back to Canada.

Students at Chief Jimmy Bruneau School and Elizabeth Mackenzie Elementary School in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., will not be released at the end of the school day because both schools remain on lockdown, according to social media posts from the schools.

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Harriet Solloway says the integrity and whistleblowing system will struggle to function without a funding boost.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has sought to reset ties with both countries.

From High Park to Robarts Library, "Sakura Steve" guides us through the city's 3,000 trees during their brief peak bloom.

Registration to be a candidate in the Oct. 26 municipal election opened Friday and the mudslinging was already underway.

Carney has expressed an interest in Ford's plan to allow jets at the island airport, calling the proposed expansion "a very interesting vision" with "big possibilities there."

In a closed-door speech this week, Health Minister Sylvia Jones rebuked the Ontario Hospital Association for a lack of gratitude over an extra $1.1 billion in funding for the province's 135 public hospitals.

A mix of TTC changes, major road closures and marathon routes means planning ahead.

Trump emphasized that a deal to rescue the financially strapped airline remained under review. The president did not provide details but said an announcement could come later Friday or Saturday.

A male suspect was fatally injured while officers were attending to a victim with stab wounds, police say.

The King flexed his comedic chops, charmed Donald Trump and got in some digs, too.

The message from President Donald Trump effectively skirts a May 1 legal deadline to gain approval from members of Congress to continue the war with Iran.

One of the world’s most sprawling and populated urban areas was built atop an ancient lake bed

Hezbollah says it fired rockets and drones at northern Israel, where two soldiers were wounded

U.S. President said the change would force EU automakers to more quickly move factory production to the country

Fresh sanctions include targeting people, entities and affiliates that support the Cuban government’s security apparatus

Monterey Bay Aquarium’s program pairs maternal-age female otters with young, motherless pups who would otherwise not survive on their own in the wild

It’s thought that there were 12 million of the birds roaming the landscape before humans arrived. Today only about 70,000 kiwi are left across the country

Country’s 90 million people have been cut off from the internet for most of 2026, one of the world’s longest and strictest national shutdowns

Group of companies excludes Anthropic, which the U.S. Defense Department has labelled a supply-chain risk

Director Pavel Talankin had been forced to check the award into hold luggage in New York after TSA agents told him it posed a potential security threat

Leaders including Germany’s Friedrich Merz, Britain’s Keir Starmer and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni have found themselves in the crosshairs

Police arrested 33-year-old employee Suzuki Tatsuya after investigators discovered what appeared to be human body parts in the zoo's incinerator.

Trump said in a social media post that the European Union 'is not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal,' though he did not flesh out his objections in the post.

The report released Thursday by the Senate committee on national defence and security comes after a years-long study dating back to the previous Parliament.

Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of attacking 34-year-old Shloime Rand and 76-year-old Moshe Shine with a knife in Golders Green, an area of London home to a large Jewish population.

The annual musical extravaganza that has been likened to a pop music Olympics takes place in Vienna, Austria, May 12-16. It will see singers and bands from 35 countries compete.

The sculpture appeared to have been erected in the early hours of Wednesday on a plinth on a traffic island in Waterloo Place, near Buckingham Palace.

Separately, the White House asserted to Congress in a letter Friday that hostilities with Iran have 'terminated' despite the continued presence of U.S. armed forces in the region.

Crews are dismantling San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain, a divisive landmark by Quebec artist Armand Vaillancourt, after years of controversy.

Prices haven't been this high in Winnipeg since the summer of 2022, when they went over $2 per litre. Demand for oil is vastly outstripping supply due to the war in Iran.

More than 700,000 hotels and Verb properties will be bookable on the app later this year through a partnership with Expedia, the company said.

The president, Leon Botstein, who had run Bard for 50 years, faced scrutiny over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

The court order, in a lawsuit by the state of Louisiana, pauses a Food and Drug Administration regulation that greatly expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

In letters to the House and Senate, the president asserted that the hostilities had “terminated,” in an apparent attempt to avoid having to seek congressional approval.

The low-fare airline, which has struggled for years, had been trying to secure a $500 million lifeline from the Trump administration.

A former University of South Florida student has been charged in the murders of Nahida Bristy and Zamil Limon, doctoral students who were reported missing last month.

The nation’s state-run oil company hired David Rivera’s consulting firm for $50 million to influence members of Congress and the White House.

Also, Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Gov. Kay Ivey said a map that would give Republicans an additional House seat cannot be enacted without Supreme Court action, but she wants to be ready if that happens.

Patients with one of the deadliest cancers have been pleading for an unapproved treatment that may prolong their lives.

After two stints in bankruptcy, the low-cost airline is set to shut down early Saturday. Here’s what travelers should know about rebooking and refunds.

The Supreme Court struck down Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs earlier this year, and Europe warned that its trade deal with Washington could be in jeopardy.

On its quarterly earnings call, Apple said revenue growth in the current quarter would be between 14% and 17%, well above analysts' estimates.

Treasury yields were little changed on Friday as investors assessed the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management.

Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, a U.S. president needs to withdraw troops 60 days after reporting their deployment to Congress

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said there's no evidence that a Secret Service officer shot at the Washington Hilton was the victim of friendly fire.

Oil prices have soared on the risk of escalation and then plunged on hopes for peace before repeating the cycle.

Bitcoin surged in April, but its run could be on shaky ground, according to CryptoQuant.

Quietly, shares of Google-parent Alphabet are on the verge of topping $5 trillion, and overtaking AI-leader Nvidia as the world's most valuable company.

The U.K. is now running a trade deficit with its largest trading partner.

Oil prices were depressed during the first two months of the year, but suddenly spiked after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.

Passengers on the first direct flight from Miami to Caracas since 2019 were excited to return but anxious about what they would find. For others, passport issues are still a hurdle.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attacks after two men were stabbed in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood of north London.

Moscow is reducing the footprint of its foremost annual military parade amid a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks inside Russia.

Al-Qaeda-linked fighters killed the defense minister, a top Moscow ally, and forced Russian mercenaries to retreat, highlighting the Mali-Russia partnership’s failure.

The defendants are accused of having partnered with the powerful Sinaloa Cartel to “distribute massive quantities of narcotics” in the United States.

A 19-year-old man is in custody and the Birmingham site has been searched.

The decision to reduce the US deployment to Germany comes amid a row between the two allies over Iran.

McLaren's Lando Norris becomes the first driver to beat a Mercedes in qualifying this year with sprint pole at the Miami Grand Prix.

John Higgins opens up a slender 13-11 advantage over Shaun Murphy heading into the final session of their World Championship semi-final.

Schoolchildren turn out to meet the monarch, with exotic birds and Bob Marley music all part of the welcome.

The president writes that hostilities "have terminated" because of the ceasefire, arguing he does not need congressional authorisation.

From burglary to ransom, Oscar-winners like Frances McDormand, Jared Leto, Whoopi Goldberg and Olympia Dukakis have lost their coveted statuettes.

The current level of tariffs charged on goods entering the US from the EU is 15%, under a deal negotiated last July.

Mark Allen and Wu Yize play out the longest frame in Crucible history during the second session of their World Championship semi-final.

Sébastien Lecornu visited a boulangerie on Labour Day, defying unions who say 1 May must remain a mandatory rest day.

A senior Pentagon official said recent rhetoric from Germany was ‘unhelpful’

Donald Trump told a Florida crowd that it is “treasonous” to say the US is not winning the war in Iran.

Conservatives have long repeated the claim that Omar married her brother

New search warrants reveal a potential plot involving "friends" of former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his wife, Cristina

A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking mailing of prescriptions to mifepristone

Evidently, the alarm system at Orlando’s Kia Center did not want to hear any talk about the Magic potentially going to a Game 7 against the Detroit Pistons

The comedian was just 45 minutes into his show at the Utilita Arena

Social media users called the CEO ‘out of touch’ and ‘disconnected’

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul also wants to know if Jonathan Ross is working in their state

‘The Democratic establishment is completely disconnected from where Democratic voters are,’ one strategist told Eric Garcia, after the rebuke to the seemingly out-of-touch 75-year-old Senate minority leader