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After tragedy struck their team, the Toronto Dingos turned to a simple weekly tradition — sharing video life updates — creating a culture of connection that experts say highlights why friendship matters more than ever.

For much of the last two years, the U.S. Democratic Party has been on its back foot, enduring painful electoral defeats to an omnipresent Republican opponent while grappling with a troubling decline in voter registration and a listless party base. But in the closing days of 2025, the political pendulum appears to be swinging in their direction.

Gavin McKenna scored a hat trick as Canada finally flexed its muscles at the world junior championship in a 9-1 victory over Denmark on Monday night.

China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, the second day of Beijing's largest-ever war games around the island, aimed at swiftly cutting its links to outside support in the event of a conflict.

Ritchie and Rene Day were enjoying a quiet evening in their unit at Johnny’s Motel in Grand Forks when they heard banging on their unit’s door on the evening of Dec. 21. “We just couldn't believe it,” said Ritchie Day from her son’s house. “Another fire.”

Owners of duty free shops in Windsor and Sarnia say they continue to suffer the fall-out from the U.S. trade war, seeing drops in business in the 30 per cent range year over year. 

The son of Alain Noël and Christine Sauvé found their bodies inside the couple's vacation home on Boxing Day, the family told Radio-Canada.

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko says he doesn’t believe Russia is interested in a peace deal with Ukraine, but he hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will use his influence to make one happen anyway.

In the new film I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not, set to premiere on New Year's Day, Chase reflects on a dark childhood and a complicated career that spans the very beginnings of Saturday Night Live to a rocky tenure on sitcom Community.

Fan alleged "bait-and-switch" in lawsuit launched after international superstars Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquet didn't show up as advertised with Inter Miami to play the Vancouver Whitecaps.

While suspected overdoses jumped in late December, public health officials say the number of fatalities remains stable.

Although the GTA is no longer under a wind warning, some areas in northern York Region and parts of Durham Region are under weather alerts for snow squall conditions.

According to an internal memo obtained by the Star, Toronto has hired its new chief congestion officer.

Temperatures remained high in 2025 despite the presence of a La Nina, the occasional natural cooling of Pacific Ocean waters that influences weather worldwide.

American authorities said the 62-high end motorcycles that were seized in Mexico this month are believed to be owned by Wedding, who remains at large.

A "megathrust" earthquake scenario would result in the destruction of 18,000 buildings and extensive damage to 10,000 more, the report says.

I decided to test two friendship-making apps to try and rebuild a social circle after years of death, divorce and drifting apart.

Members of a Canadian delegation that was denied entry to the West Bank earlier this month are calling on Ottawa to tighten sanctions targeting new Israeli settlements in occupied territory.

Follow these experts' tips to help you master your money in 2026, one month at a time.

“The question is, is this something we should actually be saving for? Or is there something better we should be saving for?” Financial planner Shannon Lee Simmons breaks down the scenarios.

Zia’s archrivalry with Sheikh Hasina, another former prime minister, defined the country’s politics for a generation

U.S. President says he would attack if he were convinced the country was trying to rebuild its nuclear program

Russia accused Ukraine on Monday of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence, although it provided no evidence to back up an assertion that Kyiv dismissed as baseless and designed to undermine peace negotiations.

British former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident in Nigeria's Ogun State that killed two people, local police said on Monday.

U.S. military says it also struck a boat in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing two

17 families called for a federal inquiry to investigate the rise in antisemitism in an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Prosecutors allege Feeding Our Future was at the centre of largest COVID-19-related fraud scam in U.S.

Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71, were friends who would often have breakfast together

U.S. President warns Iran against rebuilding its nuclear program as he tries to create fresh momentum for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Drinkers young and old rely on various remedies to keep up. Whether they actually work is beside the point

The pledge creates an umbrella fund from which money will be doled out to agencies and priorities, a key part of U.S. demands for drastic changes across the U.N.

Trump said the U.S. could carry out further military strikes if Iran attempts to reconstitute its nuclear program as he held wide-ranging talks with Netanyahu at his Florida home.

The explosion would mark the first known time the U.S. has carried out operations on land in Venezuela since a pressure campaign began against the government of Nicolas Maduro.

Russia says it is reviewing its negotiating position after claiming Ukrainian drones attacked the state residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin overnight Monday.

Preliminary reports indicate that two male foreign nationals died on the spot, according to Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos state commissioner for information.

Taiwan’s aviation authority said more than 100,000 international air travelers would be affected by flight cancellations or diversions.

The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday.

Zelenskyy said he will raise “territorial issues” as Moscow and Kyiv remain fiercely at odds over the fate of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.

Indonesian rescuers searched near Komodo National Park after a tour boat sank, leaving a Spanish soccer coach and three children missing amid rough seas and poor visibility.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Thursday that the U.S had launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria.

The Saudi-led coalition said its strike, at a port in southern Yemen, targeted weapons bound for a separatist group backed by the United Arab Emirates.

In office for three terms, she traded the country’s leadership with Sheikh Hasina, the head of another political dynasty, over decades. She was believed to be 80.

China flew bombers and fired long-range artillery during a second day of exercises designed to show its ability to claim the island-democracy by force.

The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and Venezuela.

The department said the state’s policy of granting unauthorized immigrants in-state financial aid at public colleges and universities violates federal law.

Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo escalates, some residents are worried.

The jazz drummer Billy Hart said the decision was “evidently” connected to President Trump’s name being added to the arts center.

The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, did not kill anyone, people briefed on the operation said. But it was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela.

The American and Israeli leaders showed few signs of disagreement after meeting in Florida, giving no public indication of their growing strains over Gaza, Syria and other issues.

The clocks aboard our icebreaker will be changed several times en route to Antarctica. It’s one of many things that make the expedition feel otherworldly.

Ukraine has denied an allegation by Russia that it launched a drone strike on one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "official residences."

British renewable energy startup Octopus Energy is set to spin out its AI tech unit Kraken Technologies, as an independent company valued at $8.65 billion.

European stocks opened in broadly flat territory on Tuesday as markets continue to struggle for direction in a holiday-shortened trading week.

Investors will be focused on China's military exercises around Taiwan today, after it announced new drills surrounding the island Monday.

Analysts predict China's electric car market will see growth slow significantly in the year ahead.

The medicine developed by the100-year old Danish drugmaker may impact patients' brains in surprising ways

China has made the development of humanoid robots a strategic priority in its tech battle with the U.S.

Meta Platforms has acquired Manus, a Singapore-based developer of general-purpose AI agents, capping a year of massive spending on artificial intelligence.

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors kicked off the final trading week of the year.

"Never Enough" author Jennifer Breheny Wallace has spent seven years interviewing high-achieving kids and their families. She reveals the most popular but potentially harmful parenting trend—and what kids really need from their parents.

Beijing’s military launched a massive simulated blockade of Taiwan, sending a warning to the independent island after the U.S. approved an $11 billion arms sale.

Netanyahu, the Trump administration and others on the global right are drawing renewed inspiration from a Greek city-state mythologized for its militarism.

Israel’s diplomatic move makes it an outlier in the international community.

Russian allegations of an attack on one of Putin’s residences, denied by Ukraine, injected new uncertainty into U.S.-sponsored peace talks.

The meeting between Trump and Netanyahu will focus prominently on Iran’s ballistic missile program. Reports of recent tests raised questions about Iran’s intentions.

Aviation experts and pilot groups say IndiGo’s unprecedented scheduling crisis this month was due in part to an industry failure to address pilot fatigue.

Police accused a 42-year-old man of killing nine people outside the capital, Paramaribo, days after Christmas.

The United States will help facilitate Russia-Ukraine talks in January, as Trump called the peace process “very complicated stuff.”

Volcanic activity has intensified at Sicily’s Mount Etna in recent days. That hasn’t stopped visitors to Europe’s largest active volcano.

In South Korea, National Geographic and even Lockheed Martin are among the U.S. brands that have been resurrected or reinvented as clothing lines.

Ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean become a dame and knight in the New Year Honours list, while England women's manager Sarina Wiegman is made an honorary dame.

Ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean become a dame and knight in the New Year Honours list, while England women's manager Sarina Wiegman is made an honorary dame.

Kazuyoshi Miura, who turns 59 in February and is the world's oldest professional footballer, has signed a loan deal until June with Fukushima United.

How the New Year, King's Birthday, and other honours are decided and awarded.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says she and Sir Keir Starmer were unaware of Alaa Abd El Fattah's "abhorrent" historical tweets.

The British heavyweight boxer suffered minor injuries in the crash, which killed two team members and close friends.

Jofra Archer is named in England’s squad for the T20 World Cup despite missing the last two Ashes Tests.

Can you name the 13 England players to score a century for their country in 2025?

A mum campaigning for better online safety for children is one of 11 Gloucestershire recipients.

The history of New Year's Eve street parties in Edinburgh goes back centuries.

Most of the world’s volcanoes that pose a risk to humans already have detailed maps of their interiors, but not Popocatépetl

Head of one of the UK’s largest unions warns the government that a failure to prioritise workers in 2026 could lead to ‘sowing the seeds of its own destruction’

Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service, Russia’s Ministry of Defense says, as negotiators continue to search for a breakthrough in peace talks to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine

The London-listed firm said in July it was set to roll off mutual exclusivity contracts by the end of the year with most retail partners worldwide.

Carried out without any public explanation, the removal has provoked anger among Dutch officials, the families of US soldiers, and local residents

Australian police issued an update on Bondi attack investigation on Tuesday

Jurassic World: The Experience at Battersea Power Station was overbooked on Monday after a voucher error

Experts warned 2026 looks set to be another ‘sluggish year’ with few policies to spur on private sector growth.

One of Ukraine’s most decorated soldiers says he often intercepts transmissions in which orders to kill surrendering troops are given

The Met Office has warned that frequent and heavy snow showers may lead to some travel disruption.