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Nearly two years after a tent collapse at a mediation retreat northwest of Edmonton left one woman dead and dozens of others injured, a special event rental company is facing charges. Investigators allege the structure was not safely installed, leaving it vulnerable to severe winds.

As relations with the Trump administration remain fraught and uncertain, trade ministers from Canada and the European Union are set to sign on to a series of improvements to their bilateral trade agreement.

Montreal police arrested Bryan Fuentes Gramajo, 24, overnight Wednesday. He was wanted in connection with the shooting death of 28-year-old Kashif Jamal Bentley-Jean last July in the parking lot of the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto.

One of the top officials overseeing U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will leave her role, Trump said on Thursday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand touted Canada's new commitment to defence spending and the domestic defence sector and called for a NATO policy pivot to the Arctic, at a major defence and security conference in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Canada's secretary of state for defence procurement says the government is planning to choose just one company to build the country's next fleet of submarines.

Beginning this week, Chinese electric vehicle makers can apply to import EVs to Canada at a reduced tariff rate. CBC Radio's The Current was in Mexico City recently to test drive a Chinese EV. The vehicles have been available in Mexico for years.

After five long years of waiting, bestselling author Sarah J. Maas has announced the release dates for not one but two new books in her wildly popular romantasy series A Court of Thorns and Roses.

NATO Secretary General ​Mark Rutte said alliance members agreed ​they would find ways to continue supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia, even as the burgeoning conflict in the Middle East has some nations in the region seeking European help.

The singer was briefly held in detention before she was released Thursday morning with a May 4 court date, according to local authorities.

Ninety-two per cent of Canadians saw their fellow citizens as morally good, compared to just 47 per cent of Americans.

They made the pitch at the official opening of the NextStar battery plant in Windsor.

Star readers reveal how they're handling their empties amongst Beer Store closures. Share your solutions with us.

President Trump said he would nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin in Noem's place.

Announcement by Education Minister Paul Calandra means eight boards are now under supervision.

The court order is just one of the emerging connections between accused drug trafficker Gurpreet Singh and the police corruption case.

A 20-year-old was charged with one count of uttering threats to cause harm, the OPP said.

Roy, a six-foot-four right-handed centre, had five goals and 15 assists playing mostly on the third line in 59 games for Toronto.

It's unclear when the change will take effect, but it is unlikely to happen this school year.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will head to Washington, D.C., for meetings tomorrow, his office confirms.

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The Globe and Mail's Senior International Correspondent, Mark MacKinnon, describes what's happening on the ground in Lebanon as Israeli drones circle.

Kristi Noem’s departure caps a tumultuous tenure overseeing immigration enforcement tactics that have been met with protests and lawsuits, as well as a wave of criticism over the response to deadly Texas floods.

U.S. President says he will nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin in her place

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth told Latin American defence leaders gathered for a meeting of the Americas Counter Cartel Conference in Doral, Fla., on Thursday that their countries face a test of whether they will remain Western and Christian or be torn apart by "uncontrolled mass migration" and other perceived threats.

Stephen Miller says there is ‘not a criminal justice solution,’ explicitly marking shift in U.S. policy

Singer was previously charged with one count of hit and run causing property damage and one count of driving without a valid California driver’s license in 2007

Power generation still lagged with roughly 590 megawatts online, officials said, compared to its normal effective capacity of just under 2,000 megawatts

Continuing conflict would punish vulnerable countries by sending food and energy prices higher

Video captures blasts when two Iranian drones struck Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan International Airport on March 5, injuring two people.

Conservative defence critic James Bezan says Parliament should have the final say on whether Canada deploys troops in a conflict and accuses Carney of being 'all over the map.'

As the Iran conflict jeopardizes global oil and gas supplies, Canada's energy and resource sector may be able to offset some of these impacts and see benefits to the economy.

'The president expects all of our European allies, of course, to co-operate in this long sought-after mission,' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

South Korea's chip industry, which supplies around two-thirds of global memory chips, is also concerned that a prolonged conflict in Iran will lead to higher energy costs.

Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region Thursday, while warning the U.S. and calling for “Trump’s blood.”

The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, a sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict.

An Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters.

Global Affairs Canada says more than 100,000 Canadians are registered in the Gulf region, a number that has been growing since Sunday.

Carney said the question around Canada's potential future involvement is a "fundamental hypothetical," adding the conflict can spread very broadly.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said the government was working on a number of options for getting Canadians out safely, including a 'limited number' of chartered flights.

Three women were slain in two locations, officials said on Thursday. A frantic manhunt involving four states led to an arrest, but a motive was still unclear.

“Hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life,” a representative for the pop star said after she was released from jail.

“No permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property,” the company said. The Trump administration frequently promotes policies with content from video games.

Long delays in FEMA assistance brought bipartisan complaints, especially in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene in 2024.

Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry.

The country is casting an ever wider net in its search for accountability after mass shootings. Charging parents is an emerging tactic.

The rising global attacks on the free press reveal increasingly desperate regimes attempting to snuff out attempts to find the truth.

A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility.

The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were operating.

The 30th Street Shelter on the site of Bellevue’s former psychiatric hospital has been in disrepair for years.

Bill Gates, Leon Black, Goldman Sachs' top lawyer, and others are expected to testify soon to a House panel about their dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.

Broadcom's AI revenue forecast surpassed many bullish expectations from Wall Street analysts.

Creating a mortgage has been one of the most time-consuming corners of American finance, with lenders relying on dozens of steps that can take weeks.

The move from the state AGs — part of the successful effort to block Trump's original tariffs — adds to the ongoing uncertainty created by his tariff policies.

The startup landed a deal with the Department of Defense hours after Anthropic was blacklisted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Oil prices have surged about 20% this week as the U.S.-Iran war engulfs the Middle East.

European stocks finished lower on Thursday as markets followed unsettling geopolitical developments in the Middle East.

The WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund (WCLD) gained 4.5% on the session, putting the exchange-traded fund on track for its best day since April 24, 2025.

After years on the front lines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Iranian Shahed-136 drone is at the center of Tehran's retaliation against recent U.S. strikes.

President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Federal Reserve sees inflation risk very differently than Chairman Jerome Powell.

Neighboring countries including Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia reported fresh attacks, and Qatar said it was evacuating residents near the U.S. Embassy in Doha.

In calls to Kurdish minority leaders in Iran and neighboring Iraq, President Donald Trump offered U.S. support to insurgent efforts against Tehran.

Top officials have been heavily targeted, but experts and officials say the ruling structure in Tehran has remained surprisingly resilient.

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.

The plane was due to leave Oman on Wednesday but remained grounded due to problems getting passengers on board.

Joani Reid said she had temporarily stood down from the party after her husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China.

No UK government ministers or officials will attend the Winter Paralympics opening and closing ceremonies after Russian and Belarusian athletes were invited to compete under their national flags.

Tom English assesses Finn Russell's credentials as one of Scotland's greatest as the fly-half approaches a century of caps.

Huge traffic jams form after the unprecedented warning for people to leave the Hezbollah stronghold, as Israel steps up its strikes across Lebanon.

Israelis broadly support the US-Israeli military campaign with Iran, even if they are tired of air raid alerts and constant upheaval.

The PM said the best way forward was a "negotiated settlement with Iran where they give up their nuclear ambitions".

Chi Leung "Peter" Wai is accused of engaging in "shadow policing" in the UK on behalf of China.

Valdo Calocane went on to kill three people and seriously injure three others in the attacks in 2023.

These initial storms are expected to bring large hail, damaging winds and potentially a few tornadoes

A 22-year-old man is accused of killing a woman in her 80s in her home before murdering two other women on a hiking trail, stealing one of their cars and leading police on a 370-mile manhunt across three states

One of his victims informed investigators that the abuse began around April 2024, several months before Johnson was sentenced for his Capitol riot conviction

Trump announced Noem would be leaving her role at the end of the month and that she would become a special envoy for a new security initiative, ‘The Shield of the Americas’

Search and rescue teams located the individual after searching through the night in late February

Iran has denied targeting Azerbaijan after two drones hit a school and an airport

The Defence Secretary met his counterpart in Cyprus earlier on Thursday to ease tensions about Britain’s response to drone attacks on the island

Some customers said they were unable to complete their purchases on the site

The U.S. and Israel are striking a much wider array of targets in Iran than they did during 12 days of war last summer, when their focus was on the country’s nuclear enrichment sites

MAGA warrior is enjoying stunning rise from MMA brawler to Senator with no college degree and now cabinet post