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People on Hawaii's Big Island are preparing for another potentially life-threatening and catastrophic storm as Hurricane Nolo is expected to bring flash floods and extreme surf as it churns just south of the islands through the weekend.

U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to lessen Canada's chokehold on potash supply with alternative imports from Belarus — but that's exposing a critical vulnerability in American agriculture. Andrew Chang breaks down why U.S. farmers depend so heavily on Saskatchewan’s vast potash reserves, and why relying on a Russian ally may be easier said than done.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)

Even before Ottawa city council could get around to removing U.S. President Donald Trump's name from a local residential street, it appears someone has beaten them to it.

A woman with a baby strapped to her chest, a diaper bag on her back, and her arms full of food at a Major League Baseball game has inadvertently become a metaphor for the disproportionate load mothers carry — in this case, literally.

If there’s one thing guaranteed to turn the internet into a room full of amateur detectives, it’s a new Taylor Swift track. Make that four and they go full-blown CSI. The pop star dropped The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, the extended version of her 2025 album that includes four new tracks.

Quebec's incumbent premier says she is "very concerned" about possible interference in the provincial election by the United States.

The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November's elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against non-citizen voting.

The European Union's executive arm said Friday it's prepared to defend a 120 million euro ($137 million US) fine against the social media platform X after the U.S. government threw its support behind a legal effort by Elon Musk this week to have the case dismissed.

Regional police forces in Ontario have launched an investigation into an email sent to Islamic schools across Canada over the course of this week, which threatened to kill Muslims unless they are deported.

Sean Ward, 29, died Monday after police say he shot at a police officer at the Sons of Jacob synagogue on Sunday evening.

The office of Canada’s AI minister says he had no prior knowledge of details in a new report that outlines how ChatGPT allegedly taught the Tumbler Ridge shooter to evade its own safety systems before providing her with information about…

The troubled property at 500 Dawes Road has become a political flashpoint in the upcoming municipal election, with incumbent Olivia Chow taking credit for a crackdown on the landlord, and Brad Bradford accusing her of misrepresenting her record.

Premier Doug Ford is brushing off the latest shock to Ontario's electric vehicle strategy as Volkswagen delays the opening of a massive battery plant south of London by two years in a reaction critics fear is naive.

Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation has scheduled a vote in November, as have all other major education unions.

After pouring gasoline on a stove, causing an explosion, 26-year-old O'Brien Todd tripped on his way to the front door and died of smoke inhalation.

Among Grade 6 students, however, just 52 per cent are meeting the provincial standard in math — equivalent to a B.

Friday's debate topics are expected to cover "economic growth, leadership, investment, infrastructure, and the city’s future."

Landlord MetCap had asked the Landlord and Tenant Board to raise rates in the rent-controlled building 5.4 per cent above the provincial guideline.

Police said both incidents appeared to be targetted.

CAQ Leader requests meeting with Carney after report said U.S. officials attempted direct negotiations with Quebec on tariffs

Mike Dunleavy made remarks in Banff, Alta., days after Carney said his government has studied ‘extreme tail risk’ of U.S.-led military action

Offer calls on Americans to lift naval blockade of Iranian ports, waive sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observe ceasefire that would include Lebanon

Decision enables U.S. government to remove Claude models from its systems and bar the use of its products for Defense Department work

Countries signal deeper co-operation on longer-term goals during the first visit from a Vietnamese president

Nolo was expected to strengthen to a major hurricane on Saturday as Polo continued to gain significant force

The last Ukrainian-controlled corner of Donbas has become a focus for both sides

Court’s three liberal-leaning justices publicly dissented from the decision, which permits states to verify voter eligibility using the DHS program

Higher interest rates, other setbacks threaten to narrow window for companies to go public

U.S. has agreed with China on exempting some key goods from arguments over trade, U.S. Trade Representative says

The explosion caused a two-storey building to collapse and the two people injured were rescued from an adjacent building, authorities said.

In a video of the incident that took place during the Miss Universe 2025 competition, Gabrielle Henry appears to step off the edge of the runway and face plants.

The Ebola outbreak has spread to seven provinces, with 7,773 confirmed cases and 3,759 deaths, according to the latest government figures.

The hack relates to the website for Medicare, Australia’s publicly funded universal health insurance plan, which was hacked in June.

Lian Yunzhi, age six, broke the record earlier this month with an average time of 4.52 seconds at a World Cube Association-certified competition in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

The Australian Federal Police said the 41-year-old man was charged with endangering fellow passengers and disorderly behaviour while on the Perth-bound flight.

The speech came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war.

Defence Minister David McGuinty says he's taking a 'cautious' approach to drawing conclusions from intelligence as European leaders warn Moscow may be preparing attacks on NATO.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is pledging $100 million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, largely focusing on humanitarian aid.

Trump has expressed his desire to acquire Greenland since as long ago as 2019 and, during his second term, issued threats to seize the semiautonomous territory from Denmark.

After nearly two years of allowing President Trump to set their agenda, G.O.P. senators are grasping for some quick action on cost-of-living measures they can show voters before November.

The U.S.-China summit offered a sharp contrast with the action at the faltering United Nations in a gridlocked New York.

A new report by a Bay Area start-up called Parse adds details to an incident that has shocked the A.I. world and led to calls for closer government regulation.

“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize.

In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.

We want to hear from borrowers who have taken out installment, payday or title loans, and those who work for companies that offer them.

Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to deploy a system that merges personal data from across the government. Questions remain about its reliability.

Altman. Musk. Huang. Bezos. They all came to the White House Thursday night, though you might not have seen it on TV.

The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials said.

Coca-Cola is trying to maintain growth as consumers face higher gas and grocery prices.

The 10-year Treasury note yield was relatively unchanged on Friday after recent selling pressure intensified.

Flight disruptions were minimal for Saturday as of Friday morning.

President Trump and Chinese leader Xi went heavy on the ceremony and light on deliverables as they danced around Taiwan and Iran during two days in Washington.

Saudi exports are rising despite escalating attacks on its infrastructure from Iran-backed militants in Yemen and Iraq.

With a brilliant hardware funnel and an options market pricing in juicy short-term premiums, Meta looks primed for a powerful breakout into 2027. 

India’s Cockroach Janta Party demanded election chief Gyanesh Kumar resign after reported internal objections over voter-roll revisions.

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a dinner Thursday for Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The remarks came as the Houthis launched a new wave of missile and drone attacks at Saudi targets Friday morning.

Smith on Sept. 11 had posted an allegedly AI-edited photo on Facebook of her family dressed in "Lake America" sweatshirts.

With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.

The sobering outlook has compounded concerns from some U.S. lawmakers about President Donald Trump’s agreement to assist the kingdom with establishing a civilian nuclear program.

TikTok-savvy Catholic priests and candlelight Masses ending with recruiters sharing QR codes are helping the unbaptized connect with their grandparents’ faith.

Decriminalizing porn would help close a huge budget gap but is a fraught step in a nation long stained by a reputation for exploiting its women.

As a brutal civil war reignites in Yemen between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the government coalition backed by Saudi Arabia, a humanitarian disaster seems inevitable.

The proposal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks over an end to the broader war within seven days, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

The aid adds to $887 million already provided, the State Department said, and will help build treatment units, safely bury bodies and expand programs to contain the spread.

Israel’s leader delivered a blistering defense of his country, appealing to voters back home and condemning critics including New York mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The Israeli prime minister, in his address to the U.N. General Assembly, called Mamdani "the antisemitic mayor of New York."

As Tigray rebels and government forces attack each other, analysts warn that a 2022 peace deal has collapsed. The African Union called for an immediate end to fighting.

James Pater and Tommy Freeman score hat-tricks as Northampton kick off their title defence with a 59-26 win over Newcastle.

It has taken more than two years, but a judgement finally appears to have been made on the financial rule breaches levelled against the club. Here's what it means.

Such strikes aim to disrupt "people's ability to stay connected, study, work", says Ukraine's president.

The club, which denies all wrongdoing, is accused of breaching the Premier League's financial rules between 2009 and 2018.

Michael O'Neill has said he was "baffled" by some of the refereeing decisions in Friday's 1-0 win in Georgia in the Nations League.

Opposition to building the 250-foot arch, and using it for military purposes, is growing with one Democrat blasting Trump's plans as "foolhardy".

The prime minister told the BBC an early poll would throw the country into a "backward-looking process".

The rock band go back to their roots, playing a gig in the Dublin playground where they first met.

Police say up to 40,000 phones were smuggled - the equivalent of around 40% of devices stolen in London.

The identity of the 28-year-old man, who fell down a vertical gully to his death, is yet to be confirmed.

While Trump is busy giving tours of his ballroom and dines with tech CEOs, Republicans now have to run in a midterm amid high gas prices and a backlash to AI, Eric Garcia writes

Essa Suleiman is accused of stabbing two Jewish men in April

Investigators found that he made unwanted advances toward a staff member’s friend, telling the employee after being rejected that ‘you young women are looking for young sperm’

Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party wins the most seats in the country’s parliamentary election

Gilbert city officials confirmed that some wildlife could not be relocated

The Black woman’s body was found in early August behind an abandoned home in Mississippi

Peru faces a regional human rights court over allegations it failed to protect isolated Indigenous peoples in the Amazon from logging and other activities

The plight of more than 500 million children in desperate need of an education has been one of the key issues on the sidelines of this week's annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations

Defense secretary tells service members their midterms ballots will be counted after the administration’s failed legal battle to overhaul elections

Customers should stop using recalled eye drops and return them to the CVS pharmacy where they were purchased for a refund with a receipt