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Further details have yet to be confirmed by RCMP, but festival organizers state there have been injuries.

Insidious: Out of the Further stumbles, falters and fails the longer it wears on — showing its age and flimsiness as its various and incompatible tones clash, all over a plot that feels just a little too rote to sustain our interest when combined with an intentional lack of actual fear.

The Tragically Hip band members Paul Langois and Rob Baker are remembering their bandmate Gord Downie and the band's final show a decade on. CBC will rebroadcast the band’s final concert on Saturday to commemorate its 10th anniversary.

In new research, scientists shine a light on a global, online trade in preserved human remains and raise the alarm about its potential health hazards.

The remains of a third man have been found on a rural property north of the normally quiet eastern Ontario town of Smiths Falls, yet police — who say "they are doing everything they can to bring answers" — aren't linking their deaths. Here's a timeline and what to know about the case as the men's families and the community await answers.

Mock shopping sites are giving people the thrill of browsing, filling a cart and checking out, without spending a cent. As the trend spreads worldwide, some are using it to rethink compulsive spending and the environmental cost of buying more.

A Palestinian-American has returned to his home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra to protect it from Israeli settlers, amid a surge in attacks and settlement expansion.

Formula One has seen a recent surge in popularity, especially on social media, with fan-made online content engaging a whole new F1 audience. Experts say it's similar to the synergies shared by different forms of broadcast media and sports in the past.

Jurors on Thursday heard Duane (Keffe D) Davis tell detectives in an audio recording of a 2008 police interview that his nephew Orlando (Baby Lane) Anderson fired the shots that killed rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of the 25-year-old hip-hop superstar.

Family members from Saskatchewan are travelling to Washington, D.C. for the return of a precious item made by an ancestor who was promised payment but never received any.

Mark Carney said late Friday night that trade negotiations with the United States had collapsed. Follow live coverage.

The five candidates vying to lead the Ontario Liberals are working hard to sign up supporters — and most are looking for an assist from big names to sway people their way.

Ontario students say shifting OSAP from grants to loans is forcing them to defer degrees or drop out of school.

In courtrooms across the Toronto area this week, the Star has watched as judges and justices of the peace have pushed back against the Ontario government's new bail regime.

Hina Sani, a flight attendant for Pakistan International Airlines, was arrested in 2024 after being found with two counterfeit border stamps in her baggage.

Here are some of the most intriguing races expected in Toronto this fall, now that the slate of candidates is finally set.

A playful powder-blue tube slide anchors the modern redesign of this duplex on 94 Walker Ave.

Environment Canada is warning of significant rainfall, with rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected from Saturday morning to Sunday morning.

The city's capital plan sends aside $42 million for the project, which will include an indoor pool.

Chris Keefer is president of Canadians for Nuclear Energy and a Toronto-based emergency physician. Keith Brooks is programs director at Environmental Defence.

If only Americans were more aware of the abuse being piled upon their neighbours to the north

Kryvyi Rih has been hit multiple times during the war, with one of the deadliest occurring in April 2025, when 20 people were killed, including nine children

Beijing’s rocket program, once hidden away in remote deserts, enters the public sphere through pop culture

Many of those who died drowned or were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier near a border checkpoint

Trump emphasizes national security in defending project

Local officials say 121 people were injured in what Zelensky is calling a double-tap strike

Tornadoes touched down amid storms in Delaware and Long Island, NY

Motive behind the attack not currently known, says Swedish prime minister

Clancy’s lawyer hasn’t disputed that she killed the children but says she should not be held criminally responsible because she had postpartum psychosis

Countries say decision by Israel’s military prosecutor against a criminal investigation into the deadly strike, without offering further explanation, is ‘shameful’

Police Chief Tommy Alriksson told a news conference that the 18-year-old perpetrator at the school in the central town of Fagersta had been arrested.

The Facebook founder bought Strancally Castle, built in 1830 and extensively renovated in 2003, according to a state heritage service.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT) and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho.

Under the new measures, the canal will limit daily transits as of Sept. 4 to 34 vessels, and reduce the number to 32 as of Sept. 15.

The Ervebo vaccine is licensed for use against Ebola virus, one of the viruses that cause Ebola disease, but not for Bundibugyo virus.

Deportees will include nationals from Africa, North America, South America and the Caribbean, according to Liberian officials who said they can apply for asylum if they choose.

Trump's Republican administration has steadily ratcheted up pressure on Havana, threatening it with potential military intervention even when mired in a conflict against Iran.

The couple intend to relocate from the U.S. to a private non-royal residence outside London, six years after they quit royal duties, according to reports.

"This evidence supports wider implementation of clean air zones as a public health intervention," the London and Luton based study says.

The man collapsed in Amsterdam in 2023 from a hemorrhage or stroke but police in the city have been unable to identify him for three years.

To create a new $699 bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. versions of its faculty.

Canada’s prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with the United States. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly.

One of the longest-serving prisoners in American history, he was sent to death row in 1950 before his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

As Republicans have embraced tough measures to clear the streets, no group has led the way more than the Cicero Institute, founded by the venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale.

Bad polls. Misleading betting odds. Surveys meant to shape narratives. Ahead of the midterms and 2028, there is suddenly serious confusion about candidate strength and voter sentiment.

One effect of moving back is that Archie and Lilibet now have the opportunity to be schooled as Britons. Here’s what that might look like.

Like so many others before them, Prince Harry and Meghan arrived in Hollywood with big plans. They are leaving with their star power fading.

This human printer runs — but not out of ink.

As primary results trickle in, both parties are wrestling with what they stand for — and where they’re headed.

The author Priya Parker says the key to human connection is to lean into the fight.

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has presided over a series of landmark tech trials and is now overseeing a case that could have a huge impact on Meta's future.

From McDonald's to Wendy's, longtime Coke customers have been expanding their beverage offerings to boost their profit margins.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday that the proposed economic measures will likely negate the need for major U.S. military operations.

Investors see different risks threatening markets, but broadly agree that traders should diversify beyond recent winners.

Vice President JD Vance joined Sen. Jon Husted and other GOP leaders at a Middletown, Ohio, steel plant, as data center fears loom.

Beef prices in the U.S have soared in 2026 due to a reduction in the nation's cattle herd.

Anthropic is poised to debut on the stock market at a time when the public is increasingly upset about data centers and is fearful about AI taking jobs.

Concerns over the Treasury Department's debt repurchase program continue to weigh on markets.

The flagship digital currency has enjoyed a strong week boosted by several contributing factors.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday that Washington will impose the "toughest sanctions in history" against Iran.

Trump aide Natalie Harp is estranged from her brother, Preston, who has used social media and recent interviews to criticize her and highlight his own left-wing politics.

An Israeli fact-finding mission declined to refer some other “exceptional” cases, including the killing of World Central Kitchen aid workers, to military prosecutors.

The decision to trade what appeared to be an idyllic life on the sunny California coast for the Tupperware-gray skies of Britain came as a startling reversal.

Unable to force Tehran’s surrender, President Donald Trump appears to be taking his frustration out on Oman and other U.S. partners in greater measure.

The tourist aircraft crashed into Mount Ololokwe. Among the dead were a Telemundo executive and a Miami restaurateur.

Their move back from the United States sparks questions about security, their formal role — and whether the couple could overshadow the official royal family.

Serena Williams will pair up with Carlos Alcaraz for the mixed doubles at the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

The man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.

Gianni Infantino has been asked to stay away from a youth football tournament in the Dominican Republic this weekend by Concacaf president Victor Montagliani.

An android at China's World Humanoid Robot Games ran faster than Bolt's world record, smartphone maker Honor says.

How Hull City and Manchester United's players rated following their Premier League match.

Four people are still missing after Friday's attack which killed 16 and left 130 injured, including a number of children.

Zolani Tete, a former WBO bantamweight and IBF super-flyweight world champion, has been shot dead outside his home in South Africa.

A new 50% levy on $20bn of Canadian imports comes into force after a last-minute breakdown in trade talks.

Saja El-Khawas is the fourth person to die after her family got into difficulty in water off West Sussex.

Lord O'Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was tipped to become Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser.

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood said the crash was ‘devastating’

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been increasingly seen secluding herself at home

Search for survivors continues with nine people still missing following two strikes on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih

Liam Potts, 22, went into the river ‘minutes’ after a car crashed into pedestrians nearby

During Trump's initial term, first lady Melania Trump arranged the placement of a work by Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi near the Rose Garden, marking the first inclusion of an Asian American artist in the White House collection

Ukrainian drones hit an industrial facility, as well as a warehouse belonging to Ozon, a major Russian online retailer

‘People fish their entire lives and never come close to a catch like this, hats off to Captain Damon Sacco and the crew on the catch of a lifetime’

Gianni Infantino has defied a request by one of his FIFA vice presidents to stay away from an Under-14 soccer event in the Caribbean this weekend

Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington

The Labour grandee and former foreign secretary was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in February