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Packed with revenge tropes and high-drama plots, microdramas are served up in one- to two-minute chunks in a vertical aspect ratio, straight to your smartphone. Producers say it's the “future” of the entertainment industry, but fans and unions still have issues with the quality, and how performers will be protected.

Canadians preparing to catch a flight this month should familiarize themselves with the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR), so they know what airlines should do if their flights be cancelled or delayed amid uncontrollable circumstances.

China’s latest blueprint for driving growth in its economy was largely written before the U.S. and Israel instigated the most far-reaching war in the Middle East in decades. But when the Chinese premier stood up in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday to deliver the opening address, some last-minute updates appeared evident.

Canadians are buying less alcohol, leading to the largest annual drop in beer, wine, spirits and cider sales in the 20 years Statistics Canada has been tracking the data, according to the agency's new report.

The Canadian auto market officially opened to Chinese-made electric vehicles on March 1. But that doesn't mean you'll be able to drive a BYD or a Chery EV on Canadian streets anytime soon.

The clearest attempt at a line of demarcation during Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's speech on Canada-United States relations was an apparent rejoinder to Prime Minister Mark Carney's insistence that a "rupture" has occurred.

The U.S. and Ecuador carried out a joint operation targeting drug trafficking operations in the ‌South American country, authorities in both countries said on Friday, with the U.S. calling the move "lethal kinetic operations."

Less than a week before she died, a woman stabbed in a small southwestern Ontario town had spoken to CBC about the threats she was facing for speaking out about Khalistan extremism.

Andrew Chang explains why U.S. President Donald Trump decided to attend this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as a president, after boycotting the annual event during his first term.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Hundreds of thousands with ties to the region call the GTA home. Beyond an opposition to the Iranian regime, views can get complicated.

The Star spoke with diaspora members this week about the tumult in their lives, panic for their loved ones back home, and the cost of the conflict.

Advocacy groups said Friday they hope their federal and municipal representatives will fiercely oppose the jet push.

In visits to India, Australia and Japan, the prime minister continued to position himself as a leader with a plan to survive the upheaval of a crumbling international order, Alex Ballingall writes.

We crunched decades of snow, cold and ice data to find out exactly how bad this winter really was.

The province's sole NDP MP is considering a jump to provincial politics.

Economists say that while a price increase for oil and gas is welcome news in Canada's oil patch, the longer the war with Iran lasts the more likely inflation will hit consumers in every corner of the economy.

Use of the highly-addictive pouches among young Canadians has soared by 600% and health professionals are concerned.

Toronto is under a special weather statement for Friday into Saturday, with up to 25 millimetres of rain expected on top of melting snow.

Drawing a distinction between Gulf states and NATO members, the prime minister said no country in the alliance has yet been hit by an Iranian attack.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security has moved to end temporary protected status for a dozen countries as part of immigration crackdown

Military deployed after roads flooded following overnight rain

Choral arrangement For Anne in the Attic is an example of apolitical spaces in the U.S. being flooded with political affairs

Here’s a country-by-country breakdown of the impact of the war so far

Israel pursued a major expansion of the war in Lebanon, pounding the capital Beirut on Friday with 26 waves of attacks.

Pezeshkian rejects Trump’s demands for ‘unconditional surrender’; U.S. President warns in social post that Iran ‘will be hit very hard’

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death leaves a sectarian wound that some suspect will fester into new violence

Blast killed more than 165 people, most of them of children, according to Iranian state media

The Globe's Mark MacKinnon describes how central Beirut has become a hub for refugees fleeing Israeli strikes, looking for transport away from southern parts of the city.The UN refugee agency said on Friday that nearly 100,000 people have been displaced within Lebanon and tens of thousands of Syrian refugees there have fled back over the border, calling the situation in the region a "major humanitarian emergency."Israel has issued large-scale evacuation orders for southern Lebanon and parts o...

The diverse war aims the U.S. President has set out amount to a multiple-choice proposition for opponents of his war effort

The comments were notable coming from the leader of a member of the Commonwealth, all 14 of which would need to approve a change to the line of succession.

The U.S. says it has stuck a new agreement to provide up to US$20 billion in reinsurance coverage to 'restore confidence in maritime trade' amid the Iran war.

The sources, who were not authorized to comment publicly, cautioned that the U.S. intelligence has not uncovered that Russia is directing Iran on what to do with the information.

Leavitt also said Washington was looking at potential candidates to lead Iran, a day after Trump said that the U.S. must be involved in choosing the next leader of Iran.

Canada has arranged a chartered flight departing from the UAE, which has the highest number of Canadians registered in the region, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.

Trump posted to Truth Social that 'we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction.'

Carney met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday, citing where the two countries want to collaborate, from cyber policy to Arctic security and addressing climate change.

Carignan said a meeting is set for early Friday morning to discuss such a proposal among allied militaries and that a recommendation would be presented to the government.

The move comes after rounds of Trump administration officials have visited the South American nation after January's U.S. military operation.

Canadians arriving in Toronto after leaving Dubai describe cancelled flights, missile interceptions and limited government help getting home.

At least 10 people were killed when a Russian missile hit a five-story apartment building in the city of Kharkiv, and Kyiv and several other regions also came under attack.

The U.S. and Israel have no good options to address an unavoidable problem.

Alberto Carvalho was seen as a catch for the nation’s second largest school district. Then his home and office were raided by the F.B.I.

All across America, congressional candidates are finding creative — and critics say cynical — ways to signal support for two deep-pocketed industries, A.I. and crypto.

A week into Trump’s war in Iran, his strategy is still a mystery.

Tornadoes damaged buildings, cut power and injured more than a dozen people in the two states as severe weather swept across the central United States.

If decreasing dependence on our phones feels impossible, we might benefit from considering what we’d want to fill the space that they occupy.

From London to Rome and beyond, leaders are facing diplomatic headwinds and criticism at home as they take part in a conflict they did not seek.

With employers cutting jobs and gas prices rising amid the war in Iran, Democrats see an opportunity to press their advantage.

Humanitarians proposed a loophole in international law. Decades later, Trump is jumping through it.

Iran's government cut internet connectivity shortly after start of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Feb. 28.

The U.S. says it has hit more than 3,000 Iranian targets in the first week of the war, as Iran's president vows to halt attacks on neighbors.

Zealand and Roche are jointly developing the drug petrelintide which in a mid-stage study led to a worse-than-expected 10.7% weight-loss over 42 weeks.

Palantir's stock had its best week since August and outperformed all of its large-cap tech peers after the U.S. attacked Iran.

Amazon joined Microsoft and Google in continue to offer Anthropic's Claude AI technology to customers after the Pentagon deemed it a "supply chain risk."

Anthropic said even with the designation, the government can't forbid it from working with companies in other capacities.

CBP told Judge Richard Eaton that the technology upgrades it plans would save more than 4 million man-hours in processing refunds for Trump's tariffs.

Marvell shares surged on Friday after the company beat earnings expectations and issued strong guidance on continuing AI demand.

The oil market is worried that Gulf countries will have to shut production if tankers are unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Cloud vendors are letting customers know that Anthropic's popular AI tools can still be accessed after the Department of Defense blacklisted the company.

President Donald Trump, set to honor slain U.S. service members at Dover, threatened to widen U.S. targets after Iran’s president dismissed the notion of surrender.

A classified U.S. report doubts that Iran’s opposition would take power following either a short or extended U.S. military campaign.

European leaders are ramping up their response to the crisis spreading outside Iran but remain wary of a conflict that could have untold ramifications.

President Donald Trump and top administration officials have offered a range of rationales for launching Operation Epic Fury.

The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine bringing federal charges against officials or entities within Cuba’s government.

On Day 7 of the war, Israel launched attacks on Tehran and bombarded Lebanon. Iran retaliated against Israel and the region.

Swarms of low-cost drones used by the Russians in Ukraine have been breaching U.S. air defense systems and striking targets across the Middle East.

The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Three U.S. fighter jets involved in the offensive against Iran were shot down mistakenly by Kuwait’s air defenses, the U.S. military’s Central Command said.

A new Pew survey shows that other countries’ citizens tend to look more favorably on their neighbors.

Sir Richard Knighton "completely rejects" criticism that the UK had been ill-prepared.

Israel has continued strikes across Iran and Lebanon as Donald Trump warns action could continue for weeks

Brendon McCullum says he makes "no apologies" for running an informal dressing room as England coach but rejects the perception it is casual.

In an interview, the Oscar-nominee danced into some online controversy after claiming no one cares about ballet and opera.

The trauma and aftermath of events in 2002 are still having an impact on the Cambridgeshire village.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office last month.

George Russell knew his Mercedes was fast but was surprised by just how quick. Lando Norris was not so happy after Australian Grand Prix qualifying.

George Russell knew his Mercedes was fast but was surprised by just how quick. Lando Norris was not so happy after Australian Grand Prix qualifying.

Huntley, who murdered two schoolgirls in 2002, had his life support switched off on Friday, the BBC understands.

The rise and fall of the garage start-up which set out to revolutionise the brewing industry.

It came after Iran’s president apologised for attacks on regional countries, insisting that Tehran would halt them.

After their MP promised a vote on whether to remain a part of the capital, Bryony Gooch and Shaheena Uddin meet Havering locals, who are divided on the idea

The prime minister posted a clip showing Britain’s military response to the war in the Middle East, accompanied by the song ‘Money for Nothing’ by Dire Straits

Ukraine is offering its battle-tested drone defenses to U.S. and Gulf partners, hoping to trade that know-how for scarce Patriot missiles

Vatican diplomat Archbishop Gabriele Caccia is the new ambassador to the United States

The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have raised concerns among Democrats and others about diminishing American stockpiles of certain weapons

The long-held practice of faith leaders ministering to detained migrants has become far more contentious — and consequential — as detention numbers soar across the country during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

President Donald Trump plans to attend the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East

Pope Leo XIV named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States

Passengers were ushered into tunnels after an alert sounded