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A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld the hate crime convictions of three white men who chased Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, through their Georgia subdivision with pickup trucks before one of them killed him with a shotgun in February 2020.

The public transit strike which would have shut down bus and Metro service in Montreal for the weekend has been cancelled after a last-minute tentative deal was reached Friday night.

A man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Misha Pavelick, 19, who was fatally stabbed during a graduation party at a campground.

Around 1:30 AM Friday, a car swerved off Central Avenue in the Sutherland neighbourhood and blew through the front entrance of a Home Hardware store. By 8:00 a.m., the owner had the place ready to open for business as usual.

The snowy Canadian Premier League final, which featured a blizzard and an audacious bicycle kick, has generated over one billion views, according to a spokesperson from the league.

A Winnipeg couple have pleaded guilty to multiple counts of animal cruelty after being arrested last year for making videos of animals being tortured and killed and selling them on a messaging app — a venture that included more than 90 animals, ranging from kittens to birds to an axolotl.

Days before MPs are set to cast their vote on the Liberal budget, interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques is calling the government’s accounting into question, suggesting there’s a less than 10 per cent chance it will stay within its deficit targets. 

After a drone located the lost couple and their one-year-old daughter last weekend, an OPP helicopter directed officers on the ground to the family.

President Donald Trump has publicly called it quits with one of his most stalwart MAGA-world supporters, calling Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene “'Wacky' Marjorie” and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in next year's midterms “if the right…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.”

Hudson's Bay plans to ask a court next week for permission to auction off the charter.

TTC buses will detour for Sunday's Beaches Santa Claus Parade, and track work will affect subway service across Line 2 Bloor-Danforth.

Two sources told the Star on Friday that the government had no assurances how Monday's confidence vote on this month's federal budget will go.

The executive order also removes tariffs on tea, fruit juice, cocoa, spices, bananas, oranges, tomatoes and certain fertilizers.

Two of the suspects in the Vaughan invasion that ended in the death of a homewowner have prior and ongoing criminal charges.

Bondi posted on X that she was assigning Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead the probe.

A coalition of major publishers, including Toronto Star Newspapers, Forbes Media, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Vox Media and Politico, took AI company Cohere to court in February 2025 for allegedly using the publishers' content without consent to train its large…

Trump administration plans after high-stakes meeting between the U.S. President and Chinese leader Xi Jinping

Exemptions mark a sharp reversal for U.S. President, who has claimed his import duties do not fuel inflation

A major figure in the scientific skepticism movement, Lawrence Krauss also discussed visiting the disgraced financier’s Caribbean island, files show

Japan’s Prime Minister said last week that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo

Alleged mastermind of the scheme is a close associate of Zelensky

Connoisseurs, culinary experts and curious consumers flocked to the three-day event in Switzerland where cheese is both food and folklore

As the 37th edition – part competition, part a celebration of cheese – kicked off in Switzerland on Thursday, some visitors might wish the offerings had more holes. With descriptions of odours including 'stinky socks' and 'sick dog,' it's clearly a festival – and a challenge – for the nose as much as mouths, fingers and eyes.

Trump earlier requested an investigation into former president Bill Clinton and JPMorgan

Royal commentators say Charles’ first three years on the throne have gone better than many predicted

Seal clambered out of the water and onto a swimming platform at the stern of the boat near the motor – claiming it as a life raft of sorts

Trump signed the order after announcing framework agreements with Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador and Argentina designed to ease import levies on agricultural products.

The Straus family is now selling the watch for the first time, and it's touted to be one of the most expensive Titanic artifacts to ever go on sale.

AI company Anthropic said it disrupted a cyber attack using an AI system that its researchers linked to the Chinese government.

Four people have been taken into custody in connection with the deaths of the two children, ages three and six, and their mother while the father remains in the hospital.

Swedish police said they had no information pointing to it being an attack, and were investigating the incident as involuntary manslaughter. The driver was arrested.

The BBC said it sent a personal letter to the White House apologizing for the edit of the Trump speech given before some of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Russia used at least 430 drones and 18 missiles in the attack that left gaping holes in some city buildings, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Protesters wore clothing associated with Indigenous groups and some protesters formed a human chain around portions of the demonstration.

Israel identified the returned body as that of Meny Godard, who was abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri in southern Israel. His wife, Ayelet, was killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Sonder announced in a statement that it had initiated liquidation proceedings, and the interim CEO said she is 'devastated.'

The rupture exposed the divides within President Trump’s MAGA base over the Epstein files and more.

An extraordinary rebuke to the federal government’s campaign against elite schools, the ruling could upend settlement talks with the university system.

President Trump’s aides have provided conflicting accounts of what, exactly, they are seeking to achieve, as America’s largest aircraft carrier heads toward the Caribbean region.

It is walking back levies on imports including beef and coffee in what critics say is an admission that tariffs raised prices in the first place.

President Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate the dealings of Democrats with Jeffrey Epstein, after a week in which his own relationship with the convicted sex offender was in the spotlight.

After a 15-day standoff, a deal cleared the way for YouTube TV to resume carrying ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned channels.

The Trump nominee Bill Pulte has called out a Fed governor and New York’s attorney general for issues with their mortgage documents. Some leaders of the family’s home-building business bristle at how he has enhanced his reputation.

Mayor Daniel Lurie has enjoyed strong approval ratings this year, but residents were dismayed after he appointed a city supervisor who quickly resigned after revelations emerged.

Ely Samuel Parker, a Native American who served as an aide to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was kept from practicing law during his lifetime.

Maribel Lopez was hastily deported to Guatemala despite a pending asylum appeal, leaving behind a toddler. Her case highlights a growing pattern of speedy deportations.

"I remember scraping the ice with my finger and looking out and thinking 'I've got to change my destiny,'" Ms Jo Malone CBE told CNBC's Steve Sedgwick.

The butterfly-shaped Greek island of Astypalea wants to be a "smart and sustainable" destination with a focus on electric vehicles.

President Trump himself is a former longtime friend of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself in a federal jail during Trump's first term.

Trump's action also exempted black tea, green tea, tomatoes, avocados and cinnamon, among other products, from higher tariffs.

Berkshire disclosed a $4.3 billion stake in Alphabet at the end of the third quarter, making the Google parent the conglomerate's 10th largest equity holding.

The longtime CEO will be succeeded by John Furner, the Walmart U.S. CEO, on Feb. 1.Both changes take effect then.

The JPMorgan Chase deals mark a shift in the power dynamic between banks, middlemen and the fintech apps that are increasingly threatening incumbents.

European stocks finished lower on Friday as worries about an artificial intelligence bubble and the global economy shook investor confidence.

Switzerland has been subject to one of the highest tariff rates levied on an individual country by the Trump administration.

Novo Nordisk shareholders approved the proposals to revamp the board with 93% voting in favor. The foundation controls over 75% of votes.

Ordering rides or groceries, paying by debit card, or just finding driving directions is increasingly out of reach for most Russians as mobile internet networks are shut down.

High-level discussions, underway for days, have explored a variety of military options for Venezuela, people familiar with the matter said.

At least nine cases of the rare viral hemorrhagic fever have been confirmed, the World Health Organization said Friday.

An ongoing record of U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since Sept. 2.

The man stole the bus in Hamilton, Ontario, while the driver was on a break — but let people board and alight the bus, and even checked passengers’ bus passes, police said.

A scandal, involving kickbacks at Ukraine’s state nuclear power company, has revived concerns about European money being siphoned off by graft instead of helping fight Russia.

An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.

Here’s what to know about hostages and others whose bodies have been returned by Hamas to Israel, and those who remain in Gaza.

The Fujian and its strike group represent a strategic game changer that will bring Beijing closer to its goal of eroding U.S. maritime primacy in its backyard.

Violent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank are at a record high, the United Nations says, making it perilous to carry out the economically crucial harvest.

The show included appearances from Lewis Capaldi and stars of Strictly Come Dancing, The Apprentice and Gladiators.

Flooding and downpours will be replaced by freezing temperatures and potentially snow showers in parts of the UK from Monday.

Scotland are ideally positioned to qualify for the World Cup finals, but Steve Clarke's side now face the hardest part of their journey, writes Tom English.

Tony Bellew is backing the underdog, as the world of boxing gives their predictions for Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn 2.

The weekly pub quiz at the Barking Dog in Urmston returns after a cheating team was rumbled.

Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker denies taking "any prohibited substance" after testing positive for cocaine.

England will have to find another level to edge out a team they have beaten only eight times in more than a century.

Josh Hazlewood is ruled out of the first Ashes Test, leaving Australia's pace bowling seriously depleted for the series opener in Perth.

Signs that the chancellor has backtracked on plans to raise income tax dominate Saturday's newspapers.

The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.

Our community say Britain’s workplace sickness crisis is driven not by ‘attitude’ but by toxic bosses, poor management, low pay and relentless pressure

An immersion program that helps preserve an Alaska Native language has been a boon to children displaced by last month’s severe flooding in western Alaska.

Frontline medics and soldiers near Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine tell World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley how Nato is far from ready for war with Russia - and is training for a bygone era

The U.S. Commerce Department has launched an antidumping review targeting Italian pasta, claiming it’s sold below market prices

A new exhibition in Mexico City explores how the sacred myth that marked the site of the ancient Mexica — or Azetc — capital has survived the European conquest, colonization and centuries of change to remain at the heart of Mexico’s identity

The president also said he had ‘no idea’ what doctors were looking at during the MRI

Tymur Mindich has been named as the mastermind behind a $100 million embezzlement scheme in Ukraine

Cities and states in the U.S. are turning to AI to improve road safety

An immersion program that helps preserve an Alaska Native language has been a boon to children displaced by last month's severe flooding in western Alaska

As President Donald Trump reshapes immigration and the nation’s relationship with immigrants, some naturalized citizens are wondering if the country they made a commitment to when they took the oath of citizenship is still making one to them