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Documents show Queen Elizabeth was "very keen" that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, be given the job of U.K. trade envoy, as the U.K. government on Thursday released the confidential papers related to his appointment in 2001, which later proved controversial due to his links to American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel's far-right police minister have been released from prison and were being deported to their countries of origin on Thursday.

A couple is calling for change after they were diverted from their local hospital in Waterville to Fredericton, and their child was born on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway.

As the federal government finishes its delayed national AI strategy, some technology leaders in Canada are hopeful the new policy will resemble an industrial blueprint that illustrates Ottawa is serious about rolling up its sleeves to help the sector build in expedient fashion.

London's Metropolitan Police are trying to crack down on sophisticated criminal networks that are snatching phones off the streets of London and exporting them in bulk to China.

After 11 seasons, the curtains are closing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Industry watchers say while Colbert's voice will be missed, the late-night format needs to change to survive in the streaming era — a transformation that may already be underway.

An Edmonton prison for men is being turned into a women's institution, as the number of incarcerated women in Canada has risen and there's an expected shortfall of more than 300 beds over the next five years.

Samantha Tegart tells The National about the moment she and her boyfriend Greg Stewart saved eight people and a dog from a burning house across the street in Radville, Sask.

B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service is reminding people to avoid attracting bears into human habitat or luring them with food, after a pair of incidents in the province this week.

During their visit to Canada, CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault asked the Artemis II crew about how they managed friction points working together in a challenging environment.

CPPIB earned a net return of 7.8 per cent in fiscal 2026. CEO John Graham said results were impacted by geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility.

The lender says its new automated system handles tedious paperwork, allowing human underwriters to review pre-approval applications within minutes.

The one bedroom plus den last sold for $1.03 million in 2021.

If approved, city staff say capital funding will be re-allocated to other projects.

Defending violence by "one's own" dehumanizes both the other and oneself.

It appears Ajay Simpson was shot on June 24, 2024, for no reason other than the fact that he was there.

The legal saga started in June 2007 when Greene was charged with one count of failing to stop at a red light, a Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offence.

Girls and women are missing the benefits of sports because they aren't participating at the same level as boys and men.

The rebranded RBC Amphitheatre — formerly Budweiser Stage — kicks off biggest season yet with eye on year-round concerts.

Firms advertising around major events, like Air Transat's clever ad campaign, need to walk a fine line around branding, experts say, or they could find themselves facing a lawyer's letter — or lawsuit.

A baby pygmy hippopotamus at Berlin Zoo took its first outdoor bath this week after being born on May 9. The young animal explored its surroundings curiously as it splashed in shallow water under staff supervision.

Residents entering the eastern Congolese city of Goma from government-controlled areas were subjected to tighter health checks on Wednesday as authorities sought to contain the spread of Ebola after one confirmed case was detected in the city, which remains under M23 occupation.

On Capitol Hill, patience grows thin as Strait of Hormuz blockade disrupts shipping and elevates gas prices

‘The Queen is very keen that the Duke of York should take on a prominent role in the promotion of national interests,’ head of Britain’s trade body wrote in a letter

Walmart projected a weaker second quarter given the current economic uncertainty

Non-legally binding opinion will settle an internal dispute over conventions of a UN labour agency

Their treatment by police officers under Itamar Ben-Gvir’s direction drew an international outcry and a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli police on Wednesday forced activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their backs while a minister looked on, drawing criticism from foreign leaders and even from inside Israel's own government.

Trump suggests he could wait a few days for ‘the right answers’ from Tehran but is also willing to resume attacks on the country

After seeing 22-year championship drought brought to an end, Gunners fans take opportunity to celebrate

A spokesperson for the agency says the passenger 'should not have boarded' the plane bound for Detroit due to U.S. entry restrictions put in place to reduce Ebola risk.

Ontario says it is testing a patient for Ebola following recent travel to East Africa, but no cases are confirmed and precautions are in place.

Castro, 94, last appeared in public in Cuba earlier this month, and there is no evidence that he has since left the island or that the government would allow him to be extradited.

'The indications strongly suggest that the virus was introduced prior to embarkation and did not originate from the vessel itself,' Oceanwide Expeditions' CEO said.

A number of Canadians were among those detained when Israeli authorities intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus on Monday.

'Beyond the confirmed cases, there are almost 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths,' the WHO director-general said. 'We expect those numbers to keep increasing.'

The warning was made in a podcast hosted by the FAO that focused on the current chokehold on global energy and how fertilizer supplies are expanding through agrifood systems. 

The World Cup will feature more than a dozen matches played in Canada this summer, and a new analysis estimates each game will cost $82 million of government funding.

The group of friends who found the frog, named it Greg before releasing it at a pond near their shared house in Western Australia.

In footage of the trespassing incident, a person in an emoji costume climbs over the barrier surrounding the macaque monkey habitat and drops a small stuffed toy near the monkeys.

Once seen by some as the most conventional of President Trump’s political appointees, Todd Blanche has taken off the gloves in his new role as acting attorney general.

The U.S. tech giant’s powerful H200 chip seemed poised to boost Beijing’s A.I. ambitions, but not a single one has been purchased in China.

Property prices in Shanghai, in particular, are rebounding, but the national market still faces an enormous overhang — 90 million empty or unfinished apartments.

There’s no telling where this leads.

In arenas all across the league, N.B.A. fans embrace the monochrome T-shirt as a way to show team spirit. New Yorkers aren’t having it.

The State Department said it would fund up to 50 clinics in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. “I don’t know the ones they are talking about,” a top Ugandan official said.

Mayor Mamdani’s executive budget was met with hero worship online. What did the social media chatter miss about the messy reality of municipal policymaking?

An Air France plane was sent to Montreal because a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was on board. The U.S. has closed its borders to recent visitors to the African country.

We need leaders who tell us hard truths while insisting that the present state of our politics is not permanent.

Plus, Stephen Colbert’s last show.

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa unveiled a new five-year strategic plan Thursday worth 60 billion euros (US$69.7 billion).

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company has "largely conceded" China's advanced artificial intelligence chip market to Huawei.

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said the single most important solution to the Iran war energy shock is the unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

It comes after President Donald Trump said he was prepared to wait a few more days to "get the right answers" from Tehran.

SpaceX's blockbuster public offering is giving everyday traders access that has traditionally been reserved for Wall Street's biggest clients.

Quantum computing shares popped in premarket trading following reports that the U.S. government will award grants to nine firms operating in the space.

Ubisoft shares plunged on Thursday after the Assassin's Creed maker warned of further losses this year.

Borrowing costs edged higher Thursday as investors eye ongoing inflationary pressures in the U.S. economy.

Europe is vulnerable with a non-state actor like Starlink having the power to switch off the continent's connectivity.

Tesla's full self-driving (FSD) capabilities are now available in China after years of delay, the company said in an X post on Thursday.

Sweeping aid cuts by Western nations left the Democratic Republic of Congo ill-equipped to contain an Ebola outbreak despite its extensive experience with the disease.

In an inter-peninsula match-up between women's teams that showed the limits of sports diplomacy, players from North Korea remained stone-faced — until they won.

Amid the unpredictability of President Trump's Middle East policies, Turkey is calling for “regional ownership” and pursuing new security pacts.

The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline could carry 50 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas annually to China.

Keir Starmer, Britain's first Labour prime minister in 14 years, is fighting for his political life as mainstream parties crumble in favor of more extreme voices.

Poland was set to receive forces whose deployment was abruptly halted last week.

Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, appeared frustrated with questions from House Democrats who pressed him on a range of issues about the conflict.

Back-to-back visits to Beijing by the American and Russian presidents are highlighting how China's Xi Jinping is the world leader to be reckoned with and courted.

The companies were found guilty by a French court over an air disaster which killed 228 people.

A village in Ghana will hold a parade with 30 motorcycles and a minibus to celebrate Aston Villa's Europa League victory.

Use our interactive tracker to explore the latest migration statistics for the UK

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a series of announcements aimed at relieving cost-of-living pressures.

Three boys are sentenced for raping schoolgirls during separate attacks in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.

STIs have surged thanks to record cases and gaps in testing and prevention, a health agency reports.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils measures aimed at helping families with the cost of living - but is it enough?

He proposes equalising capital gains tax with income tax, in a reform he estimates could raise £12bn a year.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust says investigations are ongoing.

Max Dowman is the youngest player in Premier League history and had to take his GCSE exams just days after sealing the title.

The owner of the music used in “Peanuts” television specials has filed lawsuits against several defendants, including the Trump administration, alleging that it illegally used the tunes in social media posts and a game.

The decision follows a 17-year involving two of France’s biggest companies

Students Barnaby Webber and Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and grandfather Ian Coates, were killed in a stabbing rampage by Valdo Calocane on 13 June 2023

Exclusive: Home Office accused of ‘safeguarding failure’ as hundreds of migrant children initially assessed as adults

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Royal preferred to go to ‘sophisticated countries’ as UK trade envoy – and refused to attend ‘golf functions’

Rachel Reeves said the cut would apply to ticket prices for fairs, theme parks, zoos and museums across the UK from June 25 to September 1.

An attack at a California Islamic center is the latest violence where the perpetrators said they were inspired by past atrocities, such as the 2019 massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand

The amfAR Gala at the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc is a highlight of the Cannes Film Festival

Chancellor promises to slash VAT to 5% on children's meals and tickets for attractions such as zoos, theme parks and soft play over the summer holidays