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March 22, 2026 | President Donald Trump says the U.S. will strike power plants in Iran if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours. Millions are in the dark after Cuba’s power grid collapses — again. And, The Guess Who get ready to hit the road for the first time in more than twenty years.

Three Quebec investors say they’ve found a way to get people back to church — transforming one into a pickleball court. But not everyone is convinced this could be a sustainable solution for the province’s many empty churches.

Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan responded on Sunday to accusations made by Brazilian-Italian soccer star Jorginho that a security guard mistreated his 11-year-old stepdaughter after she recognized the singer. The singer said that the security guard was not her personal security and that she didn't see a woman and a child.

The Conservative Party's campaign manager is shrugging off polls showing the Liberals hold a double-digit lead over the Tories — while Pierre Poilievre says he's broadening his image but won't change who he is.

Three Quebecers who volunteered to fight in the war in Ukraine were awarded the Ukrainian Canadian Sacrifice Medal by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

Passenger travelling on a tight budget stuck in the Yukon in just a sweater and running shoes, and nine days later he is still waiting to be reunited with his luggage.

Nineteen people died on March 26, 1941, just outside of Halifax harbour after a vessel patrolling for Nazi subs and sea mines sank after it caught fire. The deaths and heroic rescue of the remaining 22 crew members served as a reminder of the horrors of war. Wartime censorship played a role in what could be reported.

Advocates are urging Pickering city council to reject a plan to develop 1,600 hectares of rural land in the city’s northeast, pending further consultation with First Nations and studies on the project’s environmental impact and cost.

With ninety laps around the sun, David Suzuki reflects on a lifetime of science advocacy and environmental work. Despite decades of effort, he warns that humanity may have already crossed a tipping point on climate change.

Toronto was ranked second in Canada for worst traffic in 2025, with an estimated four days of time lost due to traffic for commuters.

Police responded to reports of a shooting near Glen Cedar Road and Strathearn Road on Sunday just after 2 a.m., police said.

Poland's prime minister Sunday said Poland “had our suspicions” in response to a Washington Post report that Hungary's government has for years provided Russia with detailed information from EU Council meetings.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For two hours, Claire Jefferies wanted to get away from the war in Iran and the rising gas prices and just commune with nature. And, so, she treated herself to a little forest bathing.

Trump and his allies insist they were always prepared for Iran to block the strait, yet the Republican president’s erratic strategy has fueled criticism he is grasping for answers without a clear exit plan.

Brazilian-Italian soccer star Jorginho claimed a security guard mistreated his 11-year-old stepdaughter after she recognized the singer.

Jennifer MacDougall says she was told that she owes the government about $10,500 because of a mistake in her pay file.

The shortened spring session, which includes Thursday's budget from Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, will see MPPs sit just 32 days before the summer recess begins June 4.

Iran said the waterway crucial to oil and other exports would be "completely closed” if the U.S. follows up on Trump's threat to attack Tehran's power plants.

Cuba is facing an unprecedented energy crisis due to a strict U.S. energy blockade and an aging and eroded electricity grid.

Far-right party did not win Marseille and Toulon, and Paris remains left-wing after vote

Death toll from attacks on health facilities in Sudan’s three-year war is rapidly mounting, WHO says

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would deploy federal immigration agents to U.S. airports starting Monday to assist TSA staff, as funding impasse continues.

Kyiv and Moscow exchanged 300 service personnel each on Friday, along with another 200 prisoners of war

Pete Hegseth asking Americans to pray to Jesus for victory over Iran has become part of political discourse

For migrant workers, the war has meant a loss of money needed to support their families back home

Confirmation vote could come sometime on Monday after Senate voted 54-37 to limit debate on the appointment

Cuba said it had begun efforts early on Sunday to restore power after its grid collapsed for the second time in a week, amid a U.S. oil blockade that has dealt a major blow to the island's energy infrastructure.

Previously unreleased photos show new angles of Armstrong and fellow astronaut David Scott after a splashdown off Okinawa, Japan

Trump makes clear he is going ahead with plan to assist TSA as budget impasse frustrates air travellers

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Israel and the U.S. were well on their way to achieving the war’s goals and implored the international community for more support.

Aid shipments are beginning to arrive in Cuba and a Russian oil delivery is expected this month, but fuel shortages remain critical.

Canadians are preparing to sail to Gaza with an aid flotilla, despite expectations of interception and detention by Israeli forces

Trump also said ICE could carry out arrests at airports, including targeting undocumented immigrants, and made specific references to migrants from Somalia.

Trump says U.S. is nearing its Middle East objectives as allies condemn Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz and warn of global energy impacts.

Three Canadians from Quebec who were stranded in the Persian Gulf since Feb. 28 have returned home following a coordinated repatriation effort.

NATO’s top commander, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, confirmed earlier Friday that the alliance has pulled several hundred personnel out of Iraq and relocated them to Europe.

The Epstein files revealed consistent communication between the royal and Epstein, including after he was convicted of child sex trafficking offences in 2008.

Some subprime lenders appear to be facing strain as debt levels and the rate of borrower defaults start to rise in Canada and the U.S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsed a statement after it was released by allies Thursday, expressing willingness to contribute to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz..

Republicans have largely been on defense against Democratic criticism. Here are five arguments advanced by figures in both parties.

As competing dating shows lean into modern norms, the ABC franchise finds itself mired in scandals and stymied by its traditional approach to love.

After speaking alongside city officials in Paterson, N.J., Leqaa Kordia, who was recently released after a year in ICE detention, led a crowd in chants of “globalize the intifada.”

France’s far right hoped for major gains in Sunday’s municipal elections, a key bellwether moment before a presidential election next year. Its results were mixed.

Two missiles landed hours apart, wreaking havoc in two towns near a heavily guarded nuclear site in the Negev Desert.

The shortage of checkpoint workers created lines of at least three hours at LaGuardia Airport. Many passengers doubted ICE agents were the solution.

President Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.

Across the South and Southwest, where price hikes have been the most severe, drivers have lamented how the increased costs have cut into their budgets.

The actor, who died on Friday, was a fan favorite on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” even as his character mixed quiet heroism with hostility toward the show’s women.

Tom Homan, President Trump’s chief border official, cast the operation largely as one to help ease long security lines that have been frustrating passengers at U.S. airports.

U.S.-Iran threats over Hormuz rattle markets as oil risk lingers and missiles hit Israel, raising fears of a prolonged conflict.

Asia-Pacific markets tumbled on Monday as investors weighed escalating tensions in the Middle East after the U.S. and Iran threatened to intensify military hostilities.

Asia's food tourism scene attempts to angle itself between gourmet and authentic street food. Netflix show "Culinary Class Wars" replicates this contradiction.

Amid a prolonged economic slowdown, one segment of the world's second-largest economy is growing quicker than the rest: China's so-called emotional economy.

Corporate executives are not panicking over a short-term increase in oil prices and Strait of Hormuz closure, but patience may wear thin in a matter of weeks.

As OpenAI gears up for a potential IPO, it's outlined a more tempered infrastructure strategy and has moved away from an ambitious agreement with Nvidia.

With rising inflation and changing tariff policies, menstrual products have seen a drastic rise in price over the past few years.

Lofty gold prices and market volatility are pushing wealthy consumers toward jewelry, especially rare colored gemstones, as handbags lose appeal.

Iran and Israel traded attacks on Saturday as the war in the Middle East escalated into a dangerous new direction at the start of its fourth week.

Big Tech companies including Nvidia and Elon Musk's SpaceX are making large bets on a new layer of critical infrastructure that's emerging above our heads.

Israelis said securing the strait for energy shipments could become the war’s main goal now that regime change and ending Iran’s ability to obtain a nuclear weapon seem out of reach.

In an interview with The Post after resigning from the administration in protest, the veteran said he is taking his message to the president’s supporters.

Iran’s military said it would respond to strikes on Iranian energy infrasturcture with counterattacks against U.S.-linked energy facilities in the region.

Tehran’s unwillingness to capitulate as the war enters its fourth week is wrapped up in the power it exerts over the Strait of Hormuz, officials in the region say.

The Washington Post’s Venezuela reporter writes on a couple divided by the authoritarian regime in Caracas — and their joyful reunion.

The South Korean megastars thrilled tens of thousands of fans with their first concert in nearly four years following a break for military service and solo careers.

The Treasury Department’s authorization of the sale of Iranian crude already at sea is likely to provide revenue for Iran’s war effort against the U.S.

Missile exchanges have jarred with the spirit of the holidays underway across the region.

To aid Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a friend of Russia, in his election, operatives proposed “the Gamechanger” — a staged assassination attempt to stir supporters.

A Kremlin spokesman said the Russian government is discussing “possible options for assisting Cuba in the difficult situation it finds itself in.”

The 'new escalatory phase' of the war in the Middle East is a focus of several papers today.

A hill walker shares a snap of moles hanging on barbed wire and is surprised by the huge response.

The government hopes it will ease the population crisis in prisons.

The government wants Britons to embrace heat pumps. But will they ever make financial sense for the average user?

The European nation, struggling to find skilled staff, is giving jobs to young people from India.

Debt charity StepChange says there are clear differences between councils when chasing unpaid tax.

Garfield stars alongside Claire Foy and Nicola Coughlan in an adaptation of Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree.

More than 400 traps were laid across the island in a £4.5m project which featured a specially-trained detection dog called Woody.

Paris and Marseille are held by the Socialists in local elections which saw the nationalist right win in Nice and certain towns.

Travellers have faced hours-long waits at airports around the country as a partial government shutdown has left TSA agents without pay.

Experts have assessed the UK’s defence systems after Israel warned London was in range of Iranian missiles

The prime minister will meet with senior ministers and Bank of England governor on ⁠Monday ‌to discuss the impact ​of ‌the conflict

More than 2,000 people remain without power Sunday afternoon because of historic flooding in Hawaii

It comes as tensions in the region escalated again, with Iran threatening to destroy energy targets across the Middle East after Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours

Donald Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum over the Strait of Hormuz has been met with threats from Iran

A new report from the Children’s Commissioner found more than 400 children had spent half their lives in hospital

The takeaway delivery giant has revealed how our tastes have changed since it launched in the UK two decades ago

Shildon, County Durham, topped the list with an average house price-to-earnings ratio of 1.36

Experts from Imperial College London suggest the relationship between social media and mental health is ‘complex’

MAC Cosmetics is kitting out shops with mini studios for its makeup artists to host live shopping shows when it launches on TikTok Shop on April 2.