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CBC.ca
Feds greenlight $673M to keep Canada Post afloat this year
The federal government is handing hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada Post to keep the money-bleeding mail service afloat for the current fiscal year.
Ottawa to begin $8.5B rollout for Ontario First Nations to reclaim child welfare
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says $8.5 billion will begin flowing to Ontario First Nations on May 29 to reclaim their child welfare systems.
Sir David Attenborough turns 100. Here are 10 facts about his life on Earth
You know his voice and you definitely know his nature documentaries. But did you know it’s his birthday? Here are 10 facts you might not know about the famed champion for nature — one per decade.
Optimism competes with anxiety as northern Sask. continues to deal with floods
English River First Nation residents are returning after a week of displacement, but over 600 Red Earth Cree Nation members must remain away from home.
For 2nd time, N.L. judge slams police handling of intimate partner violence cases
A Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court judge is once again taking police to task over failing to address intimate partner violence, and says the training the RNC receives when it comes to IPV cases "needs to be reviewed."
Air India cuts flights to Canada as jet fuel prices soar
Air India has cut flight volumes for April and May, with plans for more schedule trims in June and July, according to an internal memo to staff. Its round-trip flights scheduled between Toronto and Delhi fell to 31 in May versus 48 in March, a 35 per cent decrease, according to aviation data tracker Cirium.
Winnipeg-based retailer to liquidate all Warehouse One, Bootlegger stores
Winnipeg-based clothing retailer Warehouse One is moving to liquidate all of its 128 stores, including Bootlegger.
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Toronto Star
Six people in Canada receiving isolation guidance over hantavirus outbreak on ship
There are 10 Canadians in total, including four still on board the ship, affected, and all are asymptomatic, according to chief public health officer.
Danielle Smith predicts she'll get a deal with Ottawa on carbon pricing
Alberta's premier said disagreements about how fast to increase the industrial carbon price were a key sticking point in delayed progress on the climate and energy accord her province struck with the Carney government last year.
Alphonso Davies' latest injury is a hit to Canada's World Cup hopes and starts a race against time
Davies, who hasn’t played for the national team in well over a year after suffering a torn ACL in March 2025, has been blighted by injuries throughout 2026.
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap
Trump announced on social media that the ceasefire would run Saturday through Monday. Saturday is Victory Day in Russia, a holiday that commemorates its victory over Nazi Germany 81 years ago in World War II.
U of T working to determine what 'may have been compromised' after software used by thousands of universities hacked
Canvas, a learning software operated by Instructure, was restored before midnight on Thursday. It's not entirely clear what data may have been breached in the cyberattack.
‘I’d have to move to Chile’: Tibbits once dismissed massive retirement payout as ‘ludicrous’
Years after dismissing the idea as absurd, former Conestoga College president John Tibbits’ words return amid revelations of a secret, board‑approved payout
Carney government pledges reform to get infrastructure projects approved within one year
The Carney government wants major infrastructure projects like ports, railroads, mines and pipelines approved within a year and is proposing new changes to Canada’s regulatory system to make that happen.
Teen charged with murder after mother, 2 daughters found dead in Brockville home
A 49-year-old woman and her 17 and 15-year-old daughters are dead in what Brockville police called a "devastating" case of intimate partner violence.
Government documents reveal barrage of threats against Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney faced near-daily threats over his first 100 days in office, according to newly released government documents that show how a wave of threats against top political leaders carried over from the Justin Trudeau era.
Ford Motor to receive $464M from feds to pivot to F-series production at Oakville plant after EV plans scrapped
The plant has been idle for roughly two years, and is expected to restart production this fall.
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Globe and Mail
Russia, Ukraine agree to three-day ceasefire and prisoner exchange
Ceasefire U.S. helped negotiate in effort to end war will last from Saturday to Monday
Keir Starmer faces chorus of calls to resign as Labour Party trounced in local elections
British PM’s party on track to lose hundreds of council seats when final ballots are counted Saturday
Virginia court deals blow to Democrats as it strikes down congressional redistricting plan
State supreme court rules constitutional amendment added to April special election ballot violated procedural requirements
The strange outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship, explained
Despite a cruise ship outbreak of a rare rodent-borne illness, global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because hantavirus germs do not easily spread between people.
Scaled-back Victory Day parade is a sign of Putin’s growing paranoia
For the first time in two decades, the annual parade will have no tanks or missiles, though threats of a Ukrainian attack eased Friday after a surprise three-day ceasefire
Pentagon releases previously classified files on alleged UFO sightings
Says members of the public can draw their own conclusions on ‘unidentified anomalous phenomena’
South Africa’s top court orders revival of impeachment proceedings against President Ramaphosa
Opposition parties had tried to impeach him in 2022 over a mysterious cash payment that had been hidden in a sofa at his game ranch
'Historic shift': Nigel Farage on Reform taking first London council
Britain's Reform Party leader, Nigel Farage said on Friday the local election results had demonstrated a 'truly historic shift' in British politics as the party took their first London Council of Havering, Romford.
Health officials track dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after first fatality
Health officials in several countries are trying to identify and follow people who may have been exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship.
David Attenborough, British naturalist and veteran broadcaster, turns 100
Through BBC programs such as Life on Earth, and The Blue Planet, he has illuminated the beauty, ferocity and sometimes downright weirdness of nature
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Global News
U.S. fires on 2 Iranian tankers as it awaits ‘serious offer’ from Tehran
The attacks and an overnight exchange of fire in the Strait of Hormuz cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect.
Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to 3-day ceasefire for Victory Day weekend
Trump added in his social media announcement that such a halt to hostilities could be the 'beginning of the end' of the long war between Russia and Ukraine.
China has outlawed companies from AI-based layoffs. Should Canada follow?
A Chinese court sided with a senior technology worker who was fired after he refused a reduced salary and job transfer when his company sought to automate his role with AI.
New suspected hantavirus cases found as experts issue containment guidance
World Health Organization officials are working on a step-by-step operational guidance for the safe disembarkation of passengers and crew once they reach land.
3 hikers dead after volcano eruption in Indonesia at Mount Dukono
The hikers became stranded when Mount Dukono erupted at 7:41 a.m. local time, causing a large booming sound and sending a thick ash column that rose 10 kilometres above the summit.
David Attenborough, natural historian and renowned broadcaster, turns 100
Through BBC programs such as Life on Earth, The Private Life of Plants and The Blue Planet, Attenborough has illuminated the beauty, ferocity and weirdness of nature.
Suspect at large after hostage situation at bank in Germany, police say
While the hostage situation was underway earlier on Friday, police said they were working on the assumption that there were multiple perpetrators.
4 Canadians still on hantavirus cruise ship to meet with consular officials
The federal government says three people with connections to the cruise are isolating at home in Ontario and Quebec, but they aren't showing symptoms.
Trump’s new 10% global tariffs struck down by U.S. court, but only narrowly
The court only blocked the levy on two small businesses and the state of Washington, and it wasn't immediately clear if other businesses would have to continue paying the tariffs.
Human remains found in dead South African crocodile after ‘dangerous’ operation
Footage of the capture, shared by police, shows an officer and the 4.5-metre-long crocodile hanging from a rope suspended from the helicopter.
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New York Times
Proposed Rule by Postal Service Could Allow Handguns to Be Mailed
The proposal comes after the Justice Department said this year that a century-old law banning the practice was unconstitutional. Democratic leaders are calling it “unlawful.”
David Attenborough, a Voice of Nature, Turns 100
Pictures and striking scenes from the making of perhaps the world’s most celebrated naturalist.
Takeaways From the 2026 U.K. Local Elections
Results from municipal and regional elections signaled major gains for the right-wing populist Reform U.K. and steep losses for Labour.
Virginia Court Strikes Down Redistricted Voting Map in a Huge Blow to Democrats
The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms.
Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning
The secretary of defense has argued that military retirees are subject to freedom of speech restrictions. Let that sink in.
Pentagon Releases Files on U.F.O.s
The initial files are murky images that show what could be anything. The government said more would be released on a rolling basis.
Mark Zuckerberg Is Running Meta Into the Ground
Meta has commenced a long, slow slide into irrelevance.
In Kristin Smart Case, Soil Suggests Human Remains Once Present in Yard
A California sheriff said investigators were searching the backyard of a woman whose son was convicted of murdering Ms. Smart, who went missing in 1996.
Four Men Found Guilty of Haiti President’s Assassination
President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was shot in his bedroom in July 2021, but the convictions for conspiracy have not revealed who ordered his assassination.
Stocks Rise For Sixth Consecutive Week, Buoyed by Strong Jobs Data and Earnings
Investors weighed data on the American jobs market and conflicting signals about status of the conflict in the Persian Gulf.
CNBC
The Federal Reserve is quickly running out of reasons to cut interest rates
Friday's jobs report provided evidence that the central bank's larger concern is a cost of living that is getting increasingly hard to bear.
Wall Street sees 'changing of the guard in AI' as Intel, AMD shares soar while Nvidia lags
Intel, AMD and Micron surged double digits this week as investors bet on CPU makers and memory companies powering the next stage of AI
Anthropic's Mythos set off a cybersecurity 'hysteria.' Experts say the threat was already here
The arrival of Anthropic's Mythos jolted banks, software giants and governments into reckoning with a new era of cyber attacks. But the threat is already here.
AWS data center outage hits trading on FanDuel, Coinbase — recovery to take hours
The cloud platform says it is currently working to resolve the outage, caused by overheating at a data center in Northern Virginia.
Oil prices edge higher after U.S. fires on Iranian tankers, UAE attacked by missiles
The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fresh fears that the fragile ceasefire between the two countries was unraveling.
Michael Burry says the market today feels like 'the last months of the 1999-2000 bubble'
"Stocks are not up or down because of jobs or consumer sentiment," Burry wrote. "Feeling like the last months of the 1999-2000 bubble."
Iran focus at Trump-Xi summit may delay progress on tariffs, rare earths
Thanks to the Iran war, big issues for U.S. businesses like rare earths and supply chains may take a back seat on the agenda for the Trump-Xi summit.
Trump threatens EU with ‘much higher’ tariffs if no trade deal signed by new deadline
President Donald Trump said he will give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S.
Marco Rubio says U.S. expects Iran response on peace deal 'today'
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. is expecting a response from Iran on Washington's proposal to end the war.
U.S. says it struck two Iran-flagged oil tankers trying to skirt blockade
The shaky U.S. ceasefire with Iran has been repeatedly undermined this week, even as President Donald Trump insists it remains in effect.
Washington Post
U.S. strikes two Iranian-flagged vessels as tensions continue amid ceasefire
The Trump administration, sidestepping a widening battle in the Strait of Hormuz, said it was anticipating a reply from Tehran on its latest terms for ending the war.
Russia, Ukraine agree to truce and prisoner exchange amid WWII observance
Trump announced the three-day halt in fighting, which coincides with Russia’s Victory Day celebrations.
Rubio charms in Rome, but he says Trump’s verbal attacks may continue
The secretary of state held warm meetings with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Pope Leo XIV after the president’s repeated criticism of both leaders.
Trump says ceasefire still intact after burst of violence with Iran
The president expressed optimism about reaching a deal despite the attacks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is expecting a response from Iran on Friday.
Aides cite friendly meeting as Rubio aims to mend U.S. ties with Pope Leo
Relations between the United States and the Vatican are at a low point over President Donald Trump’s attacks on Leo, who is a leading critic of the war in Iran.
Authorities scramble to limit hantavirus outbreak, trace contacts around globe
U.S. officials in at least five states — Arizona, California, Georgia, Texas and Virginia — are monitoring symptoms of seven returning passengers.
Israel strikes Beirut suburbs, threatening already shaky ceasefire
The airstrike on the Haret Hreik neighborhood targeted the leader of the Radwan forces, Hezbollah’s elite and battle-hardened fighting unit, Israeli authorities said.
U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump’s Hormuz blockade for months
A confidential intelligence community assessment delivered to the White House also finds that Iran retains a substantial missile and drone arsenal.
As U.S. blockades Iran, its oil still flows ship to ship an ocean away
Experts say covert transfers at sea are used to obscure the origins of oil that left Iranian ports and the Gulf of Oman before the blockade was imposed.
Grain dispute splits Ukraine and Israel even as they fight allied enemies
Tense relations soured further after Ukraine accused Israel of buying grain harvested by Russia in occupied territory. Meanwhile, Russia and Iran have grown closer.
BBC
Saints charged by EFL with spying on Middlesbrough
The EFL charges Southampton with spying on Middlesbrough before they meet in the Championship play-off semi-finals on Saturday.
Plaid Cymru ready to run Wales, leader says, after party wins Senedd vote
Plaid Cymru becomes the biggest party in the Welsh Parliament, ending Labour's century long election winning streak in Wales.
The global race to find passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
About 12 countries have so far been linked to the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, as the UN health agency confirms at least five cases.
Glasgow beat Cardiff to move top of URC table
Glasgow Warriors cruise to a bonus-point victory over Cardiff to go top of the United Rugby Championship with one round of the regular season remaining.
Analysis: Many Labour MPs are blaming the boss for elections body blow
Sir Keir Starmer is facing what looks like a coordinated attempt to get him to set a timetable for his departure.
King Charles sends Attenborough a birthday message with help from 'friends'
In a video message from Buckingham Palace, wildlife helps the King deliver a birthday card for Sir David Attenborough.
Shaw named Football Writers' Women's Player of Year
Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw is crowned the Football Writers' Association Women's Player of the Season.
Man Utd's Fernandes wins Football Writers' men's award
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes wins the Football Writers' Association's men's Footballer of the Year award.
Tight-lipped Dubois weighs in at career-heavy 18st
Daniel Dubois will not to be drawn into a war of words after weighing in at a career-heavy 18st for Saturday's all-British heavyweight world-title fight against Fabio Wardley.
Sir John Curtice: Election results show politics in the UK has fragmented
Reform are the winners so far, with more results still to be declared.
The Independent
A council meeting is called in a small Georgia town whose mayor fired the entire police department
The town council in a small north Georgia community has called a special meeting for Friday evening to discuss reinstating their police department, and to consider a request for the mayor's “immediate resignation.”
Aboard the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, some passengers fear what awaits back home
A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has sparked fear among Spanish passengers, not from illness, but from potential stigma upon returning home
Rubio defends new US sanctions on Cuba, targeting military-run conglomerate GAESA
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended the Trump administration's decision to impose new sanctions on Cuba
Trump administration again suspends UC Berkeley research grants
An attorney says the National Science Foundation has suspended at least 18 research grants to UC Berkeley, despite a court injunction restricting such suspensions
Trump administration pushes to scale back on hunting restrictions in national parks
The order comes as hunting continues to decline in the face of increasing urbanization
London local elections 2026: Live results map for every mayoralty and council in the capital
Every single London council has been contested
What Trump and MAGA just did in Virginia and Tennessee shows Democrats have little chance in midterms
Democrats tried to lead by example, Eric Garcia writes. They would up unilaterally disarming in the redistricting wars
Georgia mayor fires town’s entire police force after they upset his wife
A former Cohutta police officer said the mayor’s actions appear to be a ‘personal vendetta’ by the town’s leader
Tesla recalls some Cybertrucks over fears the wheels will fall off: report
The Cybertruck has been the subject of almost a dozen recalls
Scottish election 2026: Live results map for every seat in race for Holyrood
Every seat in the Scottish parliament is being contested
