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Some of Canada's top track and field athletes were in action at Scotstoun Stadium as athletics competition got underway on Monday at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. That included reigning world, Olympic, and Commonwealth Games champion Camryn Rogers as well as new Canadian women's 100m record holder Sade McCreath.

Police say they found evidence of a firearm discharge outside the U.S. Consulate early Monday morning, but did not confirm the building had been targeted. The U.S. Consulate was previously shot at on March 10, leading to multiple arrests.

The space between Renald Guignard's house on the island of Lamèque and a cliff along the Gulf of St. Lawrence is a small fraction of what it once was and a vivid illustration of a changing climate.

Robin MacDougall says she "just couldn't comprehend" why police entered her home without her knowledge. RCMP say they visited the home because a 911 call was dropped and they were concerned about the caller's safety.

Do storage lockers built directly into condo parking garages violate Ontario's fire code? Toronto Fire says yes. But a fire consultant describe a standards 'grey area' that's been going on for decades.

Police arrested one suspect and were looking for another after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle's Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others injured, including a toddler.

Heather Cline and David Stanchuk tell The National about the moment they found their phone in perfect condition in a Saskatchewan canola field after it had fallen 1.1 kilometres from a plane.

The U.S. paused its attacks on Iran for a second straight day on Sunday, and Tehran said it had done so, too, as efforts continued to bring the countries back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent exchanges of fire.

It was more than three years ago when Vancouver police arrested a man after he was seen using multiple bank cards to make withdrawals at an ATM.

Here's the latest on why byelections will be another test for Mark Carney and how the city’s delay in killing a coyote added to its misery.

Michigan's economy relies heavily on Canada, meaning the new tariffs — coupled with inflation still running high and gas prices rising — have created additional economic concerns statewide.

Police said that they found evidence of the firearm discharge early Monday morning after hearing gunfire.

Gunfire erupted at a food festival beneath Seattle's Space Needle on Sunday, leaving three people dead and four others wounded, including a toddler.

Caring for city parks means more than just mowing lawns and keeping washrooms open. It also means caring for the habitats of signature creatures that have always lived here.

In my opinion, the building’s overnight guest rule is intrusive, improper and vulnerable to challenge, Bob Aaron writes.

"Cockroach" party in India is using digital tools to organize and grow.

Financial shame is holding Canadians back. Here's how to rewrite your money story.

This generation values job security, work-life balance and mental health above all else. And they're not waiting around for employers to catch up.

A vision for an expanded airport, with jets landing every two and a half minutes, had barrelled down the runway, then came to a screeching halt.

President’s visit coincides with tensions between Washington and Ottawa that marred the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge

As wildfires continue to devastate southwest France, residents of the fire-hit town of Le Porge have rallied to support exhausted firefighters, while police patrol evacuated neighborhoods to deter looting and track suspected arsonists. On Sunday, volunteer Nathalie Augonnet and police captain Antoine Le Querler spoke to Reuters about their efforts.

Neither side reported carrying out any attacks for three straight days – a respite after about two weeks of sustained bombardments

The Gironde blaze has burned an area four times the size of Paris

Several people were injured in a shooting at Seattle Center, an events complex near the Space Needle where a food festival was taking place

A known Islamist suspected of driving a minivan into a crowd near a major LGBTQ Pride gathering in Berlin was shot dead by law enforcement officers in the city's Spandau district, police said on Sunday.

Mamdani encouraged the U.S. government to execute the arrest warrant issued by the ICC for Israel’s Prime Minister

Similar forensic techniques could be used to identify Indigenous children who went missing from residential schools in Canada

Panel also featured first-look footage from Avengers: Doomsday.

Wildfires advanced towards the outskirts of the historic city of Bordeaux, at the heart of France's winelands, on Sunday as France and Spain battled blazes that have forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.

France’s interior minister said Monday that a monster wildfire has stopped growing after 220,000 forced out of their homes in the country’s southwest, cautions it isn’t yet beaten.

Authorities said the suspect had come to authorities’ attention in the past because of numerous previous crimes, of which he didn’t give details.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has never had a formal call or meeting with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.

One person was killed and at least 15 others were injured after a car drove into a crowd during Berlin's annual LGBTQ+ Pride parade, prompting police to end the event.

A Canadian woman of Chinese origin who was an intern at NATO's military headquarters in Belgium has been arrested on spying charges, Belgian prosecutors said on Saturday.

Wildfires across France and Spain have forced more than 250,000 people to evacuate as crews battle fast-moving flames fuelled by extreme heat.

Trump addressed the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner as organizers honoured Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales for his actions during April's shooting.

By a large majority, the International Criminal Court’s 125-member states ousted British barrister Karim Khan, the first time in its history the court has made such a move.

The Australian carrier plans to start selling tickets for its non-stop flight in February, CEO Vanessa Hudson told an event in Toulouse, France, in June, Reuters reported.

Paramedics treated the injured on a black inflatable boat as a police helicopter hovered overhead near the clock tower that houses the bell known as Big Ben.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate or told to take shelter inside.

Arizona G.O.P. voters nominated Alexander Kolodin for secretary of state, despite, or perhaps because of, election denial efforts that earned him an admonition from the state bar association.

The road to the giant project was paved with secret meetings and an ever-expanding building plan.

With surrounding towns in southwestern France evacuated and fire still spreading rapidly, several thousand are sheltering in the city, unsure what will become of their homes.

Three people were killed during the incident near the city’s Space Needle on Sunday, the police said. One suspect was in custody and the police were searching for another.

The killing of a woman in what officials called an act of Islamist terrorism rattled a community that has seen a surge in threats, including from the far right.

We look at the end of Temporary Protected Status.

The man was sentenced to prison for preparing a serious act of violence against the state but released from detention in May.

Plus, the soaring costs of President Trump’s new Air Force One.

The Iran-backed Houthis have seized on a vulnerable moment for Saudi Arabia, which is reluctant to enter another war, to try to force political concessions in Yemen.

It's not the spend, it's the return.

A temporary pause to the U.S.-Iran conflict appeared to hold on Monday, after negotiations over a lasting peace faced fresh hurdles over the weekend.

A rare wildfire spreading across France's Bordeaux region and has spread to Western Madrid is fire cloud that can generate its own thunderstorms.

Microsoft, SpaceX, Palantir, alongside dozens of other tech companies from the U.S. and Europe, have joined the Open Secure AI Alliance.

President Trump on Friday launched a fresh round of tariffs targeting 60 trading partners, including the European Union, China, and the U.K.

Chocolate firms look to win shoppers back with premium products and social media trends after poor weather conditions, tariffs, and the Iran war hit sales.

The impact of a gigantic wildfire ravaging France's Bordeaux region and Spain has been like a "clap of thunder" for the local economy, a minister said.

A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.

In a rare occurrence, Modi's government was forced to concede demands of Gen Z protesters, underscoring their rising influence in the country's polity.

The Hefei-based company raised 57.92 billion yuan ($8.6 billion) after pricing its IPO at 8.66 yuan per share.

The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.

North Koreans are banking, getting makeup tutorials and using period trackers on their phones. But under Kim, these digital comforts are also tools of control.

The strikes by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels could add to the pressure on global oil markets on top of disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Mercedes driver scout involved in discovering Kimi Antonelli is leaving the team to join rivals Red Bull.

His agent pays tribute to the "multi-talented" broadcaster, comedian and conservationist.

A man and a woman both died at the scene after being recovered from the sea off Cornwall.

The Ukrainian president will be the new prime minister's first international visitor since taking office.

For those who have upcoming holidays to the affected regions, here is what you should know about how it might impact your plans.

The US says attacks on Iran have been halted to give "talks some space", raising hopes of a resolution to the conflict.

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

The gallery describes the pop star as "one of the defining cultural figures of her generation".

Much of eastern England is under amber alerts from Wednesday as temperatures rise to the mid-30s Celsius again.

England's Gabriel Langton says he feared for his future in gymnastics after his horror fall at the Commonwealth Games.

The deaths are being treated as unexplained

Berliners are mourning after a deadly attack near the city's Pride festival as questions grow about why the suspect was freed following a conviction linked to the Islamic State group

Three women aged 19, 24 and 36, were injured in the attack - with two remaining in a critical condition, local media reports

The daughter of an elderly man left in a cardboard coffin for 10 months says it feels like ‘he was just forgotten’

Firefighters have warned that the blaze raging near Bordeaux may continue to burn for several months

Robert Bush kept 31 bodies that should have been cremated months ago at his site in Hull

Wildfires in Europe have displaced around 300,000 people this week

In her book “108 Asian Cookies,” Kat Lieu shares a recipe for Black Sesame-Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats

Hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongfully convicted of stealing between 1999 and 2015 after failures linked to Fujitsu’s Horizon IT system.

Boy likely covered over 2600 km over nine months before he was sacrificed, researchers say