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The alleged driver in the April 2023 gold heist at Toronto's Pearson International Airport has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in the U.S. for attempted gun smuggling.

Jana Hamrick tells The National about the moment she watched a young deer that was stuck in a fence get rescued by Parks Canada and the fire department in Banff, Alta.

The UN's Commission of Inquiry found that Israel had genocidal intent in the Gaza Strip during the war, with the key indicator being its targeting of children. The Gaza Health ministry says that since the ceasefire began in October 2025, more than 1,000 people died, 265 of them children.

A downtown Regina mosque says it has received threats after beginning a weekly amplified Muslim call to prayer from its rooftop speaker. Police said the permit is based on Regina's noise abatement bylaw and is in place until July 10, 2026, when the city and police will review the application.

Danielle Smith's government put much of its weight behind Cowboys Music Festival's demand for later weeknight curfews. City council barely budged.

CBC News has learned the federal government is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is planning to list the Mackenzie Valley Highway in the Northwest Territories as a project of national interest.

U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to repair and repaint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., is not going as planned. Andrew Chang breaks down the race to fix a slew of problems by Independence Day, from large swaths of peeling paint to swampy algae blooms.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)

The Canadian Army has sidelined the commanding officer and chief warrant officer of the Edmonton-based battalion. Defence officials will not disclose the reasons, but current and former military sources point to an alleged alcohol-related incident.

There will not be an English-language debate before the upcoming Quebec provincial election, after two of the main parties declined an invitation.

The top U.S. auto regulator opened an investigation Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside.

The prospect from Santa Clara is known as a multi-faceted frontcourt piece who is comfortable playing both forward positions.

The FIFA World Cup continued in Toronto with Croatia beating Panama in Group L action.

Croatia scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory, with substitute Ante Budimir burying a brilliant cross from Josip Stanišic in the 54th minute.

Sangwin was seen in the park on Monday at about 11 p.m., and police believe he's travelling on foot, they said while sharing security camera footage.

The boy, who is younger than six years old, is in stable condition, police said.

The revelation is contained in letters that the Privy Council Office sent to a parliamentary committee that probed the 'screens' that Carney set up last year to protect himself from conflicts of interest.

"If the election was held today, we wouldn't just form a majority, we would form another … supermajority," Ontario's premier said.

CALGARY - A dispute that began with snarky social media posts between Alberta's premier and Calgary's mayor escalated Tuesday into a full on government-to-government standoff.

The minister didn't say what problem led to a number of people getting emails last week ordering them to surrender their proof of citizenship.

Durante King-Mclean, 27, was sentenced to 160 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to smuggle the weapons north from Florida.

U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat beaten by Darializa Avila Chevalier; Dan Goldman, a two-term incumbent, defeated by Brad Lander

Federal government is expected to announce Wednesday that it will begin the process to designate two key Arctic projects as projects of national interest

The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress.

This is a case of both sides saying what they want to believe − or at least what they want their own people to believe

Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children, resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, and war crimes in the occupied West Bank, an independent UN inquiry said on Tuesday.

Funding will support the Haitian National Police service’s fight against gangs and help countries in the region stop drug trafficking

Resolution seeking to block military action against Iran is largely symbolic but reflects growing concerns from Republicans

The extreme temperatures are the result of an omega block, a weather pattern drawing hot air north from Africa

Gunfire occurred after U.S.-Iranian talks in Switzerland said the parties had agreed to create ‘a de-confliction cell’ to stop hostilities in Lebanon

After German bishops proposed that the practice be broadened, the Vatican rejected the request, stating ‘the current disciple cannot be dispensed from’

Hungary's National Bureau of Investigation announced that the 30-year-old man from Budapest was arrested on suspicion of illegal use of human bodies.

President Masoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Islamabad comes as technical teams work on details of the deal following negotiations on Monday led by U.S. Vice President JD Vance

Vance left the ongoing talks in Switzerland progress after claiming progress on multiple fronts, including ensuring the Strait of Hormuz stays open.

Burnham is an experienced politician whose career has taken him from high-level government jobs to the mayoralty of Greater Manchester, and now to the cusp of the PM’s office.

Canada and Australia have agreed on terms to allow Ottawa to buy components of the Arctic over-the-horizon radar system from BAE Systems Australia.

Starmer is the sixth prime minister in a decade to stand outside 10 Downing Street and announce a premature departure, two years after a landslide election victory.

Labour is losing liberal voters to the growing Green Party and facing a rising Reform UK, the Nigel Farage -led anti-immigration party.

The unusually short competition to build the Canadian navy’s next submarine fleet seemed to focus on everything but the boats themselves.

Questions remain about whether a tentative U.S.-Iran agreement can hold amid ongoing regional tensions.

A video posted on social media showed what appeared to be the front of one train entangled with the back of another, with both still on the tracks.

President Trump appears to be describing his preferences as fully negotiated deals, in hopes of locking the Iranians in. The question is whether a succession of such disputes will sink the whole venture.

The turbulence in Asia’s chip-dominated stock markets highlighted how heavily global equities have come to depend on enthusiasm for artificial intelligence.

“Hey, kids, remember you wanted to go to Disneyland? Instead, we’re going to go see the world’s largest kombucha!” Johnson said of the pool renovation as a tourist stop.

Jack Schlossberg fell well short of his bid to win a highly contested Democratic primary in Manhattan, his campaign hurt by staff defections and missed meetings.

Israel’s dependence on the United States has allowed it to ignore the need for diplomacy.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory.

Overshadowed by conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the fighting in Myanmar’s isolated heartland has reached new depths.

The Southeast Asian nation recently experienced its highest monthly civilian death toll since the war began in 2021.

The ruling in a class-action lawsuit filed in California applies to immigration courts nationwide.

Democrats expect Nancy Lacore to run a competitive general election despite the district’s Republican leaning.

KNDS plans to list shares in Paris and Frankfurt, with current shareholders expected to sell up to 20% of existing share capital.

Morgan Stanley has sharply raised its outlook for China's humanoid robotics market, as early commercial deployment in real-world scenarios accelerated.

Asia's technology stocks mostly rebounded on Wednesday amid choppy trading following a global selloff in the previous session.

U.S. President Donald Trump intensified pressure on oil companies to lower gasoline prices following the recent decline in crude.

President Trump accuses energy companies of price "gouging" customers by keeping oil prices at the pump higher.

The review comes amid hopes that Seoul could be included in MSCI's Developed Markets watchlist.

A string of political victories and deep-strike successes has bolstered confidence in Ukraine amid its long-running war with Russia.

Two candidates backed by the Democratic Socialist of America won their primaries, a year after the DSA-backed Zohran Mamdani won New York mayor's race.

Global markets operator Cboe has launched its first prediction markets products to meet consumer demand in the fast growing sector.

The greatest wealth transfer is underway, and heirs who are set to inherit are preparing to use the money very differently from the generations that built it. 

Russian-installed authorities in Crimea have halted fuel distribution in vacation season as Ukraine isolates the peninsula.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said there was no plan for the IAEA to inspect its damaged nuclear facilities, a day after Vice President JD Vance said conversations with inspectors could happen imminently.

Across the West’s advanced democracies, conventional political parties are being gutted by stagnant wages and fraying social contracts that have left voters fed up with the status quo.

U.S. lobbyists and pundits with President Donald Trump’s ear are aiding Latin America’s swing to the right.

The runaway favorite to succeed Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a longtime mayor equally comfortable in the corridors of Westminster and in working-class northern England.

The party’s crushing losses in local elections had triggered a mutiny against Starmer. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, emerged as a heavy favorite to be the next PM.

Here is the text of the British prime minister's resignation speech outside 10 Downing Street on Monday. It set the stage for a new Labour Party leader to become government leader by September.

The negotiations were shaken by President Donald Trump’s threats of fresh attacks, but Pakistan and Qatar hailed “encouraging progress.”

Scotland don't know what they need against Brazil to reach the World Cup knockout phase, but will know they need to improve on the previous two games, writes Tom English.

The ball, which is believed to date from between 1540 and 1570, was discovered in Stirling in the 1970s.

UK braces for record June heatwave and England's 0-0 draw against Ghana leads Wednesday's papers.

Rachel Reeves would be offered a more junior cabinet role, the BBC understands.

Brad Lander unseats Dan Goldman in a race that laid bare the city's divisions over the Israel-Gaza war.

England remain top of Group L, but will now have to wait until their game against Panama to ensure qualification for the World Cup knockout phase.

Ahmed al Ahmed tackled one of the gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish event in December.

The resolution is largely symbolic, but it adds to pressure on the White House to end the conflict once and for all.

Leah Stewart, 34, had one of her arms amputated after she was bitten while swimming at Coogee Beach.

England manager Thomas Tuchel defends Jude Bellingham after the midfielder is involved in a heated row with Ghana boss Carlos Queiroz.

Iran has denied that it has agreed to the inspections and warned against ‘exaggerations’

Andy Burnham is the favourite to succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader – and his path to Number 10 has become slightly easier

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s slate of fiery progressives swept establishment-backed Democrats in the state’s congressional primaries on Tuesday

Prologis revealed it had put forward a proposal to buy FTSE 100 firm Segro worth 925p a share on June 16, which was rejected on Tuesday.

The singer was visibly upset in the near seven-minute video after hearing the public health minister Sharon Hodgson argue against a full SMA screening roll-out

Would-be travellers stood in long lines at some station information desks as they tried to figure out how to get to their destinations

A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics will challenge Pope Leo XIV’s authority next week by consecrating four bishops without his consent

The Army’s commander of its forces in Europe and Africa is unexpectedly stepping down after just 18 months in the job

Sally Lindsay, Matt Brittin and rugby player will all receive honours at an investiture ceremony on Wednesday

Paramilitary attacks on a city of a half-million people in Sudan have raised international alarm that mass violence against civilians might follow