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Nova Scotia-based Oxford Frozen Foods has been fined $10,000 for mislabelling its blueberries as Canadian at a time when more consumers are looking to buy local in grocery stores.

Shannon Flaman has lived in Saskatchewan, B.C. and Alberta. Her experiences in emergency rooms and finding family doctors have changed the way she sees the country's health care.

Community members gathered Thursday in Fort Erie, Ont., to pay tribute to Heather Winterstein, a young woman whose death raised questions about how Indigenous people and those with mental health and substance use issues are treated in the health-care system. An inquest into her death begins Monday.

Armenia and Azerbaijan, both of which border Iran to its north, have seen their fair share of conflict. The current war around Iran has drawn in Arab Gulf states — and these two neighbours may not be able to avoid becoming involved, too.

Ottawa backed the world's largest cricket farm with tens of millions in public money. It collapsed before reaching full production, exposing a gap between hype and demand while also leaving questions about how much of that money was ever recovered.

Thousands of hotel rooms have been released back into Vancouver’s inventory ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but those working in the tourism industry say visitors shouldn’t expect prices to drop.

Mikael Kingsbury has always credited those around him for his success. Now as his career winds down, it's his turn to receive some praise for his impact on freestyle skiing.

The awakening of Banff National Park's most iconic grizzly heralds the return of bears to the Alberta landscape. Parks Canada calls him Bear 122, but he's better known to most in Alberta — and across Canada — as The Boss.

The prime minister will make his Junos debut at Hamilton's TD Coliseum on Sunday evening.

In one of their last friendlies before they co-host the biggest sporting event on Earth, Canada’s men's soccer team stumbled to a 2-2 draw against Iceland, the 75th-ranked side in the world, leaving head coach Jesse Marsch’s gaze at times as cold as the freezing temperatures.

Here’s a look at what went down both on stage and behind the scenes at the Hamilton Convention Centre on Saturday night.

The November 2025 crash in North York left two civilians with multiple fractures and caused significant damage to both vehicles.

Follow the Star for live updates as the embattled NDP selects its next leader at the Winnipeg convention.

The road is set to be closed to Canadians starting this summer.

Though details are still scarce, plans to bring jets to the island airport could dampen demand for waterfront homes — and reduce the number that can be built.

Jeremy Hansen, 50, grew up on a farm in southwestern Ontario. If all goes to plan, he will be first Canadian to fly around the moon.

The mission, which will send humans further from Earth than ever before, is scheduled for Wednesday.

To fix our housing situation, more members of older demographics will have to push to change what made many of them rich, writes Jessica Barrett.

Canada’s Food Price Report 2026 predicts food prices will increase by between four to six per cent this year.

Janet Zuccarini on how her "nonna" spot Trattoria Nervosa has outlasted 30 years of food trends.

Leaders on all sides of the Iran war have used religion to justify their actions

Most voters here see the conflict driving up the cost of everything, even if they agree Iran has to be stopped

U.S. keeps up strikes on Iran as Tehran responds by firing missiles and drones across the region

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis launched missiles at Israel on Saturday, their first such attack since the start of the Iran war. The attack heightens the risk that the conflict, now in its fifth week, could expand further across the region.

An Israeli air strike on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed three journalists who were covering the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, their TV stations said.

Vessels carrying nine people had departed from southern Mexico and then lost contact

The President’s signature is set to appear on paper money this summer

People took to the streets to demonstrate against the war in Iran and U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies

Ukraine has quickly grown into one of the world’s leading producers of cheap and effective drone interceptors

Golfer had been traveling at ‘high speeds’ and showed ‘signs of impairment’ after the crash, sheriff says

Pope Leo dedicated his Palm Sunday homily to his insistence that God is the “king of peace” who rejects violence and comforts those who are oppressed.

Pakistan said that the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt were holding talks in Islamabad without U.S. or Israeli participation.

A British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma with her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis confirm their first attack on Israel in the current conflict, raising fears of a wider regional war as Israel moves to intercept a missile.

The S&P 500 fell 1.7% to close its worst week since the war with Iran began, while Wall Street's five-week losing streak is its longest in nearly four years.

The message from Handala was accompanied by more than a half dozen photos of Patel and said that it was making available for download emails and other documents from his account.

'I'm calling from the U.S., I just got a call from a girl, you know, she's getting beat up,' Trump said in a transcript released by prosecutors.

The oil shock from the war is 'already bigger than the peak in either of the 1970s oil shocks, or the first two Gulf Wars,' the note said.

Israel’s military said its attack on Friday targeted sites “in the heart of Tehran” used by Iran to produce ballistic missiles and other weapons.

Stocks fell sharply Thursday, and oil prices rose as doubt took over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran.

In his remote headquarters, the United Farm Workers leader began to see himself as not just a union leader, but a visionary healer.

The Times called him “the world’s most highly regarded forensic criminologist,” but later in his career he faced accusations that he had hidden and fabricated evidence.

How a cascade of seemingly minor events led to the worst runway disaster at LaGuardia Airport in decades.

We offer some suggestions to help you get started on spring cleaning.

The city wants to redevelop a shantytown in Gangnam district, where hundreds are defying eviction, fighting for a right to own a home in an area notorious for the exorbitant cost of housing.

President Trump signed a memo late Friday ordering the Department of Homeland Security to restore pay to airport screeners.

Decades later, their family drama still captivates — and divides

Courts aren’t always the right answer to our digital problems.

It’s the third time that the coalition behind the “No Kings” movement has organized events to protest President Trump and his policies. In the United States, more than 3,000 demonstrations were planned.

The war in Iran was a galvanizing force, but plenty of protesters focused on President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Senate candidates in several key races joined the crowds.

U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly will give Hong Kong-listed Insilico $115 million upfront to bring some of its AI-discovered drugs to the global market.

Parents today try to raise their children for good grades and high achievement. But that's not what we should be focusing on, says child psychologist Reem Raouda, who has studied over 200 kids. She shares the most important skill parents are forgetting to teach today.

Meta's two courtroom defeats centered on different cases but both involved allegations that the company knew about its products' harms.

Aluminium Bahrain, or Alba, hosts the world's largest smelter and the attack adds to the pressure on global supplies of the metal.

Finance and energy ministers, as well as central bank governors from the G7 nations prepare for talks on Iran.

The oil industry's grim outlook for global oil and gas supplies stands in contrast to the Trump administration's promise that the disruption is short term.

The entry of the Houthis in the war marks a significant escalation in the conflict as it enters its second month.

As corporate policies change, Americans will feel higher oil prices in their wallets beyond the gas pump.

Worried about consumer inflation to come from Strait of Hormuz closure? The economy has one word for you other than oil: plastics.

Managed futures, which track macro themes expected to play out over months, do well when traditional assets are falling. This could be one of those times.

If President Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.

The missile attack by the Houthis in Yemen marks an escalation of the war in the Middle East and may pose further risks to shipping in the region.

Japan, Taiwan and other Asian countries that rely on the U.S. for security worry that the Iran war is drawing American military assets and focus away from containing China.

The war has disrupted shipping routes, raised fuel and insurance prices, closed airports, and left aid groups with tons of essential supplies stuck in warehouses.

The strike on Prince Sultan Air Base also damaged at least two Air Force refueling aircraft and underscored that despite weeks of strikes, Iran still poses a threat.

The findings appear to be the most comprehensive estimates yet of the growing toll of dead and wounded civilians in the month-long war.

Igor Tudor leaves Tottenham Hotspur with immediate effect.

Veron Mosengo-Omba, a controversial figure, leaves at a turbulent time for African football.

A number of people are said to have been injured after attacks on aluminium sites in the UAE and Bahrain.

Police say CCTV showed he was shot at several times by a suspect who arrived and left on a bike.

F1 finds itself in something of a tangled web as it tries to refine the new rules, improve safety and ensure the drivers are happy without compromising racing.

F1 finds itself in something of a tangled web as it tries to refine the new rules, improve safety and ensure the drivers are happy without compromising racing.

Lyons, 45, was taken into custody on the Indonesian island shortly after he arrived on a flight from Singapore.

Authorities say a cordon will remain in place over the coming days while the site is made safe.

Scotland continue their World Cup preparations with a friendly against Ivory Coast on Tuesday, but why is this away game being played at Everton's new stadium in Liverpool?

The Tory leader refuses to rule out direct payments to households if bills spike but says this would come at a cost.

The Pope said God rejects the prayers of leaders who initiate wars and possess ‘hands full of blood’

Kuwait International Airport was hit by multiple drone strikes on Saturday (28 March), causing major damage to its radar system, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority said.

Afghan authorities say that severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan have left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours

Thousands of US marines arrive in Middle East amid reports American president considering sending 10,000 troops

Bruce Springsteen performed a specially-written song protesting ICE activity at the “No Kings” demonstration in Minnesota.

The new age ‘aces’ from the regiment have a variety of tools in their arsenal to target the drones

In Basra, southern Iraq, daily routines go on under the weight of the Iran war, as workers unload cargo at Umm Qasr Port and operations slow at the nearby Zubair oil field. At the Shalamcheh border crossing, mostly Iranian travelers pass into Iraq under tighter security, offering a glimpse of life along the frontier during the conflict.

Armed group caused global disruption in 2024 through attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea

Multiple explosions rocked eastern and northeastern Tehran as Israeli strikes hit the Iranian capital.

From California to Minnesota, elected leaders and civil rights groups are scrambling to distance themselves from César Chavez’s name in the wake of sexual abuse allegations