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Sebastian Aho sparked a three-goal surge late in the first period and Frederik Andersen made a comfortable 18 saves for his third shutout of the playoffs as the Carolina Hurricanes cruised past the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday to grab a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference final.

American Airlines pilot Andrew Anderson tells The National about the moment he delivered a tribute speech to his co-pilot and childhood friend Andre Turner before a flight to Toronto.

The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials — the latest sign of warming relations between the White House and the oil-rich nation.

Esmerlyn Valdez, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, hit his first major-league homer on Sunday night, batting against the Toronto Blue Jays. The ball wound up in the hands of a tough 12-year-old negotiator — who walked away with two signed team souvenirs.

Existing PWHL teams can protect three players each from signing with expansion teams to start, as part of a multi-phase off-season "player distribution process" that begins Monday.

Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the Friends star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.

The Black Sabbath frontman’s family announced a partnership with two tech companies, Hyperreal and Pronto Hologram, to “create the digital DNA of Ozzy Osbourne, voice, image [and] movement," during a chat about the future of Ozzy’s brand at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas.

Crews resumed the grim search Wednesday for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured a day earlier in one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in years.

Sharlene Rochard was a teen when she started travelling to the U.S. to model and ended up in the orbit of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Now, the Canadian survivor is transforming her personal trauma into public advocacy, telling CBC’s Katie Nicholson how she reframed her pain and found her voice.

A Canadian man has been sentenced in the United States to more than 30 years in prison for what American officials described as a widespread, yearslong sextortion scheme targeting more than 100 children.

Housing Minister Rob Flack said he was “disappointed” in the province’s housing starts after a Star analysis found just two per cent of over 4,200 strong mayor actions were related directly to housing.

New blueprints for a 15-storey building at College and Bathurst show space for a bar and music venue that's been earmarked for Sneaky Dee’s.

The upscale clinic, run by ‘Dr. Six’ out of the Fairmont Royal York, argued the cameras were to deter intruders, theft and inappropriate conduct.

Defence Minister David McGuinty is standing by his department's decision to sign a new contract with the American data giant Palantir.

Ramanan Pathmanathan, 40, was sentenced Wednesday after he targeted girls and boys “as young as six, and subjected them to horrors no child should ever experience,” a U.S. attorney said.

The NDP leader levied the threat after it emerged that the Carney government had quietly consulted unions and stakeholders on potential changes to the Canada Labour Code.

Firing back at criticism from Google and Apple over the Carney government's police search powers bill, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree accused the tech giants of lacking accountability and failing to protect Canadians' privacy.

Colleges and universities will have to work with local businesses before making their pitch to the province for funding for extra spots.

The Star exclusively reported that the officers attempted to flash a Toronto badge the night of the incident.

The GlobalEye plane will use a Canadian-made airplane body from Quebec’s Bombardier, with 20 per cent content from the U.S., Carney announced Wednesday.

Move is latest sign of warming relations between White House and oil-rich nation

The personal assistant who injected 'Friends' star Matthew Perry with a fatal dose of the hallucinogenic drug ketamine was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison on Wednesday, bringing to a close the prosecution of five people who admitted to playing roles in the actor's death.

Americans exposed to the deadly virus would be isolated and treated in the East African country rather than at home in the U.S.

Verdict brings to a close prosecution of five people who admitted to playing roles in actor’s death

Physically demanding Hajj is held in intense heat this year, which appeared to take a toll on some as they moved between holy sites

Former PM says party should look to Canada and centrist governments of Europe as models

Officials believe target posed threat to U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic in Strait of Hormuz

Trump and Hegseth have insisted the U.S. is capable of fighting any war and have pushed defence contractors to speed up munitions production

Kenya has not yet approved the plan and wants the facility to be open to all nationalities, sources say

Travel across the Congo border will be authorized only in emergency cases, including for the outbreak response, cargo or security reasons

Canadian researchers are calling for a more coordinated response by G7 countries to counter 'systemic' Chinese foreign interference in their societies.

Speaking at the start of a Cabinet meeting at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war, Trump expressed confidence that a deal is near.

In a nod to classic South Korean street food, the BTS cookies are flavoured like hotteok brown sugar pancakes and filled with sweet cream.

Ferrari's stock has been tanking Tuesday, one day after the automaker unveiled its first-ever fully electric passenger vehicle, called the Luce.

Experts say unprecedented and deadly weather extremes that sometimes strike at abnormal times and in unusual places are putting more people in danger.

In an apology, Starbucks South Korea's parent company chairman Chung Yong-jin asked the public not to take their anger out on Starbucks employees and front-of-house workers.

Spain's Ministry of Health said that a new positive hantavirus case has been confirmed in one of the individuals remaining in preventive quarantine at Gómez Ulla Hospital.

Further details were not immediately available, including more specifics on the threats from Iran and what this means for negotiations

The accusations were first presented to Channel 4 'against a small number of past contributors' in April. The broadcaster says those cast members have denied the allegations.

India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is in Canada for meetings on trade and investment this week, as the two countries work toward a new free trade agreement.

Seven confirmed cases of the virus have already been reported in Kampala, the capital, but officials say the country has robust disease surveillance.

Months after Pakistan declared “open war” on Afghanistan, neither side appears ready to back down, despite China’s efforts to mediate.

Elections this year hold out the promise that the state can change policies in a way to recover some international good will.

Personal attacks and a packed campaign rally set the tone for what is likely to be a rancorous contest for U.S. Senate between James Talarico and Ken Paxton in Texas.

A key measure of inflation in China, they hit a 16-year low, driven by anemic consumer spending and an oversupply of hogs.

Ms. Carroll, who prevailed in a civil trial after accusing President Trump of sexual abuse, is the latest target in a Justice Department campaign going after his perceived enemies.

The former president argued that the Justice Department has a responsibility to protect the privacy of conversations he had with a former ghostwriter.

The two Republican critics of President Trump — Thomas Massie, who lost his House primary last week, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress — met up in the tropics.

New research suggests money with no strings attached can promote better health, but other studies have seen mixed results.

President Trump held out hope for a peace agreement, but said high oil prices would not force his hand.

Ferrari has endured a firestorm of criticism following the launch of its first fully electric vehicle.

Global markets rally as investors continue to price in Middle East de-escalation.

While oil prices have recently fallen on news that a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran could come, prices are still significantly higher than before the war.

The Minneapolis Fed President warned that persistently high inflation risks becoming embedded in consumer expectations, potentially forcing tougher policy action later.

Stocks in Asia sink and oil prices rally as the U.S. and Iran trade fresh strikes and intercept drone attacks.

Chinese electric car company Nio has launched two lower-priced brands in the last two years to broaden its customer base in a sluggish Chinese consumer market.

Silver's rally of over 140% last year is deterring buyers in various industries and its elevated price levels are beginning to weigh on demand, UBS said.

Brunello Cucinelli's success is tied to its ethos of choosing long-term integrity over short-term margin chasing, CEO Riccardo Stefanelli told CNBC.

Asia-Pacific markets fell Thursday while oil prices surged after fresh U.S. strikes in Iran heightened fears of a wider Middle East conflict.

The deal comes as the South Korean battery company expands its energy storage systems business in the U.S.

Israel is “deepening its operation” in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Distrust and violence flare in the Democratic Republic of Congo as false claims spread that the outbreak — and the disease itself — is a hoax.

The top U.S. diplomat visited the world’s largest democracy in a bid to reverse soured relations over Trump’s tariff agenda and embrace of Pakistan.

The attacks prompted Tehran to warn that it would “leave no act of hostility unanswered,” complicating negotiations to end the war.

President Donald Trump’s seeming ambivalence about the value of allies has created a sense of urgency among nations with close U.S. ties.

The military says areas south of the Zahrani River are now "combat zones" as it begins fresh strikes.

The Home Office says the UK won’t pay France if the site doesn’t open, under a deal to curb migrant crossings.

How does the current Arsenal side measure up against the 2006 team who were last in a Champions League final? Take your pick.

Steven Gerrard in Istanbul? Gareth Bale's double? Teddy Sheringham or Ole Gunnar Solskjaer? Ranking the best Champions League final performances.

The number of high court cases awaiting trial has nearly tripled since the Covid pandemic due to a backlog in complex cases.

The hostilities come during a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations to end the three-month war.

The former US first lady told CBS News that she was frightened by Joe Biden's performance against Donald Trump.

The A$2bn case, which centres on contamination at defence sites, is the largest ever brought by the government.

The longtime Google employee was charged in New York for allegedly breaking insider trading laws.

Several of Thursday's front pages lead with a new report about unemployment among young people and rising heating bills.

Police say fire erupted at 1am in a dormitory of the boarding school

This move aligns with what has been termed a "presidential priority" for drone dominance within President Trump's proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027

Regular caffeine drinking can deprive the body of energy it needs for night-time rejuvenation – even if you don’t think you’ve woken in the night

The remarkable discoveries include the best-preserved early image of Jesus discovered near the Turkish city of Iznik

Tencent says users of PayPal will be able to make payments in China using QR codes through WeChat Pay's extensive merchant network, in a tourism friendly move

Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky said he believes the Russian military is exhausted

The Met Office also says another ‘tropical night’ is unlikely

An Australian woman has been charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group

UK spy chief says Russia is scaling up its daily hybrid activity against Britain and Europe

France's parliament is moving to repeal a slavery law called Code Noir that has remained quietly in place for nearly two centuries after slavery was abolished