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Experts say the WNBA could play more games in larger venues as it surges in popularity, thanks to the rise of star players, new teams and a wave of interest in women's sports more broadly.

Though Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning positions itself as endlessly relevant, it's so vapid and made with such disinterest that it resists serious hatred. The follow-up to 2010's Facebook-takedown The Social Network is an insulting bore with very little insight or opinion to disagree with, let alone productively hate.

Health officials say flu season has arrived early this year, but how worried should Canadians be? As we head into Thanksgiving weekend, the CBC looks at where the flu is hitting hardest and how you can get your vaccine.

Halle Berry is denying allegations made by her ex-husband Olivier Martinez, who has filed for sole custody and a restraining order, accusing her of physically abusing their 13-year-old son, Maceo. Her 18-year-old daughter has come to her defence.

Nearly eight months after the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, new FBI court filings are shedding light on how Jesse Van Rootselaar allegedly spent months stockpiling an arsenal of weapons leading up to February's deadly attack.

Author and former UBC creative writing professor Steven Galloway wept as he testified that he can no longer write since unproven allegations of sexual assault derailed his career.

On Thursday, CBC News asked Premier Danielle Smith to define what she considers a strong mandate and what the thresholds will be for taking action on each question.

U.S. federal immigration agents shot and wounded a Dominican man while arresting him in New York City on Thursday, in what the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called a "targeted enforcement operation."

At Issue this week: What does the Parti Québécois's win mean for a federal government now facing separatist challenges on two fronts? The Liberals' major projects bill faces stiffening pushback. And the PQ’s uphill battle to abolish the monarchy from Quebec politics.

Attacks were the deadliest in Saudi Arabia since the kingdom and allied forces in Yemen launched a major military offensive against Houthi rebels last weekend

After more than 10 months at sea, thousands of sailors poured out of the USS Lincoln on San Diego Bay to thunderous cheers, streaming tears and emotional hugs. The homecoming included new dads who met babies born while they were away on a historic deployment supporting the Iran war.

Greens were neck-and-neck with Labour in opinion polls until Polanski’s Israel policy caused an uproar

Canadian miners could benefit from partnerships with country rich in untapped critical minerals resources

Analysts question whether Canada has enough diplomatic involvement in Sudan to exercise much influence over the peace process

The former UN human rights chief is currently an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice

August Hanning’s arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason has sent shock waves through the security and intelligence sectors

The two candidates have sparred online and in ads for weeks in the highly competitive campaign for an open Senate seat

New York’s mayor to demand Trump ends all ICE enforcement actions in city

The USS Abraham Lincoln docked in San Diego, California on Thursday after a 10-month deployment spanning the Pacific, South China Sea and Middle East.

Trump said Thursday that the U.S. 'will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd.'

Justice Nicholas Hilliard said that the Thames Valley Police had made a significant error in applying for the warrant when they searched the properties of the former prince.

Other candidates for the WHO head position who have been announced include Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al-Kuwari of Qatar, Dr. Hanan Balkhy of Saudi Arabia and Dr. Hans Kluge of Belgium.

The blasts came as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis have targeted the kingdom's infrastructure, though there was no word on what had caused the explosions.

In Israel families mourned at intersections, bomb shelters and the site of a music festival that was overrun by militants three years ago in a deadly attack.

Officials in northwestern Ireland say they're working to recover a large Canadian buoy that floated across the Atlantic Ocean and washed up on a coastal island.

Scientists paid tribute to Kagan and Soai's groundbreaking work, which the Nobel committee described as a feat never previously achieved by anyone “other than life itself.”

Simon Leviev, who gained fame after the 2022 documentary exposed his alleged patterns of romance fraud and financial crimes, plans to call the new dating app, Safe Love.

'WHO has requested additional information from Russia on which pneumonia-causing pathogen led to the woman’s death,' the WHO added, saying it is monitoring the situation closely.

Russian air defences intercepted nearly 900 Ukrainian drones overnight over multiple regions of the country, according to Moscow's defence ministry.

Plus, the Friday news quiz.

We take a look at where the fish on your plate come from.

The computer scientist Arvind Narayanan explains that just because A.I. is intelligent doesn’t necessarily mean it’s powerful.

Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?

The Texas Democrat who says the culture wars are over.

Politics, technology and sexual norms change. But the power dynamics — and the outrage — are familiar.

The last two midterms where Democrats surged against an unpopular Republican president were in 2006 and 2018. They had notably different outcomes.

The writer and director explains how he evolved the character of Mark Zuckerberg in the sort-of sequel to “The Social Network.”

Aaron Sorkin’s sort-of sequel to the 2010 “Social Network” dramatizes a whistle-blowing case at Facebook. Here’s what to know.

The president’s allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence.

India calls comments of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance about immigrants from the country "deeply offensive."

Two attacks were launched on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport Thursday, officials said.

Navanethem "Navi" Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work promoting peace and international law.

OpenAI has defended its decision to fire three safety researchers for what the AI lab has described as a "significant breach of trust"

OpenAI's revenue reveal spooks AI stocks and raises concerns around Sam Altman's much-anticipated plans to take the group public in 2027.

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said tokenization could free up tens of billions of dollars in trapped capital.

Ray Dalio says earnings have cushioned stocks from rising bond yields, but that buffer is shrinking as he warns free cash flow could weaken.

Musk claimed Starlink was not being allowed to launch in India despite spending five years complying with every single law and requirement of the government.

Nvidia-backed Australian AI data center operator Firmus has withdrawn its planned IPO amid market volatility.

Investors are overestimating the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, a U.S. diplomat says, playing up deterrence to keep Beijing from taking the island.

The trailblazing South African human rights lawyer and International Criminal Court judge was recognized for her work “ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.”

Iran’s economy is suffering. But some of the Trump administration’s dire projections have failed to come to fruition.

Oil shipments have slowed in the face of Iranian attacks after President Donald Trump celebrated restored flows. Such a level of violence has not been seen for months.

The administration signed a $1.5 billion agreement with Zambia, but only after being forced to abandon controversial data-sharing and resource-access provisions.

The president has acknowledged sometimes using public statements about negotiations and military planning to keep adversaries off guard.

The Justice Department filed a new indictment against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who have been in federal prison since January.

Russia has increasingly hit civilian targets, but the Thursday strike, which ripped through two buses, was reminiscent of larger strikes earlier in the war.

British police acknowledged applying for the warrants under the wrong statutory provision, the judge said while stipulating that the misconduct investigation against the king's brother could continue.

Last-minute negotiations staved off a full closure of the office that handles Britain’s relations with Palestinians in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.

Conditions in Gaza remain bleak, and reconstruction blocked, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fights for reelection three years after the Oct. 7 attack.

Jewish Greens' leader has said Polanski should resign in the wake of a Zionism row and by-election defeat.

The host says a health scare was "probably one of the most scariest things I've ever been through".

James McKenna hid for days after he attacked Joanne Sidaway as she walked her dog in the park.

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca says the club's titles are "absolutely not" tainted after they were found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League.

The smash hit from the studio behind The Witcher series is to be turned into a film by Paramount Pictures.

Mercedes driver George Russell leads Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in practice at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Alonzo Lunsford tells the BBC the punishment befits the crime but he has some doubts whether the public should be able to watch it.

Talking about salary, spending habits and debt can be some of dating's trickier conversations.

Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".

The heist at the Florence-based winery is believed to be one of the largest thefts of its kind in Italy.

A phobia of mushrooms is called mycophobia

Police and protesters have clashed in Brussels as tens of thousands of people rallied separately against rising living costs and government budget cuts

Enzo Maresca has come out in defense of Manchester City’s ownership despite the club being found guilty of breaking the Premier League’s financial rules in the biggest scandal in the competition’s history

Ukrainian negotiators are travelling to the US today for talks with their American counterparts

Nearly a third of landlords had experienced a rat or mouse infestation in at least one of their rental properties during the past two years

The weekend is set to kick off on a ‘chilly note’

A Yoda puppet hand used by Frank Oz in the character's original appearance in The Empire Strikes Back’ is also up for sale

The lease on his former royal home has ended

Major supermarket supplier Greencore has issued a recall notice after Salmonella was found in pistachio nuts

The PM had earlier set out plans to make the UK a world-leading ‘innovation nation’.