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The new voice for the directions feature on Google Maps started rolling out earlier this year as part of the tech giant's ongoing updates to improve the driving experience and make voice guidance more natural with help from its Gemini chatbot models.

The federal Conservatives are accusing Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada of exaggerating the decrease in new permanent residents in official messaging posted online.

In just his second big league season, Toronto catcher Liam Hicks will make his World Series debut when the Tampa Rays take on the Milwaukee Brewers for Game 1 at 8 p.m. ET Friday.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy on Friday defended his campaign's ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton in the closely watched race for Ohio governor.

Sixteen years in the making, stop-motion animation company Laika's Wildwood is its single best movie ever.

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday criticized a decision to restrict Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's military-grade satellite network, saying the move is costing lives.

The CEO of Canada’s largest grocery retailer is apologizing to about two million shoppers for a data breach earlier this year.

Diamonds are forever, but James Bond actors come and go — and the time has come to pick the next 007. Screen tests to choose the star of Amazon MGM's upcoming Bond film are reportedly occurring in London this weekend. Two of the rumoured finalists are Callum Turner and Jack Lowden.

U.S. Senator Susan Collins said she has 'secured additional tariff exemptions' for products that are crucial for Maine agricultural and seaweed producers.

If you're a Canadian citizen, Toronto resident and 18 and older, all you need is a piece of ID to cast your vote Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In the week before election day, Chow gained more endorsements from local politicians and prominent figures than Bradford.

Cho resigned his post as tourism, culture and gaming minister on July 17 after coming under fire for claiming $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays even though he lives a short distance away.

In Ward 19 (Beaches-East York), the shadow of the outgoing local councillor looms over the candidates — and voters.

The one-year HST rebate on new homes has led to "a tale of two housing market responses" with new condo sales flat, says the building industry.

Brad Bradford could win the Toronto mayoralty despite losing support in his home ward of Beaches—East York.

Property taxes are top of mind in Ward 23, where the TTC board chair and two former federal Liberal MPs are vying for residents' votes.

Candidates clash over taxes, data centres and more — as election day looms

The Scarborough Bluffs house has been a destination for 'wayward raccoons and pigeons,' neighbours say, but the owners have a plan to change that.

A gunman firing from a vehicle in a Paris suburb Friday killed one person and wounded several others, including a 12-year-old girl, in what French authorities suspect may have been a racially motivated attack.

Prime Minister Jafar Hassan says the attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak was a result of terrorist ideology and blind extremism

One person was killed and five were injured after a gunman opened fire at a petrol station, a medical centre and a children’s playground in Trappes

Runoff vote pits the incumbent against the son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro

Susan Collins is in a tough fight to keep her seat as the midterm elections approach

Grassroots movement born from protests over a deadly train station incident is seeking to end the populist leader’s 14-year rule

Seemingly unaware of her size, Masa still routinely tries to sit on Tubic’s lap as she did when she was a cub

Business owners started installing wooden boards and metal barriers on their store windows on Friday on the eve of a second day of protests that organizers said was a follow-up to last weekend's demonstrations. Some of those protests descended into violence and shops were looted.

Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn Vlasenko spent 491 days trapped in the drone-filled 'kill zone,' and months hiding in a hole when he lost both feet after a Russian attack. Reuters correspondent Max Hunder explains how just when he had given up hope, his unit sent a giant drone to carry him 15 km to safety in the first known rescue of its kind of the war.

Russian troops would halt fire from 4 a.m. local time on Tuesday to allow for the humanitarian operation to start

The rescue was caught on camera as Will Murray was reporting on the heavy rainfall and flooding in Australia when a man drove his car through the floodwaters.

The U.S. designated helium as a critical material on Friday as the global supply is at risk of disruption, according to the Energy Department.

Minister Nuñez said the shootings happened at three separate locations in the towns of Trappes and La Verrière, near Paris, and that they took less than 15 minutes in total.

'My sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children,' Meghan Markle said in a statement.

Western Australia Police said it was alleged that the man made 'verbal threats while in possession of an improvised martial arts weapon (nunchucks).'

Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May amid the Iran war.

The Canadian government’s chief information officer says there’s no sign a massive global website coding vulnerability has led to federal information being compromised.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that more than 10 million people in the US and Canada have set up Muse accounts in a month and a half and growth remained strong.

Iranian state television reported the claims about the latest attacks on ships, which the Associated Press couldn't independently confirm.

Pope Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate, which confirmed he had lung cancer.

Sarah Longwell has conducted hundreds of focus groups with Trump voters, and many of them are feeling betrayed.

Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.

The charges intensified the administration’s efforts to go after the law enforcement and intelligence personnel who cast doubt on unsubstantiated claims that Joseph R. Biden Jr. engaged in corrupt dealings in Ukraine.

Investors have grown increasingly concerned that the war in Iran could escalate again, putting energy supplies at greater risk.

It’s not impossible to spot the characteristics of a brewing financial crisis. We can look to 2008 for clues.

Senators have warned the White House they will withhold confirmation votes until the administration ensures the restoration of communications capabilities used by Ukraine’s military.

The G.O.P. nominee in Ohio has given conservatives space to reckon with the ethical degradation of Trumpism.

President Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, and he focuses instead on its oil. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio is nudging talks between opposing politicians.

The Israeli military said two soldiers and two attackers had been killed, and three soldiers wounded. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to launch a major offensive in the Israeli-occupied territory.

New data have prompted questions about changes in teens’ sexual orientations. But researchers disagree on how much the numbers can really tell us.

With SpaceX imposing speed limits on Starlink in Ukraine and hampering military operations, Kyiv is looking for alternatives.

Sen. Susan Collins announced Canada was dropping Canadian tariffs, but the White House later said it was "replacing" the ones removed from the list.

There are two Dan Sullivans on the ballot in the Senate race in Alaska. The DOJ says that fact could help Democratic nominee Mary Peltola defeat both of them.

Since last week, Ukraine has reported restrictions on Starshield, a version of SpaceX's Starlink, hampering its military operations against Russia.

Democrats have worked to contrast economic hardship with President Trump's surging net worth and his family's lucrative business dealings.

Meta shares just had their worst week in four years. Here's why Mike Khouw is buying now

The Iran war is transforming global energy markets and benefiting U.S. companies, especially liquefied natural gas exporters.

Amex, which reported third-quarter results earlier Friday, is taking a $336 million restructuring charge in the quarter, CEO Stephen Squeri said Friday.

James Talarico hit back at Elon Musk's attacks and spending in a new ad by the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas.

Six melanoma specialists said the Moderna and Merck vaccine results represent a clinically meaningful result for melanoma patients who underwent surgery.

West Midlands Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene with others requiring treatment.

A second storm, Storm Boelo, is expected to hit Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England on Saturday bringing more wild weather.

Christian Wade equals Chris Ashton's Prem try-scoring record with a 101st score as Newcastle post their first league win of their season against Sale.

The first named storm of the season brought powerful gusts to Jersey, and in southern England the wild weather disrupted travel with fallen trees blocking railway lines and roads.

Susan Collins, a Republican in a tight race to keep her senate seat in next month's elections, said she had been working with the White House on tariff relief.

Ukrainians held alongside the American say they witnessed beatings and sexual humiliation by Russian guards during his detention.

Thirty-four people are also injured in the attack in southern Karak governorate, and a manhunt is now under way.

One person is killed and five wounded in a series of attacks and the suspected gunman has been apprehended.

Ukraine and Russia confirm the truce in Russian-occupied Oleshky, where residents have had to eat garden weeds to survive.

The doctor says she faced a brutal investigation after she passed on complaints brought to her by other doctors.

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower-court ruling that prevented portions of a Mississippi ban on diversity, equity and inclusion from being enforced

A Syracuse, New York, woman has been charged with voting illegally in one of the latest arrests touted by the Trump administration as it hunts for noncitizen voters ahead of the midterm elections

The percentage of new mothers receiving prescriptions for the drugs has leapt in the past seven years

A gunman fired from a vehicle at three locations in the Paris suburbs in what French authorities described as a racially motivated attack

Kenya’s Health Ministry has announced the country's second Ebola death

Madison Square Garden says an email that led employees to believe they were selecting a Knicks championship ring but instead was a phishing attempt was an “unfortunate mistake.”

A man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago has been convicted of first-degree murder, rape and other charges

Some questions remain unanswered as the investigation continues, the mayor said

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer spent nearly two hours in the water as his team rescued 16 survivors from a boat wreck off Mexico's Baja California coast

President Donald Trump is exempting some imports — including plywood sheets, packing crates and some machinery — from the 50% tariffs he slapped on $20 billion worth of Canadian products over the summer