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In late July 1990, in the waters off Nova Scotia and at a tiny Cape Breton wharf, a plot to unload around two-dozen tonnes of hash was foiled by RCMP, the coast guard and the military. A judge later called the plan "one of the largest conspiracies ever to import drugs through the Nova Scotia coast."

Iranians have faced a near-total blackout for more than 70 days straight. The shutdown has cost the Iranian economy an estimated $250-million US a day.

The federal Liberals have said since 2021 they'll restrict vaping flavours nationwide, but now Canada’s health minister won’t say when or even if it will still happen — despite widespread expert advice a ban could help curb the country's staggering youth vaping rate.

In a Venice Biennale taking place at a time of wars, tension over migration and climate anxiety, the Canadian pavilion poses a quieter question: Who gets to live with nature, who gets to protect it and who is shut out from it?

Police in parts of Canada are warning high school students about the risks of playing a game that may have the public mistaking their water guns for real weapons. In one Ontario community, police are investigating students who appear to have targeted an unhoused Indigenous man.

One hundred years after Winnie the Pooh was published, it continues to enchant. Its origins have a happy beginning in the bond between a Canadian veterinary soldier and the cub he named for his adopted hometown, but the story takes an unhappy turn as the Milnes struggled with the effects of fame.

Francine Shimizu-Orgar has frequent nightmares when her mind replays moments from the recent inquest into her daughter's death at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital. But if the inquiry, which the family pushed for, wasn't held, what happened to 24-year-old Heather Winterstein "would never have come out," Shimizu-Orgar tells CBC from the family home in the Niagara region city.

Police say a motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash near the Surrey-Delta border Saturday afternoon left a motorcycle dangling from a traffic light above a busy intersection.

Ernie 'Punch' McLean led the Western Hockey League (WHL) New Westminster Bruins to four consecutive Memorial Cup finals and two championships between 1975-1978, and coached more than 100 players who later skated in the NHL.

Labour trafficking cases are rising as Ottawa changes its immigration policies and vulnerable workers fear speaking up. But they rarely lead to charges.

The disciplinary probe stems from a criminal investigation into a detective accused of trying to obstruct justice by stealing evidence.

If the electric door latches fail, the only way to escape many Telsas is a hidden manual release — except my Model 3 doesn’t even have those.

At Sunnybrook Hospital, which treats more premature babies than any other in Canada, mothers experience joy and heartbreak.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials said that one person had been killed and more injured by Russian drone and artillery strikes in the past 24 hours.

Panel discussion in Ottawa touched on how countries like Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark are responding to Russian threats that emerge from the sky, sea and online.

From the 1950s to the 1970s, a doctor educated under and possibly indoctrinated by the Nazis wielded tremendous authority over Canadian Indigenous people and their health care. "Otto Schaefer had a very interesting history, which he tried very hard to…

The Toronto Star Opinion editor, whose new book is called 'Interregnum,' answers our author questionnaire.

The first "anchor" to open in the redeveloped Markham Street, it brings buzz and the threat of a "mob scene."

Gibbons is the second-winningest manager in franchise history, behind Cito Gaston.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the UAE blamed Iran

Six Canadians already isolating at home; remaining passengers will be evacuated from ship anchored off Canary Islands through Monday

Crumbling infrastructure means some neighbourhoods often go without water for days or weeks

Russian officials pinned format change on threat of Ukrainian attacks even as three-day ceasefire took effect

Tisza party expected to roll back many of Orban’s far-right authoritarian policies

Hungary's Peter Magyar took his oath of office on Saturday to become the country's new prime minister, ending Viktor Orban's 16 years of autocratic rule.

Clarity Act, if signed, would make clear financial regulators’ jurisdiction over the sector, potentially boosting digital asset adoption

Jailed activist’s family hopes U.S. President can secure his release during next week’s visit to China

Ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's anticipated trip to Beijing next week, the family of imprisoned media mogul and Hong Kong's pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was hopeful of his release, Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy Lai, said in an interview with The Associated Press.

No tanks or military hardware rolled through Red Square as Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday under threat of attack by Kyiv.

Global political leaders and policy experts including Mark Carney, Obama, gather in Toronto Saturday for a summit focused on the economy, democracy and digital transformation.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada's ongoing work to secure the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russian officials.

Calgary-based pipeline company South Bow says the recent turmoil in the middle east has customers clamouring for more oil from its pipeline network.

The attacks and an overnight exchange of fire in the Strait of Hormuz cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect.

Trump added in his social media announcement that such a halt to hostilities could be the 'beginning of the end' of the long war between Russia and Ukraine.

A Chinese court sided with a senior technology worker who was fired after he refused a reduced salary and job transfer when his company sought to automate his role with AI.

World Health Organization officials are working on a step-by-step operational guidance for the safe disembarkation of passengers and crew once they reach land.

The hikers became stranded when Mount Dukono erupted at 7:41 a.m. local time, causing a large booming sound and sending a thick ash column that rose 10 kilometres above the summit.

Through BBC programs such as Life on Earth, The Private Life of Plants and The Blue Planet, Attenborough has illuminated the beauty, ferocity and weirdness of nature.

While the hostage situation ​was underway earlier on ​Friday, police said they were working ‌on ⁠the assumption that there were multiple perpetrators.

Dire conditions in Venezuela prompted an exodus. In the wake of the attack that ousted its top leader, the question is whether things have changed enough to make a return appealing.

Today, we’re sharing some favorite bits of advice from moms.

The U.S. has pressed Argentina and Chile to review two Chinese telescope projects in the Andean deserts. Astronomers are worried about setbacks to research.

The Russian military has yet to solve a fundamental problem: how to make big advances in eastern Ukraine when drones are everywhere.

For some patients, cancer is becoming like a chronic illness.

The MV Hondius, which had carried passengers infected with the virus, anchored off Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday. Evacuations of other passengers were expected through Monday evening, officials said.

A court ruling that struck down an election map swiftly ended some Democratic House candidacies and pushed others into much tougher races.

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are boosting their profiles, generating speculation about who’s lining up for the 2028 presidential nomination.

A gunman’s attack at the April dinner has spurred more debate than usual about one of Washington’s most dissected rituals.

His appointments have focused on pastoral care and reflect the changing composition of Catholic pews and priests.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed approval for prediction markets ETFs, bringing up memories of the long battle over bitcoin funds.

The retail trades added nearly 22,000 jobs in April, accounting for about one-fifth of total job growth.

A quiet power play to build up strategic oil reserves changes the energy dynamic between China and the U.S. ahead of the Beijing summit in May.

Aramco says its East-West pipeline has helped to mitigate the energy shock caused by the Iran war.

Prediction markets like Kalshi show slim chance that the hantavirus outbreak will be of international concern

As public support for large-scale data center buildouts declines across the U.S., a new type designed to operate inside individual homes is coming.

The appointment comes amid crushing results for Prime Minister Starmer's ruling Labour Party in local elections.

Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has resulted in the loss of nearly a billion barrels of oil with the shortage growing worse every day.

The moves target 11 entities and three individuals based in Iran, China, Belarus and the United Arab Emirates.

Smartphone startups are bringing back the Blackberry idea through physical keyboards and the classic square-shaped smartphone.

A judge ruled that the woman should not be deported there, so the Trump administration sent her to Ghana — which returned her to Togo.

In Ukraine, specialized tour guides are ready for a small but unstoppable flow of visitors who ignore blunt travel advisories.

The conflict is not only threatening oil revenue, but also Gulf states’ efforts to expand their economies beyond it.

High prices of fuel, fertilizer and other essentials are forcing farmers in Thailand and elsewhere to skip a planting season to avoid losing money on their harvests.

The Trump administration said it was anticipating a reply from Tehran on its latest terms for ending the war. Iran said the U.S. proposal is still under review.

Trump announced the three-day halt in fighting, which coincides with Russia’s Victory Day celebrations.

The secretary of state held warm meetings with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Pope Leo XIV after the president’s repeated criticism of both leaders.

The specialist team parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory, to treat them.

The Scottish Labour leader defended his party's campaign after a poor result in Thursday's election.

In recent months, there have been a string of attacks at synagogues and other Jewish sites.

Leading Tory brands Reform a "cult of personality" but Reform deputy leader says its electoral success has shaken up politics.

With the largest Cardiff Bay group, ap Iorwerth needs to win a vote of Senedd members to take over.

Spanish passengers are the first to leave the MV Hondius, after an outbreak saw three people die and several infected.

With food prices rising rapidly, do loyalty schemes still have any connection to loyalty?

Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, travelled to a predominantly Jewish area to film antisemitic abuse.

Barbara Lisowska, 65, is fired for gross misconduct after the incident in Warrington, Cheshire.

Daniel Dubois faced questions over his heart and mentality before facing Fabio Wardley, but silenced his critics by overcoming adversity to become WBO heavyweight champion.

After what was an election mauling for Labour, experts say British politics has never been more divided

The British passengers will have to self-isolate for 45 days

Indonesian police have arrested 321 foreign nationals in a raid on an alleged online gambling operation in the country’s capital

Success in bringing down maternal mortality is being thwarted by devastating cuts in foreign aid. On International Mothers’ Day, chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports from the Central African Republic, while Nick Ferris in London examines the data

Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s remote island of Halmahera have found the bodies of two Singaporean hikers two days after they were caught in a volcanic eruption

Sir Keir Starmer is facing increasing calls to resign over Labour’s election losses

Russia accused Ukraine of violating a ceasefire on Sunday

Former junior minister Catherine West has warned she will attempt to trigger a leadership contest if a cabinet minister does not challenge Sir Keir

Glenn Gibbins was elected as a Reform councillor in Sunderland earlier this week despite previous comments he made about Nigerian people

Putin also said he would be willing to negotiate new security arrangements for Europe