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Refugee claims in Saskatchewan have surged by almost 98 per cent since major federal and provincial immigration cuts came into effect, according to Statistics Canada. Saskatchewan also saw the country's steepest drop in permanent residents, but is expected to get around 1,000 more provincial nominee spots next year.

A P.E.I. company is seeking approval to import disease-resistant oyster seed and broodstock from the United States. Some Island oyster growers support the idea, but many in the wild oyster industry do not.

Since last year, an investigation into the ability of new grocers to set up in the Halifax Regional Municipality has been quietly ticking along under Competition Bureau Canada.

Glacial melt has halted summer skiing on the Horstman Glacier at Whistler Blackcomb, a crucial spot for national team athletes and young skiers looking to train with the pros. An Olympian has an idea to bring summer skiing back to the glacier, but it could be years away and won't come cheap.

Canadian astronomical research is getting a big boost with the return of Sara Seager to Canada after around 20 years at MIT. Her research includes looking for life in the clouds of Venus and searching for Earth 2.0.

A few days before the federal budget was tabled, the CEO of Swedish industrial giant Saab flew to Ottawa to meet with the country's top bureaucrat, fuelling the sense a deal is brewing between the Canadian government and the military manufacturer. Now, the country's king, queen and a delegation of political and business leaders are set to visit from Nov. 18-20.

A day before Quebec's labour minister is set to table a bill that would give the provincial government the power to end the ongoing public transit strike, the union representing maintenance workers with Montreal's public transit authority announced it was suspending its month-long strike.

The federal budget proposes to change how veterans' disability pensions are indexed — something advocates say could cost individuals thousands of dollars in lost income.

An MMA champion and Olympian is speaking out against hate and racism after a CBC investigation found that certain martial arts gym owners, coaches and trainers were among the attendees of a  secretive neo-Nazi conference in Vancouver over the summer.

Masked Israeli settlers hurled stones and torched dairy trucks, farmland and Bedouin structures, injuring four people on Tuesday in the latest in a surge of settler attacks in the occupied West Bank.

Research shows that as the world warms, snow cover is reduced, while at the same time the warmer atmosphere supercharges any snow event that occurs.

A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday about whether a spending law passed in July that ended Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood can remain in effect while legal challenges continue.

Steve Polak took the Star on a stroll down his west Toronto street to show what the city has lost, and what it could gain.

The NDP is considering how to fast-track its campaign readiness in the case of a snap election, sources say, as its MPs weigh a budget vote that could trigger the fall of the Carney government.

“Ur homie dropped like a fly that day,” the teen said in an Instagram message to the victim’s friend.

The 42-year-old health secretary is one of the government’s most effective communicators and is widely tipped as a future party leader.

Bringing in new characters before a home World Cup is not without risks. Thursday's friendly at BMO Field will offer some clues.

The report draws on the findings from six national investigations that correctional investigator Ivan Zinger Zinger's office conducted on mental health care for federally sentenced individuals.

Only 15 per cent of households surveyed told Leger the proposed budget will have a positive impact on their personal lives, while 32 per cent predicted a negative effect.

Reports of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and other mental health problems are increasing among soldiers, as are suicides.

Russia now occupies roughly one-fifth of Ukrainian land

Trump’s letter calls case against Netanyahu ‘a political, unjustified prosecution’

House return also means Speaker Johnson could soon face a vote to release all unclassified records related to Epstein

The pace of airline ticket sales for Thanksgiving travel has slowed as more travellers have reconsidered whether to fly amid all the delays and cancellations.

Members of the House of Representatives headed back to Washington on Tuesday for a vote that could bring the longest U.S. government shutdown in history to a close. Political analysts representing both the Republican and Democratic viewpoints agreed that a government shutdown is a bipartisan failure to the people, but thought opposing parties should shoulder more of the blame.

Vogt took 17 of 30 first-place votes, while Schneider had 10

A letter from Democrat Jeanne Shaheen questions why the President is sending U.S. money to Equatorial Guinea

Indigenous demonstrators were demanding climate action and forest protection

The city sees a bump in tourism after a years-long slump

The government and military have also joined the civilian defence effort, announcing plans to create a 500,000-strong reserve force

An official said that the theft occurred Sunday night and was discovered when one of the doors at the classical department was found broken.

The two people killed when a small plane crashed while taking supplies to Jamaica have been identified as Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena, 22.

As nations across the globe observe Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day or Veterans Day, the specter of new conflict haunts war memorials amid threats in Europe.

The blast occurred in a car near the Red Fort, but the exact cause was not immediately known, and was being investigated, city police said.

The federal budget included a line that said the government was working with CBC/Radio Canada to explore the possibility of Canada entering the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Privy Council Office said Freeland will advise the government on Ukraine's economic reconstruction and the effort to bring home thousands of abducted Ukrainian children.

Federal officials say Canada will continue to play a bridge-builder role to help countries reach a consensus on some of the summit's key issues.

A tornado in Brazil’s southern state of Paraná killed six people, injured over 400, and destroyed dozens of homes, prompting an emergency declaration.

U.S. airlines cut flights as FAA eases strain on unpaid air traffic controllers during shutdown, causing delays and cancellations at major airports.

Amber Haleta told Global News the pathologist testified her friend died after suffering multiple blunt force trauma injuries to the head.

The night skies across the United States lit up as fast-moving charged particles from the sun slammed into the Earth’s atmosphere.

A constitutional reform in the nuclear-armed country extends the chief’s power over all the military and brings Pakistan’s highest court under tighter political control.

China is equipping other countries to fight climate change. It’s a role reversal.

Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed to a global effort to fight the group.

The rare explosions in the country’s capitals have not been directly linked, but there are fears the governments will blame each other after their previous military conflict alarmed the world.

Plus, why private air travel is booming.

After a 54-day break, the House is expected to vote on the Senate-passed spending deal. Approval would clear it for President Trump’s signature.

There is basically no research that looks at the impact of antidepressants on emerging sexuality. Here are the key things we do know.

The threat from Washington is going to require teamwork.

Many business leaders are skipping the annual United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, or are attending events in other cities.

Homebuyer demand for mortgages climbed last week to the highest level since September, even though interest rates also rose. Refinance demand, however, dropped.

India's consumer inflation cooled to 0.25% in October, strengthening hopes of more policy easing by the Reserve Bank of India.

The Autumn Budget on Nov.26 could prove pivotal, or politically fatal, for the PM.

SoftBank Group shares fell as much as 10% Wednesday after the conglomerate revealed it had offloaded its entire stake in U.S. chip giant Nvidia.

Two European pioneers of the modern wind power industry have issued a warning over the Trump administration's clean energy cutbacks.

What a trip to Chinese electric car company Xpeng's new headquarters shows about how the automaker's international ambitions.

Asia-Pacific markets mostly climbed Wednesday, after Wall Street traded mixed on hopes of the U.S. government shutdown ending and a pullback in AI stocks.

Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported Wednesday that its third-quarter profit jumped 17% from a year earlier.

CEO Tom Hale spoke with CNBC's Arjun Kharpal in an exclusive interview at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.  

American investors signal they welcome ramping up in AI investment. British investors, by contrast, tend to be wary of anything that smacks of "jam tomorrow."

German Galushchenko said he supported the move while the investigation was underway. A new board for the department governing nuclear energy will also be named.

Less than a month since Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk, became Japan’s prime minister, the complicated relationship between Tokyo and Beijing is beginning to sour.

In a decade-long secret operation, the CIA modified poppy seeds and dropped them by the billions from aircraft over Afghanistan in an attempt to weaken the potency of the country’s opium crop.

Threatened by Russia and pressured by President Trump, European leaders pledged to join forces and reduce security reliance on the U.S. That’s easier said than done.

Buffer zones meant to ease India-China tensions along their shared border have disproportionately restricted Indian forces from patrolling, former officials say.

We’re tracking what happened to the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, from Israel.

The Hongqi Bridge, an infrastructure project in China’s mountainous southwest, partially crumbled after a landslide, officials said. No casualties were reported.

Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said that Venezuela would put the entire country’s military arsenal at the ready, including its militia and almost 200,000 soldiers.

The neighbors signed a deal President Donald Trump helped broker last month, but Thailand suspended the truce after several Thai soldiers were injured by land mines.

In an interview with The Post, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former militant, discusses relations with the U.S., talks with Israel and bringing Assad to justice.

The Transport Secretary has announced new measures to tackle the continuing backlog of driving tests.

Djeison Rafael, 21, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court, charged with the murder of Katie Fox.

It will be the first time the US pop star will lead a major studio movie.

Gavin Burrows says an alleged confession dated 2021 was "prepared by others without my knowledge".

England enlist the help of British number one tennis player Emma Raducanu to beat the All Blacks on Saturday.

Individual contestants cannot be voted to do every bushtucker trial for numerous days in a row.

Footage shows the moment Russia's first anthropomorphic robot fell just seconds after its debut

Several Palestinians were also injured when settlers launched arson attacks targeting an industrial area, a Bedouin village, and farmland east of Tulkarm.

An inquiry catalogues missed opportunities to stop abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.

The Northern Lights have been shining over the UK and there is another chance to see them Wednesday as Elizabeth Rizzini and Helen Willetts explain.

The bad guys of the bird world have long attracted humans’ wrath – and science has finally vindicated the impulse to shout at them when they’re trying to make off with our chips, writes Helen Coffey

Marty O’Donnell, running for Nevada’s 3rd congressional district, argues DEI initiatives have ruined a number of games and inspired a backlash among young conservatives

Prime minister condemns briefings against health secretary by senior Downing Street aides overnight

Outgoing BBC director general urges staff to 'fight for journalism' amid Trump's $1bn lawsuit threat

Health secretary denied threatening to challenge embattled PM and denounced ‘Downing Street culture’

The Mega Millions jackpot is growing to $965 million for Friday’s drawing, after lottery officials say no ticket matched all six numbers

Sales during China’s online shopping festival, Singles’ Day, slowed this year as bargain hunters opted for more affordable deals

Rein Lively was a member of the controversial QAnon movement which accused global elites of carrying out child sex crimes

Secretly filmed video showed him walking ‘normally’ before the operation

Lord Edmiston said thoughts of moving to Australia was motivated by reasons including family and a warmer climate