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A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a homicide.

It's been two years since the former ferry docked in Charlottetown Harbour while en route to India to be scrapped. During refuelling, diesel spilled into the harbour — and access to information documents obtained by CBC News show the amount could have been up to 1,530 litres. The vessel received three violations, and its owner was fined.

Landslides hit a campground and a house in New Zealand and emergency crews were trying to rescue people buried in rubble, officials said Thursday.

A woman whose daughter was taken from the country by her father, in contrary with a family court order, says she is close to seeing her little girl again.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, resonated in Mexico, a country which, much like Canada, has also been forced to grapple with the mercurial temperament of its much larger and powerful U.S. neighbour

Netflix will pay for Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming and studio division entirely in cash to edge out its rival Paramount — the latest chapter in a months-long saga that, once concluded, could significantly change the global entertainment industry.

Free solo climber Alex Honnold will attempt to scale one of the tallest buildings in the world with no safety equipment this Friday in a live Netflix special. But the idea of watching a person risk his life on live TV makes some people uncomfortable and raises questions about what we consider entertainment.

Former special counsel Jack Smith will make the case before a large American audience for the first time on Thursday as to why he believes that Donald Trump committed fraud in his actions and statements after his 2020 election loss. The details could serve as a cautionary tale of what the president is capable of doing during the midterms later this year.

A family of 18, including eight autoworkers, have picked up their lives in Brampton and moved 350 kilometres southwest to Windsor, Ont.

BILD warns 100,000 jobs are risk with new supply throttled. Is it a ‘dire’ situation or a painful but necessary correction?

Toronto police issued nearly three times as many tickets this year as last — over a much shorter time period.

The figure skating show has more in common with "The Summer I Turned Pretty" than "Heated Rivalry."

“My mom thought (the email) was going to be kept confidential, between her and the doctor,” Laura Hatcher testified Wednesday at her brother’s murder trial.

An Ontario father recounts the moment his teenage son confronted suspected car thieves — a split-second decision that he says could have ended far worse.

Rolan Sokolovski “seemingly managed to hide from his sureties his involvement in the transfer of enormous sums of money,” said Justice Peter Bawden.

CPP Investments says loan with xAI supports a physical facility and is "not an endorsement of, or operational role in, any particular product feature."

Hundreds of applicants are appealing to the courts to review delays for permits. But the government says many have a suspicious similarity.

The prime minister will huddle Thursday with his governing cabinet in Quebec City following a world tour in which he reset relations with China and charted a new course of Canadian foreign policy.

Carney has said he'll return to China in November for the APEC summit in the city of Shenzhen. That gives 10 months for both sides to make progress on deepening their collaboration.

Regulator says India has refused past attempts to serve Adani executives summons over alleged fraud

As spills spoil crops and development forces people to move, Canadian- and Chinese-owned mines leave challenges for the future

Skepticism about its membership and mandate has led some countries usually closest to Washington take a pass

Danish PM says Denmark rejects any proposal that relinquishes its sovereignty over Greenland

The memo itself has not been widely shared within the agency, according to a whistleblower complaint, but its contents have been used to train new ICE officers

Court case latest move targeting members of the Chinese territory’s pro-democracy movement

Adrian Gonzales was charged with 29 counts of child abandonment and endangerment after the 2022 attack, which killed 19 children and two teachers

55-year-old father of four Geraldo Lunas Campos died Jan. 3 following an altercation with guards at Camp East Montana in Texas

A Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives panel on Wednesday recommended former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton be found in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which could lead to criminal charges.

The U.S. President shattered scores of guidelines of comportment adopted by his predecessors

Their feud took off after the U.S. billionaire called O'Leary an 'utter idiot' for brushing off Starlink on Ryanair planes, as well as an offer to purchase the budget airline.

New research out of Canada is pitching ideas for how to make the Winter Olympics and Paralympics more resilient to climate change.

Trump added he would no longer impose threatened tariffs on eight European nations over their support for the Danish territory next month as part of the deal framework.

From doubling down on his threats against Greenland to attacking domestic political opponents, here's what U.S. President Donald Trump said in his speech at Davos.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier admitted to killing Abe in July 2022 as the former prime minister was giving a campaign speech in the western city of Nara.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, which has been overshadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a takeover of Greenland.

A yearlong push by the Trump administration to stop the fighting hasn’t yielded any breakthrough, despite the American president issuing a series of deadlines.

Universally known by his first name, Valentino was adored by generations of royals, first ladies and movie stars, from Jackie Kennedy Onassis to Julia Roberts.

Many security and defence experts warn it would be unwise for Canada to abandon U.S. partnerships like NORAD and try to go it alone in the Far North.

Prince Harry tried to explain what it’s like living under what he called '24-hour surveillance' before the judge intervened and told him not to argue with the defence lawyer.

The appearance provides Mr. Smith with what is likely to be his best opportunity to challenge President Trump’s assertion that he was persecuted for his politics, not for his misdeeds.

Plus, how A.I. is judging your résumé.

Half the U.S. population will likely see some effect from the sprawling storm that will move across the country this weekend, meteorologists said.

It’s striking how clearheadedly and defiantly Europeans are reacting to the president’s provocations.

One year later, the second Trump coalition has come apart, a Times/Siena poll finds.

A decline in homicides across the country was a stunning reversal after crime rose during the pandemic.

The nominations are being announced by Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman from the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The historic site, on an island in South Carolina, could be inundated by rising seas in decades to come. A display on the threat has been removed.

A majority of voters said that Mr. Trump had focused on the wrong priorities and that they disapproved of his handling of top issues, but the president still enjoys strong support from Republicans.

Federal agents have been carrying out an immigration crackdown in Minnesota for weeks. Some residents say they carry a sense of dread even on empty streets.

European stocks advanced Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said a framework agreement had been reached on Greenland and called off tariffs.

American CEOs have mostly avoided direct criticism of Trump's policies over the past year.

"We're talking about six-figure salaries for people who are building chip factories or computer factories or AI factories," Nvidia's Jensen Huang said at WEF.

Market watches breathed sigh of relief on President Donald Trump's tariff U-turn, but keep focused on corporate resilience.

The games designer saw stock plunge on Thursday, following years of share price decline.

An "abnormal hatred" between Russia and Ukraine's leaders remains a barrier to ending the war, but a peace deal is getting closer, Trump said.

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to approve Nvidia to ship some of its more powerful AI chips to China is ruffling the feathers of Washington's China hawks.

Deal with U.S. remains crucial for India's economy.

Top business leaders at the World Economic Forum delivered an expletive-laden message on the green backlash.

Donald Trump told a packed room at Davos he demanded "immediate" negotiations over Greenland. CNBC was there, where the tension was palpable.

European officials said they expect ongoing negotiations to touch on expanding the presence of U.S. troops and bases in Greenland and greater access to investment in minerals.

Trump and his envoy Witkoff have said a deal to resolve nearly four years of war between Russia and Ukraine is close.

The European far right’s pushback showed the limits of the president’s with-me-or-against-me politics, a key obstacle to cooperation among nationalist parties.

In obtained audio recordings, a U.S. diplomat in Dhaka described how Washington wants to engage with Jamaat-e-Islami, potentially straining U.S-India ties.

Invitations to join the board have prompted a wide range of responses, from eager assent to hedging, wait-and-see statements from bewildered world leaders.

Mark Carney said middle powers such as Canada could build a new order in an era of unfettered great powers, without directly mentioning the United States or its president.

The mission followed a jailbreak earlier this week amid an advance by Syrian government forces into parts of the country long held by U.S. partners.

The journalists were killed Wednesday in a strike on their car in central Gaza. Israel’s military said it struck “several suspects” who were operating a drone.

President Donald Trump’s ultimatum — give up Greenland or face a trade war — has convinced some European officials that retaliation, rather than conciliation, is the answer.

The billionaire has been trading online barbs for days with Ryanair in a spat that started over the airline’s refusal to install Starlink. Ryanair has been leaning into it.

The actress is one of seven high-profile claimants that allege the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday committed "grave breaches of privacy", which the publisher denies.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine.

Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world's largest island.

The Home Office says 27 people seeking asylum have been housed in the training camp in East Sussex.

The body of 21-year-old Chloe Mitchell was recovered days after she went missing in June 2023.

Heavy rain on Thursday will lead to a risk of some flooding, Simon King reports.

The mysterious discovery is currently in a "huge bin" filled with water in Emma Lamport's home.

Stan Wawrinka wins a marathon five-set thriller against qualifier Arthur Gea, while fellow veterans Novak Djokovic and Marin Cilic advance in straight sets.

More money than expected was collected through tax and higher National Insurance Contributions, although public sector spending also increased.

Egisto Ott, 63, denies charges of handing over information to Russian agents.

Devastating floods led to hundreds of people being evacuated from Kruger Park earlier this month

Andy Burnham is said to be seeking a Commons comeback to challenge Sir Keir Starmer’s position, with claims he could stand in a by-election in Andrew Gwynne’s constituency

First 27 asylum seekers moved into Crowborough military barracks in the early hours of Thursday morning

Bodycam footage shows the filthy Gloucestershire room where a woman was forced to live whilst kept as a “house slave” for a mother and her 10 children for more than 25 years.

Police from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon

The late night talk show host said Trump’s speech to world leaders in Switzerland was “Dementiacon 5”

Workers have been installing new gargoyles on the facade of the Catholic cathedral in Covington, Kentucky, in January as they near the completion of a major renovation

The chains have been accused of sending edible food to landfill

US president abruptly dropped threats against allies after talks with Rutte on the ‘framework’ of a deal that does not involve selling Greenland

Two people are dead and several are missing after landslides ravaged parts of New Zealand’s east coast on Thursday