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The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays for a three-game series starting Monday night. What's changed since they defeated the Jays to become World Series champs in Toronto last year? Let's find out.

The ongoing war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are impacting Canadian pocketbooks in ways we might not expect. Experts warn Canadian homeowners facing mortgage renewals that rates are going up, despite the Bank of Canada holding its key interest rate for months.

An extremely dry winter has made for another challenging harvest of India's famous Darjeeling tea, with the flavour the region is renowned for at risk as quality dips. As climate change makes the weather more erratic in the Himalayan foothills, estate owners are growing ever more worried about the future of their businesses.

The fire was burning in a populated — but not densely so — unincorporated part of Riverside County, in a recreational area near the city of Moreno Valley, which has a population of roughly 200,000.

Debbie Marland, owner of Sunshine Farms, tells The National about the moment Chesney the kangaroo escaped and spent three days on the run after being spooked by hunting dogs.

The White House released a budget on Friday, in which the Trump administration requested funds for the ⁠Federal Bureau ⁠of Prisons to cover the ‌first-year costs of rebuilding Alcatraz into "a state-of-the-art secure prison facility."

After the author and "Brat Pack" actor's wife and son confronted him with the fact he didn't have friends anymore, McCarthy crisscrossed the country to visit old friends and ask strangers whether friendships between men are in trouble.

The federal health regulator said Friday its assessment found no evidence of a machine malfunction and the equipment performed as expected, wrote Health Canada spokesperson Mark Johnson in an emailed statement.

The Toronto Tempo selected Julie Allemand with their first pick of the WNBA expansion draft on Friday.

Canadian border agents seized 70 bricks from a truck carrying a load declared as produce that was destined for Calgary.

The Tempo came away from Friday’s expansion draft with a guard-heavy group headlined by a couple of picks who seem to fit expectations perfectly.

The jersey trade outside Café Diplomatico on Saturday follows Italy's loss to Bosnia-Herzegovina earlier this week.

Allemand, a five-foot-eight guard, averaged 5.5 points and 4.7 assists for the Los Angeles Sparks last season.

With the departure of New Democratic MPP Doly Begum to run for the federal Liberals, Ford has been closely watching developments in the riding.

In the first postpandemic mission to Cuba, a group of Jewish-Canadians brought supplies, support — and baseball gear.

The nation-wide recall affects 30 poultry products, the health agency said.

The alert for Toronto advises of up to 40 millimetres of rainfall and thunderstorms. Visibility on roads could be suddenly reduced by pooling water.

The 32-year-old appeared in court Thursday on nine terrorism charges, such as assault causing actual bodily harm.

"It's very understandable that people are concerned," Alto's CEO said. "We don't have all the answers."

In the coming days, astronauts on the mission are set to witness something that very few have seen before: the moon’s far side

The country is now forced to reconsider its long-term economic plans, which were built on a promise of peace

There are no end of players now facing the pressure of winning the Masters

Candlelit service inside Colosseum warns world leaders that their decisions will one day be judged by God

Cuba’s government said it will release 2,010 prisoners but it was not clear how many were released on Friday or how many were political prisoners

It’s a sign that drugs continue to move easily through the U.S., despite promises by the Trump administration

Sudden availability of so many cheap versions has raised concerns among health care professionals about malpractice and misuse of the drugs

The White House’s budget submissions are discrete glimpses of presidents’ visions, statements of their priorities, and catalogues of their proposals

A large-scale daytime Russian strike hit Ukraine on Friday, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced as an "Easter escalation."

Quakes in the region have caused thousands of deaths in recent years

Rescues and medical emergencies are commonplace on Mount Everest. In October of last year, more than 350 climbers were rescued after becoming trapped in a freak storm.

One fighter jet was shot down in Iran. A U.S. crew member from that plane was rescued, but a second was missing, and a U.S. military search-and-rescue operation was underway.

Tehran has kept the pressure on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors, despite U.S. and Israeli insistence that Iran’s military capabilities have been all but destroyed.

Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations says the 32-year-old appeared in court Thursday on nine terrorism charges, such as assault causing actual bodily harm.

The translunar ignition came 25 hours after liftoff, putting the three Americans and one Canadian on course for a lunar fly-around early next week.

Another jump in the price of gasoline has heightened the debate over whether the provincial and federal governments should provide some tax relief for drivers.

The EU is asking its member states to implement the International Energy Agency’s 10-point plan to reduce global demand for oil, Dan Jørgensen, the EU’s energy commissioner said.

Convicted of violating sanctions on Iran and awaiting a decision on his deportation, Amin Yousefijam has taken the government to court over the matter.

It was president's first address on the war and it comes at a pivotal moment at home and abroad as he faces mounting questions about the costs, rationale and objectives of the war.

The newly announced sanctions relief is a strong signal that the U.S. recognizes Delcy Rodríguez as a legitimate authority in Venezuela ever since the U.S. military operation.

An F-15E Strike Eagle was lost to enemy fire and an A-10 Warthog crashed in the Persian Gulf region on Friday, officials said. A rescue helicopter was also fired upon.

The convicted sex offender gave Anil Ambani information on appointments and foreign policy. Some seemed prescient, though there was no evidence he was close to the administration.

Immigration lawyers and former federal officials say the case of Salah Sarsour echoes those against other pro-Palestinian activists.

The memorandum calls for paying employees at the Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency who have gone without pay during a record-long shutdown.

With the midterms approaching, the president may be running out of time to get new cabinet members confirmed without bipartisan support.

The pictures were released on the third day of the first mission since 1972 to send people around the moon.

Surging gasoline prices in the Philippines have forced some people to cancel or scale back the Visita Iglesia, a Holy Week tradition in which Catholics travel to seven churches.

Payrolls expanded and unemployment dropped last month after a health care strike ended and a harsh winter abated.

Two men have been arrested in connection to a shooting on Wednesday that killed an infant. One was charged with murder, attempted murder and assault.

Reports cast doubt on how close the United States is to destroying Iran’s missile capability, a key goal in the war.

Ticket prices across airlines in Asia increase in the midst of Iran War tensions, Asian travelers look elsewhere to relax

OpenAI President Greg Brockman will oversee product in Simo's absence.

Over 10 months after shelling out an eye-popping $6.4 billion for Jony Ive's nascent devices startup, OpenAI announced it's buying media company TBPN.

It is unclear if the plane was shot down or went down for another reason.

The threat comes a day after he said in a nationwide address that the U.S. military will be hitting Tehran "extremely hard" for the next two or three weeks.

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in March, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.4%.

A year after his "liberation day," Trump's trade war has reshaped how companies in industries such as retail and autos are modeling economic and policy risk.

South Korea's Kospi led gains in the region while Japan's Nikkei 225 also opened higher. The Australian and Hong Kong markets were closed for the Easter weekend.

Microsoft said it plans to invest $10 billion in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to build AI infrastructure.

Chinese chip companies have benefited from strong domestic demand for AI as U.S. tech curbs have bolstered local firms.

An F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. Two search-and-rescue helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.

Some Trump aides and supporters cloak the war on Iran in religious terms, but the Chicago-born pope said that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.”

Ukraine’s Emergency Services posted images of rescue workers trying to save the animals — in one instance administering CPR to a dog — at the clinic in Chabany.

The move, described by the communist government as a “humanitarian and sovereign gesture,” comes as the U.S. enforces a crippling oil blockade on the island.

The president says Iran’s remaining leaders are more reasonable. But assassinations have left in place an emboldened government driving a hard bargain, officials say.

Britain’s Keir Starmer hosts a meeting of world leaders for talks on the waterway amid mounting pressure from the Trump administration to join the Iran war.

Sexual violence is a widespread weapon of war in Sudan. “Survivors frequently and clearly identified the perpetrators as RSF fighters,” Doctors Without Borders says.

People broke matzoh, read from the Haggadah and sang — with no need to worry about when the next air raid siren might sound.

As Iran’s retaliatory attacks hit regional centers of commerce, such as Dubai, the majority of the deaths have been among migrant workers who could not afford to flee.

Gas is being stolen, and station workers in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India have been killed over shortages and high prices. Unrest is set to worsen the longer the war lasts.

After 18 years at Liverpool, Tyler Morton tells BBC Sport how moving to Lyon in the summer has helped him fall back in love with football.

How we travel to work in cities might be changing as e-scooter and e-bike fares become cheaper than traditional public transport.

A member of the public found the bag containing guns and a Taser on a south London street.

The snap was taken aboard the Orion capsule by its commander, Reid Wiseman, as the crew head towards the Moon.

Hundreds of Alianza Lima fans had gathered for a pregame rally ahead of a match against local rivals Universitario de Deportes.

BBC Sport asks if Atletico Madrid could really part ways with manager Diego Simeone at the end of the season?

World boxing champion Lauren Price says the structure in her life gives her the "confidence" to win.

Figures from the boxing world give their predictions for Saturday's heavyweight battle between Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder.

The four word phrase - first uttered by Labour Home Secretary John Reid - has become a by-word for incompetence.

The downing of a US fighter jet in Iran and the search for its pilot dominates Saturday's papers.

Gladys Khoza has regained her sight after a cataract surgery marathon in South Africa

The artist formerly and possibly again known as Kanye West reveled in support from one of his musical idols, Lauryn Hill, as he staged a sold-out Southern California concert meant to mark a comeback from years of controversy

Iran is reportedly offering locals around £50,000 to anyone who hands over the missing pilot alive

Five officers have been removed from frontline duties

Zelensky had proposed a halt in strikes for Easter

The spread will need to be sold as ‘citrus marmalade’ if the agreement goes ahead

The Met Office has forecast ‘blizzard conditions’ in some parts of the UK

A pair of thieves were caught on CCTV rifling through pubgoers’ bags for seven minutes whilst their victims “stood nearby having a drink”.

UFOs have intrigued people for decades, with sightings and investigations dating back to the first widely reported one in 1947

The Presidential Capital Stewardship Program would be overseen by the National Park Service and would coordinate renovations of parts of the U.S. capital