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The Bank of Canada has not raised interest rates since July 2023. And while an eighth-consecutive hold is widely-predicted next week, a growing number of economists and traders are now expecting the central bank to hike its trend-setting rate to tamp down stubborn inflation.

Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Turkey, seeking closer trade, energy and defence ties with a strategically important NATO ally. The historic visit marks a turnaround in relations once soured by a Canadian arms embargo. But Ankara’s crackdown on dissent tests Carney’s promise to balance economic pragmatism with Canadian values.

Avoiding 1.5 C of warming above pre-industrial levels is now impossible, and a new pathway to limit peak warming and then bring temperatures back down will be needed, according to an annual UN report on global climate action.

Nearly six months after announcing plans to create a Canadian sovereign wealth fund, the federal government is still not sure when it will be launched, or how exactly it will work.

16 years after one of the deadliest oil spills in history — BP's Deepwater Horizon — there is measurable evidence that wildlife is in serious decline and not recovering in the Gulf of Mexico where the disaster occurred. Through trawling, sound waves and DNA analysis, researchers showed persistent declines of around 60 per cent in some species in the years since.

Nearly 130,000 Ontarians now show signs of problem gambling, compared to some 43,000 in 2018, a tripling of the number of people who meet the criteria of gambling too frequently, losing money and struggling with addiction, CBC News has learned.

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Guatemalan man extradited to the U.S. over his role in a 2022 human smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants who had been transported in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas.

Flights to and from Toronto's Pearson airport are facing delays Tuesday night after reports of smoke prompted the evacuation of a tower that manages the flow of aircraft traffic at gates and loading zones, the airport says.

Jennifer Stojkovic tells The National about the moment Will Ferrell parodied Canada-U.S. tensions with a funny version of O Canada at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles during a live taping of the Smartless podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Canadian Will Arnett.

A battle over a redrawn congressional map has become a key issue of the campaign

Federal lawmaker Helen Haines remains in critical condition after an apparent escalation in political violence that has shocked the nation

Independents have voted for the winning side in virtually all of the last 17 presidential elections

South Africa is known for its great white sharks and shark tourism

Liberty Justice Center files lawsuit on behalf of U.S. food importer Gellert Global Group

Sudan’s military accused of carrying out strikes on disputed territory of Abyei in one of the bloodiest weeks of ongoing war

Police investigate September incident at England’s RAF Fairford base, which was used to bomb Iran during the war

As soaring fuel prices squeeze household budgets and businesses across Europe, cost-of-living pressures are driving unrest and giving fresh momentum to far-right parties ahead of elections next year in countries ‌including France, Germany and Italy.

Prosecutors said it was a malicious prank while a lawyer for the tourist insisted it was drunken foolishness not meant to harm the bird

‘I endorse American candidates, and that’s where I’m focused on the midterms,’ Vice-President said

Amin Yousefijam was a key member of a crime group that illicitly exported materials to Iran, the Immigration and Refugee Board ruled.

'With everything else that's going on in the world, the most important thing is to reconcile — that's the key point,' Prince Harry said of his relationships with his family.

U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk says the Houthi siege has sent prices soaring, leaving many residents without food and other necessities.

The curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday. In addition, gatherings and demonstrations are banned from 8 p.m., the Paris police said.

Several Manitoba politicians are offering their condolences to those who were killed and seriously injured at Canadian Forces Base in Wainwright on Saturday.

Macron echoed other government officials in blaming much of the violence on far-left activists, accusing them of attacking police and public buildings to foment chaos.

Pope Leo XIV is being released from the hospital on Saturday, four days after lung cancer surgery, and will deliver the traditional noon blessing on Sunday.

The White House decision has further raised fears that Ukraine could be left exposed to Moscow’s escalating assaults with winter approaching.

Police used tear gas to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks at officers in the Place de la République, northeast of the Paris city center.

The royal couple arrived at the Community Recording Studio in Nottingham, in central England, which offers music, performance and athletic programs to youth people.

The move buys good will with President Trump while costing the Russian leader, Vladimir V. Putin, little.

Draft rules on the export of artificial intelligence technology show how China is trying to balance national security risks with its desire to outpace the United States.

The Avant-Première preview of the Art Basel Paris fair attracted major collectors despite an escalation of anti-government protests, riots and looting across French cities.

Trump’s meddling would have dark consequences for our democracy and our prosperity.

On cement walls and through dusty windows, a mother reaches out to her child.

The “Daily Show” host said President Trump has spent too much time thinking about Senator Jon Husted’s physique.

The scientific report, identifies the United States as an outlier among the nations responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions.

Leaders of India’s governing coalition are trying to frame the demonstrations as a power grab by traditional political parties rather than a grass-roots youth movement.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a campaign against listening to music or videos without headphones on public transportation. We asked London commuters to weigh in.

Julio Herrera Velutini, a prominent Venezuelan, was seeking clemency. He got it not long after his daughter gave Ms. Habba, a lawyer close to President Trump, an extraordinarily lucrative job.

Speaking in Oslo on Tuesday, Zelenskyy said Washington had reaffirmed its commitment to providing Ukraine with security guarantees. 

Treasury yields steadied as investors await more data for insights into the U.S. economic picture.

Trump says data centers should consider community "dividends" as AI financing worries grow.

SpaceX shares jumped after the company reported surging revenue growth in its third quarter, and owner Elon Musk floated a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger.

Over in the AI space, investors are also increasingly wary of the massive amounts of money being poured into data centers.

Carrefour cut its full-year 2026 financial forecasts, citing worsening social unrest and security conditions in France, weighing on consumer spending.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that naval mines had prevented three tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

U.K. inflation rose by a hotter-than-expected 3.5% in the 12 months to September, driven by the surging cost of motor fuels.

Warnings about the risks of developing increasingly advanced AI systems have ramped up in recent months, amid cyberattacks from rogue AI models.

Inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.1% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The former Doctor Who and Kidulthood star appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Stephen Hubbard has been taken to Pulkovo Airport, Putin said during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff.

Eberechi Eze has been struggling for form this season for Arsenal, but there could be hope that the forward turns it around.

The deep area of low pressure is expected to move close to the south of the UK early on Friday with south-west England set to bear the brunt.

The women suffered minor injuries when they were assaulted at Clapton Common, police say.

Jackdaw and Rosebank are case studies in the slow motion awkwardness the UK has over energy.

Brian Stack was crossing a street in Dublin in 1983 when he was shot in the back of the neck and died 18 months later.

A third attempt has been made to guide the 9ft 10in (3m) shark back to the open sea.

Steve Witkoff has landed in St Petersburg to discuss proposals on ending Russia's years-long conflict with Ukraine.

Two new consultations have also been launched in a bid to make home charging easier

£3.6 billion project could generate around £7.5 billion in economic, environmental, and social benefits, proposal suggests

US special envoy Steve Witkoff flies to St Petersburg after talks with Ukrainian president in Oslo

Veteran broadcaster David Attenborough has shown how effective so-called ‘hedgehog highways’ can be in urban areas

Amy Acton’s estranged mother appears on GOP attack ad accusing her of lying about her childhood as a survivor of sexual abuse

Zack Polanski said the government had ‘abandoned all credibility in the fight against climate change’

The cost of filling up with petrol last month was up 26.5% year on year, compared with an annual rise of 20.2% in August.

William Reaves was convicted of first-degree murder 40 years ago

Senior Pacific Rim finance officials say global economic imbalances are bringing persistent risks and pledge to improve cooperation and communication

Andy Burnham warned that the UK faces an ‘economic catastrophe and moral failure’ due to the levels of young people not in education, employment or training