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The decision is "significant" and could see changes to Ontario’s sex offender registry, depending on how the appeals process plays out, says the applicant's lawyer. The province says it plans to appeal.

Since November, Edmonton-born Curtis Wright has been stuck in an ICE detainment facility in Texas. Since then, his family has been pushing for his release while his case moves through the courts.

U.S. prosecutors have taken steps to protect classified national security material set to be part of their case against a Pakistani man accused of plotting an attack on Jews in New York. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who previously lived in the Toronto area, is scheduled to stand trial in May.

Can you tell this video is fake? The AI chatbot Grok could not. It’s been viewed millions of times on platforms like X and Instagram, with claims it shows Iranian missiles hitting Tel Aviv.

Israel and the U.S. launched a new wave of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, prompting more missiles and drones fired from Tehran toward Israel. Turkey became the latest country to be drawn into the conflict, after NATO defence systems destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile on its way to Turkish airspace.

World Cup preparations in Guadalajara, one of three host Mexican cities, were recently plunged under a cloud of uncertainty following an explosion of violence on Feb. 22 that ripped through the city, across Jalisco, and flared in several parts of the country.

Jessica McClain was ahead by a wide margin with about 2.4 kilometres left to go at the U.S. half marathon championships when she and three other runners followed a guide vehicle on a wrong turn, leading them off-course for about one kilometre.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has shaken up the senior ranks of the public service, creating and expanding some roles in a continued effort to put his stamp on the machinery of government.

Students across the province are protesting recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) — the post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority grant structure to a majority loan structure in the new school year.

Curling drama has arrived at the Paralympics even before the first competition rock has been thrown. Two curling stones have been stolen from the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.

Michael Ford was a city councillor from 2016 to 2022 and was elected Ontario PC MPP in 2022.

Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran.

In this dangerous world, Canada needs to see clearly what we are dealing with. But we also need to remember who we are.

Star readers are debating the expropriation of farm land for Alto, the federally backed high-speed rail project. What do you think?

The current proportion of OSAP funding is about 85 per cent grants to 15 per cent loans, but starting this fall students will receive a maximum of 25 per cent of their OSAP funding as grants.

But don't expect the conditions to be the most ideal for outdoor activities on Saturday and Sunday.

The head of C.D. Howe institute and an economics professor will lead the review after results in literacy and numeracy stalled last year.

Investigators allege Brian Da Costa was fed confidential information found in police databases that was then used to carry out a long list of crimes.

The ongoing Mideast conflict has closed some international airspace to commercial travel and shut down airports in the region.

It's unclear when the change will take effect, but it is unlikely to happen this school year.

Tesla CEO accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he bought the company

Videos of a baby monkey in Japan carrying a stuffed orangutan toy have gone viral around the world

The United States may have broader, long-term goals, but for Israel the war is a matter of survival

A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. The sinking killed dozens of sailors and dramatically widens Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.

Island nation’s oil reserves continue to dwindle after Trump administration blocked shipments from Venezuela

Researchers say earlier studies underestimated coastal water heights

Democrats have an unusually solid chance of winning a Senate seat in Texas this year, something that hasn’t happened in nearly four decades

Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney-General Ken Paxton will compete in a May runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Cornyn and Paxton were the top finishers in a three-way contest Tuesday with Rep. Wesley Hunt, who conceded.

The study says climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are.

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has long been considered a contender to the post of the country's next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war last week and despite the fact he's has never been elected or appointed to a government position.

Ten nations in northern Europe will prepare for possible cross-border evacuations of civilians in the event of a crisis in the region in a bid to learn from the war in Ukraine.

The unofficial signs were placed in the exterior gardens of Buckingham Palace and pasted on the walled gates of one of the parks surrounding the Royal Family's London residence.

As of Tuesday morning, 103,800 Canadian citizens and permanent residents in the Gulf region had registered with Global Affairs Canada.

The U.S. sank an Iranian warship in international waters, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, as it intensified its bombardment with Israel of Iran's security forces.

The two countries are working to build links between the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the European Union. Accomplishing that would create a new trading bloc of 1.5 billion people.

The United States and Israel pressed on with their round-the-clock assaults on Iran on Wednesday in a campaign that the top U.S. commander said was "ahead of the game plan."

Saturday's strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls school in southern Iran has been condemned by an independent United Nations probe.

The four died Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, just a day after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran.

Carney said in Australia that the growing Middle East conflict 'is another example of the failure of the international order' and that Canada's support 'is not a blank cheque.'

The Iran conflict continues to roil global markets but gold isn't shining so brightly right now, even though many have long considered it a safe haven during a crisis.

What to know about Iran’s cheap, noisy Shahed drones and the expensive defense systems trying to stop them.

The report from the state’s attorney general, covering 75 years, faulted the Diocese of Providence for not removing accused priests and not contacting the police enough.

Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington were unable to build a case, underscoring the department’s increasing inability to follow through on the president’s desire to indict his rivals.

The bid came as Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas has been forced into a runoff amid resurfaced allegations of having an extramarital affair with an aide who later took her own life.

President Trump’s embrace of military action in Iran was set off by the determination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to end diplomatic negotiations. Our investigative reporter Mark Mazzetti describes how few of Mr. Trump’s advisers voiced opposition.

At a moment when many Democrats are campaigning on rage and resistance, James Talarico took a different tack in his campaign in the Texas Senate primary.

The administration has no control over the disciplinary authorities of state bar associations, but a new proposal would let the attorney general ask them to suspend proceedings involving department lawyers.

The veteran Texas senator faces what promises to be a bruising runoff with the state attorney general challenging him from the right. But he had a stronger showing than expected.

Some kind of severe weather is expected every day into early next week, forecasters warned. Friday is expected to be among the riskiest.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it was the first such strike since World War II. The Sri Lankan authorities said they had rescued 32 sailors from the crew of 180.

Broadcom, which contributes to Google's tensor processing units, called for artificial intelligence revenue to double in the February quarter.

Huang also mentioned that Nvidia's $10 billion investment in OpenAI rival Anthropic would likely be its last.

Attorney General Pam Bondi "claims the DOJ has released all of the Epstein files. The record is clear: they have not," Rep. Nancy Mace said in a post on X.

The Information Technology Industry Council's letter doesn't name Anthropic, but lands days after the AI company was designated a supply chain risk.

Wall Street doesn't see the quick slump in Korean stocks as a harbinger for anything to come in the U.S.

The oil market has calmed after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would insure tankers and provide naval escorts if necessary.

Apple’s new MacBook Neo gives the company its cheapest laptop ever, creating a budget entry into the Mac lineup.

Since the attack on Iran, congressional Democrats have called the operation unconstitutional. But another impeachment hasn't seriously entered the conversation.

The dispute centers on whether crypto firms like Coinbase can offer yields on stablecoins, which banks warn will siphon trillions of dollars from the industry.

European stocks closed higher on Wednesday as markets continue to track developments in the Middle East.

By criticizing the U.S.-led attack and refusing to bow to Trump’s threat of trade retaliation, Pedro Sánchez set himself apart from other European leaders.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said U.S. and Israeli forces will obtain “complete control of Iranian skies” within days, and will soon begin a second massive air assault.

Israel has continued strikes across Iran and Lebanon as Donald Trump warns action could continue for weeks

The UK government says more than 130,000 British nationals have registered their interest in leaving the Middle East region.

Rory McIlroy says that Luke Donald's return for a third Ryder Cup as Europe's captain is a "huge advantage", and speaks on Jon Rahm's eligibility for 2027.

Weapons stocks will not alone decide the outcome of this conflict, but it's certainly a significant factor, writes the BBC's Jonathan Beale.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US military has sunk "an Iranian warship" in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo.

Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.

Claire Lynch's novel was inspired by the lesbian women who lost custody of their children in the 1980s.

Iranians are coping with daily strikes, internet blackouts, and security crackdowns - all while trying to stay in touch with loved ones.

Mountain rescuers told the inquest the women somehow fell or slipped and were unable to get out of the water.

Experts have warned that if oil and gas prices remains elevated it could make goods and services more expensive.

Pushing for the release of the Epstein files has received sweeping bipartisan support in Congress

Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, ending a bruising legal battle that led to one of several rulings condemning its tactics as an illegal monopoly

Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press

The man spoke to a synthetic voice version of Gemini as if it were his ‘AI wife’ and came to believe it was trapped in a warehouse

‘You know you're being disingenuous,’ Karoline Leavitt snapped at Kaitlan Collins during a White House briefing

The iconic image won a Pulitzer Prize, but a Netflix documentary alleges that the long-credited photographer did not actually take it

Leavitt is one of the smoothest operators in the Trump administration. But today, she was flustered from the start — and it only got worse when she opened for questions, reports Holly Baxter

Johnson says he opposes a resolution to rein in Trump’s military power amid the campaign in Iran

Darren Osbourn and Nicola Smith were returning from their Thailand wedding when they were diverted after the Middle East crisis broke out

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