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It's been more than a year since Justin Trudeau stepped down as Canada's prime minister, but he keeps bouncing back. This week, he hopped into millions of social media feeds in a promo video for his popstar girlfriend Katy Perry's new single Watch It Burn, setting off online debates about whether he's cool, cringy, disgraceful or all of the above.

Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT, a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company.

First Nations chiefs countrywide are expressing concern about the lack of engagement after two pipelines were announced in Alberta, B.C. and Ontario. Two leaders say they only learned of the plans through last-minute emails and rumours.

Online platforms in Australia are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering the first-of-its-kind social media ban ineffective, according to a team that advised the government's rollout of the new law.

An immigration tribunal issued a deportation order Friday against a Bishnoi gang associate accused of hiding a gun used in one of a series of shootings against a Surrey, B.C., café owned by famed Indian comedian and TV host Kapil Sharma.

It will be four years before a new natural gas-fired power plant north of Edmonton is operating and able to serve the massive data centre Meta Platforms Inc. is planning nearby. The tech giant expects the $13-billion-plus data centre will be online in the next two to three years, though no exact timeline has been set.

An unannounced fireworks show over downtown Ottawa surprised and confused many people late Thursday night. A councillor for the area said the decision was made by the city and federal government.

The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated the mandatory minimum sentence for offenders who obtain or solicit sexual services from a minor in exchange for money.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open in July, sources tell The Associated Press.

The visit ends days of speculation over whether the King's youngest grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and Meghan, would join the prince on his U.K. trip.

The columnist and editor who launched careers and was a champion of the city's food scene, died yesterday.

Coun. Paul Ainslie wants to explore whether Montreal's nightlife hubs could be replicated here, to strengthen the city's nighttime economy.

Weigh in on Canada’s run at the World Cup. Share your congratulations on what they’ve accomplished and stories of following the team to the bitter end.

Merino was the late hero for the second straight match for Spain, which will face tournament favourite France in the semifinals on Tuesday in the Dallas area.

The Gordie Howe bridge is expected to open by the end of the month after U.S. and Canadian officials reached an agreement, according to two people directly involved in the negotiations.

A man and woman in their 60s died in the Friday afternoon crash involving two vehicles at Lawrence Avenue East and Birchmound Road.

Nicholas Bennett, 19, who appeared in a Toronto court via video from his room at St. Michael’s Hospital, was visibly conscious but remains non-verbal. He was shot multiple times during a raid in June.

Growing number of municipalities, including Durham and Chatham-Kent, refuse to take any used tires as critics point to Ford's reduction in Ontario recycling targets as fueling the waste crisis.

Indictment alleges Garinder Deo purchased cocaine and heroin to be shipped from California to Canada and the eastern U.S. for a crime group

Complaint alleges a co-ordinated effort to steal Apple’s confidential information, including product designs

Delay of ribbon-cutting ceremony that was scheduled for early June followed Trump’s earlier threats to block the bridge’s opening

Harry, Meghan and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, met with the king and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House

Police say they were called to Widdecombe’s address around midday on Thursday where she was found to have died and sustained serious injuries

Amid renewed hostilities with the U.S., Mojtaba Khamenei’s role and health are of critical and growing concern in the country

President says he is withholding his signature ‘in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT’

Supporters fear Zhang Xinyan could be deported to China, where there’s a bounty on her head for subversion

The vivid visual record of the 1066 Norman invasion will go on display at the British Museum from Sept. 10 until July, 2027

After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil. On loan from its home in France, the tapestry will go on display at the London museum from Sept. 10 until July, 2027 – a public homecoming for a vivid visual record of the 1066 Norman invasion, the last successful conquest of England.

Passengers told Greek media that they heard a loud bang, that oxygen masks dropped and that the plane began descending, the Associated Press said.

Using 800 pounds of peanut butter, staff created a 25-square-metre hexagon on the floor of one of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen's galleries.

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire.

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia whose district includes the Houston neighborhood where the shooting occurred, said the agency has confirmed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo “was not a target.”

Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, including large oil refineries, to try to undermine Moscow’s war efforts.

The European Union accused Meta on Friday of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded changes.

The OPP said Arif Jhuman was located and arrested in Medellín by Colombian police.

Race organizers say the event is 'used as the first major indicator of whether a candidate has the physical and mental aptitude to complete the legendary Selection course.'

A placard in the gift box says this was the first type of revolver manufactured in Turkey in the 1990s and that the commemorative firearms were made by Turkish firm MKE.

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire.

Gov. Mike Kehoe declared a state of emergency after up to a foot of rain fell overnight in the southeastern part of the state. More storms are in the forecast.

The last-minute scramble to name a replacement reminds some in the party of the challenges they faced in 2024.

A letter circulated by Democratic Socialists of America members asked that candidates sever ties with Morris Katz, a consultant for Mr. Platner and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Kerri K. Greenidge appeared to lose her professorship at Tufts University after scholars began scrutinizing her 2022 book, “The Grimkes,” which is no longer listed on its publisher’s website.

The inquiry, being conducted by the New York City Department of Investigation and the Manhattan district attorney’s office, was in an early stage, and its focus was unclear.

The president has praised a network of 25 recently rebranded gas stations in the Philadelphia region that have been selling gas for considerably less than the national average.

The agency said Lorenzo Salgado Araujo tried to ram agents with a van before one shot him dead. A lawyer for his passengers said that was untrue.

The officials said that Iranian negotiators blamed the recent ship attacks on rogue military units.

A space neophyte not long ago, China is now the United State’s main competitor for supremacy throughout the solar system.

A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch.

The two companies entered into a high-profile partnership in 2024 when ChatGPT was integrated into the iPhone's operating system.

The Commerce Department will favorably review exports involving MGX, which used a stablecoin linked to President Trump's family for a $2B Binance investment.

SK Hynix has soared to a trillion-dollar market cap by serving some of the biggest names in technology, including Nvidia and Apple.

Stablecoin issuer Circle surged in premarket trading after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted it approval to operate as a trust bank.

The U.S. and Iran's contradictory interperations of the memorandum of understanding have led to renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz.

The ceasefire signed last month came under serious strain in recent days as U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged attacks for consecutive days this week.

The three members of a task force advising the Fed on artificial intelligence are strong proponents of the technology.

These are America's cheapest states to live in for 2026, where residents can still beat inflation.

These 10 U.S. states are the most expensive places to live in America in 2026, with inflation punishing residents to an extreme degree.

The drone strikes form part of Ukraine's campaign designed to choke off supplies and transportation routes in and out of Crimea.

The Kremlin downplayed President Donald Trump’s reversal but said it could cause the war to go on longer.

The president suggested talks could continue amid military strikes, but analysts say a deeply flawed preliminary truce deal poses obstacles for negotiators.

The deaths in Andalusia included foreign nationals, and high temperatures raised fears of more fires across Europe.

After President Donald Trump declared the collapse of a preliminary peace agreement on Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran traded renewed airstrikes.

Doctors and Nurses on the front lines of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola response have reached a breaking point.

For a second straight day, the U.S. military attacked Iranian targets overnight and Iran struck back, targeting U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.

Details of the rapper's letter emerge after Abdirahiim Hassan is jailed at Derby Crown Court.

The band look back on their biggest hit, and explain why their new single with Kylie isn't a duet.

The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the much-anticipated pirate game which has been remade from the ground up.

It depicts a medieval game of thrones as William the Conquerer did battle with King Harold to rule England.

Researchers in Aberdeen have been finding out if you can train people to identify computer-generated facial images.

Canadian unity takes centre stage at the Calgary Stampede as fears of a Brexit-style upset looms over the October vote on Alberta's future.

Andy Burnham has spoken about reforming stamp duty and council tax - what do experts think he might do when he becomes PM?

Team Sussex has had a bumpy last seven days in the UK, which was meant to focus on the Invictus Games.

Mikel Merino came off the bench to send Spain into the World Cup semi-finals - but Lamine Yamal is still waiting for his moment to truly shine.

Belgium's World Cup campaign ends after Senne Lammens' error against Spain - could it all be over for their golden generation too?

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is appealing the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles

‘Just literally bomb them at levels that they’ve never seen before’, Trump said he’s instructed the US to do if Iran assassinated him

Colombia’s outgoing environment minister Irene Vélez Torres has warned that the incoming government could reverse recent climate and conservation gains, citing

The NHS sends the free faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to the homes of people aged 50 to 74 every two years

SNP say the policy is costing businesses in Scotland around £1,000 per employee

Rupert Edwards, 33, was jailed for raping a female police officer

Some victims died in their car as they tried to flee flames

Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, was arrested in Kensington, Johannesburg

Both engines flamed out on a small business jet that crashed on a Texas highway in June, killing one person and injuring six, preventing the pilots from being able to reach the Laredo airport

Adam Boulton has been urged to retract the ‘vile remarks’ that he made about the former Tory minister