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The federal government will announce supplemental funding for 60 national sports organizations on Thursday, sources told CBC Sports.

Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions rise over concerns about a return to all-out war.

Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Turkey on Thursday for a historic visit aimed at strengthening trade and defence co-operation with the strategically important NATO ally. The trip underscores Ottawa’s efforts to diversify beyond the United States, while navigating sensitive questions about human rights and Ankara’s recent crackdown on civil society groups.

Russia pounded Kyiv with ballistic missiles and Ukraine sent hundreds of drones towards Moscow overnight as the warring sides kept up a barrage of attacks despite the latest U.S. push to end ‌the conflict.

How did a movement which began in French schools become an indictment of the French state itself? We have a look at what's behind France's largest protests in decades — and the role of widespread protest in French history and culture.

EverWind, a company planning a massive data centre in Nova Scotia for artificial intelligence giant Anthropic, is in the midst of a dispute about land fees for a failed wind-powered hydrogen project in southern Newfoundland.

More than 50 of Canada's leading scholars and scientists are urging Parliament to make major changes to a signature bill from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government in an effort to avoid irreversible environmental harm for the sake of fast-tracking projects.

Writer Jack Thorne and director Marc Munden's four-part adaptation returns Lord of the Flies to its postwar British setting, giving the stranded boys richer backstories and exploring how their upbringing shapes the island’s descent into chaos.

Young men and women tell CBC's The House that politics plays a big role in who they choose to date — as the political divide along gender lines become a major issue south of the border.

The Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything, from Canadian comedian and director Nathan Fielder, is taking the world by storm. A grocery list of Canadian creatives are behind it.

“I deeply regret my past actions and appreciate the harm done,” wrote lawyer Martin Schulz, who plans to appeal.

While single-family-home sales were up significantly last month, new-condo sales were 90 per cent below the 10-year average.

If the suit succeeds, it could tie Trump's hands on trade policy tighter than ever, trade lawyer says.

After new research showed more than half of Canadian kids under five exceed screen-time guidelines, readers weighed in on strict rules, quality shows and the "forbidden fruit" effect.

The childhood friend of Pte. Hayden Lykkemark recalls the shock of learning about the Canadian soldier's death on Saturday.

Unlike with gasoline, it's very hard to reduce dependence on diesel and heating oil. Tax cuts may not make a big dent.

The Mississauga mayoral race is one to watch on election night, with a narrow three-way race between the front-runners.

Vote Compass data shows what issues are dividing Toronto ahead of Monday's civic election vote.

While the next election could still be three or four years away, NDP strategists say Stiles needs to take bold action now.

The organization is challenging in court the federal decision to scrap its preferred bidder status, saying lower-paying private rivals will now set the terms.

Ban on demonstrations in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Grenoble was seen by some as an infringement on French people’s right to protest

PHP developers released urgent fixes on Wednesday for vulnerabilities that had lurked in the software for years until they were uncovered using AI

Putin had agreed ‘in principle’ to resume three-way negotiations involving officials from Russia, Ukraine and the U.S., but no date was set for a meeting

Transmitted by biting midges and most commonly found in cattle, Shamonda has also been found in horses, alpaca, sheep and goats

Iran threatens to strike U.S. military bases in the region if the U.S. keeps helping to guide commercial ships through the strait

The Pope had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week

Draft joint statement says Canada will be treated as an ‘associate member’ of the bloc, outlines points of co-operation

Putin has agreed to resume U.S.-mediated peace talks as soon as next month, Kremlin says

Latest outbreak has become fastest-growing, most geographically widespread in history, African health officials say

Female dusky shark is successfully guided back to sea after a month and two failed rescue attempts, oceans ministry says

Iranian state television reported the claims about the latest attacks on ships, which the Associated Press couldn't independently confirm.

Pope Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate, which confirmed he had lung cancer.

The U.S. embassy in Riyadh issued a security alert on Wednesday about possible further attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia

Victoria Police allege that the incident was targeted, after a white Toyota Landcruiser struck Helen Haines outside her office on Monday.

The Russian leader has agreed “in principle” to resume the talks after Nov. 10, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson will join Prime Minister Mark Carney on the planned trip.

Officers were called to Orient Beach in KuGompo City, formerly East London, at around 7 a.m. local time, where they found the woman's body, according to police.

Developers ​of the PHP programming language said they had identified two critical vulnerabilities, and urged ​users to update their sites as soon as a fix was released.

Russia on Wednesday freed an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.

In Lyon, one of France's largest cities, authorities also renewed a curfew in the city center from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., saying no disturbances had been recorded overnight.

Earnings reports from big technology companies spooked investors and the price of oil jumped to its highest level in months.

Throughout his four terms in the Texas House, James Talarico has tried to balance his two political identities.

The airport is in Dammam, which is near the headquarters of oil giant Saudi Aramco. For weeks, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia has been attacking the kingdom’s aviation and energy sectors.

President Emmanuel Macron said the move was necessary “so that calm prevails.”

The ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.

Governments and businesses in Kenya, the Netherlands and elsewhere were scrambling to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a widely used programming language.

The tech giant is funding one of the nation’s largest “virtual power plants,” which would pay homes and businesses to adjust their energy use when grids are strained.

Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.

A coaster dares riders to be daring, with steep drops, high speeds and improbably tight curves. But safety has become a concern again after a man was thrown from his seat and died in Georgia.

In New York’s diamond district, there’s a war on: real vs. fake. It’s hard to know which side is which.

The Middle East conflict could flare up again as the U.S. reportedly plans to resume strikes against Iran.

France is facing a mounting economic crisis that pushed its 10-year government bond yield to a new 24-year high on Thursday.

Eight out of 10 Americans now rate the economy as fair or poor, one of several findings in a CNBC poll that show why Republican candidates face uphill battles. 

Argentinia's Javier Milei launched a barrage of insults at Spain’s left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on a visit to Madrid, calling on voters to oust him.

Critical PHP security flaws trigger global warnings as Google, OpenAI and Amazon respond to potential cyber threats.

Investors liked what they saw.

U.K. banks Barclays said Thursday it plans to cut 5,000 staff, citing efficiency savings from AI.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC Thursday that demand for neocloud firms is "off the charts," but scarce capital is holding back growth.

The fund has a current value of around $2.3 trillion.

Washington says it has no plans to renew strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterms, but escalation may not wait long after that.

He says he found treasure in his attic where the collection had been stored for 15 years.

Some cities including Lyon and Nice have banned all protests, and the French president said only authorised demos would be allowed.

The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.

England were left exhausted before the start of their Rugby League World Cup campaign because of a travel schedule straight out of Planes, Trains and Automobiles, head coach Brian McDermott says.

While head coach Michael Carrick is expected to be in charge for Sunday's match against Bournemouth, Manchester United begin the process of identifying possible replacements.

The friend of a woman claiming to have been raped by Russell Brand says she said he was "quite aggressive".

Kieran Hayler had denied rape, sexual assault and sexual activity with a child at his trial.

The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.

Captain Harry Brook becomes the first England batter to make a double century in a one-day international with a sensational 202 against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.

Captain Harry Brook becomes the first England batter to make a double century in a one-day international with a sensational 202 against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi.

DCMS said the four contenders will receive at least £125,000 to take forward their bid for the chance to win the title and prize fund of £10 million

Brazil’s elections have shifted Congress further right, regardless of who wins the presidential runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Michael Mullins was discovered 2.2 kilometres from the collision and barely breathing on a grass verge

Labour leader was filmed in 10 Downing Street alongside his old friend Steve Rotheram, the mayor of Liverpool

The “looksmaxxing” livestreamer Braden Peters, better known by his stage name Clavicular, is set to be arraigned Thursday in Massachusetts

No 10 said no large UK public-facing critical services have been affected, but some ‘limited’ Government websites have temporarily gone dark.

Paul Flack was found unresponsive in the garden of his home in Norwich on Father’s Day this year

The exhibition will showcase 500 years of British royal jewellery

On Thursday, the CMA said it will designate Aldi, Lidl GB and Lidl NI as ‘large grocery retailers’ under current industry rules.

He says he was ‘shocked and scared’ when the newspaper published a story about him