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Andrew Chang explains why U.S. President Donald Trump decided to attend this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as a president, after boycotting the annual event during his first term.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Frank Stronach will no longer face an attempted rape charge connected to one of the complainants in his sexual assault trial, court heard on Friday. Ontario Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy indicated she will be entering a not guilty verdict on that count, along with two other counts, meaning the Canadian businessman now faces nine charges instead of the original 12.

Daryl Hannah has issued a scathing response to the new TV series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette, denouncing the way she's been portrayed in the FX and Hulu show as false, damaging and misogynistic.

Heated Rivalry showrunner Jacob Tierney will write, direct and executive produce new series Alexander, adapted from Vancouver author Annabel Lyon's 2009 novel The Golden Mean, Netflix announced Thursday.

A Winnipeg woman killed in a bus crash while on vacation is being remembered as a determined, caring and selfless mother who always offered a helping hand to those who needed it — whether it be volunteering or rescuing stray cats.

Ottawa and Alberta have reached an agreement that will see the province take control of regulatory approvals for major projects, something they say will deliver those projects more expeditiously.

U.S. crude prices rise above $90 per barrel for the first time in more than two years.

Nazem Kadri is going back to Colorado. The Avalanche acquired the 35-year-old from the rebuilding Calgary Flames on Friday, ahead of the NHL trade deadline.

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence early Friday morning in Scottsdale, Ariz., police said. Brooks was released following the booking process around 3:30 a.m.

Toronto is under a special weather statement for Friday into Saturday, with up to 25 millimetres of rain expected on top of melting snow.

PM Carney said the actions that have caused Andrew to be stripped of his royal titles "necessitate" his removal from the line of succession.

Bobby McMann to Seattle and Scott Laughton to L.A. bring little in return, Oliver Ekman-Larsson stays.

The mining industry’s biggest conference was full of optimists as the Carney government promised funding and streamlined approvals.

A case has been confirmed in an unimmunized child and people may have been exposed at Ritson North Urgent Care and Lakeridge Health Oshawa.

The debate over daylight saving time in Ontario was re-ignited this week after B.C. announced it'll making the change for the last time this weekend.

Our NHL trade deadline recap has everything you need to know about the Maple Leafs and a busy day in the NHL.

The S&P/TSX composite index was down 526.25 points at 33,083.72.

The federal government is booking charter and commercial flights as well as buses for Canadians stranded in the Middle East, while also keeping the option of military flights on the table as the war there escalates.

While city-owned Exhibition Place is the likeliest location of the proposed 2-million square foot convention centre, the premier said there are other possibilities.

Here’s a country-by-country breakdown of the impact of the war so far

Israel pursued a major expansion of the war in Lebanon, pounding the capital Beirut on Friday with 26 waves of attacks.

Iran launches more retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf countries on seventh day of the war

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death leaves a sectarian wound that some suspect will fester into new violence

Blast killed more than 165 people, most of them of children, according to Iranian state media

The Globe's Mark MacKinnon describes how central Beirut has become a hub for refugees fleeing Israeli strikes, looking for transport away from southern parts of the city.The UN refugee agency said on Friday that nearly 100,000 people have been displaced within Lebanon and tens of thousands of Syrian refugees there have fled back over the border, calling the situation in the region a "major humanitarian emergency."Israel has issued large-scale evacuation orders for southern Lebanon and parts o...

The diverse war aims the U.S. President has set out amount to a multiple-choice proposition for opponents of his war effort

Event’s focus on diversity and inclusion must contend with some countries absent or boycotting and air-travel chaos caused by war in the Middle East

The Pentagon slapped a formal supply-chain risk designation on artificial intelligence lab Anthropic on Thursday, limiting use of a technology that a source said was being used for military operations in Iran.

Sri Lanka has released video showing its navy personnel rescuing Iranian sailors from a warship that was sunk by a torpedo from a U.S. submarine on Wednesday.

The comments were notable coming from the leader of a member of the Commonwealth, all 14 of which would need to approve a change to the line of succession.

The U.S. says it has stuck a new agreement to provide up to US$20 billion in reinsurance coverage to 'restore confidence in maritime trade' amid the Iran war.

The sources, who were not authorized to comment publicly, cautioned that the U.S. intelligence has not uncovered that Russia is directing Iran on what to do with the information.

Leavitt also said Washington was looking at potential candidates to lead Iran, a day after Trump said that the U.S. must be involved in choosing the next leader of Iran.

Canada has arranged a chartered flight departing from the UAE, which has the highest number of Canadians registered in the region, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.

Trump posted to Truth Social that 'we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction.'

Carney met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday, citing where the two countries want to collaborate, from cyber policy to Arctic security and addressing climate change.

Carignan said a meeting is set for early Friday morning to discuss such a proposal among allied militaries and that a recommendation would be presented to the government.

The move comes after rounds of Trump administration officials have visited the South American nation after January's U.S. military operation.

Canadians arriving in Toronto after leaving Dubai describe cancelled flights, missile interceptions and limited government help getting home.

Injuries were reported in multiple southwestern Michigan counties after storms moved through, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said. Millions of people from Texas to the Great Lakes were under weather warnings on Friday.

President Trump laid out yet another, more ambitious goal of U.S. military action, one that could extend the war.

The Florida bar said that it had “erroneously” made that assertion, disclosed in a letter last month, and that no investigation into Ms. Halligan was pending.

The order could set the stage for a drive for regime change in Cuba, a goal President Trump has expressed.

The large-scale, public event in Chicago on Friday caps two weeks of memorials for Mr. Jackson, the civil rights leader, who died at 84.

Our business reporter Peter Eavis looks at the global implications of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway to the south of Iran. He analyzes ship activity in the strait, comparing it before and after the United States and Israel initiated attacks on Iran.

Firings, resignations and diversions to the president’s priorities have left elite counterterrorism and counterintelligence units stretched thin, current and former officials say.

In opening a military campaign against Iran, President Trump is the first president in modern times to take the United States to war without the backing of the public.

Also, a weak jobs report. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

For some Democrats, generational change comes with a cringey social media past.

Palantir's stock had its best week since August and outperformed all of its large-cap tech peers after the U.S. attacked Iran.

Amazon joined Microsoft and Google in continue to offer Anthropic's Claude AI technology to customers after the Pentagon deemed it a "supply chain risk."

Anthropic said even with the designation, the government can't forbid it from working with companies in other capacities.

CBP told Judge Richard Eaton that the technology upgrades it plans would save more than 4 million man-hours in processing refunds for Trump's tariffs.

Marvell shares surged on Friday after the company beat earnings expectations and issued strong guidance on continuing AI demand.

The oil market is worried that Gulf countries will have to shut production if tankers are unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Cloud vendors are letting customers know that Anthropic's popular AI tools can still be accessed after the Department of Defense blacklisted the company.

While regional sales will be impacted, the closing of the Strait of Hormuz and rising oil prices will have ripple effects across the global automotive industry.

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase 50,000 in February while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.

Zealand and Roche are jointly developing the drug petrelintide which in a mid-stage study led to a worse-than-expected 10.7% weight-loss over 42 weeks.

The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine bringing federal charges against officials or entities within Cuba’s government.

Swarms of low-cost drones used by the Russians in Ukraine have been breaching U.S. air defense systems and striking targets across the Middle East.

The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Three U.S. fighter jets involved in the offensive against Iran were shot down mistakenly by Kuwait’s air defenses, the U.S. military’s Central Command said.

A new Pew survey shows that other countries’ citizens tend to look more favorably on their neighbors.

The abrupt cancellation of a training event has put a spotlight on the 82nd Airborne Division, which specializes in ground combat and other fraught missions.

Beijing kicked off its top annual political gathering, pledging to further insulate its economy from Trump’s tariffs and accelerate efforts to supercharge its military.

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon intensified, and countries including Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia reported fresh attacks.

The conflict in the Middle East continues to lead today's papers as the US calls for Iran's "unconditional surrender".

Ukraine has embarked on a programme to deploy armed robots on the battlefield against Russian forces.

The UK Wife Carrying Race returns in Dorking on Sunday, with about 70 people set to take part.

Gracie McGonigal says fans have been "unbelievable" since the release of season four.

Despite a torrid Premier League campaign, could winning the FA Cup keep Liverpool manager Arne Slot in a job?

Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi says oil could hit $150 a barrel if the Iran conflict continues over the coming weeks.

The rise and fall of the garage start-up which set out to revolutionise the brewing industry.

Liverpool secure a 3–1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux to advance to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

The aircraft is the fastest bomber in the US Air Force and is piloted by a crew of four.

Ireland keep alive their slim hopes of reclaiming the Six Nations title with a bonus-point victory over spirited Wales in Dublin.

American president promises to ‘bring Iran back from brink of destruction’ as US-Israeli airstrikes wreak devastation across the country

A spokesperson offered no explanation for the conflicting information regarding the existence of an investigation

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from the royal line of succession for his “deplorable” actions

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer has died after being injured while on a medical evacuation mission off the Washington coast

A top Pentagon official says a fight with Anthropic centered on how the military could someday use artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons

The Trump administration has ramped up pop culture-themed messaging online to tout its efforts in the Iran war

Hans Knickerbocker, 40, is accused of strangling his father to death after an argument turned violent

A Pakistani business owner who tried to hire hit men to kill a U.S. politician has been convicted in a trial that showcased allegations of Iran-backed plotting on American soil

A Latino grocery owner in Minnesota says Kristi Noem’s ousting does not undo the damage from the federal immigration crackdown

Abdul J. Bryant has been charged with murder of his 28-year-old cellmate Melvin Rivas Inoa