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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s last-minute trip to a Gaza peace summit in Egypt in October cost Canadian taxpayers over $736,466 — more than three times higher than it would have been if the Royal Canadian Air Force had been able to supply a plane.

Canada's six largest banks have released their earnings for the 2025 fiscal year, and the results have blown past expectations. Andrew Chang breaks down financial statements from BMO, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank and TD to explain what's driving the gains.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Donald Trump’s threats to tariff Canadian fertilizer imports could damage Saskatchewan’s potash industry if demand for the mineral critical in making fertilizer drops off, according to a University of Saskatchewan professor.

Sending children to school has become too dangerous for many families in Nigeria, where armed kidnappings have become too common.

The family of a young Niagara woman who died in a car accident has been told she won’t be buried in their local cemetery because it won’t accommodate Muslim burial traditions, their imam says.

Eyes around the world are turned to Australia as its world-first ban on social media for users under age 16 takes effect. The tough new law aims to block Australian children and younger teens from addictive platforms and harmful content online.

Alberta’s justice minister, who is also the attorney general, says new rules that would grant anyone who’s in his job general immunity from law society sanctions are necessary to ward off “political activism, or complaints, or other interference.” 

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who led the NBA in scoring last season and later grabbed league MVP and Finals MVP honours, was named Canadian athlete of the year by sports journalists on Tuesday.

City council's turnaround on a maximum temperature bylaw and standards for building emissions acknowledges that Toronto residents experience the climate crisis most acutely in their homes.

The company facing an OPP criminal investigation into funding it received from the Ontario government will continue to serve as a mental health support for Peel Regional Police, the Star has learned.

Previously, Hillman had been expected to stay on for a full year.

Frankfort police said it responded to an incident involving “an active aggressor” and that the campus was secured.

Airline adds extra return flights this week for passengers who could otherwise be stranded at resorts if a walkout begins on Wednesday.

If Isiah Kiner-Falefa had crossed home plate in time in the ninth inning, the Jays would have secured their first title since 1993.

The Star previously revealed that 10,913 of about 60,000 provincial civil servants have requested alternative work arrangements.

Environment Canada warnings were in effect for the city for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Framed as a course-correction and modernization to a system failing to keep women and children safe in the face of rising violence and coercion, the Liberal bill marks a shift away from Trudeau-era Liberal policies.

The premier said their future is in the hands of the federal government.

A federal judge in New York has granted the Justice Department’s request to publicly release grand jury transcripts and other material from the sex trafficking case involving Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and confidant.

London-based human rights nonprofit requested investigation citing FIFA’s statutory duty to be politically neutral

ICE imprisoned some children for more than five months as alarmed legal advocates say the government is failing to safeguard children

Trump-backed peace push appears at risk of collapsing

Number is significantly higher than during February-March ceasefire, indicating aid flows remain insufficient

New law requires the Justice Department to provide the public with Epstein-related records by Dec. 19

Items include a traditional Inuvialuit kayak, believed to be one of five built more than 100 years ago

Ban is being closely watched by other countries considering similar age-based measures

It bars children younger than 16 from holding accounts with Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube and Twitch. The platforms face fines of up to A$49.5 million.

He also took aim at Europe, calling for Ukrainian elections and support for Hungary’s leader

Trump's interview with Politico focused in part on a new national security strategy that sharply criticizes European allies and warns against NATO expansion.

Zelenskyy continued shoring up European support for Ukraine's position in peace negotiations, meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome and Pope Leo outside the city.

First established in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine has been used to justify American dominance and influence over the western hemisphere, particularly in Latin America.

To become the world's youngest rated player, Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha beat multiple players in their 20s.

U.S. President Donald Trump's diplomatic efforts to end the nearly-four-year-old war have run into sharply conflicting demands by Russia and Ukraine.

The burst pipe, which damaged hundreds 19th and 20th century books, occurred mere weeks after the brazen daylight heist of royal jewels.

The magnitude 7.2 quake struck off the coast of Hokkaido, near the coastal city of Aomori with an epicenter about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) below the sea surface.

The ceasefire's next stage includes the deployment of an international force to secure Gaza and forming a temporary supervised Palestinian government to run day-to-day affairs.

The state government has ordered an inquiry to determine the exact cause of the fire and responsibility, which left at least 25 people dead.

San Diego has agreed to pay $30 millions to the family of a 16-year-old who was fatally shot, making it one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing case in U.S.

The police said that a suspect was arrested after the shooting in Frankfort, Ky. A second student was injured and in critical but stable condition, a university spokesman said.

She was seen for two decades as a future face of the Democratic Party. Is she now suddenly a figure of its past?

A case against the Long Island-based cannabis company Omnium Health was halted on the eve of trial. A judge on Tuesday held off on dropping the matter.

Also, the Supreme Court considers campaign finance limits. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

The measure is one of the most sweeping efforts in the world to safeguard children from the harms of the platforms.

Prosecutors showed body camera footage as they argued that some evidence the police said they collected from Luigi Mangione’s backpack when he was arrested should be admitted at trial.

Crispy fish ssam, knife-cut noodles and more of our favorite bites from a year of eating.

Dulce de leche flan, cherry pie and more of our favorite sweets of the year.

Provided Europeans want to fight for it.

Ms. Garcia, who ran for mayor of New York in 2021 after serving as the city’s sanitation commissioner, would succeed Rick Cotton, who is retiring.

China for months earlier this year had boycotted purchasing soybeans from U.S. farms because of a trade war began by President Donald Trump.

Asia-Pacific markets were set to trade mixed on Wednesday as investors await inflation data coming out of China later in the day, as well as the Fed decision.

In the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said Nvidia can sell a more advanced chip to China, several analysts said the move would give Beijing

The December survey shows 84% believe President Trump will tap Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, to head the central bank.

Dresser was named Slack's chief executive in 2023 after spending more than a decade at Salesforce.

That added production capacity for Eli Lilly's obesity pill, orforglipron, is crucial as the company races to file for its approval.

The central bank is poised to deliver its third straight interest rate cut Wednesday, while firing a warning shot about what's ahead.

Oracle's fiscal second-quarter results will be a crucial test for the AI trade and whether demand justifies the company's buildout plans.

Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of President Donald Trump, killed himself in jail in August 2019, weeks after being arrested on child sex trafficking charges.

Nvidia and chip rival Advanced Micro Devices agreed over the summer to share 15% of the revenue from China chip sales with the U.S. government.

The Ukrainian leader has argued elections in wartime are impossible. But with U.S. and European help, he said Tuesday, a vote could be held within three months.

Adm. Alvin Holsey, who oversees military operations in Latin America, has voiced concern about the Trump administration’s activities there.

In his second term, the president has oscillated between condemning Russia and threatening sanctions to berating Ukraine and pressuring it to give up its land.

Relations between the U.S. and Europe hit a low point as President Donald Trump’s security strategy slams Europe but largely ignores threats from Russia and China.

Despite promising to stay on the sidelines this administration, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has become enmeshed in critical diplomatic negotiations.

Record numbers of undocumented immigrants from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have been deported this year. Little support exists to help them reintegrate.

The country’s attorney general said Juan Orlando Hernández was wanted for money laundering and fraud. He had been serving a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not give up territory under pressure from Moscow or to satisfy Washington in its push to resolve peace talks.

The comments come after the president previously said his administration would release video of a controversial military operation, “no problem.”

Chinese exports to the United States continued to crater last month, but the drop was made up by booming sales in Southeast Asia and Europe.

Son Heung-min's emotional return sets the tone for another significant step forward for Spurs and head coach Thomas Frank, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

It is believed the contamination may have happened due to an "anomaly on the bottle line", according to the recall notice.

Amber and yellow warnings for wind are in place, with gusts of 90mph forecast in north-west Scotland.

Prosecutors have released bodycam footage showing the initial interaction between officers and the suspected CEO killer.

The talks are the most significant sign yet that international human rights law could be reinterpreted.

The UK praises Europe's "strength" after Trump says countries fail to control migration or take action to end the Ukraine war.

He died in an accident away from Ukraine's front lines on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence says.

Kalu wins for her sculptures and drawings, becoming the first learning disabled artist to scoop the award.

The Egyptian Football Association says it has sent a formal letter to Fifa requesting that LGBTQ+ "Pride Match" celebrations in Seattle at one of their 2026 World Cup matches against Iran are cancelled.

Baroness Anne Longfield will chair the three-year inquiry which has been beset by problems.

Patients are being forced to wait two days for a bed as corridor care become ‘endemic’

A spokesperson for the EPA said the agency ‘no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult’

Police in Frankfort, the state's capital, said the Kentucky State University campus was put into lockdown on Tuesday after violence broke out

Zelensky says he is willing to hold a wartime election, following Trump’s criticism, if the U.S. will ensure security

The U.S. military has flown a pair of fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela in what appears to be the closest American warplanes have come to the South American country’s airspace since the start of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign

High-caffeine energy drinks will be banned for under-16s

Authorities say a stabbing at a central North Carolina high school has left one student dead and another injured

NASCAR Chairman Jim France has testified in Michael Jordan’s federal antitrust lawsuit against his family that he still has not changed his mind on granting teams permanent charters

Jubilant Sykes, 71, died at his home in Santa Monica, California, with son, Micah, taken into custody

A federal judge has ordered Georgia's prison system to provide hormone therapy for transgender inmates