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CBC.ca

Ukraine beefs up northern defences, points to risks of new Russian offensive north of Kyiv
Ukraine will send reinforcements to its northern regions and step up diplomatic pressure on Belarus to counter what Kyiv believes are Russian plans to launch a new offensive north of the capital, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

2 Alberta cabinet ministers stepping down
Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner and Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Matt Jones have both announced they will not seek re-election in advance of a cabinet shuffle Thursday.

Marineland moves its bears to a sanctuary in Colorado
Twelve black bears at Marineland are on the move to their new home at a sanctuary in the United States more than 2,000kilometres away as the park slowly winds down its operations.

Regina man pleads guilty in pitbull attack that severely injured woman walking her dog
Gerald L. Pocha will serve a community-based sentence of two years less a day after pleading guilty to criminal negligence causing bodily harm for the dog attack in August 2024.

Spotify swapped its logo for a discoball to mark a milestone. A backlash ensued online
Who hates a sparkly disco ball? Turns out a vociferous swath of Spotify users do. A short-term swap of its regular mobile app icon for a 3D mirrorball version to celebrate a company milestone has set off an online kerfuffle.

Mexican cartel, Hells Angels associates among 33 arrested in $37M drug bust: Winnipeg police
Thirty-three people have been arrested and more than $37.2 million worth of cocaine, meth and fentanyl was seized in what Winnipeg police are calling the largest drug bust in Manitoba history.

Grey's Anatomy expands into West Texas with new rural hospital spinoff
Everyone's favourite long-running medical drama, Grey's Anatomy is getting a spinoff — and this time, it'll be set in the dusty, rugged terrain of cowboy country. The show's broadcaster, ABC, announced it has greenlit the currently untitled series which is expected to premiere to audiences during the 2026-2027 broadcast season.

3 Toronto police officers arrested and charged in Spain are suspended with pay. Here’s what could change that
Three off-duty Toronto police officers who were arrested in Spain last week are now back in Canada and suspended with pay, but the Toronto Police Service said they’re still waiting to get information that could determine if their pay could be stopped.

Windsor, Ont., man sentenced to 9 months in jail in terrorism-related case
A Windsor man found guilty last year of participating in the activity of a neo-Nazi terrorist group has been sentenced to just under nine months in jail and three years probation.

International student who died after donating plasma in Winnipeg suffered sudden cardiac arrest, family representative says
A representative for the family of an international student who died after donating plasma at a Winnipeg for-profit centre says she had an enlarged heart and the process would have caused profound stress on her body.
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Toronto Star

Bikers form procession for man shot dead in Vaughan: 'I rode with him as a Hells Angel and now I’m burying him as a Satan’s Choice'
Murder victim Pasquale (Squals) Casciato, 49, was a member of the Hells Angels before switching over to the newly-revived Satan’s Choice Motorcycle Club.

Tornado teams confirm London was hit by tornado after severe storms
The Northern Tornadoes Project is conducting damage surveys following storms on Monday and Tuesday. Ontario's first tornado of 2026 was reported earlier this month.

Search for missing 14-year-old Toronto girl stretches into fifth day: 'Please come home'
The search for a missing girl, who was last seen, Friday night has continued with police and community members searching the area.

'We need to move forward': Mark Carney urges B.C. premier to get on board with development agenda
Carney suggested Wednesday that the federal government will focus on building elsewhere if "things get stalled" in British Columbia.

Hundreds of 911 calls re-routed in Toronto due to 'technical issues,' police say
Calls to 911 meant for Toronto police were rerouted on Wednesday due to a technical error.

Ajax Mayor Shaun Collier on why he isn't running for re-election
The former councillor says he has pushed for more density of housing during his term in office.

US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade
The M/T Celestial Sea is at least the fifth vessel to be boarded since the Trump administration began the blockade of Iranian shipping.

Ontario to restrict use, ban purchase of Chinese-made drones for OPP, government departments
Ontario is banning the use and future purchase of Chinese-made drones across the OPP and government ministries, according to a news release.

Anand says joining SAFE defence borrowing pact will help Canadian firms compete
Canada would be the first non-European country to join the Security Action for Europe agreement, commonly known as SAFE.

Toronto police officers charged in Spain identified as they return to Canada
Last Wednesday, three off duty officers got into a taxi cab with a sex worker in the Ciutat Vella neighbourhood of Barcelona where she was allegedly assaulted.
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Globe and Mail
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro indicted on murder charges in U.S.
Acting U.S. Attorney-General Todd Blanche on Wednesday announced that former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been indicted in the United States on murder charges, in a major escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against the island's communist government.

U.S. police who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payouts from Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Lawsuit claims $1.776-billion settlement is illegal slush fund Trump will use to finance groups committing violence in his name
Governments in U.K. urging grocers to cap prices on food staples
Scotland plans to make them mandatory on as many as 50 items

What we know about the Cuban exiles’ group at the heart of Raúl Castro’s indictment
Potential indictment tied to 1996 shootdown of two planes operated by Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based group
Trump says talks with Iran in 'final stages'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that negotiations with Iran were in the final stages, while warning of further attacks unless Iran agrees to a deal.
Trump’s allies prevailed in spring primaries. Will it hurt the GOP’s midterm chances?
U.S. President’s political triumphs do not necessarily shore up his party as it seeks to retain its slender majorities on Capitol Hill
Cuba’s ex-president Raúl Castro indicted in U.S. on murder charges
Indictment related to Castro’s alleged role in the 1996 downing of two planes operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue
WHO racing to trace DRC Ebola outbreak as suspected cases climb
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday there were 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths and numbers are expected to rise given the time the virus circulated before the outbreak in Congo and Uganda was detected.
From Barbie cars to bus rides, soaring gas prices have Americans finding ways to improvise
As of May 18, people paid an average of US$4.52 a gallon for regular gasoline, up from around US$3 before the Iran war started

A pink Barbie cart is one man's solution to high gas prices
Mali Hightower, a 30-year-old handyman from Ellenwood, Georgia, says he turned a broken pink Power Wheels Barbie Dream Camper into an errand-running vehicle by equipping it with a two-gallon, one-piston engine from a power washer. He says it's his solution to saving money at the gas pump, now that gasoline costs an average of US$4.50 per gallon.
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Global News

Raúl Castro, former Cuban president, indicted by U.S.
Castro, 94, last appeared in public in Cuba earlier this month, and there is no evidence that he has since left the island or that the government would allow him to be extradited.

Hantavirus-hit cruise operator says ship was not source of outbreak
'The indications strongly suggest that the virus was introduced prior to embarkation and did not originate from the vessel itself,' Oceanwide Expeditions' CEO said.

Anand summons Israel envoy over ‘mistreatment’ of Canadians aboard flotilla
A number of Canadians were among those detained when Israeli authorities intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus on Monday.

Ebola epidemic scale ‘much larger’ than known cases, WHO head says
'Beyond the confirmed cases, there are almost 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths,' the WHO director-general said. 'We expect those numbers to keep increasing.'

Severe global food price crisis is looming within 6 to 12 months, UN body says
The warning was made in a podcast hosted by the FAO that focused on the current chokehold on global energy and how fertilizer supplies are expanding through agrifood systems.

The World Cup will cost Canadian taxpayers $82M per game: PBO
The World Cup will feature over a dozen matches played in Canada this summer, and a new analysis estimates each game will cost $82 million of government funding.

Housemates find live frog inside sealed, store-bought salad bag
The group of friends who found the frog, named it Greg before releasing it at a pond near their shared house in Western Australia.

U.S. tourists arrested after breaking into Punch the monkey’s zoo enclosure
In footage of the trespassing incident, a person in an emoji costume climbs over the barrier surrounding the macaque monkey habitat and drops a small stuffed toy near the monkeys.

U.K. police probe decades-old child sex abuse claims linked to Epstein files
Police in Surrey, the county immediately southwest of London, said in a statement that they are investigating two separate allegations.

NATO jet shoots down Ukrainian drone in Estonian airspace
The drone entered Estonian airspace at around noon on Tuesday, coming from Russia and into the southeastern part of the country, the Estonian military said in a statement.
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New York Times

Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts
Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.

Rubio, in Video, Urges Cubans to Align With Trump Administration
In a rare direct address, Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the former leader Raúl Castro for the country’s longstanding electricity and resource shortages.

Penn Station Renovation Moves Ahead as Developer Is Chosen
The announcement came a day after Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the federal government intended to spend $8 billion on the project.

Cuba Says the Trump Administration Is Not Negotiating in Good Faith
Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action.

Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits
The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.

Trump Gets His Payback in Primary Elections, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress
Republican senators are angry the president is working to unseat their colleagues. But he is also creating more free agents in his own party in Congress willing to defy him.

After Eurovision Final, Dismay That Politics Didn’t Play a Bigger Role
Politics isn’t supposed to influence the international song contest, but some people wanted relationships between countries to hold more sway in this year’s voting.

Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund
The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump.

House Passes Housing Bill, Uniting on a Measure to Bring Down Costs
The legislation, which had been stalled amid Republican divisions, passed overwhelmingly, signaling an eagerness in both parties to address affordability in an election year.

A Founder of e.l.f. Cosmetics Gave Up the High Life to Be a Catholic Priest
A mystical encounter 12 years ago led Scott Vincent Borba, a founder of e.l.f. Beauty, on a journey that will culminate this week, when he is ordained as a Roman Catholic priest.
CNBC

Intuit plans to cut workforce by about 17% as tax software maker reckons with slowing growth
Intuit's stock has been hammered this year as investors worry that generative artificial intelligence models could threaten software companies.

Zuckerberg's Meta layoffs memo: 'Success isn't a given' in the AI era
Meta on Wednesday commenced its latest round of layoffs, which affect about 10% of the company's workforce or roughly 8,000 jobs.

Fed officials see rate hike ahead if inflation stays elevated, minutes show
A majority of officials anticipated that interest rate increases would be necessary if the Iran war continued to aggravate inflation.

U.S. crude oil falls below $100 per barrel after Trump says Iran talks in final stages
Trump told reporters that the administration was in the "final stages" of negotiations with Iran, according to a pool report.

Trump's face doesn't belong on U.S. passport, senators tell Rubio
The State Department announced a special edition U.S. passport that will feature President Donald Trump's likeness.

OpenAI to confidentially file for IPO as soon as Friday: Source
OpenAI is working with banks including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

Crypto companies are trying to leave the hype cycle for a more disciplined phase, earnings show
Crypto companies spent years monetizing volatility. Now they're trying to survive without it.

European stocks advance: UK inflation and elevated bond yields in focus
European stocks rose on Wednesday as global markets keep a close eye on elevated bond yields and UK inflation data.

UK announces 'historic' trade deal with Gulf states in G7 first
The U.K. is the first G7 country to secure a trade agreement with the GCC.

Fintech firm Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation after funding round, up 49% in 14 months
Mercury has emerged as one of a select group of fintech firms, like Ramp and Stripe, that continued to thrive after the collapse of pandemic-era valuations.
Washington Post

Putin, Xi signal unity but fail to reach deal on pipeline sought by Russia
The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline could carry 50 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas annually to China.

In seemingly ungovernable Britain, prime ministers keep failing and falling
Keir Starmer, Britain's first Labour prime minister in 14 years, is fighting for his political life as mainstream parties crumble in favor of more extreme voices.

Pentagon says U.S. will cut thousands of troops from Europe
Poland was set to receive forces whose deployment was abruptly halted last week.

Admiral accuses lawmaker of ‘inappropriate’ remark at Iran war hearing
Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, appeared frustrated with questions from House Democrats who pressed him on a range of issues about the conflict.

As Putin visits China, distrust simmers beneath an anti-U.S. alliance
Back-to-back visits to Beijing by the American and Russian presidents are highlighting how China's Xi Jinping is the world leader to be reckoned with and courted.

A ship’s crew risked the Strait of Hormuz. They met with a hail of bullets.
After a month stranded, a ship's Filipino crew voted under mounting pressure to risk the perilous six-hour journey, made treacherous by mines and Iranian attacks.
BBC

Women who died in sea off Brighton were sisters
Paying tribute, their father says "no words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters".

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists
France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.

London bus driver dies after assault on bridge
Sergei Krajev, 64, was taken to hospital after he was found critically injured on Monday.

US charges Cuba's Raúl Castro with murder over 1996 downing of two planes
Castro and five others are charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, murder, and destruction of aircraft

UK agrees £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states
The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical

Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges
The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity.

Tories announce Makerfield by-election candidate
Former Wigan Mayor Michael Winstanley is named as the Conservative Party's candidate.

Has The UK Softened Russia Oil Sanctions?
And fuel duty freeze extended to the end of the year

Backlash over Department for Education videos with Gemma Collins
The education secretary defends videos starring The Only Way Is Essex star promoting post-16 education.

'The first in my lifetime' - Arsenal fans rejoice after shedding 'bottlers' tag
Arsenal fans young and old celebrate winning the Premier League title after three consecutive second-placed finishes.
The Independent

Star of Rome’s ‘sexy priest’ calendar admits he’s never set foot in a seminary
Officially named Calendario Romano, each edition showcases 12 black-and-white portraits of men, mostly in clerical attire

Nancy Mace wants to ban anyone not born in the US from serving in Congress or as judges
In introducing the joint resolution, Mace again singled out Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar

Russian fighter jets fly ‘dangerously’ close to RAF spy plane over Black Sea
The Russian jets came within six metres of the RAF aircraft, disabling its autopilot before circling it six times, the Ministry of Defence said

Cybertruck driver arrested after he’s accused of careening into lake with Tesla set to ‘Wade Mode’
The Cybertruck took on water in Texas’ Grapevine Lake, prompting the driver and his passengers to abandon the car, according to authorities

Jeff Bezos declares Trump has ‘been right about a lot of things’
Jeff Bezos has described Donald Trump as a "very smart guy" who has "been right about a lot of things."

House committee discusses modernizing the TSA as Trump seeks to privatize airport screening
A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors
Heart disease risk may start as early as in the womb
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in America, resulting in nearly 920,000 deaths a year
Trump got his revenge on ‘disloyal’ Republicans in primaries. It leaves his party weaker in the midterms
Trump’s singular focus on exacting revenge already put one Senate seat at risk. Eric Garcia reveals how he now risks putting another one at risk
Arsenal fans in Botswana duped by public holiday prank after winning Premier League title
Supporters were briefly excited by the apparent announcement of a public holiday to celebrate their team's first Premier League title win in 22 years

Group behind viral Trump-Epstein monument taunt president with new exhibit near Mar-a-Lago
Designed to be mathematically impossible to win, the retro-style arcade game features an abrupt ‘game over’ sequence if players attempt to hold hands with a digital depiction of the first lady























