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Quebec provincial police have confirmed that a barrel discovered on an uninhabited island in the St-Lawrence River does not contain active anthrax — ruling out the most dangerous possibility in an ongoing mystery.

There are so many similarities between the hit TV series ER and HBO's The Pitt that a lawsuit should be allowed to proceed, a U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed by the widow of Michael Crichton, who created the TV series ER in the 1990s, based on a film script he wrote about his time as a medical student.

Beef prices are at record highs. But there is some good news for Canadians who enjoy a good steak. Beef prices have stabilized, but experts say that doesn't mean grocery prices will be dropping anytime soon.

Dolly Parton's longtime manager moved Thursday to drop a complaint that accused the late singer's nephew who acted as her head of security with threatening her estate and its employees.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a video message on Thursday vowing to fight efforts in Congress to impeach him and defending the Iran war as "courageous and historic" after voters punished Republicans over it in this week’s midterm elections.

While Kalshi and Polymarket hail big wins for their accurate midterm markets, experts say they missed out on historic and surprise wins.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Thursday declaring the Oval Office and Cabinet room of the White House to be national monuments.

Galloway, a former University of British Columbia writing professor, is suing multiple people who published allegations of sexual assault against him.

One of two people charged in relation to the death of an 11-year-old Burnaby boy appeared in a Vancouver courtroom for the first time on Thursday.

Latest Russian aerial barrage underscored the scale of the rebuilding task

Harry Kane completed his long quest for football's highest individual honor, with the Bayern Munich and England striker winning the Ballon d'Or after a record-breaking season. Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for the third time

Even while Washington is adjusting to a new reality, candidates from both parties will come into focus

During her tenure, she led investigations to pressure dozens of universities the administration viewed as too liberal

Authorities don’t know who is behind the disturbances that have affected at least 27 flights, hundreds of supermarket fridges

Threats could test relative response time with the aim of identifying weaknesses for future attacks

U.S. Department of Justice says Luis Benitez Alcantara is accused of using his official position to secure the release of Andrew Clark, a 36-year-old Canadian man

El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, will become the nation’s first Muslim senator. A former public health official who has never held elected office, he rose from a double-digit defeat in Michigan’s Democratic gubernatorial primary eight years ago to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Local ceasefire was in effect from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1 and amounted to the most significant truce since the war began

Priorities include Trump family business dealings, administration’s handling of Epstein investigation and ICE operations

Deportations of Iranians back to their home country are historically rare, owing to the lack of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Iran and the possibility of persecution.

A lawyer representing the golf organization that was formed in 2021 announced the decision in a bankruptcy court hearing in New Jersey.

The U.S. midterm elections lay the foundations for a dramatic change in Washington, which saw global oil prices crater in response, and that could soon lead to relief at gas pumps.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport acknowledged the divisive reaction to its ruling but said the IIHF failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify maintain the Russia ban.

The body of Hubert Aiwanger, who was Bavaria’s deputy governor and the southern state’s economy minister, was found in his hotel room in Berlin.

The American singer-songwriter, who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a polka-dot tie, presented the Pope with a copy of his autobiography, 'Chronicles: Volume One.'

'It was not an easy decision because some decisions are not made with the mind alone. They are also made with the heart,' Ronaldo said in a long video message on social media.

More than a dozen flights from cities including Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan and Warsaw were confirmed to have been targeted with bomb threats

The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship suspended operations after its operator said the rising costs of fuel from the Iran war made its journey financially untenable.

The move dealt a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts to discredit the vote, in which he and his allies lost their majority in parliament.

He will need to sell voters on a tarnished Trump brand.

Parts of the state recorded two feet of rain in a day. Will this El Niño winter deliver even more?

Markets in Asia and Europe tumbled, with Japan’s market falling into a bear market.

Victory for Democrats could alter the course of peace negotiations and a war nearing its fifth year.

Among those elected to Congress on Tuesday are a mathematician, a microbiologist and a chemical engineer. They plan to take on a White House that has threatened funding cuts to research.

Young people powered Democratic candidates, joining global demands for generational change from a cohort weary of older people sitting on jobs and devouring resources.

In Texas, teaching on race and gender was restricted, Christianity was encouraged and private school vouchers expanded. It may be hard for Democrats to reverse those policies.

As Microsoft pours billions into artificial intelligence, the company has offered buyouts to about 60,000 employees. The work force was already on edge.

Democrats have a chance to rewrite the rules of the economy. Here’s how.

A longstanding hypothesis held that some problems would always be hard for computers to solve quickly. But OpenAI disproved it — raising the possibility of radical new efficiencies.

The world's biggest defense firms are finding that demand for traditional military equipment remains strong even as drones and AI reshape how wars are fought.

Dozens of flights across Europe reported bomb threats this week, disrupting air travel across London, Dublin, and Helsinki.

Moonshot AI has sought leasing agreements with neoclouds for advanced chips in Europe, as U.S. export controls restrict their import to China.

Rate hikes could be curbed by an Iran war resolution, slower U.S. growth and fresh fiscal policy — but none are set in stone.

Oil prices fell Friday as investors weighed the risk of renewed Iran war escalation after the midterms, alongside prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough.

Singapore Airlines is rolling out new onboard seating, dining and entertainment options that are part of an over $2 billion Singapore dollar investment.

Equinix says smaller data centers may be less exposed to U.S. restrictions as scrutiny of AI infrastructure grows.

Over the last month, India's Nifty 50 has gained nearly 9%, while markets with heavy AI exposure, including the U.S., Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are deep in the red.

Bob McNally predicts that both Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures will jump above $100.

Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX lose $420 billion in combined market cap after midterms

The union is in dispute with London Underground over working arrangements for drivers.

Gardaí say they are "aware of a threat made against media organisations here and in Europe".

One child and one young adult were killed in the crash, local authorities say, with more injured.

Sir Mark Rowley will argue that the current system is unable to cope with the sophistication of modern criminals.

Musk said it was to make room for production of its Cybercabs - autonomous taxis without a driver.

Five boys who were guests at the supervised Halloween party on Saturday night were stabbed.

The order comes after Trump made a series of big changes to the decor of the Oval Office and tore down the White House East Wing.

Det Supt Andy Furphy said he hoped other potential victims would gain "courage" and "confidence" from the guilty verdicts.

Coventry City could move 11th in the Premier League with victory at Everton on Friday as Frank Lampard returns to the Toffees with his side growing in confidence.

Australia recruit Michael Hussey as a long-term batting consultant to help them prepare for the 2027 Ashes and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Wes Streeting wants the public to prepare for extreme weather, cyber attacks, and war

It is the latest threat directed at passenger flights across Europe in recent days

The author and her poet husband moved into Albion House shortly after marrying in March 1817

Susanne Campbell called her colleague a ‘cow’ and a ‘jobsworth’, an investigation heard

The olive green Peel P50 is one of only 30 surviving today

Conservation officers are searching for a grizzly bear in British Columbia that killed a woman and her daughter over the weekend

Zoopla’s analysis covers 929 towns across Britain

Marcus Hunefalk-Franzen says he would have earned big money from an ‘online psychic platform’ had the accident not occurred

Blair has been involved in negotiations over Gaza as a senior member of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace

Senior aide reportedly says royal family are ‘fully open’ to the King being removed as head of state ‘if he’s not wanted’