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A poll of 50 CEOs of large Canadian companies shows nearly half are eyeing smaller, more productive workforces with the help of AI.

The PQ intends to table a bill in the coming months, and hear from experts in a parliamentary committee.

A new report commissioned by Canadian Women and Sport says that supply is not meeting demand for women's sports in Canada. However, the report cites CBC/Radio-Canada's commitment to equal coverage of women's and men's sports and notes that Hockey Night in Canada will feature PWHL games in Saturday primetime starting in December.

A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 64 people on Wednesday in central Spain, the Castilla La Mancha regional government said.

A Manitoba man battling a degenerative disease won't lose access to his life-sustaining drug, with the province now promising coverage after a federal agency reversed its recommendation against its use in adults over 25.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Gadi Eisenkot offered competing claims to lead Israel after Tuesday's election, with Netanyahu calling for a right-wing government and Eisenkot saying voters had rejected the longtime Israeli leader, even as early counting showed no clear winner.

While millions of U.S. voters have become only more entrenched in their party loyalties in the era of Donald Trump, the large and growing Hispanic community has instead bucked that partisan trend. A willingness to cast ballots across party lines has made the roughly 39 million Hispanic eligible voters a crucial demographic at election time, courted equally by Democrats and Republicans.

Legalization of cannabis in Canada is having unintended and serious consequences an ocean away. Belgian customs seized 21 tonnes of Canadian cannabis in 2025 alone, exceeding illegal exports from every other country in the world.

University of Ottawa's president is acknowledging "a failure of the university" as Indigenous academics go public with allegations that a difficult work environment, poor treatment and racism at uOttawa and a lack of effort to address those problems has led multiple promising Indigenous scholars to quit.

Monday's municipal elections ushered in some notable wins for women across Ontario — with voters electing their first female mayors in some cities, new female mayors in several others and an all-female council in a village southwest of Ottawa.

With meetings paused, trustees sidelined, TCDSB's Maria Rizzo says minister can't stop her from hearing parent concerns.

The development would be the size of two Rogers Centres and include an eight-storey mausoleum.

Claudette Beals told inquest she wants "the truth to be known," and says police shouldn't respond in cases of people in mental health crises.

Ward-by-ward analysis finds the incumbent gained ground everywhere, even as residents stay divided on policing, housing and bike lanes.

While most Ontarians will turn their clocks back an hour this weekend, some communities in the province will no longer have to make the switch.

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he wants a place at the negotiating table, not the dinner table.

Questions about the government's handling of the student aid controversy dominated the first day back at Queen's Park.

Mississauga mayor-elect Alvin Tedjo says addressing housing affordability requires a 'wartime effort.'

New Democrat Leader Marit Stiles called Cho's justification a "terrible" excuse.

Premier says he looks forward to working with Ontario's mayors to protect against Trump tariffs.

A no-confidence vote by the faculty would be largely symbolic, but could send a message to the university’s trustees, who ultimately decide who leads it

Canada and the United Arab Emirates have signed a free trade deal that both countries have boasted about reaching in a record time of 47 days. The deal was one of a handful of trade and infrastructure agreements signed during the crown prince of Abu Dhabi's visit to Ottawa.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he had just heard that Senator Flávio Bolsonaro had left Brazil, calling it shameful and saying his rival in Sunday's presidential election should have stayed and proven his innocence.

The 45-year-old senator and his family were granted U.S. visas the day before by the Trump administration

Collision comes nine months after an accident between trains belonging to the same operators on the same line killed 46 people

With 77% of votes counted, Netanyahu’s Likud party has 20.8% and Eisenkot’s Yashar party has 16.4%

The state has been hit hard by the President’s tariffs, and even Trump supporters don’t understand why he would pick a fight with the neighbours

Kyiv’s battlefield position is strongest in some time, but could use more defence deliveries from allies, President adds

Members of UN-backed force remain unaccounted for since leaping from a burning vehicle during an ambush on Oct. 18

Jodi sold at Sotheby’s New York on Tuesday for US$47-million, far exceeding its estimate of US$6-million to US$9-million.

A planned ceasefire in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said Wednesday, but Moscow and Kyiv continued to batter each other elsewhere.

The accident was between two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers and heading in the same direction from the capital Madrid to Seville in southwestern Spain.

"The best thing I can say is Jesse was a force of nature," Penny Stone, executive director of the Victoria Humane Society, told Global News.

The public will be invited to vote for Canada’s Eurovision entrant from the five finalists, with the winner set to be announced by December.

Flavio Bolsonaro is under investigation by Brazil's Supreme Court for alleged corruption, money laundering and tax evasion in two cases.

The Vatican statement didn’t say when the encounters would take place or where, but said “several meetings are planned,” suggesting more than one encounter.

UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel examined violations against Palestinian civilians.

Exit polls released early Wednesday suggested that Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc and Gadi Eisenkot's each won about 51 seats, and Arab parties won about 18.

Andre McKechnie who is serving a life sentence for murder in the southern Australian state of Victoria, took his battle for the spread to the Supreme Court last year.

Netanyahu has been the country’s most dominant politician for nearly two decades, and his legacy is on the line in Tuesday's election.

South Carolina seems like a serious race; Minnesota may not be; and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats.

Health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural. The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.

The new government, led by Andy Burnham, will deliver its first budget on Wednesday, a plan expected to tread between wide ambition and narrow financial limits.

Few countries in the Middle East expect a turning point in relations with Israel. But the outcome of the vote has implications for the regional conflict with Iran.

Inspired in part by French demonstrations, protests in Italy by students in the north and truckers in the south could affect national elections next year.

Senator Darline Graham, the South Carolina Republican, is struggling to replicate her late brother’s success. Republicans lead in the Florida Senate race and Democrats are up in Minnesota.

Most votes were expected to be counted by Wednesday, but forming a government could take weeks of negotiations — or require another election.

Members of the team behind the Times/Siena Poll on what the data show, how they’ve improved their methodology and what it means to be “right.”

Voters supporting two leading Arab parties turned out in record numbers to voice their opposition to the Netanyahu government in Tuesday’s election.

Trump has no use for pretense and he’s not interested in playing along.

Frontier Airlines reported a 71% jump in airfare for the third quarter and said customers continue to book

European car giant Stellantis said Wednesday that it recorded a 4 billion euro ($4.5 billion) cash shortfall in the third quarter.

Anthropic warned the market there may not be enough insurance in the world to covers its AI risks. To less extreme degrees, it's an issue all companies face.

Oil prices climbed Wednesday as investors weighed the prospect of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.

Total political ad spending and reservations for the 2026 cycle has topped $11.2 billion, according to AdImpact.

It is the second deadly high-speed train collision in Spain this year.

The currency has lost almost 5% against the U.S. dollar in six months.

Trump's joke comes as Americans say in polls they believe that Democrats would do a better job than Republicans at address concerns about affordability.

Exit polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alliance and Gadi Eisenkot's opposition bloc both well off the numbers needed to form a governing majority.

Trump's statement comes as a report from The Hill revealed that the costs of the Iran conflict have ballooned to $47 billion.

Changes announced by Chancellor John Healey in his first Budget will affect your finances directly. Here's how.

Here’s what you need to know from John Healey’s first Budget, as the chancellor sets out the government’s tax and spending plans.

Four men are currently on trial accused of sexual offences against Joanne Young, which they deny.

The High Court in Belfast has rules that Sir Chris Bryant's decision made on 9 October was lawful.

The package was discovered at about 15:20 GMT on Tuesday at Ebrington Square in the Waterside.

The entertainer begins giving evidence at his trial on charges including rape at Southwark Crown Court.

The chancellor begins his speech by calling it a Budget for the "working people of Britain, for British businesses big and small."

Jill Kenning says she has been unable to get a drug she uses to manage her condition.

More than 500 passengers were on board the trains when the incident occurred in the province of Toledo, south of Madrid.

Former Arsenal forward Thierry Henry responds to criticism of a number of comments he made during Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony and claims they were "jokes".

The 2024 midterms take place on Tuesday, November 3

A ‘completely awful’ fatal attack lasted about three minutes before an elderly dog was freed

Barack Obama has gone viral after his walk-off mic toss following a barnstorming rally appearance supporting Democrats in Michigan was posted online.

Retired teacher Michael Pogue turned up in protest at one of Ramaswamy’s campaign events in Cincinnati

Wendy’s shares are down 25% in the past year following a years-long decline

The chancellor is delivering his first Budget

The remote Guaitecas Archipelago has more than 40 small islands and is a gateway to Chile’s Patagonia region

It’s the second major train collision this year on Spanish railway lines, drawing criticism for transport minister Oscar Puente

John Healey says he wants to give families ‘a bit of breathing space’ in the wake of pressures from the conflict in the Middle East

Banks and gambling firms were hit with higher taxes to help pay for support for high street businesses and household energy bills.