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A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at the U.S. consulate in March, said police.

Canadian retail investors will be able to access prediction markets through a Canadian company this summer, after the platforms had been banned for years. Prediction markets are experiencing explosive growth, and seen as both a financial vehicle and as gambling.

An estimated 20,000 children are stuck on Alberta’s Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) waiting list, facing years of delays to get speech, behavioural and other treatment or therapy for autism and various disabilities.

A 14-year-old who was making plans to carry out a school shooting in Saskatoon will be under a terrorism peace bond for the next year.

Innu Cultural Guardian Jodie Ashini says she thought National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, would be the perfect day to open the Innu Pakassiun exhibit at the Labrador Interpretation Centre in North West River.

Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia's invasion more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday.

Sixty years after Agent Orange got sprayed at CFB Gagetown, veterans, military family members and some U.S. lawmakers are still raising concerns these herbicides could linger in the soil. They are calling for more testing as Canada redevelops the base.

A family of beavers that came to London in 2023 is thriving in west London, and preventing flooding by doing what they do best — building dams.

Premier Doug Ford’s government is on pace to sit for the fewest days of any Ontario government over the past five decades in a year when voters aren’t headed to the polls.And experts warn the decision to shorten the calendar at Queen’s Park comes with its strategic benefits — and pitfalls — for the Tories as the legislature settles into a 21-week break.

The Canadian men's national team plays its second World Cup group stage match against Qatar in Vancouver on Thursday.

While defending the rules-based order, Carney also dismisses it.

Const. Tarun Bali, 29, died June 9 while conducting an investigation with members of the James Bay OPP detachment near Hearst, Ont.

The warnings were followed by sweeping airstrikes on the city, which Israel said targeted the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group.

Police said the collision occurred before 1 a.m. on Thursday and sent four people to the hospital.

Police allege Zara Jabbi, 19, is among a group of young men that were recruited into a gun-for-hire network, police say.

Five to 10 more millimetres of rain are expected to fall, according to Environment Canada, before the rain tapers off by late morning.

Science/technology, health care and business are the biggest needs in analysis from Stokes Economics, commissioned by Council of Ontario Universities.

The truth about UFOs and aliens is out there - and governments have been declassifying their secret files

After acquiring the brand in last year's HBC sell-off, the Benitah retail dynasty relaunched Zellers last year in Edmonton, with the North York store opening Thursday and another in Windsor next month.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a six-month review of the United States' military presence in Europe in an address to NATO defense ministers on Thursday, where he also slammed allies who refused to support Washington during its conflict with Iran.

Designed as hub of civic life, the development is the greatest single investment in the city’s south side this century, local historians say

England fans celebrate as their team got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start, beating Croatia 4-2 on Wednesday thanks to two goals from captain Harry Kane and one apiece from Jude Bellingham and substitute Marcus Rashford. Meanwhile in Zagreb, the result left many Croatian fans looking dejected.

Several ASEAN members expressed interest in purchasing Russian crude oil amid global fuel price hikes

When Scotland beat Haiti on Saturday, bar staff had to scramble for emergency supplies to satisfy the country’s famously raucous and thirsty fans

Other tankers showed their positions sailing through the strait on public ship tracking on Thursday after weeks of ships concealing their voyages

Bars in Boston are gearing up for a second tidal wave of drinking by Scotland's Tartan Army of football fans who nearly drained some pubs of all their beer in the first weekend of their World Cup occupation of the city.

Thousands of Ghana and Panama fans crowded the streets of Toronto on Wednesday ahead of their World Cup group stage opener.

President Donald Trump isn't fond of international meetings of world leaders. But he changed his tune at the G7 summit after earning support from his counterparts for a tentative agreement he struck with Iran to end the war.

U.S. and Iran signed an interim pact on Wednesday that calls for parties to ensure ‘the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon’

There were thoughts that early strains may have been mild, but the discovery that the plague killed prehistoric hunter-gatherers contradicts ​those notions.

Iran meanwhile suggested that its deal with the United States could be signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian, but details of the signing ceremony were uncertain.

Clarkson, one of the U.K.'s most well-known TV figures, shared the news during filming of his hit Amazon documentary show 'Clarkson's Farm,' in episodes that aired on Wednesday.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its report on the Titan submersible disaster three years after the catastrophic implosion.

On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement to end the war in Iran and that he had authorized an end to the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

SpaceX roared past Amazon's market valuation on Tuesday and briefly topped that of Microsoft, rapidly scaling the list of the world's most valuable companies.

The deal with China has raised concern within the Trump administration, with Trump himself threatening new tariffs and saying he won't allow Canada to become a 'drop-off port.'

The incident occurred two days after British commandos boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker in the Channel that is suspected of being part of the Russian “shadow fleet.” 

A readout of the meeting did not include any mention of foreign interference or transnational repression, which India's government has been accused of pursuing in Canada.

The announcement was made after a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains. 

The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments.

Fans are gathering in Manhattan on Thursday to cheer on the N.B.A. champions at a parade that has been 53 years in the making.

The justices sided with a Texas gun owner who faced criminal charges after admitting to marijuana use argued that a federal gun law violated the Second Amendment.

Despite its advantages, work-from-home arrangements have significantly deepened Americans’ isolation and distress.

A new book by John Leganski, the floor manager for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, offers a rare behind-the-scenes account of how President Trump wields his power through threats and intimidation.

The attack, which shut down the capital’s airports for several hours, appeared to be the biggest wave of strikes on the city since the start of the war.

Lacy Reynolds was waiting to catch the next flight when the aircraft crashed in Butler, Mo., killing 11 passengers and a pilot. She wasn’t sure she could keep skydiving.

The agreement delays the most difficult steps for Iran for later talks, while granting it crucial benefits.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur are raising the risk of flooding across the Gulf Coast.

There is no tailgating at MetLife Stadium, which is surrounded by swampland and highways. But there is a three-million-square-foot megamall nearby.

The Saudi tankers switched their transponders on Thursday after hiding their location for more than two months.

The IEA said on Wednesday that a lasting resolution to the conflict could drive a surge in supply volumes and trigger a major oil overhang next year. 

Yann LeCun's comments renew a long-running spat with Musk and cast doubt over valuations of some of the world's biggest AI companies.

A financial disclosure from Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook details large legal and security expenses

The new proposal on limits on members of Congress making such bets come as scrutiny increases on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket.

The U.S. defense secretary also said it was "shameful" that European allies refused to give U.S. forces access to bases to strike Iran. 

The boost continues Intel's recent rally as the chipmaker bounces back from years of headwinds.

Investor bullishness showed signs of waning on Wednesday, as shares sank 5%.

The deal sees both sides commit to further talks to reach a final agreement over the next 60 days and includes a $300 billion plan for Iran's reconstruction.

The new leader of the Fed left interest rates alone but made clear how he plans to rewire the central bank.

After weeks of intensifying bombing of Kyiv, Ukraine hit back with a swarm of drones, damaging buildings and igniting an oil refinery.

The United States will review force levels and is immediately cutting the number of assets it would activate for the continent in a crisis.

The outcome of a special election in the small working-class district of Makerfield could upend Labour Party leadership and U.K. politics.

Frustrated lawmakers are increasing pressure on the defense secretary to get answers they’ve sought for months.

In a sprawling news conference at the G-7 summit in France, the president touted the economic benefits of the ceasefire and threatened force if it fails.

The president met with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky at the G-7 summit but told reporters the conflict “has no impact on us … we’re thousands of miles away.”

Thousands of Brits were left stranded in the Middle East when the US-Iran war broke out in early 2026.

Gary Lineker thinks Harry Kane is "the greatest English striker we've ever had" after the England captain equalled his record of 10 World Cup goals.

Johannes Natland, 19, was remanded in custody and will now face a retrial.

BBC Verify examines how the new deal between the US and Iran affects three key areas.

Preston Davey died after months of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of Jamie Varley.

One, a Border Force official, used his access to Home Office data, to get information about Chinese dissidents.

The developer has said pre-sales of the hugely anticipated game will begin on 25 June.

Forwarder, a Russian-flagged ship which left port in Primorsk last week, entered the Channel on Wednesday evening.

Germany and Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger, whose family fled Sierra Leone's civil war, is among those campaigning for a change in global attitudes around refugees.

Germany and Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger, whose family fled Sierra Leone's civil war, is among those campaigning for a change in global attitudes around refugees.

Children’s Commissioner says a safeguarding review must find out Preston’s murder ‘could have been prevented’

A woman walking down the street was almost hit by a car as it mounted the sidewalk and sped towards her.

The former New Labour minister has previously contested the leadership twice. Nicole Wootton-Cane looks at the life and career of the Greater Manchester mayor, who hopes to be Britain’s next prime minister

The UK Health Security Agency issued the warning from midday on Thursday

People with conditions like permanent hearing loss and amputated limbs are being forced to re-prove their disability, researchers warn

The next blockbuster treatment drug might not, in fact, come from research into cancer itself but from research into a disease you may never have heard of, writes Nick Chapman. That is why global health funding is so important

Pete Hegseth announces review of forces in Europe as he says era of other countries ‘free riding’ US is over

The decision is a loss for President Donald Trump’s Republican administration, which had defended the 1968 law

The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur are battering parts of the southeastern United States with heavy rain, sparking flash flood and tornado warnings along the Gulf Coast

A former U.K. border official and a retired Hong Kong police officer have been sentenced for spying on dissidents in Britain