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Nick Pavlakis tells The National about the moment he sprung into action to help rescue 10 passengers stranded after their seaplane crashed into a dock in Bimini, Bahamas.

Seven more whales are on the move from Marineland, headed to a new home at an aquarium in the United States.

Growing up on a cattle farm in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Joshua Kutryk says he dreamt of going to space though he never thought it would happen.

Major League Soccer says it is investigating reports of "antisemitic and discriminatory language" by CF Montreal fans directed at a player of the opposing team during a game on Saturday at Saputo Stadium.

A teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother did not, drowning in the Mediterranean, while their mother disappeared in the chaos when tens of thousands of people surged through the breakwater, trying to leave Morocco behind. More than 800 minors, four days after the collective push by migrants into Ceuta, face a scary present and an uncertain future.

Some residents returned to devastated neighbourhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris. In some cases, only chimneys were left standing.

Despite the Saskatoon Exhibition's recent decision to stop featuring spudnuts, a popular potato-based doughnut, the treat remains a beloved staple among enthusiasts.

Two people have died in the Cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by the intestinal illness and dehydration.

Winnipeg Sea Bears basketball team star player Teddy Allen is in hospital after being assaulted in downtown Winnipeg Sunday night.

In his 40 years as a lobster fisherman, Robert Wagner had never seen a critter like it: a half-blue, half-orange lobster, split down the middle from head to tail. "I said, 'Wow! I've never seen that like that in my life,'" said Wagner. Oscar is now calling the Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity in Halifax home.

The Jays found no takers for pitchers Shane Bieber and Max Scherzer. They also kept pending free-agent George Springer.

Kayla Cross' opening match ended with an expression of disbelief as the Sobeys Stadium audience rose for a standing ovation.

Follow along here for everything you need to know about the Blue Jays on MLB trade deadline day.

Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins did a little buying and a little selling. Here's how we grade each trade deadline move.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “choked” and “folded like an umbrella” in moving to drop charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bank accounts held by President Donald Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in a court filing over the weekend.

Meteorologists were tracking a severe thunderstorm in Niagara Falls, Thorold, Queenston and Virgil that could possibly produce a tornado.

MONTREAL - Only a faint outline of the words “Action anti tech” remained on the brick wall outside a bakery in Montreal this weekend after someone smashed the store’s front windows overnight Wednesday.

Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite.

After the planned cuts, Canada will rank about 100th in contributions to UN missions

Move to dismiss charges marked a rare moment during Trump’s second term of an aide or political appointee openly defying him

Trump administration reportedly plans to also close posts in Japan, Indonesia, Cameroon and Grenada in rare downsizing of diplomatic footprint

Our little slice of heaven on Lac des Mille Lacs may become just that, memories, if the wildfires in the region are not brought under control

States sue Trump administration, arguing tariffs exceed U.S. President’s legal authority to tax imports

U.S. President alleges bank illegally closed his accounts for political reasons after Jan. 6 attacks on U.S. Capitol

CDC is aware of more than 18,000 confirmed or suspected cases in current surge

The Saturday night attack killed five and injured 19, says the embassy

Yen surges more than 1% to 155.20 per dollar, its strongest since early May

The crisis has fuelled anti-immigration rhetoric throughout Europe and sparked diplomatic tensions within the European Union over border policy

The challenge comes after a group of American small businesses filed lawsuits seeking to block the new tariffs on 60 U.S. trading partners, including Canada.

Russian glide bombs killed one person in Zaporizhzhia, while six people were killed by Ukrainian drone debris in Arkhipo-Osipovka, according to local officials.

Trump said earlier Monday that whether 'Iran wants to admit it or not, we are, in fact, talking' about preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

At least 21 people were wounded when the explosive device detonated at the restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said late on Saturday

Trump has announced halts to strikes in Iran on several occasions since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, only for things to unravel and fighting to resume again.

The push for expanded use of Starlink comes as Zelenskyy looks for ways to mitigate the need for U.S. Patriot air defense systems, with Trump walking back a possible access deal.

Infantino’s decision came after his senior adviser who sat on a White House panel resigned and Asia’s soccer body joined Europe and North America in opposing it.

The joint advisory urged countries and companies to 'deepen their understanding' of the tactics used and implement measures to counter them.

The border crisis boiled over Thursday and continued on Friday with security forces clashing with migrants on the Moroccan side of the border.

U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal comes nine months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas was signed.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his son, and Senator Rand Paul have all written books criticizing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. All were published by a company led by a close Kennedy adviser.

The deal would address President Trump’s most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.

A plane with 147 Venezuelans landed on Monday in the South American country amid criticism over the deaths of deportees housed in a collapsed building during June’s quakes.

Despite the scale of the damage, there have been no reported fatalities in the fires that started over the weekend. Weather conditions have improved, allowing some evacuees to return.

A knife-wielding masked man. A pig’s head outside his parents’ door. Running 30 marathons in 35 days. The Cambridge professor Jason Arday, accused of plagiarism, says he’s been through it all. Not everyone believes him.

The mayor of Newark identified the dead man as Edwin Lopez-Cornejo. The New Jersey center has been the focus of intense scrutiny for its treatment of detainees.

The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.

Our politics reporter Kellen Browning went to the Democratic Socialists of America’s national summit in Chicago to learn more about the group’s new platform.

Senators in both parties are eager to avoid another spending skirmish before the midterm elections, but the measure still must pass the House.

Leaders of the state Democratic Party endorsed the ballot measure slated for November, but the party remains far from united on the issue as Democrats nationwide grapple with a growing wealth gap.

Grab reported second-quarter results on Tuesday and raised its full-year outlook.

Indian government plans to raise up to $3.3 billion by selling its stake in the country's top life insurance company.

Japan, having intervened to prop its weakening currency to little effect in the past, roped in the U.S. to stage a coordinated intervention.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to defend the yen without selling Treasurys into a sensitive U.S. bond market. The Federal Reserve could help.

From a surprise yuan devaluation in 2015 to crackdowns in recent years, many of Beijing's policy moves appear abrupt to outsiders.

If you were to strip out Big Tech's investment gains from private AI companies, the earnings story is a lot less bullish.

Palantir's second-quarter earnings beat expectations, and the AI software company lifted revenue guidance.

Karp said Chinese models can't be blamed for distilling U.S. models when the frontier labs "distilled all the value of IP, everywhere."

Snap beat analysts' estimates across the board in its second-quarter earnings report.

Twenty five states sued the Trump administration, arguing its latest global tariffs unlawfully replace duties already struck down by courts.

Nadezhdin was prohibited from running in parliamentary elections in September. He posted a video from Paris, saying, "I'm alive and free."

The duties were imposed over claims that 60 US trading partners have failed to tackle forced labour.

Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.

Rapists and child sex offenders will be barred from the scheme, which will restart in October, the government says.

Several papers lead on the latest on the prisoner early release scheme.

A president used to bending US politics to his will faces two stinging losses in a matter of days, writes the BBC's Anthony Zurcher.

A group of teenagers make a film describing their experiences, ahead of changes to the curriculum.

They'll be able to buy the 16-17 Saver railcard up until the day before they turn 18.

More places in southern and eastern England are expected to reach heatwave criteria on Tuesday but cooler temperatures are on the horizon.

The star has taken a "step back" from the spotlight after appearances led to "endless, ongoing public scrutiny".

Buyers of AI services are struggling to control costs and sellers are not sure how much to charge.

A federal judge has ruled that New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings, or require that they wear visible identification

Kyiv said the operation in occupied Crimea showed that ‘the invaders have no safe haven’

The government says Japan needs to adapt to the new methods of warfare like drones and artificial intelligence used in Ukraine and the Middle East and strengthen its defense industry

Senators reportedly fear that the president’s push for voter ID laws and a ‘slush fund’ could harm Republican candidates

Trump said the agreement would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and address Iran’s nuclear program

Jianquan Bo of Irvine, California, is accused of helping his brother kidnap Shukur Aikebaer, a 60-year-old Chino Hills resident, who was shot dead Wednesday night

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women under 50 in the UK

New York City officials say no ID is required to use the mayor’s planned low-price grocery stores

Markwayne Mullin drew the ire of MAGA influencers over a discussion in which he supported migrant work visas to address labor shortages in the U.S.

The entries describe Clancy feeling anxious and overwhelmed by motherhood