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A Canadian activist injured in a settler attack over the weekend in a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank says she and three others were thrown on the ground and beaten by settlers before some of their wallets and passports were stolen.

Algoma Steel says it has issued 1,000 layoff notices to workers at its plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Residents have been staying in hotels since being evacuated Thursday afternoon, waiting to hear when they might be able to return home. Toronto's fire chief said Monday it is one of the most complex fires he's seen in his career, with crews struggling to access slow-burning material inside the walls between two buildings.

The first conditional recommendation by the organization advises the use of GLP-1 drugs by adults, except pregnant women, for long-term obesity treatment, while the second suggests interventions like a healthy diet and physical activity to be offered alongside the medicines.

Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.

The premier goes pro-Ottawa as base moves in opposite direction. But she also scored some points at her party's annual meeting.

Manitoba’s families minister is conducting an internal investigation into the circumstances that led to a six-year-old girl in foster care suffering injuries that may lead to her being paralyzed for life, search warrant documents show.

A U.S. podiatrist says he is leaving the province because his patients have to wait years to see a surgeon for procedures on their feet, even though he's trained to do the procedures in his clinic.

The blaze, which broke out Thursday, has displaced residents from nearly 400 units at 11 Thorncliffe Park Dr. and 21 Overlea Blvd.

Steven Guilbeault, the previous culture minister, quit cabinet to protest Ottawa's new pact with Alberta on a proposed pipeline.

Metrolinx CEO Michael Lindsay declined to say whether the long-delayed line would open this year, or provide any timeline for an opening date.

Workers, as well as the corporations' board of directors, must now vote on whether to accept the tentative agreement.

Previously, Habba was Trump’s attorney in criminal and civil proceedings. In his second term, he appointed her acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, a powerful post charged with enforcing federal criminal and civil law.

We polled experts from Bobette & Belle, the Night Baker and Almond Butterfly Bakeshop.

Co-hosts Canada, the U.S. and Mexico anxiously await the selection of 12 groups of four and where they'll play starting in June.

Education Minister Paul Calandra said he is in charge of the North-Bay based Near North school until a provincial supervisor is appointed.

Temperatures are expected to briefly rise just above 0 C, but the wind chill will make some days feel like negative double digits.

Successful estate sales begin with creating an inventory of the items and organizing them by category so you can determine what's worth selling and what can be disposed of off the top, Lesley-Anne Scorgie writes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday for talks, as part of a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at brokering the terms for a potential ceasefire in the nearly four-year-old conflict in Ukraine.

Lawyers are seeking to block prosecutors from using evidence allegedly found in his backpack during his arrest and statements he made to police

Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators have not yet fully hammered out revisions to a proposed U.S. peace plan, despite two rounds of talks

Flooding and landslides in the past week have killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and 176 in Thailand

The death toll from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains is steadily mounting across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for tens of thousands of displaced people continued over the weekend.

Government shows signs of concern that public response to the Wang Fuk Court fire could morph into a wider movement

Ms. Greene joins a long list of the President’s allies who have experienced a falling-out with him

Lawmakers said they did not know whether report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered all crew members to be killed in Sept. 2 attack was true

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country's president on Sunday for a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, arguing that criminal proceedings were hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel.

The death toll in Hong Kong's deadly housing complex fire rose on Sunday to at least 146, drawing large crowds to turn up and pay tribute to the victims, amid warnings from Beijing that it would use a national security law to crack down on any "anti-China" protest in the wake of the blaze.

The 2025 news cycle was 'dominated by social unrest, debates about the regulation of online content, and concerns over digital wellbeing,' OUP said while announcing the decision.

Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of recent U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs.

Hundreds more are missing following flooding and landslides in the past week, which killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and 176 in Thailand, authorities said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S. officials held talks with a Ukrainian delegation to further hash out the details of a proposed peace framework.

Netanyahu, who has been at war against Israel’s legal system over the charges, said the request would help unify the country at a time of momentous change in the region.

The head of the United Nations' HIV/AIDS program is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to reverse his government's planned cuts in global health funding and foreign aid.

A Toronto man says he’s heartbroken after a deadly fire tore through the Hong Kong apartment complex where he grew up, leaving more than 100 dead and many missing.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered 'closed in its entirety' to airlines, drug dealers and traffickers.

The building where the bear attack occurred is centrally located, close to homes and restaurants, and only 1 kilometre from city hall.

Airbus said a recent incident involving an A320-family aircraft had revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls.

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major.

The settlement with Starbucks stems from more than half a million violations, including failing to give workers stable schedules.

President Trump has complained that wealthy countries like Britain pay too little for drugs, leading America to bear much of the burden of the costs of medicines.

Speaker Mike Johnson put the president on speakerphone during a Monday stop in the state, underscoring the unusual amount of national attention on a House special election.

The end of a tariff exemption on goods worth $800 or less has left some U.S. shoppers with an extra shipping bill that must be paid before delivery.

In many ways, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request mimics how President Trump has assailed his perceived enemies and attacked legal proceedings against him.

The judges wrote that the Trump Administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices.

Jennifer Capasso had endured multiple tumors. She wondered what might be said during her next cancer surgery. So, she hit record on her phone.

Lawyers for Mr. Mangione, accused of killing a health insurance executive in Manhattan, are asking a judge to throw out materials gathered when he was arrested in Pennsylvania.

Investigators say contractors wrapped the buildings in substandard scaffolding netting and then sought to hide it from inspectors. The toll from the fire rose to 151.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted on X that he expected Intel to begin shipping its lowest-end M processor to Apple as early as second or third quarter 2027. 

President Donald Trump knows who he's going to select as the next Federal Reserve chair but isn't saying yet.

U.S. Treasury yields moved higher on Monday as investors anticipated a pickup in growth, fueled by another Fed rate cut next week.

The U.K.'s Office for Budget Responsibility unexpectedly released its economic and fiscal forecasts ahead of the U.K.'s Autumn Budget on Wednesday.

Shares of Airbus plunged to the bottom of the pan-European Stoxx 600 index on Monday morning.

The two companies are partnering to accelerate computing and AI engineering solutions.

While industrial demand for silver is expected to decline slightly , the metal is increasingly used in electric vehicles, for AI components and in photovoltaics.

The RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI, conducted by S&P Global, dropped to 49.9 in November, missing analysts' expectations of 50.5 in a Reuters poll.

India's industrial output suffered due to weak manufacturing output and mining activity, low electricity consumption.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is travelling to Moscow on Monday and is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Leo XIV is in Lebanon, the final leg of his foreign papal debut. Many weary from war with Israel see him as a beacon of hope as he offers himself as peacemaker.

Two conservative candidates are in the lead after Trump’s endorsement of one injected the United States into a tight, potentially volatile presidential election.

In Belfast, even in Unionist neighborhoods, Gaeilge, the once-outlawed Irish language, is enjoying a remarkable resurgence with new schools and bilingual signs.

China is expanding the use of AI throughout its criminal justice system and developing tools to deepen its monitoring of ethnic minorities, a new report finds.

The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post reported.

The term “remigration” probably entered President Donald Trump’s orbit via the politics of ascendant far-right parties in Germany and Austria.

Rain caused by Cyclone Senyar prompted deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia and Thailand. Effects from a separate cyclone in Sri Lanka killed nearly 200.

King said he was told as a child that his father was part Cherokee. A genealogist traced his paternal lineage and found no Indigenous ancestry.

Japan’s famous akoya pearls have never been more in demand but, as seas warm and younger generations move to the city, the industry’s future is uncertain.

Afghanistan and Pakistan appear headed toward a new military escalation.

ZipCar, which has more than 600,000 UK members, temporarily suspends new bookings on its platform.

The government's official forecaster inadvertently published a crucial Budget document early.

The Chancellor chose not to share some information on tax receipts in an unusual press conference, given before the Budget.

The motorway was closed in both directions after the incident on Friday night.

Sheffield Wednesday are given a further six-point deduction, with former owner Dejphon Chansiri receiving a three-year ban.

Walkout in England begins on 17 December and will be 14th strike in pay dispute.

The Tories have accused the government of lying about the state of the public finances ahead of the Budget.

The deal follows threats of tariffs as high as 100% on branded drug imports.

The former investment manager was convicted of defrauding thousands of investors.

West Midlands Police chiefs are providing evidence to MPs about the decision to ban Israeli fans.

US will pay zero import duty on UK-made drugs, while NHS spending will increase

The angry passenger was repeatedly screaming obscenities before she was escorted off the plane, according to the TikTok

A self-described “Mexican Spiderman” smashed a window with a bowling ball to help people escape from a mall shooting in the Bay Area.

The British Medical Association said the strike will take place from 17 to 22 December

Donald Trump has defended pardoning the drug-trafficking Honduran ex-president whilst he continues to ramp up military strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats.

Richard Hughes has served as chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility since 2020 and was reappointed to the job in July.

The car and van hire firm launched in London back in 2007

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) is pressing the Finance Secretary to introduce a discount on business rates.

Brian Walshe admitted to misleading investigators and disposing of his wife’s remains, but insists he is not a murderer

The fact Republicans have to work so hard in a district Trump won by double digits does not portend well for the GOP, Eric Garcia writes