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Stephanie Brown tells The National about the moment she fostered a rare 4-eared cat named Dobby.

Canada's airline regulator says the air carriers ferrying Canadians abroad have a responsibility to get delayed or stranded passengers back on track "as soon as possible," including when unpredictable circumstances unfold, such as the violence in Mexico that recently disrupted flight service to the tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta.

Feb. 25, 2026 | U.S. President Donald Trump's trade envoy tells Canada to just accept higher tariffs as the price of making deals, including CUSMA. Canadian teachers raise the alarm over surging school violence. And, Mexico's military patrols Puerto Vallarta as tourists slowly trickle back.

U.S. women's hockey captain Hilary Knight says president Donald Trump's remarks about her team were 'distasteful and unfortunate,' and shouldn't minimize what her team accomplished at the Olympics.

When a pair of Canadians got stranded on the ice on Lake St. Clair on Tuesday, an American team with a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter ended up coming to their rescue.

Canada and South Korea have signed a new defence agreement, roughly a month after Prime Minister Mark Carney urged middle powers to band together in the face of "great power" economic coercion.

In Donald Trump's 2026 state of the union address — which broke the record for the longest such speech — he spoke about everything from lauding the men's Olympic hockey team to repeatedly chastizing Democrats for not standing up to applaud his comments. Andrew Chang breaks down the choreography of the address to explain the strategy behind the words.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

Stanley Oskineegish says all of the infrastructure in his community has completely frozen. The chief of Nibinamik First Nation in northwestern Ontario has been busy co-ordinating Canadian Rangers and emergency supplies to support his people, since power outages have left homes and community buildings without heat. Here's the latest on the situation in the remote Oji-Cree community in northwestern Ontario.

Humpback whales are more likely to get entangled in fishing gear in years when rising ocean temperatures make cold-water habitat harder to find, according to new research published Wednesday.

The risk of flurries — plus up-and-down temperatures — remains after roughly five centimetres of snow fell across the GTA overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.

Halton police announced the arrest of the 43-year-old officer on Wednesday. He has been suspended without pay, Hamilton police said.

Some of the high-profile ways the long-time Toronto politician grabbed the public spotlight.

Municipalities that are pushing back or stalling on housing reforms demanded by a Trudeau-era program have so far only suffered minor consequences from Prime Minister Mark Carney's government.

The former Toronto councillor was known for such unusual moves as ripping off his shirt in council chambers to protest a nude beach on Hanlan's Point.

Allen Langdon appeared at a committee meeting at city hall Wednesday and left councillors frustrated.

The federal government now believes India is no longer linked to violent crimes in Canada, a senior official said Wednesday, during a briefing ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s highly anticipated trip to that country.

OpenAI's decision not to flag concerning ChatGPT content from the shooter in the Tumbler Ridge massacre was a "failure," Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says.

There was a moment of silence to honour the shooting victims at the event in the B.C. legislature building, attended by politicians, guests and a school choir.

Cuba’s Interior Ministry issued a statement that provided few details about the shooting, but noted that the boat was roughly 1.6 kilometres northeast of Cayo Falcones.

Lai was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison in 2022 after being found guilty of two fraud charges

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters late Wednesday that he was made aware of the incident with Cuban soldiers and that the U.S. is now gathering its own information to determine if the victims were American citizens or permanent residents.

Cuban energy crisis is hitting power generation and fuel for vehicles, houses and aviation

One Cuban officer was injured, four suspects killed and six others injured, officials say

Ukrainian President spoke with Trump ahead of post-war reconstruction talks with U.S. negotiators

Guest with Tourette syndrome shouted out while two actors from Sinners, Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, were on stage

France on Wednesday appointed Christophe Leribault as the new head of the Louvre in Paris, bringing in the director of the Palace of Versailles to turn around the world's most-visited museum after a humiliating jewelry heist.

Summers has been on leave since November and his name has appeared hundreds of times in newly released Epstein files

USMCA was negotiated during the first Trump administration, but the President has cast doubt over its future

He boasted of an economic renaissance at home while he’s imposed a new world order abroad

The comments were the first to suggest India had halted the clandestine operation that Canada has linked to a murder and other crimes.

Six others aboard the Florida-based speedboat were wounded, Cuba's Interior Ministry said, adding the Cuban border patrol commander was also hurt when the U.S. boat opened fire.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MP Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, say the funding is aimed at addressing urgent needs.

U.S. President Donald Trump briefly laid out his case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday.

A U.S. oil blockade has curtailed fuel and basic supplies to the increasingly isolated Caribbean island, as the Trump administration puts pressure on Cuba's socialist government.

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine that he called a 'special operation' on Feb. 24, 2022. It has been four years since the war began.

Paul Hughes, who shares stories and images of the war on social media, has been distributing humanitarian aid since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine four years ago.

In front of Ukrainian ambassador Andrii Plakhotniuk, Anand announced the renewal of Operation Unifier, a military training mission launched in 2014.

Punch the monkey's stuffed orangutan from Ikea's Djungelskog line of children's toys was selling for $14.99 in Canada, but is now completely sold out.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Tuesday morning that Kushner's no-show to a meeting would dent the ambassador’s ability to serve in France.

Mr. Lai was sentenced on Feb. 9. Weeks later, a court quashed a separate fraud conviction against him, a ruling that did not shorten his imprisonment.

Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.

The firings are part of a rolling barrage of retribution aimed at those who worked on the two federal prosecutions of President Trump.

The awards organization and the broadcaster have ordered separate investigations into what led to airing the slur, which was shouted involuntarily during Sunday’s ceremony.

The investigation appears to be related to a $6 million contract the district had with a tech start-up whose staff had ties to the superintendent, Alberto Carvalho.

Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech.

Times reporters visiting Tapalpa found a serene town in shock after Sunday’s raid on its outskirts left dozens dead and people fleeing. And, surprisingly, no police or military presence where the battle took place.

The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.

Ending more than four decades of conjecture, the Spanish government moved to publish documents from a long-secret investigation of a failed 1981 coup.

Community groups are opposing proposals to expand the decades-old Cross Bronx Expressway in favor of more limited repairs and improvements to local streets.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang weighed in on a conflict between the Defense Department and its strategic partner on Thursday, saying it's “not the end of the world.”

China's nine-day Lunar New Year holiday showed consumers were eager to travel, while remaining price-conscious.

The Supreme Court decision to strike down Trump's tariffs has thrown fresh confusion over the raft of trade deals negotiated with global partners, stalling trade talks.

Asia-Pacific markets were poised to open higher on Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains as strong earnings from Nvidia and Oracle lifted investor sentiment.

Investors had grown weary that the massive run-up in spending on AI hardware might not be sustainable, stoking fears of a bubble building in the sector.

Asian tech stocks rallied as stronger-than-expected results from Nvidia eased concerns that momentum in artificial intelligence spending was cooling.

The world's most valuable company reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results after the bell Wednesday stateside.

Salesforce posted accelerating growth and pushed up its long-range revenue target thanks to a recent acquisition.

Nvidia has been the best performer on Wall Street this year among tech's megacap companies.

Larry Summers last fall said, "I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused," after his emails with Jeffrey Epstein came to light.

The crew of the Florida-registered vessel opened fire on border agents, Cuba’s Interior Ministry said. Cuban forces returned fire, killing four.

Tehran is expected to deliver a new proposal on nuclear enrichment in Geneva as the United States continues to amass military forces in the Middle East.

Marco Rubio attended a regional summit to emphasize the Trump administration’s focus on the Western Hemisphere even as the prospect of conflict in the Middle East looms.

The revolt inspired fear that Francoist fascism had returned. Mr. Tejero died the same day the Spanish government declassified documents related to the coup.

The 2018 assassination of rights activist and Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco, a rising star in Brazilian politics, reverberated worldwide.

The Maduro raid encouraged anti-government activists in Iran, some of them said. But it doesn’t appear to have sent a clear message to Tehran’s leadership.

The Supreme Court decision spiking Trump’s tariffs threatens to undermine the White House’s China strategy, just weeks before the two leaders are expected to meet.

Russia is intensifying efforts to push users away from foreign messaging apps and toward a domestic platform that has been criticized as a surveillance tool.

Hungary’s veto over European funding could constrain Ukraine’s ability to fund its army and weaken its hand in U.S. talks with Russia over the war.

A number of prominent figures have stepped down or are facing investigations after their communications with Jeffrey Epstein and his former longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, were released last month.

Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame said the word was a "misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply".

Ukraine says a critical pipeline was closed after Russian strikes.

The 78-year-old Lai, however, remains detained for a separate national security case.

The passengers were armed and intended to "carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes", the Cuban government said.

The 33-year-old will still face federal charges in the US and is due to appear in court on Thursday.

The Met's apology for revealing a source related to Lord Mandelson's arrest is prominent on Thursday's papers.

A ban on new holiday homes sees more permanent residents but some say the policy harms tourism.

Real Madrid's win against Benfica was a "victory for everyone who stands against racism", midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni says.

The indirect negotiations are seen as a last-ditch effort to prevent a conflict, but the chances of a nuclear agreement are unclear.

Introducing dedicated parking bays has not completely solved the issue.

Zelensky says leader-level meeting with Putin ‘only way to finally end the war’ after phone call with Trump

South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the nation’s historic foreign adoption program

Jeff Galloway, a runner on the 1972 U.S. Olympic team, has died at age 80

A Hong Kong court has sentenced the father of a U.S.-based activist to eight months in prison in the first case brought against the relative of a pro-democracy activist wanted by the city's authorities under a national security law

On 21 July 2011 Epstein wrote wrote: ‘I assume he knows that this is Charles' doing’

Los Angeles schools chief Alberto Carvalho has developed a reputation for improving academics and graduation rates while leading two major U.S. districts

Park Chan-wook, the Korean filmmaker of “Oldboy” and “No Other Choice,” will head the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, festival organizers announced Thursday

It comes after a report revealed that the FBI, under the Biden administration, obtained Patel’s phone records

The former prince is under investigation for misconduct in public office

Tommy Robinson was pictured smiling with a senior adviser at the US State Department in Washington