Family Channel closure saddens fans, including many grownups

Korie Heartz grew up with the Family Channel just like her mother, who also watched the iconic station’s shows during her own childhood. She said she hoped her own children would be... Read more »

Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis’ legacy of welcome

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, just days before a... Read more »

Some Indigenous businesses halt exports to U.S. following suspension of the de minimis exemption

Open this photo in gallery: The U.S. tariff exemption for package shipments valued under US$800 ended on Friday.Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in... Read more »

Two Northwest Territories communities under evacuation order as wildfires burn nearby

Open this photo in gallery: A fire burns near Enterprise, NWT, in 2023. Wildfires in parts of the territory have prompted evacuation orders and alerts this week.JASON FRANSON/The Canadian Press The night... Read more »

Some Indigenous businesses halt exports to U.S. despite long-standing free-trade ties

OTTAWA — Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, even though trade ties exist that predate the founding of both... Read more »

Jude Law debuts portrayal of Vladimir Putin in ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jude Law transforms into Vladimir Putin for Olivier Assayas’ “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” which has its world premiere Sunday at the Venice Film Festival. Law said Sunday... Read more »

Canadian motorcycle racer Michelle Duff risked death in pursuit of speed

Open this photo in gallery: Michelle Duff’s final GP ride to 3rd in the Canadian 500GP at Mosport on an Arter Matchless G50 in 1967.Motorcycle Mojo Magazine/Supplied Michelle Duff was the first... Read more »

The belief in the right to self-defence – and the legal limits of a reasonable response

Open this photo in gallery: Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre called Canada’s law on self-defence “vague and subjective” during an announcement on Friday in Brampton, Ont.Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press In 2011, on... Read more »

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach

The world’s longest freshwater beach has long been dubbed Ontario’s summer playground, with 70 per cent of the population living within two hours of its shore. But on a Sunday in late... Read more »

Edmonton radio station’s AI host part of global trend

Open this photo in gallery: Rogers store signage shown in Mississauga, Ont., Monday, Dec.16, 2024.Richard Buchan/The Canadian Press A disc jockey playing alt-rock tunes on Edmonton’s airwaves on a late Sunday night... Read more »