Canadian aid pallets part of Gaza airdrop after Israel loosens restrictions

OTTAWA — Canadian aid is being airdropped into Gaza a day after Ottawa joined allies in recognizing Palestinian statehood — a step which has prompted both praise and condemnation in the Middle... Read more »

Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade, Veld Music Festival among events

Get ready to dance at the annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade on Saturday, among other celebrations, this Civic Holiday long weekend. There are also road closures in effect on parade day and the... Read more »

Colorado dentist convicted of murder, gets life sentence for lacing wife’s shakes with poison

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado dentist was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being convicted of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison before delivering a fatal... Read more »

Canada To Recognize Palestinian State At UN General Assembly

In a significant shift in foreign policy, Canada has announced its intention to recognize the State of Palestine during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025. Prime... Read more »

Former Canada coach said she feared for her safety after Olympic drone-spying scandal

Bev Priestman says she didn’t leave her house in Canada for a month in the wake of the Paris Olympic drone-spying scandal. “For me I didn’t feel safe, that’s being brutally honest,”... Read more »

Vancouver mourns the loss of its iconic Kitsilano Beach cedar stump

Open this photo in gallery: No one knows how long the beloved, massive cedar stump has been anchoring the beach in Kitsilano. Experts estimate it was 800 years old when felled and... Read more »

Oil and gas subsidies in Canada, explained

There is one simple truth when it comes to oil and gas subsidies in Canada: no one knows exactly how much money these companies are receiving from governments.  There’s a lack of... Read more »

‘Pierre’s riding to lose’: candidates in Alberta by-election get together for debate

Open this photo in gallery: Conservative Party candidate Pierre Poilievre speaks as Green Party candidate Ashley MacDonald, left, and Liberal Party candidate Darcy Spady, right, listen during the Battle River—Crowfoot by-election candidate... Read more »

Hudson’s Bay has repeatedly threatened to end lease deal with B.C. billionaire: docs

TORONTO — New court filings say Hudson’s Bay has threatened to end a lease deal it has with a B.C. billionaire who wrote directly to a judge twice — against the retailer’s... Read more »

Provincial deficits to narrow despite U.S. trade war, slowing economy, report forecasts

Open this photo in gallery: The Conference Board of Canada expects provincial budgets to trim their deficits in the coming years.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and... Read more »