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Just hours after a tanker in New Orleans lost its steering and slammed into a docked river cruise boat, the city's port sued to make sure federal investigators can seize the vessel that is owned by a subsidiary of a Chinese company.

Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is in Cambodia to attend a summit of the international body of French-speaking states and governments. Quebec, Canada and New Brunswick all have the right to vote in Monday's election to choose a new secretary-general.

SpaceX's Starship made a triumphant return to Earth on Saturday, caught in midair by giant mechanical arms where its journey began 22 hours earlier. It's the first key recovery of the rocket system's centerpiece vessel in the company's decade-long effort to develop a fully reusable rocket.

The Green Party of Canada enters a new era with former MP Mike Morrice taking over the political party's top job.

Bob Moses didn’t have to steal a car, pull off a heist, or even pick up a controller to score big with Grand Theft Auto VI. All the Vancouver-based electronic duo needed was a killer song and an email from Rockstar Games.

Four decades ago, Robert Munsch flew to the Northwest Territories in search of inspiration. The beloved author found it at Moira Green's sixth birthday party.

Some frustrated Air Canada passengers say spotty communication and a lack of rebooking help has left them paying thousands out of pocket amid widespread flight cancellations due to the FAA-ordered ground stop Friday.

Marketplace tested six of the most popular Android and iOS apps in Canada — Tim Hortons, PC Optimum, Weather Network, Facebook, Amazon and YouTube — to find out what data they collect and where it goes.

Olivia Chisholm's first-half goal allowed AFC Toronto to capture its first Diana B. Matheson Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Roses Saturday afternoon at TD Place in Ottawa.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will participate in an upcoming group photo with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the APEC summit out of respect for the host, Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A controversial change to "safer-supply" opioid prescriptions in Ontario that would force recipients to take them in front of a pharmacist, rather than on their own schedule at home, has been abruptly paused due to a legal challenge. Critics said the proposal would drastically affect the lives of drug users while causing potential chaos at pharmacies.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the provincial government is reaching the limits of what it can do to ease the cost of living without sacrificing the revenue needed to fund public services, and that corporate giants need to do their part.

Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court, was sanctioned by the Trump administration last August. Despite impacts including cancelled credit cards and frozen bank accounts, she says attempts to intimidate her and other court officials are 'futile.'

Forest Lawn Bakery — a long-standing family business in Calgary — has closed after over 30 years. Owner Danny La estimates he has made more than 70,000 cakes over the past 25 years, often sacrificing time with his own family to keep the business running. After decades of hard work, he’s reflecting on what matters most.

Valerie Favreau, the chair of the Oromocto Minor Hockey Association, said two under-13 teams signed up for a tournament in Stanley, with each team losing around $750 in fake registration fees. It's a type of scam that is referred to as "spear phishing," according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

Five people, including three children, are in life-threatening condition in hospital after a house fire in Burlington on Saturday morning, Halton police say.

Atwood called the location, which is one road over from the new Atwood-Gibson Bird Centre, "one of the stupidest places on the planet" to put a tower.

Hitting Canadian theatres now, Club Kid is without doubt a major work. It was without doubt one of the best films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. And while there is some doubt here, Club Kid just might make you cry.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said Saturday that 25-year-old Charles Thomas Shields has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.
Officers said that on Nov. 8, they received a report of an alleged assault involving a group of youths and a female victim that happened that evening.
On Nov. 10, Peterhans Nungu, 35, pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm in the April 15, 2025 attack on a woman visiting from Toronto.
During a sentencing hearing in B.C. Supreme Court Thursday, the victim, anesthesiologist Dr. Neil Naya, described how being shot in the face by a stranger ruined his life.
The Woodfibre LNG facility, near Squamish, will receive natural gas, cool it into liquefied natural gas, where it will be loaded onto specialized LNG carriers and exported overseas
Squamish RCMP said that at approximately 1:52 p.m. they were called about a boat incident during elevated water levels and challenging weather conditions.
Deluged residents of coastal British Columbia face a new flooding risk as rains ease, with warnings of a storm surge that could raise sea levels.
Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson has committed to replacing the tunnel with a bridge, despite work on a new tunnel already being underway.
Someone drove through the school's security gates early on Wednesday morning, went to the courtyard around the back and took the statue.
Police say the accused allegedly first made contact with the underage girl in B.C. on the online gaming platform Roblox before they began exchanging messages on Snapchat.
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk completed his second spacewalk on Thursday, spending nearly seven hours in the vacuum of space as he worked to upgrade the International Space Station's power system.
Thursday's federal budget will look to make life easier for Canada's small- and medium-sized businesses, says Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.
The investor group includes the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, the Investment Management Corp. of Ontario and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board.
British Columbia's premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says he and Prime Minister Mark Carney are aligned on the need to supercharge the economy, attract investment and create good-paying jobs.
Conservative members of Parliament are calling on Ottawa to repeal the West Coast oil tanker ban, arguing it's hurting Canada's prosperity. They pushed for the repeal during debate Monday in the House of Commons on a private member's bill to scrap the tanker ban, a day after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney about it.
Alberta’s new electoral map has drawn accusations of “gerrymandering” from critics, and no jurisdiction appears altered in the UCP’s favour more than Lethbridge. Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi went to “Ground Zero” to drum up support for a likely challenge.
The provincial government released its long-awaited royalty update Friday. While the estimates for its impacts are optimistic, the province shared few details on what the resulting production and revenue might be.
Nova Scotia and five northeast US states want industry input on exporting Canadian offshore wind power, as the timing of the province's five-gigawatt offshore lease auction looks uncertain.
Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin is playing up Canada’s leadership on methane abroad, as Energy Minister Tim Hodgson applauds LNG growth at home.
As the province pushes to double oil and gas production in Alberta, an organization representing landowners with oil and gas assets on their property is telling them to shut developers out.
Ontario Power Generation is building North America’s first SMR outside Toronto. The utility says it will miss its budget goal and 2030 timeline.
Hydro-Québec will have to get through this winter without four new wind farms with a combined capacity of 700 megawatts that were supposed to begin operating by December 1, Le Devoir has learned. The delays could force the Crown corporation to increase its electricity imports.
Demonstrators walked for five days from East Hawkesbury to Ottawa to protest the Alto high-speed rail project.
The “tickets” claimed “Toronto is at war with drivers.” The organizer defended the move, which has been received with scorn online.
After years of back-and-forth in the courts, Premier Danielle Smith is declaring victory after Ottawa agreed to rewrite the controversial Impact Assessment Act on the basis of a ruling in the Alberta Court of Appeal.