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The Vancouver Police Department gives an update on its response to Saturday's Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy, which saw 11 people killed and dozens others injured. Preparation for this weekend's BMO marathon and associated events will also…

The Alberta government is offering to cover moving costs for up to 2,000 skilled tradespeople who settled in the province last year, as part of its "Alberta is Calling" campaign.On Thursday, applications opened for a $5,000 moving bonus,…

The death toll from this week’s outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria has surpassed 100, a war monitoring group said on Thursday after the unrest spread to new areas.The violence erupted on Tuesday in the city of Jaramana after an audio…

A Kenyan lawmaker was gunned down on a busy Nairobi street by a motorcycle-riding assassin on Wednesday evening, in what the police described as a “targeted and premeditated” attack.The lawmaker, Charles Were, who was serving a second term…

The rebels who overthrew the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December have vowed to unify their country. But persistent outbreaks of sectarian violence have stoked fears among Syria’s many minority groups that the country’s new…

The mother of a four-year-old boy killed when a city bus plowed into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023 told a courtroom on Thursday how angry she is at the accused for "breaking" her family."He stole our innocent child who only wanted to play…

Sitting in front of a packed auditorium in Dubai, a founder of the Trump family cryptocurrency business made a brief but monumental announcement on Thursday. A fund backed by Abu Dhabi, he said, would be making a $2 billion business deal…

U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz will be leaving his post just over 100 days into the new administration, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.Waltz, 51, was among a number of officials…

Politics·NewWith 24 Sussex Drive still largely uninhabitable, Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon take up official residence at Rideau Cottage, according to the Privy Council Office.The official residence of the PM has been closed to deal…

When Julia McNally decided to buy an EV and started her research, she came across a lot of articles and ads pushing an apparent must-have accessory — a speedy home charger designed specifically for EVs."Everything was pointing me to Level…

India will include caste details in its next census, a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world's most populous country.Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw didn't say when the census would…

Canada's top court has turned down Ontario's request to weigh in on a major challenge to its climate plan brought by a group of young activists.The Supreme Court of Canada's decision means the challenge will instead be revived in an Ontario…

Quebec is expected to move ahead with a full ban on cellphones and other electronic devices in schools.The regulation will apply from the beginning to the end of the school day, including breaks, according to Radio-Canada.The province has…

Firefighters battled wildfires on the outskirts of Jerusalem for a second consecutive day, hoping to extinguish some of the worst blazes in the country in recent years before an expected uptick in winds later on Thursday.The authorities…

Minamata, Kumamoto Pref. – Hundreds of people prayed for the victims of Minamata disease in a ceremony in southwestern Japan on Thursday, 69 years after the…

The estranged husband of an Australian woman accused of murdering three of his elderly relatives with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms told a court on Thursday their relationship had become increasingly strained in the year before the…

Seoul – South Korea's Supreme Court threw into doubt front-runner Lee Jae-myung's eligibility to run for the presidency on Thursday by overturning an earlier ruling…

A top figure in Canada's automotive sector has a clear message for fellow leaders as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs upend the industry: "Speak up." Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, met with…

Everywhere in the Syrian city of Jaramana on Wednesday, there were armed men, their movements staccato with tension.There were men in jeans or the black baggy pants traditionally worn by the Druse sect, rifles slung across their chests; men…

It was well after 2 a.m., but an aide to Vice President JD Vance was trying to roust a senior Ukrainian official out of his bed in a Munich hotel. He wanted a face-to-face meeting to close a deal letting the United States extract valuable…

José Alfredo Vega’s parents said they were able to identify his body only because of a childhood scar. Otherwise, the corpse was swollen beyond recognition.“He was OK when he left,” said his father, Miguel Ángel Vega, recalling the night…

A 28-year-old man was arrested in the city of Osaka on Thursday after allegedly ramming his car into seven schoolchildren in a suspected deliberate attack, according to police. The children, who had…

LeBron James says he'll take time to decide whether to return for a 23rd season after his Los Angeles Lakers were dumped out of the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves on…

WARNING: This article references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it.A former world junior hockey player was in the witness box for the first time at the sexual assault…

Canada's newly elected prime minister will soon meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Reaching a deal with him? That's another matter.Trump said Wednesday that Carney will visit the White House within about a week and that the PM wants to…

Winning a fourth mandate and returning to power was certainly a victory for the federal Liberals, but it was marred by a disappointing showing in Ontario which played a significant role in costing them a majority."Obviously, if you compare…

Osaka – The India Pavilion at the Expo 2025 in Osaka opened Thursday, 18 days after the start of the six-month event in the city. It features space exploration…

The Minnesota Timberwolves sent LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers tumbling out of the NBA playoffs in the first round on Wednesday, producing a clinical 103-96 win to complete a 4-1 series…

Fuji TV’s parent company is projected to post a consolidated net loss of ¥20.1 billion in fiscal 2024, which ended in March — its first net loss since it became a holding company in 2008 — following a…

An artificial intelligence conference in which digital clones were to be introduced may have been canceled as the corporate host of the event faces accusations of accounting irregularities.Tokyo Stock…