A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan killed at least 79 people returning from Iran, including 19 children, an official said. Read More

North Korea has quietly built and operated a sprawling long-range missile base near the Chinese border that stores Kim Jong Un’s most advanced strategic weapons, demonstrating the regime’s ongoing efforts to advance its nuclear strike capabilities, a think tank said. Read More

Manitoba RCMP say it is believed a Norwegian trekker who disappeared last week while on a cross-continental journey of the Canadian wilderness tried to cross a fast-moving river and was swept away in the process. Read More

Two Houston food influencers say they are lucky to be alive after an SUV crashed into a restaurant while they were filming inside. Read More

The City of West Kelowna, B.C., has cited public safety to deny a permit for a concert by American Christian singer Sean Feucht, who is outspoken in the Make America Great Again movement. Read More

The Israel Defense Forces on Aug. 10 eliminated Hamas terrorist Jihad Kamal Salem Najjar, who took part in the abduction of Yarden Bibas from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, the military announced on Tuesday. Read More

The leader of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) apologized for the “hurt, frustration and disappointment” the organization caused after it pulled a documentary about the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel over fears of copyright infringement. Read More

Two proposed class-action lawsuits have been filed in the Quebec Superior Court in the wake of the Air Canada strike. Read More

OTTAWA — The commission tasked with reviewing judicial compensation says that $414,900 per year isn't enough to keep the bench attractive to top applicants and recommends the government increase judges’ salaries by at least $28,000. Read More

OTTAWA — Alberta Immigration Minister Joseph Schow says he wants Ottawa to stop turning a blind eye to illegal immigration in Canada and have an honest conversation about the strain he says it's putting on infrastructure and public services. Read More

With the announcement this week of the closure of 12 more Beer Store locations in Ontario — bringing the total number of closures to almost 80 this year — consumers may need to rely more on convenience stores and grocers for their alcohol purchases. Read More

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration slapped a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court with sanctions as the U.S. State Department continues to push back on the tribunal. Read More

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday that the Trump administration was continuing to discuss a ceasefire proposal for Gaza, and confirmed that Hamas had accepted it. Read More

OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it presented new offers to Canada Post today seeking higher wages than the Crown corporation’s latest proposal. Read More

David Eby appears determined to become the funeral director of reconciliation in British Columbia. Once touted as a worthy cause, reconciliation under Eby has become divisive and suspicious. Read More

An Ontario man involved in a violent encounter with an intruder in his own apartment has been charged with assaulting the wanted man. Read More

Air Canada flights within North America are expected to ramp up this morning as the airline continues its operational restart following a three-day flight attendants' strike. Read More

Last year, it was plant-based refrigerated beverages. This summer, it's Dubai chocolate, which went from viral fame to plain old virulent, with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recalling several brands due to Salmonella contamination. Read More

Despite naysayers and a longest ballot committee, Pierre Poilievre handily won his seat in Battle River-Crowfoot Monday, which means he will be returning to Parliament in September. Read More

One thing you can say about the presidency of Donald Trump is that it's seldom boring. Just this week we've had the spectacle of the U.S. president fawning over a tyrant from Russia the way a kid at a hockey game might gawk goggle-eyed at Connor McDavid or Nathan MacKinnon, followed by a mad dash across the Atlantic as the elected heads of Europe rushed desperately to Washington in hopes of stopping Trump from unilaterally announcing any new bad ideas before they could get there to dissuade him. Read More