A targeted airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces in Beirut on Friday reportedly killed senior Hezbollah terrorist Ibrahim Aqil — also known as Al-Hajj Abdul Khader. Read More

Ambassador of Israel to Canada Iddo Moed says that Israel is counting on its Western allies to do their part as it takes the fight to Iran-backed Hezbollah militants on its northern border with Lebanon. Read More

A Nova Scotia judge has ordered an Inuk woman to pay a Halifax university professor she once dated $85,000 in damages for labelling him a sexual predator on social media after they broke up. Read More

OTTAWA — Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault admitted he briefly spoke on the phone and exchanged text messages with his former business partner in 2022, but only because Purolator mistakenly reached out to him about an account. Read More

MONTREAL — Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife. Read More

The House of Commons erupted in all-out cacophony during question period on Thursday after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a "phony and a fraud." Read More

Politicians on both sides of the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are calling for a federal inquiry into a mysterious surge of a brain illness that has gained international attention. Read More

On Wednesday, secondary students from the Toronto District School Board were taken on a field trip to the Grassy Narrows River Run rally. The event, which took place in downtown Toronto, was communicated to parents as an educational opportunity for the students to learn about the issue of mercury contamination affecting the First Nation. The permission slip sent home stated that, “while at the event, students will not be participating in the rally itself; instead, they will observe and learn from the presentations and discussions.” Read More

If you’ve been eyeing a Disney+ subscription but have been put off by the price, the House of Mouse is offering Canadians some big savings – but not for long. Read More

If you’re reading this on an iPhone, you may wonder, “Should I upgrade to the iPhone 16 or 16 Pro?” Many of us may be asking ourselves that question and this article will address it — without all the tech jargon. Read More

ROME (AP) -- The woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria this week is under the protection of the Hungarian secret services, her mother told The Associated Press on Friday. Read More

LONDON — Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of alleged victims — including three Canadians — of Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, said Friday their clients assert that he was a "monster" who raped and sexually abused young women. Read More

Under Jagmeet Singh, New Democrats have never been more obsolete, or more unnecessary. They've been outflanked on the left by Justin Trudeau's cartoonishly progressive government, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives have persuaded workers and young people to join their side, leaving Singh to sound ever more ridiculous, as he talks like his ascension to the prime minister's office is all but imminent. Read More

Hopefulness about the future and overall satisfaction with life are dwindling for many Canadians, a new study reveals. Read More

The mayor of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., has apologized after she was criticized for musing about the "old days" of managing feral cats by throwing them in the river or gassing them with a vehicle's exhaust pipe. Read More

We've scoured the internet to find the best deals available in the Canadian e-commerce space. Below are our top picks for the week. Read More

A court in British Columbia this week ordered WestJet airline to pay a total of more than $2,000 to three passengers whose flight from Hawaii was diverted from Vancouver to nearby Victoria. The airline had argued that because the plane made it most of the way to where it was going, the passengers should still pay most of the cost. Read More

Former President Donald Trump made a pitch to Jewish voters on Thursday, touting his pro-Israel record, and saying that they could be critical to the 2024 election. Read More

Back in the day, if you wanted to take the party with you and play your favourite tracks anywhere you went, you had to lug around a cassette boombox and a backpack full of homemade mix tapes. (If you don’t know what any of those things were, ask someone who was born before the turn of the century.) Read More

Chafing. Chub rub. Thigh friction. Only those who have suffered from such ignominies can truly understand what they all mean. And when you are a person of certain size or body shape, finding undergarments that help you look good and feel comfortable at the same time can be one of the biggest challenges of getting dressed. Read More

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