The Israel Defense Forces is expediting preparations for a multi-front war with Iran in light of the internal unrest in the Islamic Republic, Hebrew media reported on Wednesday. Read More

The year 2026 is primed to be fuelled by a desire for authenticity and nostalgia, according to trend reports from Nourish Food Marketing and Pinterest. Experts are expecting a backlash over the artificial and “faux perfection” in the year ahead. Trend forecasts reveal a yearning for realness, connection and belonging in an increasingly fractured world. Read More

A lesser known feature of the planet Earth’s magnetic field has recently gained a special Canadian connection that is often overlooked in the better known science story about the magnetic north pole drifting away from Canada toward Russia. Read More

In September, the British Columbia Supreme Court threw private property into turmoil. Aboriginal title in Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver, is “prior and senior” to fee simple interests, the court said. That means it trumps the property you have in your house, farm or factory. If the decision holds up on appeal, it would mean private property is not secure anywhere a claim for Aboriginal title is made out. Read More

Recent arrests in the Greater Toronto Area of Waleed Khan, Osman Azizov, and Fahad Sadaat lay bare a disturbing truth that Canadians can no longer ignore: violent jihadist extremism is being cultivated and operationalized here. Read More

President Xi Jinping highlighted China’s achievements in artificial intelligence and the chip industry in a triumphant New Year’s Eve speech while also speaking of the inevitability of uniting with Taiwan. Read More

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday his country was "10 per cent" away from a peace deal with Russia, but cautioned that the most important issues were still unresolved and that any agreement should not reward Moscow. Read More

TEHRAN -- Iran's prosecutor general said on Wednesday that economic protests that had gripped the country were legitimate, but any attempt to create insecurity would be met with a "decisive response." Read More

The B.C. Court of Appeal has revoked the bail granted to an elderly convicted killer, reasoning that his release would undermine public confidence in the administration of justice. Read More

Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the U.S. left, was readying Wednesday to take over as New York mayor for a term likely to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump. Read More

Hockey Canada has unveiled a 25-player men’s hockey roster for February’s Winter Olympics in Italy made up mostly of experienced veterans. Read More

The Israel Defence Forces attacked roughly 20,900 targets in 2025 as part of the seven-front War of Redemption, the military said on Wednesday, as it released its annual operational figures covering all sectors. Read More

The FBI released photos this week of motorcycles, artwork and two gold medals seized by Mexican authorities during raids last month and suspected of belonging to former Canadian Olympian-turned alleged narco boss Ryan Wedding. Read More

A Canadian tourist was stabbed in the leg near Bryant Park late Monday afternoon in an attack described as random by the New York police department. Read More

Queen Camilla has spoken for the first time publicly about fighting off an attacker on a train when she was a teenager, in an interview broadcast Wednesday. Read More

Ontario’s solicitor general wants the Toronto Police Service to urgently step up its enforcement of “hate, intimidation and harassment-motivated offences” plaguing the city. Read More

O Canada faced some serious backlash as it was front and centre on an international stage when the Toronto Blue Jays took part in the World Series. Canada's army was dubbed a "boutique" military, only capable of niche operations and deployments due to inadequate funding and slow procurement. A Canadian symbol, the goose, once considered a honking nuisance is given some grace. Women in Afghanistan shared their heartbreaking and hopeful stories about life with the Taliban back in charge. Read More

In 2025, Cook This travelled from the Caribbean to Eastern Europe, and the Greek Islands to Nigeria. Some of the year's best cookbooks found reasons to gather. There were plenty of ways to eat your vegetables — and enjoy doing it. Salads, especially, took centre stage with authors proving the dish truly has no boundaries. Read More

For decades, Canada and the United States have been strategic allies and defence partners. But it wasn’t always that way. Read More

Bear attacks have loomed frighteningly large in the headlines this year. The most terrifying was a grizzly attack on a group of B.C. schoolchildren and teachers out on a hike in late November. Four people — three children and an adult — from Acwsalcta School near Bella Coola were seriously injured and airlifted to Vancouver for treatment. Read More

They were contentious, unprecedented and among the policies that drove long-haul truckers from across Canada to overtake Ottawa’s downtown core for nearly a month. Read More

Tom Christie believed he was doing his job when he waded into a crowd of drunken, rowdy teens at a Calgary park. Read More

The United States has a political violence problem to which the Trump administration is responding with a focus on domestic terrorism. Unfortunately, and not for the first time, federal officials define “terrorism” broadly enough to include protected activities, and they’re once again going after adherents of specific ideologies that are out of favour with the powers that be. This isn’t a new problem; presidents from both major parties have engaged in the persecution of political opponents in the name of fighting extremism and violence. The result is always the same: the violation of constitutionally protected rights. Read More

Montreal — On New Year’s Eve 250 years ago, Brig.-Gen. Richard Montgomery of the Continental Army, headquartered here in Montreal at the Château Ramezay, ordered a multi-pronged attack on Quebec City. The future existence of Canada hung in the balance; Quebec may have become the 14th state at the conclusion of the American Revolution. Read More