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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew went to the ethics commissioner Monday to disclose that twice he took a Winnipeg Blue Bomber charter to the Grey Cup following a CBC story that looked at whether that trip violated the province’s conflict of interest laws.

Israeli settlers attacked and beat Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to one of his fellow directors and other witnesses.

A Nova Scotia centre for education has issued a directive allowing only Canada and Nova Scotia flags to fly outside South Shore schools — a move the provincial teachers union calls concerning and confusing.

Top Trump administration officials, including the defence secretary and vice-president, mistakenly texted war plans for military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included a journalist, the White House said on Monday, following a first-hand account by the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine.

A hijab-wearing woman who was nearly set on fire at an Ontario library over the weekend is speaking out about the "absolute horror" of what police have said was an unprovoked attack. 

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recent comments to right-wing U.S. media outlet Breitbart quickly drew reaction from party leaders seeking to position themselves as the best option to manage a contentious relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House raised over $136,000 to help with the construction of a new main entrance for Canadians after the U.S. government announced it is limiting access to the main entrance located steps into Derby Line, Vt.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s available to talk to the U.S. President Donald Trump as the White House prepares its next volley in the ongoing tariff war, but implied the president is waiting for the results of the federal election — whoever that may be after April 28.

Patrick Anderson, who led the Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team to three Paralympic gold medals and a silver, has retired.

When George Foreman came back to prominence as a boxer in the 1990s, his ever-smiling image and congenial manner made him one of the most impactful celebrity spokespeople of all time.

The leaders of the main federal political parties will be invited to a face off in mid-April — if they meet certain criteria, announced the Leaders' Debates Commission Monday.

Japan's official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country's favourite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital.

23andMe on Sunday filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. after struggling with the fallout of a data breach and weak demand for its ancestry testing kits that featured in Oprah Winfrey's annual list of favourite things just eight years ago.

Egypt has put forward a new proposal aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, security sources told Reuters on Monday, as Palestinian health authorities said Israeli strikes have killed at least 65 people in the enclave in the past 24 hours.

French actor Gérard Depardieu went on trial Monday in Paris on charges of sexually assaulting two women on a movie set, in a case seen as a potential watershed for the #MeToo movement in France.

A Chilliwack mother faces a year-and-a-half wait for an epilepsy procedure. The hospital that performs them, VGH, can only do two a month.

A Chilliwack mother faces a year-and-a-half wait for an epilepsy procedure. The hospital that performs them, VGH, can only do two a month.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will introduce an income tax cut that will save the average worker about $900 a year if he becomes prime minister.

The money Albertans have lost to job scams has risen more than tenfold in two years, despite only a small increase in the number of reported victims, federal data shows.

U.S. and Russian officials wrapped up day-long talks on Monday focused on a narrow proposal for a ceasefire at sea between Kyiv and Moscow, part of a diplomatic effort that Washington hopes will help pave the way for broader peace negotiations.

New research shows Canada's media ecosystem has deteriorated since the last election. How will that affect us as we go to the polls?

South Korea's Constitutional Court reinstated Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's powers on Monday, the latest twist in the country's recent turbulent politics after his impeachment as acting president nearly three months ago.

Manitoba's premier is being accused by a democracy advocate of breaking provincial conflict of interest laws after he took a plane chartered by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to the Grey Cup in 2023 and 2024.

M.K.Y, a racially and ethnically motivated extremist group police say has been linked to an antisemitic vandalism case in Winnipeg, draws its hateful ideology from many sources but is ultimately fuelled by a sense of nihilism, experts say.

With the federal election underway, polls suggest the NDP could be wiped off Manitoba's electoral map, while the Liberals would likely hold existing Winnipeg seats and the Conservatives would face no rural challenges.

Bruce Masales had a 21-year volunteer firefighting career in Eastern Passage. But he doesn't qualify for workers' compensation or other municipal insurance coverage, falling through a gap in both systems.

Quebec will present its budget on Tuesday and the province’s finance minister Eric Girard has signalled it will include financial supports to help businesses adapt to the changing economic situation with the U.S. It could also include even higher deficit spending.

Quebec will present its budget on Tuesday and the province’s finance minister Eric Girard has signalled it will include financial supports to help businesses adapt to the changing economic situation with the U.S. It could also include even higher deficit spending.

Canada leaves the CONCACAF Nations League with a third-place finish — and a smile after defeating the United States 2-1 on Sunday.

The host Ottawa Gee-Gees scored twice in the first period, added another in the second and then held off a late rally for a 3-2 victory over the Concordia Stingers in Sunday's championship final of the U SPORTS University Cup at TD Place.

The host Ottawa Gee-Gees scored twice in the first period, added another in the second and then held off a late rally for a 3-2 victory over the Concordia Stingers in Sunday's championship final of the U Sports University Cup at TD Place. On the women's side, the Bishop's Gaiters to a 3-0 victory over the host Waterloo Warriors in Sunday's gold-medal final.

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The office of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is vehemently denying accusations that she asked the U.S. to interfere with Canadian federal politics, as comments Smith made during an interview with an American news outlet earlier this month made waves this weekend.