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Three men who lost money to Ponzi schemer Greg Martel have filed a class action lawsuit claiming the bank and the regulator "enabled the [Ponzi] scheme to persist unchecked for years, resulting in massive and avoidable investor losses."

Proposed Ontario legislation that would give cabinet power to create "special economic zones" and allow the government to exempt itself from following laws on certain projects is little more than a power grab, First Nations, civil liberty groups and environmentalists say.

India fired missiles at multiple locations in Pakistani-controlled territory early Wednesday — killing at least eight people including a child according to Pakistan's military spokesperson, which that country's leader called an act of war.

India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in multiple locations early Wednesday, killing at least eight people including a child, Pakistani authorities said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants.

India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory early Wednesday, killing a child and wounding two other people, Pakistani security officials said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants.

India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in multiple locations early Wednesday, killing at least eight people including a child, Pakistani authorities said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants.

India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in multiple locations early Wednesday, killing at least eight people including a child, Pakistani authorities said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants.

These pros sported some of our favourite looks of the night.

Bill 103, presented by Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant on Tuesday, would also allow the Health Ministry to set conditions on supervised consumption sites around cleanliness and safety, which, if unmet, could see their authorization revoked.

Israel's plan to expand its Gaza offensive, displace people within the enclave and take control of aid distribution has horrified Gazans who have already suffered multiple displacements and severe food shortages for nearly 19 months.

It's blue, covered in stickers and mini-sticks, topped with a replica Stanley Cup, filled with gas and ready for Round 2 of the NHL playoffs.

Madeline Stenhouse, 24, is set to serve her sentence of two years less a day in the community for what a judge described as a series of lies that allowed her to treat roughly 200 patients at a Kingston hospital before being found out.

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube says starting goaltender Anthony Stolarz hasn't been ruled out for Game 2 of Toronto's second-round playoff series with Florida.

Premier Danielle Smith says her focus will be on repairing the destruction she says Ottawa has caused to Alberta over the past decade as the idea of separation from Canada gains greater public attention.

The Conservative caucus has chosen Andrew Scheer to lead the party in Parliament during the spring session. The party's leader, Pierre Poilievre, lost in the Ontario riding of Carleton in last week's election after representing the area for more than 20 years.

Cyndy Murray says she's 'hoping and praying for the best' as the search for Lily and Jack Sullivan enters its fifth day.

Explosions and fires rocked Sudan's wartime capital Port Sudan on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that has torched the country's biggest fuel depots and damaged its primary gateway for humanitarian aid.

The Israeli military said it fired on Yemen's main airport on Tuesday, and witnesses said there were four strikes in the capital of Sanaa, the latest hostilities as tensions rise between Israel and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels.

Israel attacked Yemen's capital of Sanaa on Tuesday, Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said, with eyewitnesses reporting four strikes. It comes after the Israeli military warned people to leave the area around the main airport.

Canada's trade deficit narrowed to $506 million in March, beating expectations as imports fell at a faster rate than the drop in exports, data showed on Tuesday.

Autoworkers at the Stellantis Windsor Assembly plant can expect to work fewer hours for the next 12 weeks as the plant switches between full-production, reduced shifts and full shut-downs.

Autoworkers at the Stellantis Windsor Assembly plant can expect to work fewer hours for the next 12 weeks as the plant switches between full-production, reduced shifts and full shut-downs.

The Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant will switch between full-production, reduced shifts and full shut-downs for the next 12 weeks as auto makers continue to navigate new market conditions brought on by U.S. tariffs on the Canadian auto sector.

Some auto workers at the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant are expressing mixed feelings about a new production schedule that will see that plant switch between full-production, reduced shifts and full shut-downs for the next 12 weeks.

The Edmonton Oilers opened the second round Tuesday night by setting a league record with their fifth consecutive playoff comeback victory in a single post-season. Zach Hyman scored from just above the right circle with 3:02 left in the third period to put Edmonton ahead for good in its 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights after falling behind 2-0.

Zach Hyman scored from just above the right circle with 3:02 left to put Edmonton ahead for good, and the Oilers rallied yet again this postseason to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the second-round series.

GameStop Canada says it has been acquired by French-Canadian entrepreneur Stephan Tetrault from the video game retailer's struggling parent company.

In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz's bid to become German chancellor failed by six votes in parliament on Tuesday — an unexpected defeat.

Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Jeremy Hainsworth went through a three-day trial at B.C. provincial court to ultimately win an order that would prevent a Vancouver man from contacting him for 12 months.

Edmonton police are performing more extra duty work for private contractors, according to new data. The police say the program is working well, but one criminologist worries about the line between public and private policing.

With wars on multiple continents and democracy under threat, we’re joined for a wide ranging discussion with a leader in the global humanitarian world: Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Dr. Agnès Callamard.

Searchers continued to scour a rural Nova Scotia community overnight Monday for two children who are believed to have wandered away from their home nearly five day ago.

Helicopters were back in the sky Tuesday as upward of 150 searchers scoured the wooded areas below for two children who are believed to have wandered away from their home in Nova Scotia's Pictou County five days ago.

Now that the election is over, the new Liberal government has a lot to deal with, especially on the tariff front, and not just with the U.S. Last fall, Canada implemented an additional 100 per cent tariff on electric vehicles from China — a move that some critics say now doesn't make sense, including Canada’s canola farmers.

Now that the election is over, the new Liberal government has a lot to deal with, especially on the tariff front, and not just with the U.S. Last fall, Canada implemented an additional 100 per cent tariff on electric vehicles from China — a move that some critics say now doesn't make sense, including Canada’s canola farmers.

“Territorial formula financing is the largest source of the government’s revenues and the primary driver of overall revenue growth,” N.W.T. Minister of Finance Caroline Wawzonek

Fifty years ago, the former Soviet Union launched a probe to Venus. However, the rocket engines shut off too early, and the probe became stuck in Earth orbit. Now, it’s making its way back home, and there's the possibility it could make it to Earth's surface.

With all the noise of back-to-back provincial and federal election campaigns, you’d be forgiven for not hearing the cracking sounds coming from Ontario’s fragile economy since January, even before U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs began to bite. 

All 3 Canadian teams have a shot at the championship when playoffs begin on Wednesday. Montreal will face Ottawa, while Toronto has a rematch with Minnesota, the reigning champions.

Those behind the lawsuit say it’s a precedent setting settlement — that raises the benchmark for recourse for women who experience sexual assault.

William Nylander got the Maple Leafs off to a flying start in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The star winger scored twice in the first period before adding an assist as Toronto built a big lead early before holding on late to down the Florida Panthers 5-4 and take Game 1 on Monday night.

William Nylander got the Maple Leafs off to a flying start in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The star winger scored twice in the first period before adding an assist as Toronto built a big lead early before holding on late to down the Florida Panthers 5-4 and take Game 1 on Monday night.

The U.S. Department of Education informed Harvard University on Monday that it was freezing billions of dollars in future research grants and other aid until the nation's oldest and wealthiest college concedes to a number of demands from the Trump administration, a senior department official said.

May 5, 2025 | Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Washington for a pivotal meeting at the White House. U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to tariff all foreign movies. And, Stanley Cup fever grows as three Canadian teams advance to the second round.

U.S. President Donald Trump claims he wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was converted into a U.S. tourist destination because it had become too costly to house criminals.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has already taken a trip out to the Alberta riding he hopes to represent, after losing the Ottawa-area seat he held for more than two decades in last week's general election. But Poilievre will have to wait at least 30 days for a byelection, and likely more.

Here’s what Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton and other stars wore on fashion’s biggest night.

Scientists have figured out how the body of an 18th-century Austrian vicar has remained so well-preserved for nearly 300 years — and it’s unlike anything they’ve seen before.