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A University of Helsinki food scientist is this year’s winner of Science magazine’s annual Dance Your PhD contest, which has academics ditch their lab coats for latex as they explain their dissertations with movement and song.

James Foley, an American journeyman director best known for Glengarry Glen Ross but with a range of other films as well as music videos and TV episodes among his credits, has died. He was 71.   

The process is still taking shape. But the two-step idea is emerging in comments following this week's meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump.

The newly appointed interim leader of the NDP says the party — at this point — won't be using its limited leverage in Parliament to back the Liberal government in exchange for the perks that come with being a recognized party.

At least seven universities in the province are forecasting major budget deficits for the 2025-26 academic year, including a shortfall of $9.7 million for the Université de Montréal and nearly $32 million at Concordia University.

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student from Turkey who was held for over six weeks in an immigration detention centre in Louisiana after co-writing an opinion piece criticizing her school's response to Israel's war in Gaza, was released from custody on Friday after a federal judge granted her bail.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to release a Tufts University student from Turkey who has been held for over six weeks in a Louisiana immigration detention facility after she co-wrote an opinion piece criticizing her school's response to Israel's war in Gaza.

Brad Marchand scored the winner in Florida Friday night to bring the Panthers back into the series.

U.S. and European health regulators are warning the public of possible health risks linked to finasteride, a popular hair-loss drug. 

Although Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party promptly accepted his election loss in the Carleton riding, claims of fraud and unfairness continue to spread. These are the facts of what happened.

The air traffic controllers directing planes into the airport in Newark, N.J., lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks.

Premier says she wants to lower separatist sentiment. But her political base's anti-Ottawa mood is becoming an anti-Canada mood.

The lawyer for former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard argued in a Winnipeg court Friday that a review by Saskatchewan prosecutors of a Manitoba Prosecution Service decision not to charge her client with sexual assault was done because of political pressure.

The lawyer for former fashion mogul Peter Nygard argued in a Winnipeg court Friday her client's Winnipeg charges of sexual assault and unlawful confinement should be stayed because they were the result of "unprecedented" political pressure.

A judge on Friday said he would be ordering a ballot recount in the riding of Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, where the Conservative candidate won by fewer than 100 votes in last week’s federal election.

The 2025 WNBA season begins May 16. For Toronto, it also serves as the unofficial one year out marker. And while roots have been planted for the franchise — a president, general manager, nickname and logo being the most notable — there’s still plenty left to do before the Tempo play basketball.

The cabinet will be sworn in at 10:30 a.m. at Rideau Hall by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon.

Police have arrested a driver who allegedly struck five people on a walkway at Toronto Metropolitan University in April. 

A U.S.-backed mechanism for distributing aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington's ambassador to Israel said on Friday ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East, but he gave few details.

John Hogan was sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador's 15th premier in a ceremony that took place on Friday morning at Government House in St. John's.

Canada's unemployment rate ticked up to 6.9 per cent in April, Statistics Canada said on Friday, matching the highest rate seen in eight years outside of the pandemic.

On Friday, Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel, where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier. He prayed that his historic papacy can help the Catholic Church be a beacon illuminating "the dark nights of this world."

On Friday, Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass in the Sistine Chapel, where he was elected less than 24 hours earlier. He prayed that his historic papacy can help the Catholic Church be a beacon illuminating "the dark nights of this world."

Onex Corp. is selling minority stakes in WestJet to Delta Air Lines and Korean Air for a total of US$550 million.

A daycare owned by an organization created to benefit Peguis First Nation promises dozens of new daycare spots for families when it opens its doors – but not for the First Nation in Manitoba's Interlake region, which is in dire need of child care.

A daycare owned by an organization created to benefit Peguis First Nation promises dozens of new daycare spots for families when it opens its doors – but not for the First Nation in Manitoba's Interlake region, which is in dire need of child care.

An official from a rural municipality outside Fredericton is facing charges after she called the RCMP on residents asking for public documents they were legally entitled to. 

The IWK is launching a new research unit aimed at helping patients with breast cancer across the province. The idea came from a surgical oncologist who wants to find out why Nova Scotia has the worst breast cancer mortality rates in the country.

A Memorial University researcher says the jaw-dropping amount of fentanyl police say they've seized from a St. John's trailer is a bellwether for danger to come.

When Ayami Sato takes the mound for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday afternoon, the 35-year-old Japanese pitcher will be the first woman to play for a Canadian professional men's baseball team. "I'll try to cherish every single moment here," she says.

A recent study has found that climate change is altering Arctic plant composition, with some species declining in response to warmer temperatures, while others flourish. Researchers studied over 2,000 plant communities across the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and Scandinavia over four decades.

A steep drop in oil prices in the first months of the year has undermined any plans for oil companies to “drill, baby, drill.”

Thunder Bay pharmacists Jaspreet Sahota and Chi (Hao) Luu have had their professional licences suspended for several months after their provincial regulator found instances of misconduct, including breaking therapy guidelines for treating opioid use disorder.

Leon Draisaitl took a pass from Connor McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.

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With record pollen counts across North America, seasonal allergies are hitting harder than ever. Johanna Wagstaffe explains how climate change is turbo charging allergy seasons and what you can do about it.

A Conservative party fundraising email alleges the Liberals are trying to “tip the scales” in riding recounts, language some political watchers say is concerning as some Canadians say they don't trust the results of last week's election.

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé tabled Bill 106 which would give the government the power to change the way doctors are paid. The proposed law comes as negotiations to renew the framework agreement for GPs and specialists are underway.

The company was in financial trouble last year. Its assets were seized and it was later acquired by ComediHa!, which put on a smaller show. This year’s edition will include Tom Segura, Mae Martin as well as the return of the Nasty Show.

A retired, highly decorated Canadian soldier pleaded guilty, was fined and given a severe reprimand on Thursday over an insulting remark he made about a British senior officer while on a NATO exercise.

Surrey police and RCMP financial crimes officers are investigating allegations that a former City of Surrey finance clerk defrauded the city of more than $2.5 million by cutting hundreds of cheques to accounts associated with herself and her boutique cake baking business.