Boris Johnson calls for British election on Dec. 12 in attempt to resolve Brexit

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday called for a general election on Dec. 12 to break the Brexit impasse, conceding for the first time he will not meet his "do or die" deadline to leave the European Union next week.

When Brad Miller signed up to be mayor of Richmound, Sask., he never imagined his tiny southwestern village would be overrun by a cult. After three years and many sleepless nights, the cult is finally gone, and Miller will resign on Oct. 15.

Ontario ministers defended keeping secret the province's payout to Elon Musk's SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract, as critics accused the government of obfuscation during the recent release of its latest financial statements.

Next year, for the first time in decades, Canadians won't be able to watch the NHL Stanley Cup Finals for free on television. A lobby organization wants the government to pass a law to prevent that from happening.

Next year, for the first time in decades, Canadians won't be able to watch the NHL Stanley Cup final for free on television. A lobby organization wants the government to pass a law to prevent that from happening.

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says Canada's immigration targets need to go "way down" after Prime Minister Mark Carney recently floated the possibility of increasing immigration levels.

Several Canadian websites have taken down articles published under the name Daniel Robson, saying the writer's identity cannot be verified and was likely generated by AI.

Canada is failing to meet international legal obligations by refusing to hold thorough investigations into the crimes committed in its residential school system, says a global human rights organization.

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. military will cut 20 per cent of its generals and admirals as he made a series of announcements in what he called his "state of the force" address.

Carpenter Matty Goldsmith discovered a wallet last week in Dartmouth N.S., returning a time capsule of 1970 memories to its long-lost owner.

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he wants to defund the office of the lieutenant-governor and pass a law to sever the province's ties to the Crown. But is a phaseout of the monarchy constitutionally feasible in Quebec?

Arizona State University hockey coach Greg Powers has been placed on paid administrative leave after an anonymous letter from teammates of NHL prospect Matthew Mayich disputed aspects of the school's review into the Hamilton-born player's collapse during an outdoor workout last month.

Arizona State University hockey coach Greg Powers has been placed on paid administrative leave after an anonymous letter from teammates of NHL prospect Matthew Mayich disputed aspects of the school's review into the collapse of the Hamilton-born player during an outdoor workout last month.

Ontario MP and former Conservative leadership candidate Scott Aitchison said Wednesday that he intends to resign his seat at the end of the fall sitting.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will use "all powers" at its disposal to pursue Stelco's American owners "to the fullest extent of the law."

The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the execution ofChrista Gail Pike to go forward, overturning a last-minute stay on Wednesday that was issued by an appeals court hours earlier.

Toronto Blue Jays CEO and president Mark Shapiro and General Manager Ross Atkins are set to speak to reporters at 11 a.m. Wednesday after the team's season drew to a close earlier this week.

An Edmonton father who was reported missing with his young son and daughter five weeks ago is now facing charges in relation to the alleged abduction of his children.

Pro-separation organizers argue referendum vote is just about 'leverage' with Ottawa. Are voters convinced by that pitch?

Passengers on a FlyDubai flight reached Israel safely on Wednesday after passengers and crew foiled a co-pilot's attempt to crash the aircraft, Israeli officials said, in a struggle that began when he stabbed the pilot and sent the jet plunging.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video address Wednesday that the Israeli government believes that a Flydubai pilot tried to crash a commercial plane en route to Tel Aviv after stabbing their co-pilot.

A flight bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals following a fight between the pilots, an Israeli official said Wednesday.

The Israeli government believes an incident on a flight ‌from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, which diverted to Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals on Wednesday, may have been an attempted "terror attack" by one of the pilots, according to two Israeli officials.

A commercial plane travelling from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble warplanes. A regional official briefed on the incident said a fight broke out in the cockpit and apparently involved pilots.

Russia unleashed an air campaign against Ukraine's energy grid on Wednesday, ‌hitting power facilities and infrastructure around Kyiv and other regions in what Ukraine's prime minister said was the heaviest combined attack on energy sites in months.

Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv and nearby areas killed four people, damaged energy infrastructure and shrouded the ‌capital in smoke, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.

Russian drone and missile attacks on Kyiv and nearby areas killed four people, damaged energy infrastructure and shrouded the ‌capital in smoke, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.

Obby Khan was to Wab Kinew what Justin Trudeau was to Pierre Poilievre: The gift that kept on giving, as long as he remained in his position. Unfortunately for the NDP, he self-ejected.

Trail is working with nine landowners to secure sites to harvest medicinal plants

There is an immediate political test looming for Prime Minister Mark Carney and his government as early as next week, one that has not been on the political radar federally for more than a decade.