Homegrown app Gander wants to make social media more Canadian

Gander, a new social media app similar to X or Bluesky, was designed for Canadians — but many are skeptical that being homegrown alone will be enough to get users to try it.

The Alberta College of Pharmacy recently told its members that forgery attempts are on the rise, and it urged pharmacists to notify police.

Mikel Merino scored seconds into second-half stoppage time, and Spain beat Portugal 1-0 on Monday in Arlington, Texas, possibly the end of superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career.

Legendary swimming coach Bob Bowman has witnessed and coached many athletes to world records over his illustrious career.But being part of his first one while coaching Canadian swimming superstar Summer McIntosh on Sunday night in Montreal felt a little different for the veteran coach.

Andrew Chang explains mounting questions over possible political interference by U.S. President Donald Trump at the FIFA World Cup after a U.S. player had his red card suspension rescinded — a rare move invoked only once before in the history of the tournament.
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Elections Alberta says it's set to begin verifying the signatures on a petition looking to force a vote on the province separating from Canada.

“Who is next? Is the King of England going to withdraw the red card … where does it stop?"

Microsoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or about 2.1 per cent of its global workforce,including overhauling its Xbox gaming business and ‌divesting up to five studios as it looks to boost returns after years of heavy investment in the division.

Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday at midday, ‌the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people on the Caribbean ​island without power.

The Iran war both hampered business confidence and sent inflation expectations soaring, the Bank of Canada revealed in a new set of business outlook surveys published Monday.

Convoy protest leader Tamara Lich had to obtain permission from her parole officer to attend an official Independence Day event at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Ottawa. She's serving a conditional sentence after being convicted of mischief in October 2025.

Convoy protest leader Tamara Lich had to obtain permission from her parole officer to attend an official Independence Day event at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Ottawa. She's serving a conditional sentence after being convicted of mischief in October 2025.

Venezuelans say they are largely alone in their search for the dead after the June 24 earthquakes that killed thousands. Here's a visual overview of how Venezuelans are dealing with the search for bodies, and how they're remembering those who have died.

About 100 mourners gathered at a public dock in Richmond, B.C., to commemorate six victims missing and feared drowned after acharter boat sinking in the Strait of Georgiaa week earlier.

Weeks of rumours are finally over. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially married. Still, so many details are under wraps. But here's what we've been able to piece together about the couple's big day at the midtown Manhattan arena.

Air Canada is once again scaling back flights to the U.S. amid high jet fuel costs and lower demand for trips south of the border. Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat all made cuts to their summer flight capacity to the U.S. earlier this year as the Iran war sent jet fuel prices soaring.

Particle 6, the same AI-powered content studio that created Norwood in the first place, announced Monday that the actor will play the lead role in its upcoming drama, Misaligned.

Particle 6, the same AI-powered content studio that created Norwood in the first place, announced Monday that the actor will play the lead role in its upcoming drama, Misaligned.

The makers of Crown Royal whiskey have entered into an agreement to sell their former bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., Diageo, has confirmed to CBC.

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who voyaged around the moon in April, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency.

Independent MLA Jordan Kealy, who represents the riding of Peace River North, made a brief first appearance in Fort St. John provincial court on Monday.

Independent MLA Jordan Kealy, who represents the riding of Peace River North, made a brief first appearance in Fort St. John provincial court on Monday.

Gavin McKenna was the first Indigenous player from Canada to be the number one NHL draft pick in nearly 50 years. The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in citizen from Whitehorse has made efforts to represent his culture on the world stage.

Hundreds of people were stranded on British Columbia's Sea-to-Sky Highway overnight, where a fatal crash prompted a lengthy closure.

Four people, including a school principal, were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanon's Health Ministry said, in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks.

The bid for a federal submarine contract that could have provided Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., with additional infrastructure and hundreds of new jobs appears unsuccessful. Ottawa is expected to announce German shipbuilder TKMS has won the bid to build the Canadian navy's new fleet of submarines, over South Korea's Hanwha Ocean.

Federal government will announce that German shipbuilder TKMS has won the submarine bid over Hanwha Ocean, which would have provided $345M for a new steel beam mill and Algoma products in the Sault.

The premiers of Alberta and Ontario unveiled a proposed 3,300 km pipeline to transport oil from Western Canada to refineries in Southern Ontario.

Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are looking into the derailment of a train northeast of Montreal on July 5.

Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are looking into the derailment of a train northeast of Montreal on July 5.