Western Canada heat wave expected to break daily, all-time temperature records

A heat wave stretching across Western Canada is set to break daily and all-time temperature records much earlier in the year than usual. And that, scientists say, is directly linked to climate change. 

In one of his first on-camera interviews since the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran in February, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee brushed aside reports that tension has emerged between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and discussed the U.S. reaction to Canada's recent sanctions on Israelis.

The federal government tabled a bill on Friday to change the way Canada bars imports of products made with forced labour.

A Gatineau school board committee says it's worried parents will be discouraged from volunteering after a local mother was reportedly told by her child's elementary school that, due to Quebec secularism laws, she would have to remove her hijab if she wants to participate in an after-school event this fall.

A Gatineau school board committee says it's worried parents will be discouraged from volunteering after a local mother was reportedly told by her child's elementary school that, due to Quebec secularism laws, she would have to remove her hijab if she wants to participate in an after-school event this fall.

Violent, nihilistic extremism targeting kids online is an "escalating threat" across Canada and the world, Winnipeg police say,and they're urging parents and caregivers to learn the warning signs so they can step in before it's too late.

Four grizzly bears have been killed by authorized hunters since the Alberta government introduced the Wildlife Management Responder Network in June 2024. The most recent lethal grizzly removal happened on June 8, south of Pincher Creek, where the province says a grizzly bear killed several cattle.

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will not take part in his team's World Cup game against Panama on Wednesday after his visa application to Canada was refused, FIFA said on Friday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced on Friday $100 million in federal funding to support Palestinians living in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

SpaceX jumped over 20 per cent in its Nasdaq debut on Friday, making the company worth more than $2 trillion US, and leading Forbes to estimate CEO Elon Musk's net worth at $1.1 trillion US. It's expected to be included in the Nasdaq 100 within weeks, making it a major holding for passive funds and ETFs that track the index.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and France will deepen their defence and industrial co-operation through a new general security of information agreement.

A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of people who were the subject of birth alerts, which shared private information without the person's knowledge, has reached a $66-million proposed settlement, according to class counsel.

Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency president Marlo Pritchard says he assumes "ultimate responsibility" for the response and Community Safety Minister Michael Weger says the agency "must do better."

The Pentagon released a third tranche of previously classified files on alleged UFO sightings on Friday, which include reports of glowing, sometimes red, orbs seen by people in the northeastern United States.

Bali, 29, was struck by the driver of a vehicle on Tuesday in the northern town of Hearst, about 520 kilometres east of Thunder Bay, as fellow investigators searched for a man who had escaped from a hospital.

Two months after deeming northern cod stock to be in the healthy zone, Ottawa is increasing the total allowable catch (TAC) by 55 per cent.

South Korea's ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol and his former defence minister were sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in a case alleging Yoon ordered drone flights over Pyongyang in 2024 to heighten tensions with North Korea and justify declaring martial law at home.

Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko says she will miss the rest of the grass-court season, including Wimbledon, with a knee injury.

Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday night at age 36. Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette was also honoured.

Finance Minister François-Phillippe Champagne says he "followed all the rules" to make sure he wasn't in a conflict of interest related to the Alto high-speed rail project.

Family and friends of Mark Squires squeezed into a small provincial court room in St. John's on Thursday, hoping the man responsible for the death of their loved one would be sentenced to prison.

Seven people were injured and taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed through an exterior wall of a shopping mall in London, Ont., and entered a north-end gym on Friday.

Seven people were injured and taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed through an exterior wall of a shopping mall in London, Ont., and entered a north-end gym on Friday.

Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn's children, has died at 47, the Bureau of the Royal Household said.

The International Practical Shooting Confederation has about 6,000 Canadian members — but with no way for most people to legally acquire handguns, competitive shooters fear their sport’s days are numbered.

Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th century art, died Thursday, his publicist said. He was 88.

The group pushing for separation says mortgages would carry over, and Canada's big banks would seek to operate in an independent Alberta. But analysts say there are a lot of unknowns, and the process would likely be very complicated.

The B.C. Conservation Service is not sure how the yearling got its head stuck in a stove pipe, but adds it is an important reminder to callthe service if you see an animal in distress.

Provincial officials are using legislation typically aimed at drug traffickers and organized crime to seek the forfeiture of what they say is equipment used in an illegal landfill operated last year at a site in Upper Hammonds Plains, N.S. But one businessman says his topsoil machine has been unfairly seized.

IPOs like SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI have dominated headlines lately, as a number of high-profile private companies announced they will become publicly traded firms. The hype is hard to ignore — but could these IPOs fall flat?