29 m. ago China Hawks Grow Queasy Over Trump’s Push for Deals With Beijing

President Donald Trump rewrote Washington’s rules for dealing with China in his first presidency, embracing confrontation, launching a trade war and upending decades of policy. In his second term, China hawks in Washington fear that Trump is going soft.

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47 m. ago AI helps Ont. researcher discover breakthrough antibiotic treatment for bowel disease

HAMILTON — Jon Stokes’s research lab has discovered what could be a breakthrough treatment for Crohn’s and inflammatory bowel disease in about 100 seconds.  Rather, his AI sequencing tool discovered it in 100 seconds. Then, as Stokes said, his team spent about six months testing the results to confirm they were true.  Still that’s six […]

Economics

2 h. ago California governor says Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — President Donald Trump is sending 300 California National Guard members to Oregon after a judge temporarily blocked his administration from deploying that state’s guard to Portland, California’s governor said Sunday.  Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged Sunday to fight the move in court.  There was no official announcement from Washington that the California National […]

Politics

3 h. ago Taylor Swift’s ’The Official Release Party of a Show Girl’ tops box office

LOS ANGELES — This weekend’s box office belonged to two undeniable draws: Taylor Swift and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It might have looked like a heavyweight matchup, but Swift’s devoted fanbase once again proved unstoppable with her film “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl,” which debuted at No. 1 with $33 million in […]

Culture

3 h. ago Balloons carrying smuggled cigarettes over Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport for hours

VILNIUS, Lithuania — Up to 25 small hot-air balloons, some of them confirmed to be carrying smuggled cigarettes, entered Lithuanian airspace late Saturday and forced the shutdown of Vilnius Airport, delaying flights for hours, authorities said. The balloons interfered with 30 flights, impacting some 6,000 passengers, according to Lithuania’s National Crisis Management Center. Flights resumed […]

Transport

5 h. ago Two Canadians detained in Israel over flotilla to Gaza: Global Affairs Canada

Global Affairs Canada says it is aware that two Canadian citizens have been detained in Israel following their involvement in a flotilla to Gaza. The Global Sumud Flotilla is a pro-Palestinian fleet of boats aiming to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. Global Affairs Canada did not identify the detained Canadians or disclose if there are […]

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5 h. ago Canada and the U.S. have a common enemy: invasive and voracious carp

Fish initially introduced as a tool to control nuisance algae in confined area could threaten the Great Lakes, warn scientists on both sides of the border

Transport

7 h. ago Stunning damage after vehicle crashes through hydro pole, into house

One person was injured after a vehicle slammed into a London home, fire officials said on Sunday morning. Emergency crews were called to the 100-block of Adelaide Street, located south of Hamilton Road, where a vehicle struck a utility pole before crashing into a house, London Fire Department officials wrote on social media at about […]

Events

8 h. ago Gaza flotilla activists allege ‘stress and humiliation’ in Israeli custody

On his return at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport late Saturday, Italian journalist Saverio Tommasi said Israeli soldiers withheld medicines and treated prisoners “like monkeys.”

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12 h. ago Russia Targets Much of Ukraine With Missile and Drone Barrage

Russia launched another massive airstrike at targets across Ukraine overnight, killing at least five people and wounding several others.

Events

12 h. ago Russian Air Barrage Targets Ukraine, Damaging Gas Infrastructure

Russia launched a massive airstrike at targets across Ukraine overnight, including at energy facilities, killing at least five people and wounding several others.

Economics

21 h. ago Over 600 couples tie the knot in Asuncion, Paraguay’s mass civil wedding

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — More than 600 couples married simultaneously Saturday in Asuncion, Paraguay. Thousands said “I do” in unison as part of a government initiative to make civil weddings more accessible across the country. The campaign, called “United by Love and Protected by Law,” aims to legalize relationships in which couples forgo marriage […]

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22 h. ago Gaza ceasefire plan in works, hostages could be freed within days

Netanyahu says Hamas agreed to release hostages due to military pressure as a U.S.-led plan aims to end the Gaza war and free captives within days.

Events

30 h. ago Germany Expects Slight GDP Growth This Year, Upswing From 2026

The German government is set to raise its economic forecasts, bringing official projections into line with those of the country’s leading research institutes, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

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33 h. ago Germany’s Munich Airport reopens after second closure in less than 24 hours due to drones

MUNICH (AP) — Germany’s Munich Airport reopened Saturday morning after authorities shut it down the night before for the second time in less than 24 hours after two additional drone sightings, officials said. The closures are the latest after mysterious drone overflights in the airspace of European Union member countries. The airport, one of Germany’s […]

Events

41 h. ago «J'aime travailler au Québec»: ces travailleurs que le Canada rejette désormais

Des travailleurs étrangers temporaires, dont le nombre a doublé en deux ans, devront changer de région ou rentrer dans leur pays.

Transport

42 h. ago Redblacks' playoff hopes officially squashed in loss to Saskatchewan Roughriders

With three games left on their schedule, the Ottawa Redblacks have officially been eliminated from the CFL playoffs. Any hope of a mad dash to the regular season finish line was dashed Friday in a 20-13 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders at TD Place. It was Ottawa’s fourth straight defeat and left the cellar-dwelling team […]

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45 h. ago Montreal election 2025: Here’s the official list of candidates and parties

Montrealers will head to the polls on Nov. 2.

Politics

45 h. ago Montreal election 2025: More than 400 candidates running, including 8 for mayor

Montreal’s 2025 municipal election is set, with more than 400 candidates running for 103 positions, including eight mayoral contenders.

Politics

46 h. ago Trump tells Israel to ‘immediately stop’ bombing Gaza after Hamas agrees to release hostages, negotiate peace

‘We agreed to the plan in principle based on its main points, but its implementation requires negotiations,’ a senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera

Events