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A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, in southern Ukraine, killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine's emergency service said Saturday, as a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war.

The United States on Saturday seized an oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on social media platform X.

Bowen Yang, coming off a huge year or two of projects, will depart Saturday Night Live mid-season after tonight's episode hosted by Ariana Grande, his Wicked buddy. Born in Australia, Yang has Canadian and U.S. citizenships.

Jake Paul sustained a "double broken jaw" in his loss to former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, the YouTuber confirmed early Saturday.

The initial decoration of a couple of 'eyesore' tree stumps in Creston, B.C. by an anonymous source, leads town staff on a holiday–season decorating mission to spruce up the remaining stumps. While reactions to the initiative are mixed, the festive stumps have certainly become a talking point in the normally quiet southeastern B.C., mountain town.

Reese Howden won gold at a ski cross event in Innichen, Italy, on Saturday for his second consecutive gold-medal result on the World Cup circuit.

The Fron2 instrument is featured heavily on the soundtrack for an international feature film called Resurrection by acclaimed Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan. The soundtrack was put together by the French electronic rock group M83 after Joe Berry, one of its members, became captivated by the unique instrument, which is made up of strings held between two wheels, played with a bow.

No matter you're going or how you're getting there, wise travellers this holiday season will be watching the forecasts, hoping for the best and preparing for anything.

A Plains Cree fashion designer from Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation, Stephanie Gamble is turning personal loss into purpose — lifting her children and Indigenous and two-spirit youth along the way.

The Mi'kmaw woman at the centre of an aggravated assault case now before the Supreme Court of Canada spoke about what she went through for the first time ever in an interview with CBC News. She says it's up to courts to find "balance" between sentencing Indigenous offenders and protecting Indigenous women who are victims.

The premier appears to be standing behind his labour minister after dodging questions about Piccini's future a day earlier.

The missing files included a photo of Donald Trump with Epstein, Melania Trump and Epstein’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Police found the person dead inside a residence at 6:30 a.m. in the area of Strachan Avenue and Wellington Street West.

The pre-dawn operation comes days after Donald Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of Venezuela.

The next draw will be Tuesday, the OLG said.

Daniel Tronko, 59, suffered gunshot wound during exchange with Niagara Regional Police Friday morning. Arrested by emergency task unit officers around 7:25 a.m. Saturday, he was transported to hospital

When many projects stall, the result is a dramatic contraction in future supply — a direct path to even deeper housing shortages, Dave Wilkes writes.

Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the acts of kindness of a…

According to a "rage index" survey, Trump's tariffs was what made Canadians the angriest this year.

Is there a way out? That was the question“EMPz 4 Life” asked as it followed Brian Henry’s efforts to help a group of troubled Toronto boys.

At the end of the hearing, hundreds of faithful lined up to pass through the Holy Door before it is closed again on Jan. 6, 2026.

Move comes days after Trump announced a ‘blockade’ of ‍all sanctioned ​oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela

Ukraine’s chief negotiator said late Friday that his delegation had completed separate meetings with American and European partners

Amid heightened security, lifeguards resume regular patrols on famed beach a week after Hanukkah attack

Former Britain’s Got Talent host says HarperCollins never told him of investigation, denies inappropriate behaviour

The couple was accused of selling gifts below market value while Khan was in office

Documents include numerous photos of former president Bill Clinton, with references to Trump relatively sparse

‘Large-scale’ strike carried out in retaliation for attack by suspected Islamic State member that killed U.S. personnel in Palmyra Saturday

Claudio Neves Valente is also a suspect in the fatal shooting of an MIT professor

Stefanik, a Trump ally, was expected to have a bitter Republican primary against Bruce Blakeman

More than a dozen Epstein-related files vanished from the U.S. Justice Department’s website within a day, with no explanation, raising transparency concerns.

Australian authorities plan to ban symbols tied to extremism and certain chants after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach killed 15 people and injured many more.

U.S. President Donald Trump had vowed to retaliate after an attack on U.S. personnel last weekend in Syria by a suspected Islamic State member.

Rubio faced several questions on U.S. military operations in Venezuela, negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, and the ongoing commitment to NATO in a year-end press conference.

A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside.

The scandal arose earlier this month when the former Miss Finland winner was pictured pulling back her eyes in an image shared on social media.

The European Union's parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of the 'My Voice, My Choice' citizens' initiative, which will be considered by the European Commission in March.

Putin said 'if the opposing side and its foreign patrons refuse to engage in substantive dialogue, Russia will achieve the liberation of its historical lands by military means.'

The prints were discovered on a near-vertical rock face 2,000 metres above sea level, which was once the floor of a warm lagoon, ideal for dinosaurs to roam along beaches.

United States President Donald Trump said he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, pressuring the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.

A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump.

The vessel, which was flying a Panamanian flag, was not on a list of tankers under U.S. sanctions.

The transcripts and photos were part of Department of Justice files arising from investigations into the disgraced financier and his former girlfriend.

The Syrian government did not comment directly on the extensive U.S. strikes targeting the Islamic State on Friday but said it was intensifying its own efforts to fight the group.

The Republican-led Justice Department’s release of photos of the former president with Jeffrey Epstein will introduce yet another generation to his flaws and controversies.

A conservative who has served in the Senate since 2021, Ms. Lummis attributed the decision to the “difficult, exhausting session” this fall on Capitol Hill.

The huge sum shows that while the Koch network may not hold significant power at high levels of the Republican Party, it remains a financial juggernaut.

Many of the Justice Department documents were heavily redacted, and President Trump’s name was rarely mentioned. The White House also sought to make political hay of the release of photos of Bill Clinton.

Strikes on four vessels signal that Kyiv is willing to expand the maritime theater of the conflict in an effort to crimp Moscow’s military funding.

Both parties are now preparing for “affordability” to play a major role in the midterm elections next year. How did it emerge so quickly?

A missing photo shows a desk displaying a large assortment of framed pictures and other items. Among them is a picture showing President Donald Trump's face.

Happiness researcher Jessica Weiss reveals simple but powerful habits that help build more emotional resilience.

Author and parenting coach Reem Raouda discussed a common parenting mistake that involves ignoring the underlying emotions beneath your child's behavior.

Lucid Motors says its Gravity SUV will sell far better than its Air sedan. But Lucid is losing money, and the rollout has been challenging.

Josh Woodward, a 16-year Google veteran, is tasked with running the Gemini app and going head-to-head with OpenAI in the booming generative AI market.

RTO mandates has workers who don't live in cities scrambling to find inexpensive ways of staying in the city without resorting to hostels.

President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November.

Shareholder Richard J. Tornetta brought the suit, accusing Musk and the Tesla board of a breach of fiduciary duties.

Dina Powell McCormick, who was a member of President Donald Trump's first administration, has resigned from Meta's board of directors.

President Donald Trump has pushed to lower drug prices for Americans, which are on average nearly three times higher than overseas.

The government of the oil-rich nation took control of its petroleum industry in 1976, nationalizing hundreds of private businesses and foreign-owned assets.

The Coast Guard led the action, enforcing a recent order from the president to block any oil from leaving Venezuela.

The expansive operation follows the killing last weekend of two U.S. soldiers and their interpreter at a military base in the city of Palmyra.

An ongoing record of U.S. military strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since Sept. 2.

Trimming a 147-foot redwood in northern England to win a Guinness World Record needed a cherry picker, 1,320 multicolored bulbs and precautions for high winds.

China’s growth is spluttering, potentially complicating Xi Jinping’s negotiating position ahead of two high-stakes meetings with President Donald Trump in 2026.

With a headlong plunge into the global video game sector, what is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman playing at?

A bill introduced Thursday looks to revive a presidential power from the age of sail, by which Trump could issue letters of marque authorizing private raids at sea.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said famine is no longer present but 1.6 million people still experience acute food insecurity and malnutrition.

E.U. leaders struck the deal on a loan backed by the bloc’s budget after the collapse of a plan to tap Russia’s frozen assets to finance Ukraine’s state and army.

The winner of this year's contest is announced as Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly host the final for the last time.

The move comes after US President Donald Trump ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

Troy Williamson upsets the odds to stop Callum Simpson in brilliant fashion and win the British, Commonwealth and European super-middleweight titles.

Cristian Romero would not have been sent off in Tottenham's loss to Liverpool if referee John Brooks "did his job" properly, says Spurs boss Thomas Frank.

World number eight Chris Dobey suffers a shock second round exit at the World Darts Championship with a 3-1 loss to Andrew Gilding.

Katherine Jenkins has recorded a classical reinterpretation of a viral song, and learnt a little Korean.

US lawmakers who pushed for the documents to be made public have criticised the initial release as incomplete.

Thousands gather in Bradford for the first of two events bringing the curtain down on culture year.

"It was the coolest experience!" said Michaela Benthaus after the 10-minute Blue Origin flight.

Jake Paul's jaw is broken in two places by Anthony Joshua during their heavyweight fight in Miami.

The Department of Homeland Security has branded self-deportation a ‘dignified’ route out of the country. But advocates warn those who choose to do so may not be able to return for years — or at all. Kelly Rissman reports

The 32-year-old is in detention in downtown Los Angeles and will be arraigned in early January for the alleged murders of his parents

The goat was seen eating oranges from a Christmas wreath, according to eye witnesses

Democrats accused the DOJ of deleting the previously available photograph that appeared to be Trump with a group of women

Trump has said that U.S. land strikes on the South American country could start soon

The documents were removed by the Justice Department without explanation

’Actually, maybe I shouldn't give it to charity. Maybe I should keep the money’

Academies have wide latitude in running such exercises, given a lack of national standards governing police training

The meatiest records released so far showed that federal prosecutors had what appeared to be a strong case against Epstein in 2007 yet never charged him

A federal jury found the owners of the Grand Gateway Hotel in South Dakota liable for discrimination against Native Americans in a decision on Friday