MONTREAL – Marjorie Michel never wanted to run for office. She didn't want to come out of the shadows, she said. Read More

As the Iran-Israel war raged last month, I visited Bethlehem in the West Bank, on behalf of the News Forum, to better understand how Palestinians coped with the conflict, which is now in a ceasefire. There, I spoke with several locals who, despite being deeply critical of Israel, called for regional peace and harboured little love for the Iranian regime. Perhaps the world would be a better place if more people — particularly anti-Israel activists in the West — listened to these voices. Read More

On Saturday, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of India issued a preliminary report into the June 12 crash of Air India Flight 171 in Ahmedabad. The crash was the first-ever fatal accident involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Video of the doomed flight, which was bound for Gatwick Airport in London, England, shows the plane losing altitude just after liftoff despite remaining in level flight with the nose up. Of the 230 passengers, 229 were killed, along with 19 people on the ground at a medical college located 1,500 metres beyond the end of the runway. Read More

LONDON — Fauja Singh, an Indian-born runner nicknamed the Turbaned Torpedo who was believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car. He was 114. Read More

RICHMOND, B.C. — RCMP say they've arrested the pilot of a small aircraft that was allegedly hijacked from Victoria and flown to Vancouver International Airport, where other flights had to be temporarily halted. Read More

Washington — Computer drives containing unreleased music by U.S. superstar Beyonce Knowles and plans related to her concerts were stolen last week in Atlanta, police said Monday, with a suspect still at large. Read More

Wildfires are becoming more common in Canada and that means more smoke and air quality warnings. Here’s what you need to know about air quality to better understand how it could impact your health and outdoor activities. Read More

OTTAWA — As federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre faces calls to make changes following his April election loss, the manager who ran that campaign remains an advisor, but is taking a less visible role, at least for now. Read More

OTTAWA — A trade deal with the United States will likely include some tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated on Tuesday ahead of a meeting with his cabinet. Read More

OTTAWA — An Alberta Conservative MP said she thinks the measles outbreak in her province can be traced back to the COVID pandemic and loss of trust in vaccines due to the federal government's lack of transparency about their risks. Read More

Obesity climbed 7.74 per cent in Canada thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Best-selling author and commentator Jordan Peterson and his wife, Tammy, are selling their Toronto home and relocating to Arizona. Read More

B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu and her bid to buy up to 25 Hudson's Bay leases was due to come under further scrutiny in court Tuesday -- but the battle was waylaid when she showed up with no lawyer or materials to aid in making her case. Read More

Environment Canada offers some reasonable-sounding advice for living with poor air quality caused by smoke from wildfires, which is currently afflicting several parts of Canada — and causing hysteria in one part of Canada, or at least in its media, or at least in one particular newspaper. Read More

The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall. Read More

The diplomats' union and former ambassadors are raising concerns about Prime Minister Mark Carney's planned cuts to the foreign service, just as Global Affairs Canada is looking to expand its presence abroad. Read More

Having grown disillusioned with Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he will expand arms shipments to Ukraine and tariff Moscow’s trading partners if no peace deal is signed by September. While this is a welcome development, Trump should’ve seen through the Kremlin’s lies much earlier, and the depth of his foreign policy pivot remains unclear.   Read More

Police in Metro Vancouver say they have yet to identify a suspect in a targeted assault that sent a woman to hospital for urgent treatment of "severe burns" resulting from exposure to an "unknown substance." Read More

Over 40 per cent of antisemitic incidents targeting Ontario Jewish students since the October 7 terrorist attacks have included a Nazi salute or statements such as, “Hitler should have finished the job,” according to a new federal report published Monday. Read More

In December 2023, Akashkumar Khant, 30 (plus or minus some months), made the mistake of arranging to have sex with a 15-year-old at a Mississauga Holiday Inn for $140. Read More