A Canadian who died in ICE custody is documented to have had health concerns, according to a report made public by the U.S. government agency today. While in custody, the 49-year-old was prescribed medication for seizures and hypertension, and recommended to undergo mental health evaluation after he was reported to be feeling "sad and depressed, and refused to go to the medical clinic for an evaluation." Read More

That’s it. I’m calling it: the only thing kitschier than a MAGA hat inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump is the fanatical anti-MAGA sentiment that has some Canadians behaving like the jealous stepchild sibling to our southern neighbour. Read More

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he stayed up late, talking with Prime Minister Mark Carney and "solving all the world's problems" on Monday night. Read More

Bryan Kohberger, the masked man who snuck into a rental home near the University of Idaho campus and stabbed four students to death in late 2022, is expected to face the families of his victims in court Wednesday at his sentencing hearing. Read More

Tech entrepreneur and longevity crusader is thinking of ditching his "pain-in-the-ass" anti-aging nutrition and supplements company to focus on his "Don't Die" movement, a community of likeminded biohackers "united in defeating all causes of human and planetary death." Read More

The Justice Department fought to keep President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Alina Habba, in place as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey on Tuesday after a panel of judges refused to extend her tenure and appointed someone else to the job. Read More

Residents of an upstate New York town gathered Tuesday night to shed tears and light candles for a nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found in their community over the weekend. Read More

Kids These Days Dep’t: You may have seen a study making the rounds in recent days decrying the corrupting grasp of Andrew Tate on today’s male youth, titled “‘Trying to talk white male teenagers off the alt-right ledge’ and other impacts of masculinist influencers on teachers.” It gives the impression that roving junior Vikings have taken over classrooms, backing their female counterparts into a corner as they try to learn. It’s a distinctly racial problem and a distinctly male problem, one that teachers are fighting to no avail. Read More

Ukrainian activists called for more protests Wednesday against a law they say weakens the country's anti-corruption bodies, following the first major demonstration against the country's government in more than three years of war. The legislation has also drawn rebukes from European Union officials and international rights groups. Read More

On first blush following a visit to the White House by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, it seemed like Donald Trump had changed his tune on Vladimir Putin. He would typically have a “lovely conversation” with the Russian leader, the president said, then, soon after, Russian missiles would fly at night against Ukrainian civilians. Read More

The premiers are conferencing this week in Ontario with a scheduled drop-in from the prime minister. Then there will be a news release hopefully reporting incremental progress of some kind — perhaps on trade barriers, infrastructure, more counter-tariffs, or whatever.   Read More

Canada needs a new LGB movement that focuses exclusively on the interests of lesbians, gays and bisexuals, and which can operate without interference from transgender activists. The reality is that same-sex attracted people have unique needs that differ from, and occasionally clash with, the trans community, but which are not being adequately addressed under the status quo. Read More

The federal government’s new law designed to fast-track major projects has put the true meaning of UNDRIP’s "free, prior and informed consent" provisions under the spotlight. At the core of the issue is a simple question: does "consent" mean an Indigenous veto over projects, even those in the public interest? Read More

Mark Carney told the premiers in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday that the federal government’s new major projects office will be open by Labour Day, representing a shift in attitude towards building big things, the prime minister said, “from ‘why?’ to ‘how?’” Read More

Most Canadians believe the country is admitting too many immigrants and many do not trust the newcomers, new polling shows. Read More

OTTAWA — Automakers calling on Ottawa to roll back its electric-vehicle mandate say their case has so far failed to sway Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin, who appears "committed" to keeping it in place. Read More

TORONTO -- Ten years ago, a dead raccoon on a downtown Toronto street sparked an impromptu sidewalk shrine as passersby laid flowers, candles and cigarettes around the critter. Read More

MONTREAL -- A nine-year-old Montreal girl whose body was found in a shallow pond in Upstate New York on the weekend died from asphyxia due to drowning, New York State Police said Tuesday as they continued their homicide investigation. Read More

MONTREAL -- A Quebec woman who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and marry one of its fighters, has pleaded guilty to one count of participating in the activities of a terrorist group. Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump rehashed longstanding grievances over the Russia investigation that shadowed much of his first term, lashing out Tuesday following a new report from his intelligence director aimed at casting doubt on long-established findings about Moscow’s interference in the 2016 election. Read More

VANCOUVER — The presence of second-hand fentanyl smoke is so severe at some British Columbia supportive housing facilities that workers cannot escape "substantial exposure," even if they stay in their offices and don't venture into hallways or tenants' rooms. Read More

On Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and deputy leader Melissa Lantsman publicly deplored the seven-year sentence that might be facing Tamara Lich and Chris Barber on Wednesday. They were key organizers and spokespeople for the 2022 Freedom Convoy that eventually parked itself in downtown Ottawa and didn’t leave for three weeks. Read More

The Peel Regional Police on Tuesday announced a dozen arrests connected to 17 violent crimes that took place between May and December of 2024, and which resulted in the theft of almost $2 million in cars, jewellery, cash and more. Read More

Singer Ozzy Osbourne has died, the family said in a statement. Read More