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Canada

Langenburg UFO sighting commemorated with silver coin

Perhaps Saskatchewan's most famous encounter with Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP/UFO) – "The Langenburg Event" is now being immortalized in the form of a collective coin.
RCMP investigation into Lytton, B.C., wildfire finds no criminality, no definitive cause

The RCMP has concluded its criminal investigation into the "devastating and fatal fire" that tore through the Village of Lytton and surrounding Indigenous communities more than three years ago.
B.C. family says razor blades found in bag of frozen blueberries

The B.C. parents of an 11-year-old girl said their daughter recently found a package containing razor blades in a bag of Kirkland-brand frozen blueberries.
Inside a Manitoba ghost town, a group of ladies works to keep it alive

Abandoned homes line the streets of Lauder, a town that's now a ghost of what it once was. Yet inside, a small community is thriving.
Terry Fox's hometown wants public's help with new interactive exhibit

As thousands prepare to take part in Terry Fox Runs this weekend to raise money in the fight against cancer, his hometown has a new legacy project in the works.
Famous Winston Churchill portrait, stolen in Ottawa, is found

Ottawa's Chateau Laurier hotel says authorities have recovered an iconic photograph of Winston Churchill after it was stolen and replaced with a fake nearly three years ago.

World

Alberto Fujimori, former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, dies at 86

Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86.
North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles after Kim vowed to bolster war readiness

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to put his nuclear force fully ready for battle with its rivals.
Flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and over a million displaced

Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has left 30 people dead and affected more than a million others, authorities said on Wednesday.
Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets

Former U.S. president Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumours that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate the type of inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric he has promoted throughout his campaigns.
Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say

Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a UN school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials said
Trump suggests he won't debate Harris again, attacks ABC over moderators' fact-checking

The morning after Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump’s first presidential debate, it is far from clear if Trump will agree to a rematch.

Lifestyle

Lotto Max jackpot hits record $75 million, could rise to $80M

Starting Friday, Lotto Max draw participants can play for prize of $75 million for the first time ever in Canada.
Givenchy names Sarah Burton, designer of Princess of Wales' wedding dress, new creative director

Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate effect, the fashion house announced on Monday.
Resources are out there for LGBTQ2S+ travellers looking to stay safe

Do LGBTQ2S+ tourists have a green book-like system for staying safe while travelling in these politically precarious times? They don't have one. They have many.

Sports

If you build it, they will come: How Manitoba farmers created their own 'Field of Dreams'

A hamlet with a population of fewer than 70 residents has successfully brought people back in time to 1989 - the setting, a ‘Field of Dreams’ carved out of cornfields.
Tyreek Hill says he could have handled his traffic stop better but he still wants the officer fired

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill acknowledged Wednesday that he could have handled himself better in the initial moments of a weekend traffic stop that left him handcuffed and pulled out of his car by police officers near the team's stadium.
Nearly half of women fans in England and Wales suffer sexist abuse at soccer matches

Close to half of women soccer fans in England and Wales have personally experienced sexist or misogynistic abuse at matches but most have never reported it to authorities, a new study by anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out revealed on Wednesday.

Business

B.C. ski resort offers free season passes to residents who provide rental housing for overseas staff

While snowfall is still months away, a busy Vancouver-area ski resort is already in full hiring mode.
It's now too late to buy travel insurance if Air Canada cancels flights, but this is what to know for the future

As many as 110,000 Air Canada passengers could be affected daily if the airline doesn't reach a deal with its pilots' union by Sunday. However, it's too late for flyers to purchase coverage for the flights that could be impacted by a work stoppage.
'Predatory' behaviour: Realtor manipulated client into selling her house, B.C. regulator finds

A B.C. Realtor manipulated a client with whom he had a close personal relationship into selling her home, the provincial real estate regulator has found, in a ruling that describes the misconduct as "predatory."

Autos

Suspects in GTA auto theft ring came to Ontario ‘for sole purpose’ of stealing cars: Halton police

Halton Regional Police say they have disrupted a group believed to be responsible for the theft of at least 40 vehicles in Halton Region and the Greater Toronto Area worth over $3 million.
Police nab driver speeding at nearly 3x the limit in Vancouver school zone

Nearly two-dozen drivers were caught in a speed trap outside a Vancouver elementary school on Thursday – as students were settling back into their daily routines.
Volvo Cars revamps SUV hybrid as it shifts plans away from pure electric

Volvo Cars said on Wednesday that plug-in hybrids would continue to be a critical part of its profit growth plans over the next few years and that it would revamp its XC90 hybrid sports utility vehicle.

Entertainment

Taylor Swift wins at MTV Video Music Awards and Chappell Roan gets medieval

Taylor Swift and Post Malone took home the first award at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, for best collaboration, handed to them by Flavor Flav and Olympian Jordan Chiles.
Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Nashville bridge

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi and a video production assistant persuaded a woman standing on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville to come back over the railing to safety.
Justin Timberlake to enter plea to lesser charge in DWI case

Justin Timberlake is expected to enter a plea to a driving while intoxicated charge related to his June arrest in Sag Harbor, N.Y., according to the Suffolk County district attorney’s office.

Health

Youth mental health worse, especially among girls, pandemic-spanning survey shows

According to a survey conducted in both 2019 and 2023, mental health among adolescent girls has gotten worse as they've grown into young adults.
Canada to donate 'up to 200,000' doses of mpox vaccine

Canada is donating 'up to 200,000' doses of mpox vaccine, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. The World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency last month, for the second time in two years.
Quebec woman wins MAID case to die at home after legal fight with landlord

A woman who requested medical assistance in dying (MAID) won a major case in front of the Quebec rental board. She wanted to die at home, but her landlord didn't want her to.

Politics

Trudeau says he 'can't wait' to get into it with Poilievre in Parliament

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he 'can't wait' to get back to Ottawa to get into it with Pierre Poilievre in the House of Commons, as he makes the case to his own party to put up a united front against the Conservatives.
'I'm not going to listen to you': Singh rejects Poilievre's push for early election, sets sights on progressive policy

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will focus on advancing progressive policies, amid renewed pressure from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to help him bring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal minority government down when Parliament resumes next week.
Conservatives to push non-confidence motion against Trudeau government

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will put forward a non-confidence motion when Parliament resumes 'at the earliest possible opportunity' with the aim of triggering an early federal election.

Sci-Tech

Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk

First came space tourism. Now comes an even bigger thrill for the monied masses: spacewalking.
James Earl Jones' Darth Vader voice lives on through AI. Voice actors see promise and peril in that

Over the course of an acting career that spanned more than six decades, James Earl Jones' voice became an indelible piece of his work as a performer.
Apple's new AirPods are also hearing aids. Can they really save you thousands of dollars?

During its glossy product announcement event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled a new role for its latest AirPods Pro model: medical device.