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Anand says government pursuing options for Canadians to exit Middle East war zone
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada is pursuing multiple options to help more than 2,000 Canadians who have requested assistance to leave the Middle East, as some Canadians in the region ...
Mar 05, 2026 A plume of smoke caused by an Iranian strike is seen in the background as Emirates planes are parked at Dubai International Airport after its closure in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
LeBlanc heading to Washington after Carney says CUSMA 'broken' by U.S. tariffs
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will head to Washington, D.C., for meetings tomorrow, his office confirms. LeBlanc's visit lands with the review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade...
Mar 05, 2026 Kyla Thomson, Bella and Ryan Reynolds when he visited the Thomsons at Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital (Submitted)
Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff's records show, though charge is not clear
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early the following morning, though the charge was not clear, according to the Ventura County Sheri...
Mar 05, 2026 Britney Spears arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Conservatives accuse PM Carney of flip-flopping on Iran military campaign
The Conservatives are accusing Mark Carney of flip-flopping on Iran after the prime minister said he would be leaving the door open to a Canadian military deployment. Carney originally expressed unequ...
Mar 05, 2026 Plumes of smoke rise as airstrikes hit the city during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Cologne Cathedral, one of Germany's best-known landmarks, to charge tourists for admission
BERLIN (AP) - Cologne Cathedral, a famous German landmark and popular tourist draw, will start charging an admission fee to visitors as church officials struggle with rising maintenance costs. The Cat...
Mar 05, 2026 The illuminated city center with the Cologne Cathedral, in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
Iran is pummeled by airstrikes as it launches a new wave of attacks against Israel and US bases
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran launched a new wave of attacks against Israel, American bases and countries around the region Thursday, while warning the U.S. would "bitterly regret" torpedoin...
Mar 05, 2026 Some holding pictures of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, mourners reach out to coffins during a funeral for people killed during the ongoing U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Isfahan, Iran, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Payman Shahsanaei/ISNA via AP)
Aaron Judge and a loaded US roster hope to dethrone Ohtani's Japan at the World Baseball Classic
Aaron Judge is trading pinstripes for a plain jersey with red, white and blue letters. "Getting the chance to wear that across my chest is going to be pretty powerful," the U.S. and New York Yankees c...
Mar 05, 2026 United States' Aaron Judge smiles while taking batting practice prior to an exhibition baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Iran launches new attacks and calls for 'Trump's blood' while Israel strikes Iranian infrastructure
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday at Israel, American bases and countries around the region, threatening that the United States would "bitterly regret" to...
Mar 05, 2026 Smoke and flames rise from the site of Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Foreign Affairs Minister Anand says NATO must turn its focus to the North
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand touted Canada's new commitment to defence spending and the domestic defence sector and called for a NATO policy pivot to the Arctic at a major defence and security...
Mar 04, 2026
Carney's shift on Iran might not stop pressure for Canadian entanglement
As Prime Minister Mark Carney shifts away from unequivocal support for American airstrikes on Iran, one expert says Canada could still be drawn into the conflict. Carney on Tuesday expressed "regret" ...
Mar 04, 2026 Two men on a motorcycle decorated with a picture of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ride along a street near Khamenei's residency in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026, in the aftermath of his confirmed death in U.S. and Israeli strikes. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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