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Detectives are continuing their search for a missing nine-year-old California girl, whose appearance police believe may have been altered with a wig. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives began their investigation on Oct. 14 when a school administrator reported Melodee Buzzard’s extended absence. “Deputies attempted to contact Melodee and her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, at their…

The Alberta government on Monday invoked the notwithstanding clause in legislation ordering 51,000 striking teachers back to work. Premier Danielle Smith said it was needed because of the size of the strike — the largest in Alberta history — and the need for labour stability in schools. Here is a look at the rarely used…

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with potential investment partners in Singapore on Tuesday as his first official visit to Asia entered its second phase. The brief stopover in Singapore comes between Carney’s trips to two economic summits, where he is pitching Canada as a reliable trading partner for Southeast Asia and as an attractive place…

President Donald Trump claimed during a press briefing aboard Air Force One on October 27, 2025 that he had taken an “IQ test” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and achieved a perfect score, challenging Democratic Representatives Jasmine Crockett and Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez to take the same exam.In reality, the question test appears to have…

Authorities have unmasked the trio behind the Halloween-masked break-in attempt in Virginia earlier this month — only to discover the faces behind the masks belonged to the very family of the victim. Alexandria Police Department Chief Tarrick McGuire said the the mask-wearing trio caught on Ring security camera footage standing outside of a Alexandria, Va.,…

Canada Post said Tuesday it has cut an unknown number of positions as part of its government-mandated restructuring efforts and a goal to “align our management team.” The company said the changes “will align with the government’s expectation that leadership and structural change from within the Corporation is essential,” alongside a series of reforms to…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he has ordered the army to immediately carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza, and Hamas responded by saying it would delay handing over the body of a hostage, putting new pressure on the tenuous U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Associated Press reporters and witnesses heard tank fire and saw explosions in various…

A clip from the House of Commons is gaining traction on Instagram after Labour MP Adam Thompson launched a sharp jab at Nigel Farage’s arithmetic during Prime Minister’s Questions. Thompson, a former physics teacher, referenced Farage’s claim of £7 billion in savings which turned out to be just £27 million, about 250 times less. The…

Travellers will soon be required to have their photograph taken when entering or leaving the U.S. by air, sea or land — including Canadians and even American citizens. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday the expansion of facial recognition and comparison capabilities at all ports of entry and all travellers, regardless of…

Keurig customers in Canada may be entitled to a payout after the makers of K-Cup single-serve coffee pods and brewers agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming the company misrepresented the ability to recycle its pods. Customers may qualify if they purchased the pods, machines or brewing systems in Canada from June 8, 2016 to present,…