Cuba hit with yet another island-wide power outage

Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday at midday, the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people on the Caribbean island without power.
Iran war drove inflation expectations up, hurt business confidence: BoC

The Iran war both hampered business confidence and sent inflation expectations soaring, the Bank of Canada revealed in a new set of business outlook surveys published Monday.
Convoy leader Tamara Lich attends July 4 party at U.S. ambassador's residence while under house arrest

Convoy protest leader Tamara Lich had to obtain permission from her parole officer to attend an official Independence Day event at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Ottawa. She's serving a conditional sentence after being convicted of mischief in October 2025.
Venezuelan earthquake survivors make the hard shift from rescue to recovery

Venezuelans say they are largely alone in their search for the dead after the June 24 earthquakes that killed thousands. Here's a visual overview of how Venezuelans are dealing with the search for bodies, and how they're remembering those who have died.
6 presumed drowned in charter boat disaster mourned in Richmond, B.C.

About 100 mourners gathered at a public dock in Richmond, B.C., to commemorate six victims missing and feared drowned after a charter boat sinking in the Strait of Georgia a week earlier.
Air Canada halts, delays several flight routes to U.S. destinations amid high fuel costs

Air Canada is once again scaling back flights to the U.S. amid high jet fuel costs and lower demand for trips south of the border. Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat all made cuts to their summer flight capacity to the U.S. earlier this year as the Iran war sent jet fuel prices soaring.
Inside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding: What we know

Weeks of rumours are finally over. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially married. Still, so many details are under wraps. But here's what we've been able to piece together about the couple's big day at the midtown Manhattan arena.
AI 'actor' Tilly Norwood isn't real. But the controversial creation will star in a real movie

Particle 6, the same AI-powered content studio that created Norwood in the first place, announced Monday that the actor will play the lead role in its upcoming drama, Misaligned.
Diageo enters agreement to sell Crown Royal bottling plant in Amherstburg, Ont.

The makers of Crown Royal whiskey have entered into an agreement to sell their former bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., Diageo, has confirmed to CBC.
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is retiring from the Canadian Space Agency

Hansen, who voyaged around the moon in April, is leaving the Canadian Space Agency.