An evacuation was ordered Saturday evening at the National Mall as storms gathered around Washington just hours before U.S. President Donald Trump was scheduled to deliver a speech commemorating America's 250th anniversary of independence.

In sweltering heat, thousands of Trump faithful have gathered in Washington to mark the country's 250th birthday. But on this U.S. Independence Day, the country's divisions remain on full display.

The roar of a professional basketball crowd are sounds the Yukon had only heard on TV, until today. Basketball fans are excited following courtside access as the Canadian Elite Basketball League brings Whitehorse its first ever professional basketball game.

Some outbuildings have been damaged confirm officials on Saturday morning, with a challenging day ahead as fire grows in the south and continues to burn in residential areas

A young girl was severely injured Saturday morning after falling from an 11th-floor balcony, Ottawa paramedics say.

Evacuees from Kashechewan First Nation who have been living in Niagara Falls, Ont., for the last six months marched in sweltering heat through the city's downtown Friday to demand an apology over recent comments made by the city's former chief administrative officer and by the local mayor.

Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a days-long funeral on Saturday for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s late supreme leader, beating their chests in sorrow before the glass case containing his flag-draped coffin in Tehran and calling for revenge against Israel and the United States.

Data collected between June 12 and 26 — the first two weeks of the World Cup in Toronto —showed that debit and credit card spending at restaurants and bars in the city rose by just three per cent compared with the same time last year.

Twins Markus and Liam Ruck of Osoyoos, B.C., were both drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2026 NHL Draft this year. Their parents Derek and Nina Ruck reflect on raising the 18-year-old boys and how the draft went.