Trump says Tren de Aragua gang leader killed via U.S. military strike

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said U.S. forces carried out a strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua.
Long time, pun-loving movie critic Gene Shalit dead at age 100

Pun-spouting movie critic Gene Shalit, a fixture on NBC's Today show for decades in his bow ties and extravagantly bushy hair and moustache, died on Friday at the age of 100, NBC News reported, citing a family statement shared with the network.
Alberta government commissions $1.5M economic analysis and panel on cost of separation

Alberta's government said Friday it has picked the University of Calgary to study the potential costs if the province were to leave Canada.
Appeals court rejects Kennedy Center leaders' ask to keep Trump's name on building

The Kennedy Center was running out of options Friday evening to keep U.S. President Donald Trump's name on the facade of the iconic performing arts venue.
SpaceX: The IPO where the math doesn't matter | About That

SpaceX became a publicly traded company, making founder Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. Andrew Chang takes a closer look at all the numbers to explore what investors are betting on, and breaks down the risks that come with such a future-facing company.(Photo credits: The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images)
18-year-old Toronto man charged in U.S. consulate shooting

An 18-year-old Toronto man has been charged with shooting at the U.S. consulate in March, according to a court document.
Ireland's not in the World Cup. So this Irish pub turned its flag upside down to cheer the Ivory Coast

When Ireland failed to qualify for the World Cup, staff at an Irish pub in Scotland joked that they should just turn their flags upside down and become an Ivory Coast bar instead. Three weeks later, Biddy Mulligans manager Ruairi O'Neill has found himself running what he believes is Scotland's first Ivorian-Irish pub.
Trump and Netanyahu in lockstep over Iran war, U.S. ambassador to Israel says

In one of his first on-camera interviews since the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran in February, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee brushed aside reports that tension has emerged between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and discussed the U.S. reaction to Canada's recent sanctions on Israelis.
Ottawa moves to tighten ban on imports made with forced labour after U.S. tariff threat

The federal government tabled a bill on Friday to change the way Canada bars imports of products made with forced labour.
Western Quebec mom told she can't wear hijab at after-school event: parent committee

A Gatineau school board committee says it's worried parents will be discouraged from volunteering after a local mother was reportedly told by her child's elementary school that, due to Quebec secularism laws, she would have to remove her hijab if she wants to participate in an after-school event this fall.