In Alberta, competitive handgun shooters feel targeted by Ottawa's gun ban

The International Practical Shooting Confederation has about 6,000 Canadian members — but with no way for most people to legally acquire handguns, competitive shooters fear their sport’s days are numbered.
Iconic British artist David Hockney dead at 88

Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th century art, died Thursday, his publicist said. He was 88.
What happens to mortgages, banking if Alberta were to separate?

The group pushing for separation says mortgages would carry over, and Canada's big banks would seek to operate in an independent Alberta. But analysts say there are a lot of unknowns, and the process would likely be very complicated.
N.S. investigates alleged illegal landfill as businessman caught in crosshairs cries foul

Provincial officials are using legislation typically aimed at drug traffickers and organized crime to seek the forfeiture of what they say is equipment used in an illegal landfill operated last year at a site in Upper Hammonds Plains, N.S. But one businessman says his topsoil machine has been unfairly seized.
Among Christian conservative women, potential trouble in support for Trump

Savanna Stone is a rising star in the online conservative community, with some 800,000 followers across her social media platforms. She was invited to be a keynote speaker at the Turning Point USA Women’s Leadership Summit. While she didn't raise her concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump in her main stage address, she warned later in an interview with CBC News of a possible splintering of this voting block.
Breaking down the Bricks & Minifigs Lego scandal involving YouTube's 'Reckless Ben'

Why is a YouTuber called Reckless Ben accusing a Bricks & Minifigs franchise of stealing a Star Wars Lego collection from an Oregon family? Let's break down the scandal creating an internet frenzy
A UFC event is set to take place on the White House lawn Sunday. Here's what to know

Tensions are high as the Trump administration sets up a cage fight under a 28-metre-tall, 600-tonne steel "claw" on the White House Lawn, a $60-million US spectacle to mark both Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
SpaceX kicks off wave of monster IPOs: What to know about companies going public

IPOs like SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI have dominated headlines lately, as a number of high-profile private companies announced they will become publicly traded firms. The hype is hard to ignore — but could these IPOs fall flat?
Disclosure Day shows the best, and worst, of what made Spielberg a legend

Mixing far-reaching — at times inscrutable — existential observations with both an alienating storytelling conceit and Stephen Spielberg's typical melodrama, his latest sci-fi thriller is a half-compelling, half-finished grab-bag of disconnected ideas.
Protect young people from social media harms 'without silencing them,' says Hamilton teen content creator

A teen content creator who has spent years promoting books to kids online says the Canadian government should focus on how to better protect young people from the harms of social media, before imposing an outright ban.