B.C. officials reveal estimated total costs of hosting FIFA World Cup

B.C.'s ministers of sport and economic growth give an update on the cost and revenue projections of hosting the FIFA World Cup in Vancouver.
ICE agent who faces charges in Minnesota shooting arrested in Texas

The top prosecutor from Minnesota's Hennepin County announced the arrest Friday of an ICE officer charged for shooting a Venezuela-born man in January at the height of a deadly immigration blitz launched by the Donald Trump administration.
South Bow targets 2027 decision on Keystone XL partial revival

Canada's South Bow will decide whether to proceed with its proposed partial revival of the Keystone XL oil pipeline by mid-2027, the company said on Friday, as it announced it has secured the shipper commitments it was seeking to advance the project.
Ottawa orders fresh look at Afghanistan heroism cases, opens door to Victoria Cross review

The federal government will create an independent military honours review board to reassess Afghanistan-era bravery cases, including whether Pte. Jess Larochelle merited the country's highest battlefield decoration.
Record-breaking heat and dry spring leave parts of England without water

Thousands of households in southeast England were left without water or facing low pressure during a record-breaking heat wave this week, as high demand followed a dry spring to expose the failings in Britain's aging infrastructure.
Israeli PM says Lebanon ground offensive has expanded past key river

Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Israel escalates attacks against Hezbollah militants after warning thousands more Lebanese to flee their villages.
Why was Gatineau's Habs watch party called offside?

Organizers had to cancel a watch party at Gatineau's Slush Puppie Centre where Montreal Canadiens fans had hoped to watch a broadcast of the team competing against the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL's Eastern Conference final. The controversy made it all the way to Parliament Hill. CBC's Matthew Kupfer explains.
Bishnoi gang sent letter to B.C. police force claiming 1,000 foot soldiers ready to carry out extortions

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang purportedly wrote police in Abbotsford, B.C. directly last summer claiming more than 1,000 foot soldiers were ready to carry out extortions, according to a police witness who testified at an immigration hearing Thursday.

