Hezbollah’s cheap, easy-to-get drones have Israeli soldiers diving for cover

Israel’s government says Hezbollah’s use of small commercial drones is a tactical concern, but not a game-changer. Nonetheless, Israel says it will escalate its attacks on Lebanese targets to try to address the growing threat.


Off Campus is your new hockey romance TV obsession, and it's got a lot of Canadian connections

Heated Rivalry might have some racy competition on its hands — and the rival that's lacing up its skates is another steamy hockey streamer with a Canadian pedigree. We've highlighted some of the show's connections to the country.


Data reveals alarming obstetric violence toward Indigenous women in Quebec

A group of researchers looking into obstetric and gynecological violence toward Indigenous women in Quebec's health-care system have released new data. That data, which comes from testimony about incidents that span from 1956 to 2023, paints an alarming picture about the different ways the bodily autonomy of Indigenous women have been violated in Quebec's health sector.


St. Catharines, Ont., issues order to clean up abandoned, contaminated site of former GM plants

The City of St. Catharines, Ont., has issued a “repair, replace or demolish” order to owners of a long-abandoned and contaminated site that used to be two auto parts manufacturing plants once run by General Motors.


The hot pink glow seen from space: Why these Ontario greenhouse lights still shine at night

The hot pink and canary-coloured hues glow so bright, astronauts can snap photos of them from space. Fixed atop the largest concentration of greenhouses in North America, the multi-coloured lights have transformed both the night sky in a pocket of southwestern Ontario and the province’s multi-billion-dollar agriculture sector.


#TheMoment a kid negotiated his game souvenir with an MLB player

Twelve-year-old Adam Molnar tells The National about the moment he negotiated with Esmerlyn Valdez after catching the Pittsburgh Pirates player’s first home run ball and walked away with a signed bat instead.


Joe Biden sues U.S. Justice Department over planned release of conversations with biographer

Former U.S. president Joe Biden sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, seeking to bar the release of audio recordings and transcripts of ‌private conversations with his biographer in 2016 and 2017.


1 dead, 9 missing in wake of chemical tank implosion at U.S. paper mill

One person is dead and nine others remain unaccounted for after a chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a corrosive liquid imploded at a Washington state paper mill, authorities said.


Some 16,000 Californians still out of their homes due to overheated chemical tank

About 16,000 people remain under evacuation orders in Southern California as an overheated chemical tank still poses a risk to homes closest to the site, and officials gave no word Tuesday on when residents might be able to return home.


Residential school survivors testify in front of international tribunal

A panel of residential school survivors provided witness testimony on Tuesday to the Permanent Peoples Tribunal, an international independent court of opinion investigating Canada's responsibility for the residential school system and the human rights violations associated with it.