New foreign influence office won't prevent foreign interference, commissioner says

Canada's new foreign influence office won't prevent foreign interference in Canada, but it will provide more transparency for Canadians who want to know who is trying to influence their politicians and government officials on behalf of foreign governments, says Canada's first foreign influence commissioner.
Canadian 'vigilantes' confronted New York sex offender 2 years before arrest

The FBI investigated a New York man in 2024 after Canadian 'vigilantes' confronted him and warned he had travelled to sexually abuse a minor. It took another two years and a girl’s disappearance for the man to be arrested and charged, according to U.S. court records reviewed by CBC News.
Passengers rescued after a seaplane crash | The Moment

Nick Pavlakis tells The National about the moment he sprung into action to help rescue 10 passengers stranded after their seaplane crashed into a dock in Bimini, Bahamas.
More belugas from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., head to new home in U.S.

Seven more whales are on the move from Marineland, headed to a new home at an aquarium in the United States.
Canadian astronaut prepares for International Space Station mission

Growing up on a cattle farm in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., Joshua Kutryk says he dreamt of going to space though he never thought it would happen.
Unborn baby has pioneering surgery inside the womb. Now his doctor is waiting to see if it was a success

For some babies diagnosed with gastroschisis in the womb, treatment can mean surgery followed by months of medical appointments afterward. In more complex cases, the birth defect — in which a baby's intestines develop outside the body — can be fatal. For U.K. mother Maisie Savage, 29, and her unborn baby boy, Theo, however, neither was the case.
MLS investigating reports of antisemitic comments hurled at player in Montreal

Major League Soccer says it is investigating reports of "antisemitic and discriminatory language" by CF Montreal fans directed at a player of the opposing team during a game on Saturday at Saputo Stadium.
Hundreds of migrant children are stranded in Spain's Ceuta after border crossing

A teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother did not, drowning in the Mediterranean, while their mother disappeared in the chaos when tens of thousands of people surged through the breakwater, trying to leave Morocco behind. More than 800 minors, four days after the collective push by migrants into Ceuta, face a scary present and an uncertain future.
'It's just ash': Washington state wildfire evacuees return to find devastation

Some residents returned to devastated neighbourhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris. In some cases, only chimneys were left standing.
The sweet, starchy legacy of the spudnut lives on

Despite the Saskatoon Exhibition's recent decision to stop featuring spudnuts, a popular potato-based doughnut, the treat remains a beloved staple among enthusiasts.