A Canadian citizen is facing a federal human‑smuggling charge in the United States after border officers allegedly discovered a man hiding inside the cab of his commercial truck during an inspection at the Peace Bridge crossing late last month.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced on July 2 that Khvicha Chalisuri, 63, a Canadian citizen originally from Georgia, has been charged with alien smuggling, an offence that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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Celebrities across the entertainment industry mourned the death of Bonnie Tyler at age 75, expressing affection and admiration for the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star.

The singer, best-known for her chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” died unexpectedly in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday. She was hospitalized in May in Faro, where she had a home, for emergency intestinal surgery. She had been placed in an induced

The Public Health Agency of Canada says the outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite that has infected more than 1,200 people in Michigan has not spread to Canada based on current information.

The midwestern state announced an outbreak of cyclospora last week, saying more than 170 people had been infected.

That number climbed to 1,251 Thursday, a surge of nearly 260 cases from a day earlier.

Public health officials in Michigan say the source of the outbreak is still unknown and that

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing told his roommate “he wishes he hadn’t done it” the day after Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, according to a recording played in a Utah court Thursday.

Lance Twiggs, who was also defendant Tyler Robinson’s romantic partner, described the interaction with Robinson during a recorded interview with a prosecutor on April 20.

Defense attorneys had fought against the public release of the statements

An Ontario Superior Court judge has struck down a rule that blocks travellers from sharing the outcome of passenger complaints made to the country’s transport regulator.

The ruling Wednesday found that regulations barring travellers from disclosing the result of complaints on matters ranging from accessible travel to compensation for a cancelled flight violate Canadians’ Charter rights to freedom of expression.

The complaint resolution process in place since 2023 had prevented disclosure of such information unless both parties agreed to waive confidentiality.

Canada’s biggest airlines — including Air Canada,

BOSTON BAR — A raging wildfire complex near Boston Bar, B.C., has destroyed a number of buildings and has grown significantly to almost 200 square kilometres.

Video posted online by the Shayne Findlay, the operator of Blue Lake Resort, show a number of structures left in charred ruins, although the main lodge appears to have survived.

Overnight, the Fraser Valley Regional District upgraded an evacuation alert to an order to leave for about 40 properties.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District meanwhile issued an evacuation

TORONTO — A new report says Canada’s commercial real estate sector is seeing strong demand for downtown office space alongside shrinking industrial supply.

Colliers Canada’s second-quarter market outlook, released Wednesday, says the national office vacancy rate fell for the fourth consecutive quarter to 13.4 per cent, while industrial vacancies tightened for the second straight quarter to 3.3 per cent.

Colliers says these trends suggest the commercial real estate market is undergoing a “steady and measured” recovery driven by occupier demand, improving