DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, in Tehran’s likely response to overnight airstrikes by the United States .

The attacks in the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control, even after Iran and the U.S. reached an interim deal to try and agree on a final accord to end the conflict.

The U.S. had launched airstrikes overnight in response

Whether you love or loathe generative AI chatbots, they’re becoming increasingly involved in the business of romance.

There’s understandable skepticism about the technology’s place in dating. Still, a growing number of people are turning to AI as a de facto dating coach or relationship expert. Some use the technology to get guidance on creating a dating app profile, decode messages from potential partners and draft replies or seek general dating advice.

But those inquiries can have varying degrees of success. Understanding how to best harness a

A 62-year-old Brampton man is facing half a dozen charges in what police say was a Ponzi-style investment scheme that defrauded elderly victims of $1.4 million.

Police in Peel Region allege that in 2017, several victims invested money with a man and his company, BLM Canada Corporation, under the belief that he was a successful mortgage broker.

“Investors were told their funds would be used in private mortgages, a condominium development and a legal trust, with returns guaranteed,

Peel Regional Police say a man wanted in connection with the alleged murder of his parents last week was spotted near Humber Bay Park in south Etobicoke on Friday night.

“There was a confirmed sighting of Jordan Sangwin in the area of Lakeshore Blvd and Yachter Lane in Toronto,” police said in a social media post, adding that he was spotted at approximately 6 p.m. “Police are in the area.”

Investigators say Sangwin was last seen wearing a green hoodie, a red t-shirt underneath, shorts

Gavin McKenna will continue sporting blue and white.

The Toronto Maple Leafs selected the slick Whitehorse-born winger with the No. 1 pick at the 2026 NHL draft Friday night. The pick was announced by Canadian pop icon and Maple Leafs fan Justin Bieber.

He becomes just the third player ever taken first overall by the Maple Leafs, joining Wendel Clark in 1985 and Auston Matthews a decade ago.

McKenna is coming off a freshman season at Penn State where he put up 15 goals and

NEW YORK (AP) — Saks Global, the parent company of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with fewer stores, less debt, a more focused strategy to pamper the affluent — and a new name.

The company said Friday that the new entity will be called Exemplar Luxury Group, and with an improved balance sheet, including a nearly 75% debt reduction and $500 million in extra financing. Its CEO, Geoffroy van Raemdonck, said

One high-profile potential candidate is no longer in the running for the Ontario Liberal leadership, leaving the door open for other major contenders to battle it out for the chance to take on Premier Doug Ford

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is leaving his post in Ottawa, and despite expectations that he’d run for the party leadership, he’s told supporters he’s out. That has opened the door even more for several other potential candidates.

“Things are not okay in this province. People are really

A little over a week into a pedestrian-only pilot project banning cars from a section of Church Street, and Toronto city councillors are asking for more.

Claiming there is a “strong public demand for pedestrian-oriented experiences,” councillors voted in favour of making more streets pedestrian-only zones, repeatedly pointing to other cities, such as Montreal.

Sainte-Catherine Street in Montreal is famous for being pedestrian-only, and often cited as a blueprint for Toronto. But a former Toronto journalist, now a Montreal