A supersized World Cup with more teams, more games and even more host nations than ever before leaves a big question hanging over the biggest sporting show on earth: How much is too much?

Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., and mother of five announced Wednesday she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Hundreds of climbers scaled Mount Everest in a single day, setting a new record with 274 successful ascents, officials said Thursday.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Canadian citizen who has been living in the United States for decades has been charged with voting illegally.

As negotiations with the United States hang in the balance, a hard-line Iranian general linked to notorious attacks at home and abroad over the past decades is believed to have seized a place near the center of power.

Ukrainian drones smashed into another Russian refinery overnight, starting a fire that produced huge clouds of black smoke, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, in what appeared to be the latest long-range attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.

Israel has released hundreds of activists who attempted to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza and are in the process of deporting them, according to a legal organization working with the flotilla.

Archeologists say a giant stone jar in Laos once held the remains of at least 37 people, offering new clues about the mysterious 'Plain of Jars.'

Canadian aid workers are heading to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where hundreds of people have likely been infected with a rare and deadly type of Ebola.

Weeks before global soccer fans are due to descend on Toronto and Vancouver for the World Cup, some Uber drivers were trying to score better working conditions during the tournament.

Matawinie’s graphite deposits are just a five-minute drive from the Saint-Michel-des-Saints village centre. The property covers about 9,200 hectares, about 80 per cent of the size of Vancouver.

A calendar featuring close-ups of young, handsome men in priestly attire has been a perennial Rome souvenir for the last two decades — but few, it seems, are actually men of the cloth.

Australian police said Thursday they had charged a man with allegedly stealing from a victim during last year’s deadly mass shooting on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Toronto Raptors forward Collin Murray-Boyles has been named to the NBA’s all-rookie second team.

A New York woman was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years to life in prison for drowning her three young children in the ocean and leaving their wet, sand-covered bodies along the shoreline near their home in Coney Island.

Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek, who starred as Freddie Mercury in the blockbuster biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody”, said Wednesday he had the Queen star “in my soul” as he prepared to hit screens in a new musical role.

Common preservatives used in many store-bought foods to kill bacteria and mold were linked to a 29 per cent greater risk of elevated blood pressure and a 16 per cent higher risk of heart attacks and stroke, according to a new study from France.

Canadians are being urged to think twice before plugging in cheap internet-connected devices as cyber officials warn a growing number of smart products may already be compromised and helping criminals hide their activities online.

At Harvard University, earning straight A’s is about to get harder.

A stolen, deconstructed and rebuilt statue of Amelia Earhart was unveiled in Harbour Grace, N.L., following extensive repairs to the town’s prized possession.

A security guard A security guard and two community members were killed protecting worshippers and children during a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Police say their actions prevented the teenage attackers from reaching classrooms and likely saved dozens of lives.

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday refused to postpone a trial that is scheduled to start next month for civil claims stemming from the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has thanked US President Donald Trump for a gift of Trump cologne, a callback to their historic meeting in November when the American leader lavished his fragrance on the Syrian jihadist-turned-statesman.

The world’s richest man announced plans Wednesday for one biggest sales of stock to the public ever for a space company currently losing billions of dollars year.

New Mexico authorities said three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders were being treated Wednesday for exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a home east of Albuquerque for what was suspected to be drug overdose.

Customers have lodged an increasing number of complaints over alleged 'maple washing' against grocers, resulting in investigations and thousands of dollars in fines, according to the CFIA.

Two American nationals were arrested in Japan after a stunt in which one entered the monkey enclosure at a zoo where a baby macaque named Punch became a global internet sensation this year, police said Monday.

U.S. President Donald Trump has long kept his past tax returns shielded from public scrutiny, something he insisted was necessary because of ongoing IRS audits.

New Democrats and several unions are warning that federal job cuts and research facility closures will put food safety and security at risk.

Israel’s national security minister drew a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and triggered a backlash abroad Wednesday, after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach Israel’s blockade of Gaza

The heir to the Mango retail fortune held a financial grudge against his father and gave police and emergency services contradictory statements about the day he fell to his death as they hiked together, a judge’s writ seen by Reuters shows.

Airbnb, facing tighter local regulations on short-term home rentals, announced Wednesday it is adding boutique hotels, car rentals and grocery delivery to its app in a bid to transform itself into a one-stop travel shop.

James Murdoch's media and tech holding company, Lupa Systems, said on Wednesday it had agreed to acquire most of Vox Media, including Vox’s main website, its popular podcast network, and New York magazine.

Aaron Rodgers took his time before deciding he wanted to come back for a 22nd season. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback already has made up his mind about a 23rd: There won’t be one.

Neptune’s far-flung moon Nereid may be the last of the planet’s original companions that managed to survive a cosmic crash, scientists reported Wednesday.

The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade.

Félix Auger-Aliassime’s chance to tune up for the upcoming French Open came to an end Wednesday with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to American lucky loser Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Dallas Mavericks president Masai Ujiri says it was a difficult decision, and his alone, to remove Jason Kidd as the team’s coach after five seasons.

Colorado defenceman Cale Makar will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference Final against Vegas on Wednesday night with an upper-body injury.

After more than a decade of exploration and searching for financing, the Matawinie Graphite Mine has begun construction.

Bars in the hometown of Habs star Alex Newhook are preparing for big crowds Thursday as the Montreal Canadiens take on the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

U.S. President Donald Trump told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduates on Wednesday that they show “unbelievable heroism and exceptional selflessness” but that the cadets will “be tested further” as they embark on their military careers.

The European Parliament has formally welcomed Canada into the SAFE defence borrowing agreement, something Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says is an important step for the country.

Conservative MP Michael Chong says he spoke today with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te about the need for Canadian parliamentarians to continue visiting Taiwan.

The Kenya High Court ruled Wednesday that young people should no longer be criminally prosecuted for having consensual under-age sex and be given better access to sex education.

A Canadian man is facing charges in Florida after an altercation at Disney World in which the man allegedly 'shoulder checked' a female employee in an attempt to get on a ride that had just closed.

Sophie Jaques of the Vancouver Goldeneyes is one of three players on the shortlist for the PWHL’s defender of the year award.

The U.S. Justice Department was expected to announce a criminal case Wednesday against former Cuban President Raúl Castro as the Trump administration escalates pressure on the socialist government, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she’s directed officials to summon Israel’s ambassador to Canada over the treatment of dozens of civilians aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was detained by Israel on Monday.