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Jailed Nobel laureate’s life at risk if she is not released from Iranian custody, Nobel committee chief says

The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Saturday the life of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was in the hands of the Iranian authorities after her health “deteriorated seriously,” and called for her to be released to her dedicated medical team.
Jailed Nobel laureate’s life at risk if she is not released from Iranian custody, Nobel committee chief says

The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Saturday the life of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was in the hands of the Iranian authorities after her health “deteriorated seriously,” and called for her to be released to her dedicated medical team.
Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion who won Paralympic gold between life-altering crashes, dead at 59

Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist whose career was marked by two life-altering accidents, has died. He was 59.
Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion who won Paralympic gold between life-altering crashes, dead at 59

Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist whose career was marked by two life-altering accidents, has died. He was 59.
Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion who won Paralympic gold between life-altering crashes, dead at 59

Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist whose career was marked by two life-altering accidents, has died. He was 59.
Manitoba’s biggest flood caused ‘wreck of a whole colony’ 200 years ago

The spring 1826 deluge that devastated the Red River Settlement, described as a “once-in-a-millennium flood” by one historian, was the largest in the recorded history of the Red River watershed.
Manitoba’s biggest flood caused ‘wreck of a whole colony’ 200 years ago

The spring 1826 deluge that devastated the Red River Settlement, described as a “once-in-a-millennium flood” by one historian, was the largest in the recorded history of the Red River watershed.
Manitoba’s biggest flood caused ‘wreck of a whole colony’ 200 years ago

The spring 1826 deluge that devastated the Red River Settlement, described as a “once-in-a-millennium flood” by one historian, was the largest in the recorded history of the Red River watershed.
Manitoba’s biggest flood caused ‘wreck of a whole colony’ 200 years ago

The spring 1826 deluge that devastated the Red River Settlement, described as a “once-in-a-millennium flood” by one historian, was the largest in the recorded history of the Red River watershed.
Manitoba’s biggest flood caused ‘wreck of a whole colony’ 200 years ago

The spring 1826 deluge that devastated the Red River Settlement, described as a “once-in-a-millennium flood” by one historian, was the largest in the recorded history of the Red River watershed.
Complaint against Charlottetown officers in Indigenous man’s suicide case dismissed

A complaint against six Charlottetown police officers who interacted with an Indigenous man in the hours before he died by suicide three years ago has been dismissed — a result that his widow’s lawyer calls disappointing.
Liberals commit to open committees amid flak for moving several behind closed doors

The Liberal government’s House leader says he’s committed to ensuring parliamentary committees operate in public, after Conservatives cried foul this week when Liberals used their new majority to move several committees behind closed doors.
Missing Oscar found after director forced to check it on a flight out of JFK

After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later.
Residents in Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., told to shelter in place as RCMP respond to report of shots fired

RCMP are asking residents of Behchokǫ̀ to shelter in place away from windows and doors while they respond to a report of shots fired in the community.
P.E.I. pauses program to buy affordable units as minister says housing program in ‘a reset’

Prince Edward Island’s housing minister says a pilot program that purchased existing rental units to turn them into affordable housing has been paused.
Public service watchdog calls for $14M budget increase amid ‘steep’ climb in complaints

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Harriet Solloway says the integrity and whistleblowing system will struggle to function without a funding boost.
Man charged with 1st-degree murder in deaths of 2 children found in northwest Calgary

A man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two children found in a vehicle in northwest Calgary on Thursday.
James Chiu, president and co-founder of iconic Mandarin restaurant chain, dead at 78

James Chiu died on Wednesday just days after his 78th birthday after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis, his family said.
‘I wanted to protect him’: Mother mourns teen slain near school amid settler violence in West Bank

More than a week after a shooting near a boys’ school in a West Bank village left a teenage boy and a man in his 30s dead, the community remains on edge, and residents say they fear more violence at the hands of Israeli settlers and the military.
‘I wanted to protect him’: Mother mourns teen slain near school amid settler violence in West Bank

More than a week after a shooting near a boys’ school in a West Bank village left a teenage boy and a man in his 30s dead, the community remains on edge, and residents say they fear more violence at the hands of Israeli settlers and the military.
‘I wanted to protect him’: Mother mourns teen slain near school amid settler violence in West Bank

More than a week after a shooting near a boys’ school in a West Bank village left a teenage boy and a man in his 30s dead, the community remains on edge, and residents say they fear more violence at the hands of Israeli settlers and the military.
‘I wanted to protect him’: Mother mourns teen slain near school amid settler violence in West Bank

More than a week after a shooting near a boys’ school in a West Bank village left a teenage boy and a man in his 30s dead, the community remains on edge, and residents say they fear more violence at the hands of Israeli settlers and the military.
‘I wanted to protect him’: Mother mourns teen slain near school amid settler violence in West Bank

More than a week after a shooting near a boys’ school in a West Bank village left a teenage boy and a man in his 30s dead, the community remains on edge, and residents say they fear more violence at the hands of Israeli settlers and the military.
Liberals face questions after former IRGC official was reportedly granted visa for FIFA event

The Liberal government is under fire to explain how a senior Iranian soccer official with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — a listed terrorist group in Canada — was reportedly granted and then denied entry into the country ahead of a pre-FIFA World Cup gathering in Vancouver.
Liberals use majority to move some parliamentary committees behind closed doors

It’s been less than a week since the federal Liberals took control of parliamentary committees, and they’re using their new-found power to take proceedings behind closed doors.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi to serve rest of prison term under house arrest

Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, state television announced Thursday night.
Quebec mosque shooter wants to move to medium-security prison due to safety concerns

Alexandre Bissonnette, who pleaded guilty to killing six men at a Quebec City mosque in 2017, is requesting to be moved to a medium-security prison, citing safety concerns. The petition outlines that his current condition at Port-Cartier is a violation of his Charter rights.
Quebec mosque shooter wants to move to medium-security prison due to safety concerns

Alexandre Bissonnette, who pleaded guilty to killing six men at a Quebec City mosque in 2017, is requesting to be moved to a medium-security prison, citing safety concerns. The petition outlines that his current condition at Port-Cartier is a violation of his Charter rights.
Quebec mosque shooter wants to move to medium-security prison due to safety concerns

Alexandre Bissonnette, who pleaded guilty to killing six men at a Quebec City mosque in 2017, is requesting to be moved to a medium-security prison, citing safety concerns. The petition outlines that his current condition at Port-Cartier is a violation of his Charter rights.
Body of hiker missing since July found near Squamish, B.C.

Police said 20-year-old Alexander Nguyen was sightseeing with his parents in Shannon Falls Provincial Park on July 1, 2025, when he vanished.
Stolen peacocks safe at home after being discovered in rural Alberta ditch, says RCMP

A pair of purloined peacocks are safe at home after being stolen in the night from the parking lot of a roadside hotel in central Alberta.
Canada’s bid for third straight world U18 men’s hockey title ends in quarterfinal loss

Canada’s quest for a third straight world under-18 men’s hockey championship came to an end Wednesday with a 4-2 quarterfinal loss to Sweden in Trencin, Slovakia.
Expanded RSV protection keeping more Islanders out of the hospital
Prince Edward Island is seeing a sharp decline in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) hospitalizations among infants and seniors following last fall’s…
Federal government to spend up to $145M for security at World Cup events in Toronto, Vancouver

The federal government is allocating up to $145 million for security during the upcoming World Cup.
Right now, 50 countries — including Canada — are actually negotiating how to quit fossil fuels

High-level talks to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels got underway Tuesday in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Santa Marta, where President Gustavo Petro warned the world could “reach a point of no return” without the Amazon’s role in regulating the climate.
Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep go full Family Channel in The Devil Wears Prada 2

On the surface at least, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is another cute and fun story about the heights of fashion — if not as clearly focused or iconic as the original.
Toronto cop at centre of corruption probe denied bail again

The Toronto police officer described as the “genesis” of a months-long corruption probe was denied bail again Wednesday morning in Toronto.
Double stabbing of Jewish men in London was terrorism, police say

Two Jewish men were stabbed and injured in a London street on Wednesday, in what police called an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder in the city’s latest antisemitic attack.
N.L.’s health minister suggests residents ‘sue the government’ if medical transport delays in northern Labrador persist

Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister says she can’t accept her position if things don’t change, and suggesting people sue her own government in the face of medical transport delays in northern Labrador.
N.L.’s health minister suggests residents ‘sue the government’ if medical transport delays in northern Labrador persist

Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister says she can’t accept her position if things don’t change, and suggesting people sue her own government in the face of medical transport delays in northern Labrador.
N.L.’s health minister suggests residents ‘sue the government’ if medical transport delays in northern Labrador persist

Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister says she can’t accept her position if things don’t change, and suggesting people sue her own government in the face of medical transport delays in northern Labrador.
N.L.’s health minister suggests residents ‘sue the government’ if medical transport delays in northern Labrador persist

Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister says she can’t accept her position if things don’t change, and suggesting people sue her own government in the face of medical transport delays in northern Labrador.
N.L.’s health minister suggests residents ‘sue the government’ if medical transport delays in northern Labrador persist

Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister says she can’t accept her position if things don’t change, and suggesting people sue her own government in the face of medical transport delays in northern Labrador.
N.L.’s health minister suggests residents ‘sue the government’ if medical transport delays in northern Labrador persist

Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister says she can’t accept her position if things don’t change, and suggesting people sue her own government in the face of medical transport delays in northern Labrador.


