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Disney version of ‘Washington Black’ roots tale in Nova Scotia, expands world of side characters
TORONTO — Esi Edugyan says Disney Plus’s take on her acclaimed historical novel “Washington Black”…
Gaza has been at risk of famine for months, experts say. Here’s why they haven’t declared one
For months, U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned that Palestinians in the Gaza…
Award-winning AP photographer Bob Daugherty captured history with speed and persistence
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Robert A. Daugherty, whose four-decade career with The Associated Press captured…
Three workers trapped in B.C.’s Red Chris mine have air, food, water, operator says
VANCOUVER — Three workers trapped underground in a refuge area at the Red Chris mine…
Matt Johnson’s ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ to open TIFF’s Midnight Madness
TORONTO — Matt Johnson’s time-warping bromantic misadventure and a crime thriller starring Bob Odenkirk are…
‘Best place to make movies’: Toronto presents Guillermo del Toro with key to the city
TORONTO — Toronto has handed Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro the key to the city…
New Arctic ambassador will play a ‘key role’ in defending sovereignty: Anand
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada’s new Arctic ambassador will play a…
‘Why isn’t he paying?’ Trump’s golf visit to cost Scottish taxpayers
TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) — It may not be typical golf attire, but one of the…
With only one nuclear arms pact left between the US and Russia, a new arms race is possible
For decades, the threat of nuclear conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union hung…
Documentaries on sex work, whistlers, aeronauts join Toronto’s film festival lineup
TORONTO — Sex workers, champion whistlers and hot air balloon adventurers star in the documentaries…
City fines Montreal church for hosting MAGA-affiliated singer Sean Feucht
MONTRÉAL — The City of Montreal has fined a local church for hosting a concert…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
US-EU deal sets a 15% tariff on most goods and averts the threat of a…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Israeli fire kills dozens in Gaza, officials say, as aid delivery remains chaotic after new…
Lawyer calls on Canada to speed up visa approvals as situation worsens in Gaza
ST. JOHN’S — A Toronto immigration lawyer says family members of Canadians are dying in…
In the news today: Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate again
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
MAGA singer’s rights violated in Canada, say free speech experts, religious group
MONTREAL — Sean Feucht, a Christian singer and rising star in the MAGA movement, has…
‘I felt like the old Genie’: Bouchard extends career with first-round win at NBO
MONTREAL — Eugenie Bouchard’s retirement will have to wait. The former world No. 5 —…
Gangs and merchants sell food aid in Gaza, where Israel’s offensive has shattered security
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Since Israel’s offensive led to a security breakdown in…
‘Pierre’s riding to lose’: Candidates in Alberta byelection get together for debate
CAMROSE — Pierre Poilievre was greeted with cheers and applause by the hundreds of Albertans…
When moose took over Toronto: Artists reflect on city art project, 25 years later
As people around the world welcomed a new millennium, Torontonians in the year 2000 were…
In the news today: 10 candidates in Alberta byelection to debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
A year after anti-immigrant riots in Britain, many worry it could happen again
LONDON (AP) — The killing of three girls at a summer dance class in England…
Katy Perry, Justin Trudeau dine together in Montreal restaurant Le Violon
MONTREAL — Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry have sent tongues wagging after the…
Why there hasn’t been a formal declaration of famine in Gaza
The leading international authority on food crises said Tuesday that the “worst-case scenario of famine…