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A woman trapped in a damaged building waits to be rescued

A wave of Israeli airstrikes swept across Lebanon on Wednesday, leaving at least 112 dead and hundreds wounded, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

Posted: April 8, 2026, 3:28 pm
A large ship is shown navigating waters.

Shippers looking to revive the passage of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz were seeking clarity on the logistics on Wednesday, while refiners inquired about new crude loadings, in response to a ceasefire deal between the U.S. ‌and Iran.

Posted: April 8, 2026, 2:48 pm
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U .S. President Donald Trump is sending an Iran negotiating team, led by Vice-President JD Vance, to Pakistan for talks, the White House told reporters on Wednesday, ‌adding that the first round of negotiations would take place on Saturday.

Posted: April 8, 2026, 11:19 am
A person looks at an electric car in a showroom at an auto show.

As Canada lowers its tariffs and imports more electric vehicles from China, an upcoming report from New York-based labour rights researchers is making new allegations of forced labour practices at the world's bestselling EV manufacturer, BYD.

Posted: April 8, 2026, 8:00 am
Wind turbines and solar panels are seen at a wind and solar energy storage and transmission power station from State Grid Corporation of China, in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province, China, March 18, 2016

In China, the energy landscape has reached a historic tipping point. For the first time, its total installed wind and solar capacity has officially surpassed that of coal. It’s a shift driven by massive industrial scale and artificial intelligence — and Chinese energy giants have their sights set on the Canadian wilderness.

Posted: April 8, 2026, 8:00 am
A man uses a stick to shift through rubble.

Canada's response to Israel's 2026 invasion of Lebanon has been unequivocal condemnation of what Prime Minister Mark Carney called "an illegal invasion." That's a marked contrast to Stephen Harper's defence of Israel's 2006 invasion.

Posted: April 7, 2026, 11:39 pm
A pair of gloved hands release a bat into the dusk sky

Over the weekend more than 1,000 spectators gathered in Ukraine to carefully open cloth bags and release dozens of rescued bats into the air. Alona Pryslutska, co-founder of the Ukrainian Bat Rehab Center, says not even the war is stopping this unconventional marker of the arrival of spring.

Posted: April 7, 2026, 8:39 pm
A dark-haired, cleanshaven man is shown in a suit and tie walking outside, with photographers following him.

Australia's most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday.

Posted: April 7, 2026, 2:12 pm
Michigan celebrates after defeating UConn in the NCAA college basketball tournament national championship game at the Final Four, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Indianapolis.

Michigan's new Fab Five threw style points out the door and brought home a prize not even the school's most famous team could capture.

Posted: April 7, 2026, 11:41 am
Several people are shown in daylight near vehicles, with two of the men holding guns.

Three assailants opened fire at police outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, sparking a gunfight that left one attacker dead, Turkish officials said. The two other assailants were captured with injuries.

Posted: April 7, 2026, 10:22 am