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CSIS Director Daniel Rogers is seen as he gives a speech in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025.

The head of Canada's intelligence agency says Alberta's potential secession vote is susceptible to disinformation and foreign interference from players like Russia.

Posted: May 9, 2026, 8:00 am
A man in a suit holds his hands together and looks concerned while addressing a group of people seated.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer moved quickly to acknowledge a bruising local election result for his governing Labour Party, appearing before cameras before the final votes were counted in a contest widely seen as a referendum on his leadership.

Posted: May 9, 2026, 8:00 am
A sign on a stone slab reads 'EA Electronic Arts'.

The American company has had a footprint in Canada since at least 1991, when it swallowed Distinctive Software, a Burnaby, B.C.-based video game developer. EA now boasts five offices in the country that have contributed significantly to the company's hit soccer and hockey games and Canada's broader $5.1 billion video game industry.

Posted: May 9, 2026, 12:37 am
A black and white screen image with a bright white dot near its centre.

The U.S. government has made public dozens of previously classified files about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) — formerly known as UFOs — in what the Trump administration is calling a historic effort at transparency.

Posted: May 8, 2026, 11:05 pm
A skydiver, freefalling belly up, clutches Rubik's Cube close to his body while an instructor with a GoPro camera on his helmet watches

The hardest part about solving a Rubik's Cube while plummeting from an airplane at 200 kilometres per hour is trying not to think about your potential demise, says Tom Kopke. The German YouTuber has beat the Guinness World Record for "fastest time to solve a rotating puzzle cube whilst in freefall."

Posted: May 8, 2026, 8:57 pm
A man with thinning hair sites at a desk with arms spread out.

Russia's Victory Day celebrations have been a chance for President Vladimir Putin to project pride and power, but this year's events have been stripped down amid an onslaught of Ukrainian drone attacks across the country.

Posted: May 8, 2026, 8:11 pm
A view of a Ukrainian flag flying near the Motherland monument in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv.

Russia and Ukraine confirmed on Friday that they had agreed to a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire that will run from May 9 to May 11, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped it ‌would be extended.

Posted: May 8, 2026, 6:45 pm
A man puts his hand on his face in agony as he stands in a crowd of people.

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least five people Friday, while the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group fired rockets on northern Israel without inflicting any casualties.

Posted: May 8, 2026, 5:20 pm
Two men's soccer teammates stand on the pitch during a soccer match.

Real Madrid fined Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni half a million euros (the equivalent of $588,000 US) each on Friday for their altercation during practice.

Posted: May 8, 2026, 3:55 pm