Investigators urgently sought to “track and intercept” packages – believed to contain suicide kits – shipped around the world by a Toronto-area man in the days before his May 2023 arrest, according to a police affidavit obtained by CBC News. The document provides a glimpse into the frantic, early efforts …

China employed a record 125 aircraft, as well as its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday, simulating the sealing off of key ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait, officials said. China’s Defence Ministry …

Stephanie Craig and Mike Murphy of Guelph, Ont., are a pretty average couple. They got married and bought a home together, and have been trying to grow their family since 2017 — but that’s been difficult. Because of a medical condition, Craig was force to give birth prematurely in 2019 at 24 weeks. The baby …

The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to three economists who have studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open societies are more likely to prosper. Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions …

The Dose22:41I’m an adult! Why do I have acne? Skin care influencer Dr. Stefanie Stockhamer says her experiences with acne began in adolescence. At the time, her breakouts were mild and relatively within control.  It wasn’t until she began medical school, however, that Stockhamer’s acne grew worse.  “It was my mid-20s …

A Sherpa teenager who became the youngest person to scale all the world’s 14 highest peaks returned home to Nepal on Monday to a hero’s welcome. Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reached the 8,027-metre summit of Mount Shishapangma in China last week, completing his mission to climb the world’s peaks that are more …

A county in northwestern Alberta wants livestock producers to be compensated when coyotes prey on their animals, which would bring the province in line with the rest of Western Canada. Currently, the carnivores are not listed alongside wolves, grizzly bears, black bears, cougars or eagles under the wildlife predator compensation …

Palestinian medics said on Monday that at least 10 people were killed and 30 injured by Israeli tank shells that hit a food distribution centre in northern Gaza’s Jabalia, with casualties including women and children. The Israeli military said it was looking into the report. Medics said an Israeli drone had …

WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse and may affect those who have experienced​ ​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Susanne Barrow says she was sexually assaulted by a doctor at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) during a family vacation in Toronto, after she …

Canada’s decision to expel New Delhi’s top envoy and five other diplomats is front-page news in India, as an analyst wonders how other countries will respond. On Monday, the RCMP warned the public about a rash of crimes including murder, extortion and coercion that the force links to Indian government …