Apple announced Wednesday it is replacing its entry-level iPhone SE, which debuted in 2016, with a new, much pricier model that comes with many features previously reserved for the company’s more expensive handsets. Industry watchers were expecting the simple SE to be retired or upgraded, but some Canadian tech experts say the price uptick will put iPhones, …

As Pope Francis continues to battle double pneumonia in hospital, his poor health is casting a spotlight on the arcane process of how the Catholic Church elects its leader. The papal “conclave” is intentionally shrouded in mystery — the term itself is Latin for “locked room” — but here are some of its rules …

B.C. MLA Adrian Dix says he gets texts, emails, and even stopped at his local Safeway. He says people urge him to cut off power or even water to the U.S. “People are angry,” said Dix, B.C.’s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions and the minister responsible for the Columbia River …

It’s a move that could reshape North American trade. Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on all steel and aluminum products coming into the U.S. from anywhere, including Canada. That means each time any Canadian steel or aluminum crosses the 49th parallel, U.S. importers will have to shell out 25 …

Ontario’s main political parties are competing for the hearts of voters by appealing to their wallets, with a mix of tax cuts and money-back rebates pitched as helping with the cost of living. Doug Ford and his Ontario PC Party is campaigning off the one-time $200 cheque that his government is …

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Ideologically motivated violent extremist groups are using antisemitism in a bid to recruit followers and inspire violence, according to a report from Canada’s spy agency.  The report dated May 2024, released under the access to information law by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), said the extremist groups are also …

Seasonal flu vaccines need to be updated each year because the virus changes so frequently. But the U.S. hasn’t contributed its information on what’s spreading there since January, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said. For seasonal influenza, which forced schools to shut down in some American states earlier this …

The challenge facing Montreal snow-removal crews this week is without precedent: two big storms back to back have left more than 70 centimetres of snow to clear. It’s the most in a four-day period on record, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. A city official marvelled recently that the …

Hamas handed over the bodies on Thursday of Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their October 7, 2023 attack and among the most potent symbols of the trauma inflicted that day. Hamas handed over the bodies of the two …