Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the Kremlin as both Russia and Ukraine escalated aerial attacks. Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky both agreed to pause strikes on each other’s capitals while the talks took place.
The U.S. military on Saturday said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.”
Survivors of a recent strike at a wedding event in southern Iran recalled the harrowing moments of the explosions that killed 5 people and injured dozens, from their hospital beds on Saturday.
An oil tanker, with its escort tug boat. Transits the Salish Sea on its way out to the Pacific, on Friday, August 7, 2026. Photographer: James MacDonald
Quebec will no longer administer free flu shots for its entire population this fall, a year after it stopped providing COVID-19 vaccinations at no cost.
Argentine President Javier Milei escalated his country’s long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands on Thursday, praising U.S. President Donald Trump for saying Washington could reconsider its historically neutral stance on the islands’ sovereignty and vowing new measures to halt an offshore oil project near the British-controlled archipelago.
Elections Alberta says it has received 290,000 applications for mail-in ballots for the Oct. 19 referendum, which is four times higher than in the 2023 general election. The ballots list 10 questions, including one asking if Alberta should stay in Canada or if there should be a second, binding referendum on separation.
An Ontario judge denied an emergency motion that would have allowed Claire Brosseau, who suffers solely from mental illness, to apply for a medically assisted death. But the judge insisted the Attorney-General of Canada promptly respond to Brosseau's constitutional challenge that she launched two years ago.
Good morning. Let’s enjoy this long weekend, ahead of what tensions countertariffs will bring on Tuesday. More on that below, along with data-centre guidelines and prepping for TIFF.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Alstom Plant in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Carney announced a $4.7 billion contract to build 313 new passenger cars for Via Rail on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Jackson
Toronto crews worked to restore power and clear roads after a torrential Wednesday storm led to one the busiest days in the fire service’s history, with dispatchers at one time fielding more than 400 active calls.
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