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WHO declares deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global health emergency
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17 May 2026, 7:05 am
Sabres quiet Bell Centre crowd with 7 unanswered, beat Habs to force Game 7
Several hockey players are on the ice in front of a goalie as the puck goes into the net.

The Buffalo Sabres roared back from a two-goal deficit with seven unanswered goals to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 at the Bell Centre on Saturday, forcing a Game 7. The winner on Monday will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final.


17 May 2026, 2:57 am
Alex Smalley grabs lead at PGA Championship, Canadian Nick Taylor 2 shots back
Canadian male golfer.

The PGA Championship where no one could take control Saturday is now the major that practically everybody can win.


17 May 2026, 1:39 am
B.C. approved logging in threatened caribou habitat despite provincial recommendation against it
The image shows a caribou standing in a snowy forest during snowfall.

B.C.'s Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship warned that proposed logging near Quesnel Lake would harm threatened southern mountain caribou habitat. But the Ministry of Forests approved logging in the area anyway, drawing criticism from residents and conservation groups.


16 May 2026, 11:07 pm
Bulgaria wins its 1st Eurovision final over Israel in politically clouded song contest
A singer holds up a trophy while performing onstage.

Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision song contest with singer Dara's party anthem Bangaranga, beating 24 other competitors during Saturday's grand final in Vienna. Israeli's Noam Bettan came in second after the contest faced protests against the country's participation.


16 May 2026, 11:06 pm
Montreal Victoire move closer to Walter Cup title with Game 2 overtime win over Ottawa Charge
Montreal Victoire teammates celebrate after Montreal Victoire's Maggie Flaherty scored against Ottawa Charge during overtime PWHL playoff hockey action in Laval, Que., on Saturday.

Maggie Flaherty scored 14:12 into overtime to give the Montreal Victoire a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Charge in Game 2 of the PWHL's Walter Cup final on Saturday at Place Bell in Laval, Que.


16 May 2026, 9:31 pm
Driver plows into pedestrians in Italy's Modena, leaving 8 injured
A destroyed car on a cobblestone street is surrounded by police tape.

A driver plowed into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, injuring eight people, four of them critically, local authorities said.


16 May 2026, 7:19 pm
Microgreens sold in Ontario, Quebec recalled due to possible E. coli contamination
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Several types of organic microgreens sold in Ontario and Quebec under the Farm Boy and Kyan Culture brands have been recalled due to potential E. coli contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.


16 May 2026, 6:25 pm
'Athletes deserve better': 2 Cycling Canada board members resign in response to program cut
A female pursuit cycling team representing Canada competes in a race.

Just days after five national cycling team athletes launched an appeal against Cycling Canada to be reinstated for competition, two board members have now resigned from the national sport organization in response to the decision.


16 May 2026, 5:07 pm
Paul Boutilier, Stanley Cup champ and former curling executive, remembered for his humility
A left-handed hockey player is shown stickhandling the puck.

A Nova Scotian who won a Stanley Cup and a World Junior Hockey Championship — and later worked as a university professor and curling executive — is being remembered for his humility. Paul (Boots) Boutilier was 63.


16 May 2026, 3:44 pm
Israel kills Hamas military wing leader in strike on Gaza
People carry photos of a man at a funeral.

An Israeli airstrike on Gaza killed the chief of Hamas's military wing, the most senior official from the Palestinian militant group killed by Israel since an October U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement that was meant to halt fighting.


16 May 2026, 12:14 pm
Multimillionaire Vancouver developer jailed for ignoring court orders
Developer Helen Chan Sun walks through B.C. Supreme Court on her way to a contempt hearing. Once a multimillionaire, Sun faces jail time for failing to come clean about her finances.

Developer Helen Chan Sun is the sole shareholder of a company that holds the title to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Vancouver real estate. But the multimillionaire will spend the next 40 days in a jail cell after repeatedly ignoring orders to come clean with a creditor about her finances.


16 May 2026, 10:00 am
Gen Z has dubbed Jessica the new Karen. Here are my thoughts as a Karen
A smiling woman holds up a book with the title, "I'm the good Karen."

The name Karen has become synonymous with rude and racist behaviour, unreasonable expectations and undue entitlement. But for Karen Scanlan, it’s just her name.


16 May 2026, 8:00 am
$1.5B battery separator plant in Port Colborne, Ont., to proceed despite Honda Canada suspending EV plans
An artist concept of a manufacturing building is shown.

Work on the $1.56-billion Asahi Kasei battery separator plant in Port Colborne, Ont., is proceeding despite Honda Canada's announcement it has indefinitely suspended its $15-billion electric vehicle (EV) investment plans due to changing business conditions.


16 May 2026, 8:00 am
This woman is attempting to be the first to travel 26,000 km by horse
A composite photo that shows three horse heads against three different kinds of outdoor terrain - concrete, desert, and snow.

Olivia Cazes, from Armagh, Que., is attempting to become the first woman to travel solo on horseback along the transcontinental Pan-American Highway, which stretches from Argentina to Alaska.


16 May 2026, 8:00 am
Ontario should lower colon cancer screening age even further, say patients and advocates
Kate Walker says her symptoms were dismissed due to her age before she was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. She believes the screening age should be even lower than what the province recently changed it to.

Ontario has lowered the screening age for colon cancer to 45 years old from 50. But patients and advocates say with the rising number of cases in young people, the age should be even lower.


16 May 2026, 8:00 am
In spies he trusts? In Cuba, Trump looks again to CIA chief, rather than a diplomat, to deliver a message
CIA Director John Ratcliffe, seen in profile, while standing on one side of a table, across from unnamed Cuban officials.

U.S. President Donald Trump's maximum pressure campaign on Cuba now includes overtly dispatching a spy chief to Havana to ensure that his demands are clear.


16 May 2026, 8:00 am
Why the U.S. is noticing this Canadian security bill
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14 May 2026, 9:35 pm
Canadian cruise passenger isolating in B.C. tests 'presumptive positive' for hantavirus
Person wearing a bright pink blazer and beaded necklace standing in front of blurred Canadian and other flags.


4 May 2026, 7:37 pm
Separatist leader appealing court decision on Stay Free Alberta petition
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24 March 2025, 2:20 am