Actor Blake Lively and "It Ends with Us" co-star Justin Baldoni settled on Monday their acrimonious court battle, sparked when Lively accused Baldoni of inappropriate on-set behaviour, meaning they will avoid a costly civil trial. Read More

President Donald Trump said he’s looking forward to meeting Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, signalling that his plans for the high-stakes summit are still on despite fresh tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Read More

OTTAWA — Canada's industry minister says the federal government will "always follow" findings from the United Nations when it comes to the issue of forced labour in China, as she declined to say directly whether she believed it was taking place herself. Read More

A United Airlines Holdings Inc. plane grazed a vehicle and light post on an adjacent highway in its final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, the latest in a string of incidents that have put the spotlight on aviation safety in the U.S. Read More

Iran attacked the United Arab Emirates for the first time in almost a month on Monday, as tensions between the U.S. and Islamic Republic rose. Read More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce Canada’s next governor general on Tuesday morning. Mary Simon, the country’s first Indigenous Governor General, will not be reappointed to the vice-regal role after serving a five-year term. Read More

Three passengers who were cruising the Atlantic Ocean on the MV Hondius have died, with one other person on the trip now in hospital with hantavirus, and two crew ill. Read More

It’s Monday, May 4 (May the fourth be with you.) Here are the top stories we’re following today. Read More

Like hungry wolves, opposition MPs look to isolate and target the weakest, the most awkward or the most bumbling in the ministerial herd. Read More

OTTAWA — Leaders of Alberta's separatist movement released a preliminary tally of 301,620 signatures as they turned in their petition for an independence referendum on Monday. Read More

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The government of Canada has announced that it has begun the collection of data for the 2026 Census of Population and the 2026 Census of Agriculture. Here's what to know. Read More