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WorldAngine de Poitrine, the masked and ornately costumed band from Saguenay, Que., has won the 2026 Polaris Music Prize. The anonymous duo received the accolade and $30,000 for their second album, Vol.II. Their manager Sébastien Collin gave an acceptance speech on their behalf since the band member...
WorldPresident Trump expressed he must decide whether to make a deal or “annihilate” Iran, in a gathering where world leaders typically focus on declarations of global harmony.
WorldIt was a game full of young players trying to make an impression and veterans looking to shake off the rust. Needless to say, it wasn’t the most exhilarating pre-season contest as the home fans watched the Edmonton Oilers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in overtime Tuesday night. After a two-goal fi...
WorldCamp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls amid devastating flooding in Texas last year, court documents show. In applications for search warrants executed last week, investigators sought to obtain the electr...
WorldOn Sept. 21, 2025, six-year-old Darius MacDougall vanished from a public camping area near the Alberta-British Columbia border in the Crowsnest Pass. Almost at once, police, search and rescue crews and other first responders began a full-scale search of the mountainous terrain in an effort to fi...
WorldThe federal administration has approved expansion of the Tilbury LNG facility in Delta, B.C., saying potential adverse effects are justified by the project's benefits. Monday's approval under the "one project, one review" principle came immediately after the B.C. administration issued an environ...
WorldThe poet and lyricist Gulzar has profoundly shaped the idea of tender romance in India through his verse and songs in more than 150 musicals.
WorldDenmark, Greenland and the U.S. are to sign a deal on Greenland's security on Tuesday, an agreement Denmark says will put Arctic security under NATO's watch rather than leaving it solely to Washington and Copenhagen. The agreement, to be signed at the UN General Assembly in New York at 10:30 a....
WorldAs the Alternative for Germany party seeks to control a state the government body for the first time, its push for “patriotic” art has drawn comparisons with Nazi policies.
WorldA diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia's cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century. The cat, called Tilcayo by local communities, is part of a group called t...
WorldGood morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. A federal judge ruled yesterday that President Trump cannot demolish the Kennedy Center without providing a 30-d...
WorldTop military commanders from 32 Western nations will vote Saturday on whether they prefer Canada's chief of the defence staff or her German counterpart to lead a substantial NATO committee. Gen. Jennie Carignan and Gen. Carsten Breuer are vying for the top job at the NATO Military Committee, a p...