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A proposal to revive parts of the cancelled Keystone XL pipeline could increase Canada's crude exports to the U.S. by more than 12 per cent, if it gets a green light from U.S. President Donald Trump and additional links to U.S. refining hubs are built.

The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered its third day on Monday, spreading across the Mideast, with Hezbollah also entering the fray.

CBC's senior business correspondent Peter Armstrong explains what's happening around the critical shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday as conflict escalates following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.

The U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran were described on Monday as a "massive, overwhelming attack" that came just hours after approval from U.S. President Donald Trump, the commander-in-chief of the military.

Even if its institutions ultimately survive the pressure - from outside and from within - Iran's authoritarian regime is in its most precarious state since the revolution that catapulted it to power almost a half century ago.

Unpacking the seismic developments in the war between U.S., Israel and Iran and what could come next.

Washington's Western allies have stressed they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran - but they've also carefully skirted judgment of its legality.

Brent crude jumped 10 per cent to about $80 US a barrel over the counter on Sunday, oil traders said, while analysts predicted that prices could climb as high as $100 US after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East into a new war.

Hundreds of thousands of stranded travellers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines on Sunday after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down much of the Middle East to air travel.

The president of Iran's soccer federation says he does not know if the national team can play 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in the United States following the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment of his country.

This time it was Hilary Knight's turn to provide a big laugh, with an assist from the Saturday Night Live writers, in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women's and men's Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams.

Following a joint U.S.-Israeli missile strike that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran is experiencing a volatile mix of state-sanctioned mourning and celebratory street protests. The assassination has sparked international fear that the lack of a post-war plan could plunge the region into uncontrollable chaos.

Canada's energy minister says the country is poised to become one of the world's biggest suppliers of liquefied natural gas, exporting as much as 100 million tonnes per year.

Canada's airline regulator says it will probe the recent flight disruptions that occurred in the popular tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

A cargo plane carrying money crashed Friday near Bolivia's capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead and others injured, an official said.

New York City residents Lucas Pepin, Charlie Neuhauser and Xander Baas tell The National about the moment they helped create a snow sculpture gallery in a Brooklyn park.

China said on Friday it would suspend some tariffs on Canadian agricultural products imposed during a trade spat between Beijing and Ottawa, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney struck an initial deal with Beijing during a visit in January.

U.S. President Donald Trump saidFriday he was "not happy" withIran,but more talks were expected on Tehran's nuclear program.

The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a "seemingly threatening" drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border - one that appears to have been flown by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Pakistan and Afghanistan traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries that Pakistan's defence minister said Friday means they are now in "open war."

Foreign workers from 37 international non-governmental organizations will leave the Gaza Strip by Sunday after choosing not to comply with new registration rules imposed by Israel. The new rules include handing over lists of local and foreign staff, which the organizations say put people at risk.

India wants to buy any energy product it can from Canada and its officials are urging the federal government to streamline approvals for various projects so it can tap into new supplies to feed a rapidly growing country with relatively few natural resources of its own.

Pavel Durov, the billionaire CEO of the messaging app Telegram, has confirmed Russian state media reports that the country's Federal Security Service is investigating him for "aiding terrorism." Access Now - a digital rights non-profit that has been vocally critical of Telegram's security and privacy in the past - says this probe is nothing more than a pretext to crack down on free speech.

Memorial services for the late civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson began in Chicago on Thursday, with stops in Washington and South Carolina to follow over the next two weeks.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says there's still a lot of work to do on the India security file - a day after a senior government official said Ottawa no longer believes the country is linked to foreign interference and transnational repression.

A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of U.S. Border Patrol has been found dead on a downtown street, city authorities have said.

Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations Thursday over Tehran's nuclear program but walked away without a deal, leaving the danger of another Middle East war on the table as the U.S. has gathered a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the region.

A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, authorities said Wednesday.

Canada and South Korea have signed a new defence agreement, roughly a month after Prime Minister Mark Carney urged middle powers to band together in the face of "great power" economic coercion.

In Donald Trump's 2026 state of the union address - which broke the record for the longest such speech - he spoke about everything from lauding the men's Olympic hockey team to repeatedly chastizing Democrats for not standing up to applaud his comments. Andrew Chang breaks down the choreography of the address to explain the strategy behind the words.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

A video that appears to show U.S. President Donald Trump joking with the men's hockey team after their win, saying he'd "have to" invite the women's team to the White House, too, has a lot of fans seething.

Harvey Weinstein has hired Luigi Mangione and Sean "Diddy" Combs's lawyers to represent him at his third NewYork rape trial, reshaping his legal team after declining to end the matter with a guilty plea. The lawyers, Jacob Kaplan, Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos, take over for Weinstein's longtime lawyer, Arthur Aidala, who ceded his courtroom role to focus on the ex-studio boss' appeals and pending civil matters.

Democratic lawmakers on the House oversight and government reform committee promised on Tuesday to investigate allegations that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) withheld material about an accusation against U.S. President Donald Trump from the Epstein files.

Cuba's government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism.

Astronaut Mike Fincke has identified himself as the one who suffered a medical issue aboard the International Space Station last month, prompting NASA's first-ever medical evacuation.

Iran's negotiating delegation has left Tehran for a third round of nuclear talks with the U.S., state media reported on Wednesday, even as other Iranian officials slammed comments made by President Donald Trump during his state of the union address.

Bill Gates "took responsibility for his actions" over ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a town hall meeting with employees of the Gates Foundation, a spokesperson for the philanthropic group told Reuters in a written statement.

At least 30 people died after heavy rains hit Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais, local authorities said Tuesday, while 39 people were missing.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a state of the union address that, by his standards, came across as relatively focused and disciplined, giving a preview of how the Republicans may try to campaign to keep control of Congress in this fall's midterms.

U.S. President Donald Trump's point man on trade talks says Canada needs to accept that tariffs will be a part of any deal with the administration, including renewal of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.

Donald Trump's focus on the economy in his state of the union address led him to repeat numerous false claims he's made in the past. Here are some of the main ones.

The Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men's hockey team visited U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon and later received about a two-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his state of the union address.

Warner Bros. Discovery said that Paramount has raised the price of its takeover offer to $31 US per share, potentially setting the stage for a fresh bidding war with Netflix over the future of the Hollywood giant.

A racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette and broadcast during Britain's top movie awards event has put the spotlight on one of the symptoms of the syndrome. Here's more about coprolalia - the involuntary outburst of obscene, socially inappropriate, and derogatory remarks and gestures.

Delegates from across the circumpolar world are in Whitehorse for Arctic summit as Canadian Forces prep for an epic trip from Herschel Island to Churchill, Man.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the head of Paris's Louvre Museum, which has been grappling with the fallout from a high-profile jewel heist and rolling strikes.

As fighting entered its fifth year on Tuesday, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being commemorated in ceremonies around the world.