The Blue Jays advanced to the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night after defeating the New York Yankees 5-2 in the Bronx. Toronto’s first playoff series victory since 2016 came courtesy of timely hits and a game pitched almost entirely by members of the bullpen.

Authorities in California charged a 29-year-old man with starting a fire that days later erupted into the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history and destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, U.S. federal law enforcement officials announced Wednesday.

The man whose attack on a synagogue in northern England last week resulted in the deaths of two Jewish worshippers phoned police to say he was acting for ISIS, also know, investigators said on Wednesday.

The House of Commons immigration committee is recommending most adults eligible for birthright citizenship under the “Lost Canadians” bill fulfil similar requirements to immigrant applicants on language, knowledge of Canadian history and security checks.

The Department of Homeland Security publicly lambasted Zach Bryan, one of the biggest superstars in country music, Wednesday for an unreleased song critical of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

A judge has stayed all charges in the Winnipeg sexual assault case against disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard, finding his right to a fair trial was violated by police failing to retain records related to allegations stemming from the 1990s.

Former FBI director James Comey on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation.

The Israeli military intercepted a nine-boat flotilla trying to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza early Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea and detained scores of activists on board, the flotilla organizers and the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

Nova Scotia RCMP say cadaver dogs did not locate human remains in the search for Lilly and Jack Sullivan, who have been missing for five months.

Ontario theme park says serious environmental issues and a “total lack of proven financial viability” mean the proposed N.S. sanctuary is not an option.

A new mandate letter from Premier Danielle Smith directs Alberta’s energy minister to advance goals aimed at boosting oil production, defending the province’s energy sector and advancing major pipeline projects.

In late September, Donald Trump designated Antifa a domestic terror organization. Today, we’re tracking the meaning and history of antifascist protest — from 1930’s Europe, to today — and asking: how did the spectre of Antifa become such a target for Trump?

Police are asking people to shelter in place amid reports of two armed and dangerous people at large in the area of Ginoogaming First Nation early Wednesday morning. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Anishinabek Police Service say they’re responding to the reports.

Via Rail has offered $31 million in travel vouchers to hundreds of thousands of passengers whose trains were more than one hour late since last fall, mostly as a result of new speed limits at rail crossings on CN tracks. 

Many large ships keep burning fuel and spew an entire town’s worth of pollution while docked in our port cities. One solution is to make them plug into the local grid through a connection known as shore power. Here’s a closer look at this global energy transition and where Canada stands.

Stéphane Villeneuve has spent more than three years maintaining an ice rink in Gatineau’s Parc Desnoyers, but a dispute with the city has him asking whether he should hang up his shovel for good.

Ottawa wildlife photographers have captured stunning images of a rare leucistic beaver.