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Regional leaders called for calm Saturday as fears of a new escalation between the U.S., Israel and Iran grow.

DETROIT — Democrats are hoping Tuesday's midterm elections will give them the power to rein in U.S. President Donald Trump — but Canadians hoping for an outcome that stabilizes the rocky bilateral relationship may be disappointed.

TORONTO — More than 15 years after helping a young Drake find his footing in the industry, Canadian alt-rap trailblazer k-os is getting a little help from his old friend.

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Russia should not have attended a G20 meeting the U.S. hosted on Friday, but she still used the opportunity to make a point to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

MISSISSAUGA — Walmart Inc. has brought its AI chatbot Sparky to Canada, more than a year after the retailer first rolled out the shopping assistant in the United States.

MONTRÉAL — Ottawa is drawing inspiration from the North American Free Trade Agreement as it works to develop a new alliance with the European Union, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says.

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $5.36 billion for the first five months of its 2026-27 fiscal year.

TORONTO — CIBC is naming former federal finance minister Bill Morneau as the next chair of its board of directors.

Signs that economic growth stalled over the summer have some economists debating the timing of the Bank of Canada's next interest rate hike. Statistics Canada said Friday that real gross domestic product...