Tessa Bennett

The Bank of Canada announced what everyone was expecting: it is keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged once again. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says that’s because the economy is still grappling with global uncertainty, but there may be light at the end of the tunnel. Ongoing trade talks with the United States and risks surrounding the war in Iran remain top concerns. However, Bank officials say they are growing more confident that the economy is working through those challenges.

VIDEO: It was another day of weather warnings for people in Ontario, as a result of out-of-control wildfires. But Toronto no longer has the worst air quality in the world. The smoke is being carried further south, and Detroit, Michigan crossed into the “hazardous” range today. Meanwhile, winds from the northwest are fanning the flames of dozens of forest fires in northern Ontario, prompting even more evacuations there. Tessa Bennett reports.

VIDEO: Britain’s governing Labour Party has a new captain, paving the way for a change at the top of government. Andy Burnham has officially been declared Labour leader, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he would step down following a rebellion within his own party. In his first speech to the Labour Party today, Burnham pledged to give people in the UK “hope back.” He added, he has a “plan”— reassuring the party that has seen a popularity nosedive in the two years since Starmer won a landslide victory.

As wildfires continue to burn across Northern Ontario, the province is facing questions about emergency response, support from Ottawa, and criticism from south of the border.

Canada's premiers are backing urgent, intense, and fair trade talks between Ottawa and Washington in the wake of a new tariff threat.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada won't rush to retaliate against President Donald Trump's latest threat of 50 per cent tariffs before they're actually imposed.

A bleak trend in Canada's health-care system shows one in 10 emergency doctors are leaving the specialty due to burnout.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was hosted in the Oval Office AS The pair discussed licensing for Kyiv to produce U.S. missile interceptors and ways to revive the stalled peace talks with Russia.

The 69th Grammy Awards are going to look a little different after one of the world’s biggest groups said they’d be boycotting the event. BTS announced on social media that it will not submit its music for consideration, citing concerns over category divisions stemming from a new award classification.

The union says crews and the airline still remain far apart on key pay issues, though WestJet maintains it is actively negotiating.