Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War Two as the U.S. presses for a deal to end the 3-year-old war. Kyiv insisted on a longer and immediate truce.

York police are searching for a man they allege has been fraudulently charging credit cards and attempting to retrieve the packages at the homes of the victims.

Iran finally extinguished a fire Monday at a southern port rocked by an explosion as the death toll in the blast rose to at least 65 people killed, authorities said.

A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, halting subway and railway trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.

A 28-year-old man is facing charges after police say fires were set at a home in Hamilton’s east end on three separate occasions.

Personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military, senior defense officials said. But they insist that crucial programs aimed at addressing sexual misconduct and providing help for victims are so far not affected.

Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube, and Callan Foote, have all pleaded not guilty to sexual.

Former U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff was preparing to shower in a dark locker room after play at the Madrid Open tennis tournament was suspended and then postponed Monday due to a major power outage in Spain and Portugal.

Hundreds of thousands of survivors desperately need humanitarian aid a month after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake, compounded by airstrikes the military government is reportedly carrying out despite ceasefires meant to aid relief efforts during the country’s civil war.

Strength in the financial and telecom sectors helped lift Canada’s main stock index in late-morning trading, while U.S. markets were mixed.

The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88.

York police say they have charged a former Girl Guides of Canada leader from the Town of Georgina in connection with a historical sexual assault from 1998.

A trial began Monday in Paris over the 2016 heist in which armed robbers tied up Kim Kardashian in her bedroom and stole millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry during Fashion Week.

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical legacy.

A former Disney employee who hacked into the company’s servers to alter its restaurant menus, including falsifying allergen information and printing profane language, has been sentenced to three years in prison.

U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in on Canada’s election today, repeating his claim that Canada should become a U.S. state.

Canadians are casting their votes on Monday in an election that has been dominated by issues like affordability, tariffs and U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats.

Voters across Canada are casting their ballots in the federal election today after a 35-day campaign. Here are the latest developments.

Police are searching for witnesses after an arson incident incinerated the front door of a residence in Pickering.

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Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous charges against a Toronto driver after police allege they were pulled over with open alcohol and blew three times the legal limit.

The son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has apologized for a prank call made to Shedeur Sanders on Friday as he waited to be picked in the NFL draft.

U.S. stocks are drifting Monday ahead of potential flashpoints looming later in the week week that could mean more sharp swings for financial markets.

Germany will step up to the new security demands in Europe, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier vowed on Monday, as his country marked 70 years of NATO membership against the background of the Trump administration signaling that U.S. priorities lie elsewhere.

Premier Doug Ford is urging Canadians to “band together” and “fight like we’ve never fought before” against U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats amid the president’s renewed calls for Canada to become the “51st state.”