The Ice district has been the heartbeat of playoff excitement, but not all Oilers fans are crowding into downtown.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Armed Forces personnel have been deployed to assist wildfire evacuations in northern Ontario as over 30,000 flee blazes across the Prairies.

Advocates urge Ottawa to define femicide in the criminal code as more Ontario police use the term to describe gender-based killings.

Israel says it will block an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching Gaza, citing enforcement of its naval blockade amid ongoing conflict.