
Alberta to hold referendum on whether to remain in Canada
An independence movement in the western Canadian province has been pushing for a referendum on whether Alberta should separate from the rest of the country.
FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026, 03:51

An independence movement in the western Canadian province has been pushing for a referendum on whether Alberta should separate from the rest of the country.

Police recovered an unlicensed firearm and seized several vehicles.

The late-night host will appear behind his CBS desk for the final time after the network announced last summer that the show would end after 11 seasons.

New figures show falling migration levels and Aston Villa fans return to Birmingham leads Friday’s papers.

The 15 deportees describe the uncertainty they face in a country they had never seen before.

Global affairs chief Chris Lehane wants to tone down the debate over AI’s societal impacts—and get states to pass laws that won’t derail OpenAI’s meteoric rise.

Thousands are expected to attend this year’s festival in Sunderland, with Fatboy Slim headlining on Friday.
Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.

The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.

Frustration with fake dating profiles has spurred new dating services with different approaches.

Prediction markets are a fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar industry, and appeal disproportionately to young men

The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers.

It is the first holiday period since the EU’s new border system was fully implemented.

The government will not be financial or legal penalties for train operators who fail to meet the targets.

Watch the best of the action as Partick Thistle and St Mirren fight out a draw in the first leg of the Scottish Premiership play-off final.

John Boumphrey says the education system “isn’t necessarily producing young people who are ready for work”.

Cancer Research UK figures show number diagnosed with most serious form of skin cancer has risen above 20,000 for first time
The number of cases from the most serious form of skin cancer have reached a record high across the UK, according to analysis by a leading cancer charity.
Melanoma cases in the UK have risen above 20,000 for the first time ever, with 20,980 people being diagnosed with the...
Thousands of Chicago-area Zillow and Trulia listings disappeared after Midwest Real Estate Data cut off Zillow’s access to its feed, “in the latest escalation of a legal battle with Lisle-based Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED),” reports the Chicago Sun-Times. “The fight is over MRED’s private listing network, where homes for sale are shared among real estate professionals. And MRED followed...

Those who loved her remember a woman who gave everything — to her art, to her city, and to every person lucky enough to have her in their corner

Busch’s representatives had said earlier on Thursday that he had been sent to hospital with a severe illness.

Friends, creatives and a city in mourning gathered to celebrate the woman who helped shape how Johannesburg saw itself after 1994.