More Americans applied for refugee status in Canada in the first half of 2025 than in all of 2024, and more than in any full year since 2019, according to data published on Thursday by Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board.

OTTAWA--Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had a "productive" call with President Trump about trade and a new economic and security pact between the two countries, Carney's office said Thursday.

Sergio Ramirez has been in ICE custody in a Michigan jail since late May. He is originally from Mexico, but has lived in the Chicago area for about the past 20 years.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday and had "a productive and wide-ranging conversation" on trade challenges and other issues, Carney's office said in a statement.

The 51-year-old Michigan man made headlines in Ontario two weeks ago for attempting to kayak across the Canadian border.

Fifteen-year-old Canadian amateur Aphrodite Deng was tied for second with top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul and three others as Akie Iwai eyes back-to-back wins on the LPGA.

The decision came following a trial that garnered widespread attention, spanned two months and featured a number of bizarre twists.

Canada and 21 other countries issued a joint statement on Thursday calling for the immediate halt of a recently approved Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.