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1. Canadians on a plane home after being stuck on cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak

   

2. Forced offline for most of 2026, Iranians say they're struggling to survive

   

   Iranians have faced a near-total blackout for more than 70 days straight. The shutdown has cost the Iranian economy an estimated $250-million US a day.

3. Iran responds to ceasefire proposal as Kuwait, U.A.E. repel drone attacks

   

   Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal to Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, Iran's state-run media said Sunday.

4. At the Venice Biennale, Canada’s entry blooms with unease

   

   In a Venice Biennale taking place at a time of wars, tension over migration and climate anxiety, the Canadian pavilion poses a quieter question: Who gets to live with nature, who gets to protect it and who is shut out from it?

5. Winnie the Pooh has been beloved for 100 years. But fame wasn't so enchanting for the real Christopher Robin

   

   One hundred years after Winnie the Pooh was published, it continues to enchant. Its origins have a happy beginning in the bond between a Canadian veterinary soldier and the cub he named for his adopted hometown, but the story takes an unhappy turn as the Milnes struggled with the effects of fame.