Canadian World News
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTMargarita Gracheva's ex-husband cut off her hands. Now she has a show on Russian TV
Russian domestic abuse survivor Margarita Gracheva is hosting a television show she hopes will help others, but broader efforts to assist women coping with family violence have had little success rece...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTLeave the monarchy? In Barbados, that's just the first step on a long path to healing
Some in Barbados say Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's recent interview should spark a discussion around the historical legacy of colonialism and address the topic of reparations.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:48:56 EDTMichael Kovrig and Michael Spavor set to go on trial in China
After more than two years in prison, Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are to be tried in China for espionage over the coming week.
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTAsian Americans fearful after Georgia massage parlour shootings
Some Asian Americans are describing Tuesday's deadly shootings in Georgia as hate crimes that left them fearful and "in shock" in a year when anti-Asian violence has risen on both sides of the border...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:02:12 EDTWhite House says it's 'carefully' considering vaccine requests from Canada and Mexico
A White House spokesperson says the United States is carefully considering requests to eventually ship that country's excess supplies of COVID-19 vaccines across the border to its neighbours in Canad...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:26:32 EDTFlight PS752 shot down after being 'misidentified' as 'hostile target,' Iran's final report says
Canadian officials and victims' family members are casting doubt on the findings of Iran's investigation into the downing of Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752 after it concluded the shootdown was cause...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:07:30 EDTSuspect charged in deadly Georgia massage parlour shootings that haunt Asian American community
A white gunman accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage parlours has been charged with eight counts of murder. The attack sent terror through...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:56:34 EDTTrans woman of colour tops Sports Illustrated swim issue
Sports Illustrated magazine plans to break new ground and feature its first trans woman of colour in the 2021 Swimsuit issue.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:18:09 EDTEU proposes coronavirus passes to allow people to travel freely in region by summer
The European Union's executive body proposed Wednesday issuing certificates that would allow EU residents to travel freely across the 27-nation bloc by the summer as long as they have been vaccinated,...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 07:44:19 EDTCoronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on March 17
The worldwide scramble to gain control over the coronavirus and to extend vaccine rollout continued Wednesday, as nations wrestled with how to proceed with use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford shot.
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Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:17:09 EDTUber to give U.K. drivers minimum wage, pension, holiday pay — but it's only a partial victory
Uber is giving its U.K. drivers minimum wage, pensions and holiday pay, following a recent court ruling that said they should be classified as workers and entitled to such benefits.
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:54:31 EDTEndangered birds are losing their songs, and can't find mates
Research suggests that critically endangered regent honeyeaters are losing their song language, impacting their ability to find mates. Once their population reaches a very small size, this could accel...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTThe golden silence over NORAD renewal and the voices who want to shatter it
Canada will soon embark on negotiations with the U.S. to renew North American defence arrangements. It is the policy issue which the Liberal government has, for years, avoided talking about, mostly be...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:22:36 EDTAmerican who freed Canadian girl calls on world to repatriate children stranded in Syrian camps
The former U.S. diplomat who freed a 4-year-old Canadian girl from a detention camp in northeastern Syria Friday is calling on Canada and other countries to repatriate all of the children stranded t...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:36:01 EDTBiden: We'll have news soon on sharing U.S. vaccines with other countries
U.S. President Joe Biden says he'll have news soon on sharing excess U.S. vaccines for COVID-19 with other countries. He says he's been talking to some other countries. Canada says it's hoping to get ...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:40:33 EDTJapan court rules same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional
A Japanese court ruled Wednesday the government's ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, recognizing the rights of same-sex couples for the first time in the only Group of Seven country that d...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 18:33:08 EDTAfter industry outcry, Ottawa agrees to clarify cross-border travel rules for autoworkers
After complaints from the auto industry, the federal government has agreed to clarify cross-border travel rules for autoworkers during the pandemic, an industry representative tells the CBC following ...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:03:14 EDTPrince Philip leaves hospital after treatment
Prince Philip returned to Windsor Castle on Tuesday, after a month in hospital during which he was treated for an infection and underwent a heart procedure.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 16:34:44 EDTRussia interfered in U.S. election, likely at Putin's behest, intelligence report says
Russian President Vladimir Putin knew of and likely directed a Russian effort to manipulate the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign to benefit former president Donald Trump with "misleading or unsubstanti...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:51:53 EDTOver half of Canadians say monarchy is obsolete after Harry and Meghan's interview, poll suggests
A new poll suggests just over half of Canadians believe the British monarchy is a relic that Canada should abandon, following Prince Harry and Meghan's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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