Canadian World News
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 ESTFor Kyiv residents, even feeding a cat has become a complicated risk as Russia attacks
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 15:10:28 ESTPolice in Russia arrest thousands in crackdown on anti-war protesters since invasion began
Police detained more than 2,000 people at anti-war protests in 48 cities across Russia on Sunday, a protest monitoring group said, as people defied the authorities to show their anger over R...
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 17:19:17 ESTFor Kyiv residents, even feeding a cat has become a complicated risk as Russia invades Ukraine
Kyiv feels like a ghost town now, but Lydia Sokolova, 74, was one of the few citizens on the streets of Ukraine's capital ahead of a weekend curfew, determined to feed her son's cat. Others, however, ...
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 19:21:56 ESTNorth Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea, South Korea and Japan say
North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, in a resumption of weapons tests that came as the United States and its allies are focused on Russia's invasion of...
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 13:53:47 ESTCanada to send additional $25 million in protective military gear to Ukraine
The federal government committed to send at least $25 million in additional non-lethal military aid to Ukraine as that country fights against a Russian invasion.
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:27:29 ESTMoscow threatens to axe diplomatic ties, nuclear pact over Ukraine war sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin is the latest target of sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, with the United States, Canada and European allies announcing they are adding direct measures against h...
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 05:57:20 ESTUkraine says Russian forces blew up gas pipeline in country's second-largest city
Ukrainian forces put up fierce resistance to slow the advance of the larger and more powerful Russian military closing in on the capital, as the U.S. and European Union rushed ammunition and weapons t...
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 04:00:00 ESTThere's a flood of disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Here's who's sorting it out
Open-source intelligence investigators around the world are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of images and videos pouring out of Ukraine as they try to verify them to preserve evidence and establish wh...
Sun, 27 Feb 2022 11:52:35 ESTUkrainians return home from abroad to fight Russian invasion
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are leaving Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, but some Ukrainian men and women are returning home from across Europe to help defend their homeland.
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 05:39:05 ESTProtests in support of Ukraine around the world
Demontrators are taking to the streets in cities around the world to denounce Russia's invasion of Ukraine and demand peace.
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 15:03:32 ESTRussian billionaire Roman Abramovich hands over 'stewardship' of Premier League club Chelsea
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich handed over the "stewardship and care" of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees on Saturday in an apparent move to fend off calls for him to comp...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:23:47 ESTKyiv residents take shelter as fighting breaks out in streets and Russian troops close in
Russian forces launched co-ordinated missile and artillery attacks on Ukrainian cities on Saturday including the capital, Kyiv, where gunfire erupted near government buildings in the city centre, mili...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:17:33 ESTKetanji Brown Jackson becomes 1st Black woman nominated for U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, calling her a "proven consensus builder." Jackson is the first Black woman selected to ser...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:02:51 ESTRussia vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding halt of invasion in Ukraine
Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday demanding that Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all troops, a defeat the United States and its supporters knew was i...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 18:19:17 ESTNew U.S. guidelines allow many Americans to take a break from masks
Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:23:41 ESTOil prices slip as Biden stops short of sanctioning Russian crude
North American oil prices fell on Friday after U.S. President Joe Biden’s government signalled it won’t sanction Russian crude oil because of the impact it could have on pump prices.
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Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:27:45 ESTJ&J, distributors will pay $26B US to settle claims they fuelled the opioid crisis
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis on Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion ...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:12:59 ESTMethane emissions are far higher than countries claim, report suggests
Emissions of planet-warming methane from oil, gas and coal production are 70 per cent higher than the official figure provided by governments worldwide, the International Energy Agency has found.
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Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:10:41 ESTRussia barred from Eurovision contest over Ukraine invasion
Russia will not be allowed to participate in the final of this year's Eurovision song contest, the organizer said on Friday, after Ukraine and several other European public broadcasters called for ...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:00:00 ESTInvasion of Ukraine puts Chinese relationship with Russia under pressure
China has refused to condemn Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, but experts agree the Asian superpower occupies a pivotal role in the crisis, as both an ally to Russia and the world's leading expor...