Canadian World News
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:00:00 ESTHow fallout from top secret documents found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort could affect Canada
The discovery of top secret documents at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort sparked a criminal investigation and has the former U.S. president facing the possibility of criminal charges. But it’s al...
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST'Half [of] me is dead': A Ukrainian survivor of the Azovstal siege waits to reunite her family
She outlived the brutal siege of the Azovstal steel plant in the early days of Russia's invasion, caring for a baby in a darkened underground bunker. Now, Anna Zaitseva struggles to keep hope alive â€...
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:00:00 ESTIndependent agency probing CSIS after claim that operative smuggled teenage girls into Syria
An independent government agency is reviewing how Canada's spy agency handles human sources after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised in August to follow up on claims that a CSIS operative smu...
Thu, 24 Nov 2022 04:11:43 ESTWriter who accused Trump of 1990s rape files new lawsuit
A writer who accused former president Donald Trump of rape filed an upgraded lawsuit against him Thursday in New York, minutes after a new state law took effect allowing victims of sexual violence to ...
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 ESTPutin wants to make it impossible for Ukrainians to survive winter's wrath. It's partly working
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST'It's not just low-hanging fruit': Canada's Haiti sanctions are hitting some big names
The sanctions Canada announced this weekend against six high-ranking Haitian politicians may or may not succeed in changing their behaviour — but they did show that the government of Canada is not ...
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:16:16 ESTRussia accused of using sexual violence as a weapon of war in Ukraine
There is evidence that Russian commanders in several instances were aware of sexual violence by military personnel in Ukraine — and in some cases, encouraged or even ordered it — according to an i...
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:32:54 ESTUkrainians suffer in dark and cold as Russia continues to target electricity and water supply
Russia rained down missiles across Ukraine on Wednesday, forcing shutdowns of nuclear power plants and killing civilians as Moscow pursues its campaign to plunge Ukrainian cities into darkness and col...
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:10:43 ESTMeasles an imminent global threat due to pandemic, CDC and WHO say
There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Healt...
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:41:00 ESTNot your typical therapy animals
Charlie, Romeo, and Pickles are three Shetland ponies brought in to Lister Hospital in Hertfordshire, England, to comfort patients and bring them companionship and warmth during their stay.
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Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:00:00 ESTB.C. man faces lifetime ban from entering U.S. after border agents find forgotten bottle of CBD oil in his car
Despite cannabis being legal in Washington state, the borders are regulated federally. The sale, possession and distribution of marijuana is illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act.
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Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:54:57 ESTUnrest over COVID-19 policies and work conditions erupts into violence at Chinese iPhone factory
Employees at the world's biggest Apple iPhone factory were beaten and detained in protests over pay amid anti-virus controls on Wednesday, according to witnesses and videos on social media, as tension...
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 04:00:00 ESTExiled opponents of Belarus regime have a plan for victory — and it could start with Ukraine
It's being called the Pieramoha Plan — the "Victory Plan." Never heard of it? You're not alone. The plan for civil resistance in Belarus being touted by opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhan...
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:04:32 ESTCanadian teen killed as twin bomb blasts shake Jerusalem
Two explosions at bus stops on Jerusalem's outskirts killed a Canadian and wounded at least 14 others on Wednesday, health officials said, in what Israeli police said appeared to be an attack by Pales...
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 10:16:49 ESTJapan scores shocking upset victory over Germany at men's World Cup
Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late goals Wednesday to give Japan a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany at the World Cup in Qatar.
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 03:37:58 EST6 people gunned down by shooter at Virginia Walmart, police say
A shooter opened fire in a Walmart in Virginia late Tuesday, leaving six people dead, police said, in the second high-profile mass killing in the U.S. in a handful of days. The assailant is also dead....
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 09:35:37 ESTCanada vows to 'take the positives' out of men's World Cup loss to Belgium as penalty kick decision lingers
Wed, 23 Nov 2022 07:57:42 ESTBlow for Scottish nationalists as U.K. court says independence vote must get Britain's approval
Scottish nationalists' hopes of holding a vote on independence in 2023 suffered a blow on Wednesday when the U.K.'s top court ruled that Scotland's government cannot hold a referendum without Brit...
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:40:24 ESTFor survivors of Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooting, hope blooms out of chaos
Ed Sanders, who survived the deadly shooting at LGBTQ bar Club Q in Colorado Springs on the weekend says he wants to be resilient and won't be "taken out by some sick person."
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 20:54:26 ESTAs Bolsonaro challenges election loss, experts push back on voting machine software bug claim
More than three weeks after losing a re-election bid, outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday blamed a software bug and demanded the electoral authority annul votes cast on most of the ...