Canadian World News

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDT
U.S. pressure on Venezuela hasn't eased, even as world's attention turns to Iran
Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, is trying to manage U.S. demands as she looks to hang on to the support of the Trump administration more than two months after it toppled Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. It's a prospect that's being ...

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:46:12 EDT
FBI investigating Detroit-area synagogue attack as 'targeted act of violence against the Jewish community'
The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the largest Reform synagogues in the U.S. Thursday has been identified as a 41-year-old naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:15:51 EDT
Silence from Ottawa 'shameful' after report of Canadian camp hit by missile: Conservative MP
Conservative defence critic James Bezan says it's "really shameful" the federal government did not tell the public that the airbase in Kuwait, where the Canadian Armed Forces have a camp, was hit by an Iranian missile attack on March 1.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 05:57:50 EDT
Can Trump's 'gunboat diplomacy' stop Iran from blocking the flow of oil? Not likely, say experts

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:20:20 EDT
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexual, physical abuse of Palestinian detainee
Israel's military on Thursday said it was dropping charges against five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee in an incident partially caught on camera. The decision closed a case that has bitterly divided the country since t...

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:31:39 EDT
Former rapper's political party sweeps Nepal election
A political party created just four years ago and led by an ex-rapper has swept Nepal's parliamentary poll, results published by the electoral commission on Thursday showed.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Putin is trying to pitch himself as peacemaker in Iran, but Russia also sees opportunity
The Kremlin wants to exert its influence in the Middle East and has publicly said its support for Iran, a strategic ally, is unwavering. But experts say there are limits to how far Moscow will go: It does not want to antagonize Washington, and it als...

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:01:18 EDT
Ethiopia landslides leave at least 50 dead, dozens missing
At least 50 people have died and 125 others are missing after landslides hit three districts in southern Ethiopia following a week of heavy rains, a local official said Thursday.

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:30:36 EST
As the world acts to stabilize oil prices, Canada sees a potential windfall

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:18:51 EDT
Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep Strait of Hormuz blocked in war against U.S. and Israel

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:35:00 EDT
NASA targeting no earlier than April 1 to send astronauts around the moon in Artemis II mission
After several delays to the mission that will take four astronauts around the moon, NASA held a press conference today announcing that Artemis II is on track to launch as early as April 1.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:54:55 EDT
Hockey player who lost family in Rhode Island shooting scores winning goal in OT
High school senior hockey player Colin Dorgan, wearing a patch on his jersey honouring the three family members he lost in a Rhode Island ice rink shooting last month, scored a game-winning goal in double overtime Wednesday that advanced the Blacksto...

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:37:48 EDT
Russia sentences 19 people for deadly concert hall attack that killed 149 people
A court in Moscow on Thursday convicted 19 people of involvement in the 2024 shooting rampage at a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people and wounded over 600 in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:00 EDT
How shipping companies are navigating danger in the Strait of Hormuz
As the Mideast conflict escalates near the Strait of Hormuz, merchant ships and their workers have been caught in the crosshairs.

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:33:13 EDT
PWHL to reach national U.S. TV audience with Scripps Sports to broadcast neutral site game in Detroit
The PWHL announced that its neutral-site game at Detroit on March 28 between the New York Sirens and Montreal Victoire will be the first accessible to a national U.S. television audience.

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:22:11 EDT
U.S. must admit responsibility for deadly airstrike on Iranian school if at fault, says Republican
A Republican senator says the U.S. must not pretend Iran school strike didn't happen, and admit to the mistake if in fact the U.S. military was responsible for the attack.

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:55:27 EDT
Trump administration launches process to replace tariffs struck down by U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday launched a trade investigation into excess industrial capacity in 16 major trading partners in a move to rebuild tariff pressure after the U.S. Supreme Court tore down the centerpiece of Trump...

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:32:16 EDT
Air Transat, Air Canada adjusting ticket prices as jet fuel costs weigh on airlines
Air Transat is charging more for flights to Europe and Air Canada is adjusting prices as the soaring cost of jet fuel — triggered by an oil crisis that has emerged from the war in the Middle East — weighs on Canadian and international carriers.

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:44:04 EDT
Russia accuses Britain of helping Ukraine in missile strike that killed 6
The Kremlin on Wednesday accused British specialists of involvement in a deadly Ukrainian strike on the Russian city of ‌Bryansk that used British Storm Shadow missiles and said it would take Britain's role "into account."

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:58:37 EDT
At least 17 killed after drone strikes school in Sudan
An explosive-laden drone blamed on Sudanese paramilitaries struck a secondary school and a health-care centre in southern Sudan Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, mostly schoolgirls, a hospital official and a medical group said.

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