Canadian World News

Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
How Trump and his family keep profiting from his presidency
U.S. President Donald Trump and his family members have earned at least $2 billion from business ventures and investments that have benefitted from his past 16 months in the White House, according to research by watchdog groups and media outlets.

Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Ukraine makes some battlefield gains, but 'grey zone' along front is getting bigger
Ukraine has been recapturing some territory and in other areas are stalling Russian forces, but drones have made it much harder to determine just who controls what in the volatile grey zone.

Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
This Ebola outbreak is particularly worrying. That doesn't mean it's a threat to Canadians
The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is concerning for a number of complicated factors, but there's no reason for Canadians to panic, say people who have worked in the region. The UN says there are 148 suspected deaths and ne...

Thu, 21 May 2026 18:48:23 EDT
Democrats' autopsy of 2024 U.S. election blames Harris and 'identity politics' for loss
Kamala Harris "wrote off rural America" during the 2024 presidential campaign and failed to attack Donald Trump with sufficient "negative firepower," according to a long-awaited post-election autopsy released Thursday by the Democratic National Commi...

Thu, 21 May 2026 16:29:13 EDT
Trump maintains pressure on Cuba as Rubio says diplomacy unlikely to resolve issues
U.S. President Donald Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the spectre of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the isl...

Thu, 21 May 2026 16:13:54 EDT
Gunmen kill at least 25 in separate attacks in Honduras, police say
Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks Thursday on the Honduran coast, killing at least 25 people, including six police officers, police said.

Thu, 21 May 2026 14:46:45 EDT
Disney sued over new facial recognition technology at Disneyland entrances
The Walt Disney Company is facing a class-action lawsuit over a recently introduced use of facial recognition technology at its Disneyland theme park entrances.

Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Trump purged his Republican critics. Here's why he could soon regret it
U.S. President Donald Trump is celebrating back-to-back victories in his push to oust his critics from the Republican Party. But there are clear signs that his revenge campaign could backfire.

Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Cuba braces for possible U.S. military action as uncertainty follows Castro indictment
Former Cuban president Raúl Castro will be "keeping his head down," experts say, as questions swirl over whether the U.S. plans to take him by force and bring him to American soil to face charges over an incident from three decades ago. Federal pros...

Thu, 21 May 2026 12:49:13 EDT
UN countries agree on legal obligation to address climate change
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted 141–8 to adopt a resolution backing a world court opinion that countries have a legal obligation to address ‌climate change, with the world's biggest historical emitter the United States amon...

Thu, 21 May 2026 06:22:03 EDT
Israel deports all Gaza flotilla activists after outcry over their detention
Gaza activists who were detained by Israel, and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of the country's far-right police minister, have been released from prison and sent home.

Thu, 21 May 2026 12:47:06 EDT
UN top court finds key labour treaty protects workers' right to strike
The International Court of Justice issued on Thursday a landmark advisory opinion that potentially enshrines the right to strike in labour standards and international trade agreements.

Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Dr. Strangelove diplomacy: How the Pentagon’s symbolic defence board freeze with Canada could backfire
Washington’s decision to suspend a symbolic Cold War-era defence body may have been meant to pressure Canada on military policy. Instead, experts say it risks reinforcing Canadians' distrust of the United States, complicates the politics of NORAD a...

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:55:55 EDT
Queen Elizabeth pressed for Andrew to be U.K. trade envoy, documents reveal
Documents show Queen Elizabeth was "very keen" that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince, be given the job of U.K. trade envoy, as the U.K. government on Thursday released the confidential papers related to his appointment in 2001, which lat...

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:49:04 EDT
Lebanese bury victims of deadliest Israeli strike since ceasefire was announced
Mourners gathered in a southern Lebanese town on Thursday to bury victims from an Israeli airstrike earlier this week that killed 14 people, the deadliest single bombing raid on Lebanon since the announcement of a tenuous ceasefire last month.

Thu, 21 May 2026 08:25:40 EDT
IRS settlement preventing Trump-related audits, controversial fund tough to challenge in court, experts say
Opponents of President Donald Trump's sweeping legal settlement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service will face high hurdles in challenging its $1.776-billion US fund for victims of alleged political "weaponization" and its provision barring audits ...

Thu, 21 May 2026 01:00:55 EDT
U.S.-bound flight from Paris diverts to Montreal over Ebola restrictions
An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was diverted to Montreal Wednesday night after United States authorities barred it from entering the U.S., citing new restrictions for people who who have recently travelled to three East Africa countries, w...

Wed, 20 May 2026 17:55:22 EDT
As rare Ebola virus spreads in Congo, residents say 'nobody knows whether they are safe'
As health officials scramble to respond to a virus that has spread undetected for weeks, or possibly months, people in Congo are gripped with fear.

Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 EDT
My phone was one of thousands snatched in London this year. Like many others, it was trafficked to China
London's Metropolitan Police are trying to crack down on sophisticated criminal networks that are snatching phones off the streets of London and exporting them in bulk to China.

Wed, 20 May 2026 13:35:34 EDT
U.S. indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro, escalating Trump pressure campaign

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