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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:50:08 EDTTrump uses contested power to cut nearly $1B US in Congress-approved spending
U.S. President Donald Trump is cancelling nearly $1 billion US in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:27:16 EDTUkraine's largest steel plant to shutter amid recurring Russian strikes
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal said it was shutting production at Ukraine's largest steel plant, underscoring the growing economic toll of Russia's airstrikes that on Friday killed seven people in Kyiv including a 14-year-old boy and injured more than 5...
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:43:39 EDTHawaii readies for arrival of Hurricane Nolo amid risks of catastrophic flooding
People on Hawaii's Big Island are preparing for another potentially life-threatening and catastrophic storm as Hurricane Nolo is expected to bring flash floods and extreme surf as it churns just south of the islands through the weekend.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:04:04 EDTTrump cozying up to Xi Jinping could spell trouble for Canada, says Michael Kovrig
U.S. President Donald Trump's summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was more about pageantry than policy, says analyst Michael Kovrig. Nevertheless, he says that in cozying up to Xi, Trump is undermining the U.S.'s own interests, and poten...
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:41:58 EDTWhy Trump’s potash threat against Canada isn’t as bizarre as it sounds | About That
U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to lessen Canada's chokehold on potash supply with alternative imports from Belarus — but that's exposing a critical vulnerability in American agriculture. Andrew Chang breaks down why U.S. farmers depend so he...
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDTIs Israel erasing evidence of alleged war crimes in Gaza? A visual investigation
CBC’s visual investigations team uncovers satellite imagery that shows the IDF removing rubble from sites in Gaza that it bombed, which experts and human rights advocates warn risks destroying evidence of alleged war crimes.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:16:47 EDTIn win for Trump, U.S. Supreme Court lets states use revamped voter verification system
The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November's elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against non-citizen voting.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:47:18 EDTWhy the viral clip of 'multitasking mom' at a baseball game has enraged people online
A woman with a baby strapped to her chest, a diaper bag on her back, and her arms full of food at a Major League Baseball game has inadvertently become a metaphor for the disproportionate load mothers carry — in this case, literally.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:48:29 EDTAI's 'paradise of machines' a threat to humanity, Pope Leo says
Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a "paradise of machines" risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence, nuclear arms race and other thre...
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:57:15 EDTJustice Department under Trump asks EU to scrap $137M US fine for Elon Musk's X
The European Union's executive arm said Friday it's prepared to defend a 120 million euro ($137 million US) fine against the social media platform X after the U.S. government threw its support behind a legal effort by Elon Musk this week to have the ...
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:41:37 EDTFanfare surrounds Trump-Xi summit at White House, but no breakthroughs expected
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish state summit that was heavy on symbolism but light on substance, with no sign that a closed-door meeting yielded breakthroughs on thorny iss...
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:01:25 EDTVietnam's president upgrades Canada to strategic partner during state visit
Vietnamese President Tô Lâm has upgraded ties with Canada to a strategic partnership, building on Prime Minister Mark Carney's efforts to get middle powers working more closely together to confront American and Chinese coercion.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:55:53 EDTIf Trump bans U.S. diesel exports, global prices will go even higher, experts say
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he's considering a ban on diesel exports to improve gas prices for Americans, a move experts say would only push an already-strained global market —further raising diesel prices in Canada and abroad.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:18:39 EDTNetanyahu rejects genocide allegations in Gaza after mass walkout at his UN speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday that attacking Iran "was one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make" and denounced as "moral cowards" a mass of delegates who walked out of the UN General Assembly when he ...
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:39:11 EDTRCMP says no sign of interrupted investigations following FBI's outcry over CBC
The head of the RCMP says there's no evidence to suggest investigations were impacted following a report last week that FBI Director Kash Patel temporarily halted co-operation with the Mounties in retaliation for an internal CBC memo.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDTU.S.-China summit highlights the 'hypocrisy' of American trade policy, experts say
American officials have scolded Canada for making a deal with China. But the numbers show the U.S. does vastly more business with China than Canada would possibly dream of.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:45:02 EDTActor Hannah Einbinder says attention should be on Gaza, not her arrest at Netanyahu protest
Actor Hannah Einbinder has posted a statement online saying the world's attention should be on Gaza and not on the "spectacle" of her arrest at a protest outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the UN earlier this week.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:48:27 EDTWhite House reporters from outlets banned by Trump regain access after hours-long delay
Reporters from three news outlets banned from the White House by U.S. President Donald Trump were back on its grounds Thursday afternoon, hours after a federal judge ordered the administration to reinstate their access.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:07:49 EDTPakistan launches airstrikes on 3 Afghan provinces as hostilities with Taliban escalate
Pakistan said it carried out airstrikes early Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, a sharp escalation in recent fighting between the two countries that threatens internatio...
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:30:20 EDTUkraine's winter warning to Canada: Help us keep the lights on
With Russia intensifying attacks on Ukraine's power, water and sewage systems, Ukrainian lawmakers are asking Canada to help fund desperately needed electrical transformers before winter. Their warning is stark: Moscow is trying to make cities unliva...