Canadian World News
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:00:50 ESTTrans families consider leaving U.S. after Trump's re-election
Since Donald Trump's inauguration last month, members of the trans community in the U.S. are expressing fears over measures they say target them. Some are even thinking of leaving the country, in some cases to move to Canada.
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:48:30 ESTOne negotiation with Trump, done. On to Round 2
Canadians spent months passionately debating about what U.S. President Donald Trump really wants from us. Is it just some border fixes, or broader economic changes? It turns out, both are correct. It’s all of the above.
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:00:00 ESTAs Netanyahu and Trump meet in Washington, doubts remain about how much Israel's leader wants to end the war
Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, to chart a strategy to “remake” the Middle East, on the day negotiations are meant to resume to prolong the ceasefire in Gaza. But in Israel and far beyond, doubts persist about...
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 04:01:00 ESTThe threat of U.S. tariffs has some Canadians taking their money elsewhere
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:00:44 ESTTrump wants Ukraine to supply rare earth minerals to U.S. in exchange for future aid
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants Ukraine to supply the United States with rare earth minerals as a form of payment for financially supporting the country's war efforts against Russia.
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:10:04 ESTMexico president says U.S. tariffs on her country delayed for 1 month
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says American tariffs on her country have been delayed for a month after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:28:57 ESTACLU, immigration advocates sue Trump over U.S.-Mexico asylum restrictions
A leading U.S. civil rights group on Monday filed a lawsuit targeting U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping ban on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the restrictions effectively block all access to asylum for migrants at the border in violati...
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:24:34 ESTUnilateral ceasefire declared by rebels who seized eastern Congo city of Goma
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds. But, there was no sign of them giving up control of Goma at the heart of a region home to trillions of dollars in min...
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:37:29 ESTNATO chief is confident U.S.-Canada trade war wouldn't hurt allied solidarity. Others aren't so sure
For an alliance that prides itself on presenting a united front to Russia, the last few days — even the last few weeks — haven't been kind.
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:52:23 ESTFestival brings light to unexpected places in Copenhagen
The Copenhagen Light Festival is back with dozens of light installations brightening up various locations around the Danish capital including bridges, buildings and even a cemetery. Visitors can join walking or canal tours to see the installations an...
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:12:32 ESTEuropean leaders plot responses to potential Trump tariffs
European leaders warned on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to expand tariffs to the EU risked setting off a trade war that would cause economic harm on both sides of the Atlantic.
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:42:49 ESTForeign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk move to shut it down
The Trump administration and billionaire ally Elon Musk moved to shutter an agency that provides crucial aid to fund education and fight starvation overseas, sparking a showdown with congressional Democrats who blasted the effort as illegal and vowed...
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:00:00 ESTElon Musk's speech in Germany raises concerns about his increased political meddling abroad
Elon Musk's comments at a rally for Germany's far-right AfD party last weekend have raised concerns about the billionaire’s escalating political interference in foreign countries — including Canada.
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:00:00 ESTWith its U.S. alliance under pressure, could Canada join the EU?
Relations between Canada and the U.S. are coming under serious pressure — and that has some commentators offering an unlikely — though not impossible — solution. What if Canada joined the European Union?
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:00:00 ESTTrump claims there are only '2 genders.' Historians say that's never been true
The Trump administration's 'two gender' policy is sparking fear and confusion among trans and non-binary people. The executive order claims it's a return to "biological facts," but experts say it ignores both biological and historical reality — tha...
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 07:27:34 ESTChina's non-specific response to Trump tariffs stands in contrast to Canada's retaliatory measures
Beijing says it wants dialogue with U.S. President Donald Trump and will go ahead with unspecified "countermeasures" to new U.S. tariffs on imports from China.
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 04:00:00 ESTWhy Canada's spies worry about Trump's national intelligence nominee
The U.S. Senate is conducting confirmation hearings for Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence. Gabbard has no background in intelligence, and a history of promoting conspiracies and supporting dictators at odds w...
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 20:57:05 ESTSearch for answers as respects paid to victims of Washington, D.C., crash
Officials investigating Wednesday's mid-air crash between a military helicopter and passenger plane over Washington, D.C., are analyzing data from the black boxes recovered from the wreckage. They're working to piece together the final moments before...
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:06:55 ESTCongo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
Authorities confirmed 773 bodies and 2,880 injured persons in Goma's morgues and hospitals, Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya told a briefing in the capital, Kinshasa, adding that the death toll could be higher.