Canadian World News
Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:01:00 EDTTrump announces tariffs against European nations unless U.S. can purchase Greenland
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTNuclear fusion seems hot right now — but how close is fusion power?
Recent nuclear fusion news from Canada and China has created a buzz. Meanwhile, new fusion startups have been popping up around the world, and have drawn billions in private investment. But how close are we to having fusion power plants?
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:55:58 ESTEuropean Union, South America's Mercosur bloc sign landmark free-trade agreement
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to strengthen commercial ties in the face of r...
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTCountries have gotten results after enriching the Trumps. Could Canada do the same?
Countries that have relied on traditional diplomacy to deal with the Trump administration have had less success than countries that have found ways to directly enrich the Trump family and those close to them.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:20:19 ESTIran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blames Trump for inciting anti-government protests
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has acknowledged that thousands of people were killed during anti-government protests over the last two weeks, but blamed the U.S. for the death toll. He also called President Donald Trump a criminal f...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:40:39 ESTIrish town ‘shell-shocked’ after 15,000 crabs escape from overturned truck
Odhran McLaughlin learned the hard way that it takes a village to wrangle 15,000 scuttling crabs off the side of a highway on the coast of Ireland in the dead of night.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTRussia’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws haven’t stopped fans there from embracing Heated Rivalry
Canadian series Heated Rivalry has become a global sensation, sparking conversations around sexuality, stereotypes and acceptance. In Russia, where it technically can’t even legally be watched, there are calls for it to be banned outright. But that...
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTTrade trumps diplomatic tensions in B.C. premier's India visit
Before landing in India for a six-day trade mission, B.C. Premier David Eby's main objective was to pack in as many meetings and garner as much interest in his province's resources as possible. Less than a year ago, that would have seemed virtually i...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:11:29 ESTChinese EVs are coming to Canada. How soon will they be here? How much will they cost?
Here's what you need to know about Chinese EVs and their pending arrival in Canada.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTGirls are banned from Afghan schools. Secret networks are teaching them anyway
Organizations are working hard to circumvent the Taliban's ban on higher education for women and girls, which has now been in place for over four years. One advocate says that women and girls have been 'unbelievably resourceful in finding workarounds...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:18:30 ESTTrump's Iceland ambassador pick made a '52nd state' joke. Icelanders aren't laughing
When Trump's pick for U.S. ambassador to Iceland joked this week that the Nordic country should become the 52nd state, and he should be its governor, it didn't exactly go down well.
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:15:58 EDTCanada wants to be 1st in North America to build EV with Chinese knowledge: senior official
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:59:04 ESTU.S. Justice Department probing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over ICE raid comments
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:27:06 ESTCIA chief has face-to-face meeting with Venezuela's interim leader: U.S. official
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela's interim leader in Caracas to discuss co-operation, a U.S. official said on Friday, in the most senior known visit by a U.S. official since the United States toppled Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro t...
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:36:29 ESTPalestinian committee set to govern Gaza under U.S. supervision meets in Cairo
The Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under U.S. supervision met for the first time Friday in Cairo, as its leader pledged to get to work quickly to improve conditions there.
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:35:06 ESTExiled Reza Pahlavi positions himself as ready to lead Iran, as protests within country appear to ebb
Iran's deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, as state media reported more arrests on Friday in the shadow of U.S. threats to intervene if the killing continues.
Wed, 14 May 2025 00:34:21 EDT'Wine moms' are being blamed for the ICE protests. We've heard this one before
Sat, 03 Jan 2026 08:03:15 ESTVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gifts her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:39:32 ESTFormer South Korea leader handed 5-year jail term for charges related to martial law
The Seoul Central District Court found the ex-president guilty of mobilizing the presidential security service to block authorities from executing an arrest warrant that had been legally issued by a court to investigate him for his martial law dec...
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:34:53 ESTCanadian citizen has died 'at the hands of the Iranian authorities:' Anand
A Canadian citizen has died in Iran “at the hands of the Iranian authorities,” according to Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.