Canadian World News
Fri, 15 May 2026 20:28:28 EDTWhite House points to 'longstanding unfair trade practices' when asked about Gordie Howe bridge opening
For months, Canadian officials have said that the long-awaited opening of the $6.4 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge is dependent on various testing and commissioning tasks. But fresh comments from a Canadian cabinet member as well as two top ...
Fri, 15 May 2026 15:12:04 EDTTrump claims 'fantastic trade deals' with China. What really happened?
Although the much-hyped summit between the presidents of China and the U.S. ended with smiles and handshakes between the leaders of the two superpowers, the two-day meeting in Beijing appeared from the outside to be far heavier on ceremony than on sp...
Fri, 15 May 2026 18:00:00 EDTEarworm Kars4Kids ad banned in California. Here's why
A long-running charity ad campaign familiar to Canadians for its catchy Kars4Kids jingle will no longer play in California after a court found it violates false advertising laws.
Fri, 15 May 2026 05:48:55 EDTZelenskyy vows retribution after Russian strike on Kyiv housing block kills 24
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised retribution against Russia on Friday after laying red roses at the rubble of a Kyiv apartment building where a Russian missile strike killed 24 people, including three children.
Fri, 15 May 2026 15:25:00 EDTIsrael and Lebanon agree to 45-day ceasefire extension: U.S. State Department
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire after another round of talks in Washington, the U.S. State Department said Friday.
Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 EDTFIFA World Cup turns up gentrification pressures in Mexico City, say experts
Experts say parts of Mexico City have faced increasing pressure from gentrification which gained momentum during the pandemic — as digital nomads flocked to the city — and this has accelerated as the FIFA World Cup looms in June.
Fri, 15 May 2026 06:47:17 EDTNew Ebola outbreak in Congo kills dozens as Uganda confirms separate case
Africa CDC, the continent's top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.
Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 EDTCanadian, U.S. fascist fight clubs joining forces south of the border, CBC investigation finds
Members of Canada's largest white nationalist group, Second Sons Canada, have met to train and network with a number of "active clubs" from the United States, and also met with active club movement founder Robert Rundo, who is currently on supervised...
Thu, 14 May 2026 21:00:00 EDTTrump leaves Beijing with few wins, but warm words for Xi
U.S. President Donald Trump departed China on Friday touting business deals that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started.
Thu, 14 May 2026 18:58:17 EDTCIA chief meets Cuban officials to deliver message: Trump wants 'fundamental changes'
CIA director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials, including Raul Castro's grandson, during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said.
Thu, 14 May 2026 16:33:21 EDTCuba suffers partial grid failure hours after minister reveals country out of fuel oil, diesel
Cuba's electrical grid suffered a partial collapse early on Thursday morning, the country's grid operator UNE said, snuffing out power across eastern Cuba and testing the patience of Cubans already exhausted from seemingly interminable blackouts a...
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:01:00 EDTXi warns Trump that mishandling of Taiwan could lead to conflict
Thu, 14 May 2026 17:40:00 EDTEmails show Kash Patel took 'VIP snorkel' at USS Arizona, a Pearl Harbor military cemetery
When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau's Honolulu field office and meetings with local law enforcement.
Thu, 14 May 2026 15:39:32 EDTIsraeli attacks on medics in southern Lebanon part of 'alarming pattern,' says MSF
International organization Doctors Without Borders says a Tuesday drone strike that killed two paramedics and injured another in southern Lebanon is part of an "alarming pattern" of Israeli attacks targeting first responders.
Thu, 14 May 2026 07:53:00 EDTZelenskyy's former top aide arrested as Ukraine graft probe widens
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former right-hand man was taken into custody on Thursday on money-laundering charges, part of a fight against graft that is fueling wartime political tensions.
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:14:16 EDTTravel to the U.S. is down even more dramatically than we thought, data shows
Thu, 14 May 2026 04:00:00 EDTAs Canada plans to send election observers to Armenia, advocates warn of a democratic backslide
As the federal government prepares to send seven election observers to Armenia, an advocacy group featuring the former president of Human Rights Watch is warning Canada and its Western allies of democratic backsliding prior to the June vote.
Wed, 13 May 2026 15:54:09 EDTAt least 9 killed, several injured as Russian barrage destroys residential buildings in Ukraine
Russia on Thursday unleashed a third straight day of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, killing nine people and injuring dozens while levelling buildings in the capital Kyiv.
Wed, 13 May 2026 17:36:52 EDTSheinbaum denies CIA involvement in assassination of cartel operative on Mexican soil
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that media reports claiming the CIA was involved in a recent targeted car bombing outside Mexico City were "fictions the size of the universe."
Wed, 13 May 2026 16:47:18 EDTFAA adding transponders to all its airport vehicles after Air Canada plane's deadly LaGuardia runway crash
The agency in charge of aviation safety in the U.S. says all of its airport vehicles will be equipped with technology to help air-traffic controllers track their movements, a move expedited by the deadly crash in March involving an Air Canada jet at ...