Canadian World News

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Black Hawk down: Trump's trade war pauses Canadian helicopter deal
The Carney government quietly suspended plans to purchase 16 Black Hawk helicopters for Canada's special forces amid escalating tensions with Washington. The decision reflects Ottawa's growing reluctance to buy American military equipment, even as co...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Why Zelenskyy's claims that Ukraine drone attack halted Russian bot traffic don't hold up
When Ukrainian drones hit three data centres owned by Russian technology and AI company Yandex this weekend, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy initially said it resulted in a sudden drop in pro-Russia bot activity on social media. Some experts are castin...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:50:39 EDT
Saudi Aramco administrative building attacked, limited fire reported
An administrative building belonging to Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco in the eastern city of Dhahran was attacked, causing a limited fire, the Energy Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday as fighting between Yemen's Iran-all...

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:48:42 EDT
Russian strikes kill 3 in Ukraine, damage dozens of power facilities
Russian strikes killed three people in Kyiv and plunged hundreds of thousands into darkness overnight, authorities said on Wednesday, in an attack President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called "ostentatious disrespect" to Donald Trump's peace effort.

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Italian wine thieves nab $8M of vino in heist. Here's why wine is a 'great target'
A winery in Tuscany is reeling after thieves made off with about 30,000 bottles of some of Italy's most prized wines last week in what the producer described as the country’s largest wine theft on record.

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDT
A fridge hack spoiled food in hundreds of French supermarkets. Cybersecurity experts say it's a wake-up call
The cyberattack on French supermarkets earlier this week that left hundreds of fridges worth of food spoiled should be a wake-up call about the vulnerabilities of digitized systems and devices that are connected to the internet, cybersecurity experts...

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:32:25 EDT
Cornell suspends all frat parties as alleged gang rape fuels continued calls for action
Cornell University has suspended all frat parties and events for the rest of the 2026-27 academic year, president Michael Kotlikoff announced Tuesday, as an alleged gang rape at one of the school's fraternities continues to fuel calls for action and ...

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:47:44 EDT
Surgery confirms Pope has lung cancer, Vatican says
Pope Leo's surgery confirmed that he has lung cancer, and he had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, the Vatican said Tuesday.

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:29:57 EDT
Grad student accused of trying to flee U.S. after police questioned her about alleged poisoning
A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents, then tried to flee the U.S. after police questioned her.

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:38:16 EDT
12 U.S. senators, including 6 Republicans, tell Trump to drop diesel deal with Russia
A dozen U.S. senators, including six of U.S. President ‌Donald Trump's fellow Republicans, called on the president on Tuesday to rescind his diesel oil deal with Russia, days before his administration must decide whether to formally impose new sanc...

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:05:12 EDT
OpenAI engineer arrested, accused of planting listening device inside company's office
U.S. federal agents arrested a Saudi national employed as an OpenAI engineer and charged him with installing ​a hidden audio recording device in an ​executive conference room at the AI company, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:18:49 EDT
Roller-coasters are safe, despite the death at Six Flags, experts say

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:50:00 EDT
IN PHOTOS | France student protests spread across Europe
Nationwide protests by high school students over education in France in recent weeks have spread to other parts of Europe.

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:33:01 EDT
Kimberly Guilfoyle, U.S. ambassador to Greece, resigns after reports alleging corruption
U.S. President Donald Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigned on Tuesday after allegations of improper conduct but insisted she'll "vigorously defend" herself.

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:26:11 EDT
Duane (Keffe D) Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating murder of Tupac Shakur
Duane (Keffe D) Davis received a sentence of to 40 years to life in prison Tuesday for orchestrating the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur, who was gunned down off the Las Vegas Strip over 30 years ago.

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:51:28 EDT
Canada, allies say they 'deeply regret' Palestinian elections being postponed
Canada has joined allies France, the U.K. and Australia in saying they "deeply regret" the postponement of Palestinian presidential and legislative elections.

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Canadians are still boycotting Las Vegas. The Sin City slump is now a major election issue
Canadian travel to Las Vegas continues to crater as President Donald Trump's near-daily insults to the country drag on, and the resulting economic slump in Sin City has become a major midterm election issue.

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:14:39 EDT
Students in France clash with riot police amid weekslong education protests
Teachers formed a line to shield students from police in Paris, as countrywide protests over education reform have reached their fourth week.

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:22:14 EDT
IMF warns of risks from AI boom and debt, but raises forecast for world growth
The international body slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy, but warned that risks of an AI-related market correction and job losses because of the technology, as well as government debt, remain concerns. The report comes as economic a...

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:39:38 EDT
Olympic champions among 3 Russian gymnasts denied visas for upcoming world championships
The Russian Gymnastics Federation says Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and Viktoria Listunova are among three athletes denied visas to enter the Netherlands for the world championships starting on Saturday in Rotterdam.

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