Canadian World News
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 ESTZelensky to meet with top American officials in Ukraine
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 22:41:44 EDTJapan's coast guard finds 9 people from missing tour boat, but condition unknown
Nine people from a Japanese tour boat missing off the country's northern coast had been found by midday on Sunday, Japan's coast guard said, although it was unclear if they were alive.
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 07:10:28 EDTEU deal targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation
The European Union reached a landmark deal early Saturday to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content.
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 12:03:08 EDTBrazil celebrates the return of Carnival
Thousands jammed into Rio de Janeiro's iconic Sambadrome on Saturday for Carnival celebrations. Rio de Janeiro's top samba schools began strutting their stuff late Friday, which was the first evening...
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 12:46:15 EDTBomb blast at restaurant in Somalia's capital kills 6
A bomb blast by Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels hit a popular seaside restaurant in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing at least six people, ambulance service officials say.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:13:54 EDTWhile Russia claims victory in Mariupol, observers say Putin won't stop there
After weeks of slow progress in capturing Ukrainian territory, Russia is keen to proclaim a military win. Now, with its troops surrounding Mariupol, there is increasing talk about Russia's goal to ...
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 05:54:47 EDT10 coal miners missing in Poland after underground tremor
A powerful underground tremor and methane gas discharge hit a second coal mine on Saturday in southern Poland, forcing dozens of workers to flee the mine and leaving authorities unable to contact 10 o...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:21:30 EDTMosque bombing kills 33 Afghans amid weeks of renewed violence
A Taliban official says a bombing at a mosque and religious school in northern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 33 people, including students of a religious school.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:37:37 EDTU.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene denies calling for violence ahead of Jan. 6 riot
Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene told a Georgia judge hearing an effort to block her from the ballot in her re-election bid that she had urged people to join a "peaceful march" on Jan. ...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:21:51 EDTFormer brother-in-law charged in killing of Toronto-born law prof in Florida
A Florida dentist was arrested Thursday on charges that he hired hit men eight years ago to kill his sister's ex-husband, a prominent law professor originally from Toronto, so she could move back to t...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDTWhat's at stake for Muslims in the French election
Marine Le Pen, the far-right candidate, has proposed a ban on Muslim women wearing headscarves in public — and she's in striking distance of upsetting Emmanuel Macron, France's current centrist pres...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDTUkrainian environmentalists tracking possible Russian eco crimes
A small group of environmentalists who were forced to leave Ukraine are working together to document possible environmental crimes committed by Russia. While solid evidence could help, analysts say it...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:58:24 EDTBoris Johnson to face parliamentary inquiry into alleged lies about lockdown parties
British lawmakers on Thursday ordered a parliamentary investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson for allegedly lying about whether he broke coronavirus restrictions by attending illegal gathering...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:12:16 EDTFlorida passes bill to end Disney self-government in the state
The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday gave final passage to a bill that would dissolve Walt Disney World's private government, handing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a victory in his feud wit...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 19:29:02 EDTAuthorities to investigate as video shows Mike Tyson hitting plane passenger
Authorities were investigating Thursday after former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching a fellow passenger on board a plane at San Francisco International Airport.
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Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:38:31 EDTFormer Honduran president extradited to U.S. to face drug, weapons charges
Honduras extradited former President Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States on Thursday to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by U.S. author...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:50:26 EDTActor Robert Morse, of Mad Men and Broadway stages, dead at 90
Actor Robert Morse, who won a Tony Award as a hilariously brash corporate climber in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and a second one a generation later as the brilliant, troubled Tr...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDTOntario woman fighting U.S. military for 'wrongful death' of ex-husband, an American soldier
A Kingsville, Ont., woman who once served as a nurse specialist in the U.S. army is arguing the military was negligent in the death of her ex-husband, Michael Froede, an American soldier who died by ...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:14:57 EDTReal Housewives star NeNe Leakes sues, saying racism accepted on show
NeNe Leakes, a former star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, sued the companies behind the show on Wednesday, alleging they fostered and tolerated a hostile and racist work environment.
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Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:11:38 EDTQueen Elizabeth's 96th birthday marked with gun salutes
Queen Elizabeth celebrated her 96th birthday at her Sandringham estate on Thursday as gun salutes rang out across London and Windsor and military bands played Happy Birthday.