Canadian World News
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:00 EDTTrump's respect for King Charles possibly quashed desire to annex Canada, says royal commentator
An upcoming book authored by a prominent royal commentator says U.S. President Donald Trump was primarily interested in annexing Canadian territory just above the U.S. border — and his respect for King Charles may have quashed his interest.
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDTSolar power in Africa is heating up — thanks in part to chili peppers
They're the chili peppers in the spicy chicken at a restaurant you might know. And they were an ingredient used by a Canadian company to build the first solar power plants in Malawi.
Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:00:37 ESTIran and U.S. receive proposal for 45-day ceasefire and reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:19:00 EDTCanada-Sweden curling feud reignites as Eriksson video stirs 'double-touch' debate
A video demonstration from Swedish curler Oskar Eriksson is adding fresh fuel to one of the most debated moments of Olympic curling.
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:38:30 EDTHouston, we've got a plumbing problem: Artemis II toilet is still on the fritz
Until the bathroom is fixed, mission control has instructed the astronauts to break out urine collection bags. The so-called lunar loo malfunctioned following Wednesday's liftoff and has been hit-and-miss ever since.
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDTAmid political tensions, King Charles will be in a 'delicate diplomatic situation' during U.S. state visit
The timing of King Charles's upcoming state visit to the United States has sparked controversy and questions — particularly given the ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran, the geopolitical turmoil it has caused and the current strain in the relatio...
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:53:13 EDTOn Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, conquest
Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest or domination.
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:40:59 EDTIsraeli airstrike kills 4 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say
An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, local health authorities said, in the latest violence to overshadow a fragile ceasefire amid a new push by mediators to bolster the agreement.
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDTHow the war in the Middle East is already impacting mortgage rates in Canada
The ongoing war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are impacting Canadian pocketbooks in ways we might not expect. Experts warn Canadian homeowners facing mortgage renewals that rates are going up, despite the Bank of Canada holding its ...
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:44:35 EDTVirginia Giuffre's family 'strongly' urges King Charles to meet Epstein survivors during visit to U.S.
The family of Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre on Saturday urged Britain's King Charles to meet with survivors during his state visit to the United States later this month, saying the trip coincides with the anniversary of her death.
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:42:30 EDTGerman celebrity Collien Fernandes says husband spread sexual deepfakes of her for years
Collien Fernandes says her husband spread pornographic deepfakes of her for around a decade. Multiple experts and online commenters are now calling the actress a "digital Pelicot" after she spoke out about what she has called her "virtual rape," gene...
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:00 EDTDarjeeling is world renowned. But demand for 'champagne of teas' is going flat as drought dulls its flavour
An extremely dry winter has made for another challenging harvest of India's famous Darjeeling tea, with the flavour the region is renowned for at risk as quality dips. As climate change makes the weather more erratic in the Himalayan foothills, estat...
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:46:04 EDTU.K. police arrest 4th suspect in connection with arson attack on Jewish ambulances
British police arrested a fourth person in connection with an arson attack on Jewish community ambulances that happened last month, with the detention happening at a London court where three males already charged in the case were appearing, prosec...
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:28:01 EDTSmoky, fast-moving wildfire triggers evacuation orders in Southern California
The fire was burning in a populated — but not densely so — unincorporated part of Riverside County, in a recreational area near the city of Moreno Valley, which has a population of roughly 200,000.
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:35:00 EDTTrump administration seeks $152M to reopen Alcatraz as 'state-of-the-art secure prison'
The White House released a budget on Friday, in which the Trump administration requested funds for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cover the first-year costs of rebuilding Alcatraz into "a state-of-the-art secure prison facility."
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:10:00 EDTIsrael strikes Beirut as U.S. warns Iran may target universities
Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes on Friday that the military said had targeted what it calls militant "infrastructure" in Lebanon's capital, as the U.S. warned that Iran may target universities in the country as war in the Middle East rages. ...
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:17:17 EDTChampagne leaves China with pork tariffs still in place, but touts relationship-building
Although Chinese tariffs on Canadian pork products remain in place after a visit to China by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, he says the important task is relationship-building — and it's not realistic to expect immediate solutions.
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:42:18 EDTAfter crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was 'talking to the president,' body camera shows
After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, "I was just talking to the president," according to body camera footage released Thursday showing Woods' arrest on a DUI charge.
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:31:58 EDTPam Bondi's loyalty to Trump wasn't enough to keep her job. Here's why
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:15:07 EDTGaza family says toddler released from Israeli custody found with cigarette burn marks
On March 19, the day before Eid al-Fitr, Osama Abu Nassar took his 18-month-old son, Jawad, to a supermarket east of al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza when eyewitnesses say he approached a restricted area and was detained by the Israeli militar...