Canadian World News

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
Why members of ICE will be in Italy for the Winter Olympics
A unit of ICE will be in Italy to work during the upcoming Winter Games. Yes, that ICE. Who exactly will be there and what will they be doing?

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
Fake passports, $65M US and an Interpol Red Notice: Canadian crypto fugitive vanishes after arrest in Serbia
Documents from extradition proceedings at the Belgrade Higher Court obtained by the fifth estate and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network provide an extraordinary glimpse into the lifestyle and whereabouts of a young Canadian man with an allege...

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
'Minnetoba'? Some Minnesotans want to join Canada as tensions flare with Trump administration
A former Minnesota governor recently pitched a novel solution to the state’s clashes with the Trump administration: join Canada. He's not the first, nor only, one in the state looking north.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:09:45 EST
Trump border czar Tom Homan promises more targeted immigration enforcement in Minnesota
U.S. border czar Tom Homan, newly installed as commander of President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis, promised targeted and strategic enforcements focusing on unauthorized residents with a criminal history.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:22:10 EST
Democrats strike a spending deal with White House that would avert full government shutdown
Democrats and the White House struck a deal Thursday to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as they consider new restrictions for Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:11:25 EST
Canadian mining firm says 10 employees abducted in Sinaloa, Mexico
A Vancouver-based mining company says 10 of its employees were abducted from one of its project sites in the city of Concordia in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, which has been gripped by a cartel civil war since 2024.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:29:33 EST
Israel releases bodies of 15 Palestinians in final exchange of truce deal's 1st phase
The bodies of 15 more unidentified Palestinians were handed over by Israel Thursday, in the final exchange of prisoners and detainees between Israel and Hamas.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:41:25 EST
Budapest mayor says he’s proud to face charges for leading Pride parade
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony remains defiant after being criminally charged for his role in organizing his city’s Pride parade last summer in defiance of Hungary’s anti-2SLBGTQ+ laws.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:18:04 EST
India reports 2 Nipah virus cases. What the infection is and how it spreads
India has confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus. Here are answers on what the infection is and what happened in previous outbreaks in Asian countries.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
Alleged drug lord Ryan Wedding sought injunction to prevent arrest a year ago, legal documents show
Longtime fugitive Ryan Wedding sought a court order to prevent his arrest in Mexico’s Sinaloa state nearly a year before he was finally taken into U.S. custody last week, according to Mexican legal records obtained by CBC News. The documents sugges...

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:46:08 EST
Middle East worries about possible U.S. strike on Iran as Trump makes threats
Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, while the value of Iran's currency reached a new low a month since the start of protests that soon spread nationwid...

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:42:03 EST
FBI carries out search warrant for 2020 election ballots at Atlanta-area site
The FBI on Wednesday searched the election office of a Georgia county that has been central to right-wing conspiracy theories over U.S. President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, acting just one week after the Republican leader predicted prosecutio...

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:14:00 EST
Canada's Dabrowski, new partner eliminated in Australian Open women's doubles semifinal
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani fell 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 to Kazakhstan's Anna Danilina and Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic in the women's doubles semifinals at the Australian Open on Thursday in Melbourne.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:22:23 EST
County in Virginia opposes sale, conversion of Pattison-owned warehouse to ICE facility
A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration's immigration crackdown — and a British Columbia company has been pulled into the fray.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:55:40 EST
5-year-old detained in Minneapolis last week still in Texas detention facility with his father
Two U.S. Democratic Representatives visited a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas federal detention centre Wednesday, in a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and given fuel to Democrat...

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:09:27 EST
What we know about plans to open the Rafah border crossing this week
For Palestinians in Gaza, the Rafah border crossing to Egypt is their gateway to the world. But since Israel seized it in May 2024, it has been largely shut. Now Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the crossing will reopen soon, as the U....

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:49:53 EST
Venezuela 'untenable situation' that had to be addressed, Rubio says about Maduro capture
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the U.S. Senate on Wednesday that Venezuela's new leaders were moving toward closer ties with Washington without the immediate need for further U.S. military action, as he publicly faced questions from many of his ...

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:56:11 EST
Small plane crash in Colombia kills 15, including congressman
A small plane crashed Wednesday in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board including a member of congress, authorities said.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:46:10 EST
2 federal agents involved in shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have been placed on leave
Two federal agents who were involved in ​Saturday's fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:00:07 EST
Minnesota, other states reject Trump administration requests for private voter information
The fatal shootings of two Minnesota residents by federal government agents have put the focus on the immigration blitz on the streets of Minneapolis, but on Monday a judge raised a skeptical eye toward the Trump administration's overall pressure cam...

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