Canadian World News

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:00:37 EST
What to know about the Strait of Hormuz as Iran-U.S. tensions rise

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 04:00:00 EST
How a Canadian in Rome is building a Catholic AI from Vatican archives
A Canadian entrepreneur in Rome is building Magisterium AI, a Catholic platform trained on church documents and Vatican-linked collections. The project aims to make doctrine searchable at scale, while raising questions about accuracy, authority and h...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
Xi Jinping’s purge of China's top general spells uncertainty for world’s largest military
China's highest-ranked military general’s purge leaves President Xi Jinping almost alone at the helm of the military. Despite no one knowing for sure what led to this latest crackdown, there's a lot of speculation about what it means for the bigges...

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 20:52:24 EST
Latest Epstein files include emails with 'The Duke,' photos of man who appears to be ex-Prince Andrew

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning
In some classrooms in the Twin Cities, more than half of the desks sit empty. The children of immigrants are increasingly absent from school, sports teams and even front yards, fearful that immigration and customs agents will detain them, or their pa...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:40:00 EST
North Atlantic right whale found dead after weeks of entanglement
A North Atlantic right whale named Division was found dead in U.S. waters this week, entangled in fishing gear. It's the first entanglement death of 2026, according to the Canadian Whale Institute.

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:52:55 EST
Judge orders U.S. to free 5-year-old boy, father detained by ICE in Minnesota
Images of Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a bunny hat and Spiderman backpack while surrounded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers sparked even more outcry about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:54:27 EST
Trump blindsided Mexico with Cuba oil export tariff threat, says Mexican president
U.S. President Donald Trump blindsided Mexico with an executive order threatening tariffs on any country that supplied Cuba with oil, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed on Friday.

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:34:22 EST
Israeli strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:06:57 EST
Trump takes credit as Russia pauses attacks on Ukraine's power grid
U.S. President Donald Trump says he convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin to pause attacks on Ukraine’s power grid during one of the coldest winters in years. President Zelenskyy suggested Russia has merely shifted to other targets.

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 11:02:25 EST
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested after protest inside Minneapolis church
Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:05:32 EST
Prosecutors can't seek death penalty against Luigi Mangione, judge rules
Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration’s bid to see him executed for what it called a “premeditated, ...

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:18:12 EST
Trump names former Fed official turned critic Kevin Warsh as his pick for next chair
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White Hou...

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:00:00 EST
Hikers spot hundreds of flowers blooming on Jan. 1 in U.K.
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we see the blooming changes that hikers have noticed in the U.K., get a look at EV models with built-in solar panels and check out an award-winning forest grown from memorial trees.

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.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:58:53 EST
Israel says Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt will reopen on Sunday
Israel will reopen the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt, a government agency said, the first opening of effectively the sole route in or out of the Palestinian territory since May 2024.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:55:03 EST
How we verify videos from Iran
Despite an internet blackout, some Iranians have managed to use VPNs and Starlink satellite internet to share photos and videos. But how do we know these visuals really show what they claim? CBC's fact-check team breaks down our verification process.

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 07:29:46 EST
Lindsey Vonn says 'Olympic dream is not over' after crashing in last downhill before Winter Games
Lindsey Vonn crashed in her final downhill race before the Winter Olympics on Friday and was airlifted from the course for medical checks, a troubling turn for the 41-year-old U.S. ski star just a week before the Milano-Cortina Games.

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