Canadian World News

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
Britain calls some anti-Israel protests a form of terrorism. Is it state overreach?
A trio of British hunger strikers is taking food again last week, after claiming victory in a standoff with the U.K. government over the group Palestine Action. The activist group, best known for vandalizing British companies associated with Israel, ...

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
No, accused drug lord Ryan Wedding isn’t posting pics on Instagram while fleeing the FBI
Tens of thousands of Instagram users appear to have been duped by an account purporting to belong to Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding. Instead, a CBC News analysis finds the page features content generated by AI, including images showing a helicopter, ...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:13:28 EST
Trump ties his threat to take Greenland to being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize
U.S. President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he'll no longer think "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatens to reignite a trade war with Europe.

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:37:53 EST
Hackers disrupt Iran state TV to broadcast pro-monarch, anti-crackdown message
Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country's exiled crown prince and calling on security forces to not "point your weapons at the people," online video showed early Monday, the latest disr...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:51:22 EST
ISIS says it bombed Chinese-run restaurant in Kabul over Beijing treatment of Uyghurs
An explosion tore through a Chinese-run restaurant in a hotel in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan's capital on Monday, killing a Chinese national and six ​Afghans and injuring several others including a child, officials said.

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:06:05 EST
Trump's 'Board of Peace' proposal met with skepticism, caution amid shaky Gaza ceasefire
The two-year war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas eased with a ceasefire three months ago, but there has been neither peace nor reconstruction. Phase 2 promises progress, but the peace process itself is becoming increasingly controversial.

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:38:54 EST
This EU politician wants to use a 'trade bazooka' against Trump. Here’s what that means
"It's time to speak the language that President Trump understands," Swedish MEP Karin Karlsbro tells As It Happens host Nil Kӧksal.

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:57:32 EST
Chile fire destruction laid bare in before and after images
Wildfires in Chile have killed at least 19 people, officials said Monday, with tens of thousands forced from their homes and firefighters battling intense heat and high winds. Before and after satellite images from Jan. 17 and two days later show the...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:38:11 EST
Investigators find broken joint on track at deadly Spanish rail crash site, source says
Experts probing the cause of Sunday's derailment of a high-speed train in Spain, which killed at least 40 people, found a broken joint on the rails, according to a source briefed on initial investigations into the disaster.

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:39:24 EST
60 Minutes airs pulled segment on Trump deportations
On Sunday, 60 Minutes aired a story about Trump administration deportations that was abruptly pulled from the news magazine's lineup a month ago, a move that triggered an internal battle about political pressure that spilled out into the open.

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:09:39 EST
Carney weighs sending soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies: sources
Prime Minister Mark Carney is considering sending soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs on European nations unless they let him purchase and control the semiautonomous island, ...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:53:10 EST
Rescuers search for missing as death toll from Karachi mall fire rises to 23
The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi rose to 23 on Monday as rescuers recovered more bodies from the badly damaged building, police said. Dozens remain missing.

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:51:51 EST
Wildfires in Chile kill at least 18: authorities
Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave.

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
Nuclear fusion seems hot right now — but how close is fusion power?
Recent nuclear fusion news from Canada and China has created a buzz. Meanwhile, new fusion startups have been popping up around the world, and have drawn billions in private investment. But how close are we to having fusion power plants?

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:12:18 EST
Close to 1,500 troops on standby to deploy to Minnesota, U.S. media report
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to use the Insurrection Act to deploy ⁠military forces if officials in the state do not stop protesters from targeting immigration officials after a surge in ‍Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:09:10 EST
Canada 'concerned' about Trump's Greenland tariff threats, says PM Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is "concerned" about U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose increasing tariffs on several European countries until they accede to his demand to purchase and control Greenland.

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:29 EST
European nations warn of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to indicate that he was using the tariffs as leverage to force talks with Denmark and other European countries over the status of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark that he regards as criti...

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:14:31 EST
Death toll climbs to 39 in high-speed train collision in Spain
Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed train collision the previous night in the south of the country, and rescue efforts were continuing.

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:07:19 EST
Former Canadian ice dancer Laurence Fournier Beaudry granted French citizenship
France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron won the ice dance at the European figure skating championships in Sheffield, England on Saturday after the buildup was overshadowed by a dispute between Cizeron and his former dance partner.

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:39:44 EST
Skiing consistency this season makes American Lindsey Vonn double Olympic medal threat
Lindsey Vonn of the United States finished second in a super-G on Sunday that was held amid difficult visibility in Tarvisio, Italy to claim her seventh podium result in eight races this season.

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