Canadian World News

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
Some snowbirds want out of Florida. A bad housing market makes it hard to leave
As the era of bilateral bad blood between Canada and the U.S. drags on, some snowbirds are facing a choice this January: Go south to warmer climes, or boycott a country that has gone from friend to somewhat of a foe.

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
Trump's 'unprecedented' diplomat recall sparks concerns over politicization of foreign service
The Trump administration’s recent recall of 30 career diplomats from around the world as part of its "America First" priority push is unprecedented, according to experts who say it may serve to politicize the American Foreign Service while populati...

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 04:00:00 EST
Father and son dress as Santa, visit Gaza tent city with gifts, music to celebrate New Year
Sunset bathed the north of Gaza City in golden light Tuesday evening as Izzat Al-Qawasmeh and his 11-year-old son Mohamed climbed through rubble to the top of a building that once housed hundreds of people. The duo had decided to visit the tent city...

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:41:15 EST
7 Canadians among dozens injured in Peru train collision: Global Affairs Canada
Seven Canadians are among those injured after two trains collided head-on in Peru on Tuesday, Global Affairs Canada confirmed to CBC.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 22:28:50 EST
U.S. military says 8 killed in strikes on 5 more alleged drug boats — but survivors jumped overboard
The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:51:20 EST
Here’s what New Year’s celebrations looked like as the world rang in 2026
Here's a look at how countries around the world rang in the new year.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:00:00 EST
Paris puts graves up for grabs with 'cemetery lottery' to help clean up forgotten tombstones
Paris city hall is offering a rare chance to be buried among some of history's most celebrated artists. Dec. 31 was the deadline to register for a draw to purchase a burial spot in Père-Lachaise, one of the city's iconic cemeteries.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:46:21 EST
Trump says he's pausing efforts to send National Guard to Chicago, L.A. and Portland
U.S. President Donald Trump said he's dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore., a move that comes after legal roadblocks hung up the effort.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:41:16 EST
Detroit man crosses border in minivan with 2 front ends — 1 made in Canada, 1 in U.S.
Zach Sutton drives the bak2bak, his name for what he created. The front half is an old 1993 Dodge Caravan, the back a 1991 Plymouth Voyager.

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:31:23 EST
Teacher wins Guinness World Record for working 61 years at the same school
Retired Tennessee teacher Glenda Akin has lived and worked through a whole lot of history. And now she’s made history herself as the Guinness-certified longest serving teacher at the same school . 

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:52:54 EST
Richard Smallwood, gospel singer and musical inspiration, dead at 77
Smallwood died Tuesday of complications due to kidney failure, according to his representative. Singer and songwriter Chaka Khan said Smallwood's music "didn't just inspire me, it transformed me."

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:25:40 EST
U.S. lawyers to review millions of pages of Epstein files in January before further release, document shows
The U.S. Justice Department revealed it has 5.2 million pages of Epstein files left to review and needs 400 lawyers from four different department offices to help with the process through late January, according to a government document reviewed by R...

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:12:02 EST
Turkey detains 125 more ISIS suspects amid countrywide sweep
Turkish authorities on Wednesday pressed ahead with countrywide operations against suspected ISIS members, detaining 125 people in simultaneous raids across 25 provinces.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:05:25 EST
Israel will ban dozens of aid groups from Gaza starting on New Year's Day
Israel is banning more than two dozen humanitarian organizations from Gaza for failing to comply with new registration rules.

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:18:39 EST
Everything you need to know about the latest search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 aircraft
A new search for the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 aircraft is underway, more than 10 years after the Boeing 777's mysterious and baffling disappearance. 

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:00:00 EST
After years on their back foot, here's why Democrats are feeling good about 2026
For much of the last two years, the U.S. Democratic Party has been on its back foot, enduring painful electoral defeats to an omnipresent Republican opponent while grappling with a troubling decline in voter registration and a listless party base. Bu...

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:36:38 EST
Meta just acquired a Chinese-founded AI startup for $2B. Here's why that matters
A darling of the artificial intelligence startup scene was just acquired by Meta — capping off a year of intense competition between U.S. tech giants vying for dominance of the world's most coveted technology.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 04:00:00 EST
'We must do more': Scientists highlight extreme weather in 2025, one of the hottest years on record

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:52:00 EST
Why the escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war, create wider tensions
The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that it was pulling out its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for the U.A.E. forces to leave the country within 24 hours, in a major crisis between the two Gulf powers and oil producer...

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:17:27 EST
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of the late John F. Kennedy, dead at 35
Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late U.S. president John F. Kennedy, has died. She was 35. The environmental journalist revealed in November that she had acute myeloid leukemia

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