Canadian World News
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:00:00 ESTCanadian military goes to U.S. for F-35 ceremony despite renewed trade tensions
The Lockheed Martin event in Texas comes as the future of the CF-18 replacement program is under review because of the ongoing trade and political disputes between Canada and the United States, and as the first F-35 is set to be delivered within mont...
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:29 EST5-year-old Liam Ramos and father return to Minnesota from Texas detention facility
A five-year-old boy and his father detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held in Texas have been released following a judge's order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of U.S. Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:47:31 ESTKennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations, Trump says, after performers backlash
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July for construction.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:26:13 ESTMore than a dozen people killed in Ukraine after Russian drone strikes miners' bus
Fifteen people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying miners in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, energy firm DTEK and government officials said on Sunday.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:24:17 ESTIran's Khamenei warns any U.S. attack would spark 'regional war'
Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a "regional war" in the Middle East, further escalating tensions as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike the Islamic Republic over its cra...
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:57:27 ESTRafah border crossing into Gaza opened for limited passage, Israel says
Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt, the first opening of effectively the sole route in or out of the Palestinian territory since May 2024. Israel seized the border crossing in May 2024, nin...
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 04:00:00 ESTHow 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 ESTXi 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...
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:32:05 ESTPakistan forces kill 145 separatist militants in 40-hour battle
Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour battle launched as a series of co-ordinated gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan left nearly 50 people dead, the province's chief minister said on Sunday.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:59:49 ESTPower outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv faces winter cold
Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighbouring Moldova on Saturday, officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to U.S. President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest ...
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 20:52:24 ESTLatest Epstein files include emails with 'The Duke,' photos of man who appears to be ex-Prince Andrew
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 07:39:42 ESTAlcaraz, 22, beats Djokovic to win Australian Open, becoming youngest man to complete career Grand Slam
Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest man ever to complete a career Grand Slam after securing the Australian Open title against Novak Djokovic, who had never lost in his 10 previous finals at Melbourne Park.
Sat, 31 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTFearing 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 ESTNorth 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 11:20:46 ESTWhat to know about the Strait of Hormuz as Iran-U.S. tensions rise
The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, again has become a focus of tensions as Iran prepares to launch a military drill that could see fire into a lane crucial for global shipping.
Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:52:55 ESTJudge 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 ESTTrump 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 ESTIsraeli 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 ESTTrump 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. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested Russia has merely shifted to other...
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:00 ESTWhy 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?