Canadian World News

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:30:20 EDT
Ukraine's winter warning to Canada: Help us keep the lights on
With Russia intensifying attacks on Ukraine's power, water and sewage systems, Ukrainian lawmakers are asking Canada to help fund desperately needed electrical transformers before winter. Their warning is stark: Moscow is trying to make cities unliva...

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:46:12 EDT
Trump greets Xi on tarmac as Chinese leader arrives for state visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from U.S. President Donald Trump after their top officials agreed to extend a trade truce until January.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:07:11 EDT
Southwestern Mexico braces for arrival of 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Polo
Southwestern Mexico braced for heavy rains and mudslides Wednesday after Polo, a powerful Pacific cyclone, became a major hurricane. Forecasters also warned another system headed for Hawaii could cause catastrophic flooding later in the week.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:43:36 EDT
FBI employee data allegedly hacked by ShinyHunters contains sensitive info about intelligence roles
FBI data allegedly stolen by the hacking group ShinyHunters carries granular detail about ‌scores of bureau officials’ job assignments, including sensitive work against Chinese spies, Russian intelligence, drug cartels and more, Reuters has found...

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:06:11 EDT
El Niño-driven heat could cause half a million extra deaths, report says. Here's where
This year's powerful El Niño and the record global heat it's driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, according to a research repor...

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:11:18 EDT
Canada’s Mexico visa requirements limit country’s tourism potential, says tour operator
The Canadian government sees Mexico as a growing market for tourism and projects visits to rise by 40 per cent over the next four years, hitting nearly half a million visitors spending about $1 billion a year by 2030.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:44:07 EDT
Drivers showed off their parallel parking chops in Pittsburgh. The winner did it in 6 seconds
Parallel parking is a driving skill that can be hard to master. Dan Leber founded Pittsburgh’s Parallel Parking Championship in 2021. Now hundreds of drivers participate in the low-stakes, silly competition.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:45:27 EDT
Trump says Canada is 'destroying itself' with immigration. Ministers say that's bogus
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Canadian immigration policies on Wednesday, saying the country is "destroying itself" by allowing "millions" of people into the country without proper security checks — comments federal ministers say are il...

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:20:49 EDT
Trump's 'Board of Peace' earmarks $2.45B US in blueprint to rebuild war-torn Gaza
The U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion US plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza as President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan struggles to stay afloat.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:52:49 EDT
Zelenskyy addresses UN as Rubio of U.S. says Ukraine, Russia have interest in limited ceasefire
Russia pounded Kyiv with drone strikes on Wednesday, hitting railway infrastructure, warehouses and fuel stations, just hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:46:34 EDT
Outkast vs. Ovrkast: Hip-hop duo sues rapper for 'nearly identical' name
Outkast members Big Boi and André 3000 are suing Ovrkast, an Oakland rapper and music producer, for trademark infringement, unfair competition and breach of contract over similarity in the two acts' names.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:03:31 EDT
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after the disgraced movie producer’s original conviction was overturned and a retrial last year ended with a jury again finding him guilty of a serious sex crime.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:23:20 EDT
European soccer leader Aleksander Ceferin says trust still broken after FIFA controversy
European soccer leader Aleksander Ceferin said Wednesday it is "our work" to repair the unity and trust broken by FIFA president Gianni Infantino's failed World Cup sell-off plan.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Germany is electing far-right and socialist parties. What does it mean for the country's floundering centre?
The rise of both Germany’s far-right and hard-left signals a significant shift for a country that founded its postwar political system on stability.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:04:39 EDT
Trump is reshaping U.S. alliances. The world is taking notice
U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to allies and trading partners is reverberating well beyond North America. As Trump forges his own brand of diplomacy, Washington correspondents Katie Simpson, Willy Lowry and Paul Hunter ask: Who are Trump's ...

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:17:43 EDT
Mass shooting at house party in South Africa leaves 11 dead, 3 wounded: police
Three shooters killed at least 11 people, including a woman who was believed to be pregnant, in an attack at a house party in South Africa, police said Wednesday.

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Trump is hailing his new deal with Greenland and Denmark — but a deal already existed. So what changed?
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new security agreement with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday. But the U.S. already had a security arrangement with the two parties dating back 75 years. So what's changed? Observers say moderate imp...

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT
'Nuclear' threat or market boom? Either way, AI race looms over Trump-Xi talks
Calls for the U.S. and China to co-operate on creating AI guardrails are ramping up as U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington.

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:51:14 EDT
Trump flexes 'American power' on UN's biggest stage
U.S. President Donald Trump is vowing to keep using military power to advance his country's interests, including to stop what he calls "hostile foreign adversaries" from gaining influence in the Western Hemisphere.

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:08:43 EDT
Modi to visit Canada as Carney looks to finalize trade deal with India by end of year
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Canada in December, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Tuesday, as the two countries look to reach a trade deal by the end of the year — further signs that the once deep diplomatic chasm...

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