Canadian World News
Sun, 13 Jun 2021 01:15:34 EDTIsraeli PM Netanyahu's 12-year hold on power to end Sunday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year hold on power was set to end on Sunday when parliament votes on a new government, ushering in an administration that has pledged to heal a nation bi...
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 16:54:23 EDTBiden to name Pulse nightclub a national memorial 5 years after mass shooting
U.S. President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:58:41 EDTChina looms large in G7 talks, Trudeau-Biden dialogue
How to deal with a more economically assertive and sometimes politically belligerent China dominated the official and unofficial dialogue among G7 leaders on Saturday, senior Canadian and U.S. adminis...
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:22:23 EDTDenmark's Christian Eriksen 'stable and awake' after collapsing during Euro 2020 match
Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen was taken to a hospital Saturday after collapsing on the field during a match at the European Championship, leading to the game being suspended for more than 90 mi...
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:01:12 EDTIn the U.S., Pride Month festivities have been muted by political setbacks
Pride Month celebrations in the U.S. are taking place under unusual circumstances, with pandemic-related concerns disrupting many of the usual festivities and political setbacks dampening the mood of ...
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:14:05 EDTQueen's birthday celebrations carry on with pandemic-era adjustments
Fresh from charming leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Queen Elizabeth II was back at her residence at Windsor Castle on Saturday to view a military parade to mark her official birthday.
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Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:10:45 EDTPandemic prompts Saudi Arabia to enact hajj restrictions for a 2nd year
Saudi Arabia has restricted the annual hajj pilgrimage to its own citizens and residents for the second year running in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the state Saudi Press Agency reported on S...
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:24:37 EDTUnseeded Barbora Krejcíková captures French Open for 1st Grand Slam title
Putting aside a shaky set, Barbora Krejcíková of the Czech Republic won just her fifth major tournament as a singles player by beating 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:00:00 EDTPakistan's PM urges governments to fight online hate and extremism after London, Ont. truck attack
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is calling on world leaders to crack down on online hate and extremism following the deadly truck attack in London, Ont. — now being investigated by authorities ...
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:22:56 EDTCoronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday
Manitoba, Ontario and much of Newfoundland are enjoying relaxed pandemic restrictions this weekend.
Sat, 12 Jun 2021 01:50:16 EDTHong Kong pro-democracy activist released from jail after more than 6 months
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow has been released from jail after serving more than six months for taking part in unauthorized assemblies during massive 2019 anti-government protests that ...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:12:08 EDTDarnella Frazier, teen who recorded George Floyd's arrest, murder, wins Pulitzer citation
The teenager who pulled out her cellphone and began recording when she saw George Floyd being pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer was given a special citation by the Pulitzer Prizes o...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:01:15 EDTUN human rights chief warns of military buildup, escalating violence in Myanmar
Michelle Bachelet said more than 108,000 people have fled their homes in eastern Kayah state in the last three weeks, and her office cited "credible reports" that security forces have shelled civilian...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:00:08 EDTLobster diver survives brief entrapment inside whale's mouth
A commercial lobster diver who got caught in the mouth of a humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass., on Friday morning said he thought he was going to die.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:20:12 EDTSome climate change fixes could drive extinctions, UN warns
To save the planet, the world needs to tackle the crises of climate change and species loss together, taking measures that fix both and not just one, United Nations scientists said.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:24:05 EDTEuropean soccer championships get underway a year later, a test in the pandemic era
The signature European soccer championships event, postponed last year, kicked off Friday with the first of 51 matches played in 11 cities around the continent, the first tournament of its kind in the...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:18:41 EDTOutgoing intelligence chief signals Israel targeted Iran's nuclear assets
The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgment yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear program and a military scientist.
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Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:00:35 EDTU.S. lawmakers planning economic battle with China have some questions — about Canada
A massive bill laying out the long-term U.S. strategy for competing with China is making its way through Congress. There is even a long section in it about Canada. As Alex Panetta explains, the bill p...
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:50:01 EDTChinese rover and lander pose for portraits on Mars
The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos released Friday that the rover took on the Red Planet.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:42:54 EDTDutch princess says she won't accept royal allowance at age 18
The heir to the Dutch throne, Princess Amalia, has decided for the next few years not to accept the allowance — worth some 1.6 million euros ($2.4 million Cdn) per year — that she is entitled to r...