Canadian World News

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDT
Americans are spending $61B on Ukraine's war effort. What will it get them?
Washington's aid package will certainly help against Russia's invasion, which has lasted over two years. But it also raises questions about the plan, if any, for a final Ukrainian victory.

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:00:43 EDT
Ending Sudan's civil war may require help of countries currently helping inflame it, observers say
Players beyond the borders of Sudan — from its African neighbours to the Gulf States and beyond — are influencing the course of the conflict for their own purposes and increasing the chances of it metastasizing, analysts say. 

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:01:00 EDT
Baby girl dies after being delivered from Palestinian mother killed by Israeli airstrike

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:21:04 EDT
Dubai deluge likely made worse by warming world, scientists find
A powerful rainstorm that wreaked havoc on the desert nation of the United Arab Emirates last week was likely made more intense because of climate change, a team of international scientists has found.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:25:05 EDT
Bombardier gets federal exemption from sanctions on Russian titanium
Bombardier is now the second large Canadian corporation known to have been granted an exemption from federal government sanctions on Russian titanium.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:01:28 EDT
U.S. Supreme Court weighs extent of immunity for former presidents like Trump
A lawyer representing the special counsel was beginning his presentation on whether a former U.S. president can be prosecuted for acts while he was in office. Earlier, Donald Trump's lawyer argued that the prospect of being indicted could constrain a...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:35:57 EDT
Accusers 'gutted' as Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction in New York overturned
New York's highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that were...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:50:37 EDT
Haiti's prime minister resigns, transitional leadership takes over as gang violence persists
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, his office said on Thursday, as a transitional council took power with the aim of returning stability to a country where gang violence has caused chaos and misery.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:53:28 EDT
Venice is struggling with overtourism: Will a €5 fee help?
Tourism officials in the popular Italian city of Venice are introducing a new €5 fee that will apply to day trippers on busy summer days as the city tries to balance the desires of tourists with the needs of locals.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:38:30 EDT
WADA to launch independent review into Chinese doping case
The under-fire World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday it would launch an independent review over its handling of a case that allowed 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance to avoid punishment.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDT
El Niño is nearing its end. Does that mean global temperatures will cool down in 2024?
La Niña is on its way, but global temperatures are so high already that some climate scientists say it may not have as much of a a cooling effect this year as in the past.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:00:37 EDT
U.S. Supreme Court hears landmark presidential immunity case launched by Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will hear arguments over a question that could affect whether former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:12:00 EDT
WATCH | Mike Johnson to Columbia president: control protests or quit
After days of unrest on campus, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson denounced pro-Palestinian protesters camped out at Columbia University, accusing them of antisemitism and calling on the school's president to restore order or resign.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:18:26 EDT
Venice residents protest as new charge on daytrippers kicks in
Venice became the world's first city to introduce a payment system for tourists on Thursday in an effort to thin the crowds that throng its canals, but the fee drew protests from some residents saying they didn't want to live in a theme park.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:57:55 EDT
Acute hunger rose sharply in 2023, with greatest concerns in Gaza, Sudan: UN report
Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released Wednesday.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:04:52 EDT
Trump allies Meadows, Giuliani among 18 indicted in Arizona election interference case
An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump 's chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their efforts to use so-called fake electors to try to overturn Trump's loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:57:10 EDT
Ukraine's ambassador slams Canada for Airbus sanctions waiver on critical Russian mineral
Ukraine's ambassador to Canada has called out the Trudeau government over a decision to grant Airbus Defence and Space a waiver that will allow the European aerospace giant to continue to use Russian titanium in the manufacture of its aircraft engine...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:29:00 EDT
WATCH | Runaway horses cause rush-hour chaos in London
Morning rush hour in central London turned chaotic Wednesday as five escaped military horses galloped at full speed through busy city streets, injuring at least four people. All five horses were rounded up and given veterinary care.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
U.S. secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine for its fight with Russia

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:31:15 EDT
Tennessee passed a bill to arm teachers. This mom says it won't keep her son safe
Sarah Shoop Neumann doesn't like the idea of sending her six-year-old son to school, knowing that his teacher might have a gun.

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