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Chinese astronauts stuck in space after debris damages return capsule

The astronauts' return to Earth was originally scheduled for Nov. 5, but now it has been postponed indefinitely.

2025-11-06T19:40:58Z

Amid Trump tariff threat, Carney leaves for France, U.K. visit

After meeting French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to London to meet with King Charles III and British Prime Minister Kier Starmer.

2025-03-16T22:54:13Z

German general says Russia could launch limited attack on NATO any time

By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) -Russia has capacity for a limited attack against NATO territory at any time but a decision to act would depend on the Western allies' posture, a top German military official warned. "If you look at Russia's current capabilities and combat power, Russia could kick off a small-scale attack against NATO territory as early as tomorrow," Lieutenant General

2025-11-07T07:58:13Z

Iraqi militia leader Khazali seeks rebrand as politician

By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Qais Al-Khazali, a militia leader who has been designated as a global terrorist by the United States and is an important ally of Iran, has sought to soften his image in a quest to become one of Iraq's top politicians. Success for his Iran-aligned Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement in a parliamentary election on Tuesday would be another step in his attempts to reinvent

2025-11-07T07:03:07Z

New York’s mayor is India’s pride – and a fierce critic of the country’s leader

When Zohran Mamdani made history this week by becoming the first South Asian mayor of New York, his victory was seen as a seismic event in American politics.

2025-11-07T05:13:47Z

Flights delayed at Delhi airport after technical glitch

By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Tanvi Mehta NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Aircraft movement at Delhi airport was hampered on Friday because its Air Traffic Control system suffered a technical problem, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said after several flights were disrupted at one of the world's busiest airports. Top airlines IndiGo, Air India and Spicejet said their flight operations were affected,

2025-11-07T05:13:10Z

How the NHL killed Hamilton's hockey franchise 100 years ago, after players went on strike for $200

It was in March of 1925 — 100 years ago last week — that Hamilton’s National Hockey League team, the Hamilton Tigers, was shut down forever because players went on strike.

2025-03-17T17:27:08Z

Facing a spike in deadly bear attacks, Japan turns to the military and drones that bark

When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – one with fuzzy ears and up to 220 pounds of mass.

2025-11-07T00:58:54Z

Is Canada’s spring housing market ‘dead on arrival’ amid tariffs?

Home sales in Canada declined 10.4 per cent annually in February, data from the Canadian Real Estate Association showed. Is there a silver lining for buyers and sellers?

2025-03-18T08:16:04Z

Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices' closed-door conference.

2025-11-07T05:07:46Z

Liberals widen lead over Tories under Carney, Ipsos poll shows

Prime Minister Mark Carney's leadership has sparked a surge in Liberal party support, with new Ipsos polling showing the Liberals widening their lead over the Conservatives.

2025-03-18T17:06:29Z

U.S. firms won $210M in Toronto city contracts in last 2 years. Why a ban on their bids matters

A CBC Toronto analysis of competitive city contracts awarded in Toronto since late 2022 found that 10 per cent were won by American-owned companies, worth about $210 million. Experts say those numbers are significant and a ban on U.S. bids could have an impact on the trade war.

2025-03-17T08:01:31Z

US military strikes another boat in the Caribbean, killing 3

The US military conducted a strike against a vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday, killing three people, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

2025-11-07T03:43:42Z

Trump to meet Hungary's Orban to discuss Russian oil, economic cooperation

By Steve Holland and Anita Komuves WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump sits down for talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday, and the two leaders are expected to discuss Hungary's reliance on Russian oil at a time when Trump has been working to wean nations off of it. Orban, a long-time Trump ally, will be meeting the U.S. president for the first time bilaterally

2025-11-07T06:08:09Z

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast

By Jack Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Friday towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea and Japan said, following missile launches in the past two weeks and after U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed invitation for talks with Pyongyang. South Korea's military said the suspected short-range ballistic missile was launched from an area in North

2025-11-07T07:03:12Z

China’s latest aircraft carrier enters fleet as naval competition with the US heats up

China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has officially entered service, a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the United States on naval supremacy.

2025-11-07T05:28:44Z

Turkish prosecutors issue detention warrants in soccer betting scandal

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish prosecutors on Friday issued detention warrants for 21 people, including 17 referees and the president of a top-flight soccer club, as part of a widening investigation into a betting scandal.

2025-11-07T07:12:40Z

China seeks to project power far beyond its coast with the new Fujian aircraft carrier

BANGKOK (AP) — China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state media reported Friday, adding a ship that experts say will help what is already the world’s largest navy expand its power farther beyond its own waters.

2025-11-07T05:22:39Z

Mandryk: Canadian patriotism the next divisive issue in Saskatchewan politics

Budget day is one of the best-behaviour days at the Saskatchewan legislature. Along with Throne Speech Day when the assembly galleries and chamber floor are crammed with invited guests — often friends and family — elected politicians tend to rise to the occasion and abandon the usual aside banter and snide remarks. Moreover, being less divisive was part of the message Premier Scott Moe seemed to receive from those voters in the fall election who...

2025-03-18T12:12:28Z

Northwestern Ontario's Ring of Fire central in U.S.-Canada trade war: experts

The Ring of Fire in northwestern Ontario has become a key figure in the battle to control critical minerals, which experts say is the heart of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to annex Canada. Here's what they shared about how the region's resources come into play in the growing geopolitical conflict.

2025-03-17T08:01:25Z

2 passenger jets nearly collide moments after taking off from LAX

American Airlines confirms the near collision between one of its planes and an ITA plane at LAX last Friday.

2025-11-07T08:13:17Z

Crews are working to fix Alaska Native villages devastated by flooding. But will residents return?

KWIGILLINGOK, Alaska (AP) — Darrel John watched the final evacuees depart his village on the western coast of Alaska in helicopters and small planes and walked home, avoiding the debris piled on the boardwalks over the swampy land.

2025-11-07T05:12:43Z

Democrats consider prolonging the shutdown as Republicans prepare new bills without health care fix

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are moving to try to end the government shutdown by preparing a new bipartisan package of spending bills and daring Democrats to vote for it, but it was unclear if their plan would work.

2025-11-07T05:07:43Z

'It's not science fiction': The moonshot effort to supersize solar and wind

Soaring demand for electricity is leading some companies to not only think out of the box for a solution, but out of this world, too.

2025-03-18T08:04:52Z

What did Canada’s prime ministers do after leaving office? A look back

When Canada's prime ministers left office, they headed into a variety of roles, with some returning to law, some opening consultancy firms and even teaching.

2025-03-17T16:30:03Z

A timeline of US strikes on boats that have killed 70

The US military has killed 70 people in 17 strikes that have destroyed 18 boats as part of a campaign that Washington says is aimed at curtailing the flow of drugs into the United States. There had been three survivors of those strikes, two of whom were briefly detained by the US Navy before being returned to their home countries. The other is presumed dead after a search by the Mexican Navy.

2025-11-02T18:43:42Z

'Manufactured crisis': Fentanyl seized at Canadian border by U.S. authorities plummets

As the U.S. government appeared in court Wednesday to defend its use of emergency powers to impose a sweeping, global array of tariffs, the alleged “emergency” presented by Canada appeared to be shrinking by the month.

2025-11-06T18:33:24Z

Meet the 1st Israeli jailed for refusing military conscription after the Oct. 7 attacks

Tal Mitnick, the first Israeli jailed for refusing mandatory conscription after the Hamas-led attacks of Oct. 7, is on a cross Canada tour speaking about his experience as a conscientious objector, a position which has drawn scorn in Israel and interest from North American audiences.

2025-03-17T08:07:47Z

Zohran Mamdani and London's Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, have much in common, but also key differences

LONDON (AP) — He’s the left-leaning Muslim mayor of the country’s biggest city, and U.S. President Donald Trump is one of his biggest critics.

2025-11-07T05:22:42Z

What did Canada tariff before the trade war with the U.S.?

Since U.S. President Donald Trump first threatened to place massive tariffs on Canadian goods, the country has been embroiled in a whirlwind back and forth with its biggest trading partner. Here's a quick look at how tariffs are set under normal circumstances.

2025-03-18T08:05:40Z

Obama applauds Democrats’ election wins but says ‘we’ve got a lot of work to do’

Former President Barack Obama on Thursday celebrated Democrats’ sweeping victory in Tuesday’s election, but stressed that there’s more work for the party to do.

2025-11-07T05:43:46Z

Carney says Trump must stop 51st state threats before U.S. trade talks

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Europe for his first international trip since taking office, visiting France and the United Kingdom on Monday.

2025-03-17T13:54:58Z

Ontario man frustrated Meta wouldn't pull video appearing to show drunk man fooling car ignition lock

Aaron Hagen of Bruce County, Ont., says he's frustrated a social media video of a man appearing to trick an alcohol ignition interlock, allowing him to drive drunk, wasn't taken down after Hagen contacted Meta with concerns it encouraged impaired driving.

2025-03-18T15:17:49Z

At the 6-months mark, Pope Leo finds his footing and starts charting his own path and style

VATICAN CITY (AP) — “You get used to it.”

2025-11-07T06:22:56Z

5 years after B.C. declared COVID-19 a public health emergency, BCCDC says it's ready for future pandemics

A little over five years ago, a sense of panic was spreading within British Columbia's public health system as it tracked the spread of a new virus: what would later be known as COVID-19. Now, the BCCDC is reflecting on the lessons it learned and remaining vigilant to be prepared for any future virus outbreak.

2025-03-17T12:04:08Z

Canada’s inflation rate went up to 2.6% last month

Consumer prices in Canada went up to 2.6 per cent in February, up from 1.9 per cent the month before, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.

2025-03-18T13:16:12Z

Trump's next target? Canada's go-to think-tank in Washington

The Wilson Center is a longstanding destination of choice for Canadian newsmakers visiting Washington, with its Canada Institute providing a venue for news conferences, and discussions, just over a block from the White House. It's now on the list of organizations slated for gutting.

2025-03-17T23:07:01Z

The Northern Lights may shine above Canada in the nights ahead

Look up! You may see the Aurora Borealis dancing across the sky above!

2025-11-05T23:21:14Z

North Korean and Russian military officials discuss further cooperation in Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior North Korean and Russian military officials discussed strengthening cooperation in their latest talks this week in Pyongyang, North Korean state media said Friday, as the two countries continue to align over Russia’s war in Ukraine.

2025-11-07T02:32:43Z

Orbán to visit US to try to broker another Putin summit but questions raised over motives

Viktor Orbán will visit the White House on Friday as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Orbán, who has proposed hosting the summit in Budapest, will also seek an exemption from US sanctions against Russian energy in what will be a major test of Trump’s tougher line on the Kremlin after he accused...

2025-11-07T05:14:20Z

What’s left for a Conservative climate plan after the carbon tax?

Climate change has been eclipsed by the cost of living and Donald Trump in terms of Canadians top concerns. Will the Conservatives’ plans matter?

2025-03-17T22:20:26Z

Diplomats worry absent US could still seek to influence COP30 climate summit

By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Johan Ahlander BRUSSELS/BELEM (Reuters) -Governments heading to the U.N. COP30 climate summit in Brazil are bracing for the possibility that the Trump administration may seek to disrupt negotiations at the event - even without any U.S. officials showing up. The White House has said it will not send high-level officials to the annual conference, noting that

2025-11-07T06:08:15Z

Will axing the consumer carbon price save you money? Where you may feel it

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he was ending the consumer carbon price, touting the move as helping “hard-pressed Canadians.”

2025-03-17T23:25:30Z

What a reporter found when she investigated US military strikes on Venezuelan drug boats

GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — Regina Garcia Cano was the reporter behind The Associated Press’ story that provided the first comprehensive account and identifies of some of the men killed in recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats.

2025-11-07T05:32:41Z

1 Joint Base Andrews building evacuated after suspicious package opened

Two buildings on Joint Base Andrews were evacuated Thursday after someone opened a suspicious package in one of them, a base spokesperson told CBS News.

2025-11-07T08:58:03Z

South Korea says North Korea fired 1 ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday fired a suspected short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang steps up its testing activity while talks with Washington and Seoul remain stalled.

2025-11-07T03:57:39Z

Supreme Court to weigh longshot bid to overturn same-sex marriage precedent

The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Friday to consider a longshot bid to overturn its decade-old same-sex marriage precedent, an appeal that is churning fear among some LGBTQ advocates even though the justices themselves have repeatedly signaled little appetite for reopening the landmark decision.

2025-11-07T09:13:39Z

China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters service

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has commissioned its first indigenously designed aircraft carrier after months of sea trials, and named it the Fujian, after the province facing Taiwan across a narrow strait, according to state media reports on Friday. President Xi Jinping attended the commissioning and flag-presenting ceremony of the Fujian in Hainan province on Wednesday, and boarded the vessel for an

2025-11-07T06:08:08Z

Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver.

2025-11-07T05:27:50Z

Friday briefing: Six lessons from three years of bringing you this newsletter

After an unholy number of good mornings – 468, to be precise – it’s time to say goodbye. I’m moving to an editing job here next week, so this is my final First Edition. It’s not exactly Dot Cotton leaving EastEnders, I know, but my hair and voice are very like hers at this time of day, so I hope you’ll allow me a sentimental leaving monologue all the same. It’s a great job, this. You get to write about the most interesting story every day, and...

2025-11-07T06:29:24Z