Tag: World
Why Philippines wants Canada’s help to avoid China, U.S. ‘great power rivalry’
Manalo visited Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa this month to mark 75 years of bilateral relations, meeting with federal ministers for trade, immigration, aid and diplomacy.
Blair ‘confident’ Canada will meet NATO targets with push for more spending
Defence Minister Bill Blair says that he is looking to replace Canada's tanks and purchase new submarines, but he still needs to finalize the "business case."
McGill heads to court for injunction to remove pro-Palestinian encampment
McGill says the encampment poses a 'security, safety and public health risk.' Protesters want the university to divest from Israel-connected funds.
Thousands flee northeast Ukraine as Russia presses renewed border assault
Kharkiv regional police said that by Sunday afternoon, Russian forced were approaching the town of Vovchansk from three directions.
Switzerland’s Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest
Nemo, 24, is the first nonbinary winner of the contest that has long been embraced as a safe haven by the LGBT community.
IN PHOTOS: Solar storm creates aurora borealis across Canada, world
Canadians and others across the world were treated to an aurora borealis display due to a severe geomagnetic storm. The northern lights were visible across Canada.
Russia captures 5 villages in Ukraine’s northeast, forces 1,700 to flee
Moscow's forces have captured five villages as part of a renewed ground assault in Ukraine’s northeast, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
Over 300 dead after flash floods in Afghanistan, UN says
Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday.
Eurovision 2024: Dutch contestant booted from contest over backstage incident
A Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before Saturday’s final over a backstage incident.
UN approves resolution that grants Palestine new rights, revives membership bid
The U.N. General Assembly approved the Arab and Palestinian-sponsored resolution by a vote of 143-9 with 25 abstentions, including Canada.
Israel likely broke international law with U.S. arms, but evidence uncertain: report
The report said the U.S. was unable to immediately link specific U.S. weapons to individual strikes by Israeli forces in Gaza, meaning U.S. arms shipments can continue.
U.S. can now seize Russian assets and use them for Ukraine. What to know
The big U.S. aid package for Ukraine signed Wednesday allows the administration to seize Russian state assets located in the U.S. and use them for the benefit of Kyiv.
Gaza protest encampment remains on Edmonton campus after Calgary sit-in ended by police
A campus protest encampment at the University of Alberta was present Friday after a similar sit-in in Calgary was shut down as police clashed with demonstrators.
Canada to contribute $76M to German-led air defence fund for Ukraine
Defence Minister Bill Blair and his German counterpart announced the contribution to Germany's Immediate Action on Air Defence initiative after a joint meeting in Ottawa.
Israel due to get billions of dollars of U.S. weapons despite pause on bombs
A wide range of other military equipment is due to go to Israel, U.S. officials said, as Republicans accused the Biden administration of abandoning commitments to its defence.