Tag: World
Beijing is looking to improve relations with Ottawa. Should Canada play ball?
Though it's not clear whether Canada is ready to meet Beijing's requests, some experts say there are practical reasons to look for better co-operation.
Last Canadian evacuation flight to leave Haiti on Sunday, Ottawa says
Global Affairs Canada says it has helped more than 250 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their close relatives leave the country.
Anxious oblivious? Canadian zoo studying behaviour of animals during eclipse
Staff at the Granby Zoo outside Montreal and the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas are participating in a study on how animals react to an eclipse.
China ‘likely’ to try to interfere in U.S. elections: Microsoft
A report from Microsoft says Chinese influence and cyber actors are more active and will 'likely' move towards interfering in upcoming elections in the United States and India.
World food prices rebound from three-year low, says UN agency
World food prices rebounded in March from a three-year low, boosted by increases in vegetable oils, meat and dairy products, according to the UN food agency's latest price index.
Israel fires 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
The Israeli military said Friday that it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers.
CSIS intel suggests China attempted to funnel $250K, possibly for election interference
The document was shown Thursday at Canada’s inquiry into foreign election interference, which is examining attempts to meddle in democracy during the 2019 and 2021 elections.
China’s Huawei faces potential January 2026 trial in U.S. criminal case
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Solomon told U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly that "settlement discussions ended in an impasse," and that a trial date should be scheduled.
Taiwan earthquake: 1 Canadian remains missing, top diplomat says
Taiwan's representative to Canada, Harry Tseng, says he has no details about the missing person but two rescued Canadian tourists don't have serious injuries.
World’s oldest man, 114, dies shortly before birthday
Juan Vicente Pérez started working in 1914 at the ripe old age of five years old on his family's coffee and sugar cane farm.
Israel must announce new steps to protect Gaza civilians, Biden tells Netanyahu
Biden in the call also told Netanyahu that an “immediate ceasefire is essential” and urged Israel to reach deal "without delay," according to the White House.
Charging elephant kills 79-year-old American tourist on Zambian safari
The bull elephant attacked the safari car as it travelled through Kafue National Park in western Zambia carrying six tourists and a tour guide.
Canada wildfires drove global tree cover loss in 2023. By how much?
New figures released on Thursday show how Canada's 2023 wildfire season — which burned roughly 18.5 million hectares — impacted the global tree cover landscape.
Dual Canadian-U.S. citizen killed in Gaza was a military veteran
Jacob Flickinger, a Canadian-U.S. citizen who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza working for World Central Kitchen, was a Canadian Armed Forces veteran.
‘America’s might’ aided by strong NATO partnership, Stoltenberg says on anniversary
NATO foreign ministers celebrated the 75th anniversary of their alliance on Thursday, while its secretary general reminded the United States that it needed its allies.