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Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. Saturday to rally against President Donald Trump as officials urged calm and mobilized National Guard troops ahead of a military parade to mark the army's 250th anniversary that coincides wi…
Tens of thousands of people packed the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to protest U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration's policies, especially its most recent immigration crackdown. But some of those with the deepest understanding of …
A massive manhunt entered a second day on Sunday in Minnesota for the suspected gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker while posing as a police officer, a crime that Governor Tim Walz characterized as a "politically motivated assassination."
The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one of them, has been taken into custody, a law enforcement official said.
In his first big test at the G7, Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday morning, according to an official in his office.
CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
Tehran has accused Washington of launching "a dangerous war" after President Donald Trump said the U.S. attacked three sites in Iran on Sunday and claimed key nuclear sites were "completedly and fully obliterated." It's not clear if the U.S. would continue at…
If you were online last week, you probably saw footage from the No Kings protests.The gigantic demonstration against U.S. President Donald Trump took place across the United States and portions of Canada — but was connected by one prevailing aspect: music.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday evening that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel 's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran's threat of reprisals that …
Neither Israel nor Iran is backing down from an escalating conflict that has endangered civilians in both countries. Because Canada has no embassy in Iran, Ottawa is having to work from afar to support thousands of Canadian citizens stuck there.
During the campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised a re-elected Liberal government would solve a number of problems by Canada Day. Here is a look at the pledges Carney made, how he has done in addressing them and what comes next.
Everyone knows guns used by Canadian criminals are often smuggled from the U.S. Not everyone knows how — not like Naomi Haynes does. That's because she did the smuggling.
The Israeli military ordered Palestinians to evacuate areas in northern Gaza on Sunday before intensified fighting against Hamas, as U.S. President Donald Trump called for an end to the war amid renewed efforts to broker a ceasefire.
Poll after poll has shown where Americans are apart from each other: on Trump's presidency, his immigration crackdown, U.S. support for Ukraine, and on the massive spending bill just passed by Congress, among other issues. So what — if anything — still brings…
Nasser Hospital in Gaza is operating as "one massive trauma ward" due to an influx of patients wounded at non-United Nations food distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Hamas says it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but said further talks were needed on implementation.
It's been a tough rodeo for Canada's economy so far this year, ever since U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a tumultuous trade war with wide-ranging impacts on consumer spending, jobs and travel plans. But those economic worries seem largely in the rearview…
The search for more than two dozen children missing from a girls' summer camp hit by flash floods in Texas entered a third day on Sunday, as rescuers faced the threat of more flooding and the death toll in the region reached at least 43.
CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30 per cent against the European Union and Mexico starting on Aug. 1, after weeks of negotiations with the key trading allies failed to reach a more comprehensive trade deal.
A Palestinian American man was beaten to death by settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, says the Palestinian Health Ministry, prompting his family to demand that the U.S. lead an investigation. Another man, 23, was shot dead.
The assassination attempt against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign stop on July 13, 2024, was a perfect storm of failings coming together and became a turning point for the agency tasked with protecting the U.S. presid…
Gwen Johnson of Jackhorn, Ky., isn't one to hit snooze after being awoken by public radio, as listening to FM through the day has always comforted her. Now, however, stations like the ones the 67-year-old enjoys are set to lose financial support as the Trump …
These days, it's far more common for most of us to sign our names on a touch screen, or to simply click a box on an online form, than to sign your name with a pen on paper.
First he came for late-night TV, then a daytime talk show and a crude cartoon. U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are fighting battles on all fronts when it comes to mockery and criticism of the 47th commander-in-chief.
The opening of the new bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., could be delayed into 2026 due to delays completing the ports of entry on either side of the border, according to a report from ratings agency S&P Global.
U.S. dairy producers insist they're not looking for Canada to dismantle its supply management system, but they do want Canada to follow the letter and spirit of the existing rules that are supposed to govern the dairy trade between the two countries.
After representatives of King Charles and Prince Harry were spotted chatting al fresco the other day, there was all manner of speculation over whether reconciliation might be in the offing for the monarch and his younger son.
U.S. President Donald Trump has made ending the conflict in Gaza a major priority of his administration, though negotiations have faltered. Steve Witkoff is visiting Israel as its government faces mounting pressure over the deteriorating humanitarian conditio…
The non-profit Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's planning to shut down after losing Congress funding, amid U.S. President Donald Trump's allegations that public media spread views contrary to what the U.S. should be espousing.
Dominic LeBlanc says he expects Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump will talk with each other “over the next couple of days” as Canada tries to find a way out of a 35 per cent blanket tariff on exports to the U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will still obviously be judged on how he navigates the current dispute. But deal or no deal — tariffs or no tariffs — the larger question is how Canada should navigate this new world.
U.S. President Donald Trump set the bar low for the high-stakes meeting with his Russian counterpart in Alaska — and it became apparent why late Friday as things wrapped up with little more than a commitment to meet again.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday after a Russia-U.S. summit ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after three and a half years.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said Israeli airstrikes hit multiple areas across Yemen's capital on Sunday. The Houthi-run Health Ministry said at least two people were killed and 35 were wounded.
Washington, D.C., residents say the increase of law enforcement and ICE officers in the streets has spooked many Latino migrants who have stopped coming to work and sending their kids to school, fearing deportation amid the Trump administration's ongoing crac…
Some small Indigenous businesses in Canada are halting shipments to the United States in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff regime, even though trade ties exist that predate the founding of both countries.
While the public has generally been in favour of increased defence spending, the trade-offs have not been made clear.
The wave of violent protests that have swept across Indonesia and left seven people dead is being seen as a major test for Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
Hundreds of people in Sanaa, Yemen, gathered Monday for the funerals of Ahmed al-Rahawi, the Houthi prime minister, and other government officials killed last week. On Saturday, the Houthis said they died in an Israeli strike, three days after the group launc…
U.S. President Donald Trump has suffered a string of courtroom losses in recent days as he and his administration test the legal limits of presidential powers.
A plane will be on its way to bring back the Koreans once administrative procedures are completed, Kang Hun-sik, the presidential chief of staff, said in televised remarks.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election.
The Prince and Princess of Wales returned to official duties on Thursday after their summer break, but while Prince William and Catherine were out of the public spotlight over the past few weeks, a broader hint also emerged of what the monarchy may look like …
Even while Mark Carney has been accused of lowering his elbows in regards to American tariffs, he continues to frame the larger challenge facing this country in stark terms.
Ukrainian drones struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries overnight, sparking a fire, according to Russian officials and Ukraine’s military.
Trump in a social media posting said the strike killed three and was carried out against a vessel "affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility." He did not provide more precise detai…
President Donald Trump's latest plan to overhaul the U.S. immigration system has created confusion, leaving the White House scrambling to clarify that a new $100,000 fee on visas for skilled workers only applies to new applicants and not current visa holders.
Charlie Kirk's killing seems to have revealed cracks developing within the MAGA movement. It has also prompted questions about how much the influence of more far-right fringe elements will grow, including those considered political enemies of Kirk, such as wh…
Russia unleashed a major drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight, killing three people, injuring dozens more and damaging infrastructure and residential buildings, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.
Donald Trump's state visit to the U.K. may have given U.S. president much of what he wished for, surrounding him in the pomp and circumstance of royalty. While the two-day visit generally progressed without major gaffes, leaving the U.K. government to hope it…
The Israeli government has boasted it will bury the idea of a Palestinian state — as countries including Canada prepare to recognize one at the United Nations General Assembly next week. Though it's a shift in Western policy, many Palestinians fear the recogn…
Donald Trump, who hosted Saturday Night Live twice before becoming president, has consistently complained about his treatment on the sketch comedy show. The show returns next week, and Trump's aggressive communications regulator will likely take notice.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, in one of the most sustained attacks on the capital since the full-scale war began.
U.S. Border Patrol shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, as the governor of Illinois said the Trump administration plans to federalize and deploy hundreds of National Guard to the state.
The increasingly common use of curse words, in public, by U.S. politicians would have seemed out of place not long ago. Are all those F-bombs just expressions of plain ol' frustration? Or something more strategic?
Four people, including a 15-year-old, died in a combined drone and missile strike on Lviv, according to regional officials and Ukraine’s emergency service. The historic western city is often seen as a haven from the fighting and destruction further east.
Some chatbot users are toning down the friendliness of their artificial intelligence companions as reports spread of dangerous AI-fuelled delusions. And as people push back against the technology's sycophantic tendencies, experts say it's time for government …
While the deal to halt the war in Gaza matters most for its potential to save the lives of Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians, it could also become a personal political triumph for U.S. President Donald Trump.
Photographers from CBC News, The Canadian Press, Reuters and others document our changing world every day. Here's a selection of the week's top images.
Steelmaker Algoma says U.S. tariffs on steel are pushing it to more quickly transition to electric steelmaking. Here's why decarbonizing steel is such a big deal, how it's being done in Canada and what's needed for a successful transition in challenging times.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the more than seven-year prison sentence of former representative George Santos for fraud and identity theft, ordering his immediate release.
Protesting the direction of the U.S. under President Donald Trump, people have begun gathering in the nation's capital and communities across the country for "No Kings" demonstrations — what the president's Republican Party is calling "Hate America" rallies.
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza, the Palestinian Embassy in Egypt said Saturday, but the territory's sole gateway to the outside world will remain closed to people trying to leave.
Some Canadian jewelry brands are raising their prices as a surge in demand for gold — incited by investors' fears of a shaky economic outlook — pushes the market for this precious metal to record highs.
Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed South Asian leaders on Sunday about the importance of “reliable partners who honour their commitments.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part of a planned international force in Gaza to help secure a fragile ceasefire. Meanwhile, Hamas has expanded its search for bodies of hostages.
The warning of possible military action came after Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu earlier on Saturday pushed back on Trump announcing that he was designating the West African country 'a country of particular concern' for allegedly failing to rein in th…
Kathryn Bigelow's House of Dynamite — about the United States government's protocols in the face of a nuclear attack — prompted a response from no less than the Pentagon. It is hardly the first nuclear-warning film to get people talking.
Two U.S. citizens whose forceful arrests by ICE were caught on video say federal agents violated their constitutional rights. As backlash against the administration's escalating immigration raids grows, more than 170 U.S. citizens have been detained by immigr…
For more than 30 years, major nuclear powers have refrained from testing nuclear bombs. But that streak may soon be over as Russia and the U.S. conduct missile tests and threaten to resume explosions of the most powerful weapons ever devised.
U.S. President Donald Trump unlawfully ordered National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a federal judge ruled Friday, a legal setback to the administration's use of the military in American cities.
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is another Democratic mayor in an acrimonious relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump. But observers say these relationships matter and can impact both those mayors' cities and Trump's political ambitions.
Photographers from CBC News, The Canadian Press, Reuters and others document our changing world every day. Here's a selection of the week's top images.
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across the U.S. this week — with more expected in the coming days — as airlines comply with a mandated reduction in service due to the ongoing government shutdown.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to withhold for now about $4 billion US needed to fully fund a food aid program for 42 million low-income Americans this month amid the federal government shutdown.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states "undo" full SNAP food benefits paid out under judges' orders over the past week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle ov…
This could have been a good week for Donald Trump, in which the U.S. president could have chalked up a political win over the Democrats with the end of the government shutdown. But any gloating time was short-lived, overshadowed by the spectre of Jeffrey Epst…
U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly called it quits with one of his most stalwart MAGA-world supporters, referring to Georgia lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene as "Wacky Marjorie" and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in next year's midterms…
Washington's most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration's intentions in South America …
Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Friday that she was resigning from her position and that her last day in office will be Jan. 5.
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was taken into federal police custody on Saturday before a planned supporters' vigil near his home, ending months of house arrest as he appealed a Supreme Court conviction for plotting a coup.
A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse says she and other survivors don’t plan to let up on calls for justice and transparency from the Trump administration until the files on the convicted sex offender are actually released in full.
As Canada starts to diversify its ties with other countries amidst an increasingly unpredictable and unreliable relationship with the U.S., its pivot toward China, in particular, will need to be strategic: the work must be done while balancing the risks and s…
After a week full of leaks, counter proposals, and frenzied negotiations, is the possibility of a peace deal in Ukraine actually on the table?
After the death of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk, U.S. President Donald Trump promised "to save Chicago" from crime and migrants. But in the wake of violent immigration raids, Chicagoans themselves are divided over who the criminals are — and who is ultimately r…
Dr. Mariia Kuzeikiv, an Ukrainian surgeon, is learning skills that could help her save lives in the war while in Hamilton, Ont.
Over three days in Washington, nearly 150 American industry leaders representing every major sector of the economy depicted the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement as essential to their success. Yet the Trump administration has floated letting the agreement expire o…
Hollywood's storied past and streaming future are set to combine if Netflix’s $72 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery is approved. Concerns about media consolidation, film industry jobs and even the future of movie theatres have emerged in the wake…
The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.
At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region, and parts of Ukraine went without power following targeted assaults on energy infrastructure, local authorities said Saturday, as U.S.-led peace talks on ending the war…
In the annals of Royal Family history, 2025 will be remembered as the year the monarch took the virtually unprecedented step of stripping his younger brother of his titles and honours. But as much as the scandal surrounding the former prince now known only as…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country's bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with U.S. envoys on ending the wa…
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers contend Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer’s parent comp…
Here’s what’s on the CBC Health Unit’s watch list for 2026: New approaches to connecting people with family doctors, anticipated changes to cancer screening, misinformation and vaccine wariness, future uses for GLP-1 agonists (like Ozempic and Wegovy) and the…
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed visa bans on a former European Union commissioner and anti-disinformation campaigners it says were involved in censoring U.S. social media platforms, in the latest move in a campaign aimed at European rules that U.S…
Venezuela's parliament on Tuesday approved a measure that criminalizes a broad range of activities that can hinder navigation and commerce in the South American country, such as the seizure of oil tankers.
The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues aimed at bringing an end to the nearly four-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but sensitive issues around territorial control and managing its nuclear plant remain unres…
In what might be some of the most WTF casting this year, Canadian businessman-turned-TV-host, Trump pal and wannabe political leader Kevin O'Leary features prominently in the new film Marty Supreme.
In a year-end interview with CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton, Carney touched on a number of topics — including his entry into politics into a year of upheaval on the federal scene.
The United States carried out an airstrike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the…
U.S. President Donald Trump's recent foray into bombing hotspots on other continents has conflict monitors and even some supporters questioning whether the president — who has called himself the president of peace — really meant it when he said he was "not go…
See how you measure up by following along with 40 of this year's questions below, as prepared by quizmaster Emma Godmere.
The Trump administration’s recent recall of 30 career diplomats from around the world as part of its "America First" priority push is unprecedented, according to experts who say it may serve to politicize the American Foreign Service while populating it with …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his New Year address to the nation, said late on Wednesday that Kyiv wanted the war to end, but not at any cost, adding he would not sign a "weak" peace agreement that would only prolong the war.
Sunset bathed the north of Gaza City in golden light Tuesday evening as Izzat Al-Qawasmeh and his 11-year-old son Mohamed climbed through rubble to the top of a building that once housed hundreds of people. The duo had decided to visit the tent city with gift…
The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived.
Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday, as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.
Only nine political prisoners appear to have been freed after Maduro regime figure Jorge Rodriguez promised on Thursday that a "significant" number would be emerging from the country's notoriously abusive prisons. The Trump administration has suggested their …
As Ottawa gears up to review the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement, do the developments in Venezuela undercut the Canadians' bargaining position? CBC's The House spoke to experts and former officials about the feasibility of ramping up Venezuelan oil production an…
Susie Dent says labelling the “snollygosters” and “mumpsimus” and other emotions can actually give people a great deal of peace during challenging times.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to join the "Board of Peace" that will supervise the temporary governance of the Gaza Strip, a senior Canadian official told journalists travelling with the prime minister on his overs…
The two-year war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas eased with a ceasefire three months ago, but there has been neither peace nor reconstruction. Phase 2 promises progress, but the peace process itself is becoming increasingly controversial.
Canadian veterans of the war in Afghanistan were outraged over comments by U.S. President Donald Trump, who minimized the contributions of NATO forces, claiming they stayed away from the front lines.
Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least one person and wounded 31 overnight into Saturday as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States were to meet in the United Arab Emirates for a second day of talks to end Russia's nearly four-year full-sca…
As Princess Charlotte steps out in public with her family, the 10-year-old daughter of the Princess and Princess of Wales is starting to show increasing signs of independence and confidence.
In its efforts to rapidly boost its ranks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been making appeals on social media in language familiar to right-wing extremists.
Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigid streets and increasing tensions in a city already shaken by ano…
The National Basketball Players Association voiced support on Sunday for protesters in Minneapolis, rallying against the deadly presence of U.S. federal immigration authorities.
A 5-year-old boy and his father detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held in Texas have been released following a judge's order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to the office of Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.
U.S.-backed trilateral talks involving Ukraine and Russia will take place next week in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as Ukrainians faced uncertainty over the fate of an energy ceasefire with Russia amid plunging temperatur…
U.S. President Donald Trump likes to throw out a lot of figures during speeches to his base that he says prove how successful his first year back in office has been. But given Trump's proclivity for spreading misinformation, we wanted to see how many of these…
Former Conservative campaign manager Jenni Byrne says her party's messaging on the relationship between Canada and the United States is evolving, and should continue evolving as the situation shifts.
Thousands of creators are deleting TikTok and flocking elsewhere just days after a change in ownership and mounting claims of widespread censorship and shadowbanning, or reduced reach, on the app.
Residents of remote communities along the Canada-U.S. border are asking Ottawa not to scrap a trusted traveller border entry program that pre-clears them, making it easier to travel into Ontario and Manitoba without reporting to a customs checkpoint. The prog…
The band said in a statement that Brad Arnold "passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer."
Former Liberal cabinet minister Stéphane Dion is lambasting the brewing separatist movement in Alberta and demanding Premier Danielle Smith clarify her position and lay out the next steps depending on the outcome of a possible independence referendum.
Russia’s Federal Security Service said Sunday that the man suspected of shooting a deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence agency in Moscow was detained in Dubai and handed over to Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term has threatened Canada with annexation and economic ruin, leaving some Canadians feeling anxious and concerned. A Winnipeg therapist offers strategies for coping with those emotions.
Despite the U.S. trade war and President Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty, this country's biggest pension funds remain heavily invested in the U.S. The Canada Pension Plan announced this week that it has grown to a record $780.7 billion in asset…
European allies are quietly exploring closer nuclear deterrence ties with France amid growing anxiety about the long-term reliability of U.S. security guarantees. Germany and Poland have acknowledged early-stage talks with Paris, while French President Emmanu…
A city councilor in Windsor, Ont., is encouraging Canadians who want to buy Canadian to travel from Windsor to Detroit through the Windsor-Detroit tunnel instead of crossing the Ambassador Bridge.
Greenlanders don't think that Donald Trump is done with their island quite yet, but some are determined to make the most of the crisis. Carver Kim Kleist-Eriksen — who carved his own rebuttal of Trump's efforts to take over the island — has found new audience…
For decades, Cuba's tourism sector has enjoyed a reputation as an "economic locomotive" among authorities who saw it as the lifeblood of the Caribbean island country's economy. But the industry has been in decline since its 2018 peak, and the U.S. government …
Fresh statistics show violent crime in major U.S. cities dropped sharply in 2025 from the previous year, and U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming that his get-tough policies are the reason. The inconvenient truth for this Trump administration is that viole…
Based simply on the barely suppressed anger that U.S. President Donald Trump showed throughout his news conference on the Supreme Court's decision on tariffs, it's a fair bet that Friday was the worst day so far of his second term.
U.S. Democrats are probing the relationship between Donald Trump and the owner of the nearly century-old Ambassador Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ont., after the president threatened to block this year's planned opening of a competing crossing — the Gor…
It's been a little over a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria ended a 14-year civil war. More than 1.3 million Syrians have returned home since then, according to the UN refugee agency, primarily from neighbouring countries such as Turkey, Lebanon…
Kate Barr, a progressive, is attempting to become the Republican candidate for Congress in North Carolina’s 14th district, a conservative stronghold.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was working with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to send a hospital boat to Greenland, a Danish territory that Trump has said he wants to acquire.
Conservative Leader Pierre Polievre says Canada should not have an election before it reviews the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) this year — and instead he's reiterating his proposal the Carney government set up an all-party committee on the matter.
China’s latest blueprint for driving growth in its economy was largely written before the U.S. and Israel instigated the most far-reaching war in the Middle East in decades. But when the Chinese premier stood up in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursd…
Canadians saw fuel prices climbing across the country this week as the conflict in the Middle East drives up the price of oil. One expert says those high numbers are likely to stick around for a while, even if the war ends in the next few weeks.
Three world leaders — two of them members of the G7 — stood united in opposition Friday to the Trump administration's decision to ease sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers.
The former secretary general of NATO says he doesn't think allies will be pulled further into the conflict in the Middle East, but he's concerned the ongoing war with Iran will benefit Russia's economy and take the world’s attention away from the invasion of …
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has come to an agreement with its Mexican counterpart that will allow fresh Canadian potatoes to be shipped to Mexico for consumption or processing.
A CBC News analysis reveals the global scope of an enforcement crackdown on ships belonging to shadow fleets — vessels often flying under false flags in order to skirt sanctions — as the scale of seizures and detentions has skyrocketed in recent months.
Leaders from the five Nordic countries and Canada meet in Oslo for a mini-summit on Arctic security amid rising geopolitical tensions. Discussions follow a massive NATO exercise in northern Norway and focus on Russian military risks, the fallout from U.S. thr…
Three weeks in, the joint U.S.-Israel combat operation has killed much of Iran's leadership, knocked out much of its ballistic missile capability, sunk nearly all of its navy and, according to U.S. President Donald Trump, has "militarily WON" already. And yet…
Israel's defence minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday, and Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week.
As European allies quietly explore France's nuclear umbrella amid doubts about U.S. reliability, Canada faces an uncomfortable question: join or stay clear. While Ottawa rejects going nuclear, extending French deterrence to North America risks inflaming tensi…
Even as the race to mine the ocean floor for important minerals intensifies, a UN-body tasked with establishing regulations for the emerging industry ended a key global meeting this week without a new mining code.
Despite the attacks on Iranian Kurdish camps in Iraq, there remains a waiting game for Iranian Kurds hoping to play a part in regime change across the border.
Their lyrics are pointed, specific and reference big political events that happened just days ago. Protest music experts say the responsiveness to the current moment has helped these artists catch fire online but say they'll need to move their message into th…
Despite continued heavy pounding from U.S. and Israeli military forces, Iran has remained defiant, insisting that its missile production remains on track. But is this just 'showmanship and exaggeration'?
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to U.S. airports on Monday if congressional Democrats do not immediately agree to fund airport safety.
Cuba's power grid collapsed Saturday leaving the country without electricity for a third time in March as the communist government battles with a decaying infrastructure and a U.S.-imposed oil blockade.
As scandal has swirled around former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, there has been a growing media focus on his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie, and their titles, accommodations in royal residences and places within the line of succession.
Organizers of Saturday's "No Kings" rallies across the United States are predicting that the protests against the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration could add up to one of the largest demonstrations in U.S. history, with Minnesota t…
Armenia and Azerbaijan, both of which border Iran to its north, have seen their fair share of conflict. The current war around Iran has drawn in Arab Gulf states — and these two neighbours may not be able to avoid becoming involved, too.
Supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada had much to celebrate in Montreal this weekend. For one thing, the Liberal Party continues to exist as a significant presence in Canadian politics. Fifteen years ago that seemed very far from guaranteed.
Tent schools like the one where nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan was killed by gunfire this week are symbolic of the fragile hope Palestinians have for the future and the paralyzing fear they still live with today. Six months after Israel and Hamas reached the first…
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday criticized the current iteration of North America's free trade agreement as a bad deal, taking a swipe at Canada's trade strategy ahead of upcoming negotiations.
Not for the first time in the past seven weeks of war and tenuous ceasefire, the details of developments concerning the Strait of Hormuz have been sparse, creating unease and anxiety among the shipping companies and crews whose tankers and containers slowly c…
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran has served as wake-up call that a significant source of the world's oil supply remains dependent on the accessibility of this narrow passageway. But, analysts say, it may now force some …
The duelling blockades in the Strait of Hormuz lurched into uncharted waters on Saturday as the United States pressed ahead with its campaign to choke off Iranian ports and Iran reversed an initial move to reopen the waterway.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb sat down with CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton to talk about trade, his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO’s role in a shifting global order.
The District of Columbia mistakenly placed several Australian flags instead of British flags near the White House ahead of King Charles's U.S. visit, although the error was quickly corrected, a D.C. Department of Transportation official said on Friday.
Attendees including U.S. President Donald Trump took cover at the White House correspondents dinner on Saturday after a loud noise, video from the scene showed, and he was taken away by Secret Service agents.
The chief of the District of Columbia police department said investigators believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was taking place, but that no motive had been determined.
The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar and expects to have it ready for U.S. President Donald Trump to use this summer, the service announced late Friday.
The collapse of the first U.S. carrier due to a doubling in jet fuel prices during the two-month-old Iran war will cost thousands of jobs.
Iran effectively closed the strait to normal traffic by attacking and threatening to attack ships after the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Feb. 28.
The shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was tested again on Sunday when a drone set a small fire on a ship off the coast of Qatar, while the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait reported separate drones entering their airspaces.
For months, Canadian officials have said that the long-awaited opening of the $6.4 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge is dependent on various testing and commissioning tasks. But fresh comments from a Canadian cabinet member as well as two top U.S. offi…
Surely you've heard of RCP 8.5? Maybe not. But it's been in the spotlight since U.S. President Donald Trump who stirred up a conversation about a projection of future climate change that's rarely mentioned by name.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to rebuild Gaza is under growing strain as violence persists — more than 800 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began — and his Board of Peace blames Hamas’s refusal to disarm for stalling progress.
The potential deal will include Iran’s commitment that it won’t pursue a nuclear weapon, and Tehran agreed to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to two regional officials.
Following the indictment of former Cuban president Raúl Castro, is the U.S. preparing for a Venezuela-style invasion?
While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been focussed on “total victory” for Israel since the Hamas-led attack on the country on Oct. 7, 2023, his own victory in a coming national election is far from certain.
Pope Leo urged governments to slow down the development of AI systems in the first enyclical of his papacy, warning that they spread misinformation, prioritize conflict and risk leading the world down a path of unending war.
U.S. President Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday in June, and will do so amid questions about whether his physical health and mental sharpness are on the decline.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he's considering cancelling a series of concerts commemorating the country's 250th anniversary after a number of artists dropped out, and he may give a speech instead.
Tomato prices were up 21 per cent in April compared to a year earlier, the highest year-over-year price increase for any grocery item measured in the consumer price index, beating coffee and beef.
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said North Korea will never back down on its status as a nuclear-armed state, warning it won't tolerate any threats, state media agency KCNA said.
The federal government would still be looking at a fleet of 72 to 88 U.S.-made F-35s, even if it moves forward with Saab's Gripen, sources tell CBC News. Several sources said Ottawa is exploring a purchase of 72 Gripens, which would create up to 9,000 jobs an…
The Israeli military has struck Hezbollah infrastructure in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, known as Dahiyeh, the first strike on the militant group's stronghold since an April 16 ceasefire was brokered.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said U.S. forces carried out a strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua.
AI giant Anthropic said on Friday it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.
An appeals court rejected a last-ditch effort by the Kennedy Center's leadership to keep U.S. President Donald Trump's name on the building, leaving the institution with few options other than removing the name in the coming hours.
Alex Pereira, a prominent mixed martial arts fighter set to headline the U.S. president's 80th birthday UFC event at the White House, is facing allegations of violence from two women — and it isn’t the first time.
Thousands of demonstrators converged Sunday to show their discontent against the G7 group of countries, with U.S. President Donald Trump and counterparts set to hold a summit starting a day later in nearby France.
The Israeli military said it launched strikes on Beirut on Sunday targeting Hezbollah infrastructure, despite ongoing efforts to negotiate an end to the U.S.-Iran war. Smoke could be seen rising over the Lebanese capital.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that federal authorities had made "multiple arrests" of people he said were vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as he struggled to explain why the $14-million-plus US rehabilitation project he lau…
Many women in Iran are defying the country's strict dress code by refusing to wear headscarves while out and about. Though several women told CBC News they still fear the authoritarian regime, others say deadly protests in January taught them they have nothin…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday to look after his own popularity after he accused his NATO ally of trying to boost her domestic ratings by repairing ties with Washington.
Colombian right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is leading the country's Sunday presidential race, narrowly scraping by ahead of his leftist rival with nearly all ballots counted, as voters bet on his promises to lead a tough crackdown on crime and i…
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a career-defining decision: step down or fight a possible challenge from Labour Party rival Andy Burnham.
Abelardo de la Espriella, characterized by critics as far right, had earned the endorsement of U.S. President Donald Trump, who had said he would stop illegal immigration and crack down on crime and drugs.
Jimmy Kimmel is taking a two-month break away from his late-night show and has tapped none other than comedian and Donald Trump’s longtime nemesis Rosie O’Donnell as one of several guest hosts taking the reins during his hiatus.
In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, organizers of Denmark’s Fourth of July celebration have barred U.S. officials from taking part.
Nine months after Hamas and Israel agreed to a hard-fought ceasefire in Gaza, the term has become a cruel irony for the two million Palestinians trapped inside the territory.
In sweltering heat, thousands of Trump faithful have gathered in Washington to mark the country's 250th birthday. But on this U.S. Independence Day, the country's divisions remain on full display.
An evacuation was ordered Saturday evening at the National Mall as storms gathered around Washington just hours before U.S. President Donald Trump was scheduled to deliver a speech commemorating America's 250th anniversary of independence.
A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv pressed on with the bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners began a days-long funeral on Saturday for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s late supreme leader, beating their chests in sorrow before the glass case containing his flag-draped coffin in Tehran and calling for revenge against Is…
Canada's ambitious new nuclear strategy has called for private investment to help expand the industry. Given that nuclear power plants are notoriously expensive to build, the government will have to heavily de-risk the ventures to attract large investors, lik…
Speaking in Washington after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall, Trump honoured veterans, including several from World War II and one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat in Vietnam.
The Trump administration's move, which seeks to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury, should 'shock the conscience' of Americans, a New York Times lawyer says.
Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump’s problem-plagued effort to revamp the waterway pushes well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.
Fighting continues in Russia's war against Ukraine, which is running low on munitions that would help it shoot down and intercept Russian strikes.
Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed on Friday in the second nationwide outage this week and the fourth this year as a U.S.-imposed oil blockade has crippled the island's already obsolete generation system.
Graham, 71, was a prominent Republican senator from South Carolina. Earlier in his career, he was a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump before becoming one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill.