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Hiker’s watch logged moment man’s heart stopped in Japan bear attack

The victim was walking about 200 metres ahead of a friend near an area known as the '560-meter rocky peak,' when the friend heard a cry for help.

2025-12-12T21:45:56Z

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

Myanmar military claims armed opposition groups used hospital hit by airstrike as base

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military on Saturday acknowledged there was an airstrike on a hospital in the western state of Rakhine, which a local rescuer and media reports said killed over 30 people, including patients, medical workers and children.

2025-12-13T05:02:43Z

Justice Department asks appeals court to block judge's contempt inquiry in mass deportation case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked an appeals court Friday to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.

2025-12-12T18:32:41Z

US envoy Witkoff will travel to Berlin to meet with Zelenskiy and European leaders

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders in Berlin this weekend, a U.S. official briefed on the matter said. Witkoff will also meet with his counterparts from France, Britain and Germany on Sunday and Monday, the official added. The Wall

2025-12-13T01:18:09Z

Record floods in Washington state trigger dramatic rescues and evacuations

BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Record floodwaters began slowly receding in Washington state on Friday after triggering evacuations, inundating communities and prompting dramatic rescues from rooftops and vehicles. But authorities warned that waters would still be high for days, and that danger from potential levee failures remained.

2025-12-12T07:07:43Z

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

Skydiver left hanging at 15K feet after parachute catches plane’s tail

Footage from the jump shows the first skydiver and the camera operator climbing out of the roller door and the handle for the diver's reserve parachute snagging on the wing flap.

2025-12-12T17:01:06Z

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

GOP chairman threatens Clintons with contempt of Congress in Epstein inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee threatened Friday to begin contempt of Congress proceedings against former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton if they refuse to appear for depositions as part of the committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

2025-12-12T23:42:44Z

Justice Department sues 4 more states for access to detailed voter data

The U.S. Justice Department is suing four more states as part of its effort to collect detailed voting data and other election information across the country.

2025-12-12T19:12:40Z

House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew.

2025-12-12T15:42:42Z

Trump sued by preservationists seeking reviews and congressional approval for ballroom project

President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists asking a federal court to halt his White House ballroom project until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress.

2025-12-12T16:27:47Z

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

Woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says she hasn’t seen her son since ICE detainment

Bruna Ferreira had rushed out of her Massachusetts home, shoelaces untied, and was driving to pick up her 11-year-old son from school when she was approached by unmarked vehicles and a “swarm of people.”

2025-12-13T03:48:39Z

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

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

Fighting continues between Thailand, Cambodia after Trump claim of ceasefire

BANGKOK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Cambodia said Thai forces, including fighter jets, continued to strike targets across their disputed border on Saturday morning, in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed to have brokered a ceasefire. "Thai forces have not stopped the bombing yet and are still continuing the bombing," the Cambodian ministry of information said. Thailand's military

2025-12-13T03:08:21Z

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

Russia attacks two Ukrainian ports, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels

By Yuliia Dysa and Max Hunder KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Russia attacked two Ukrainian ports on Friday, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels including a ship carrying food supplies, Ukrainian officials and one ship owner said, days after Moscow threatened to cut "Ukraine off from the sea". Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation against Kyiv's maritime drone attacks on

2025-12-13T00:23:11Z

Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In the age of dinosaurs — before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon — a monstrous shark prowled the waters off what's now northern Australia, among the sea monsters of the Cretaceous period.

2025-12-13T02:27:43Z

When a regular at his restaurant stopped showing up, the chef went looking for him

Charlie Hicks ate his lunch and dinner at the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola, Florida, every day for 10 years. When he suddenly stopped showing up, the chef went looking for him, and ultimately saved his life.

2025-12-13T00:58:14Z

Trump was unable to insult his way to victory in Indiana redistricting battle

If Indiana Republican senators had any doubt about what to do with President Donald Trump's redistricting proposal, he helped them make up their minds the night before this week's vote.

2025-12-12T22:52:44Z

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

Special forces veteran who rescued Machado begs her not to return to Venezuela

The US special forces veteran who spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous rescue mission that lasted nearly 16 hours and was carried out largely in the middle of the night through rough waters.

2025-12-13T01:18:44Z

Bolivia judge rules ex-President Arce be held in pre-trial detention for five months

Dec 12 (Reuters) - A Bolivian judge on Friday said ex-President Luis Arce will be held in pre-trial detention for five months following his detention earlier this week as he is investigated for alleged embezzlement. Arce, who left office last month, will be held in a prison in the capital La Paz and will likely be tried for alleged economic misconduct related to the diversion of funds for

2025-12-13T01:18:10Z

Justice Department faces hurdle in seeking case against Comey as judge finds constitutional problems

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department violated the constitutional rights of a close friend of James Comey and must return to him computer files that prosecutors had hoped to use for a potential criminal case against the former FBI director, a federal judge said Friday.

2025-12-13T02:47:42Z

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

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

Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia, despite Trump's ceasefire claim

BANGKOK, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Thailand's leader vowed to keep fighting on the disputed border with Cambodia as fighter jets struck targets on Saturday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had brokered a ceasefire. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul posted on Facebook that the Southeast Asian nation would "continue to perform military actions until we feel no more harm and threats to our

2025-12-13T04:53:11Z

Meet the Indigenous women behind Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's 'most stylish' looks

SAN ISIDRO BUEN SUCESO, Mexico (AP) — In the Mexican mountain town of San Isidro Buen Suceso, Virginia Verónica Arce Arce begins her days as she has for decades: seated at her vintage Singer sewing machine, guiding bright threads into intricate patterns passed down through generations.

2025-12-12T22:57:49Z

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

Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate failed to get anywhere on the health care issue this week. Now it's the House's turn to show what it can do.

2025-12-12T22:07:42Z

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

Democratic former Sen. Doug Jones launches campaign for Alabama governor

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in Alabama, kicked off his campaign for governor Friday, saying voters deserve a choice and a leader who will put aside divisions to address the state's pressing needs.

2025-12-13T03:22:43Z

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

Thai villagers stay behind to guard empty homes as border clashes force mass evacuations

SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Fighting that has flared along the Thai-Cambodian border has sent hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers fleeing from their homes close to the frontier since Monday. Their once-bustling communities have fallen largely silent except for the distant rumble of firing across the fields.

2025-12-13T03:27:51Z

LA Angels president testifies he wishes he'd known about drug use before pitcher's fatal overdose

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles Angels baseball team testified Friday in a wrongful death lawsuit that the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs was tough for the club and he wished he had known sooner about drug use by the player and one of the team's employees.

2025-12-13T02:07:42Z

Ex-Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore charged with home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering

Fired University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore faces charges of a felony count of home invasion and multiple misdemeanors, related to his arrest on Wednesday just hours after he was dismissed.

2025-12-12T17:48:39Z

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

'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

Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters said Friday.

2025-12-12T13:47:42Z

Look up! The fabulous Geminid meteor shower peaks this weekend

If you have clear night skies this weekend, bundle up and get outside to see the best meteor shower of the year!

2025-12-09T20:36:20Z

The latest: Thai and Cambodian leaders agree to renew ceasefire after deadly clashes, Trump says

President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes threatened to undo a ceasefire that the U.S. administration helped broker this year.

2025-12-12T14:12:44Z

US removes Brazilian Supreme Court justice and his wife from sanctions list

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list on Friday after initially adding him over his role in leading the trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

2025-12-12T19:07:42Z

Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state

BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Eddie Wicks and his wife went to bed in their house next to the Snoqualmie River on a Washington state farm known for its sunflower mazes and Christmas trees, they weren’t too worried about the flooding heading their way.

2025-12-13T05:12:46Z

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

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

Trump says he's sealed Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire, but fighting continues

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders had agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes, even as Thai and Cambodian officials suggested there is still work to do to get the ceasefire that the U.S. administration had helped broker earlier this year back on track.

2025-12-12T17:52:44Z

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