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South Africa will hand G20 over to US 'empty chair', president says

By Sfundo Parakozov JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday South Africa will symbolically hand over the G20 presidency to an "empty chair" in the absence of U.S. leadership at the summit next week, while stressing the need to repair trade ties with Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump said last week no government official would attend the Group of 20 summit on

2025-11-14T14:03:08Z

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

Heady odors and sensory overload as 5,200 cheeses compete for the World Cheese Awards

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — The first thing that hits you at the World Cheese Awards is the smell.

2025-11-14T14:12:45Z

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

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

'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’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

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

Venezuela’s Maduro urges Trump to avoid Afghanistan-style ‘forever war’

Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, has urged Donald Trump not to lead the US into an Afghanistan-style “forever war”, as the American military buildup in the region intensified and Trump’s defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed to purge the Americas of “narco-terrorists”. Speaking to CNN outside the Miraflores presidential palace in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, Maduro called on Trump to make peace, not war, after the world’s...

2025-11-14T12:44:06Z

Texas professors arrested at campus protest sue university, alleging retaliation

As the Trump administration and Texas governor Greg Abbott restrict free speech on college campuses, two professors at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) are suing the university for retaliation stemming from 2024 arrests at a peaceful campus protest. History professors Ben Wright and Rosemary Admiral argue they should not have been arrested in the first place at the 1 May 2024 demonstration, where they were standing between their students...

2025-11-14T12:07:06Z

Epstein's emails, texts with inner circle show Trump was a regular topic

Thousands of pages of Epstein documents released by the House Oversight Committee include emails and texts with close contacts that often touched on President Trump.

2025-11-14T01:28:23Z

Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Kyiv early Friday, killing six people, starting fires and scattering debris as the sound of explosions boomed across the city, Ukrainian authorities said. A pregnant woman was among at least 35 people injured.

2025-11-14T01:37:39Z

Man who rushed Ariana Grande at "Wicked: For Good" premiere is charged

Australian man Johnson Wen was charged with "being a public nuisance" after rushing Ariana Grande, according to court documents.

2025-11-14T13:43:30Z

Protesters block the main entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — About 100 protesters blocked the main entrance to the United Nations climate conference on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon Friday morning.

2025-11-14T13:02:44Z

Geomagnetic storms: When should we look up and when should we worry?

G1? G3? G5? What do geomagnetic storm rankings really mean?

2025-02-20T17:19:41Z

UN rights council adopts fact-finding mission in emergency session on Sudan

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution for an independent fact-finding mission to investigate reported mass killings in al-Fashir, Sudan. At a special session of the Council in Geneva on the situation in the city in Darfur which fell to paramilitary forces in October, the text passed without a vote - a strong sign of

2025-11-14T13:13:11Z

National parks facing ‘nightmare’ under Trump, warns ex-director of service

Americans should “raise hell” to protect US national parks through the “nightmare” of Donald Trump’s presidency, according to a former National Park Service director, amid alarm over the impact of the federal government shutdown. Jonathan Jarvis claimed the agency is now in the hands of a “bunch of ideologues” who would have no issue watching it “go down in flames” – and see parks from Yellowstone to Yosemite as potential “cash cows”, ripe for...

2025-11-14T14:07:00Z

Justice department allegedly investigating debunked 2020 Georgia election fraud claims

Members of Georgia’s election denial movement have claimed in recent weeks that the justice department is investigating debunked fraud claims in the state stemming from the 2020 election. The development would be just the latest in a series of moves by Trump acolytes at the DoJ who are transforming the voting section of the agency from an office focused on protecting Americans’ voting rights to one that is in lockstep with an election denial...

2025-11-14T12:07:02Z

Russia dismisses German general's comments about Russia attacking NATO as fear-mongering

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday dismissed a German general's comments about the possibility of conflict between Moscow and Germany as baseless fear-mongering. Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank told Reuters in an interview earlier this month that a Russian decision to attack a NATO member state would depend on the Western allies' posture, but that Moscow had the "

2025-11-14T13:13:09Z

Suspected food poisoning kills mom, 2 kids at popular tourist site

Two children and their mother have died after eating street food at a popular Istanbul tourist site, Turkish officials said.

2025-11-14T11:48:29Z

Second batch of Epstein documents released: Key insights and takeways

Many of the documents released by Republicans were email exchanges between Epstein and journalists with whom he had long-standing relationships.

2025-11-13T17:20:58Z

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

Different needs but similar fears arise in communities on both ends of Missouri's redistricting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — To grasp the effects of the rush to redraw America’s congressional districts before the 2026 elections, consider one historically Black neighborhood in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the small town of Boonville, population 7,800.

2025-11-14T13:12:49Z

A 'dirty neck,' 'evil witch': Why a furious China is unleashing on Japan's new leader

China and Japan are locked in a furious diplomatic spat over Prime Minister Sanae Takaich said an attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.

2025-11-14T14:31:53Z

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

Indigenous protesters block entrance to COP30 climate summit in Brazil

By Adriano Machado BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Dozens of Indigenous protesters blocked the front of the COP30 summit venue in Brazil on Friday morning, staging a sit-in that forced delegates to use a side entrance to resume their negotiations on tackling climate change. Amid the peaceful protest, security was ramped up and there were long lines of delegates waiting to enter the sprawling compound,

2025-11-14T13:13:17Z

Modi's coalition heads for landslide win in a key state election, bolstering his popularity

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition is on track to win a key state election in a vote seen as a crucial test of the leader's popularity in one of the country’s poorest yet most politically influential states.

2025-11-14T08:22:42Z

19 migrants deported by US to Ghana have been moved to an unknown location, lawyer says

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Nineteen West African nationals deported by the U.S. to Ghana have been moved to an unknown location, a lawyer for one of the deportees said.

2025-11-14T14:02:42Z

UN human rights body holds session on Sudan after killings by paramilitary in Darfur

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body was holding a one-day special session Friday to highlight hundreds of killings at a hospital in Sudan's Darfur region and other atrocities committed last month by paramilitary forces fighting the army.

2025-11-14T10:02:46Z

Ukrainian energy workers in endless race to repair damage from Russian strikes

By Dan Peleschuk (Reuters) -Standing near the mangled exterior of his thermal power plant, the 53-year-old production manager described the now familiar job of a Ukrainian energy worker: swiftly patching up the workplace during another season of intense Russian air strikes. "We could have done without this experience in a civilian profession, but we've been forced to gain it," said Oleksandr,

2025-11-14T13:13:17Z

Indigenous protest blocks entrance to UN climate summit

Dozens of Indigenous protesters, some holding babies, peacefully blocked the entrance to the UN climate summit in Brazil on Friday to demand a meeting with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and discuss their plight in the Amazon. "We demand to see President Lula, but unfortunately we aren't succeeding, as usual," said one woman, who also called for meetings with Environment Minister Marina Silva and Sonia Guajajara, the minister for Indigenous...

2025-11-14T14:05:25Z

Palestinians living in Gaza lose lawsuits that would force Canada to process crisis travel visas

Palestinians in Gaza who applied to join relatives in Canada two years ago under Ottawa’s crisis immigration policy but haven’t received travel visas lost their lawsuits trying to force officials to act despite security problems in the war-torn region.

2025-11-13T23:23:32Z

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

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

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

BHP liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse, UK court rules in mammoth lawsuit

LONDON (Reuters) -BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants' lawyers previously valued at up to 36 billion pounds ($48 billion). Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians, dozens of local governments and around 2,000 businesses sued BHP over the collapse of the Fundao dam in Mariana, southeastern Brazil, which

2025-11-14T12:23:11Z

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

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

Ukrainian attack halts oil exports from Russia's Novo, affecting 2% of global supply, sources say

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk temporarily suspended oil exports, equivalent to 2.2 million barrels per day, or 2% of global supply, on Friday, according to industry sources, after what local authorities said was a Ukrainian drone attack. The attack, one of the biggest on Russian oil-exporting infrastructure in recent months, comes after Ukraine in August stepped up

2025-11-14T12:23:15Z

New prosecutor to take on Georgia election case against Trump and others

ATLANTA (AP) — The leader of a nonpartisan organization announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was removed from the case

2025-11-14T14:32:42Z

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

Russia claims to have thwarted Ukrainian assassination plot as deadly overnight strikes pound Kyiv

Russia’s security service has claimed it foiled a plot by Ukraine to assassinate a high-ranking Kremlin official inside Russia as the alleged target visited a graveyard.

2025-11-14T07:13:39Z

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

Former Spanish soccer boss Rubiales egged by uncle at book presentation

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Rubiales was pelted by eggs thrown by his own uncle when the former head of Spain’s soccer federation was presenting a memoir late Thursday relating his downfall after kissing a player at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

2025-11-14T09:37:39Z

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

Trump puts intense pressure on Republicans to block release of Epstein files

Donald Trump has cranked up his intense pressure campaign on congressional Republicans to oppose the full release of the justice department’s files related to Jeffrey Epstein, before a crucial and long-awaited House vote on the matter next week that scores of Republicans are slated to support. The belated swearing-in on Wednesday of the Democratic representative Adelita Grijalva – which the House speaker, Mike Johnson, had refused for almost two...

2025-11-14T12:22:17Z

Turkey holds funeral for 20 military personnel killed in Georgia plane crash

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey held a solemn funeral ceremony on Friday for 20 military personnel who were killed in a plane crash in Georgia.

2025-11-14T08:57:47Z

Researchers say they verified and sequenced Hitler’s DNA. What they discovered is a controversial bombshell

Analysis of Adolf Hitler’s DNA reveals he may have had a rare genetic disorder that can delay puberty.

2025-11-14T00:43:45Z

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

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