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February 14, 2023

Politics

US suspects three unidentified objects it shot down were 'benign'

The White House has said there is no indication three flying objects blasted out of the sky over the weekend by the US military are linked to alleged Chinese spying.

By Editors Desk

REUTERS / The FBI is examining wreckage from the first balloon shot down

February 13, 2023

World

Objects shot down by U.S. military 'almost certainly' sent by China to spy: congressman

Senators are slated to receive a briefing on Tuesday about the objects shot down over the weekend.

By Editors Desk

FILE PHOTO. Wang Wenbin during a Foreign Ministry briefing. © GREG BAKER / AFP

February 12, 2023

United States

US military shoots down another flying object over Lake Huron

The US has shot down another unidentified flying object in the fourth military operation of its kind this month.

By Editors Desk

GETTY IMAGES / A US fighter jet shot down the object over the shores of Michigan on Sunday (file image)

February 12, 2023

Canada

Flying Object Shot Down Over Canada

A U.S. military jet shot down another unidentified airborne object, this time over Canada, on Saturday on orders of President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

By Editors Desk

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, shown in Ottawa earlier in the week, says the country’s forces would recover and analyze the wreckage of the downed object. PHOTO: BLAIR GABLE/REUTERS

February 03, 2023

Society

Deep freeze: US north-east braces for record breaking wind chills

Nearly 100 million people in Canada and the US brace for some of the coldest air on earth, as a record-breaking deep freeze hits North America.

By Editors Desk

Bitter cold hit New York City and other parts of the Northeast Friday. PHOTO: CAITLIN OCHS/REUTERS

January 03, 2023

Canada

Two-year ban on foreign homebuyers takes effect in Canada

A two-year ban on some foreigners buying homes in Canada has come into effect.

By Editors Desk

GETTY IMAGES / Canada's largest cities - Toronto and Vancouver - rank among the most unaffordable housing markets in the world

December 24, 2022

Canada

Utility crews across Canada scramble to restore power amid winter storm

Hundreds of thousands of people across the country still without electricity

By Editors Desk

People make their way through the snow in Ottawa's Glebe neighbourhood on Saturday. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press)

December 19, 2022

Canada

Vaughan shooting: Five killed by gunman in Canada apartment block

Five people have died after a gunman opened fire at a block of flats in Toronto, Canada.

By Editors Desk

REUTERS /Police officers found a horrendous scene when they arrived

November 22, 2022

Canada

Canada: Why the country wants to bring in 1.5m immigrants by 2025

Canada is betting big on immigration to fill the gap in its economy left by aging Baby Boomers leaving the workforce - but not everyone is on board with bringing in so many people from abroad.

By Editors Desk

GETTY IMAGES / About one in four Canadians came to the country as an immigrant

November 17, 2022

World

Why Xi Jinping publicly rebuked Justin Trudeau, and what it means for Canada's relations with China

Chinese president expressed displeasure with prime minister leaking their G20 conversation to media

By Editors Desk

Xi Jinping's threatening rebuke of Justin Trudeau was a rare and surprising move by the Chinese president, and highlighted the disregard he has for the Canadian prime minister, some former diplomats and experts say. (PMO)

October 26, 2022

Canada

Canada: Quebec separatist party calls for split with British monarchy

With the upcoming coronation of King Charles III, the Canadian province of Quebec is resurfacing a debate on the country's ties to the British monarchy.

By Editors Desk

GETTY IMAGES / Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet said he believes the monarchy in Canada is "a thing of the past."

October 15, 2022

Society

The COVID emergency may be over — but when will the pandemic end?

Emerging variants, rising hospitalizations threaten overburdened health-care system

By Editors Desk

September 22, 2022

Canada

Fiona 'extremely strong and dangerous' as hurricane watch issued for P.E.I., N.S., N.L.

Hurricane will track northward and into Maritimes late Friday and Saturday

By Editors Desk

Fiona 'extremely strong and dangerous' as hurricane watch issued for P.E.I., N.S., N.L.

September 08, 2022

Canada

Canada stabbings suspect Myles Sanderson dies after arrest

The suspect in a stabbing spree in Canada which left 10 people dead and 19 injured has died after being captured by police.

By Editors Desk

GETTY IMAGES / The scene of Myles Sanderson's capture

September 07, 2022

Canada

Canada stabbings: Town 'shattered' amid stabbings manhunt

Two days after a deadly stabbing spree in Saskatchewan, the surviving suspect's whereabouts remain unknown.

By Editors Desk

Doreen Lees points out her friend Wes Petterson, killed on Sunday, in a Weldon community scrapbook

September 05, 2022

Canada

Manhunt continues for 2 suspects after Sask. stabbings leave 10 dead, 15 hospitalized

RCMP alert says to watch for black SUV with Sask. licence plate 119 MPI in Manitoba, Alberta also

By Editors Desk

RCMP are searching for Damien Sanderson, left, and Myles Sanderson. Damien is described as five feet seven inches tall, about 155 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. P(RCMP)

September 04, 2022

Canada

Ten killed in Canada stabbing spree

Two suspects are at large after stabbing at least 25 people in 13 locations

By Editors Desk

© Twitter / Royal Canadian Mounted Police

August 21, 2022

Canada

A language ‘revival’? Quebec moves to protect French amid Canada’s shift towards English

New figures show that French language use continues to decline in Canada, including in Quebec, the historically Francophone province, where the number of people whose first spoken language is English now exceeds 1 million. This unprecedented situation comes at a time when efforts to protect French in Quebec are intensifying.

By Editors Desk

People are silhouetted in front of the Canadian national flag at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal, Quebec on October 21, 2019. © Stéphane Mahe, Reuters

July 25, 2022

Canada

Pope Francis apologizes for forced assimilation of Indigenous children at residential schools

'I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples'

By Editors Desk

July 24, 2022

Canada

Pope Francis: The pontiff's 'pilgrimage of penance' to Canada

The Pope is making a historic visit to offer a formal apology on Canadian soil for the harms done by Catholic-run residential schools across the country.

By Editors Desk

Pope Francis is welcomed after arriving at Edmonton International Airport, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 24 July 2022IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS

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