World Report

Australia holds national day of reflection at Bondi Beach one week after mass shooting that left 15 people dead. Gunmen kill 9 people in South African tavern. Representatives from Cambodia and Thailand meet in Malaysia tomorrow to salvage a ceasefire and end a deadly surge in cross-border violence.  Trump tariffs pushing up holiday costs by billions of dollars for US retailers and consumers....

Release of heavily redacted Epstein files draws criticism. US strikes ISIS sites in Syria in retaliation for killing of three Americans last week. Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel. Outgoing Canadian ambassador to Washington Kirsten Hillman reflects on challenges of Trump era. Prime Minister Mark Carney lays out what he sees as red lines in dealing with China. Nova Scotia's lobster in...

Nationalist club "Second Sons Canada" recruits members by focusing on fitness, history and tradition, but its leaders hold radical beliefs.  Welland, Ont., hospital, schools in lockdown as police investigate reports of a shooting in area. US authorities say the suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University has taken his own life.  Trump administration is set for long-awaited Epstein f...

The Trump Administration makes new demands from Canada and Mexico, as Canadian officials work to keep CUSMA trade deal intact.  Ottawa and Ontario expected to sign a deal to reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the Ring of Fire.  Blizzard expected to hit Manitoba; schools closed, Unitersity of Manitoba exams cancelled.  UN warns aid groups could be k...

Australian police charge 24-year-old Naveed Akram with 15 counts of murder and other offences in connection to the Bondi Beach attack.  US President Donald Trump says he is ordering a blockade of all "sanctioned oil tankers" into Venezuela.  ICE in Minnesota: how the Somali community is pushing back against immigration raids and hurtful rhetoric.  Advocates say children who have app...

Canadian delegation, including 5 Liberal MPs, intending to visit the Occupied West Bank denied entry by Israel. Alleged gunmen in Bondi Beach attack reportedly traveled to the Philippines for military-style training last month.  Crisis in Sudan at the top of a list from humanitarian group most at risk of worsening in 2026. Clean up begins in British Columbia's Fraser Valley.  The Trump a...

Breaking News: Rob Reiner's son Nick has been taken into custody after the Hollywood director and his wife Michele were found dead.  Questions are mounting after 15 people were shot dead in Sydney, Australia this weekend in what officials are calling a terrorist attack. Hong Kong court finds Jimmy Lai guilty of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.  Pussy Riot designated an extremis...

Eleven killed in shooting targeting Jewish community at Australia's Bondi Beach, police say one gunman also dead. Israeli president, Herzog condemns shooting attack targeting Sydney Jewish community. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s horrified by the anti-Semitic attack. Person of interest in custody in Brown University shooting. Renewed border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia as fighting...

Federal health minister vows to safeguard Canada's publicly-funded health system as Alberta opens door to more privatization. Floodwaters is BC's Fraser Valley receding but more wet weather is forecast. Belarus frees Nobel prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions. Kim Jong-un admits North Korean troops clearing landmines for Russia. A stadium in India erupted...

The Carney Liberals are one seat away from a majority after former Conservative Michael Ma crosses the floor. New evacuation orders for Abbotsford BC, as floodwaters from atmospheric river are expected to peak today. Record flooding in Washington state prompts evacuations and water rescues. The UN says more than 800,000 people in Gaza are at risk of flooding after a powerful storm battered the bel...

Atmospheric river prompts flood warnings, evacuation orders in B.C.'s south coast, Washington state. Report finds climate change supercharged November's deadly storms in south Asia. Heavy rains and flooding displace hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza already facing a crisis. CBC News learns a program intended to replace the entire stock of the Canadian military's aging assault rifles is being sped u...

The Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2 point 25 per cent. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government passes bill invoking notwithstanding clause for fourth time.  US Senate is set to vote Thursday on new Republican health care bill, seen as an alternative to "Obamacare". Mark Wiseman, longtime friend of the Prime Minister, being considered to replace Kirsten Hillman as Canadian amba...

Pierre Poilievre says Conservative motion will force Liberals to 'put up or shut up' on oil pipeline support. Liberals say they will vote against it. Fighting on Thai-Cambodia border forces thousands to flee, shows no sign of stopping.  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is ready to present Ukraine's response to the US-proposed peace plan.  Controversial bill that would requ...

Air Transat pilots poised to walk off the job as early as Wednesday.  The Christian Association of Nigeria says the Nigerian government has rescued 100 kidnapped school children. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it is possible Israel and Hamas could move into the second phase of their ceasefire as early as this week. Thailand and Cambodia accuse each other of breaking ceasefire...

Air Transat pilots issue 72-Hour strike notice. Former Liberal Minister Steven Guilbeault is delivering a scathing rebuke of his own government's climate policy after resigning from cabinet. For the first time since the devastating war in Gaza began the Christmas tree in Manger Square, Bethlehem, has been lit. The government of Benin says it is still in control of the country after a group of sold...

Indigenous groups are in Montreal to welcome dozens of cultural objects back from the Vatican. Parliamentary Budget officer says Carney government's affordable housing plan insufficient. Ukrainian and American negotiators, meeting in Miami, say that any real prospect of peace depends entirely on Russia.  Renewed fighting in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo is forcing hundreds...

Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump are expected to meet briefly today on the sidelines of FIFA World Cup draw. For the third month in row, Canada has added jobs to the economy; 54,000 in November. Netflix to buy Warner Bros film and streaming businesses for $72 billion. Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in Pacific. Russian president Vladimir Put...

Canada's Food Price Report predicts grocery prices will rise 4-6% next year.  Despite trade tensions, Prime Minister Mark Carney, US President Donald Trump, and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will all be on stage together tomorrow for FIFA World Cup Draw.  Ukraine's lead negotiator is preparing for a high-stakes meeting with US Envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami today. Officials say five...

Prime Minister Mark Carney vows to fix the First Nations child welfare system. Canada pledges more than 200 million dollars in funding for Ukraine at NATO meeting. Saskatchewan NDP introduces bill to compel provincial government to adopt a wildfire strategy. Search for missing Malaysian flight MH-370 to resume. US President Donald Trump pauses all immigration applications from 19 countries, includ...

Breaking News: Assembly of First Nations adopts emergency resolution calling for oil tanker ban to be upheald along British Columbia's northern coast, and for immediate withdrawal of the Canada-Alberta memorandum of understanding.  US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff in Moscow to push Ukraine peace plan with Russian President Vladmir Putin.  Venezuelan President Nico...

US Lawmakers vow to scrutinize the Trump Administration's military action in the Caribbean Sea, and whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued an order to "kill everyone" on a small vessel in September.  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says maintaining his country's sovereignty is key, as US officials travel to Russia to continue peace talks. Search continues for the suspect or sus...

Rubio and Witkoff are meeting with Ukraine's negotiators in Florida as Trump pushes to broker a deal. Netanyahu says a pardon for him in corruption trial would be in ‘national interest’. Gaza death toll crosses 70,000 as Israel continues strikes; at least 350 killed amid ceasefire. Concerns are mounting about a wider conflict following Donald Trump's threat to close Venezuelan airspace. Children a...

Two ships of Russia's sanctioned shadow fleet caught fire in the Black Sea off Turkey. A renewed Russian assault on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has killed at least three people, challenging the new U.S.-led push for peace. Trump says Venezuela airspace to be shut ‘in its entirety’ as tensions rise. Trump announces pardon of Honduran ex-president ahead of election. Cyclone Ditwah leaves a devastat...

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are extolling the benefits of their new energy understanding. But there is scepticism. Members of Alberta's United Conservative Party say the MOU signed with Ottawa doesn't do enough to get a new pipeline built.  US president Donald Trump vows to "permanently pause migration" from what he calls Third World countries.  Pope Leo...

Memorandum of understanding expected between Alberta and government over pipeline. Quebec to table new secularism bill today banning prayer rooms in universities, CEGEPs. Number of people killed in Hong Kong apartment complex fire climbs to 75. Hundreds more missing. Authorities: Suspect who shot National Guard soldiers in DC worked with CIA in Afghanistan. Hundreds of animals killed by trains on...