Descrease article font size Increase article font size Privacy officials for Canada and the United Kingdom are set to speak Tuesday about the findings of a joint investigation into a global data breach that occurred nearly two years ago at the direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe. Canadian privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne and British information commissioner … Read more
The United States on Monday joined Canada in warning its citizens not to travel to Iran “for any reason,” as the Middle East country trades strikes with Israel in an increasingly deadly conflict that could tip into all-out war. An alert issued by the U.S. State Department says American citizens should depart Iran immediately if … Read more
By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted June 16, 2025 10:34 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size European Union officials say Canada is likely to sign a defence procurement agreement with the continent when Prime Minister Mark Carney goes to Brussels later this month. Carney is set to visit … Read more
MONTREAL — George Russell won the Canadian Grand Prix with a lights-to-flag victory on a hot Sunday in this city, giving Mercedes its first win of the 2025 Formula 1 season. He beat rival Max Verstappen of Red Bull, who finished second, and 18-year-old rookie Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes, who finished third and secured his … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney will sit down with U.S. President Donald Trump for a one-on-one meeting first thing Monday morning ahead of the official start of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Alberta. The bilateral sit-down, which the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed will be at 9 a.m. local time, comes as Canada and the U.S. work … Read more
Canada is set to host leaders from the world’s largest economies for the annual G7 summit beginning Sunday, and the stakes could not be higher. U.S. President Donald Trump’s multi-front trade war has countries scrambling to get their tariffs lowered. Ceasefires have failed to stick in Gaza and Ukraine. Allies are collectively focused on boosting … Read more
JERUSALEM — Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday they have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The decision by Western governments friendly to Israel was a sharp rebuke of Israel’s settlement policies in the West Bank and of … Read more
Canada, alongside four other countries, is formally sanctioning two Israeli ministers for comments they say are “incitements of violence against Palestinian communities.” The sanctions were announced by the foreign ministers of Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Norway on Tuesday in a joint statement. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As wildfires continue to burn from northwest Ontario to British Columbia, Canada is getting help from near and far, and very far. Southern Highlands – New South Wales Rural Fire Service in Australia says a 96-personnel-strong Australian contingent of firefighters and specialists have deployed to Canada for … Read more
Canada has invited Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the upcoming G7 Leaders’ Summit in Alberta, Global News has learned. It is not yet known if bin Salman has accepted the invitation. He did not attend last year’s G7 summit in Italy despite being invited there as well. Canada’s invitation marks the third time … Read more