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Bomb Threats Briefly Halt Traffic at 6 Canadian Airports

Air traffic control facilities were evacuated

(Newser) - Passengers across Canada faced long delays Thursday after bomb threats were received by air traffic control towers at some of the country's busiest areas. Authorities say threats were received at airports in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver airports early Thursday morning and temporary ground stops were issued,...

US-Canada Deal Gives a Boost to Markets

PM Carney rescinds new tax opposed by US tech companies to revive trade talks

(Newser) - Dow futures were up more than 200 points Monday morning after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney yanked a planned "digital services" tax opposed by US tech companies after speaking with President Trump by phone on Sunday, reports CNBC . Had Canada not backed down, companies including Amazon, Meta, and Google...

Trump Ends All Trade Talks With Canada

President cites a tariff on American tech companies

(Newser) - The US and China found common ground on trade this week . No such luck between the US and Canada. President Trump said Friday afternoon that he is immediately ending all trade talks with the nation's northern neighbor, reports CNBC . In particular, Trump blamed a new digital-service tax being imposed...

These Canadian Rocks May Be Earth's Oldest
These Rocks in Canada
May Be Earth's Oldest
new study
Jun 27, 2025 10:11 AM CDT

These Rocks in Canada May Be Earth's Oldest

Study puts them at 4.1B years old

(Newser) - Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks—plains of streaked gray stone on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Quebec—but researchers have disagreed on exactly how...

Rescuers Use Chainsaws, Canoe to Get to Injured Boy

13-year-old was seriously injured by falling tree in remote part of Ontario park

(Newser) - Canadian rescuers faced tough conditions over the weekend as they worked to reach a 13-year-old boy seriously injured by a falling tree while camping with his mother in Ontario's Algonquin Park. They needed chainsaws and a canoe to reach the boy in a remote part of the park....

Falling Rocks Kill 1, Injure 3 on Banff Hiking Trail

Visitors to the Canadian national park were being asked to avoid the area

(Newser) - Falling rocks struck people on a hiking trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, killing one and injuring three others Thursday, the AP reports. Rescuers had rushed to the park in the afternoon after receiving reports that a group of hikers had been struck by the rockslide. The...

G7 Wraps Up With 6 Leaders
G7 Wraps Up With 6 Leaders
Jun 17, 2025 9:03 PM CDT

G7 Wraps Up With 6 Leaders

Joint statements did not include one on Ukraine

(Newser) - Six of the Group of Seven leaders discussed Russia's war in Ukraine and international cooperation on some non-military issues, wrapping up a summit that was forced to demonstrate how the wealthy nations' club still can shape world events despite the early departure of President Trump.
  • Canadian Prime Minister Mark
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After Telling Tehran to Evacuate, Trump to Leave G7

White House attributes departure to situation in Middle East

(Newser) - President Trump is leaving the Group of Seven summit in western Canada early, a decision the White House attributed to the strikes Israel and Iran are launching on each other. "Much was accomplished, but because of what's going on in the Middle East, President Trump will be leaving...

Lewis Hamilton Calls Hitting Groundhog in Race 'Devastating'

Seven-time world champion finished in sixth place in Canadian Grand Prix

(Newser) - Lewis Hamilton thought he started out well Sunday in the Canadian Grand Prix, saying later he'd held position and was managing the tires well. "I was feeling optimistic," the seven-time world champion said, CNN reports. Then something happened, though Hamilton, 40, didn't know what. His car...

Trump Wants to 'Get to the Bottom' of Canada Deal

He met with Carney on sidelines of G7 summit

(Newser) - President Trump is in Canada, the country he has talked about making the 51st state. Ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Trump spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney for around 70 minutes. The president told reporters that he hopes to "get to the bottom" of...

Israel-Iran Attacks Could Bump Trump's Tariffs Off G7 Agenda

'Everybody just wants to survive,' one observer says

(Newser) - Leaders of many of the world's biggest economic powers began arriving in the Canadian Rockies on Sunday for a Group of Seven summit, an event overshadowed by an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and President Trump's unresolved trade war with allies and rivals alike. Israel's strikes...

Views of US Sink in New World Poll
Views of US Sink
in New World Poll
Jun 12, 2025 12:40 PM CDT

Views of US Sink in New World Poll

And not just in Canada, per Pew Research Center

(Newser) - The United States' reputation has suffered not just in Canada but in most of the 24 countries polled in a new survey—which was largely completed before President Trump announced sweeping international tariffs in April. Pollsters with the nonprofit Pew Research Center asked more than 28,000 people in two...

One Stat Speaks Volumes About Canada's Wildfires

It's June, and the country has already topped its annual average for land burned

(Newser) - Not yet halfway through the year, Canada has already surpassed its annual average for land burned. With numerous wildfires burning across five provinces , more than 7.8 million acres have gone up in flames so far this year, according to Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre data, topping the 25-year annual...

Canadian Defies Odds, Wins 3rd Lottery Jackpot in a Year

'I am just grateful for all of it,' says David Serkin, who counts 4 lifetime wins

(Newser) - A retired cancer survivor in Canada has beaten the odds—again. David Serkin of Lethbridge, Alberta, has become a minor internet sensation after winning three separate lottery jackpots between August and May, collecting a total of about $1.8 million over his recent streak. The Western Canada Lottery Corporation...

Pregnant Women 'Bearing the Burden' of Measles Outbreak

Pregnant measles patients have a 10-fold higher risk of death, study finds

(Newser) - Pregnant women are "bearing the burden" of the huge measles outbreak in Canada, Dr. Catherine Varner, an expert on emergency care for pregnant patients, writes in a Canadian Medical Journal Association editorial. "Pregnant people with measles are at higher risk of pneumonia, hepatitis, and hospitalization and have a...

Smoke From Canada Wildfires Has Crossed the Atlantic

The UK's skies are painted orange

(Newser) - One small benefit to the devastating wildfires ripping through Canada? "Captivating sunset and sunrise" some 4,000 miles away. As the BBC reports, smoke from the Canadian wildfires made its way to the UK over the weekend, scattering the blue wavelengths of sunlight in the atmosphere to give the...

Baby Dies Amid Canada Measles Outbreak

Premature baby was born to unvaccinated mother

(Newser) - A baby born prematurely to an unvaccinated mother has become the first measles patient to die in a measles outbreak that started in Canada last year. The infant died in Ontario, where nearly 2,000 cases have been reported, more than in the Texas and New Mexico outbreak, reports AFP...

Half of Canada's Wildfires Are 'Out of Control'

In some cases, officials are simply watching the land go up in smoke

(Newser) - The equivalent of 4 million football fields have been consumed by fire in Canada, where 203 wildfires were active Wednesday. About 68 are contained and another 24 are likely to be contained, but half are considered "out of control." Most are expected to keep growing even as firefighters...

Trump's Punishing Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Kick In
Trump's Punishing
Steel, Aluminum
Tariffs Kick In
the rundown
Jun 4, 2025 7:53 AM CDT

Trump's Punishing Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Kick In

President announced jump from 25% to 50% on Friday

(Newser) - Steel and aluminum imports into the US just got hit with a heavy blow, with President Trump doubling tariffs to 50% at 12:01am Wednesday and challenging America's trading partners to strike last-minute deals or face stiffer penalties in July. The heightened duties, which CNN reports were announced...

Wildfires Drive Evacuations in 3 Provinces

Air quality worsens in portions of states along the border

(Newser) - More than 25,000 residents in three Canadian provinces have been evacuated as dozens of wildfires remained active Sunday and diminished air quality in parts of the country, as well as the US, according to officials. Most of the evacuated residents were from Manitoba, which declared a state of emergency...

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