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Early Voting Is Way, Way Up in Canada

7.3M have already cast their ballots, a 25% increase from early voting in 2021

(Newser) - A massive number of Canadians have already voted, with five days remaining before election day. Elections Canada, the organization in charge of federal elections in the country, says 7.3 million people voted over the long weekend, an increase of 25% over the number of people who participated in early...

Election Debate Rescheduled to Avoid Hockey Clash

French-language Canadian election debate would have overlapped with big game for Montreal

(Newser) - Canada's beloved hockey took precedence Wednesday as the French-language leaders' debate was rescheduled to avoid clashing with a Montreal Canadiens game. The election debate will take place from 6pm to 8pm Eastern on Wednesday. It was moved to avoid clashing with the Canadiens' game against the Carolina Hurricanes,...

Amid Trade Wars, a Canadian Superhero Re-emerges

Co-creator says there has been a surge of interest in the superhero from the '70s

(Newser) - Captain Canuck turns 50 this year, and the creator of the homegrown Canadian superhero says there's more interest in the character than ever, thanks to President Trump. Richard Comely says that after Trump's tariffs and annexation threats, he has heard from a lot of Canadian companies with a...

Elon Musk's Grandpa Believed in the 'Invisible Conspiracy'

CBC takes a look at life of Joshua Haldeman, including his eyebrow-raising views on apartheid

(Newser) - Thousands of Saskatchewans lost their crops to drought in the '30s, among them Joshua Haldeman—a chiropractor and conspiracy theorist better known as Elon Musk's grandfather. Geoff Leo peers into Haldeman's life for CBC News , sussing out what led the left-leaning farmer to believe that an "...

Trump on Call With Canada's Carney: 'Extremely Productive'

'We agree on many things,' US president said after call with new PM, amid tense tariff wars

(Newser) - US President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney hopped on the horn on Friday amid the two nations' escalating trade war, with the former calling the conversation "extremely productive," reports Bloomberg . "We agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada's upcoming Election...

Carney: Canada's Old Relationship With US 'Is Over'

'It is clear that the United States is no longer a reliable partner,' says new PM amid tariff war

(Newser) - Canada's new prime minister is rethinking the ties that exist between his country and the United States, and not in a positive direction. Talking to reporters in Ottawa on Thursday, Mark Carney announced it was time to "fundamentally reimagine" Canada's economy amid the Trump administration's tariffs...

Canada-US Flight Bookings Have 'Collapsed'

Analytics firms says booking are down around 70%

(Newser) - There might be a lot of empty seats on flights from Canada to the US this summer. Canadians have been canceling trips south of the border amid the trade war and President Trump's repeated remarks about making their country the 51st state, and flight bookings have "collapsed,"...

Canada Measles Outbreak Is Bigger Than the One in Texas

More than 100 new cases were reported in Ontario in the last week

(Newser) - Canada's most populous province is fighting a measles outbreak even bigger than the one in Texas and New Mexico. Public Health Ontario said Thursday that more than 100 new cases were reported in the last week, bringing the total of confirmed and probable cases reported since October to 572,...

They Had Finished Their Run. Then the Avalanche Hit

Guide, North Face marketing manager, professional snowboarder were killed

(Newser) - Two groups of heli-skiers had finished their run early Monday afternoon in the British Columbia backcountry and were waiting in a staging area when an avalanche struck. The Kaslo Royal Canadian Mounted Police said a transport helicopter was approaching and the pilot saw the avalanche and sounded an alarm, reports...

Mike Myers Gives Canada a Rallying Cry
Mike Myers Gives
Canada a Rallying Cry
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Mar 24, 2025 9:17 AM CDT

Mike Myers Gives Canada a Rallying Cry

PM Mark Carney backs 'elbows up' in campaign ad

(Newser) - Mike Myers' "elbows up" rallying cry has moved from Saturday Night Live to an official Liberal Party ad featuring new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Ahead of the April 28 general election , Myers and Carney seemingly bump into each other in Canada—where else but a hockey rink? Myers,...

Citing Trump, Carney Calls Snap Election

Earlier vote could help Liberals capitalize on anti-Trump sentiment

(Newser) - Against the backdrop of a trade war with the US and President Trump's talk of a takeover, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called a snap election. Carney, who was elected by the Liberal Party earlier this month, wants the election to be held on April 28 instead...

Plane That Flipped in Toronto Dropped 'Much Too Fast'
In Toronto Plane Flip,
Another Clue
Mar 21, 2025 6:24 AM CDT

In Toronto Plane Flip, Another Clue

Preliminary report from Canada's TSB shows Delta flight descended at high rate of speed

(Newser) - Some more insight is now available into what may have led a Delta plane to flip over upon landing last month in Toronto, via a preliminary report released Thursday by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. NBC News notes that although the report didn't pin down a definitive cause...

Report: Canada Will Hold Election Next Month

Trump says he doesn't care that his policies may have helped PM Mark Carney's Liberal Party

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will trigger an early election on Sunday for an expected vote on April 28, a government official said Thursday, a decision that was made as the country faces a trade war and sovereignty threats from President Trump. The official, who wasn't authorized to publicly...

Canada Says China Has Executed 4 Canadians

Dual citizens were executed this year despite top-level pleas for leniency, Canada's foreign minister says

(Newser) - Canada's foreign affairs minister says China executed four Canadian citizens earlier this year despite the intervention of herself and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mélanie Joly said the four Canadians were dual citizens and faced "charges linked to criminal activities, according to China, linked to drugs,"...

Canadian Recounts Border Ordeal: I Felt 'Kidnapped'

Jasmine Mooney was detained for nearly 2 weeks over her visa application

(Newser) - Amid all the friction between the US and Canada at the moment, 35-year-old Jasmine Mooney has inadvertently become a very public face of it. Mooney, a Canadian national, was detained for 12 days by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over an issue with her visa application, reports the New York Times ...

Canada's PM Sends Message With His First Foreign Visit

Mark Carney heads to France, not the traditional Washington, DC

(Newser) - New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday during his first official overseas trip, seeking support from one of Ottawa's oldest allies as President Trump attacks Canada's sovereignty and economy. Macron and Carney did not take journalists' questions ahead of the talks,...

As Canadians Cancel US Trips, 'Hurt Is What Comes Through'

Regular tourists write notes explaining why they won't visit this time

(Newser) - The Myrtle Beach Welcome Center prepared Tim Hortons coffee and cookies with maple leaves, as it does every year in anticipation of Canadian visitors arriving for winter vacations in South Carolina. But they're not all coming this time, a reaction to President Trump's trade imposition of tariffs and...

Carney Says Canada to Reconsider F-35 Deal

Portugal also suggests US can't be counted on to stick to any agreement on the fighter jet

(Newser) - Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked Canada's defense minister to review the planned purchase of America's F-35 fighter jet to see if there are other options "given the changing environment"—an apparent reference to President Trump's trade war and talk of absorbing the longtime US...

New Leader in Canada Has Succinct Response to US

'It's crazy,' says Mark Carney of annexation idea, and he says so in two languages

(Newser) - Canada has a new leader for the first time in more than nine years, and Mark Carney didn't waste many words when asked about the US idea of his nation becoming the 51st state. "It's crazy," the prime minister told reporters after being sworn in on...

Canada Gets a New Leader Today
Canada Gets a
New Leader Today
Mar 14, 2025 7:42 AM CDT

Canada Gets a New Leader Today

Mark Carney is expected to call a snap election within weeks

(Newser) - Canada will get a new prime minister Friday—and the country could have its third one of the year by the end of next month. Mark Carney will be sworn in at a ceremony in Ottawa at 11am Eastern after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his resignation official, the CBC...

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