Canadians from ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in Victoria
A Chrono Aviation Boeing 737 landed at Victoria International Airport on Sunday evening with four people who were on the cruise ship affected by the hantavirus. (CHEK News) The four Canadian citizens who were aboard a cruise ship stricken with a rare hantavirus outbreak landed in B.C. on Sunday evening, where they will continue their quarantine. Online plane tracking platform FlightAware says the aircraft carrying the Canadians arrived at the airport in Victoria from Saguenay-Bagotville Airport in Quebec. They are to isolate in B.C. because they have connections with the province,Read more
Forced offline for most of 2026, Iranians say they’re struggling to survive
Through months of protests, crackdowns and most recently war, she struggled to keep going. But Iran’s internet blackout has been the hardest challenge of 2026 for a 36-year-old woman from Tehran — something she calls “torture,” after losing most of her livelihood. “We are playing for survival,” said the woman who CBC News is identifying by her initial, N. She now spends most of her time abroad. Like the other Iranians CBC News interviewed for this story, she fears retribution by regime authorities, for herself and her family. We haveRead more
Trump calls ceasefire counter-proposal from Iran ‘totally unacceptable’
Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” without providing details. Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to ensure the security of shipping, state TV said. Washington’s latest proposal addressed a deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and roll back Iran’s nuclear program. TrumpRead more
Farmers confront rising cost of fertilizer and fuel as spring seeding underway
Spring seeding is underway at Leroy Newman’s farm near Blackie, Alta. The family has farmed the land since 1904. (Ina Sidhu/CBC) Spring seeding is underway, and as farmers spend long hours in the tractor planting crops, they’re facing hefty increases to the cost of diesel and fertilizer. They’re also already concerned about the 2027 crop year, since many will be making large fuel and fertilizer purchases in the months ahead. Fighting in the Middle East has sent commodity prices soaring. As the conflict stretches into its third month, nitrogen-fertilizer pricesRead more
Trump says U.S. reviewing new Iranian proposal to end war, blockades
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters before he boards Air Force One in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday. Trump said he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war. (Matt Rourke/The Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war but also expressed skepticism it would lead to a deal. “I’ll let you know about it later,” he said before boarding Air Force One, adding that “they’re going to give me the exact wordingRead more
U.S. withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, Pentagon announces
Soldiers stand next to razor wire during an exercise at the U.S. Army’s training facilities in Hohenfels, Germany, on Thursday. The U.S. has around 35,000 troops stationed in Germany. (Angelika Warmuth/Reuters) The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops stationed in NATO ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe. Trump had threatened a drawdown in forces earlier this week after sparring with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who said Monday that Iran was humiliating the U.S. in talksRead more
Trump signs executive order to broaden sanctions against Cuban government
A classic car carrying tourists makes its way past the U.S. Embassy in Havana last month. (Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday broadening U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government, two White House officials told Reuters, as he seeks to put more pressure on Havana after ousting Venezuela’s leader. The new sanctions target people, entities and affiliates that support the Cuban government’s security apparatus or are complicit in corruption or serious human rights violations, as well as agents, officials or supporters of theRead more
Two Canadians on aid boats intercepted by Israel have been released, organizers say
Boats carrying activists and humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza reposition in the port during a symbolic send-off as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in Barcelona, Spain, on April 12. (Joan Mateu Parra/The Associated Press) A spokesperson for a group trying to break the Israeli navy blockade of Gaza to deliver aid says two Canadians who were detained by Israel in the Mediterranean Sea have been released. The Global Sumud Flotilla identified the Canadians as Marie Tota and Umir Tiar. Tota is a nurse from Ontario and TiarRead more
Many Canadians have avoided the U.S. for over a year. Have we reached the point of no return?
For his wife’s 75th birthday, Bruce Newman opted to take her to the theatre in London instead of travelling to New York City. The couple has been boycotting U.S. travel for more than a year. (Submitted by Bruce Newman) Fredericton landscape painter Bruce Newman used to be a frequent visitor to the United States. Up to a dozen times a year, he’d travel to the country to vacation with his wife, meet up with fellow artists or capture picturesque landscapes on canvas. But those visits abruptly ended early last year,Read more
Trump welcomes King, Queen to U.S., as high-profile state visit gets underway
King Charles and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen talking at the White House on Monday. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday afternoon for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed royal fan U.S. President Donald Trump even as the U.S. president has differed with the British government over the Iran war. The state visit, by far the most high-profile and consequential of Charles’ reign, comes on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. declaration of independence from British rule andRead more