Carney, Quebec government confident provinces can reach Churchill Falls deal
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham speaks during a news conference at the Confederation Building in St. John’s on Tuesday, May 19, outlining the results of a committee review of the Churchill Falls memorandum of understanding with the Quebec government that was signed in December 2024. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press) Elected officials in Quebec say they are confident the province and Newfoundland and Labrador will reach a mutually beneficial Churchill Falls deal. A report by a Newfoundland and Labrador government-appointed committee — published Tuesday — found that the memorandum ofRead more
Trump pick Ed Gallrein projected to win Republican primary over Thomas Massie in Kentucky
Republican congressional candidate Ed Gallrein is seen greeting supporters in Covington, Ky., on Tuesday. Multiple U.S. media outlets reported Tuesday night that Gallrein was the projected winner in the Republican primary for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Associated Press) Multiple U.S. media outlets are projecting Ed Gallrein as the winner in the Republican primary vote in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Thomas Massie. The Associated Press, CBS News, CNN and NBC News each projected the U.S. President Donald Trump-backed Gallrein as the winner on Tuesday.Read more
Trump looking for a ‘win’ on Cuba as Raul Castro indictment expected
The U.S. appears poised to announce criminal charges against 94-year-old former Cuban president Raul Castro, pictured during a May Day parade in Havana last year. (Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press) As the U.S. appears poised to announce criminal charges against 94-year-old former Cuban president Raul Castro, analysts say it’s likely a symbolic move designed to increase psychological pressure on the small island nation. They don’t rule out, however, that it could be a pretext for violence. Reuters and The Associated Press reported last week that U.S. Justice Department officials saidRead more
Hantavirus outbreak doesn’t appear to have originated on Dutch cruise ship, CEO says
The MV Hondius cruise ship is seen docked at the port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, on Monday. (Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images) The head of Oceanwide Expeditions says the information gathered to date about a deadly cluster of hantavirus cases “strongly” suggests the outbreak that hit his company’s cruise ship did not originate on the vessel itself. In a statement published on Tuesday, Oceanwide Expeditions CEO Rémi Bouysset provided an update on the company’s efforts to manage the crisis resulting from the hantavirus infections aboard the MV Hondius that have claimedRead more
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