43 Canadians on a quarantined cruise ship in Japan contracted the novel coronavirus, COVID-19

Elon Musk has made his latest comments on Canadian sovereignty, appearing to encourage separatist movements in three provinces. Musk, who studied at Queen’s University in Ontario and has described himself as half Canadian, wrote on his social media platform X that Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan should separate from Canada. He said he supports people who want to make their provinces independent. Musk’s comments came after the separatist Parti Québécois formed a minority government in Quebec following elections, with a promise to hold a third referendum on independence. In Alberta, resid

A military aircraft carrying 32 people, including 25 passengers and seven crew members, crashed in southwestern Nigeria on Monday. Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said the aircraft crashed near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo State. Air traffic controllers had reported losing contact with military aircraft NGR 931, which departed Benin for Lagos at 9:13 a.m. local time. The crash was confirmed after repeated attempts to establish radio contact failed. Wreckage has since been located, while search and rescue operations are underway. Authorities have not immediately confirmed any fatalities. The

A U.S. import ban on Canadian beer, wine, whisky, some dairy products and motorcycles took effect Tuesday. The measures are not expected to have a major impact on Canada’s overall economy. U.S. President Donald Trump said Canada could contact Washington within the next three to four weeks to negotiate a trade deal. Speaking to reporters at the White House hours before the restrictions took effect, Trump claimed Canadian officials would come to the negotiating table and express regret over what he described as Canada’s long-standing unfair treatment of the United States. Trump also repeated