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US President re-imposing tariffs on Canadian aluminum

US President Donald Trump is re-imposing tariffs on Canadian aluminum. Trump says he signed a proclamation today that will restore the 10 per cent tariffs. He says ``Canada was taking advantage of us, as usual.'' In a speech at a...

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Canada promises immediate help to Lebanon, wants political reform over long term

Canada is emphasizing the need for economic and political reform in Lebanon over the long term as it looks at immediate ways to help the country following this week's deadly explosion in Beirut.Canada has so far promised $5 milli...

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International aid flights arriving in Lebanon, as the government struggles to deal with the aftermath of the massive blast

International aid flights are arriving in Lebanon, as the government struggles to deal with the aftermath of the massive blast that killed at least 135 and sent thousands more to hospital. Investigators are looking into why nothin...

Massive explosion shakes Lebanon's capital Beirut

A massive explosion has shaken Lebanon's capital Beirut, wounding a number people and causing widespread damage.The afternoon blast shook several parts of the capital and thick smoke billowed from the city centre.Residents reported windows being blown out and a false ceilings dropping.The explosion appeared to be centred around Beirut's port and caused wide scale destruction and shattered windows miles away.An Associated Press photographer near Beirut's port witnessed people wounded on the ground and widespread destruction in central Beirut.Some local TV stations reported the blast was at Beir...

COVID-19 death toll rises past 150,000 in US

The COVID-19 death toll in the US has now hit 150,000. The total reported by Johns Hopkins University is the highest by far in the world. A number of states in the Sunbelt had seen surges in cases, with Florida reporting 216 today. South Carolina's death toll has more than doubled over the past month, surpassing 15-hundred earlier this week. More than 4.5 million people have been tested positive for COVID-19 in US so far. ...

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Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers

A nurse in Binghamton, New York was one of the first to get a shot this morning as the world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway.The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine test got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 plan...

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Trump says briefings will return amid surge in Covid-19 cases

US President Donald Trump's coronavirus briefings are coming back starting tomorrow afternoon. That will be a first since late April, when ratings began to slide and Trump mused about the possibility of using disinfectants inside...

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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine produces good early results in U.K.

There have been some minor side effects, but scientists at Oxford University say their experimental COVID-19 vaccine has produced good early results. The study conducted on about one-thousand people prompted a protective immune re...

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Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates hacked to apparent Bitcoin Scam

After many Twitter accounts belonging to Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Gates among others were on Wednesday hacked to promote a bitcoin scam, the microblogging site said it is investigating the incident and taking steps to fix ...

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Poilievre Calls for Special Session of Parliament After Jagmeet Singh’s Announcement

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has called for a special session of Parliament following Jagmeet Singh’s announcement, which he claims signals the Trudeau government has lost its majority. Poilievre stated that he is ...

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