10+ hour, 11+ min ago   (578+ words) The events were a deadly reminder of the underlying challenge to global shipping even as attention turns to a new threat, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen now perched on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea. State-run IRNA…...

13+ hour, 24+ min ago   (458+ words) The ferry was traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan province, officials said. The vessel’s captain had earlier reported rough seas with waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) before issuing a distress message, saying the ship was listing, Sudayana said. Authorities…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (703+ words) MONTREAL — The leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, Christine Fréchette, is declining to say whether she supports Quebec independence while on the provincial election campaign trail. “My personal position is not important,” she told journalists. “It’s not pertinent information.” Fréchette…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (805+ words) OTTAWA — Canadian politicians are pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders limiting Canadian businesses’ access to procurement contracts and deploying a new set of tariffs. The five new orders, which will take effect Sept. 29, will completely bar imports…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (408+ words) Missouri’s battle over its congressional districts has spanned more than a year and spawned confusion over which districts will be in place for voters. Missouri’s top court previously ordered Hoskins not to use a Trump-backed map in the general election…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (174+ words) CALGARY — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary this morning before addressing cabinet members gathered in Banff, Alta. Zelenskyy arrived in Calgary on Wednesday night after travelling to Iceland and Norway. He and…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (604+ words) Carney’s cabinet huddles in Banff as trade war intensifies Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banff, Alta., for closed-door meetings as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war intensifies. Trump…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (351+ words) Distilleries and spirit makers are likely to be the hardest hit among Canadian alcohol producers as the United States proposes a broad ban on Canadian booze starting later this month. Craig Johnston, chief economist at Farm Credit Canada, says distilleries…...

4+ day, 11+ min ago   (782+ words) OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed new executive orders to retaliate after Canada imposed its latest set of counter tariffs on the United States. The five new orders, which will take effect later this month, will completely bar…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (622+ words) McKee’s defeat marks the first time in more than 30 years that a sitting Rhode Island governor has been beaten in a primary. He is the first governor in any U.S. state to lose a party primary since 2018. Foulkes, a former…...