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Canada Beats US 3-2 in 4 Nations Championship Game
See the Canada Goal
to Beat US in OT Thriller
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Feb 20, 2025 10:54 PM CST

See the Canada Goal to Beat US in OT Thriller

Hockey tournament comes amid political tensions

(Newser) - Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday night as the North American rivals turned what had been a tune-up for the 2026 Olympics into a geopolitical brawl over anthems and...

Man Watching Planes Land Recorded Toronto Crash

Footage emerges of Delta plane flipping on tarmac; passenger says crash was all 'cement and metal'

(Newser) - Footage of an "extremely rare" type of plane accident that took place Monday in Toronto is now circulating online. TMZ has murky video of the crash at Pearson Airport that shows the plane from behind as it touches down, then disappears in a blur of flame and black smoke....

After Anthem Booing, US and Canadian Teams Fight 3 Times in 9 Seconds

Jeers have been heard since Trump announced plan for tariffs

(Newser) - The often heated US-Canada rivalry became less sporting than ever on Saturday night, when on-ice brawls kept a game in Montreal from getting going. Three times in the first 9 seconds, players erupted in fights, CBS Sports reports. Fans attending the 4 Nations Face-Off had booed "The Star-Spangled Banner"...

Trump: Yep, I'm Serious About Canada Becoming 51st State

President agrees with Canadian PM that the idea is a real thing

(Newser) - A prerecorded interview between President Trump and Bret Baier of Fox News aired during the network's Super Bowl pregame show Sunday, and during it, the president said he's not joking when he makes remarks about Canada becoming the "51st state." Asked by Baier if it was...

Trudeau: Trump's Threat to Annex Canada Is Real

The Canadian prime minister warned that Trump is serious about absorbing his country

(Newser) - President Trump has suggested that Canada and its abundance of resources should belong to the US , and outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes the talk is very real. The Guardian reports that during a closed-door summit of business and labor leaders working on a response to Trump'...

Fugitive US Killer Lived Quietly in Canada for 49 Years

Sharon Kinne was known for her banana bread

(Newser) - A resident of a small Canadian town known for her banana bread and needlepoint skills had been hiding from American and Mexican law enforcement for more than 50 years, authorities say. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office in Missouri confirmed last week that Dee Glabus, who died in 2022, was...

Trump Delays Mexico Tariffs by a Month
Trump Delays Mexico,
Canada Tariffs by a Month
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Feb 3, 2025 3:55 PM CST

Trump Delays Mexico, Canada Tariffs by a Month

He spoke Monday with Mexican President Sheinbaum, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

(Newser) - Mexico and Canada are getting at least a temporary reprieve on tariffs: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that President Trump agreed to a one-month delay after the two leaders spoke by phone, reports the Washington Post . Trump then confirmed the change on Truth Social . In return, Sheinbaum said Mexico...

Ontario Leader: See Ya, Starlink Contract

Doug Ford says he's 'ripping up' $69M deal with Musk company amid Trump tariffs against Canada

(Newser) - In November, the Progressive Conservative leader of Canada's most populous province announced a $69 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink, in an effort to bring high-speed internet to thousands of homes and businesses in some of the more far-flung parts of Ontario. That contract is no more, according...

Tariffs Order Loses Fans at NHL Game
Canadian Sports Fans
Keep Booing US Anthem
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Feb 3, 2025 6:47 AM CST

Canadian Sports Fans Keep Booing US Anthem

It's now happened in the NBA as well as the NHL

(Newser) - The booing of the US national anthem by Canadian fans might be a thing at this point. Toronto Raptors fans booed the anthem on Sunday at a home game, reports the Guardian , one day after it happened at NHL games in Ottawa and Calgary because of the coming US tariffs....

Stock Market Is Going to Open in a Foul Mood

Dow futures down more than 600 points on worries over tariffs

(Newser) - President Trump warned that his coming tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China may cause some "pain," and it's showing up on world markets:
  • In the US: Dow futures were down more than 600 points before Monday's opening bell, reports CNBC . The broader S&P 500 index
...

Canada, Mexico, China Ready Their Retaliation


The Tariff
Trade Fight
Gets Underway
the rundown
Feb 2, 2025 8:14 AM CST

The Tariff Trade Fight Gets Underway

Canada, Mexico, China responds to Trump order of new tariffs

(Newser) - The newly ordered tariffs President Trump is imposing on Canada, Mexico, and China don't take effect until Tuesday, but all three nations already are firing back.
  • Canada: It will impose a 25% tariff on a wide range of US products, including beer, wine, bourbon, and orange juice from Trump'
...

4 Big Things That Tariffs May Hit Hard

Prices could climb significantly on imported goods we depend on

(Newser) - Friday is looking like a good day to buy an electric vehicle and fill up on guacamole and salsa. As ABC News reports, with President Trump's threatened 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico set to go into effect on Saturday, Americans are going to feel the...

Canada Can No Longer Claim the Magnetic North Pole

World Magnetic Model gets its first update since 2020

(Newser) - GPS systems around the world are adjusting to a new model tracking Earth's magnetic north pole, the point that attracts the needle of a compass, which is now closer to Siberia than to Canada, reports the Washington Post . The point, which differs from the geographic North Pole at the...

A 'Toronto 18' Ringleader's Quest for 'Redemption'
Nearly 2 Decades Later,
a 'Repentant Terrorist'
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Jan 19, 2025 9:01 AM CST

Nearly 2 Decades Later, a 'Repentant Terrorist'

The Walrus profiles how 'Toronto 18' terror plotter Zakaria Amara shifted his extremist views over time

(Newser) - When Michelle Shephard, a former reporter for the Toronto Star, received an email in late 2023 from Zakaria Amara, she knew exactly who he was: one of the ringleaders for the "Toronto 18," a group of Muslim men and youth who were arrested for a 2006 terror plot...

Doorbell Camera Captures Meteorite Strike
Knock, Knock:
It's a Meteorite
Jan 18, 2025 10:05 AM CST

Knock, Knock: It's a Meteorite

A Canadian couple's Ring camera captured a meteorite crashing outside their home

(Newser) - A Canadian couple went to walk their dogs one evening in July and returned to find their home had welcomed an extraterrestrial visitor. The AP reports their Ring doorbell camera captured extremely rare audio and video of a meteorite impact on land, and it just so happened to end up...

Trudeau: Here's What Trump's '51st State' Remarks Are Doing

Canada's outgoing PM says Trump doesn't want Americans to realize how tariffs will hurt them

(Newser) - Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday suggested that President-elect Trump's remarks about Canada becoming America's "51st state" have distracted attention from the harm that steep tariffs would inflict on US consumers, the AP reports. "The 51st state, that's not going to happen,...

Canada's Next PM Could Be Its Shortest-Serving

Liberal Party will name new leader on March 9

(Newser) - Canada's governing Liberal Party will announce the country's next prime minister on March 9 after a leadership vote that follows the resignation of Justin Trudeau this week, party leaders said late Thursday. Trudeau remains prime minister until a new leader is chosen. The frontrunners for the Liberal leadership...

Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested After Fleeing to Canada

Antony Vo, facing a nine-month sentence, was taken into custody at a ski resort

(Newser) - An American fugitive convicted in the Jan. 6 storming of the US Capitol was arrested at a Canadian ski resort on the four-year anniversary of the attack. Authorities said Antony Vo was taken into custody Monday in Whistler, British Columbia, on a warrant under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act....

One Canadian Official Makes a Trumpian Counteroffer

Ontario premier Doug Ford wonders about buying Alaska, maybe Minnesota

(Newser) - President-elect Trump keeps talking about making Canada part of the US , so much so that Bloomberg reports "it no longer sounds like a joke." The latest salvo came Tuesday, when Trump during his Mar-a-Lago news conference was asked whether he would ever consider using military force to annex...

Trudeau to Trump: 'There Isn't a Snowball's Chance in Hell'

He fires back after president-elect suggests joining countries by 'economic force'

(Newser) - Justin Trudeau is still Canada's prime minister, for now, and he's apparently had enough of President-elect Trump's remarks about annexing his country. "There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States," Trudeau said in a post...

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