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Trump Says He'll Block Opening of Canada-US Bridge

Trump demands compensation, cites unfair treatment from Canada

(Newser) - President Trump is now threatening to shut down a major cross-border project he once championed, the CBC reports. The US president said in a lengthy post on Truth Social Monday he would block the opening of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, unless the...

Canadian Ex-Lawyer Guilty of Murdering Client
Man Asked Lawyer to Hide
His Money, Ended Up Dead
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Man Asked Lawyer to Hide His Money, Ended Up Dead

Canadian lawyer killed man after spending the cash

(Newser) - A Canadian man asked a lawyer for help hiding his money; the lawyer ended up hiding his body. Former lawyer Rogelio "Butch" Bagabuyo was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 stabbing death of 60-year-old client Mohd Abdullah, a Thompson Rivers University instructor. Justice Kathleen Ker, delivering her...

For Toronto Cops, a 'Deeply Disappointing' Internal Bust

7 current police officers, one retired officer accused of doling out private info to violent mobsters

(Newser) - Seven Toronto police officers and one retired officer have been arrested and charged in an organized crime investigation involving bribery, conspiracy to commit murder, and drug trafficking, authorities said Thursday. Police officials at a news conference said the officers had collected personal and private information unlawfully and distributed it to...

Number of Foreign Consulates in Greenland Doubles Today

Canada, France are opening new diplomatic missions

(Newser) - Two new flags are going up in Nuuk as Canada and France open new diplomatic posts in Greenland, doubling the number of consulates in the territory's capital. Canada's Governor General Mary Simon and Foreign Minister Anita Anand are leading a delegation to the capital Friday to formally launch...

Canadian Singer Faces Backlash Over Team USA Ad

One writer accused Tate McRae of 'treason'

(Newser) - Canadian singer Tate McRae has landed in an unlikely cross-border squabble after starring in a new NBC spot hyping Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. In the ad , McRae asks a talking white owl how to get to Milan to meet Team USA for the opening ceremony,...

3 Junior Hockey Players Killed; 'Today Our Family Is Hurting'

Teens who played for Southern Alberta Mustangs died in a crash with a semi on way to practice

(Newser) - Three Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey players were killed Monday in a vehicle crash while heading to practice. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said it responded to the crash at an intersection with Highway 2 in Stavely—about an hour's drive south of Calgary. JJ Wright and Cameron Casorso,...

Canada's Conservatives Give Poilievre Another Chance

Delegates give embattled populist leader 87% support, though he's less popular than Carney

(Newser) - Canada's Conservative Party has decided to stick with Pierre Poilievre, keeping him as leader despite last year's election loss and his low standing with national voters. Delegates at a convention in Calgary voted overwhelmingly in Poilievre's favor, with 87% of the more than 2,500 members backing...

Canadian Secessionists' US Talks Blasted as 'Treason'

Pro-Alberta independence group has met with Trump administration officials at least 3 times

(Newser) - Canadian leaders have strongly condemned the Trump administration's meetings with secessionists from Alberta. Separatists seeking support for the province's independence have held meetings with administration officials at least three times since last April, the Financial Times reports. "To go to a foreign country and to ask for...

There's an Olympic Skeleton Controversy Afoot

Katie Uhlaender, a skeleton veteran, claims Canada tried to manipulate the system

(Newser) - Katie Uhlaender thought she'd raced her way into a sixth Olympics; instead, she's on the outside asking for a rule change. The 41-year-old US skeleton veteran says she was effectively knocked out of contention for the Milan Cortina Games after a Lake Placid qualifying event earlier this month...

Canada's Carney: I Meant What I Said About the US

Canadian leader denies walking back criticism of 'hegemony,' as Scott Bessent asserts

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's not retreating from his much-talked-about speech in Davos, no matter what the US Treasury secretary thinks. "To be absolutely clear—and I said this to the president—I meant what I said in Davos," Carney told reporters Tuesday, reports Politico...

Canada's Marineland Whales Likely Headed to US

Threatened Marineland animals conditionally approved for relocation to US aquariums

(Newser) - Canada's remaining captive whales appear to have avoided euthanasia after Ottawa agreed in principle to allow a shuttered theme park and zoo to ship them to aquariums in the United States, CBS News reports. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Monday she has given conditional approval for export permits covering...

Canada's Carney: Trump Threats Part of Negotiating

US president raised the prospect of 100% tariff

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday some of President Trump's threats should be viewed as prepositioning ahead of negotiations to renew the free trade pact between the two large trading partners, per the AP . Carney noted they are entering a review of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement this year and...

Trump: I'll Sock Canada With 100% Tariffs Over China Deal

US president threatens retaliation after PM Mark Carney's announcement of trade agreement

(Newser) - President Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbor goes ahead with its China trade deal. Trump said in a social media post that if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a...

Skier Survives Dangerous 'Deep Slab' Avalanche

Video of incident in Canada's Banff National Park shared as warning to backcountry skiers

(Newser) - A skier in Banff National Park came frighteningly close to disaster this week, yet walked away without a scratch. Parks Canada says the backcountry skier triggered a "Size 2" avalanche—one massive enough to "bury, injure, or kill a person," per Avalanche Canada —on Tuesday on...

Trump Pulls Canada's Board of Peace Invite

Move comes after Carney pushed back against criticism

(Newser) - President Trump has rescinded his invitation for Canada to join the "Board of Peace" he unveiled Thursda y at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In a Truth Social post addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney Thursday evening, Trump said: "Please let this Letter serve to represent that...

Canada's Unexpected Hot Export: A Gay Hockey Romance

Bell Media's sexy series Heated Rivalry is a huge hit on both sides of the border

(Newser) - Canada's largest media company has scored a hit nobody saw coming: a gay hockey romance with intimate sex scenes that begin just 13 minutes into episode one. Heated Rivalry , a six-episode drama about two feuding pro players who can't stay out of each other's beds, has become...

Carney at Davos: World's 'Old Order Is Not Coming Back'

He says the world is 'in the midst of a rupture, not a transition'

(Newser) - Canada's prime minister went to Davos and warned about the "breaking of the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a brutal reality where the geopolitics of the great powers is not subject to any constraint." Speaking at the World Economic Forum,...

Canada Reaches 'Landmark' Trade Deal With China

Mark Carney is trying to reduce dependence on US

(Newser) - Canada's prime minister is betting a trade deal with Beijing is worth a fight with Washington. Mark Carney, on a visit to Beijing, announced a "preliminary but landmark" deal that will reopen Canada's market to Chinese-made EVs, reversing tariffs that effectively shut them out in 2025. Ottawa...

Cops: Mastermind of 'Project 24 Karat' Arrested in Toronto

Suspected ringleader said to have moved 6.6K stolen gold bars worth $15M in 2023 heist

(Newser) - Canada's biggest gold robbery just looped back to where it began. Police on Monday arrested a man they describe as one of the brains behind the 2023 Pearson International Airport heist as he stepped off a flight from Dubai at the Toronto airport. Peel Regional Police say 43-year-old Arsalan...

China Wants Canada to Get Out From Under America's Wing

State-run outlet encourages 'strategic autonomy' as PM Mark Carney visits Beijing

(Newser) - As Canadian leader Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime US ally away from their rival, at least a bit. China's state media is calling on the Canadian government to set a foreign policy path independent of the United States—...

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