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Rat poison found in Hipp baby food jar in Austria, police say

CBC News

Rat poison was found inside a jar of Hipp baby food, Austrian police said late on Saturday after the product was recalled from 1,500 Spar supermarkets in the country over safety fears.

Posted on 19 April 2026 | 2:31 pm

'It's more shouting': Finland's president says he's not exactly a 'Trump whisperer'

CBC News

Finnish President Alexander Stubb sat down with CBC News chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton to talk about trade, his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO's role in a shifting global order.

Posted on 19 April 2026 | 8:00 am

Queen Elizabeth's 'legacy is locked in': 100th anniversary of her birth prompts nostalgia, commemoration

CBC News

The commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's birth on April 21, 1926, offers what might be considered typical royal recognitions for such milestones. But the moment also offers an opportunity to assess the legacy of Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

Posted on 19 April 2026 | 8:00 am

This Japanese town cancelled its cherry blossom festival to stop overtourism. It didn't work

CBC News

Fujiyoshida was a sleepy town with a great view — until its cherry blossoms went viral on social media. Now, it's the latest travel hotspot struggling to find ways to balance tourism with liveability.

Posted on 19 April 2026 | 8:00 am

Gunman who killed at least 6, took hostages in Ukraine supermarket shot dead by police

CBC News

A gunman who killed at least six people in the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, on Saturday before taking hostages and barricading himself in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian officials said.

Posted on 18 April 2026 | 4:52 pm

Pope Leo XIV says 'not in my interest at all' to debate Donald Trump

CBC News

Pope Leo XIV says he won't debate U.S. President Donald Trump and will continue to preach peace.

Posted on 18 April 2026 | 2:47 pm

Iran fires on ships, re-closes Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions

Global News

Iran fired on vessels and re-closed the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions in the region and threatening the key global oil shipping route.

Posted on 18 April 2026 | 1:58 pm

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick takes a swipe at Canada's trade strategy ahead of review

CBC News

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday criticized the current iteration of North America's free trade agreement as a bad deal, taking a swipe at Canada's trade strategy ahead of upcoming negotiations.

Posted on 18 April 2026 | 12:25 am

Multimillionaires band together in effort to save beached whale in Germany

Global News

Since his first sighting, the whale has been trapped several times and freed with human assistance, but has become stranded again and is now fighting for his life.

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 7:37 pm

Calls grow for Starmer to resign, as the shadow of Epstein still looms large over 10 Downing St.

CBC News

Calls are growing for Keir Starmer to resign after it was revealed that Peter Mandelson, who was a close friend to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, failed a security vetting process but was appointed as the U.K's ambassador to the U. S. anyway.

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 4:59 pm

Acting ICE director to leave as controversies, funding questions continue to swirl around agency

CBC News

Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is planning to depart at the end of next month. Lyons's boss Markwayne Mullin at the Department of Homeland Security says he hopes that the Trump administration can carry out deportations "in a more quiet way," after seve...

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 4:09 pm

Scientists thrilled as an elusive Greenland shark washes up in Ireland

CBC News

When Dublin scientist Emma Murphy got word that a dead Greenland shark had washed up on the shores of northwestern Ireland, she was gobsmacked. Not only are the massive and ancient ocean dwellers notoriously elusive, but they usually make their homes in the remote depths of the Arctic and North Atl...

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 2:31 pm

Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire deal. What does it entail?

Global News

The deal is meant to enable broader U.S.-Iran negotiations but one that will see Israeli forces maintain positions deep inside southern Lebanon.

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 1:29 pm

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open amid ceasefire, oil prices plunge

Global News

Oil prices plunged by about nine per cent on Friday, extending previous losses, after Iran's foreign minister announced that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial traffic.

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 1:23 pm

U.K.'s Starmer faces calls to quit over Mandelson security vet. Here's why

Global News

The new information that Mandelson initially failed the vetting, but was still given the role, increases the political pressure on Keir Starmer.

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 12:30 pm

1 killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on 1st full day of ceasefire deal

CBC News

An Israeli drone strike killed one person in southern Lebanon on Friday, the first full day of a U.S.-brokered truce meant to end hostilities between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, paramedics in the area and the head of a local hospital told Reuters.

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 9:02 am

Canadian firm ignored worker complaints over drug cartel-management links at Mexican gold mine, sources say

CBC News

Several workers for a Canadian-owned Mexican gold mine received no response after making complaints to the company's workplace ethics hotline saying that local management was working with a prominent organized crime group to force out the existing union, according to two former local union members...

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 8:00 am

Oil and gas emissions rising as other sectors mostly flat, federal data shows

CBC News

Progress on cutting carbon emissions has stalled somewhat in Canada, according to the federal government annual reporting to the UN. Oil and gas emissions have continued to rise since the pandemic.

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 8:00 am

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen reflects on his mission — its challenges and its joy

CBC News

Jeremy Hansen sat down with CBC News to share some of his insights, like how he felt during lift-off, the joy the mission brought him, and that one time he accidentally let a water bag explode in the capsule.

Posted on 17 April 2026 | 1:26 am

Trump rails against latest court decision on stalled White House ballroom project

CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump railed against a federal judge's decision on Thursday that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400-million US White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other "national security facilities" at the site.

Posted on 16 April 2026 | 11:02 pm

Life-jacket from Titanic survivor to be auctioned, expected to fetch $648K

Global News

The life jacket was worn by Laura Francatelli, a first-class passenger, who was among about 700 people who survived the ship's sinking.

Posted on 16 April 2026 | 8:03 pm

U.S. tourist held in Zanzibar after his fiancee dies following arguments

Global News

Joseph Isaac McCann, 45, was questioned by police, four days after his partner, Ashly Robinson, 31, was found dead in a luxury villa in Zanzibar on her birthday trip.

Posted on 16 April 2026 | 6:20 pm

Trump expected to OK resolution to lift mining ban on Minnesota wilderness area near Canadian border

CBC News

Congressional Republicans have sent U.S. President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, about 160 kilometres southwest of Thunder Bay, Ont.

Posted on 16 April 2026 | 5:56 pm

Prince Harry says Princess Diana's death made him not want to be a royal

Global News

Prince Harry, during his 20-minute address, spoke about his experience with mental health and how grief, after the death of his mother, has impacted his life.

Posted on 16 April 2026 | 5:48 pm

Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire for peace talks

Global News

Trump told reporters after the ceasefire was announced that Lebanon and Israel would work toward a longer-term deal, and said Lebanon had agreed to 'take care of Hezbollah.'

Posted on 16 April 2026 | 4:02 pm

U.S. military 'locked and loaded' on Iran's power plants, Hegseth says

Global News

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday that Iran needs to choose wisely as it prepares for negotiations with the United States.

Posted on 16 April 2026 | 3:44 pm

Trump administration signals optimism about ending Iran war — even as it levels new threats

CBC News

The Trump administration expressed optimism on Wednesday about reaching a deal to end the war with Iran, while also warning of increasing economic pressure against Tehran if it remains defiant.

Posted on 15 April 2026 | 9:44 pm

Trump claims victory as Lebanon braces for the unknown

CBC News

Posted on 14 April 2026 | 1:11 pm

Is it normal for the U.S. president to spar with the Pope?

CBC News

Posted on 13 April 2026 | 12:58 pm

Trump accuses Iran of violating ceasefire, says U.S. negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday

CBC News

Posted on 9 January 2026 | 5:00 pm

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