Новости за 07.04.2024

In the lead-up to Monday's total solar eclipse, some scenes of events and the crowds gathering in regions along the path of totality in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Ahead of next year's election, Pierre Poilievre is trying to woo working-class voters in rural and northern ridings. But NDP insiders and union leaders question his labour bona fides.

Local authorities had reported that three people were killed in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, above the resort and below the famed Matterhorn peak.

As the governing Liberals put additional budget measures in the window, the Conservative opposition and some premiers continue to hammer them on issues like the carbon tax.

The devastating war between Israel and Hamas reached its six-month mark on Sunday, with Israel announcing it had withdrawn more soldiers from southern Gaza — leaving just one brigade — and the two sides sending teams to Egypt for fresh talks on a potential ceasefire.

Swedish skip Niklas Edin drew to the four-foot ring in the 10th and final end to beat Canadian counterpart Brad Gushue 6-5 in the gold-medal game Sunday at the world men's curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

The federal government will commit $2.4 billion to the artificial intelligence sector, aimed at boosting job growth and international competitiveness, Trudeau said in a pre-budget announcement Sunday.

The "A World of Menus" exhibit that opened last week in Rome at the Garum Library and Museum of Cuisine lays out some 400 historic menus. They offer a glimpse into defining moments of diplomatic aspirations, displays of wealth and power, creative acts of defiance and calm before catastrophe.

Winnipeg in 1874 was an upstart that ignored the odds — an isolated city, untethered by rail or roads to link it with any other urban centre. Those who came arrived by river, and built what would become the third-largest city in Canada in just over three decades.

Monday marks the 8th annual Spectrum Works autism job fair. Organizers and participants say the fair helps fill labour shortages with an underutilized and underestimated part of the population.

A combination of technology and environmental change has created ideal conditions for those scouring the Great Lakes for lost shipwrecks.

When King Charles greeted members of the public on Easter Sunday, the handshakes and smiles were more than friendly greetings for a monarch making his first significant public outing since word spread of his cancer diagnosis in early February.

The lawsuits launched by Ontario school boards against the social media giants could take years to litigate, involve dozens of experts, thousands of documents and cost lots and lots of money. And they may also encounter significant legal challenges.

Purdue kept its March Madness dream alive while snuffing out North Carolina State's, getting 20 points and 12 rebounds from Zach Edey in a 63-50 victory Saturday in Glendale, Ariz., that placed the Boilermakers a win from their first NCAA title.

Before she was detained, the climate activist told journalists she was protesting because the world is facing an existential crisis.

Protesters gathered in front of the Royal Bank of Canada's Montreal office Saturday, one of dozens of rallies held across the country.

Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations with Ecuador in an escalating diplomatic dispute, after Ecuador's police forced their way into the Mexican Embassy in the capital Quito to arrest a former vice-president on graft charges.