The Latest Breaking News from Canada

New ‘unidentified object’ shot down over Canada, says Trudeau

Canadian prime minister says he has spoken to US president Joe Biden about the object

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2023

Canada shoots down UFO in airspace just one day after similar incident over Alaska

It comes one day after US president Joe Biden ordered a fighter jet to shoot down an unidentified "high-altitude object" off Alaska - and a week after a spy balloon was shot down over the US

Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2023

U.S. fighter jet shoots down unidentified cylindrical object over Canada

A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on Saturday, the second such instance in as many days, as North America appeared on edge following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2023

Canada’s women’s football team to strike over funding cuts

The action covers all team activities, including playing.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023

Canadian government appeals order to repatriate Canadians in Syria

The Canadian government is appealing a January federal court order to repatriate four Canadian men held in Syria on suspected ties to the Islamic State, according to a notice of appeal filed on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2023

Met Office forecasts 'dangerously cold air' in Canada will raise temperatures in the UK

Temperatures are set to be more spring-like in the UK over the next week

Wales Online · Feb 10, 2023

Lockerbie curler David Murdoch says Canada switch was "toughest decision of his life

The 2014 Winter Olympic silver medalist is joining Curling Canada as its high performance director

Daily Record · Feb 10, 2023

Health-care worker strikes in the United Kingdom: Are there lessons for Canada’s health crisis?

It is a “season of strikes” for health-care workers in the United Kingdom. Nurses and ambulance workers employed within the National Health Service (NHS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland conducted the largest strike in the organization’s history on Feb. 6, 2023, after initiating strikes in December 2022.

The Conversation · Feb 9, 2023

'Child care' or education? Words matter in how we envision living well with children

As people across Canada begin to understand the implications of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program, public conversations often centre on the economic benefits of getting children back into quality child care, and their parents or guardians back into a robust Canadian economy.

The Conversation · Feb 9, 2023

Netflix steps up its effort to get paid for account sharing

Netflix has a plan to deal with rampant account sharing: a program that lets subscribers pay extra to share their account with people outside their household

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023