Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Watch: ‘We are not Americans’ – but what does it mean to be Canadian? More than 7 million Canadians have cast their ballots in advance, setting a new record for early voter turnout, Elections Canada says. Advance polling stations were open across the country for four days, from Friday to...
Pope Francis visited the US, Mexico and Canada on different occasions before his death at the age of 88. During his trip to the US in 2015, he became the first pontiff to address a joint session to Congress. In a trip to Canada in 2022, the Pope delivered a formal apology for the Catholic...
Nadine Yousif and Jessica Murphy in Montreal BBC News Reporting fromToronto, Canada Christopher Katsarov / POOL Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney are the frontrunners in national polls The leaders of Canada’s four major federal parties squared off in their second and final debate ahead of this month’s general election, but someone off stage stole most...
The leaders of Canada’s four major federal parties have been grilled about their response to US President Donald Trump and clashed over energy and housing in their first televised debate of the country’s election campaign. The French-language face-off marked a key moment in the election as it gave leaders a chance to woo voters in...
An election debate in Canada has been rescheduled to avoid a clash with a Montreal Canadiens hockey game. The Canadiens take on the Carolina Hurricanes at 19:00 ET (23:00 BST) on 17 April, and could clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup play-offs with victory. The French-language leaders’ debate had been scheduled to start at...
BBC Machias Seal Island is a tiny dot on maps of North America. But the uninhabited, fogbound rock is significant for its location in an area known as the “Grey Zone” – the site of a rare international dispute between Canada and the United States. The two neighbours and long-time allies have each long laid...
Cricket Canada says it is “actively monitoring” the situation after captain Nicholas Kirton was arrested in the Caribbean. Local reports say the 26-year-old was detained at Barbados Airport on Sunday on potential drugs charges. “We are actively monitoring the situation and closely following developments as they unfold,” Cricket Canada said in a statement. “We take...
The governing body did not offer any details around the investigation’s findings, which it said were “final and binding” and that it was “analysing the decision”. However, in his own statement, seen by BBC Sport, Herdman defended his actions and behaviour. “I acknowledge the Disciplinary Committee’s decision, which concluded with an admonishment, without suspension or...
He added: “The way things went down was incorrect. We are the employer and also pay the players, so we will investigate.” In an interview with German tabloid newspaper Bild, Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said the club wanted a “complete clarification of the events”, accusing Canada Soccer of “gross negligence” and saying “we reserve the...
Jessica Murphy & Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News Bernd Debusmann BBC News Reporting fromWashington DC Watch: Defiance or diplomacy – how Canadians want to deal with Trump Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada’s old relationship with the United States, “based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation, is...
Amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on U.S. immigration, Canada and several European countries have issued travel advisories urging their citizens to closely follow the U.S.’s entry rules, citing recent detentions and deportations. “We have seen too many stories of citizens being pulled out of airport lines, and being fingerprinted and deported, as if they were...
The Trump administration promises to double down on what it says will be the fiercest deportation program in U.S. history. Judging by history and rhetoric, the administration has no qualms about stripping kids from their parents and spouses from their partners. Many asylum seekers in the U.S., their advocates and liberal mainstream media have mused...