Hope and heartbreak as Canadian Afghan filmmakers monitor developments in Kabul

Exhausted and heartbroken, Canadian filmmakers who've spent years working in Afghanistan are now trying to help friends leave as they reconcile what is happening with the Afghanistan they knew.


Trudeau warns of 'consequences' for public servants who duck COVID-19 shots

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today the government will demand that virtually all federal public servants get a COVID-19 shot — and warned of workplace repercussions for those who defy the mandate.


I almost died in the Afghanistan war, and for what?

'It was a war that saw 159 Canadians pay the ultimate sacrifice. When the demons proved too much to handle, more took their lives. Over 2,000 were physically injured, and many more suffer the mental wounds of PTSD,' says Canadian veteran of Afghanistan Bruce Moncur.


Thousands homeless as tropical storm drenches earthquake-stricken Haiti

Thousands of Haitians were left homeless as heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to the government's response to the deadly earthquake that battered the impoverished Caribbean nation on Saturday.


Pompeii tomb offers new hints about cultural life in ancient city

Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations of a tomb that also shed light on the cultural life of the city before it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in AD 79.


Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday

The World Health Organization is worried about the spread of the coronavirus in Afghanistan as the upheaval caused by the Taliban has slowed vaccinations, and Britain approved the Moderna vaccine for use in children ages 12 and over.


Western U.S. states face federal water cuts for 1st time amid reservoir shortage

U.S. officials on Monday declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the West, triggering cuts to some Arizona farmers next year amid a gripping drought.


Bob Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old in 1960s

An unnamed woman has sued folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan alleging he sexually abused her after giving her drugs and alcohol in 1965 when she was 12 years old.


Ontario announces mandatory vaccine plans for health, education workers; 3rd doses for some

Ontario announced new measures to combat the fourth wave of COVID-19, including mandatory vaccination policies in education and several health-care settings; booster shots for some and a pause on further loosening of restrictions.


Nova Scotians head to polls today as provincial election race tightens

Nova Scotians head to the polls today in an election some insiders say could be so close that the result won’t be known until Wednesday. The Liberals are trying for their third straight majority, but their campaign has struggled to gain momentum.