Global News
April 2026
Trump says he’ll remove some tariffs on Scotch whiskey after King’s visit
The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!”
I will be removing the Tariffs and Restrictions on Whiskey having to do with Scotland’s ability to work with the Commonwealth of Kentucky on Whiskey and Bourbon,
I just took all the restrictions off so Scotland and Kentucky can start dealing again,
People’s jobs were at stake. Millions of pounds were being lost every month from the Scottish economy,
Iran will play 2026 World Cup games in United States: FIFA president
Iran is the only nation not at the meeting
U.K. raises terrorism threat level after stabbing of 2 Jewish men
Antisemitism is an old, old hatred. History shows that the roots are deep, and if you turn away, it grows back,
‘There’s one negotiator,’ Carney says as Conservatives meet U.S. on trade
We’re both free countries, so people can go where they wish,
In the end, there’s one negotiator for Canada, and that is the government of Canada. Our interlocutors in the United States are generous people, they’re generous with their time and it’s good of them to meet a host of Canadians coming down. But in end they know, and we know that we’re the negotiators,
Oil prices ease slightly after hitting highs as U.S.-Iran talks stall
Oil futures fell early Thursday while Wall Street rose even as stalled U.S.-Iran talks raised doubts over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a permanent end to the Iran war
The breakdown of talks between the U.S. and Iran, along with President Trump reportedly rejecting Iran’s proposal for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, has the market losing hope for any quick resumption in oil flows,
Father and daughter plead guilty to selling fake Picasso and Banksy works
Outside party may have gained access to Alberta’s elector’s list, agency warns
Specific security features are added to each list provided to eligible recipients allowing Elections Alberta to identify who received each specific copy of the list,
Despite our offices being legislatively prohibited from commenting about investigations we may or may not be conducting, Albertans should know that Elections Alberta takes this matter seriously,
Young Canadians want AI companies to make chatbots less addictive: report
It’s one of a series of recommendations made by youth between the ages of 17 and 23 who took part in roundtables across the country
Several participants described their own experiences of cognitive off-loading or emotional reliance that they found difficult to reverse, and linked these dynamics to design choices they had never consented to,
In Toronto, participants reflected at length on the role of addictive design in AI chatbots. They argued that the sycophancy of many chatbot systems is intended to sustain interaction, cultivate dependency, and maximize time-on-platform,
Ottawa announces multinational defence bank to be headquartered in Canada
Jonathan Wilkinson chosen as Canada’s next ambassador to EU
With his vast experience as a minister, entrepreneur, and businessperson, Jonathan Wilkinson will drive this mission to help create greater security, prosperity, and sustainability on both sides of the Atlantic,
Canada denies entry to Iranian football boss, but initially was granted permit
A senior Iranian sports official with alleged ties to a listed terrorist organization was denied entry into Canada on Tuesday night, but there are questions as to why Mehdi Taj was allowed to get as far as he did
A temporary resident permit now that allows the Canadian government to override their own inadmissibility towards this individual, to give him special permission to come and in,... and they come in with this, you know, they come into the country through sports, and in the end, they can spy on dissidents and collect information that they then send back to the Iranian government.”
He is inadmissible, as per our own laws,
Tories say Liberals using their committee majorities to stop public debate
It’s going to make it more difficult for us to be able to bring that accountability to bear and that’s a choice that Liberals have made,
That means that the media get kicked out, the public can’t watch online,
We were going to ask the auditor general to come in and do an investigation and Liberal Maggie Chi voted to shut down the cameras,
It’s very disheartening to see the Liberals go to this degree of kind of authoritarianism,
Anand backs report Iran soccer officials had Canada entry permission revoked
Why did Canada not challenge Iran’s nomination to UN nuclear weapons body?
Conservative MPs are calling out the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney after its representatives failed to follow allies in proactively challenging Iran’s nomination to two United Nations bodies — including one tasked with reviewing a landmark treaty on nuclear weapons
Disarmament cannot gain traction if safeguards are treated as optional, or if non-compliance is met with ambiguity,
I want to be absolutely clear that there was no vote taken on the matter, and in particular, my officials who spoke two times yesterday on the issue of Iran were completely clear, that there is absolutely no support from the Canadian government for the Iranian regime and any leadership positions it holds,
Canada expresses its full solidarity with the countries of the region who have borne the brunt of Iran’s attacks,
Tourist dies after being bitten at snake charming show on Egypt vacation
He subsequently exhibited clear symptoms of poisoning and required resuscitation,
Tory MP Jivani returns to Washington to meet with U.S. trade rep
Police declare London stabbing attack on Jewish men a terror incident
Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain,
My first thoughts are with the two British Jews, who were attacked whilst going about their daily lives, which they should be able to do freely and safely in their own local community.”
William and Kate share new family photo on 15th wedding anniversary
Prince William and Kate Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London in 2011, in a ceremony watched by an estimated billion people worldwide
Read the full transcript of King Charles III’s speech to U.S. Congress
After weakest Winter Olympic medal count in years, Ottawa ups sport funding
Ottawa will make tax credit for enhanced oil recovery projects permanent
Defence Investment Agency will get ‘new minister’ and more independence
A look at Carney’s spring economic update by the numbers
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne on Tuesday tabled Canada Strong For All, a mid-year fiscal update that includes $54.5 billion in new costs and spending since Budget 2025
Carney to attend European summit in Armenia with focus on trade, defence
In a more dangerous and divided world, Canada’s government is focused on what we can control,
Canada’s health minister ‘looking into’ idea of smoking ban after U.K. law
I’m looking into it right now,
She’s my seatmate in the House, so I suspect we’re going to have a chat today,
I have not discussed that explicitly with Minister Michel,