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The annual September 11th memorial ceremony at the Peace Arch border crossing took on new significance today, and not just because it’s the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Travis Prasad reports.

The U.S. military has struck three Iranian oil tankers and permanently disabled two of them after ballistic missiles were fired at two of its naval ships. But as Candice Cole reports, the strikes have once again heightened tension in an already hostile Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf.

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra joined a 9/11 commemoration in Gander, N.L. Thursday, reflecting on the people who responded to the attacks 25 years ago. Hoekstra praised the “extraordinary people doing extraordinary things” in the immediate aftermath. His invitation to the ceremony drew some pushback, but the Town of Gander defended its decision to...

U.S. President Donald Trump is being accused of bribery after offering all American adults a $5,000 dividend if his Republican party retains control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. Jackson Proskow looks at how Trump’s offer to buy votes is being received, and whether it’s even legal.

About 3,000 people packed into the arena in Gander, N.L., on Friday — 25 years after all planes were grounded following the Sept. 11, terrorist strikes on New York, Washington and over Pennsylvania. It was for a ceremony for remembrance and reflection. It was Sept. 11, 2001 when residents of Gander and surrounding regions stepped...

U.S. President Donald Trump ended the first day of the RNC midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, with a pledge to pay every U.S. adult $5,000 if Republicans win both the House and Senate in the upcoming midterm elections.

Airline passengers underwent major flight delays across the United Kingdom Tuesday after the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) experienced a technical issue with their flight processing system. British Transport Minister Heidi Alexander vowed to leave “no stone unturned” in investigating the cause of the problem and what would be needed to prevent such a situation...

B.C. breweries are facing rising costs and uncertainty as the Canada-U.S. trade dispute continues. Thom Riley of the B.C. Craft Brewers Guild discusses the impact on local breweries.

Memorials were held across the United States Friday, to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On Sept. 11th, 2001, al-Qaeda hijackers slammed planes into the World Trade Center in New York, crashed into the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, killing 2,983 men, women, and children.

There is divide across the globe as Canada and France – in solidarity with the United Kingdom – have announced a trade ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Canada has joined the U.K., France and nine other nations in announcing plans for sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Redmond Shannon explains why these countries are now taking action, and how Israel is retaliating.

B.C.’s forestry sector is facing even more uncertainty as new U.S. tariffs add to existing duties. Derek Nighbor of the Forest Products Association of Canada joins us to explain what’s at stake.

Industries hit by U.S. tariffs in Manitoba are set to receive more than $100 million from the provincial government.

U.S. Central Command said it destroyed or disabled three Iranian crude oil tankers on Saturday after the IRGC launched ballistic missiles toward two U.S. Navy warships. CENTCOM said the American vessels evaded the attacks and no U.S. personnel were injured. “If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic...

Hundreds gathered Friday on a remote stretch of the Prairies to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks in a ceremony that also affirmed close bonds between Canada and the United States. Vasilios Bellos reports.

In the aftermath of 9/11, Canadians and Americans stood side-by-side in both war and in sorrow. A quarter century later that bond is being tested in new ways. Eric Sorensen reports on the role Canadians played then and how our relationship with the United States has since changed.

Premier David Eby says he backs the prime minister’s decision to walk away from the negotiating table, but now the challenge will be to support those industries and workers in B.C. who will be particularly hard hit by the trade war. Travis Prasad reports.

The New Brunswick government is responding once more to tariffs and trade restrictions from the U.S. The province has rolled out new measures in an attempt to ease pressures on the economy and business owners. Johnny James has the details.

Canada’s Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, and Bank of Canada Governor, Tiff Macklem, are among those G20 finance leaders meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, to discuss the world economy. That story and more in Business Matters for Aug. 31, 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to cut trade with deficit countries – including Canada – of the Fed does not lower interest rates soon. “If we don’t do any trading with Canada… we’d save ourselves $90 billion,” Trump told White House reporters Friday. “So what I’m saying, very simply, is...