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Since 2006 the Vimy Foundation has offered the Beaverbrook Vimy Prize to students 15 to 17 years of age – from Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany to study the interwoven First and Second World War history of their respective nations. During the ten-day-long, fully-funded educational program, award recipients travel to Belgium and France...

U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the trade war with Canada could soon be resolved. In Ireland Saturday, Trump weighed in on some key issues that may be driving his dismal approval ratings as he works to strengthen Republican support ahead of November’s midterm elections. It didn’t take long for Trump to stir up some controversy...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday the federal government would put $4.7 billion toward building new made-in-Canada VIA Rail passenger cars. The cars, which will be built at the Alstom plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., are the first to be built in Canada in 40 years, the prime minister said.

Kaya Fest is a global music and awareness festival known for curating world-class lineups of reggae and genre-crossing artists. Rooted in the guiding principle of “Education Before Recreation,” the festival brings together music, culture, and community to celebrate unity, peace, and conscious living. Stephen Marley, multiple Grammy winner and son of legendary icon Bob Marley,...

Defending champion Argentina faced off against one-time winner Spain in New Jersey Sunday in search of the FIFA World Cup trophy. The final boasted a first-of-its-kind halftime show featuring music superstars Justin Bieber, Madonna, Shakira and BTS. As Candice Cole reports, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump were...

WARNING: This episode contains details that may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Canadian soccer fans are basking in the glory of Team Canada’s first-ever win at the World Cup, with hopes it helps secure their place in the next round. The final tally: 6-0. But one of the strongest players left...

Canada’s first-ever win at the World Cup has soccer fans rejoicing their love for the beautiful game. But as Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla reports, even non-soccer fans are now getting in on the action, wondering how far Canada can go.

Local bars and sportswear retailers are feeling a boost to their businesses as supporters are dialed into Canada’s first-ever World Cup game on home soil.

A First World War Memorial statue once located downtown was unveiled in a new location at Brookside Cemetery today, which is also Vimy Ridge Day.

While in a POW camp during the First World War a Canadian soldier dreamed of building a waterfront lodge near Ladysmith on Vancouver Island. That dream came true and as Jay Durant tells us in “This is BC” the man’s family still welcomes guests to the lodge.

A chorus of voices opposing a decision by the University of Alberta has risen. The university says it will dismantle and store the custom built-in organ in its Convocation Hall. The move aims to increase capacity in the hall and make the balcony more accessible. However, organists who play and take care of the instrument...

An Ontario senator has put forward a bill to expand the definition of who’s considered a war veteran in Canada. Veterans of the first Persian Gulf war and the war in Afghanistan aren’t recognized as such by the federal government. Heidi Petracek looks at what this potential change would mean to people who have served...

The Polish Canadian Cultural Club of Regina announces the building of a memorial to honour Polish veterans and individuals displaced during the First and Second World War.

Manitoba is set to crack down on young people’s use of social media. Premier Wab Kinew announced he is seeking to ban youth from online platforms and AI chatbots. The province would be the first in Canada to introduce a social media ban. As Hersh Singh reports, Manitoba will join a growing list of governments...

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was underway when it was interrupted by gunfire Saturday night. The Acting Attorney General says President Trump and his officials were the likely targets, and investigators believe the suspect was working alone. Police say the 31-year-old alleged gunman is not cooperating with investigators. Cole Tomas Allen is highly educated and...

As Christians around the world marked Easter Sunday, in his first Easter mass as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urged all world leaders to reduce violence and choose peace. As Vincent McAviney reports, the pontiff’s message comes as many across the Middle East endured yet another day of strikes.

As the war on Iran enters its second month, the conflict is showing no signs of slowing down. Yemen’s Houthi rebels carried out their first military operation in support of Iran – opening a new front in a widening war. Candice Cole reports. Tiger woods has been released from jail after being arrested on suspicion...

For the first time in nearly a year, the federal NDP has a leader. Avi Lewis, a former broadcaster, documentary-maker and climate activist, won a decisive 56 per cent of the vote at the Winnipeg Convention Sunday. Melissa Ridgen has more on the aggressive environmental and affordability policies Lewis campaigned on. Diplomats from across the...

This week in Minute at the Movies with Todd James: “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man” is a continuation of the series loosely based on a real-life British street gang after the First World War. “Islands” stars Sam Riley as Tom, a tennis pro at a resort who gets involved with a couple before the husband...

For the first time, Iran launched ballistic missiles aimed at a U.K.-U.S. military base in the Indian Ocean. Meanwhile, the main pressure point remains the Strait of Hormuz, which carries about 20 per cent of the world’s oil supply. As the war in Iran pushes oil prices higher, Canadians are paying more at the pumps;...