Mar 09 Canadian whiskey on menu for White House state dinner By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Vivid greens and whites chosen to evoke the coming of spring will welcome Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a White House state dinner in his honor Thursday, the first one in nearly 20 years to celebrate U.S.-Canada… Continue reading
Mar 05 Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to bring star power to White House By Rob Gillies, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Justin Trudeau, the new, young prime minister of Canada with movie-star looks, will bringing his star power to the White House at a sparkly state dinner on Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 08 U.S. faces shortcomings in global, anti-ISIS coalition By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — To doubters of its strategy for defeating the Islamic State, the Obama administration likes to tout its coalition of 66 nations and claim strength in numbers. But a year and a half into the war, some administration officials… Continue reading
Jan 22 4 dead in Saskatchewan high school shooting By News Desk Four people were killed Friday in a school shooting in a remote part of Saskatchewan, Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. Continue reading
Dec 11 Syrian refugees receive warm welcome in Canada By Ross Sylvestri A group of 163 Syrian refugees received a special welcome early Friday morning from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other politicians at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 8:05 What's the impact of Obama's Keystone pipeline decision? By PBS News Hour What do lawmakers think of President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline? Judy Woodruff gets thoughts on the economic, environmental and political fallout from Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. Continue watching
Oct 23 World news quiz: Clinton testifies and Canada gets a new leader By Larisa Epatko This week, Canada elected a new leader, and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton again took the hot seat before Congress. She fielded questions for 11 hours, but you need only five minutes to take our world news quiz. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:31 What drove Canada's Liberal Party election upset By PBS News Hour Canadians woke up to a new political era, leaving behind nearly a decade of Conservative leadership. The Liberals won a resounding majority, ushering in Justin Trudeau as the next prime minister. Judy Woodruff learns more from John Northcott of the… Continue watching
Oct 20 Meet Canada's new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau By News Desk Justin Trudeau, head of Canada’s Liberal Party, swept into power on Monday in a stunning defeat to the decade-long conservative leadership of Stephen Harper. Continue reading
Sep 07 Canadian candidate Jerry Bance out after video shows him urinating into coffee cup By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Toronto businessman Jerry Bance, who had been running for Parliament with Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's party, made the wrong kind of splash and has been dropped by his party after being caught on video urinating in a coffee cup. Continue reading