Apr 14 Watch 5:51 The stories behind Canada's assisted suicide battle By PBS News Hour Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation Thursday that would legalize physician-assisted suicide across the nation. Trudeau’s decision comes a year after the Canadian Supreme Court overturned a criminal ban against the practice. For more on the issue, we look… Continue watching
Apr 11 First Nation community declares state of emergency after spate of suicide attempts By Gretchen Frazee A First Nation community in a remote part of Ontario, Canada, has declared a state of emergency after 11 of its residents attempted to commit suicide Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 10 Canadian prime minister brings 'Trudeaumania' to White House By Darlene Superville and Rob Gillies, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought "Trudeaumania" to America on Thursday and the verdict was a resounding thumbs-up. Continue reading
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