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October 25, 2023

Jam out! Listening to your favorite music can reduce pain, new study suggests

A new study has found that listening to enjoyable music while being in an uncomfortable amount pain can help alleviate the feeling. Here's more about the science.

October 24, 2023

Canada set to allow assisted suicide for people with mental illness as MP warns of 'culture of death'

Canada is expected to allow medically assisted suicide for individuals suffering only mental health problems beginning in March 2024.

October 23, 2023

US Coast Guard saves North Carolina catamaran sailors in dramatic helicopter rescue

Four Canadians were airlifted from their overturned catamaran by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday. The rescue off the coast of Wilmington, North Carolina, was captured on camera.

October 20, 2023

Vermont fines man $50K after whale tooth, walrus tusk carvings seized at Canadian border

A 69-year-old man has been fined $50,000 in Vermont for attempting to sneak nine carvings made from sperm whale teeth and walrus tusk across the Canadian border.

October 19, 2023

Russia seeks extradition of Ukrainian SS member celebrated in Canadian parliament

Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is demanding the extradition from Canada of 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka, who fought under Nazi command in World War II.

October 17, 2023

Conservative Canadian leader goes viral for munching on apple while calmly batting down reporter's questions

Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre dismissed a local journalist's questions on whether he was taking a page from Donald Trump's "book" in viral exchange.

October 17, 2023

Canada to help Philippines track illegal fishing with satellite surveillance system

Under a new agreement, the Philippines will be able to track unregulated fishing by accessing Canada’s satellite surveillance system called the “Dark Vessel Detection System."

October 12, 2023

Indian and Canadian officials in diplomatic dialogue amid Sikh leader assassination controversy

Indian and Canadian officials have talked "at various levels" following a clash sparked by Canadian allegations suggesting Indian involvement in the assassination of a Sikh leader.

October 6, 2023

Canada applauds trade dispute panel's ruling on US softwood lumber policy review

Canada expressed its satisfaction with a ruling from a trade dispute panel, which stated that the U.S. should reevaluate certain aspects of its policy concerning softwood lumber.

October 6, 2023

Banff grizzly bear attack: Uncle reveals chilling final message he received from Canadian couple before deaths

The relative of one of the victims of a fatal bear attack in Canada’s Banff National Park says he received an SOS call and message from the couple.