Danish politician Anders Vistisen didn't mince words while speaking in Strasbourg's European parliament on Tuesday about U.S. President Donald Trump's comments regarding taking over Greenland. Vistisen, a member of the right-wing Patriots for Europe group, said the country is not for sale and used profane language in his speech against Trump's expressed interest in making Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, a part of the U.S. #Greenland #donaldtrump #Denmark #Europeanparliament
A B.C. father and daughter had an up-close and unexpected encounter with "glowing eyes" wildlife while enjoying a dip in their backyard hot tub. When their cat started acting strange, they pulled out their flashlights.
Home security video captured the moment a home exploded in dramatic fashion overnight on Monday in Swan Hills, Alta. — a town located about 200 kilometres north of Edmonton. #Alberta #Canada #SwanHills
New Zealand’s parliament was briefly suspended on Thursday after members of opposition parties joined Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke in a staged haka — a ceremonial dance and staple in the Indigenous Māori culture. The haka came as a protest to a contentious new bill from the ACT New Zealand party, which aims to reinterpret a 184-year-old treaty between the British Crown and the Māori. The proposed bill passed its first reading afterwards. #Haka #Indigenous #Maori #NewZealand #politics
Security has been beefed up at president-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, including the use of robotic dogs. The remote-controlled sentry units can be seen patrolling the grounds of the Palm Beach, Fla. resort, along with armed U.S. Coast Guard boats. #Trump #MaraLago #Robot #AI #Security
B.C. Premier David Eby took a moment Tuesday to share his thoughts on the life and career of his colleague and friend, former premier John Horgan. The 65-year-old Horgan died in Victoria, B.C. following a battle with thyroid cancer, his family confirmed on Tuesday. #BC #NDP #JohnHorgan
British Columbia Premier David Eby said he believes president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threat amounts to a "declaration of economic war," at a press conference Thursday. Eby said he and his provincial counterparts are taking the threat "deadly seriously" and B.C. will do whatever it takes to stop the economic threat and remind the United States of its important relationship with Canada. #Canada #US #Trump #Tariff #BC
United States president-elect Donald Trump says he is willing to use "economic force" to make Canada an American state. At a Tuesday press conference in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump criticized U.S. spending on Canadian goods, such as automobiles, lumber and dairy, and said America is not obligated to support its closest neighbour. #USpoli #Trump #Canada
Barron Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, made a rare appearance at his father’s Inauguration Day ceremony, standing out among the crowd. #donaldtrump #barrontrump
An underwater camera captured a unique view of one creature’s struggle to stay safe during British Columbia's bomb cyclone last week. Ocean Networks Canada’s camera set up in Folger Passage near Bamfield on Vancouver Island, captured a giant Pacific octopus trying to use all eight arms to cling to the rocks during the storm. #Octopus #BombCyclone
Russia transferred more than 70 animals, including an African lion and two brown bears, to a zoo in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, the Russian government said on Wednesday. The animals were "a gift from (Russian President) Vladimir Putin to the Korean people," the government said.
After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slipped up, making a comment about temporarily suspended sales taxes on “freshly-made produce,” rather than “products,” Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre responded criticizing the Liberal carbon pricing initiative. “He really does think that food comes from the grocery store, not from the farmers who actually grow the produce. That's why he thinks he can carbon tax those farmers without taxing the food,” Poilievre said. #Poilievre #CarbonPricing #Trudeau
Footage shows the moment an arson suspect was arrested in Azusa, Calif., while standing next to a burning tree, as the wildfires in Los Angeles and surrounding California areas continue. Jose Gerardo Escobar was arrested at Pioneer Park last Friday, not far from where the deadly Eaton fire started, however he is not tied to any of the major wildfires in Southern California. #LAWildfire #Wildfire #California
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied that he had deliberately used his dog Koni to intimidate German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a Sochi meeting in 2007 that became a notorious diplomatic incident. "I appeal to her again and say: Angela, please forgive me. I didn't want to cause you any distress," he said. #Putin #Merkel
During question period on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the violence that broke out at a Hindu temple in the Toronto area on Sunday. “The individuals who are inciting violence and division and hatred in no way represent either the Sikh community or the Hindu community in Canada,” said Trudeau. #Canada #India #Ontario #Brampton #Trudeau
A day after Chrystia Freeland resigned as finance minister, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre insulted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling his government a "clown show" on Tuesday. Poilievre also called on NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to join with him and call for a non-confidence vote to trigger a federal election. #Canada #Polievre #Trudeau #JagmeetSingh
Timelapse footage overnight shows the Palisades fire sweeping through Los Angeles, now standing at over 20,000 acres and mere 8% contained, marking it among the city's most destructive blazes.
A postal office in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood is just one of many stores that have a mountain of packages waiting to be picked up and delivered by Canada Post. Owner Paul Pan describes what business has been like and what he expects now that workers are being forced back on the job. #CanadaPost #Vancouver #Mail
A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded over the Caribbean, causing a spectacular light show of debris Thursday. The unmanned test rocket took off from the Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted to X saying there was "an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship engine firewall.” #SpaceX #ElonMusk #Starship #Rocket