A Canadian passenger from the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested “presumptive positive” for Andes hantavirus, prompting health officials to intensify monitoring while stressing that the broader public risk remains low. Canadian public health authorities said the patient was among four Canadians identified as high risk after travelling on the vessel, which departed Argentina on 1 April for an Atlantic crossing before the outbreak of the rare rodent-borne disease came to light. In a statement, the Public Health Agency of Canada…

A rare disease outbreak aboard the MV Hondius has reached Canada, where public health officials say a "high risk" passenger from the cruise ship has tested "presumptive positive" for the Andes hantavirus. The patient was among four Canadians on the hantavirus-affected vessel, which departed Argentina on 1 April and was crossing the Atlantic Ocean when the outbreak of the uncommon rodent-borne illness emerged. In a statement, the Public Health Agency of Canada said authorities in British Columbia, the country’s westernmost…

CANBERRA, Australia — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he cannot rule out Canada’s military participation in the escalating war in the Middle East, even as he reiterated that the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran launched last weekend appeared “inconsistent with international law.” Asked in a joint news conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese whether there was any scenario in which Canada would get involved, Carney called the question hypothetical but left the door open. “One can never…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department urged American citizens in parts of Mexico to shelter in place amid escalating violence, roadblocks and widespread flight cancellations following the killing of a top cartel leader by Mexican soldiers. “Due to ongoing, widespread security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity in many areas of Mexico, US citizens should shelter in place until further notice,” the department’s consular affairs section said on the social media platform X. The notice added that…

Prime Minister Mark Carney led a candlelight vigil in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, pledging Canada’s enduring support to a grief-stricken community reeling from one of the deadliest mass shootings in the country’s history. Eight victims were killed in Tuesday’s rampage, which began at a family home and continued at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Carney arrived in the remote mining town with the heads of opposition parties in a show of national solidarity. “I know that nothing I can say will bring your children home. I…

Families in the remote Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, are mourning eight people killed in a mass shooting Tuesday that tore through a home and a secondary school, claiming the lives of five children and a teacher. Police identified the shooter as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who later died by suicide. Among the victims was 12-year-old Kylie Smith, remembered by her family as “a beautiful soul.” Kylie was killed alongside four other children and a teacher at the town’s secondary school, authorities…

TUMBLER RIDGE, British Columbia — Canadian police on Tuesday identified 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the gunman who killed eight people, including family members and students at her former school, before taking her own life in one of the worst mass shootings in Canada’s history. Authorities revised the death toll to nine, including the attacker, down from an earlier count of 10. A motive has not been determined. Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Van Rootselaar first killed…

Nine dead, 27 wounded in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., school shooting; suspect also dead, RCMP says Nine people were killed and 27 wounded in a mass shooting that centered on a secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said, marking one of the deadliest acts of violence in the province in recent years. The suspected shooter is also dead, police said. RCMP said seven people were killed at the school. Officers found six victims shot dead during a sweep of the building; a seventh person with…

Trump threatens 100% tariff on Canada if Ottawa seals China trade deal, escalating feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney U.S. President Donald Trump warned he will impose a 100% tariff on all Canadian goods entering the United States if Canada signs a trade deal with China, an ultimatum that sharply raises the stakes in already fraying U.S.-Canada relations. “China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life,” Trump wrote on his Truth…

Trump, Canada and Mexico meet at World Cup draw to pledge further work on CUSMA amid tensions WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canada's Mark Carney on the sidelines of the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw in Washington on Thursday, a 45-minute encounter officials said was partly aimed at the future of the North American free trade arrangement. "The three leaders met for approximately 45 minutes," Audrey Champoux, a spokesperson for Carney, said in an email. "They've agreed…