Is Trudeau getting snubbed by India's Prime Minister?

Is Trudeau getting snubbed by India's Prime Minister?


Is Trudeau getting snubbed by India's Prime Minister?

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 12:59 PM PST

There are suggestions that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be getting snubbed by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trudeau's trip to India was supposed to highlight the growing economic...
Views: 12053
205 ratings
Time: 02:50 More in News & Politics

HQ Trivia: Riches just 12 trivia questions away

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 01:32 PM PST

HQ Trivia is the latest internet phenomenon that offers contestants a chance at riches — all you have to do is answer 12 progressively harder trivia questions. Launched last August, HQ Trivia...
Views: 1045
32 ratings
Time: 06:52 More in News & Politics

Oxfam's attempt to rebuild trust backfires

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 09:10 AM PST

Oxfam Great Britain released a previously secret report in an attempt to rebuild trust, but the move appears to have backfired by highlighting the troubles that remain in the organization....
Views: 484
27 ratings
Time: 02:00 More in News & Politics

Poland's Holocaust legislation faces fierce backlash

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 02:07 PM PST

Poland's recently introduced legislation to minimize the country's role in the Holocaust is facing fierce backlash in Israel, where the Polish embassy was spraypainted with two swastikas. The...
Views: 1437
87 ratings
Time: 03:18 More in News & Politics

Giving birth tougher in rural areas

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 08:38 AM PST

Giving birth in Canada can be more difficult for women in rural areas, often because they have to travel much farther to deliver in a hospital. It's the consequence of a move to centralize...
Views: 526
21 ratings
Time: 04:40 More in News & Politics

Flu hits kids unusually hard this season

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 12:11 PM PST

The flu has hit kids unusually hard this season — it's due in large part to two influenza strains circulating in Canada at the same time. It's become such a big problem in Canada that emergency...
Views: 901
25 ratings
Time: 04:31 More in News & Politics

Israel’s migrant debate

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 09:43 AM PST

Israel is debating its situation with undocumented migrants, giving thousands of those migrants a deadline to leave the country or go to jail. »»» Subscribe to The National to watch more...
Views: 1531
42 ratings
Time: 06:20 More in News & Politics

Black Panther’s blockbuster weekend

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 10:50 AM PST

Black Panther had a blockbuster weekend at the box office, smashing superhero stereotypes as well as sales records. »»» Subscribe to The National to watch more videos here: https://www.youtu...
Views: 1721
57 ratings
Time: 01:21 More in News & Politics

South Korea’s declining birth rate

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 01:14 PM PST

There are concerns about the declining birth rate in South Korea, which could reduce the workforce and increase the cost of social services. Others are looking at why it's going down. Some...
Views: 3390
42 ratings
Time: 03:29 More in News & Politics

Teen who created #BeccaToldMeTo dies

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 10:50 AM PST

Becca Schofield, the teenager who started the hashtag #BeccaToldMeTo died this weekend. Schofield battled brain cancer for more than two years and though she couldn't change her diagnosis,...
Views: 2156
42 ratings
Time: 03:03 More in News & Politics

Defiant Patrick Brown officially launches campaign

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 12:31 AM PST

A defiant Patrick Brown officially launched his campaign to return as Ontario's PC leader on Sunday. He addressed his supporters and outlined a platform aimed at defeating Premier Kathleen...
Views: 951
16 ratings
Time: 00:46 More in News & Politics

Trudeau talks trade, plays tourist in India

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 01:45 PM PST

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on official business to talk trade with India, but he's also finding time to explore the tourist sites with his family. He also may meet with an Indian politician...
Views: 4250
125 ratings
Time: 03:30 More in News & Politics

Future of marijuana in U.S. a hazy situation

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 04:28 PM PST

The future of legal marijuana in the U.S. has become a hazy situation ever since Donald Trump took office. CBC News followed a four-hour “beer and bud” tour on a “cannabus” in San Diego,...
Views: 2513
45 ratings
Time: 06:24 More in News & Politics

Lunar New Year means big business for fortune tellers

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 09:40 AM PST

It's Lunar New Year in South Korea and that means big business for fortune tellers. Business is so good that the number of Korean shamans is growing rapidly — and with the Olympics coinciding...
Views: 1539
21 ratings
Time: 03:21 More in News & Politics

Patrick Brown's leadership bid slammed by fellow candidates

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 04:52 PM PST

Patrick Brown, the former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, has registered to run in its leadership race — a move that has been slammed by fellow candidates. Brown's bid...
Views: 4531
49 ratings
Time: 02:05 More in News & Politics

Mueller investigation indicts 13 Russian nationals

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 02:46 PM PST

Robert Mueller's investigation into interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has indicted 13 Russian nationals. The 37-page document goes into detail about how the people were charged...
Views: 4489
82 ratings
Time: 06:40 More in News & Politics

Support for Hedley disappearing fast

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 06:39 PM PST

Support for the band Hedley is disappearing fast amid social media allegations of sexual misconduct. The pop-rock band was dropped by its management company, had one of the opening acts on...
Views: 9302
109 ratings
Time: 02:46 More in News & Politics

FBI admits inaction on potentially life-saving tip

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 03:40 AM PST

The FBI has admitted it failed to act on a potentially life-saving tip that could have prevented the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla. Last month, a person close to the suspect called...
Views: 3151
37 ratings
Time: 08:14 More in News & Politics

Travel to events in South Korea requires Olympian effort

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 11:16 AM PST

Travelling to events at the Winter Games in South Korea requires an Olympian effort, thanks in part to the Games coinciding with Lunar New Year. The holiday means there's a travel rush underway...
Views: 2309
18 ratings
Time: 02:36 More in News & Politics

School shooting vigil fuelled by anger and grief

Posted: 20 Feb 2018 11:57 AM PST

A vigil for the victims of yesterday's school shooting in Parkland, Fla., brought together a community overcome by anger and grief. Seventeen people were killed after a gunman opened fire at...
Views: 7715
88 ratings
Time: 11:04 More in News & Politics

Jacob Zuma's replacement, Cyril Ramaphosa, must earn South Africa's trust

Posted: 16 Feb 2018 11:57 AM PST

Former president Jacob Zuma's replacement, Cyril Ramaphosa, must earn South Africa's trust as he takes over amid unrest in his country. Ramaphosa holds a strong resumé, but for young South...
Views: 425
13 ratings
Time: 02:00 More in News & Politics

Ontario PC leadership debate takes place amid Patrick Brown controversy

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 02:41 PM PST

Ontario's first Progressive Conservative leadership debate took place on the same day former leader Patrick Brown announced that he actually didn't resign. Experts say the introduction of another...
Views: 3745
40 ratings
Time: 02:40 More in News & Politics

Gerald Stanley's acquittal and Indigenous rights | At Issue

Posted: 18 Feb 2018 04:07 PM PST

Gerald Stanley's acquittal in the shooting death of Colten Boushie put the spotlight on Indigenous concerns — and came the same week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new framework...
Views: 3855
65 ratings
Time: 09:42 More in News & Politics

School shooting takes lives, suspect in custody

Posted: 18 Feb 2018 10:23 AM PST

A school shooting in Florida has resulted in the death of at least 17 people — police have the alleged shooter in custody. According to students at the school the alleged shooter, a 19 -year-old...
Views: 35532
130 ratings
Time: 03:53 More in News & Politics

Guns a necessity, say rural farmers

Posted: 18 Feb 2018 02:25 PM PST

Guns are a necessity in remote areas of Saskatchewan, according to rural farmers. Many of them are equipped with guns because they say police assistance rarely comes quickly — they feel they...
Views: 7626
159 ratings
Time: 01:57 More in News & Politics