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Construction on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 27. Canada's government is planning to launch an "accelerated pathway” for H-1B visa holders in the coming months.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2025
Canada to poach H-1B visa holders and international researchers
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget includes a plan to attract international talent, earmarking 1.7 billion Canadian dollars to recruit more than 1,000 skilled researchers.
A member of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s space division joins a multinational space operations team comprised of allies, partners and five U.S. service branches in support of Valiant Shield 2024 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii in June 2024.
WORLD
Nov 6, 2025
Space assets ‘critical’ in future wars, Canada's space division chief says
Control of the space domain will be crucial in any future conflict against a modern adversary — including in a potential war over Taiwan.
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Canadian defense chief David McGuinty hold a signed visiting forces agreement after their bilateral meeting in Manila on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2025
Philippines inks military pact with Canada in bid to deter China
The pact is the latest struck by Manila as it builds a coalition of allies to deter what it sees as Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the APEC conference in Gyeongju, South Korea.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2025
Carney says Canada can’t get China tariffs lifted right away
The sit-down Friday on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea was the first official bilateral meeting between leaders of Canada and China since 2017.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on Air Force One before arriving in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Trump said Saturday that he would increase tariffs on Canadian goods by 10% to punish America's second-largest trading partner over an ad, paid for by the province of Ontario, that used original audio of Ronald Reagan denouncing tariffs.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 26, 2025
Trump says he’ll raise Canada tariff by 10% after Reagan ad
Trump’s Truth Social post follows days of public clashes over the ad, which invoked former U.S. President Ronald Reagan’s stance as a free trader.
U.S. and Canadian flags flutter next to the Blue Water Bridge border crossing in Point Edward, Ontario, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2025
Canadians pull tariff ad after furious Trump scraps trade talks
Trump announced on his Truth Social network on Thursday that he had "terminated" all negotiations with Canada over what he called the "fake" ad campaign.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Oct. 7.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2025
Trump says all trade talks with Canada are terminated
The U.S. and Canada had been in talks for weeks on a potential deal for the steel and aluminum sectors.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a live address on Canada’s plan to build a stronger economy, in advance of the 2025 Budget, in Ottawa on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 23, 2025
Carney plots ‘talent attraction’ plan as U.S. upends H-1B visa
The Canadian prime minister has previously said he wants to attract employees from the technology sector who might have otherwise gone to the U.S.
The Blue Jays celebrate after defeating the Mariners in Game 7 of the ALCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs in Toronto on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 22, 2025
Blue Jays carry hopes of a nation into World Series amid tension
Canadian support for the Blue Jays goes beyond the fact that they will be facing the Dodgers. There is also national pride at stake.
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 17, 2025
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
It may be adequate for some residents’ purposes, but when the chips are down, many will be shocked at just how few protections it offers.
European allies are nearing an agreement to provide loans that would help the Ukraine purchase weapons, including from the U.S.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2025
U.K. and Canada to join EU plan to tap Russian assets for Ukraine
U.K. sanctions have frozen more than £25 billion of Russian assets, according to the latest Foreign Office data from March, while the EU holds around €200 billion.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2025
Trump says U.S. and Canada working on formula for tariff deal
The U.S. president described the two North American nations as being in "natural conflict” because they’re competing for the same business.
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada team patrols the Grand River in Dunnville, Ontario, in search of invasive grass carp specimens on Sept. 25.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2025
Americans and Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp
If the battle against invasive carp were to fail, the consequences could be both dire and unpredictable.
Air Self-Defense Force F-15Js arrive at RAF Coningsby in England on Sept. 18.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2025
Japan shows NATO support with first fighter jet deployment to Canada, Europe
The mission, which involved four F-15Js along with two refueling and two transport aircraft, demonstrates the Air Self-Defense Force’s long-distance operational capabilities.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Monday
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
Carney touts trade opportunities with China, aims to meet with Xi
U.S. protectionism under President Donald Trump has brought Canada’s need to diversify trading relationships into sharp focus.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak in Kyiv on Aug. 24.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2025
Carney and Zelenskyy put stolen Ukraine children in focus at U.N.
Russia faces accusations of abducting Ukrainian children since 2014 and ramping up the practice after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
A flowering canola crop grows in the Canadian prairies, with smoky air from forest fires to the north obscuring the morning sun, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / FOCUS
Sep 23, 2025
The unexpected upside of Canada's wildfires 
Canada is the world's largest producer of canola, growing 21 million acres in a band along the country's vast northern forests.
Images of Palestinian (left) and Israeli (right) flags projected onto the Eiffel Tower on the eve of France's planned recognition of the State of Palestine, in Paris, on Sunday. That same day, Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal recognized a Palestinian state.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025
Western nations line up to recognize Palestinian state, infuriating Israel
Britain's decision to recognize a Palestinian state carried particular symbolism given its major role in Israel's creation as a modern nation in the aftermath of World War II.
The CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk, an oceanographic science vessel and summer-rated icebreaker, under construction at Seaspan Shipyards
WORLD
Sep 17, 2025
Nations aiming for Arctic power can’t get enough of these ships
Thawing of the top of the world from climate change has stirred a global competition to forge new, previously unnavigable shipping routes.
A statue of young swordsman Tanjiro Kamado, the title character in the "Demon Slayer" anime franchise, is displayed at a cinema in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Sept. 9.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2025
Sony’s ‘Demon Slayer’ sets $70 million anime debut record
The "Infinity Castle" film brought in $70 million, topping the previous $31 million record set by "Pokemon: The First Movie — Mewtwo Strikes Back" in 1999.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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