Canada — news through its media
Stories followed in this country, with their framing set against the rest of the world.
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The CIA director makes a confidential visit to Moscow
CIA director John Ratcliffe travelled discreetly to Moscow for talks with Russian officials, according to several US outlets; the Kremlin confirmed contacts between intelligence services. The visit comes as Vladimir Putin has just rejected the peace plan put forward by Volodymyr Zelensky. It is read very differently in Kyiv, Moscow and Washington.
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Washington prepares to revoke 200,000 visas held by asylum seekers
The Trump administration is preparing the largest mass visa revocation in American history: up to 200,000 tourist and business visas held by foreigners who have filed for asylum in the United States. The measure targets nationals already on US soil and has drawn reactions from Mexico to Colombia, from Nigeria to India and Thailand.
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Canada retaliates against US tariffs as Trump threatens to double duties on cars
Ottawa rejected the deal proposed by Washington and announced retaliatory tariffs alongside a support plan for its industries. Donald Trump in turn threatens to double duties on Canadian cars, trucks and parts. More than 500 products already face 50 % tariffs. The value of exports affected varies: 20 billion dollars in most accounts, 28 billion according to the Canadian press.
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The United States imposes 50% tariffs on 20 billion dollars of Canadian goods after talks collapse
With trade talks between Washington and Ottawa having collapsed, the United States is applying 50 percent tariffs on about twenty billion dollars of Canadian goods. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will respond dollar for dollar. The three-day suspension announced on 19 August expired with no agreement signed.
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Russian 'double-tap' strike on a Kryvyi Rih shopping centre kills 14 and wounds more than 130
Russian drones struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, central Ukraine, killing at least fourteen people and wounding more than a hundred and thirty. A second strike hit the same site while rescuers were working. Ukraine's foreign minister called on partners to help strengthen the country's air defences.
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Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canada for three days, with no signed deal
On 19 August 2026, less than two hours before the deadline he had set himself, Donald Trump paused the 50% tariffs due to hit some $20 billion of Canadian exports. The president announced the pause on Truth Social, citing a deal reached "subject to the finalization of documents". Ottawa points to progress but stresses that nothing is signed. Seven countries cover the sequence, and the Canadian press is itself divided over it.
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Twenty-nine US states take Meta to court over hooking children on social media
The trial pitting twenty-nine US states against Meta opened on 18 August 2026 in Oakland, California. State attorneys general accuse the company of designing Facebook and Instagram to hold minors' attention and of misleading the public about the effects on their mental health; Meta rejects the claims. Ten countries cover the sequence, and the damages figure reported varies sevenfold from one newsroom to another.
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Trump threatens to bomb Oman, a US ally, as the Iran agreement expires
Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman, a US ally, just as the memorandum framing the confrontation with Iran expired and Tehran announced an escalation around Hormuz. Muscat has served for fifteen years as a channel between Washington and Tehran. Twelve countries cover the sequence: the Gulf reads it as a warning about what allied status is worth, while Nigeria and Singapore read it through the price of crude.
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Nigel Farage wins back the seat he gave up: a by-election he triggered himself, boycotted by all his serious opponents
Nigel Farage won back the Clacton seat on 14 August with 22,239 votes against 9,455 for a satirical candidate wearing a bin on his head. He had resigned that same seat in July, under investigation over an undeclared £5 million donation. The major parties boycotted the vote; the inquiry resumed hours after the result.
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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake off Flores: the tsunami alert crosses the Pacific, and the death toll ranges from 1 to 20
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Flores island, Indonesia, on 15 August. The terminal of Maumere port collapsed onto boarding passengers. The tsunami alert, issued then lifted, mobilised the Peruvian and Ecuadorian navies thousands of kilometres away. The death toll ranges from 1 to 20 depending on which level of the Indonesian state is quoted.
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Karoline Leavitt leaves the White House: a family decision for some, an electoral calendar for others
Donald Trump announced on 12 August that his press secretary would leave at the end of the month to become an outside adviser. At 28, she was the youngest in history. She cites her family; part of the press notes she is leaving two months before the midterm elections. No successor has been named.
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