Children’s author Elizabeth MacLeod got a phone call in October. It was the Governor General’s office calling, with very good news. 

Early on January 3, the United States shocked the world.

On December 10, a groundbreaking law took effect in Australia.

Just before noon on November 30, 2025, a plane arrived at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.

A trio of tropical cyclones and heavy monsoon rains have devastated parts of South and Southeast Asia. The storms began in late November. They have caused widespread flooding and landslides.
More than 1600 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. At least 11 million people have been affected…

In September, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted for trying to overthrow the government after losing Brazil’s 2022 election.

On November 17, Members of Parliament (MPs) voted on the first federal budget since Mark Carney became prime minister last March. Budgets outline how a government plans to pay for its campaign promises.

Marineland says it may have to euthanize its 30 beluga whales unless someone pays for their support. It isn’t cheap. Owners say it costs them $2 million a month.

An ongoing labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) came to a head in late September. Mail and parcel delivery ground to a halt as 55,000 Canada Post employees walked off the job.