Portal:Canada/Current events

Canadian current events contains a listing on an ongoing automated basis of importance events, trends and newsworthy developments related to Canada. Below are listed 200 entries of the past 90 days of Canadian current events featured in the main page of the Canada portal.

December 16, 2025 – Canada–Israel relations

Israel denies entry to six Canadian MPs trying to visit the occupied West Bank as part of a nonprofit-sponsored tour. (Al Jazeera)

December 10, 2025 – Terrorism in Canada

Canada designates 764, Islamic State – Mozambique Province, Terrorgram, and Maniac Murder Cult as terrorist entities. (CBC News) (Reuters)

December 5, 2025 – Canada–Syria relations, Terrorism in Canada

Canada removes Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham from its list of terrorist entities following a review of the Syrian transitional government. (Reuters)

December 1, 2025 – Canada–European Union relations

Canada agrees to join the European Union's Security Action for Europe initiative, which will allow Canadian defense firms greater access to EU markets and encourage European defense investment in Canada. (Reuters)

November 27, 2025 – Green economy policies in Canada, Anti-environmentalism

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and Alberta premier Danielle Smith sign an agreement removing planned federal emissions caps and eases clean-energy rules in exchange for strengthened provincial carbon pricing and support for carbon-capture projects, while also committing to enable a privately financed oil pipeline to British Columbia. (Reuters)

November 16, 2025 – 2025 CFL season

In Canadian football, the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat the Montreal Alouettes 25–17 to win their fifth Grey Cup. (TSN)

November 15, 2025 – Canada–Holy See relations

The Holy See transfers 62 indigenous artifacts to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops for repatriation to the communities of origin after their removal for a 1925 missionary exhibition in Rome, Italy. (BBC News)

November 13, 2025 –

The governing board of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top men's association football league in Canada and the U.S., votes to change its season from its current calendar-year schedule to a summer-to-spring schedule spanning two calendar years, aligning MLS with most international leagues. The first season under the new calendar will be 2027–28, with an abbreviated transitional season from February to May 2027. (ESPN)

November 12, 2025 – Canada–Russia relations, International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

During a G7 meeting on the Russo-Ukrainian war, Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand announces new sanctions targeting Russian entities involved in cyberattacks, drone production, energy infrastructure, and the transport of oil via the shadow fleet. (AFP via Al Arabiya)

November 10, 2025 –

The Pan American Health Organization rescinds Canada's measles elimination status after more than a year of continuous transmission and over 5,000 confirmed cases across most provinces, declaring that the Americas region as a whole no longer meets elimination criteria. (Reuters)

November 7, 2025 – 2020–2025 H5N1 outbreak

2025 Canadian ostrich culling controversy

Canada's food inspection agency confirms that a marksman has culled all 300–330 ostriches at a farm in Edgewood, British Columbia, under a bird flu containment order, following a Supreme Court decision allowing the cull to proceed. (BBC News)

November 6, 2025 – 2020–2025 H5N1 outbreak

2025 Canadian ostrich culling controversy

Canada's Supreme Court rejects an appeal by Universal Ostrich Farm, allowing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to carry out a full cull of nearly 400 ostriches in Edgewood, British Columbia, under bird flu containment rules aligned with WHO guidelines. (AA)

November 2, 2025 – Canada–Philippines relations

Canada and the Philippines sign a visiting forces agreement allowing military personnel to train in each other's territories. (Reuters)

October 29, 2025 – 2025 Alberta teachers' strike

In the Canadian province of Alberta, premier Danielle Smith says legislation has been passed to end the strike, invoking the notwithstanding clause to prevent court challenges of the legislation's constitutionality. (CBC) (Global News)

October 25, 2025 – Canada–United States trade relations

2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico

U.S. president Donald Trump announces that he will raise U.S. tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for an anti-tariff advertisement sponsored by the Ontario government. (The Guardian)

October 23, 2025 – 2025 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico, Canada–United States trade relations

U.S. president Donald Trump announces all trade negotiations with Canada are "terminated" following an advertisement featuring former U.S. president Ronald Reagan released by the government of Ontario. (CBC)

October 6, 2025 –

A teachers' strike in Alberta begins, making 51,000 teachers off-work and affects more than 700,000 students. Thousands rally across Alberta to support educators (CBC) (Global News) (The Globe and Mail)

September 27, 2025 – 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup

England defeats Canada in the final of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup. (BBC News)