Canada
Canada: Measles outbreak has experts concerned about vaccine hesitancy
Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Lisa Owen about an outbreak of measles in Canada, population numbers for the once-endangered humpback whale falling in the North Pacific, and a Canadian… Audio
Audio of bangs released from Titan submersible for the first time
Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Lisa Owen about Canada's winter, a controversial secularism law in Quebec passing a constitutional challenge and an audio clip of bangs being released… Audio
Canada says it suspects India involved in Sikh leader murder
Canada says that it is "actively pursuing credible allegations" linking Indian government agents to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia in June.
Canada to deploy armed forces in British Columbia to tackle fast-spreading fires
The western province is dealing with tinder-dry conditions and winds that have put more than 35,000 people under evacuation order.
PNG academic pleads for Porgera money not to be wasted
A Papua New Guinea academic wants structures to be put in place to ensure returns from the soon to reopen Porgera goldmine in PNG are not wasted.
Two families dead trying to enter US from Canada, infant missing - police
Six bodies that police recovered on Thursday in a marshy area of the St Lawrence River in Quebec came from two families seeking clandestine entry into the US and an infant is still missing, Canadian…
Media: Canada seeks deal with tech giants, TVNZ/RNZ merger
Media commentator Andrew Holden joins Kathryn to look at attempts by Canada to introduce legislation similar to Australia's that would compel the likes of Google and Meta to negotiate deals with… Audio
Suspect in Canadian stabbing spree dies from 'self-inflicted wounds'
A Canadian news agency is reporting that the last suspect in a mass stabbing spree in which 10 people were killed has died shortly after being arrested.
Spy for Canada smuggled Shamima Begum to Syria
Shamima Begum, who fled the UK and joined the Islamic State group, was smuggled into Syria by an intelligence agent for Canada.
Prominent Vatican cardinal named in Canada sexual assault lawsuit
Vatican Cardinal Marc Ouellet is the highest-ranking clergyman accused in a Canadian court document made public as part of a class action lawsuit against the Quebec Catholic diocese alleging sexual…
Canada says China 'buzzing' military flights in Asia
Canadian military aircraft operating in Asia have been repeatedly "buzzed" by Chinese jets at dangerously close distances, Ottawa says.
Calling Home: Ashleigh Stewart in Toronto
Investigative journalist Ashleigh Stewart lives in downtown Toronto with her husband Stuart McCready, but more recently she has been stationed in Ukraine covering the war there. She's Calling Home… Audio
New Zealand navy frigate upgrade within Cabinet budget - NZDF
The Defence Ministry says its project to upgrade the country's two frigates is within Cabinet's approved budget of $594m.
Overseas Correspondent - Canada
Our Overseas Correspondent from Canada, Peggy Revell joins us from Medicine Hat Alberta. Audio
Calling Home: Beth Matheson in British Columbia
Hawke's Bay native Beth Matheson and her partner Mike Reed live in Penticton, at the southern end of Lake Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada, where she works as a helicopter mechanic. Beth's Calling… Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Canada
Our overseas correspondent in Canada, Peggy Revell joins us from Medicine Hat, Alberta. Audio
Covid-19: Canada convoy ended by riot police
In Canada a three-week protest is all-but over after hundreds of police in riot gear swept through the streets of the capital, Ottawa, chasing demonstrators away.
Nearly 200 protestors have been… Audio
Covid-19: Canada convoy protest reaches day 17
In Canada, today will be day seventeen of the freedom convoy in Ottawa.
The massive protest by truckers and others against Covid-19 mandates has crippled three US border crossings - with no end in… Audio
Trudeau slams 'unacceptable' trucker protests
"It has to stop," the Canadian Prime Minister says of the two-week protests against Covid restrictions.
Why Canadian truckers are protesting in Ottawa
A convoy of big rigs has arrived in Canada's capital to protest vaccine mandates and Covid-19 measures.