Mark Carney

Google Maps will show 'Lake America' for US users, 'Lake Ontario' for Canadian users

Trump announced on Thursday that he was changing the name of the smallest of the five Great Lakes, as part of an escalating trade feud with Canada.

US President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.
 Protesters in support of Palestinians stand at an encampment, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at McGill University’s campus in Montreal, Quebec, Canada May 2, 2024.

From feeling at home in Canada to making aliyah - opinion

A map naming Lake Ontario as "Lake America" is displayed as U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

Canada geese swim in Lake Ontario near Centre Island in Toronto, Canada June 24, 2026.

Trump weighs renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid escalating trade war


Montreal synagogue targeted in antisemitic attack for second time in a year

Emergency responders said that the building suffered minor damage. No one was injured in the attempted attack.

An officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) looks on during the Canada Day Celebrations in the Old Port in Montreal, Quebec, on July 1, 2025.

Carney appoints denier of al-Aqsa Martyrs' terror status, encampment lawyer to antisemitism council

Omar Alghabra has downplayed the radicalism of other terrorist organizations, telling the Jewish Tribune in a 2006 interview that he "didn't believe that Hamas wants the elimination of Israel."

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York City, US, May 28, 2026.

Carney promises to combat antisemitism in Canada, citing surge in hate crimes

"The crisis of antisemitism in Canada today is specific, it's severe, and it demands a targeted response," said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York City, US, May 28, 2026.

Man arrested for drive by gel pellet gun shootings of Toronto Jews, one outside synagogue

Eighteen year old Ruslan Novruzov was charged with four counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, in relation to the attacks on Toronto Jews.

Toronto Police. (ilustration)

Winnipeg man charged for threats against Canadian PM, Jews, Muslims

55-year-old Jason Paul Rindall was charged on March 30 with advocating for genocide, and a threat against the Canadian prime minister to cause death.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a statement about the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, at the House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 11, 2026.

TIME names Netanyahu among 2026 Most Influential, calls his post-Oct. 7 comeback bigger than Trump

TIME editor-at-large Ian Bremmer wrote that the PM "once faced the political wasteland" after Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre, but has now engineered a "political comeback" that "may have exceeded Trump's."

 Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu

World leaders and Israeli officials mark Holocaust Remembrance Day with calls to fight antisemitism

Some Israeli public figures did not make standalone Holocaust Remembrance Day statements, choosing instead to respond to current events in light of the solemn day. 

People view the exhibits at Yad Vashem on April 13, 2026.

Ten dead, 27 injured in British Columbia shooting, police say no ongoing threat to public

Police officers are conducting additional sweeps of nearby residences and properties to determine "whether anyone else may be injured or otherwise linked to today’s events."

Canadian police cars are seen near the Rainbow Bridge border crossing into the US in Niagara Falls, Ontario on November 22, 2023.

Trump threatens to bar new US-Canada bridge from opening, demands talks with Ottawa

The mostly Canada-funded bridge is set to connect Michigan and Ontario and would provide $12.7 million annual savings for travelers crossing the border.

 A visual illustration shows US President Donald Trump in front of the Toronto skyline.

China orders retrial for Canadian on death row after Canada ties improve

The breakthrough came less than a month after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a four-day visit to China.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.