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Outrage is mounting over the Israeli airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers, including Canadian-American Jacob Flickinger, who had just finished delivering essential food to Palestinians. How Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reacting; the calls for accountability; how this attack is also putting future aid for Gaza at risk, and what this could...

Japan’s top government spokesperson said Monday that they were aware of many instances of harassment phone calls from people in China over the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. He said the calls were “extremely regrettable” and urged the Chinese government to call on its people to “act calmly.”

The Artemis II crew, including Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, has taken its first look at the spacecraft which will fly the group around the moon in November 2024. How time is of the essence for NASA as it aims to beat China to the punch in an intensifying space race. The construction cost overruns for...

Leaked Pentagon documents with classified details on the war in Ukraine allege pro-Russian hackers successfully gained access to a Canadian natural gas company. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s reassurances, the embarrassment for the U.S. over the leak, what happened to Trudeau’s website as Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyal visited Ottawa, and Canada’s fresh pledge of military...

A 36.6-m tall statue of Mao Zedong was built in China’s Henan province as a tribute to the Great Leader.

About a year ago, Kuen Tang announced she’s planning to “wheel” the Great Wall of China. Tang is quadriplegic and aiming to inspire others with her journey. Su-Ling Goh has more on the big adventure which is now less than a month away.

Chinese-Canadian students from the lower mainland are fundraising to help Casey Wright realize his dream of climbing the Great Wall of China.

Caren Cao has played basketball most of her life. After moving to Canada from China in 2008, she quickly founded Network of Women in Basketball or NOW. It is an organization with more than 600 members and a goal to create an inclusive and accessible environment for women in basketball from all walks of life....

U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping shared toasts at a welcoming banquet at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday concluding his first official state visit to China.

A Chinese researcher claims the world’s first genetically edited babies were created in China using a gene-editing tool called CRISPR.

The most popular section of the Great Wall of China, Badaling, partially re-opened to visitors on Tuesday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The United Nations’ cultural agency has added 22 heritage treasures to its list of World Heritage sites, joining iconic locations like India’s Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China.

Protesters gathered at Hong Kong’s Tiu Keng station on Monday with the aim of disrupting train service and creating commuter chaos. Protests in Hong Kong began in early June as a call to withdraw an extradition bill that would have allowed people in Hong Kong to be sent to China to stand trial.

Su-Ling Goh explains why some Albertans are questioning the cost of the HPV vaccine. She also brings us the story of a local woman with a big dream. Kuen Tang wheeled the wall and is inspiring others with disabilities.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Great Wall of China on Thursday along with his wife, Sophie Gregoire and their daughter Ella-Grace. Trudeau called the wall “more beautiful” every time he visits.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke about building a wall between Canada and the U.S. at a rally in New Hampshire on Thursday, comparing it to the Great Wall of China.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday during a rally in North Carolina if China can build a wall – which he says is twice the size of Canada – then he can build a wall too.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu responded Monday to a petition calling for the suspension of all flights to and from China amid fears about COVID-19 and saying that closing a border was “not effective at all” at controlling the spread of disease. She also said in the long term they can create a greater risk to...

A wild and remote section of the Great wall is restored using only mules for muscle, as no heavy machinery can be set up the steep slopes.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with his wife and daughter, took a tour of the Great Wall of China Thursday. Trudeau welcomed a signed agreement between Canada and China on co-operation in National Parks and Conservation.