Dr. Saleh Eleiwa, an emergency physician at Al-Shifa Hospital, was on a call with his cousin in Canada on Nov. 18 when he approached an IDF checkpoint while evacuating the hospital under Israeli raid. Witnesses have told the family that Eleiwa was taken by the IDF, but neither Israel nor Red Cross has answered questions about his whereabouts. CBC | ...
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Canada’s Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps win pairs title at Four Continents
Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps captured the pairs title on Saturday at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai, China. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Surging Ottawa men’s team aims to flip the script on Carleton at Capital Hoops showdown
For over two decades, Carleton has dominated the Ottawa rivalry in men’s basketball while establishing itself as the pre-eminent force in Canadian university basketball. Yet this season, men’s basketball in the nation’s capital looks different. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Andi Petrillo catches up with PWHL Minnesota forward Taylor Heise
The PWHL’s number one pick Taylor Heise talks to Andi Petrillo about the 3 on 3 showcase and her fandom with pop star Tate McRae. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Amy Fraser awarded 1st World Cup gold after women’s ski halfpipe final cancelled
Canadian freestyle skier Amy Fraser won her first career World Cup gold in the halfpipe competition on Friday. A severe snowstorm cancelled many of the World Cup events at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., including the women’s halfpipe final. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Connor McDavid wins revamped NHL all-star skills competition in Toronto, $1M US prize
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid won the fastest skater, stickhandling, shooting accuracy and obstacle course events Friday after assisting the league in re-imagining a part of the all-star weekend that had lost much of its lustre in recent years. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Federal court overturns American transgender woman’s persecution-based refugee claim
Canada’s Federal Court has overturned a decision granting refugee status to an American transgender woman who successfully argued that a combination of gun culture and rising transphobia left her at risk of persecution in the United States. CBC | World News
Read More »Bloemen wins 5,000m gold, sets track record on home ice at World Cup in Quebec City
Canadian long track speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen captured gold on home ice with a record-setting performance on Friday in Quebec City. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. federal judge postpones Trump trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election
A U.S. federal judge in Washington formally postponed Donald Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal from the former president continues to work its way through the courts. CBC | World News
Read More »Diallo tops Kwon as Canada takes 1-0 lead over South Korea in Davis Cup qualifier in Montreal
Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo opened Canada’s Davis Cup qualifier against South Korea with a straight-sets win, edging Kwon Soon-woo 6-4, 6-4 on Friday. CBC | Sports News
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