Dozens of angry Iraqi Shia militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire. CBC | World News
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Iran-backed Iraqi militia vows revenge after U.S. airstrikes
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Monday condemned U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed Iraqi militia bases, a move that could plunge Iraq further into the heart of a proxy conflict between Washington and Tehran. CBC | World News
Read More »World juniors roundup: U.S. beats Russia to move atop Group B standings
Arthur Kaliyev and Nicholas Robertson scored goals six seconds apart late in the second period to help lift the United States past Russia 3-1 on Sunday at the world junior hockey championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. mass killings hit new high in 2019, most were shootings
The number of mass killings carried out in the United States in 2019 is one of the biggest ever. CBC | World News
Read More »North Korea begins key meeting before deadline in nuclear negotiations with U.S.
North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,” state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington to make concessions in nuclear negotiations. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Coast Guard searches for tour helicopter missing in Hawaii with 7 aboard
A search is underway for seven people aboard a tour helicopter that disappeared in Hawaii, the U.S. Coast Guard said. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada shakes off early jitters to roar back against U.S. at world juniors
Alexis Lafreniere scored seven seconds after the United States tied the game late in the third period as Canada beat its North American rival 6-4 on Thursday in the opener for both countries at the 2020 world junior hockey championship. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada ready to go 0-100 real quick in ‘heated’ world juniors opener against U.S.
Canada eased into last year’s world junior hockey championship. Canada kicks off the under-20 event’s latest instalment Thursday against the United States in a game loaded with skill, speed, familiarity, and perhaps biggest of all, intensity. CBC | Sports News
Read More »New Boeing 737 Max documents show ‘very disturbing’ employee concerns: U.S. House aide
Boeing Co. documents now under review by a U.S. government committee appear to point to a “very disturbing” picture of commentary from the planemaker’s employees over the grounded 737 Max aircraft, a House of Representatives transportation infrastructure committee aide said on Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss lawsuit over Keystone XL pipeline approval
A U.S. federal judge rejected motions filed by Calgary-based TC Energy and U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to dismiss a lawsuit which aims to block the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. CBC | World News
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