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The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered its third day on Monday, spreading across the Mideast, with Hezbollah also entering the fray. CBC | World News
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Foreign Office warns against Middle East travel as numerous flights cancelled
The UK Government has issued the warning following the US–Israeli strikes on Iran Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Canadian Paralympic Committee speaks out against decision to reinstate Russia, Belarus ahead of Games
The International Paralympic Committee’s general assembly voted last September to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete under their own flags with their anthems at the upcoming Paralympics in Italy. The Canadian Paralympic Committee spoke out against and voted against that decision. CBC | Sports News
Read More »As Russia launches criminal probe against Telegram CEO, the app’s critics come to its defence
Pavel Durov, the billionaire CEO of the messaging app Telegram, has confirmed Russian state media reports that the country’s Federal Security Service is investigating him for “aiding terrorism.” Access Now — a digital rights non-profit that has been vocally critical of Telegram’s security and privacy in the past — says this probe is nothing more than a pretext to crack ...
Read More »Democrats investigating whether U.S. DOJ withheld Epstein documents about abuse accusation against Trump
Democratic lawmakers on the House oversight and government reform committee promised on Tuesday to investigate allegations that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) withheld material about an accusation against U.S. President Donald Trump from the Epstein files. CBC | World News
Read More »RJ Barrett keeps Toronto Raptors struggles against NBA’s top teams in perspective
RJ Barrett said that the loss to the reigning NBA champions and a 113-95 rout by the Detroit Pistons on Feb. 11 aren’t disappointments but actually an indication of how far the Toronto Raptors have come since they finished last season with a 30-52 record. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Will El Mencho’s cartel wage ‘total war’ against Mexico? | About That
Violence and shelter-in-place orders are rippling out across Mexico after the military killed a cartel leader commonly known as ‘El Mencho.’ Andrew Chang explains how Jalisco New Generation, arguably Mexico’s most dangerous cartel, has been building a criminal empire for several years. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images CBC | World News
Read More »Federal judge accuses Trump administration of ‘terror’ against immigrants, vacates ruling on mass detention
A U.S. federal judge has thrown out an administrative board’s decision endorsing the Trump administration’s policy of subjecting thousands of people arrested during its immigration crackdown to mandatory detention. CBC | World News
Read More »Keller scores OT winner as U.S. completes comeback against Canada for women’s hockey gold
The United States has won the Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey with a 2-1 overtime win over Canada. Megan Keller scored the winner 4:07 into overtime. U.S. captain Hilary Knight tied the game with 2:04 left in the third period. Goaltender Aerin Frankel made 30 saves in the victory. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Who cares what the past was?’: Canada’s women look for redemption against U.S. in women’s hockey final
Canada, which was worse than the U.S. in every possible way in a 5-0 loss in the preliminary round, has 72 hours to find the belief that Thursday’s women’s hockey final will have a different result — that they can somehow beat an American team that’s younger, faster, meaner, stronger. CBC | Sports News
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