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Just one week ago, Toronto’s Brooke McIntosh was celebrating her 15th birthday. Today, in front of a capacity crowd and the bright lights shining down, McIntosh and her pairs partner Brandon Toste skated to a season-best performance at the Youth Olympics. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian men overcome early deficit against Cuba to salvage quest for Olympic volleyball berth
The Canadian men’s volleyball rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Cuba 3-2 Saturday night to put themselves in the driver’s seat for claiming a berth at this summer’s Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian biathlon sisterhood shines at Youth Olympic Games
Women who shoot and ski together, stay together. At least that’s been the motto for Canadian biathletes Pascale Paradis, Jenna Sharrington and Naomi Walch for most of their lives. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. government civil rights watchdog investigating Canadian border stops
U.S. congresswoman Pramila Jayapal says she’s confirmed the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Liberties is investigating reports of Iranian-Americans being stopped and questioned last weekend at the border between Washington State and B.C. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran says it’s ‘impossible’ that missile brought down Ukrainian airliner despite Canadian, U.S. assertions
Iran’s civil aviation authority said Thursday it was “impossible” that a missile hit a Ukraine International Airlines plane that crashed earlier this week, while Canada and the United States said they have evidence indicating that Flight PS752 was shot down by an Iranian missile. CBC | World News
Read More »Gord Perrin returns home in hopes of leading Canadian volleyball back to Olympics
Canada’s men’s volleyball team made its return to the Olympic Games after a 24-year absence in 2016. To get to Tokyo, however, captain Gord Perrin and his teammates must win a last-chance qualifying tournament beginning Friday in Vancouver. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trudeau confirms Canadian military personnel were at airbase hit by Iranian missiles
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed today that Canadian troops were in harm’s way when Iranian ballistic missiles slammed into a military base in northern Iraq early Wednesday, but he declined to condone — or criticize — the U.S. actions which precipitated the strike. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian fire crews cheered in Australia as front-line teams prepare for the worst
Exhausted after a nearly 16-hour flight from the opposite side of the world, Canadian wildfire specialists were cheered by Australians on arrival this week at Sydney’s airport. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian fire crews cheered in Australia as front-line teams prepare for the worst
Exhausted after a nearly 16-hour flight from the opposite side of the world, Canadian wildfire specialists were cheered by Australians on arrival at Sydney’s airport. They’re the latest to join the growing Canadian presence supporting the battle against Australia’s destructive wildfires, in a season of record-shattering temperatures. CBC | World News
Read More »As U.S. airstrike ramps up threat of war, about 500 Canadian Forces personnel are serving in Iraq
Canada has several hundred CF personnel deployed in Iraq on two missions: Operation Impact, which is Canada’s contribution to the global coalition’s war against the Islamic State (ISIS), and the NATO mission to Iraq, a Baghdad-based training mission. It also maintains diplomatic offices in Baghdad and Erbil. CBC | World News
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