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Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington next week because the U.S. denied visas to members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Friday. CBC | Sports News
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Texas sues Tylenol makers J&J and Kenvue, citing unproven link between the drug and autism
The lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton comes weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump linked Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism in children. The claim is a long-standing one that researchers have not found conclusive evidence to support. CBC | World News
Read More »Cricket Canada suspends CEO, citing ‘negativity’ around fraud charge
Cricket Canada has suspended chief executive officer Salman Khan effective immediately, albeit “with full pay and benefits.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »Judge blocks Trump from firing workers during shutdown, citing ‘human cost’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered on Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. ambassador says Washington has to ‘take a look’ at airport pre-clearance, citing drop in Canadian tourism
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said Washington may need to reassess airport pre-clearance as part of an at-times animated exchange during a forum with Canadian business leaders in Banff, Alta., on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »ABC to stop airing Jimmy Kimmel Live!, citing comments made after Charlie Kirk killing
Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it will indefinitely stop airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! after remarks the late-night host made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination came under harsh criticism from the head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. CBC | World News
Read More »Citing illness, Canadian rider Mike Woods pulls out of his swansong race in Montreal
Citing illness, Canadian rider Mike Woods has pulled out of Sunday’s Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal. Israel-Premier Tech said the 38-year-old from Ottawa has been “suffering from illness in the past week and will require surgery for a hernia, which has made racing impossible.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »Auger-Aliassime withdraws from Davis Cup tie citing fatigue after U.S. Open run
Felix Auger-Aliassime has withdrawn from Canada’s upcoming Davis Cup tie due to fatigue, Tennis Canada announced Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump orders scaled-back on some copper imports, citing national security
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Read More »Penny Oleksiak withdraws from swimming worlds citing whereabouts case with World Aquatics
Canada’s Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from the world aquatics championships due to being in a whereabouts case with World Aquatics, she announced on social media Friday. CBC | Sports News
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