Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to become Japan’s prime minister after winning a closely fought contest on Friday in his fifth and what he called final attempt to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. CBC | World News
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Homan kicks off PointsBet Invitational title defence with lopsided win
Ottawa’s Rachel Homan opened the defence of her women’s curling title at the PointsBet Invitational with an 11-2 win over Gabby Wood on Wednesday in Calgary. CBC | Sports News
Read More »ITV The Chase star shuts down ‘political correctness’ fury in stern Bradley Walsh defence
The Chase star Darragh Ennis has shut down any suggestion of “political correctness” on the programme by passionately defending show host Bradley Walsh and the ITV show’s writers. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »U.S. Open title defence over for Canada’s Dabrowski, partner Routliffe
The U.S. Open title defence of Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe has come to an end. The duo was handed a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 defeat by Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova and Taiwan’s Hao-ching Chan in women’s doubles quarterfinal action on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Dabrowski, partner Routliffe advance to quarters in U.S. Open women’s doubles title defence
Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe run at a possible repeat at the U.S. Open lives on. The defending women’s doubles champions defeated Angelica Moratelli and Jaqueline Cristian 7-5, 7-6 (3) to reach the quarterfinals on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada took 4 months to send money after deciding to buy air defence system for Ukraine
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Read More »U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin revokes proposed plea deals for 3 accused 9/11 attackers
U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked plea deals agreed to earlier this week with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, and two accomplices who are held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil misses podium in women’s 100m butterfly title defence
Maggie Mac Neil of London, Ont., missed the podium on Sunday when defending her women’s 100m butterfly Olympic title, finishing in fifth place. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada to offer NATO a ‘timeline’ for boosting defence spending
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Read More »Trudeau heads for the hotseat at NATO summit as allies question Canada’s defence commitments
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Washington today for a meeting of NATO nations — where he’s widely expected to hear some tough talk from allies behind closed doors about his government’s refusal to deliver a clear plan to meet the alliance’s defence spending targets. CBC | World News
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