Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University Palestinian graduate student who the Trump administration is seeking to deport for his role in pro-Palestinian protests, called himself a political prisoner on Tuesday, in his first direct comments since his detention. CBC | World News
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Canada, U.S. ready for 4 Nations final with political tensions high off the ice
It’s against a tense political backdrop that Canada and the U.S. will play Thursday’s final of the 4 Nations Face-Off — the biggest men’s international hockey game between the rivals since the 2010 Olympic final. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Amid brewing political tensions, Canada, U.S. set for next chapter in heated rivalry at 4 Nations
Canada and the U.S. will square off in a mouth-watering, marquee matchup Saturday night at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada-U.S. Rivalry Series’s final stop resumes set against backdrop of off-ice political tension
The final leg of the women’s hockey Rivalry Series begins on Thursday in Halifax. It’s the latest chapter in one of the most bitter rivalries in all of sport. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Elon Musk’s speech in Germany raises concerns about his increased political meddling abroad
Elon Musk’s comments at a rally for Germany’s far-right AfD party last weekend have raised concerns about the billionaire’s escalating political interference in foreign countries — including Canada. CBC | World News
Read More »Environmental, political climates elicit uneasy feelings ahead of 2028 Olympics in L.A.
As CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell writes, it’s too early to create an exact picture of the environmental and political landscapes we’ll inhabit four years from now, but recent developments can potentially leave you feeling uneasy. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Jean-Marie Le Pen, who helped spark political rise of far right in France, dead at 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, has died. He was 96. CBC | World News
Read More »More political turmoil in South Korea as acting president also impeached
South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country’s political crisis set off by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law and ensuing impeachment. CBC | World News
Read More »How Trump is playing off Canada’s political chaos
It’s been a tumultuous week in Canadian politics, and Donald Trump has been paying attention, weighing in on Chrystia Freeland’s resignation and repeating taunts about America’s “51st state.” CBC’s chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton asks The National’s At Issue panel how Canada should navigate the U.S. president-elect’s trolling. CBC | World News
Read More »Eurozone meltdown warning as Michel Barnier’s ‘political Waterloo’ risks ‘chain reaction’
France’s President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation this evening as he contemplates the appointment of Mr Barnier’s replacement. Daily Express :: News Feed
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