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Two major winter storms thrashing the western two-thirds of the United States on Wednesday appear set to disrupt the Thanksgiving travel plans of Americans using jam-packed highways and airplanes. CBC | World News
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Pentagon fires top U.S. Navy official over handling of controversial ISIS photo case
U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday fired the Navy’s top official for allegedly proposing a deal with the White House behind Esper’s back to resolve the matter of a Navy SEAL whose case has been championed by U.S. President Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada urges U.S. to save WTO from chaos
The global trading system that took decades to build is days away from disarray as the U.S. appears keen to paralyze the World Trade Organization’s enforcement system. CBC | World News
Read More »Prince Andrew must talk to U.S. prosecutors, Epstein victims’ lawyer says
Lawyers for the victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein say Prince Andrew should speak to U.S. investigators immediately, after the senior royal withdrew from public duties over what he called his “ill-judged association” with the convicted pedophile. CBC | World News
Read More »Options fade for last Hong Kong campus protesters as U.S. bill angers China
The last band of anti-government protesters trapped inside a besieged Hong Kong university were weighing a narrowing range of options early on Wednesday as police outside appeared ready to simply wait them out. CBC | World News
Read More »Pospisil, Shapovalov engineer Canada’s historic win over U.S. at Davis Cup
Canada is heading to the quarter-finals at the inaugural Davis Cup Finals after sweeping a pair of singles matches against the United States on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Vasek Pospisil records another upset to give Canada 1-0 lead over U.S. in Davis Cup
Vasek Pospisil has recorded his second major upset in as many days, giving Canada a 1-0 lead in its tie against the United States at the Davis Cup Finals. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. Fed says monetary policy will remain ‘non-political’ after Trump-Powell meeting
President Donald Trump summoned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to the White House on Monday to discuss the economy and interest rates — issues on which Trump has repeatedly attacked the Fed. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. no longer considers Israeli West Bank settlements illegal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the United States is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that weaken Palestinian claims to statehood. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. no longer considers Israeli West Bank settlements illegal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the United States is softening its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of Trump administration moves that weaken Palestinian claims to statehood. CBC | World News
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