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U.S. State Department official David Holmes told impeachment investigators Friday that he overheard a conversation with President Donald Trump asking a diplomat about “investigations” in Ukraine, according those familiar with Holmes’ closed-door deposition. CBC | World News
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Canadian men’s soccer team unravels early in loss to U.S.
The Americans promised redemption. The Canadians promised consistency. Then the match started and the U.S. surged early, while Canada unraveled and fell 4-1 in a Group A CONCACAF Nations League rematch on Friday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Day 2 of Trump impeachment probe underway, ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine testify
The U.S. House opened a second day of Trump impeachment hearings Friday in Washington, D.C., and a key witness is expected to testify: Marie Yovanovitch, ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president’s allies in a “smear” campaign now central to the inquiry. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. teen gets double lung transplant after ‘enormous’ vaping damage
A Michigan teenager was the recipient of what could be the first double lung transplant on a person whose lungs were severely damaged from vaping, health officials said Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Fed’s Jerome Powell urges Congress to tackle growing budget deficit
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday urged Congress to tackle the growing budget deficit but also underscored the current health of the nation’s economy. CBC | World News
Read More »Split U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump administration to end DACA
Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections that permit 660,000 immigrants to work in the United States free from the threat of deportation. CBC | World News
Read More »Neil Young says U.S. dual citizenship process stalled because of marijuana use
The legendary singer-songwriter and proud Canadian says he passed a test in which he was asked many questions and answered truthfully, but was recently told he must do another test due to his use of cannabis. CBC | World News
Read More »5 things to watch for as wild ride of U.S. presidential campaign really gets going
One year out from the vote that will determine whether Donald Trump earns a second term in the White House, the campaign south of the border is about to get much more frantic. Here’s what you need to know to make sense of what’s happening amid all the twists, turns and noise. CBC | World News
Read More »Bloomberg opens door to 2020 Democratic run for U.S. president
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, is opening the door to a 2020 Democratic presidential campaign, warning the current field of candidates is ill equipped to defeat U.S. President Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »China sentences 9 in fentanyl trafficking case after U.S. tip
A Chinese court sentenced nine fentanyl traffickers on Thursday in a case culminating a rare collaboration between Chinese and U.S. law enforcement to crack down on global networks that manufacture and distribute lethal synthetic opioids. CBC | World News
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