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U.S. government shutdown to force air traffic reductions starting Friday
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it was taking the extraordinary step of reducing air traffic by 10 per cent across 40 “high-volume” U.S. markets beginning Friday morning to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers exhibit signs of strain during the ongoing government shutdown. CBC | World News
Read More »In U.S. Supreme Court, Trump administration struggles to make its case for tariffs
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Read More »U.S. Supreme Court weighs Trump’s tariffs in test of presidential power
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Read More »Illegal crossings drop, but U.S. agents fear migrants ‘will continue to lose their lives’
While the number of illegal crossings at the North Dakota and Minnesota border with Canada is dropping, U.S. authorities still fear human trafficking will lead to more deaths during the dangerous winter months. CBC | World News
Read More »Key state, local elections unfolding across U.S., with Trump factor looming
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Read More »Dick Cheney, powerful and polarizing U.S. vice-president to George W. Bush, dead at 84
Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice-presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukraine receives more Patriot defence systems, but Tomahawks from U.S. not coming soon
Ukraine has received more American-made Patriot air defence systems to help it counter Russia’s daily barrages, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian drones killed a man and injured five of his family members in the latest nighttime attack. CBC | World News
Read More »‘There’s no due process’: ICU nurse, army veteran among U.S. citizens caught in ICE dragnet
Two U.S. citizens whose forceful arrests by ICE were caught on video say federal agents violated their constitutional rights. As backlash against the administration’s escalating immigration raids grows, more than 170 U.S. citizens have been detained by immigration officers since Trump reclaimed the presidency. CBC | World News
Read More »Whether the target is drugs or Maduro, U.S. could be hindering its own military with deadly boat strikes
An anonymous Pentagon employee and a retired air force colonel are expressing concerns this week that the U.S. focus on alleged drug-carrying boats in waters near Latin America could affect American military might around the world, and serve as a precedent for other countries. CBC | World News
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