U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Monday he had qualms about extending the current 15-day suggested shutdown as his officials warned about the deepening coronavirus crisis and administration officials and congressional leaders struggled to complete a nearly $ 2 trillion US economic rescue package. CBC | World News
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U.S. Olympian Lolo Jones calls for IOC to postpone Tokyo Olympics
U.S. Olympian Lolo Jones is imploring the IOC to send a different message from the one it has thus far about the coronavirus crisis. It has yet to postpone the games, and by not doing that, Jones believes it is telling athletes that they need to be ready, just in case. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Swimming Canada backs U.S. counterpart in pushing for Olympic postponement
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Read More »Tulsi Gabbard quits U.S. presidential nomination race, endorses Biden
Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is suspending her presidential campaign, ending a long-shot effort that saw her feuding with Hillary Clinton and raising fears among Democrats that she would mount a third-party 2020 bid. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada, U.S. working on mutual deal to restrict non-essential travel
Multiple sources tell CBC News that Canada and the United States are in the advanced stages of a deal to close the border to non-essential travel. CBC | World News
Read More »China throws U.S. journalists out of the country
China withdrew the press credentials of American journalists at three U.S. newspapers on Wednesday, intensifying a bitter fight between the world’s top two economies over the spread of coronavirus and press freedoms. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada, U.S. preparing to close border to non-essential travel
Multiple sources tell CBC News that Canada and the United States are in the advanced stages of a deal to close the border to non-essential travel. CBC | World News
Read More »Rocket attack hits base housing U.S. troops in Iraq
A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad, Iraqi security officials said Saturday, just days after a similar attack killed three servicemen, including two Americans. CBC | World News
Read More »How coronavirus is colouring the U.S. presidential campaign
Coronavirus is already colouring the U.S. election campaign, with Democrats convinced President Donald Trump’s muddled response to the outbreak leaves him and Republicans vulnerable over the burgeoning health crisis, his competency and the staggering economy. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S., British troops killed in rocket attack on Iraq base, officials say
At least three people were killed, including two U.S. service members, in a rocket attack in Iraq, a U.S. official said Wednesday. CBC | World News
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