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A U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, threatening to ramp up tensions as the Trump administration warns of possible military action to get Iran to the negotiating table. CBC | World News
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Red hats sweeping the U.S. as resistance knitters embrace ‘melt the ICE’ pattern
If the marching resistance to U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term had a colour, it was probably pussy-hat pink. But knitted protest headwear has a new look in 2026, thanks to the popularity of a red “melt the ICE” hat pattern shared online by a yarn shop in the suburbs of Minneapolis. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. ski star Lindsey Vonn confident she will compete in Olympics despite ‘ruptured’ ACL
Lindsey Vonn is “confident” she can compete at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics beginning this week despite the left knee injury she sustained in a crash four days ago. CBC | World News
Read More »Judge rules against U.S. plan to strip 350,000 Haitians of legal status, notes ‘racial animus’ of Noem, Trump
A federal judge late Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the U.S., dealing President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda another legal, though perhaps temporary, setback. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran’s president seeks ‘fair and equitable negotiations’ with the U.S.
Iran’s president said Tuesday he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States, the first clear sign from Tehran it wants to try to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington after the Mideast country’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. judge grants asylum to Chinese whistleblower who got scooped up in ICE raid
A Chinese whistleblower fled to the U.S. with footage of detention camps and requested asylum, only to be arrested by ICE agents and face deportation to Uganda. Now, five years after his saga began, his asylum claim has been granted. CBC | World News
Read More »Sports court says it lacks jurisdiction over U.S. skeleton athlete Uhlaender’s Olympic appeal
U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender’s last chance to make the Olympic field may have been lost Monday, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport saying it lacks the jurisdiction to change the result of a race that could have earned her a berth in the Milan-Cortina Winter Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian military goes to U.S. for F-35 ceremony despite renewed trade tensions
The Lockheed Martin event in Texas comes as the future of the CF-18 replacement program is under review because of the ongoing trade and political disputes between Canada and the United States, and as the first F-35 is set to be delivered within months. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran’s Khamenei warns any U.S. attack would spark ‘regional war’
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Read More »Judge orders U.S. to free 5-year-old boy, father detained by ICE in Minnesota
Images of Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a bunny hat and Spiderman backpack while surrounded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers sparked even more outcry about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. CBC | World News
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