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Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes on Friday that the military said had targeted what it calls militant “infrastructure” in Lebanon’s capital, as the U.S. warned that Iran may target universities in the country as war in the Middle East rages. CBC | World News
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U.S. pilot ejected over southwestern Iran, Iranian state TV affiliate claims
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Read More »Hegseth tells U.S. Army chief of staff to retire ‘effective immediately’ amid war in Iran
U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the army’s top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departure as the United States wages a war against Iran. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump fires U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi
U.S. President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post on Thursday, a White House official said, following mounting frustration with her performance, including her handling of investigative files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBC | World News
Read More »Death of near-blind refugee — left at closed Tim Hortons by U.S. Border Patrol — ruled a homicide
The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo, N.Y., street in February — five days after U.S. Border Patrol agents left him outside a Tim Hortons — has been ruled a homicide. CBC | World News
Read More »Conversion therapy survivors on edge as U.S. Supreme Court strikes down ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that banning conversion therapy for minors is a violation of free speech. But a man who once underwent the practice himself says it’s about protecting vulnerable young people from serious — and sometimes fatal — harm. CBC | World News
Read More »What’s at stake as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs Trump’s birthright citizenship order
The Supreme Court today will hear arguments on President Donald Trump’s consequential first-day executive order in 2025, a case that could upend a long-held understanding on who is considered a U.S. citizen. CBC | World News
Read More »Is the U.S. about to make a major military mistake? | About That
U.S. President Donald Trump says a U.S. takeover of one of Iran’s most critical assets — Kharg Island — could happen “very easily,” but experts warn the reality is far more complicated. Andrew Chang breaks down why even a successful assault could lead to heavy losses and uncertain gains. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Adobe Stock, Reuters and Getty ...
Read More »U.S. judge halts construction of Trump’s $400M White House ballroom
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend its construction of a $ 400 million US ballroom on the site where it demolished the East Wing of the White House, barring construction work from proceeding without congressional approval. CBC | World News
Read More »American booze bans, ‘Buy Canadian’ policy flagged by U.S. as trade irritants: report
Provincial rules around alcohol and the federal government’s “Buy Canadian” policy have been flagged in a new report citing several trade irritants between Canada and the U.S. CBC | World News
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