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In an exclusive interview with CBC Sports, Canadian skeleton coach Joe Cecchini denies that he manipulated a race on the developmental circuit to ensure Canada’s spots at the Olympics, ultimately preventing American Katie Uhlaender from competing in a record sixth Games. CBC | Sports News
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These Trinidadian fishermen were killed in a U.S. boat strike. Now their families are suing
The U.S. government has said, without providing evidence, that the men killed on the boats were “narco-terrorists.” But Chad Joseph’s and Rishi Samroo’s families say they were just regular workers catching a ride home to the fishing village of Las Cuevas. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. government shutdown imminent unless Trump agrees to rein in ICE
Democrats have blocked budget legislation in the U.S. Senate, a move that will trigger a federal government shutdown on Friday unless the Trump administration agrees to change how its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers conduct their controversial crackdown. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 35 dead after winter storm hits U.S., with more Arctic air expected for southern states
At least 35 deaths have been reported in states afflicted with severe cold across the U.S., according to local officials. CBC | World News
Read More »Fact check: Is the U.S. now controlling what’s posted on TikTok?
After a deal was reached to keep TikTok operating in the U.S., some users accused the app of censoring their posts. CBC’s fact-check team breaks down the facts about the deal. CBC | World News
Read More »2 federal agents fired shots when Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis: U.S. official
Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »Man sprays U.S. lawmaker Ilhan Omar with unknown substance at town hall
A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot an intensive care nurse and a mother of three this month. CBC | World News
Read More »‘The mother of all deals’: EU and India strike landmark agreement amid U.S. tariffs
Leaders of the European Union and India announced a wide-ranging trade agreement on Tuesday, which came after nearly two decades of on-and-off negotiations that became increasingly urgent in the last six months after stiff tariffs were imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian swim star Ilya Kharun says he’ll now compete for U.S.
Swimmer Ilya Kharun, one of Canada’s most promising athletes in the pool, has decided to compete for the United States. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Massive winter storm across U.S. brings snow, frigid temperatures, widespread power outages
Forecasters said snow, sleet, freezing rain and dangerously frigid temperatures would sweep the eastern two-thirds of the United States on Sunday and into the week. CBC | World News
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