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‘It’s time’: U.S. women’s hockey star Hilary Knight says 2026 Olympics will be her last
United States women’s hockey great Hilary Knight said the 2026 Milan Olympics will be the final one of her stellar career, USA Today reported Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Our Olympic flag football dream teams for the U.S. and Canada
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter combs through the list of NFL and CFL stars to decide who should play in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. formally accepts Qatar-gifted jet for Trump’s use as Air Force One
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for U.S. President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing questions about the ethics and legality of taking the expensive gift from a foreign nation. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. college student pleads guilty in data breach that affected North American schools
A Massachusetts college student has agreed to plead guilty to hacking cloud-based education software provider PowerSchool and stealing data pertaining to millions of North American students and teachers that hackers used to extort the company and school districts into paying ransoms. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. moved to send deportees to conflict-torn South Sudan, potentially violating court order
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Read More »U.S. adviser reportedly pushed officials to rewrite intelligence so it would not be used against Trump
A top adviser to the U.S. director of national intelligence acknowledged in a March 24 email that the Venezuelan government may not have specifically directed the activities of a gang that the Trump administration has used to justify fast-tracking deportations of immigrants. CBC | World News
Read More »Global pandemic accord adopted by WHO amid U.S. absence
Members of the World Health Organization have adopted an agreement intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19. CBC | World News
Read More »Aviation expert weighs in on growing turbulence in U.S. skies
Aviation expert Robert Kokonis tells The National’s Ian Hanomansing how U.S. air traffic controller shortages are leading to radar blackouts and radio silence in the skies. CBC | World News
Read More »The CIA is openly calling on Chinese officials to spy for the U.S. Will they listen?
American spies are saying the quiet part out loud to Chinese officials via a series of videos published online: Their knowledge of Beijing’s secrets would be welcome in Washington. Some experts laud the CIA’s brazen attempt to recruit Chinese sources, but other observers say it’s unlikely to work. CBC | World News
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