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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
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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
Read More »Iraqi military condemns U.S. airstrikes, Americans say civilians were avoided
Iraq’s military condemned overnight U.S. airstrikes on Friday, saying they had killed six people and describing them as a violation of sovereignty and a targeted aggression against the nation’s formal armed forces. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. carries out retaliatory attacks in Iraq after attack on military base
The United States is carrying out retaliatory strikes in Iraq in response to a rocket attack on Wednesday that killed two U.S. troops and a British service member at a base north of Baghdad, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump authorizes military response to attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq
U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesday’s rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member, the Pentagon said on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. women hide soccer federation logo against Japan in apparent protest
The increasingly bitter dispute between American women’s national soccer team and the U.S. Soccer Federation spilled onto the field Wednesday night when players wore their warm-up jerseys inside out in an apparent protest before their 3-1 victory over Japan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Coronavirus: Italy passes 10,000 infections as clusters spur worry in U.S.
Expanding clusters of the new virus are being eyed warily on multiple continents as the outbreak reshapes everything from the U.S. presidential race to the Pope’s travel schedule. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. political leaders deal with fallout — and self-quarantine — in face of coronavirus outbreak
As fears about the coronavirus outbreak roiled financial markets, U.S. political leaders grappled Monday with a public health and economic maelstrom — as well as concerns for their own safety. CBC | World News
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