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Canada is losing one of its best young players — a year from his likely pick as No.1 in the 2026 NHL draft — to the U.S. And the teenager’s choice has sent hockey watchers, fans, analysts and officials reeling. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian travel to the U.S. plummets — but Americans are staying home, too
It’s not just Canadians who are holding back on cross-border travel amid a U.S. trade war that has soured bilateral relations. The number of Americans coming to Canada is also dropping off. CBC | World News
Read More »What to know about Francesca Albanese, the UN investigator sanctioned by the U.S.
The United States has imposed sanctions on the United Nations official who investigates human rights abuses in occupied Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the Trump administration to punish those who criticize Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. CBC | World News
Read More »Ex-MLSE boss Tim Leiweke indicted in U.S. arena bid-rigging scheme
Former chief executive officer and president of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Tim Leiweke has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university in Austin, Texas. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. women win AmeriCup gold, Canada claims bronze on last-second layup
Mikayla Blakes scored 27 points and the United States beat Brazil 92-84 to secure a berth in next year’s World Cup in Germany. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump says U.S. will ‘have to’ send Ukraine more weapons so it can defend itself
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that his country will have to send more weapons to Ukraine so that it can defend itself. CBC | World News
Read More »No client list, no new files coming in Jeffrey Epstein case, says U.S. Justice Department
Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client list,” the U.S. Justice Department said Monday, announcing that no more files related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation would be made public, despite suggestions to the contrary from the Trump administration. CBC | World News
Read More »Edson Alvarez’s tiebreaking goal gives Mexico win over U.S. for 10th Gold Cup title
Edson Alvarez scored a tiebreaking goal in the 77th minute after a video review reversed an offside call, and Mexico beat the United States 2-1 on Sunday night for its record 10th Concacaf Gold Cup title. CBC | Sports News
Read More »How Canada could boost disease surveillance to make up for U.S. health cuts
With measles outbreaks, avian influenza and syphilis and HIV on the rise, Canada needs to strengthen its disease surveillance systems as cuts to U.S. health institutions threaten access to crucial monitoring data, experts say in an editorial published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. CBC | World News
Read More »Fentanyl seizures are up at the U.S. northern border — but Canada is still a very small player
The latest data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an uptick in the amount of fentanyl seized near the American northern border with Canada — but the quantities intercepted remain a tiny fraction of what’s coming from Mexico. CBC | World News
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