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Tiger Woods looked good as ever playing in the Presidents Cup. As captain, his American team found itself in foreign territory — trailing for the first time in 14 years. CBC | Sports News
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FBI’s Russia probe made errors, but wasn’t biased, says U.S. justice watchdog
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that he is concerned that “so many basic and fundamental errors” were made by the FBI as it investigated ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, but that it was free of political bias. CBC | World News
Read More »Mexican ex-security chief charged in U.S. in drug conspiracy
A man who served as secretary of public security in Mexico from 2006 to 2012 has been indicted in New York City on drug charges alleging he accepted millions of dollars in bribes to let the Sinaloa cartel operate with impunity in Mexico. CBC | World News
Read More »Bianca Andreescu adds Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s top athlete to U.S. Open, Rogers Cup titles
Bianca Andreescu on Monday was named the first tennis recipient of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s athlete of the year. In September, the 19-year-old became the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. brings World Trade Organization’s top court to brink of collapse
The fate of the World Trade Organization’s top court was effectively sealed Monday after the United States said it would not back a proposal to allow it to continue, trade officials said. CBC | World News
Read More »Iran says new budget bucks U.S. oil embargo, uses Russian loan
Iran’s president says his country will depend less on oil revenue next year, in a new budget that is designed to resist crippling U.S. trade embargoes. CBC | World News
Read More »Kaillie Humphries victorious in bobsleigh World Cup debut with U.S.
Former Canadian bobsled star Kaillie Humphries won her World Cup women’s debut for the United States on Saturday, posting the fastest time in both heats at the season opener in Lake Placid, N.Y., for her 23rd career World Cup victory. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Regulators in Canada, Europe and U.S. probe diabetes drug metformin for carcinogen NDMA
Health Canada and FDA aware some metformin diabetes medicines in other countries were reported to have low levels of NDMA, a cancer-causing chemical that prompted a recall of a commonly used heartburn medication this year. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Navy says shooter dead, 1 other person killed at Florida base
Two people, including a suspected shooter, are dead at Naval Air Station Pensacola, a U.S. Navy base in Florida, while others were taken to hospitals with injuries after an incident on Friday, authorities said. CBC | World News
Read More »Uber received more than 3,000 reports of sexual assaults in U.S. in 2018
Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc. on Thursday said it had received more than 3,000 reports of sexual assault, including rape, related to its trips in the United States in 2018, at a time when it operated roughly 1.3 billion rides. CBC | World News
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