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North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,” state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington to make concessions in nuclear negotiations. CBC | World News
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U.S. Coast Guard searches for tour helicopter missing in Hawaii with 7 aboard
A search is underway for seven people aboard a tour helicopter that disappeared in Hawaii, the U.S. Coast Guard said. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada shakes off early jitters to roar back against U.S. at world juniors
Alexis Lafreniere scored seven seconds after the United States tied the game late in the third period as Canada beat its North American rival 6-4 on Thursday in the opener for both countries at the 2020 world junior hockey championship. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada ready to go 0-100 real quick in ‘heated’ world juniors opener against U.S.
Canada eased into last year’s world junior hockey championship. Canada kicks off the under-20 event’s latest instalment Thursday against the United States in a game loaded with skill, speed, familiarity, and perhaps biggest of all, intensity. CBC | Sports News
Read More »New Boeing 737 Max documents show ‘very disturbing’ employee concerns: U.S. House aide
Boeing Co. documents now under review by a U.S. government committee appear to point to a “very disturbing” picture of commentary from the planemaker’s employees over the grounded 737 Max aircraft, a House of Representatives transportation infrastructure committee aide said on Tuesday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss lawsuit over Keystone XL pipeline approval
A U.S. federal judge rejected motions filed by Calgary-based TC Energy and U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to dismiss a lawsuit which aims to block the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. CBC | World News
Read More »Donald Trump Signs Defense Bill, Officially Making Space Force The Sixth Branch Of The U.S. Military
Just days after the House of Representatives passed two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, he seemed unshaken as he signed a massive defense bill that included the official formation of America’s newest branch of the military — U.S. Space Force. According to The Hill, Trump signed off on the bi-partisan National Defense Authorization Act, which gave both Democrats ...
Read More »U.S. House passes new North American trade pact to replace NAFTA
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday backed a new trade agreement with neighbouring Mexico and Canada in a 385-41 bipartisan vote, sending the NAFTA replacement measure to the Senate for consideration early in 2020. CBC | World News
Read More »Supreme Court overturns decision that allowed U.S. Super Bowl ads in Canadian broadcast
The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a decision that allowed Canadian viewers to see keenly anticipated American commercials during the Super Bowl broadcast. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. man tried 6 times for murders freed after conviction overturned due to racial bias
A Mississippi man’s murder conviction has been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court for racial bias and is free, with a number of conditions, for the first time in 22 years. CBC | World News
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