Rising Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov will play in the main draw of the U.S. Open. The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., defeated Jan Satral of the Czech Republic, 6-7 (2), 6-1-6-3, in Friday’s third-round qualifying match to clinch his spot in next week’s action. CBC | Sports News
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Hurricane Harvey strengthens, threatens U.S. with most powerful storm in 12 years
A major storm over the Gulf of Mexico rapidly intensified early on Friday, taking aim at the heart of the U.S. coastal states and the nation’s oil refining epicentre. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. navy ends search for missing sailors, one body identified
The U.S. navy has called off the search at sea for sailors missing after a collision between a destroyer and an oil tanker, and confirmed the identity of one body. CBC | World News
Read More »Milos Raonic withdraws from U.S. Open with wrist injury
Canada’s Milos Raonic announces on Instagram that he has withdrawn from the US Open tennis tournament with a wrist injury. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. rock band Allah-Las’ Rotterdam show cancelled due to threat
A concert in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam by U.S. rock group Allah-Las was cancelled Wednesday because of a threat, police said. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. State Department Issues Travel Warning For Mexico
The U.S. state department has issued a travel warning to all tourists and government officials travelling to certain areas in Mexico. The travel warning comes after many U.S. citizens have been victim to homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery in various Mexican states. Major tourist areas, such as Cancun and Baja California, have been listed as particularly dangerous areas where tourists ...
Read More »U.S. officials say Trump’s Afghan plan involves 3,900 more troops
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end America’s longest war and eliminate Afghanistan’s rising extremist threat involves sending up to 3,900 additional U.S. troops, senior officials said Tuesday. The first deployments could take place within days. CBC | World News
Read More »Sailors’ remains found after U.S. warship collision
The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet says a number of remains of navy sailors have been found in a compartment of USS John McCain, a day after the warship’s collision with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left 10 sailors missing. CBC | World News
Read More »Denis Shapovalov eyes U.S. Open as next stop on his rocket ride
Denis Shapovalov is doing things he didn’t think were realistic at the beginning of the season. After his semifinal run at the Rogers Cup, the Canadian teenager skyrocketed from 143rd to 67th in the ATP World Tour rankings — easily exceeding his goal to be in the top 150 by season’s end. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Trump vows U.S. will ‘fight to win’ in Afghanistan but offers no details
Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, U.S. President Donald Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan but offered no details about his plan. CBC | World News
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