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The U.S. Pacific Command has revised its assessment of the latest North Korean missile launches, saying the first and third projectiles did not fail in flight. CBC | World News
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Tennis star Andy Murray withdraws from U.S. Open
Andy Murray surprisingly announced his withdrawal from the U.S. Open on Saturday because of a hip injury. Murray pulled out two days before the start of the year’s last Grand Slam tournament, where he was seeded No. 2. CBC | World News
Read More »North Korean missiles failed in flight, exploded on launch, U.S. says
North Korea’s three short-range missile launches appear to have either failed in flight or exploded almost immediately, the U.S. military said on Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »Summer of ‘El Shapo’ stays hot as teen qualifies for 1st U.S. Open
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
Read More »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Canada’s Milos Raonic announces on Instagram that he has withdrawn from the US Open tennis tournament with a wrist injury.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
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