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U.S. lawmakers calling for review after report on Trump's boat strikes prompt war crime fears
Lawmakers from both U.S. parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack. […]
Children among 4 dead in birthday party mass shooting, California police say
Authorities in California asked the public for tips on Sunday in finding the person responsible for a shooting a day earlier that left four people dead, three of them children, at a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton and wounded many more. Source link
Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod diagnosed with breast cancer
Carla MacLeod says that while she’ll begin treatment this week and will miss the Charge’s upcoming game on Tuesday, she plans to return to the PWHL club later this season. Source link
Environment minister disputes Guilbeault’s claim that Canada is cutting climate policies
Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin is pushing back against claims from Steven Guilbeault, who resigned from cabinet this week over Ottawa’s memorandum of understanding with Alberta and said Canada is dismantling several pieces of its climate plan. Source link
Canada's Sarault and Dandjinous receive Crystal Globes for overall season titles
Moncton’s Courtney Sarault and Montreal’s William Dandjinous received Crystal Globes after being crowned overall champions of the short track speed skating World Tour. Source link
Canada wins team Crystal Globe, Sarault claims overall title at short track World Tour finale
Courtney Sarault won the women’s overall title and Canada clinched its second straight team Crystal Globe at the World Tour finale on Sunday in Dordrecht, Netherlands. Source link
Cortina Olympic Village is a trailer park featuring 400 mobile homes in an alpine valley
The temporary Village that will house up to 1,400 athletes and other team members during the Feb. 6-22 Milan-Cortina Olympics consists of 377 rented mobile homes arranged close to one another on a humid valley floor. Source link
German Christmas markets open 1 year after deadly attack
Christmas markets are open in Germany with increased security this year. In 2024, a man drove an SUV into crowds at the Christmas market in the central city of Magdeburg, killing six. Freelance journalist Natalie Carney spoke to visitors at the Christmas market in Munich. Source link
Canada's Sarault 1500-metre silver win enough to secure women's overall crystal globe title
Courtney Sarault took the 1500-metre silver medal at Sunday’s World Tour stop in Dordrecht, Netherlands delivering the Moncton native the crystal globe. Source link
Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges — seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation. Source link