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Japan's ‘Iron Lady’ rolled the dice and won | About That
Andrew Chang explains Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory in a snap election — and what this means for the country’s military amid rising tensions with China. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images Source link
What it was like being a bushel of grass in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl ‘field of dreams’
Andrew Athias was one of hundreds of human bushels of grass who helped make up the sugarcane field setting of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show performance on Sunday. Source link
What makes 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin so good at landing the hardest jump in figure skating?
U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin is no stranger to making history. He became the first person to successfully land a quadruple axel in competition and is widely known for his quad-jumping prowess. Kurt Browning, the legendary Canadian figure skater who was the first person to ever land a ratified quad jump in competition, tells us […]
Fact check: Fake CBC video on Ukrainian athletes at Olympics
A fake video featuring CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault is spreading misinformation about Ukrainians at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games. The CBC’s fact-check team breaks down how a real video was altered to create the fake. Source link
FBI releases 1st images of masked individual in search for Nancy Guthrie
Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released the first surveillance images Tuesday showing a masked person on the porch of her Arizona home the night she went missing, as law enforcement and her family intensified calls for public help more than a week into the search. Source link
Cuba struggles as U.S. intensifies oil blockade: former ambassador
After U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to place new sanctions on countries selling oil to Cuba, Mark Entwistle, a former Canadian ambassador to Cuba, says the Trump administration is trying to inflict pain and throttle the country’s economy. Source link
Norwegian biathlon bronze medallist confesses to cheating on girlfriend in post-race interview
A post-race interview with the bronze medal winner in the men’s Olympic biathlon competition on Tuesday took an unexpected turn when he revealed in a live broadcast that he had been unfaithful to his girlfriend. Source link
Why these monks are walking 3,700 km across the U.S.
A group of 19 Buddhist monks have achieved superstar status in the United States with their 3,700-kilometre walk from Texas to Washington. Their trek is a mission to deliver a message of peace. Source link
U.S. senator questions Lutnick's Epstein ties amid calls for commerce secretary to resign
A top Democratic senator questioned U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s fitness for the job on Tuesday morning, amid mounting calls for Lutnick to resign after emails showed his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Source link
Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and Detroit
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit. Source link