Lesotho puzzled by whopping U.S. tariff rate, which could decimate its economy

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Lesotho scrambled to put together a delegation on Friday to head to Washington to engage with the United States on tariffs that risk wiping out nearly half of its exports, its trade minister said, in what could be a death blow to its eco...

Russell Brand, actor-comedian, charged with rape in the U.K.

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British police charged actor-comedian Russell Brand with rape and multiple counts of assault connected to a number of allegations between 1999 and 2005, a police statement on Friday said.

China slaps 34% retaliatory tariff on the U.S., says Trump's levy 'seriously violates' world trade rules

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China announced Friday that it will impose a 34 per cent tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" slate of double-digit t...

Panama Papers leak has led to nearly $2B in recouped taxes for governments

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Almost exactly nine years after the Panama Papers were revealed, two dozen countries' tax agencies say they've recovered nearly $2 billion combined in tax arrears thanks to information in the leak about hidden bank accounts and offshore ...

South Korea's constitutional court upholds president's impeachment over martial law order

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After path of U.S. sprinter Kenny Bednarek led to Olympic silver, he searches for gold

American sprinter Kenny Bednarek competes during Round 1 of the men’s 200 metres at the Olympic Games on August 5, 2024 in Paris, France.
The path of sprinter Kenny Bednarek has been far from easy or conventional. Plenty of uphill climbs, too.

Alex Ovechkin is a hat trick away from The Record

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CBC Sports' daily newsletter presents some fun facts on the soon-to-be NHL goals king.

All 3 Canadian teams go into PWHL break in playoff positions

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As the PWHL heads into a break while players compete at the upcoming women's world championship, all three Canadian teams sit in playoff spots but only the Montreal Victoire have clinched their berth.

Playoff-bound Canada beats China and Switzerland at men's curling worlds

Canadian curlers Ben Herbert, Brad Jacobs, Brett Gallant and Marc Kennedy huddle during a men’s world championship game against Norway in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on April 2, 2025.
Brad Jacobs and his Calgary-based side of Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert secured a playoff spot Thursday with a pair of wins to improve to 9-1. Canada dumped China's Xiaoming Xu 8-2 in the morning draw and topped Switzerland'...

Companies sought to diversify from China. Now Trump's tariffs will hit those Asian alternatives hard

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Several Asian nations reeled on Thursday as they were hit with some of U.S. President Donald Trump's heftiest tariffs, which now threaten the economies that have benefited from investment after Trump imposed levies on China during his fi...

Italian ski star Federica Brignone suffers severe leg injury 10 months out from Milan-Cortina Olympics

Italian skier Federica Brignone is carried away on a toboga after she broke multiple bones in her left leg during a giant slalom crash at the Italian championships in the Lusia ski area in Val di Fassa, Italy on April 3, 2025.
Surgeons found that overall World Cup skiing champion Federica Brignone also tore her ACL in a giant slalom crash in which she broke multiple bones in her left leg.

10 years in, All Canadian Games thriving as a high school basketball showcase

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The All-Canadian Basketball Games were first conceived at a California Sandwiches in Richmond Hill, Ont. A decade after three men set out to create an answer to the McDonald’s All-American Game, a showcase of the top high-school basketba...

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