On the Middle East, public trust and the meaning of impartiality
We use this editor’s blog to explain our journalism and what’s happening at CBC News. You can find more blogs here. Last week, I received two emails from two different …
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Norway’s court rules against Indigenous control over northern territory
In a narrow 6-5 decision, Norway’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the largely Indigenous community of Karasjok does not have collective property rights over a vast area in the country’s …
Health Canada must reconsider man’s bid to use magic mushrooms for cluster headaches, Federal Court rules
A 51-year-old Calgary man who suffers debilitating cluster headaches has won a Federal Court battle forcing Health Canada to reconsider his bid for legal access to psilocybin to treat his …
Sovereign Citizen Turns Traffic Tickets Into 12 Years In Prison
A Colorado man who just sounds like a barrel of laughs ended up with a 12-year prison sentence this week after spending two years flooding judges and private people with …
High Court Order Repealing Madarsa Act stayed by Supreme Court, says HC misconstrued provisions of law
NEW DELHI: In a relief to approximately 17 lakh madarsa students, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed an Allahabad High Court order that repealed the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa …
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, dead at 78
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died, news agency dpa reported …
Oscar Pistorius released from prison on parole, South Africa’s corrections department says
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole and is now at home, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said Friday. The department gave no more details …
What to know about the Super League, the proposed competition shaking European soccer
More than two years after a European Super League (ESL) proposal rocked the foundations of the soccer world, the ESL has found its way back to the forefront of the sport …
Teens vs. coats: The generational quarrel that won’t chill out
It’s a cool fall day. The leaves have long disappeared, and there’s a thin, crunchy layer of snow on the grass — typical for autumn, but still, it’s a not-so-kind …
Donald Trump to take the stand to defend his business empire at New York civil trial
Donald Trump returns to a New York courtroom on Monday, where he is expected to take the witness stand in a civil fraud trial that threatens to diminish the real-estate …