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Exterior of an airport terminal

San Francisco has settled a two-year legal fight with its neighbour across the bay that will allow the city of Oakland to include "San Francisco" in its airport's name — as long as it doesn't highlight the two words in any way.

Posted: April 28, 2026, 10:53 pm
U.S. diplomat Julie Davis is seen attending a session of the Ukrainian parliament

The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine will leave her post this June, after spending barely a year in the role.

Posted: April 28, 2026, 10:52 pm
Two people paddle a canoe in a river.

U.S. President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a South American company eyeing the region's precious metals to begin applying for permits.

Posted: April 28, 2026, 10:08 pm
A billboard in Tehran's Revolution Square reading 'The Strait of Hormuz remains closed'

The agencies are studying how Iran would likely respond if U.S. President Donald Trump were to declare a unilateral victory in the two-month-old war that has killed thousands and become a political liability for the White House, two U.S. officials and a person familiar with the matter ‌said.

Posted: April 28, 2026, 10:06 pm
A missile launches from an U.S. warship, left, is seen next to an image of U.S. President Donald Trump in this combination image.

At the start of the war on Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that parts of his munitions stockpile were 'virtually unlimited.' But almost two months later, Andrew Chang explains how the numbers might not be working in Trump’s favour. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images

Posted: April 28, 2026, 9:39 pm
Heavy smoke rises above the area during a visit by Krasnodar region's Governor Veniamin Kondratyev, who inspects emergency services following a Ukrainian drone attack that caused a fire at an oil refinery, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Tuapse,

Ukraine has hit around a dozen Russia refineries in recent weeks, stepping up attacks at the same time that oil prices rose because of the global energy crunch.

Posted: April 28, 2026, 9:39 pm
White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen, left, is seen next to an image of Usha Vance in this combination image.

No, Usha Vance does not appear in a 2017 video with White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen. CBC’s Fact Check team debunks the false claim.

Posted: April 28, 2026, 8:27 pm
Two men in close up photos

Former FBI director James Comey was indicted again on Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against U.S. President Donald Trump.

Posted: April 28, 2026, 8:16 pm
Close up of website called Polymarket that references Nicolas Maduro ouster date

A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 US on the prediction market Polymarket.

Posted: April 28, 2026, 6:49 pm
Man holding a mock-up of a building

The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that has impeded President Donald Trump's plans for a White House ballroom, saying its opponents "suffer from Trump derangement syndrome" and that an alleged assassination attempt on the president showed the ‌project was necessary.

Posted: April 28, 2026, 6:44 pm