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  1. StubHub, CEO hit with 'deceptive practices' class action over mass scalping

    StubHub CEO Eric Baker poses for photos outside the New York Stock Exchange before his company

    StubHub and its CEO, Eric Baker, have been hit with a proposed $5-million class-action lawsuit in the United States over the company's ties to large-scale scalpers — connections reported by CBC News last week.

  2. Trump says U.S. is reimposing shipping blockade amid renewed Iranian attacks

    ships at sea

    The U.S. military carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Monday and two tankers came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. President Donald Trump reinstated a blockade of Iranian shipping and charging charging a 20 per cent fee to guard ‌the Strait of Hormuz.

  3. Motorist fatally shot by ICE agent in Maine

    People hold signs in protest.

    A federal immigration officer fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have used deadly force and at least the ninth time since President Donald Trump began his immigration crackdown.

  4. Lindsey Graham's sister appointed to fulfill remainder of his term in U.S. Senate

    A June 1, 2015 file photo, showing a close-up shot of the faces of Lindsey Graham and his sister Darline Graham Nordone.

    Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend.

  5. Large wildfire south of Paris may have been deliberately set, says France’s interior minister

    A farmer sprays water in the forest of Fontainebleau, southeast of Paris, after a forest fire broke out late afternoon.

    France’s Interior Minister, Laurent Nunez, has stated that a large wildfire burning south of Paris may have been started deliberately. The fire, located in the Fontainebleau forest, covers roughly eight square kilometers and has forced the closure of a nearby highway in both directions. Two firefighting Canadair planes have been redeployed from the country’s south to help tackle the blaze.