[2]On December 25, China issued its strongest official pushback yet. Reuters reported that the delay is meant to preserve a China trade truce while the U.S. confronts Chinese export curbs on rare earth metals used across the tech economy. [15]The Trump–Xi truce backdrop: stabilizing trade while fighting over techThe tariff decision isn’t happening in isolation. Washington has declared China’s semiconductor push “actionable” under Section 301 and built a mechanism for higher tariffs, but postponed the cost impact until 2027—effectively turning tariffs into a delayed bargaining chip. [31]References1. www.reuters.com, 2. www.reuters.com, 3. english.news.cn, 4. ustr.gov, 5. www.reuters.com, 6. ustr.gov, 7. ustr.gov, 8. ustr.gov, 9. www.reuters.com, 10. www.reuters.com, 11. ustr.gov, 12. www.whitehouse.gov, 13. english.news.cn, 14. english.news.cn, 15. www.reuters.com, 16. www.thestar.com.my, 17. www.reuters.com, 18. www.reuters.com, 19. www.reuters.com, 20. www.reuters.com, 21. www.reuters.com, 22. ustr.gov, 23. www.ft.com, 24. www.reuters.com, 25. ustr.gov, 26. ustr.gov, 27. www.reuters.com, 28. www.reuters.com, 29. www.reuters.com, 30. english.news.cn, 31. ustr.gov

Israel Premier Tech Excluded From Giro Dell’Emilia Amid Protests Public safety concerns and mounting international pressure lead organizers to remove Israeli cycling team from October’s Bologna race after recent disruptions at Vuelta a España. Key Points Exclude Israel-Premier Tech from the 2025 Giro dell’Emilia race due to safety concerns following disruptive protests at recent cycling events. The world of professional cycling has found itself at the epicenter of an intensifying debate over sport, politics, and public safety, as the Israel-Premier Tech team has been officially excluded from Italy’s prestigious Giro dell’Emilia race, scheduled for October 4, 2025. There, tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters flooded the streets, expressing outrage at Israel’s ongoing military operations in Gaza and specifically targeting the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech squad. “We wish the organisers a successful race.”The exclusion of Israel-Premier Tech from the Giro dell’Emilia is not an isolated incident.

Phoneless in Whitecourt? Think againNewsDuration 1:58A Whitecourt resident took it upon himself to make sure people in his town always have a phone to turn to. Joe Boll installed and maintains an outdoor phone that doesn't cost users a dime. CBC's Tristan Mottershead went down to Whitecourt to learn more.

Windsor couple's mission in Ghana thrives from 2011 lottery winNewsDuration 2:29When Fred and Elyse Maindonald won a dream home in 2011, they decided to devote their entire windfall to missionary work. Fourteen years later, the Star of God Children's Centres have helped thousands of impoverished children in Ghana, West Africa. CBC's Dalson Chen reports.

Oldest Canadian has never been to a hospitalNewsDuration 1:55Burd Sisler, 110, is now Canada’s oldest living resident — and he’s never set foot in a hospital. The Fort Erie, Ont., WWII veteran was born on a kitchen table and has since lived through two world wars and two pandemics. He credits a simple life and strong community for his longevity.

Yukon temperatures below –40 C as residents asked to conserve powerNewsDuration 1:50Extreme cold is leading authorities to ask residents to conserve power. There’s no sign of the weather system, which comes from Siberia, easing up any time soon as the cold also impacts northern Alberta.

Rescuers say this northern B.C. bear cub's survival was a Christmas miracleNewsDuration 1:11A black bear cub sustained severe burns near Dawson Creek, B.C., earlier this week. It was taken all the way across the province by volunteers to the Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers, where rescuers say, miraculously, it will recover.

The bodies of a man and a child were recovered Thursday morning after a tractor fell into a lake the evening before in Saint-Zénon, a town two hours north of Montreal in Quebec’s Lanaudière region. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) confirmed the news to Radio-Canada, saying the recovery happened around 11:30 a.m. The tractor driver, a man in his 40s, had been clearing snow from a path near the lake, the provincial police service said. The police investigation is ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding what happened, and the case will be transferred to the coroner's office. Emergency services had been called to the scene at 6 p.m. Wednesday by a relative who said they saw the tractor sink, prompting a search involving divers.

The Cowboys are just 14-22 since the 17th week was added to the regular season slate. The Cowboys are 4-5 all-time against Washington in Week 17 games, and won the last Week 17 meeting back in 2019 at AT&T Stadium. While this will be the first Christmas Day game in the series, the two teams are familiar foes on Thanksgiving Day. Ho-Ho-Ho, Y’allThe Cowboys have played on Christmas Day before. The last time Dallas played on Christmas day was a 27-26 loss to Arizona in 2010.

According to Russian sources involved in the talks the agreement does not include any easing of Norway’s sanctions against the Russian fishery companies Norebo and Murman Seafood. The Russian side previously argued that the sanctions constitute a violation of the Norwegian-Russian fishery agreement of 1976. The Norwegian side was informed that these unfriendly measures constitute a gross violation of bilateral agreements in the field of fisheries, a Russian statement reads. Norway and Russia have over the past 50 years successfully managed to cooperate about quotas in the Barents Sea. The parties also agreed on a joint Norwegian-Russian research program for 2026, the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries reports.

Since the U.S. government started releasing files about Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, Democratic legislators, victims of Epstein and their lawyers have complained about the number of redactions. "You won't believe how I unredacted these redactions," wrote social media commentator Ed Krassenstein on X (formerly Twitter). Phone editing features used to un-redactA second method to un-redact involves taking a screenshot of some redacted scanned images and using standard phone image-editing filters, Quittner wrote. WATCH | Trump mentioned in Epstein file release: Epstein files: New release includes multiple Trump mentions | Duration 3:06 The U.S. Department of Justice has released another batch of documents from the Epstein files, which includes many references to U.S. President Donald Trump. In its Five Rules for Reading the Epstein Files story, Politico cautioned that it was important, when looking at documents, "to understand your factual sources, their biases and their limitations.

Southern California is bracing Thursday for another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides, a day after heavy rain and gusty winds were blamed for at least two deaths. Half the families are here and half the families are on the other side of the creek. "Half the families are here and half the families are on the other side of the creek." The state deployed emergency resources and first responders to several coastal and Southern California counties, and the California National Guard was on standby. A highway patrol officer drives along California State Route 138 through mud on Wednesday near Wrightwood.

The Mexican government announced the seizure of dozens of high-end motorcycles, drugs and Olympic medals on Wednesday, following raids that appear linked to former Canadian Olympian-turned alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding. Multiple agencies raided and searched four homes in Mexico City and the State of Mexico, “related to a former Olympic athlete and one of the 10 most wanted fugitives by U.S. authorities,” according to a joint statement. Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, was not named specifically, but is the only person on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list who would fit the description. In addition to methamphetamine and marijuana, agents also seized 62 motorcycles, two vehicles, art, documents, ammunition and two Olympic medals. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementU.S. and Mexico officials believe he is hiding somewhere in Mexico.

Sweeping the snow off the base reveals painted rocks frozen into place, little tributes from pilgrim artists to this rural churchyard northeast of Owen Sound, Ont. A few paces away is the little church, built in 1865 as the Auld Kirk, with its single stained glass, a little round window above the pulpit that was originally just plain glass in the austere Presbyterian style. This is the stained glass that this year is on the National Post’s Christmas front page. It is the paper’s festive journalistic tradition, many years running, to choose a notable Canadian stained glass and tell its story. He vanished at the peak of his talent into a wilderness lake, taking up a sanctified place in Canadian art.

There are also accusations of quid pro quo deals with foreign leaders and convicted criminals seeking pardons. He’s been following this issue of corruption on his very popular podcast, Pod Save America. He also co-hosts Pod Save the World. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts (new window)Subscribe to Front Burner on your favourite podcast app. Listen on Apple Podcasts (new window)Listen on Spotify (new window)Listen on YouTube (new window)