Lilly Ledbetter, icon in the battle for U.S. equal pay, dead at 86

Lilly Ledbetter, an former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lilly-ledbetter-icon-in-the-battle-for-u-s-equal-pay-dead-at-86-1.7352005?cmp=rss

Teen climber shatters record for youngest person to conquer world's 14 highest peaks

A Sherpa teenager who became the youngest person to scale all the world's 14 highest peaks has returned home to a hero's welcome.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nima-rinji-sherpa-mountain-climber-record-1.7351797?cmp=rss

In major military exercise, China simulates sealing off Taiwan's ports

China has deployed an aircraft carrier, other ships and warplanes in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands, simulating the sealing off of key ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-taiwan-military-exercises-1.7351791?cmp=rss