Roger Federer says he's retiring from tennis after upcoming Laver Cup

Roger Federer announced Thursday that he is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/tennis-federer-announces-retirement-1.6583759?cmp=rss

Prosecutors ask judge to vacate murder conviction for Adnan Syed, subject of Serial podcast

Baltimore prosecutors have asked a judge to vacate Adnan Syed's conviction for a 1999 murder that was chronicled in the hit podcast Serial.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/adnan-syed-vacated-conviction-serial-1.6583220?cmp=rss

Patagonia founder to give apparel company to trust, direct profits toward climate crisis fight

Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire founder of outdoor apparel brand Patagonia said Wednesday that he's giving away the company to a trust that will use its profit to fight the climate crisis.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/patagonia-founder-trust-climate-crisis-1.6583492?cmp=rss

Multinational mission to train Ukrainian troops hits major milestone

The allied effort to train Ukrainian recruits accomplished a major achievement this week when Ukraine confirmed 5,000 of its troops had been put through the British-led program.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-russia-united-kingdom-training-1.6583326?cmp=rss

2 Vancouver mining firm executives convicted of involuntary manslaughter in West African mine disaster

Trevali Mining Corp. has confirmed that two executives have been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the West African nation of Burkina Faso in the wake of a flooding disaster at the company's Perkoa zinc mine, which left several people dead.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/trevali-burkina-faso-perkoa-mine-disaster-involuntary-manslaughter-1.6583222?cmp=rss