Chris Iorfida

Senior Writer

Chris Iorfida, based in Toronto, has been with CBC since 2002 and written on subjects as diverse as politics, business, health, sports, arts and entertainment, science and technology.

Latest from Chris Iorfida

Iran decision shouldn't be Trump's alone, MAGA voices and Democrats say

Some longtime defenders of Donald Trump's America First mantra are urging him not to drag the U.S. deeper into the Israel-Iran conflict, but most Republicans in Congress do not appear as eager to criticize the president.

U.S. political violence is landing on the doorstep now, with deadly effect

It appears that Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was the first U.S. state legislator specifically targeted and killed in over 25 years, a partisan attack targeting the members of the opposite political party.

Trump's military parade is costing millions and, potentially, something more valuable, critics say

Donald Trump's long-desired military parade was only confirmed six weeks ago, but it now arrives in a week that has raised alarm among military experts and Democrats over the politicization of American troops.

Days into L.A. immigration raid protests, it appears journalists are bearing the brunt of injuries

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that without a military response, Los Angeles would have been "obliterated" due to protests over immigration raids. At least so far, the protests have not led to life-threatening injuries.

Beach Boys visionary Brian Wilson dead at 82

Brian Wilson, whose virtuoso vocal and musical arrangements led the Beach Boys to commercial and critical success, making them one of America's most influential bands, before personal demons waylaid his life and career for several years, has died.

Sly Stone, of the iconic band Sly and the Family Stone, dead at age 82

Sly Stone, the iconic frontman of the band Sly and the Family Stone, and an influential figure in funk, soul and rock, has died at the age of 82.

'No MAGA left behind': Trump turning pardons into partisan exercise, critics say

After Donald Trump's sweeping pardon of hundreds convicted of 2021 Capitol riot offences, other priorities of his administration have dominated the discourse. But his administration continues to issue periodic pardons, and critics say they reek of hyperpartisanship.

​Where in the world is the U.S. trying to deport 3rd-country migrants?

U.S. President Donald Trump promised voters that if elected a second time, his administration would pursue mass deportations of those unauthorized to be in the country, and it appears they are looking far afield in pursuing that goal.

U.S. wants to send deportees to Libya, site of migrant mass graves and brutal detention centres

The Donald Trump administrations plans for mass deportations now include Libya, which would represent a remarkable development given both the north African country's controversial treatment of migrants, and its fraught history with the U.S.

'What president ever talks like that?' Biden slams Trump talk of annexing allies like Canada

In his first post-presidential interview, Joe Biden expressed dismay over his successor Donald Trump's statements about acquiring Panama, Greenland and making Canada the 51st state.