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Even for some Republicans who’ve been staunch supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, the move by the Department of Justice to launch a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve and its chair Jerome Powell is a red line that should not be crossed. Trump has made no secret of his …
Read More »U.S. Federal Reserve chair says justice department has threatened him with criminal indictment
The Trump administration has threatened to indict Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell over congressional testimony he gave last summer about a Fed building project, an action Powell called a “pretext” to gain more influence over the central bank and monetary policy. The development in the long-simmering effort by U.S. President Donald Trump for greater control …
Read More »Trump claims he can fire Federal Reserve chair ‘if I want him out’
U.S. President Donald Trump attacked U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and said he could fire him if he wanted to, renewing a threat from his first term that could spark a major legal showdown over the issue of the central bank’s long-standing …
Read More »Trump visits Kennedy Center for 1st time since installing himself as chair
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where he took a tour and chaired a meeting of its board of directors. It was his first time at the marquee arts institution since he began remaking it at the start of his …
Read More »Manitoba NDP caucus chair says turfed backbencher was disrespectful, deceitful – Winnipeg
The chair of Manitoba’s NDP caucus says a booted backbencher’s ties to the lawyer representing convicted sex offender Peter Nygard was the last straw after a year of disrespectful behaviour. The caucus turfed Mark Wasyliw on Monday, saying it was because he still works at the law firm where Nygard’s …
Read More »Tanenbaum re-elected chair of NBA’s board
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 10, 2024 7:04 pm Updated September 10, 2024 7:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size NEW YORK – Toronto Raptors governor Larry Tanenbaum has been re-elected chairman of the NBA’s board of governors. Tanenbaum is the first …
Read More »Former Sobeys chief executive and chair David Sobey dies at 92 – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 19, 2023 10:24 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size David Sobey, a former chief executive and chair of the Sobeys Inc. grocery store chain, has died. He was 92 years old. Empire Co. Ltd., the parent company of Sobeys, says …
Read More »Manitoba Crown corporation head ousted after review, board chair says – Winnipeg
The chief executive officer of Manitoba’s auto insurance Crown corporation was let go on the long weekend after an internal review of his conduct, officials said Tuesday. Eric Herbelin’s dismissal from the top post at Manitoba Public Insurance is the latest in a string of moves following cost overruns and plans by the …
Read More »Winnipeggers should temper expectations ahead of Wednesday’s budget discussion, says committee chair – Winnipeg
After a year still impacted by COVID-19 and snowfall that scooped millions from the city’s coffers, the chair of the city’s finance committee said Winnipeggers shouldn’t get their hopes up too high ahead of Wednesday’s proposed city budget. “It’d be nice to deliver a whole basket of a lot of …
Read More »Police board chair says decision to search landfill won’t come from WPS – Winnipeg
The head of Winnipeg’s Police Board says any next steps in the potential search of Prairie Green landfill for Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran likely won’t involve the WPS. The board met with Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smyth Monday afternoon and determined police have done their due diligence in this …
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