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MP Michael Ma, who left the Conservatives to join the Liberals, has apologized after appearing to cast doubt on reports of human rights abuses in China. Ma said he regretted making a mistake with his remarks, while pointing out that he had referred to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, and not Xinjiang, …
Read More »How confusion and inconvenience are filling B.C. landfills with recyclable plastics
The organization behind B.C.’s recycling system wants residents to do more to keep plastics from going to landfills or ending up as litter — as only 45 per cent of plastic packaging used by residents is recovered for recycling. “There’s been a lot of hesitancy around recycling, but our model proves …
Read More »After walkbacks and confusion, U.S. tariffs kick in for dozens of countries
President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, as the economic fallout of his months-long tariff threats has begun to create headwinds for the U.S. economy. Just after midnight, goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union became subject to tariff rates of …
Read More »Trump’s tariff confusion could leave planes, engines in limbo
Cars, consumer goods and industrial equipment have been delayed at ports, stuck on rail cars and languished in warehouses at times over the last few months due to the White House’s on-again, off-again tariff policy. Planes and their engines are usually ordered by U.S. buyers years in advance, and tariff confusion risks …
Read More »Uncertainty, chaos for Canadian researchers as confusion reigns over Trump administration medical funding
Canadian scientists say the uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparent pause on federal health spending could stall research on new drugs, vaccines, and treatments for cancer, dementia and more — including at labs in Canada. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) powers some of the best scientists around the world. Most …
Read More »Alberta’s school cellphone ban leads to some confusion ahead of school year: ATA
The head of the Alberta Teachers’ Association says the rollout of new policies banning cellphone use in classrooms starting this fall has some teachers confused about how they’ll be expected to follow them. President Jason Schilling said about two weeks before most kindergarten to Grade 12 students go back to class, it’s …
Read More »Winnipeg residents affected by Sutherland fire decry emergency response amid confusion, panic – Winnipeg
Bernadette Folster woke up to the sound of sirens Tuesday morning. Ash landed in her yard and toxic smoke choked the air as a Sutherland Avenue industrial complex went up in flames. Days after being evacuated, Folster is still alarmed by the city’s emergency plan she says fell short of …
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