The Trump administration took the fight over its tariffs to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power to impose sweeping trade penalties under federal law. The U.S. government called on the court to reverse an appeals court ruling that …
Read More »Unions preparing to ‘fight’ as Canada sees the most strike action in decades
Canada is seeing a spike in strikes — and as tariffs and the affordability crisis continue to hit workers hard, unions warn of more action on the horizon. Some labour leaders say that includes a potential battle with a federal government that has repeatedly sent them back to work. “We’re …
Read More »Heat wave hampers fight against wildfires in Spain, Portugal, Greece
Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important religious holiday in all three countries, as persistent hot, dry conditions challenged efforts to contain the blazes. Spain was fighting 14 major fires, according to Virginia Barcones, general director of emergency services. Temperatures were expected to climb over …
Read More »Crews fight ‘fire whirls’ and extreme heat in northern Spain
Extreme heat and strong winds caused “fire whirls” as a blaze burned several houses and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from near a UNESCO-listed national park in northern Spain, authorities said on Monday. About 800 people were told to abandon their homes in half a dozen villages in the north …
Read More »As Haiti turns to lethal drones to fight gangs, Canada is among those who are uneasy
Haiti’s battle against criminal gangs has leaned into the lethal use of drones this year, with senior officials defending the tactic that some outside parties, including Canada’s government, have voiced qualms about. The embattled Caribbean nation has been struggling to expel the powerful armed gangs that senior United Nations officials say have taken “near-total control” …
Read More »Tracking Canada’s fascist fight clubs
Second Sons, meanwhile, is an “active club in everything except name,” said Lamoureux. It promotes itself as a fitness-based fraternity based on European culture. But unlike NS13, there is no Nazi iconography in Second Sons’ internet content. Beyond its use of the Red Ensign, the group alludes to the Great …
Read More »Victims or wrongdoers? Inside the $1.6M financial fight over a fire-plagued Vancouver property
When a prosecutor accused Feng Yan of neglecting the fire-ravaged apartment building she and her husband had owned for nearly two decades, the Vancouver woman told him they thought of the East Vancouver property “like a child.” “And what state is the building in now?” the prosecutor asked. This was December …
Read More »Hudson’s Bay heads back to court for fight with lender over Ruby Liu deal
Hudson’s Bay is headed back to court Tuesday for a fight with one of its biggest lenders. Restore Capital LLC will ask Judge Peter Osborne to terminate a deal between the defunct retailer and B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu, who wants to buy up to 25 of its leases. The lender …
Read More »No, David Suzuki hasn’t given up on the climate fight — but his battle plan is changing
Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki made headlines last week when he said in an interview with iPolitics that humanity has lost its fight against climate change. “We’re in deep trouble,” Suzuki told the outlet. “I’ve never said this before to the media, but it’s too late.” Though he made it clear that …
Read More »Thunder Bay, Ont., family who took fight for girl’s autism funding to court to learn if it was worth it
In one week, Patrick Cully will find out whether his five-year-old daughter Scarlet will be able to continue the life-changing therapy she’s relied on for more than a year — or if long waitlists and a lack of funding will halt her progress. On June 23, the Federal Court ordered Indigenous …
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