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The United Arab Emirates said Monday it came under attack by Iran for the first time since a fragile ceasefire in the Mideast war took hold early April. The attacks appeared to be in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical …
Read More »How Dancing with the Stars made all the right moves with Gen Z
As the record-setting Season 34 of Dancing with the Stars comes to a close in Tuesday night’s finale, it’s clear that the show has officially fox-trotted, cha-cha’d and jived its way back onto the screens and into the hearts of more fans than ever before — thanks in part to …
Read More »N.B. premier’s internal trade moves don’t touch industry protection
Premier Susan Holt’s bold talk about “eliminating” and “tearing down” interprovincial trade barriers still has a long way to go before it catches up with economic reality. Holt’s latest shuttle diplomacy on internal trade took her to Newfoundland and Labrador, where she signed another memorandum of understanding with another counterpart. …
Read More »U.S. suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin
Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a co-ordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine. Former president Joe Biden last year ordered his national security team to establish working groups …
Read More »EU retaliates against Trump’s trade moves and slaps tariffs on produce from Republican states
The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25 per cent. The world’s biggest trading bloc was expecting the U.S. tariffs and prepared …
Read More »In one of his final moves as prime minister, Trudeau argues for bold RCMP reform
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is using some of his final hours in office to call for a drastic and controversial shakeup to one of the country’s most emblematic institutions: the RCMP. In an exclusive interview, Trudeau laid out why he believes the Mounties should get out of the boots-on-the ground …
Read More »N.Y. moves to shield abortion medication prescriptions after Louisiana indicts doctor
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, days after a physician in the state was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana. The new law, which took effect immediately, allows doctors to request …
Read More »As Trump moves to withdraw from global commitments, China is waiting in the wings
As U.S. President Donald Trump announces plans to withdraw from various international organizations and agreements, China is positioning itself as a global leader and capitalizing on the opportunity to fill a void left by the United States on the world stage, analysts say. On his first day in office after Monday’s …
Read More »Mexico will retaliate if U.S. moves ahead with Trump’s tariff plans, president says
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday Mexico would retaliate if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump followed through with his proposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariff, a move her government warned could kill 400,000 U.S. jobs and drive up prices for U.S. consumers. “If there are U.S. tariffs, Mexico would also …
Read More »Canada moves to 3-0 in AmeriCup qualifiers, defeating Dominican Republic in Saskatoon
High-flying, confident, dominant. All the words necessary to describe a 88-71 victory for Canada’s senior men’s basketball team on Thursday night kicking off the second window of FIBA AmeriCup qualification in Saskatoon. “Whenever you get to play in Canada, for Canada is amazing,” said Team Canada captain Trae Bell-Haynes. “Being …
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