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Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pushing back against criticism that Trump’s action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data. U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CBS that Trump had “real concerns” about the …

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be moved in response to “inflammatory statements” from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. “I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,” Trump said in a social media …

Inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells in Canada are a much bigger climate problem than previously thought, emitting almost seven times more methane than the official estimates, according to a new study from researchers at McGill University. The potent greenhouse gas is responsible for a third of all global …

A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthis and the U.S. does not include sparing Israel, the group said Wednesday, suggesting its shipping attacks that have disrupted global trade and challenged world powers will not come to a complete halt. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the U.S. would stop bombing the Iran-aligned Houthis …

U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said on Thursday she received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump that purports to fire her but added that the action was illegal. In a post on X, Weintraub attached the Jan. 31 letter signed by Trump which said: “You …

The United States has charged a former Indian intelligence officer who allegedly directed a foiled plot to murder a Sikh separatist in New York City last year, with the FBI saying it would not tolerate retaliation against a U.S. resident. An indictment of Vikash Yadav was ordered to be unsealed on Thursday. The U.S. Justice Department indictment mentioned …

Israeli forces fired on two positions used by United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Thursday and at another one on Wednesday, the UN said, as Israel pressed its assault on Hezbollah and told Lebanese civilians not to return to homes in the south. The UNIFIL force said two of its peacekeepers …

The Saskatchewan provincial election campaign is underway. On Tuesday morning, Sask. Party Leader Scott Moe asked Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty to dissolve the government and drop the writ. Voters head to the polls Oct. 28. Moe officially kicked off his election campaign with a crowd of supporters at a news event in Saskatoon Tuesday …

As daily water use in Calgary remains above target during repairs to a major feeder main, a city official warns the effect on pumps and other infrastructure is like a car’s engine running too hard for too long. Calgary’s director of climate and environment, Carolyn Bowen, said in a video update on …

Toronto officials said they’ll be reviewing the city’s response to intense rainfall earlier this week that resulted in dozens of cars getting stranded on major routes as floodwaters overtook them. Toronto’s city manager Paul Johnson told reporters Wednesday the amount of rainfall that fell Tuesday morning exceeded estimates from Environment …