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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deepsea mining industry, marking his latest attempt to boost U.S. access to nickel, copper and other critical minerals used widely across the economy. The order, which Trump signed in private, seeks to jumpstart the mining of …
Read More »U.S. regulators order corrective action after Keystone Pipeline spill in North Dakota
Federal regulators have ordered the operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture earlier this week caused more than 556,000 litres of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota. The pipeline operator, Calgary-based South Bow, said its goal is to resume deliveries to refineries …
Read More »U.S. judge wants explanation why Trump administration deported Venezuelans amid court order
A U.S. federal judge on Monday pressed the Trump administration to provide details about hundreds of Venezuelans it deported despite a court order barring it from doing so, and gave the government until Tuesday to explain why officials believed they had complied with his order. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration …
Read More »Doug Ford has won another term. What’s his 1st order of business?
After making it a central part of his re-election bid, experts say Ontario Premier Doug Ford will need to be ready to implement his proposed multibillion-dollar stimulus package as his new government waits to see if U.S President Donald Trump makes good on his tariff threats. Ford won a third majority government …
Read More »Trump signs order to send migrants to Guantanamo; White House walks back grant freeze
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. The U.S. naval base in Cuba already houses a migrant facility — separate from the high-security U.S. prison for foreign …
Read More »Unclear how Trump’s gender order would impact Canadians with ‘X’ mark on passports
It’s not yet clear how one of U.S. President Donald Trum’s first executive orders would impact Canadians who carry gender-neutral passports if they travel to the U.S. On Monday, Trump ordered the U.S. government to recognize only two sexes: male and female. The order also says all federal documents — including …
Read More »Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool
More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country’s top honours. The advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ members of the Canadian Armed Forces, who was kicked out of the service in 1980 as part of …
Read More »2 Sask. men say they are out thousands of dollars after hockey card order never arrived
Two Saskatchewan hockey card enthusiasts say they’re out more than $5,000 each after a deal gone wrong involving a Quebec-based hockey card seller. Jordie Gagnon and Rocky D’urso each preordered cases of highly sought-after 2023-24 Upper Deck Hobby cards, but say the cards never arrived. Both have demanded refunds, but say they haven’t …
Read More »U.S. appeals court denies TikTok’s request to halt sale order
A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday left in place a mid-January deadline for a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or banned to take effect, rejecting the company’s request to halt enforcement of the law until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge. Attorneys for TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, …
Read More »South Korean parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law order
South Korea’s parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree, a historic rebuke that was cheered by jubilant crowds who described the outcome as another defiant moment in the nation’s resilient democratic journey. The National Assembly passed the motion 204-85 in a floor …
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