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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Several people were killed in a southern Philippine province Monday mostly due to a landslide set …
Read More »14 Liberal MPs pen letter to Carney raising concerns over environmental backslide
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault may be the most outspoken, but he’s not the only member of …
Read More »Trump says he’s raising new global tariff rate to 15% after Supreme Court loss
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. After imposing a global tariff of 10 per cent following a stinging loss at the U.S. …
Read More »Alberta cuts access to health care for some foreign workers, raising concerns in the Bow Valley
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Javiera Sepulveda moved to Canada on a working holiday visa and would have been eligible for …
Read More »U.S. stock markets tumble after Trump says he’s raising China tariffs to 100%
Stocks fell sharply on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffering their biggest one-day percentage declines since April 10, while Treasury yields dropped and the U.S. dollar weakened as comments by U.S. President Donald Trump reignited worries over a U.S.-China trade war. After markets closed on Friday, Trump said …
Read More »Trump says imports of wood products may pose national security threat to U.S. — raising fears in B.C.
B.C.’s forestry sector is awaiting the results of a U.S. Commerce Department investigation into the imports of wood products, which could impose further tariffs on the beleaguered industry. It comes months after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a Section 232 investigation into whether importing timber, lumber and derivative products could pose a …
Read More »CBC host Travis Dhanraj says he was ‘silenced’ and ‘forced to resign’ after raising systemic issues
Former CBC News host Travis Dhanraj said he had no choice but to resign from the broadcaster after he raised systemic issues related to lack of diversity of opinion and editorial independence and was stonewalled by his employer. His lawyer says he intends to sue the public broadcaster. In an internal note to fellow CBC …
Read More »Chandigarh mayor election will approved raising hands | चंडीगढ़ निगम चुनाव में हाथ उठाकर मतदान की मंजूरी: गुप्त वोटिंग खत्म, मेयर समेत सभी पदों पर लागू, कांग्रेस-आप की मांग पर बदलाव – Chandigarh News
बैलेट पेपर की काउंटिंग करते हुए। (फाइल फोटो) चंडीगढ़ नगर निगम में अब मेयर, सीनियर डिप्टी मेयर और डिप्टी मेयर का चुनाव गुप्त मतदान नहीं, बल्कि हाथ उठाकर (शो ऑफ हैंड्स) किया जाएगा। प्रशासक गुलाब चंद कटारिया ने इस बदलाव को मंजूरी दे दी है। . उन्होंने “चंडीगढ़ नगर निगम …
Read More »Northvolt declares bankruptcy in Sweden, raising questions about future of massive Quebec battery plant
Northvolt, the Swedish battery manufacturer with plans to build a $7-billion factory in Quebec, has declared bankruptcy in Sweden. The company said in a media release that the decision to declare bankruptcy was taken after “an exhaustive effort to explore all available means to secure a viable financial and operational …
Read More »Black RCMP officer says he was demoted after raising concerns over training course
An African Nova Scotian RCMP staff sergeant who created anti-racism workshops for his employer says he was removed from his position after he raised concerns about intellectual property rights when the initiative he headed was going to be expanded. Craig Smith, a Mountie for nearly three decades, was described by the RCMP …
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