It’s a fierce, majestic beast that disappeared thousands of years ago, save for artistic renderings in books and on screen, as in Game of Thrones. Or, maybe, it’s just a grey wolf with…
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Analysis: Trump’s Tariffs Disrupt Global Trade Without a Clear Strategy
As the breadth of the Trump revolution has spread across Washington in recent weeks, its most defining feature is a burn-it-down-first, figure-out-the-consequences-later recklessness. The costs of that approach are now becoming clear….
Trump orders coal back into U.S. energy portfolio
President Trump, surrounded by coal miners in hard hats, signed several executive orders Tuesday to reinvigorate the coal industry. Source link
Muslim group, constituents call for Andrew Lawton’s removal as Conservative candidate in southern Ontario
An advocacy group that combats Islamophobia is urging the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) to remove a London, Ont.-area candidate from the federal election ballot over his past comments about marginalized groups…
Married Iraqi Uber driver who assaulted Ontario passenger wanted lighter sentence to stay in Canada
An Ontario judge has sentenced an Iraqi Uber driver to ten months in jail for sexually assaulting his passenger who was just looking for a ride home from a party. The Ontario…
Trump Maintains 104% China Tariffs as U.S. Officials Signal Openness to Talks
President Trump’s next round of punishing tariffs on some of America’s largest trading partners was set to go into effect just after midnight on Wednesday, including stiff new levies that will increase…
Judge rules Trump violated First Amendment in AP White House access case
A federal judge has ordered President Trump to reinstate the Associated Press’s special access to the White House, ruling that the president wrongfully punished the news organization for refusing to adopt his…
Rise in asylum seekers crossing into Quebec as U.S. revokes status of thousands of migrants
There has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum at a major border crossing south of Montreal, border officials said Tuesday amid concerns that Trump administration policies could…
John Ivison: Conservatives need a Project Doubt to outdo Carney’s Project Fear
The morning after one of the biggest political rallies in recent Canadian history, Pierre Poilievre was still buzzing. In the wake of his policy announcement in Edmonton on Tuesday, he bantered with…
William Finn, Tony-Winning Composer for ‘Falsettos,’ Dies at 73
William Finn, a witty, cerebral and psychologically perceptive musical theater writer who won two Tony Awards for “Falsettos” and had an enduringly popular hit with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,”…