The United States on Tuesday said is standing down in its dispute with Canada over imported aluminum. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said it is tentatively lifting its 10 per cent tariff because it expects Canadian exports to “normalize” over the rest of the year. This comes after Canada said on Tuesday it was to […]
The settlement is expected to be the largest sum paid by Louisville for police misconduct, and includes police reforms. The city of Louisville will pay several million dollars to the mother of Breonna Taylor and enact police reforms as part of a settlement of a lawsuit from Taylor’s family, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. […]
Canada will unveil retaliatory tariffs on a range of U.S. goods on Tuesday after Washington moved to impose punitive measures on Canadian aluminum imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will make the formal announcement at 3 p.m. ET, her office said. Ottawa said last month it would impose sanctions on […]
Donald Trump’s tenure in the White House and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have dragged Canadians’ view of the United States to its lowest level in nearly 20 years, a new poll suggests. The Pew Research Center report released Tuesday finds a favourable view of the U.S. among only 35 per cent of Canadians […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Sept 15) said he would be willing to sell other countries in the Middle East the same weapons systems sold to Israel, noting the region’s wealth and saying it would be good for the United States and US jobs. “They’re very wealthy countries for the most […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Relief from putrid, dangerous air spewing from massive wildfires across the West won’t come until later in the week or beyond, scientists and forecasters say, and the hazy and gunk-filled skies might stick around for even longer. People in Oregon, Washington and parts of California were struggling under acrid yellowish-green smog […]
Donald Trump has said he is willing to take part in a presidential debate hosted by the comedian and podcast star Joe Rogan. The idea was mooted by Rogan on a recent episode of his show, which frequently ranks near the top of global podcast charts. “First of all, I want no one else in […]
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – A US court of appeals on Monday (Sept 14) gave the green light for the Trump administration to expel hundreds of thousands of nationals from four countries who had been granted protected status for humanitarian reasons. In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said a federal court in […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will use his annual address to world leaders next week to push for a global ceasefire until the end of 2020 so countries can fight the coronavirus pandemic, but he said opportunities will be lost because presidents and prime ministers are not physically in New York. Chinese […]
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – The top communications official at the US’s powerful Cabinet department in charge of combating the coronavirus made outlandish and false accusations Sunday (Sept 13) that career government scientists were engaging in “sedition” in their handling of the pandemic and that left-wing hit squads were preparing for armed insurrection after the election. Michael […]