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US stocks sink again as more companies detail damage they’re taking because of Trump’s trade war
U.S. stocks are sinking Tuesday as AI mania on Wall Street loses more steam and as more companies scrub their forecasts for upcoming profits because of uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s ...
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Critics slam Ontario for proposal to create zones where projects are exempt from laws
First Nations, civil liberty groups and environmentalists are slamming Ontario for a proposed bill that would give cabinet the power to create “special economic zones” and allow the government to ...
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The Latest: Canada’s prime minister in Washington for high-stakes meeting with President Trump
Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, who won with a promise to confront U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggression, has the opportunity to do that in Tuesday’s face-to-face Oval Office meeting. The ...
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News Alert: Canada not for sale Prime Carney says
WASHINGTON D.C.- Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney told President Donald Trump in their first sit down face-to-face meeting “Canada is not for sale. It will never be for sale.” ...
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Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation’s Maria Clark named Tofino’s Business Leader of the Year
Shilth-Sa Tofino, B.C. – Maria Clark opened the door to her home in the First Nations community of Ty-Histanis with a warm smile. Caught on a day off as Tin Wis Resort’s assistant general manager, ...
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Canada’s resolve against U.S. threats should extend to human rights: Amnesty chief
By Dylan Robertson The global head of Amnesty International is calling on Ottawa to bring the same intensity it has used to call out U.S. tariffs and annexation threats to also call out breaches in ...
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Manitoba First Nation evacuated due to nearby wildfires, one home destroyed
CP-A tribal council representing seven First Nations in Manitoba’s Interlake region has declared a state of emergency as wildfires have destroyed homes and continue to threaten some communities. The ...
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B.C. seeks more clean power projects, hoping to reduce U.S. reliance
The British Columbia government says it’s seeking new clean energy projects to provide enough electricity to power 500,000 homes, helping protect the province and reduce reliance on the United States ...
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New Manitoba Tory leader says sorry for campaign ads on landfill search
By Steve Lambert Manitoba’s new Opposition leader has apologized for his party’s campaign advertisements that touched on a landfill search for murder victims. Obby Khan stood in the legislature and ...
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Harvard economist reveals factors that help Indigenous Nations become commercial successes
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Not only is he a leading American economist but Dr. Joe Kalt also co-founded the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and ...
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Community comes together to mark Red Dress Day at Fort St. John events
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Although the crowd was small, the message about the “genocide” of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and ...
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The quest for the finish line: Uttak wins the Nunavut Quest dog sled race for the second year
By Jill Westerman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Jinneal Nanuraq Uttak is the winner of this years’ 26th Nunavut Quest ( Pangaggujjiniq) dog sled race that saw eight participants ...