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'Egregious': Inside legal fights over a Canadian EV battery plant getting $15B in tax breaks
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 17, 2025
Multiple Canadian contractors that have helped build a sprawling, taxpayer-supported electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in southwestern Ontario allege they haven't been paid for millions of dollars worth of work, court records show. Lawsuits...
The parliament voted for Denys Shmyhal’s resignation. How did he manage to become the longest-serving prime minister?
Zerkalo Nedeli
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The Verkhovna Rada has voted to dismiss Denys Shmyhal from the post of Prime Minister, a position he held longer than any of his predecessors. The decision was supported by 261 MPs. According to information released by parliamentarians, no one...
Labour unveils plans to lower the voting age to 16 under 'seismic' election reforms
LBC
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17 July 2025, 10:33 | Updated: 17 July 2025, 10:37 Labour has unveiled plans to lower the voting age as part of its manifesto commitment - in what experts say is a move to thwart the rise of populism. Picture: Alamy Labour has unveiled plans for...
Defence spending will lift Canada’s economy, but not out of a recession: report
Lethbridge Herald
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July 17, 2025
By Canadian Press on July 17, 2025. OTTAWA — Ottawa’s ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economics...
EU prepares to counter US tariff with Canada, Japan and Asia-Pacific countries: reports
Global Times
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Photo taken on May 23, 2025 shows European Union flags at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo: Xinhua) The European Union (EU) is planning to engage with other countries affected by US-imposed tariffs, including...
Canada’s proposed east-west energy corridors should prioritize clean energy
The Conversation
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July 13, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has made establishing east-west energy corridors a priority for Canada. He suggested that such corridors would include new oil and natural gas pipelines, designed to reduce dependence on the United States....
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‘We will buy oil from wherever we have to': India minister Puri on Trump’s secondary sanctions threat
Firstpost
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July 17, 2025
While commenting on US President Donald Trump’s secondary sanctions threat against India, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that India diversified its sources of buying oil and is not facing pressure over Trump’s new threat. The remarks from...
FEDHASA Welcomes Minister Schreiber Landmark Visa Announcement
Media Update
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July 17, 2025
The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (FEDHASA) has announced the introduction of two new visa categories — the Screen Talent and Global Entertainment Scheme (STAGES) for the film sector and the Meetings, Events, Exhibitions and...
Squamish councillors believe 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote in elections
The Squamish Chief
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July 17, 2025
The councillors supported a request from Vote16 BC co-directors Jason and Jerry Song to endorse their campaign and send a letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Squamish councillors have thrown their support behind lowering the voting age to...
Canada’s Alberta province calls upon federal govt to designate Lawrence Bishnoi gang as terrorist group
The Link
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July 15, 2025
Toronto: The leader of the Canadian province of Alberta has joined her British Columbia (BC) counterpart in calling upon the federal government to designate the Lawrence Bishnoi gang a terrorist group. In a statement issued on Monday, Alberta...
Canadian soldiers charged in anti-government militia plot
The Globe and Mail
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July 15, 2025
On July 8, Quebec RCMP arrested four men connected to the Canadian Armed Forces. They are accused of trying to create an extremist militia and planning to forcibly take a plot of land north of Quebec City. Two of the four men are active members of...
Hamiltonians call on Canada to speed up Palestinian family reunification
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 17, 2025
When Mahmoud Fares calls his family in Gaza, "I don't even have the guts to ask them, 'How are you doing?'" he says. "We know how they are doing. They're doing bad." The Hamilton man said he has 16 family members — 10 of them children — in the...
Canadian canola dodges Trump tariff threat, but still faces economic uncertainty
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 13, 2025
Canadian canola producers appear to have dodged U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat, which reports indicate would exclude goods covered by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, but economic uncertainty remains for many. The latest round...
New gas-diesel plant 'more of the same from NB Power': Green politician
Telegraph-Journal
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July 16, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links New Brunswick The Issues Energy & Environment Megan Mitton says the Crown utility and Liberal government have old ideas, but deputy premier counters the plan is cost effective and green Author of the article: John Chilibeck...
How Should Canadians Calculate the Perfect Retirement Income for Maximum Benefits
The Motley Fool Canada
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July 16, 2025
Retirement planning in Canada requires coordination between government benefits and personal savings to optimize your financial security. It is essential to understand how to balance the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), and...
Changes On Cricket’s Chief Executives’ Committee After Election Kick-Starts ICC Annual Conference
Forbes
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The ICC annual conference is being held this year in Singapore (Photo by Patrick Bolger-ICC/ICC via ... More Getty Images)ICC via Getty Images Gurumurthy Palani (France), Anuraag Bhatnagar (Hong Kong) and Gurdeep Klair (Canada) won coveted spots...
Will Trump kill Canada's PFAS rules?
Canada's National Observer
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July 16, 2025
Canada is expected to finalize rules on toxic PFAS chemicals — but the government’s recent silence has left environmental advocates spooked that the groundbreaking effort could be derailed by Trump's trade war. "I assume US chemical industry...
Indigenous women’s groups weigh in on troubles at Native Women’s Association of Canada
APTN News
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July 16, 2025
The co-chair of Iskwewuk E-wichiwitochik (Women Walking Together) in Saskatoon says if the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) fails, it would set back their work and the MMIWG2S movement by 20 years. Darlene Okemaysim-Sicotte feels the...
Saskatchewan government shopping for younger mineral exploration developers
SaskToday.ca
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Junior companies are the main target of the TMEI program as they don’t have a revenue stream yet because they’re not at the production stage. MOOSOMIN — A financial assistance incentive program launched by the provincial government in 2018 saw an...
Ontario Minister Vows to Oust Trustee If His Share of Board’s $145K Italy Trip Not Repaid
The Epoch Times
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July 16, 2025
Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra speaks during Question Period at Queen's Park in Toronto on May 13, 2025. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston Ontario’s education minister says he will introduce legislation to remove a trustee from the Brant...