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☆ Scammers are stealing homes from under their owners' noses. AI is making it scarily easy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Jordan Pandy | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The owner of a $137.5 million LA mansion says they're a victim of deed fraud and can't sell it. AdvertisementSpelling Manor's owner told the Journal through their lawyer that scammers filed a fraudulent deed with Los Angeles County earlier this year. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center doesn't specifically track deed fraud. Gordon eventually got his property back after the title company signed a quitclaim deed that relinquished ownership, giving him his land back. Kiar said that in September, someone contacted a title company saying they had a vacant lot to sell in Hallandale Beach.

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☆ Justin Trudeau's future as the Canadian prime minister is looking increasingly shaky
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suffered another setback. His Liberal Party lost a Parliament seat that it had held for most of the last century. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suffered a new setback this week after his party lost a Parliament seat it had held for most of the last century. Trudeau's Liberal Party lost in the Montreal parliamentary constituency of La Salle-Émard-Verdun against the Bloc Québécois, according to final results released early on Tuesday.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, —, Laura Palestini, Bloc Québécois, Louis, Philippe Sauvé, Craig Sauvé Organizations: Canadian, Liberal Party, Service, Trudeau's Liberal Party, La Salle, Bloc, Liberal, Business Locations: Montreal, La, Émard, Verdun

☆ With Government Relocated, Egypt Set to Unveil Overhaul of Downtown Cairo
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

The area, modelled on Paris in the 1860s, is filled with elegant but crumbling buildings constructed over the subsequent seven decades. The Sovereign Fund has already taken control of three prime properties in central Cairo, and received ownership of 11 former ministry buildings in a decree published this week in the official gazette. "Some of the buildings are already evacuated, but there is a mobilisation plan for relocating into concentrated locations for whoever is staying and not moving to the new capital," Soliman said. Work on the ground would begin "probably within the first half of this year," Soliman said. It would include a three-star Moxy hotel by Marriott, the first in Egypt, Soliman said.

Persons: Patrick Werr CAIRO, Ayman Soliman, Soliman, We're, Patrick Werr, Aidan Lewis, Alex Richardson Organizations: Sovereign Fund, Misr Insurance, Reuters, European Bank for Reconstruction, National Democratic Party, NDP, Marriott Locations: Paris, Cairo, Egypt

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Wab Kinew will soon be the only First Nations premier in Canadian history after voters in Manitoba elected a New Democratic Party government on Tuesday. "This is a great victory for all of us in Manitoba," Kinew told supporters at NDP campaign headquarters Tuesday night. He said becoming the first-ever First Nations premier would show Canada is changing for the better. "It's a very challenging role to be a First Nations premier. Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; editing by Denny Thomas and Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kinew, Justin Trudeau, Kelly Saunders, Trudeau, Real Carriere, Rod Nickel, Denny Thomas, Marguerita Choy Organizations: First Nations, New Democratic Party, CBC, NDP, Progressive Conservatives, Conservatives, Liberal, Brandon University, Reuters, Nations, University of Manitoba, Thomson Locations: WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Winnipeg , Manitoba

Manitoba had a Metis premier in the late 1800s and the Nunavut territory currently has an Inuk premier. Kinew, 41 and a former television journalist, would be the first Canadian premier who identifies as First Nations. The Conservatives, currently led by Manitoba's first female premier, Heather Stefanson, 53, have ruled the western farming, mining and manufacturing province since 2016. Manitoba's legislature has 57 seats and a party needs to win 29 to win a majority and govern without another party's support. Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba Editing by Denny Thomas and Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kelly Saunders, Manitoba's, Heather Stefanson, Allen Mills, Rod Nickel, Denny Thomas, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Nations, Kinew's New Democratic Party, Progressive Conservatives, First, Brandon University, Manitoba, Metis, Canadian, First Nations, NDP, Probe Research, Conservatives, University of Winnipeg, Liberals, Thomson Locations: WINNIPEG, Manitoba, First Nations, Nunavut, Winnipeg

☆ Canada releases framework to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Nia Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

July 24 (Reuters) - Canada on Monday released a framework for eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, making it the first G20 country to deliver on a 2009 commitment to rationalise and phase out government support for the sector. Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies is part of a deal signed between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal and the New Democratic Party (NDP), formalising NDP support. Climate campaigners Environmental Defence also criticised the framework for not applying to public financing of fossil fuel projects through government-owned crown corporations, such the loan guarantees for the C$30.9 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Ottawa plans to release a framework to phase out public financing of fossil fuel projects within the next year. "The Government of Canada must quickly take the final step and end all fossil financing – without any loopholes for fossil gas, fossil hydrogen or CCS," Environmental Defence program manager Julia Levin said in a statement.

Persons: Steven Guilbeault, Justin Trudeau's, Laurel Collins, Collins, Laura Cameron, Julia Levin, Nia Williams, Jonathan Oatis, Grant McCool Organizations: Monday, Liberal, New Democratic Party, NDP, International Institute of Sustainable Development, Trade, Pathways Alliance, CCS, Environmental Defence, Thomson Locations: Canada, Ottawa, Alberta, British Columbia

REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File PhotoVANCOUVER, July 19 (Reuters) - Striking dock workers on Canada's Pacific coast on Wednesday issued a new 72-hour walkout notice just hours after a federal watchdog ruled their current stoppage was illegal. Amid mounting calls for resolute government action to end the strike, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau convened a meeting of the Incident Response Group. Some 7,500 dock workers have been picketing the two ports almost non-stop since July 1. Its leader, Jagmeet Singh, ruled out support for a law to end the strike. That means Trudeau would need the votes of the Conservatives, who have been trying to court workers and unions, or the separatist Bloc Quebecois.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Prince Rupert, Omar Alghabra, David Eby, Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh, Steve Scherer, Ismail Shakil, David Ljunggren, Nia Williams, Chris Reese, Jonathan Oatis, Daniel Wallis, Leslie Adler Organizations: International, Warehouse Union, REUTERS, VANCOUVER, Minister's, Canada Industrial Relations, Reuters, Canadian Manufacturers, Ministers, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, New Democratic Party, NDP, Conservative Party, Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois, Liberal, Thomson, & ' $ Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver, Ottawa, Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia

[1/2] A helicopter passes idle shipping cranes towering over stacked containers during a strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) at Canada's busiest port of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File PhotoOTTAWA, July 19 (Reuters) - Canada's Transport Minister Omar Alghabra on Wednesday said he was running out of patience with striking Pacific dock workers when asked if the government would pass back-to-work legislation, a politically tricky move that requires opposition support. The left-leaning New Democrat Party (NDP) has been helping Trudeau's minority government pass legislation in parliament, but on Wednesday NDP leader Jagmeet Singh ruled out support for legislation forcing workers back on the job. "Don't signal in any way that you're going to bring a back-to-work legislation because that's going to undermine the workers," Singh told reporters was his message to the government when asked about back-to-work legislation in Windsor, Ontario. It also means that the Liberal-NDP deal that is keeping the government going could be put under strain if Trudeau chooses to force an end to the strike.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Omar Alghabra, Alghabra, of Prince Rupert, Pierre Poilievre, Justin Trudeau, Jagmeet Singh, Singh, Trudeau, Ismail Shakil, Chizu Nomiyama, Andrea Ricci Organizations: International, Warehouse Union, REUTERS, OTTAWA, Canada's, Canadian Manufacturers, Canada's Conservative Party, Liberal, New Democrat Party, NDP, Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois, Thomson, & ' $ Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Argentia, Newfoundland, Port of Vancouver, of, Windsor , Ontario, Ottawa

☆ McDonald’s is getting rid of these sweet menu items
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The chain confirmed that its McCafé bakery lineup, consisting of an apple fritter, blueberry muffin and cinnamon roll, is being phased out beginning this month. McDonald’s (MCD) rolled out the bakery lineup in October 2020, marking the first time in roughly a decade that it sold new bakery items. However, breakfast sales at McDonald’s rebounded in recent quarters as people return to the office and people resume their pre-Covid routines. Discontinuing the bakery lineup comes as McDonald’s recently expanded a partnership with Krispy Kreme to sell donuts at nearly 200 locations in Kentucky. For McDonald’s, the partnership looked to attract new customers in the morning when business has remained steady.

Persons: New York CNN —, McDonald’s, it’s, Krispy Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, McDonald’s, Group Locations: New York, Kentucky

☆ Canada's grocery industry needs more players to tame inflation - competition bureau
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 27 (Reuters) - More players in Canada's grocery sector are crucial to combat soaring prices of essential goods amid persistent inflation, the country's competition watchdog said in a report on Tuesday. The report is the result of a months-long investigation by the Competition Bureau Canada as stubbornly high grocery prices weigh on the cost of living. These operators have also faced pressure from Canada's opposition New Democrats Party (NDP) for high grocery prices. Domestic retail giants have benefited from demand for essential grocery items, even as the prices of store-bought food outpaced the annual inflation rate for 10 consecutive months last year. Government data on Tuesday showed that grocery prices continued to surge, rising 9% year-over-year in May, while remaining nearly unchanged from the increases recorded in April.

Persons: Juveria, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Competition Bureau Canada, Metro, New Democrats Party, Domestic, NDP, Thomson Locations: Australia, Bengaluru

☆ Toronto elects Olivia Chow as first Chinese-Canadian mayor
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Sam Jabri-Pickett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TORONTO, June 26 (Reuters) - Olivia Chow became the first Chinese-Canadian to be elected as mayor of Toronto, Canada's biggest city, on Monday, pledging to support renters, champion social causes, and reduce the sweeping powers of her office. Chow secured 37.2% vote, according to preliminary results, ahead of her nearest rival Ana Bailao, former deputy mayor. Chow, 66, will be the first woman to serve as mayor since Barbara Hall in 1997. Chow takes over as mayor after the resignation of John Tory, conservative-leaning mayor who won his third election last October. Tory had endorsed his former deputy Bailao, while Ontario Premier Doug Ford had endorsed former Toronto Chief of Police Mark Saunders.

Persons: Olivia Chow, Chow, Ana Bailao, Jack Layton, Barbara Hall, John Tory, Tory, Bailao, Doug Ford, Police Mark Saunders, Ford, Sam Jabri, Rosalba O'Brien, Michael Perry Organizations: TORONTO, New Democratic Party, University of Guelph, Tory, Ontario, Toronto, Police, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Canada's, Ottawa, Hong Kong, Canada

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Rachel Notley tweet on gender affirming surgeries in Alberta shared online
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Alberta’s New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Rachel Notley did not tweet stating children in Alberta would have access to gender affirming surgeries without parental consent, a spokesperson for Notley said in an email to Reuters. If elected I am committed to ensuring that the kids of alberta have access to gender affirming surgeries without requiring parental consent, and that non-supportive parents who do not affirm their childs chosen gender face criminal charges. In 2015, when her party was in power, it passed a bill in 2015 amending the Alberta Human Rights Act to include protections against gender identity and gender expression discrimination (here), (142.229.235.58/), (here), (here). NDP has promised to promote LGBTQ2S+ rights in the province if elected, according to reports (here). Alberta’s NDP leader Rachel Notley did not tweet about ensuring access to gender affirming surgeries without parental consent for children in Alberta.

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☆ Factbox: Biggest issues in Canadian province of Alberta's May 29 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Below are the main issues in the election:HEALTHCAREIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare has become a big issue in Alberta. The UCP last month committed to keeping Alberta's publicly-funded healthcare system, contrasting with comments previously made by Smith about dismantling universal healthcare paid for by taxpayers. The UCP has pledged to lower taxes by creating a new 8% tax bracket on income under C$60,000 ($44,033.47). ENERGY AND CLIMATEBoth the UCP and NDP are supportive of the energy sector, recognising it as Alberta's main economic engine. ($1 = 1.3626 Canadian dollars)Reporting by Nia Williams; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Alberta heads to the polls with Canada's green agenda in balance
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Nia Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks during the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2023. The battle between populist Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party (UCP), which is seeking a second consecutive term, and Rachel Notley's left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) is expected to be extremely close, pollsters say, even though Alberta is traditionally a conservative bastion. Alberta is Canada's highest-emitting province, largely due to vast oil sands operations in the northern boreal forest and produces 80% of the country's 4.9 million barrels per day of crude oil. She held another major rally in NDP stronghold and Alberta capital Edmonton on Sunday. Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time and the result is expected to be called late Monday night.

☆ Alberta's ethics commissioner probes premier's alleged meddling in COVID prosecution
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

OTTAWA, April 10 (Reuters) - Alberta's ethics commissioner is investigating whether Premier Danielle Smith interfered with the judicial process tied to the prosecution of an offence related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement from the premier's office on Monday. "The premier welcomes this investigation, is fully cooperating with the commissioner, and is confident this examination will confirm there has been no such interference," the statement said. The office of Alberta's ethics commissioner did not respond to a request for comment. Pawlowski is facing charges related to COVID-19 protests in Canada last year, which included a weeks-long blockade of the Coutts border crossing into the United States from southern Alberta. Smith became UCP leader and premier last October, replacing Jason Kenney, by appealing to grassroots UCP members in the traditionally conservative province.

☆ Rough week for Alberta's ruling UCP casts shadow ahead of May election
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-02 | by ( Nia Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Polls show Alberta's election, scheduled to take place no later than May 29, will be a tight two-way race between the UCP and left-leaning New Democratic Party, led by Rachel Notley. "I think it will make a difference (to voters), it's going to keep coming up," Bratt said of the recording. "It's going to be reluctant conservatives in Calgary who are concerned about the judgment and trustworthiness of Premier Smith and this adds to questions about that." Smith became UCP leader and premier last October, replacing Jason Kenney, by appealing to grassroots UCP members in the traditionally conservative province. read moreLast week's controversies come just days after two senior Alberta government minister, Finance Minister Travis Toews and Environment Minister Sonya Savage, said they would not seek re-election.

☆ Trudeau's TikTok ban to curb social media reach of opposition leaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Jenna Zucker | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The leaders of the two biggest opposition parties - Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre and New Democratic party leader Jagmeet Singh - are among politicians who actively used TikTok to reach constituents. That prompted lawmakers from both the ruling Liberals and opposition Conservatives to go even further by suspending their accounts on TikTok. "Any limitation on social media is a problem for any opposition politician," Nik Nanos of Nanos Research told Reuters, saying they do not have the incumbent advantage of being featured regularly on more traditional media outlets. Singh also told reporters that taking a pause to assess how to safely use the social media platform is "something that I feel very comfortable doing and I have no hesitation to do." Poilievre - who has styled himself as an anti-establishment figure - has relied on a strategy of directly reaching voters through social media platforms such as TikTok, where he frequently attacks opponents and makes parody videos.

☆ Canada withdraws proposed measures banning certain rifles, shotguns
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Canada has withdrawn proposed amendments to gun legislation that would have banned certain types of rifles and shotguns, the government said on Friday, after opponents alleged the prohibitions unfairly targeted farmers and hunters. The package includes a ban on the sale of handguns and prohibitions on the sale of large-capacity magazines. "(It's) about certain guns that are too dangerous in other contexts." Trudeau enacted the handgun freeze in October under executive order, and in November, his government amended the package to ban certain rifles and shotguns that hold more than five rounds, among other changes. Some firearms must also be registered, though not most long guns: rifles and shotguns.

☆ Dutch leader apologizes for Netherlands’ role in the slave trade, establishes fund to grapple with slavery's legacy
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for the Netherlands’ role in slavery and the slave trade, in a speech welcomed by activists as historic but lacking in concrete plans for repair and reparations. Ahead of the speech, Waldo Koendjbiharie, a retiree who was born in Suriname but lived for years in the Netherlands, said an apology was not enough. And on how this history still plays a negative role in the lives of many today,” the government says. The Dutch first became involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the late 1500s and became a major trader in the mid-1600s. Eventually, the Dutch West India Company became the largest trans-Atlantic slave trader, said Karwan Fatah-Black, an expert in Dutch colonial history and an assistant professor at Leiden University.

☆ Canadian watchdog to study impact of competition on soaring food prices
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Canada's competition watchdog said on Monday it would examine factors impacting soaring food prices and whether more competition in the grocery stores sector could help lower costs for Canadians. This is especially true when buying groceries," the Competition Bureau Canada said in a statement. Last week, the Canadian parliament supported an NDP proposal asking the government to make grocery store operators more accountable, tougher penalties for price-fixing and stronger competition laws. The Competition Bureau said it would study whether competition factors were impacting the price of food on top of other factors including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and supply chain disruptions, but it was not investigating specific allegations of wrongdoing. ($1 = 1.3705 Canadian dollars)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ David Eby to become premier of Canada's British Columbia province
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Nia Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 20 (Reuters) - David Eby, British Columbia's attorney general and housing minister, will become the Canadian province's premier, the ruling New Democratic Party said on Thursday, after his rival in the party's leadership race was disqualified for violating electoral rules. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterEby will be officially declared leader on Friday morning, Cull said in a statement. "I'm proud David Eby will be the next premier of British Columbia." Horgan became premier in 2017 as head of a minority government before leading the NDP to a majority in 2020. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Nia Williams; Editing by Will DunhamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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