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☆ Can U.S. and other countries reach a deal on curbing plastic pollution?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Instead, talks will be focused on chemicals of concern and other measures after petrochemical-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia and China strongly opposed efforts to target plastic production over the protests of countries that bear the brunt of plastic pollution. The U.S. delegation did not answer questions on whether it would reverse its new position to support plastic production caps. Climate Change Conference this month that despite not producing any plastic, Fiji is bearing the brunt of its downstream pollution. While supporting an international treaty, the petrochemical industry has been vocal in urging governments to avoid setting mandatory plastic production caps, and focus on solutions on reducing plastic waste, such as recycling. “We would see a treaty successful if it would really put ... emphasis on ending plastic pollution.

Persons: Luis Vayas Valdivieso, ”, Donald Trump, Inger Andersen, Sivendra Michael, Martin Jung Organizations: Intergovernmental, European Union, High Ambition Coalition, U.S, White, Council, Environmental, Environment, Reuters, BASF, Industry Locations: Busan, South Korea, Ottawa, Saudi Arabia, China, COP29, ”, States, Kenya, Peru, Fiji, France, Barbados

☆ 40% of investors are considering this money move after the election: It may cost them 'really great gains,' says market strategist
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

If this week's presidential election has you nervously eyeing your finances, you're not alone. Consider research published earlier this year from Carson Research Group, which tracked the performance of the S&P 500 under every presidency since 1953. If you followed the same strategy, but only invested with Democrats, you'd have about $60,000. "If you got out of the market because you didn't like the person who was in office, you gave up some really great gains," says Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at the Carson Group. "However, the anxiety and fear that's coming from it — it's still worth thinking about addressing that directly."

Persons: Ryan Detrick, Dan Egan Organizations: Ottawa Hills High School, —, Carson Research Group, Republican, you'd, Carson Locations: Grand Rapids , Michigan

☆ Canada alleges Indian home minister ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

OTTAWA, Ontario — A Canadian official alleged Tuesday that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada. Indian government officials have repeatedly denied that Canada has provided evidence and have called the allegations absurd. Nathalie Drouin, Trudeau’s national security adviser, told the committee Tuesday that Canada has evidence the Indian government first gathered information on Indian nationals and Canadian citizens in Canada through diplomatic channels and proxies. Drouin said a meeting was held with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s national security adviser, Ajit Doval, in Singapore two days earlier. Four Indian nationals living in Canada were charged with Niijar’s murder and are awaiting trial.

Persons: Amit Shah, David Morrison, ” Morrison, Morrison, Shah’s, Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Shah, Vikash Yadav, Nathalie Drouin, Lawrence Bishnoi, Bishnoi, Drouin, Narendra Modi’s, Ajit Doval, Mike Duheme Organizations: Canadian, Indian, Foreign, Washington Post, Sikh, Canada, United States Justice Department, Justice Department, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Locations: OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, British Columbia, Ottawa, New York City, York, India, United States, New Delhi, Singapore, Surrey, An Indian

☆ Canada alleges Indian minister Amit Shah behind plot to target Sikh separatists
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Canadian government alleged on Tuesday that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind the plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil. The Washington Post newspaper first reported that Canadian officials alleged Shah was behind a campaign of violence and intimidation targeting Sikh separatists in Canada. India has called Sikh separatists "terrorists" and threats to its security. Sikh separatists demand an independent homeland known as Khalistan to be carved out of India. The Canadian case is not the only instance of India's alleged targeting of Sikh separatists on foreign soil.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, of Home Affairs Amit Shah, Canada's, Shah, David Morrison, Morrison, Indira Gandhi, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Vikash Yadav, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Organizations: Indian, India's, of Home Affairs, Washington Post, Foreign, Commission of, FBI, West Locations: Varanasi, Canada, U.S, Commission of India, Ottawa, India, Washington, Indian, New York City, China

☆ Canada alleges Indian minister ordered campaign targeting Sikh separatists
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Ottawa, Ontario AP —A Canadian official alleged Tuesday that Indian Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a year ago that Canada had credible evidence agents of the Indian government were involved in the murder of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia in June 2023. Indian government officials have repeatedly denied Canada has provided evidence and have called the allegations absurd. Nathalie Drouin, Trudeau’s national security adviser, told the committee Tuesday that Canada has evidence the Indian government first gathered information on Indian nationals and Canadian citizens in Canada through diplomatic channels and proxies. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said it took the extraordinary step of talking publicly about ongoing investigations because of threats to public safety.

Persons: Amit Shah, David Morrison, ” Morrison, Morrison, Shah’s, Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Ottawa didn’t, Shah, Vikash Yadav, Nathalie Drouin, Lawrence Bishnoi, Bishnoi, Drouin, Ajit Doval, Mike Duheme Organizations: Ontario AP, Canadian, Indian, Foreign, Washington Post, Sikh, United States Justice Department, Justice Department, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Locations: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, British Columbia, New York City, York, India, United States, New Delhi, Singapore, Surrey, An Indian

☆ Justin Trudeau, a champion of immigration, says he overdid it and strained Canada's economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Canada will reduce its target number of new permanent residents in 2025 from 500,000 to 395,000. Justin Trudeau said the new target will pause population growth in Canada over the next few years. He said Canada needed to "pause population growth and let our economy catch up," adding that while immigration was "essential" for Canada's future, it must be controlled and sustainable. Canada's population hit 41 million in April, with immigration accounting for almost 98% of population growth last year. In an interview with Bloomberg, Miller said he was not worried about the slowing population growth from immigration cuts having a negative impact on the economy.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, —, didn't, Trudeau, Marc Miller, Miller, we're Organizations: Service, Canada, Foreign Relations, CFR, Canada Mortgage, Housing Corporation, Bloomberg Locations: Canada, Ottawa

☆ India’s alleged interference in Canada was ‘a horrific mistake,’ Trudeau says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

OTTAWA, Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that India had made “a horrific mistake” by thinking it could interfere as aggressively as it allegedly did in Canada’s sovereignty. “The Indian government made a horrific mistake in thinking that they could interfere as aggressively as they did in the safety and sovereignty of Canada,” he told an independent inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian politics. In response, India’s foreign ministry issued a terse two-line statement, saying Trudeau’s deposition confirmed New Delhi’s stand that Canada had provided no evidence to support its allegations against Indian diplomats. “The responsibility for the damage that this cavalier behavior has caused to India-Canada relations lies with Prime Minister Trudeau alone,” the foreign ministry statement said. Trudeau said Ottawa could take further steps to ensure Canadians’ security but declined to give details.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, ” Organizations: Canadian, Canada Locations: OTTAWA, Canada, India, Ottawa

☆ Canada expels top India diplomats, links them to murder of Sikh leader
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada. Earlier in the day, India retaliated by ordering the expulsion of six high-ranking Canadian diplomats, including the acting high commissioner, and said it had withdrawn its envoy from Canada, contradicting Canada’s statement of expulsion. India said it had asked six Canadian diplomats to leave by Saturday. The ministry also said it had summoned Acting High Commissioner in India Stewart Wheeler, Canada’s top diplomat in the South Asian country. Therefore, the Government of India has decided to withdraw the High Commissioner and other targeted diplomats and officials,” India’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, ” Trudeau, ”, Canada’s, Trudeau, “, India Stewart Wheeler, Melanie Joly, “ We’re, ” Fen Osler Hampson Organizations: Ontario —, Commonwealth, Canadian, South, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Government of, ”, Ottawa’s Carleton University, U.S, State Department, Sikh Locations: OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, India, Canada’s, Government, Government of India, New Delhi, Ottawa, Punjab, New York, Indian, Washington

CNN —Canada announced the expulsion of six Indian diplomats Monday, including the high commissioner, after the police accused agents of the Indian government of being linked to homicides, harassment and other “acts of violence” against Sikh separatists in the country. The Indian government has called the accusations “preposterous” and said it was withdrawing the officials expelled by the Canadian government. Earlier on Monday, the Royal Canada Mounted Police (RCMP) took the unusual step of publicly disclosing details of multiple investigations into the involvement of Indian government agents alleged to have taken part in “serious criminal activity” in Canada. RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, left, and Assistant Commissioner Brigitte Gauvin take part in a news conference at RCMP National Headquarters in Ottawa on Oct. 14, 2024. Earlier this year, Canada charged several Indian nationals with the alleged murder of Nijjar, a Canadian citizen.

Persons: ”, Mélanie Joly, Stewart Ross Wheeler, Sanjay Kumar Verma, ” Joly, “, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Mike Duheme, Duheme, Brigitte Gauvin, Justin Tang, ” Duheme, Nijjar, Trudeau, Weeks, Gurpatwant Singh, Nikhil Gupta, Pannun Organizations: CNN — Canada, Sikh, “ Global Affairs Canada, Canada’s, Foreign Affairs, India’s Ministry, External Affairs, Royal Canada Mounted Police, RCMP, RCMP National Headquarters, Canadian Press, Canadian, ” Global Affairs Canada, Indian Locations: Canada, India, Ottawa, Canadian, Surrey, British Columbia, India’s Punjab, United States

☆ I spent a total of 10 weeks quiet vacationing all over the world without my boss finding out. Here's how I did it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

He says that quiet vacationing made him more productive at work because he was so happy. Over the course of 15 months, I spent a total of 10 weeks quiet vacationing from my fully remote job. I think quiet vacationing may be good for productivity; I was genuinely so happy while traveling the world, and it translated into my productivity at work. On some quiet vacationing days, I had to work a little later to get things across the line, but I became very efficient. A quiet vacation day in Europe might look something like this: Wake up around 8 or 9 a.m. and eat breakfast at the hotel.

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☆ China says it filed an appeal to WTO over Canada's tariffs on EVs and metals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Sonia Heng | In Sonia-Heng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Aerial view of new energy vehicles at Huaian BYD Industrial Co., Ltd. on August 26, 2024 in Huaian, Jiangsu Province of China. China on Wednesday announced that it has filed an appeal with the World Trade Organization, asking the organization to rule on the recent tariffs that Canada imposed on Chinese electric vehicles and metal products. The ministry said it filed a lawsuit against what it called Canada's "unilateralism and trade protectionist practices" with the WTO, adding that it also launched an anti-discrimination investigation into Ottawa's restrictive measures. These measures will "disrupt and distort the global industrial chain and supply chain," the ministry added. Canada's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.

Organizations: Wednesday, World Trade Organization, Union, China's Ministry of Commerce, China, Canada's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Huaian, Jiangsu Province, China . China, Canada, China, Beijing

☆ Canadian detained by China says he experienced psychological torture
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

OTTAWA, Ontario — A Canadian man detained by China for more than 1,000 days said he was put into solitary confinement for months and interrogated for up to nine hours every day, treatment he said amounted to psychological torture. Kovrig and fellow Canadian Michael Spavor were taken into custody in December 2018 shortly after Canadian police detained Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, on a U.S. warrant. Kovrig noted that U.N. guidelines say prisoners should not be put into solitary confinement for more than 15 days in a row. Kovrig said there was no daylight in the solitary cell, where the fluorescent lights were kept on 24 hours a day. “It’s a combination of solitary confinement, total isolation and relentless interrogation for six to nine hours every day,” he said.

Persons: Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor, Meng Wanzhou, “, ” Kovrig, Spavor, Kovrig, ”, Meng, “ I’ll, ’ ” Organizations: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian, Huawei, U.S . Justice Department, Embassy, Ottawa Locations: OTTAWA, Ontario, China, Ottawa, rapeseed, Canada

☆ Michael Kovrig: Canadian held for more than 1,000 days describes ‘psychological’ torture in Chinese detention
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Kovrig and Spavor were only freed after US prosecutors dropped the extradition request and agreed to release Meng, nearly two years later. Chinese officials did not publicly disclose any evidence against Spavor or Kovrig, or detailed information relating to their trials, which were held behind closed doors. Michael Kovrig embraces his separated wife Vina Nadjibulla after arriving at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, on September 25, 2021. You are going to be interrogated,’” Kovrig said. After six months, Kovrig said he was moved to a larger cell with plexiglass windows, which he shared with a dozen cellmates.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Michael Kovrig, Michaels, ” Kovrig, Michael Spavor, Kovrig, “, ‘ That’s, ’ ”, Meng Wanzhou, Meng, Michael Kovrig, Vina Nadjibulla, Frank Gunn, ’ ” Kovrig, “ I’ll Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CBC News, International, Group, Huawei, Pearson International Airport, “, CNN, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Hong Kong, China, Beijing, Ottawa, Canadian, North Korea, Vancouver, Toronto

☆ Tourists are rushing to see glaciers before they disappear, but trips are turning deadly
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The three people who lost their lives in Alaska are just a few of those who have died on trips to see the world’s fast-disappearing glaciers. But there’s also another motivation increasingly present — the desire to see the glaciers before they disappear. In Alaska, Sheldon used to be able to find a good area for ice climbing for the whole summer. Many are convinced danger is manageable, he told CNN, but “if you’re honest about it, that might often be a rather naive understanding.”As well the safety issues glaciers pose tourists, tourists are also a huge risk to the glaciers themselves. As the glaciers shift, so too will glacier tourism, something that’s starkly clear to Sheldon.

Persons: Zach Sheldon, Sheldon, Byron, Colin D ., there’s, It’s, Jackie Dawson, ”, Hrafn Sigurjonsson, Sven, Erik Arndt, Arterra, Dawson, Matthias Huss, Huss, “, Passo Sella, Emmanuele, Stefan Gössling, ” Gössling, what’s Organizations: CNN, Alaska Guide Company, Austrian, University of Ottawa, Association of, Association of Iceland Mountain Guides, Companies, Worthington, ETH Zürich, Linnaeus University Locations: Alaska, Valdez Lake, Portage, Chugach, Forest , Alaska, Association of Iceland, American, Iceland, An American, Valdez, Italy, Swiss, Passo, Val Gardena, Sweden, New York, Anchorage

☆ How a thief replaced a famous Winston Churchill portrait with a forgery that went unnoticed for months
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Thieves stole a famous Winston Churchill portrait from an Ottawa hotel in late 2021. The 1941 portrait was replaced with a forgery and went unnoticed for over 6 months. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementA famous Winston Churchill portrait that thieves replaced with a forgery two years ago will soon be back on display. Police say thieves stole the famous portrait from the Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel in Ottawa in the weeks after Christmas 2021.

Persons: Winston Churchill, —, Yousouf Karsh, Martin Luther King Jr, Queen Elizabeth, Alfred Hitchcock Organizations: Police, Service, Fairmont, Business Locations: Ottawa, London, Canada, Armenian

☆ China begins anti-dumping probe into Canadian rapeseed
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cooking oils made from canola from Canada and soybeans are offered for sale at a grocery store on April 26, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. China announced on Monday the start of a one-year anti-dumping investigation into imports of rapeseed from Canada, just weeks before Ottawa's 100% tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other products come into force. There has been growing trade tension between Beijing and the West in recent weeks after Canada, the United States and the European Union opted to impose tariffs on imports of electric vehicles from China. While noting that Canada adheres to "rules-based trade," Canadian Minister of Agriculture Lawrence MacAulay said the country's products meet the highest standards and its inspection systems are robust. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday in a bid to avoid a broad trade war.

Persons: Agriculture Lawrence MacAulay, Xi Jinping, Pedro Sanchez Organizations: European Union, Agriculture, Spanish Locations: Canada, Chicago , Illinois, China, rapeseed, Beijing, United States

☆ When Do Women Have the Right to Kill in Self-Defense? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Rachel Louise Snyder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +45 min

Mr. Ford kept their daughter at home to ensure Ms. Ford wouldn’t tell anyone in the emergency room how Robert’s injury happened. Ms. Ford, now 65, is serving a sentence of life without parole at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. Leigh Goodmark, the author of the book “Imperfect Victims,” said that self-defense law imagines two parties of equal strength, size, weight and physical capability. But where self-defense law really fails to capture a woman’s experience is around the question of imminence. For women like Ms. Ford, Ms. Ayobi and many others, killing their way out of a relationship was an act of salvation — for themselves, for their children.

Persons: Anita Ford, Barry Ford, They’d, Robert, they’d, she’d, didn’t, wouldn’t, Ford, Ford’s, ” Mr, Debra Gomes, “ It’s, ”, I’m, —, George Wright, Wright, — Lionel Cashman, John Aldridge —, Aldridge, Cashman, Ms, “, Theresa Jones, Caroline Light, Michal Goldstein, Agatha Nyarko, they’ve, Cynthia Gillespie, doggedly, Gillespie, Leigh Goodmark, Nancy Grigsby, She’s, ” Ms, Grigsby, she’s, Shajia Ayobi, Ghulam Ayobi, Ayobi, Masiula, he’d, Debbie Mukamal, Andrea Cimino, what’s, proctors, proctor, we’d, Weeks, Miranda Gallegos, Janeen Snyder, Debby Saravia, Jamie Monroe, Malinda Jones, Mukamal, We’re, Lenore Walker, Walker, Karla Porter, Porter, It’s, Michal Buchhandler, Raphael, Mary Anne Franks, shouldn’t, Angelique Lyn Lavallee, Kevin Rust, Bertha Wilson, ’, Justice Wilson, Elizabeth Sheehy, George Zimmerman, Kyle Rittenhouse Organizations: Defense, Fords, Stanford, School’s Criminal, Center, Central, Central California Women’s, National Commission, An Ohio Supreme, Northwest Women’s Law Center, Violence Network, Ford, Stanford Criminal Justice Center, California Institution, Women, Research, Widener University, George Washington University, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law Locations: United States, Central California, Chowchilla, Mexico, Huntington Beach, Calif, Lakewood, An Ohio, Florida, Seattle, Ohio, Afghanistan, Sacramento, Canada, California, manila, Chino Hills, Los Angeles, D.U.I.s, San Jose, Maryland, New York , California, Oklahoma

☆ China’s state media: Canada is 'shooting itself in the foot’ with new EV tariffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 04: China and Canada flag is displayed in front of the Forbidden City on December 4, 2017 in Beijing, China. China's state media has criticized Canada over its decision to impose 100% import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, using bolder language than Beijing's official government response. Canada is "shooting itself in the foot" by "following U.S.' protectionist policies," the outspoken editor of the Global Times, a Chinese government mouthpiece, wrote Wednesday. On Monday, Canada announced that it would import 100% tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, effective Oct. 1. The Biden administration announced in May significant tariffs on Chinese EVs, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment.

Persons: Biden, Lin Jian, Lin, Justin Trudeau, –, Sheila Chiang Organizations: Global Times, Communist Party, European Union, European, China's Ministry of Commerce, Foreign Ministry, Ottawa Locations: BEIJING, CHINA, China, Canada, City, Beijing, U.S, EVs

☆ Canada to slap 100% import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles over 'unfair' competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Canada already imposes 6.1% tariff on EVs manufactured in China and imported into Canada, the government said on Monday. The country will also put a 25% tariff on China-made steel and aluminum imports, effective Oct. 15. China is the third-largest country for steel imports into Canada, according to the Canadian Steel Producers Association. Canada's EV, steel and aluminum industries face "unfair competition" and trade practices from China, the government's finance department said. The EU also hit China-made EVs with higher tariffs in July, though it slashed some of the planned tariffs on China-made Tesla EVs as well as other Chinese EV makers last week.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Blair Gable, Tesla, Vincent Chan, CNBC's Organizations: Canada's, Rideau Hall, Reuters, European, Canadian Steel Producers Association, EU, Biden Administration, EV, Aletheia Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Reuters Canada, China, European Union, U.S

☆ Canada moves to end rail shutdown quickly; CN workers to return to work Friday
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A striking Teamsters union worker pickets outside Canadian National Railway's (CN) headquarters after being locked out by the company in Montreal, Quebec, Canada August 22, 2024. REUTERS/Evan BuhlerWorkers at Canadian National Railway will begin returning to work on Friday, the Teamsters union said, hours after the Canadian government moved to end an unprecedented rail stoppage. In a new statement during the early hours on Friday, the Teamsters union posted on X that it had taken down picket lines at CN. The rail companies previously said they were forced into the lockouts to avoid strikes at short notice. Paul Boucher, head of the Teamsters rail union, had accused CN and CPKC of being "willing to compromise rail safety and tear families apart to earn an extra buck".

Persons: Evan Buhler, CPKC, Steven MacKinnon, MacKinnon, Jonathan Abecassis, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Paul Boucher, Jagmeet Singh Organizations: REUTERS, Evan Buhler Workers, Canadian National Railway, Teamsters, Canadian Pacific, Canadian Industrial Relations, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian, Labour, CN, Canadian Broadcasting Corp, Liberal, Reliant, Canadian Manufacturers, New Democratic Party, Ottawa Locations: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, United States, Toronto, Vancouver

Parts of Canada’s Boreal Forest Are Burning Faster Than They Can Regrow The delicate balance of one the planet’s largest natural systems for storing carbon depends on the humble black spruce tree. The boreal forests are the largest forests in the world, and in Western Canada they evolved to burn once every century or so. What was troubling, Dr. Baltzer noted, is that fire isn’t supposed to make life harder for the black spruce tree. Any imbalance in this tug of war between life and death can threaten the boreal forests’ ability to store heat-trapping carbon. Given how huge the boreal forests are, her research could help shed light on which parts of the ecosystem were most important to protect.

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☆ Fainting, heart attacks, and death. How pilots handle medical emergencies in midair.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe last thing airline passengers want or expect is for a pilot to have a medical emergency during a flight. Medical emergencies are planned forKent Davis spent over 30 years as a pilot for commercial airlines and private clients. He said he made an emergency landing in Ottawa, while the flight attendants on board cared for the pilot. In August, a LATAM Airlines pilot on a three-person crew had a medical emergency during a flight from Miami, Florida, to Santiago, Chile. He received medical attention after the plane made an emergency landing in Panama, but was later declared dead.

Persons: —, Kent Davis, Mark Stephens, it's, Davis, Stephens Organizations: Service, Business, US, Trans Global Aviation Solutions, China News Service, Airbus, LATAM Airlines, NBC Locations: London, Lisbon, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Miami , Florida, Santiago, Chile, Panama, Piper

☆ Israel promised a massive revenge attack on Hezbollah but so far hasn't followed through
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTensions in the Middle East escalated on Saturday after Israel said the armed group Hezbollah launched a lethal rocket strike on a soccer field. Brink of warTensions were already high in the region before Hezbollah's lethal rocket strike. Following Hezbollah's rocket strike, US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said Sunday that the US was in "continuous discussions" with Israel and Lebanon, hoping to restore calm. "Hezbollah is also operating in Syria, and it is likely that Israel will target Hezbollah's military sites there at a greater scale than before," she told BI. According to Khatib, the possibility of a wider war in the region remains low because it is not in anyone's interest — it would be damaging to Israel, Hezbollah, Iran, and the US, she said.

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☆ Thousands evacuated as ‘extremely aggressive’ wildfire burns in eastern Canada
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A wildfire burning in eastern Canada has scorched more than 24,000 acres and forced thousands to flee the Town of Labrador City, where at least one hospital has been closed, officials said Saturday. Around 9,500 people have been evacuated from Labrador City, Jeremy Reynolds, a spokesperson for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, told CNN Saturday. The Town of Labrador City, in the northwestern part of the province, is remote and sits about 900 miles north of Canada’s capital city of Ottawa. The fire is spreading just three miles northwest of Labrador City. The wildfire has also led to the temporary closure of Labrador West Health Centre, according to Furey.

Persons: Labrador Andrew Furey, Furey, Jeremy Reynolds Organizations: CNN, Government of, Residents, Labrador West Health Locations: Canada, Labrador City, Newfoundland, Labrador, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada’s, Ottawa, Happy, Labrador West, Wabush, Furey

☆ Avro Arrow: How Canada’s dream plane turned into a nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The Avro Arrow, also known as the CF-105, had a lot resting on its wings. To this day, 65 years later, the Avro Arrow remains one of Canada’s biggest collective regrets and still fuels public discourse, as recently unveiled documents have shed some light on exactly what happened to the doomed project. As a result, thousands of jobs were lost and Avro Canada eventually collapsed entirely. Another says Canadian intelligence analysts deliberately misconstrued information to support a decision that the government had essentially made, providing an excuse for it. “They decided they wanted a big new fancy plane, so they came up with all the operational requirements largely in isolation, without really paying attention to what the reports were saying.”By the late 1950s, he adds, the Arrow arrow was getting very expensive and quite delayed.

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