Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a non-confidence motion Wednesday that’s designed to topple the government and trigger a federal election — a parliamentary manoeuvre that’s likely to fail. The parliamentary manoeuvre is likely to fail Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a non-confidence motion Wednesday that’s designed to topple the government …
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Hospital staff may have snooped on Catherine’s medical records, privacy watchdog says
A British privacy watchdog said Wednesday it is looking into a report that staff at a private London hospital tried to snoop on the Princess of Wales’s medical records while she was a patient for abdominal surgery. Princess of Wales had surgery at the clinic in central London on Jan. …
Read More »The carbon tax has its critics — do any of them have better ideas?
It’s no doubt telling that so many political leaders in Canada have calculated they are better off taking a position against the carbon tax. But opposing the federal carbon tax is also a relatively easy thing to do. This debate is happening in an information vacuum — and doing nothing …
Read More »U.S. eases vehicle emissions rules, but overall reduction targets remain unchanged
The Biden administration on Wednesday slashed its target for U.S. electric vehicle adoption from 67 per cent by 2032 to as little as 35 per cent after industry and autoworker backlash in the political battleground state of Michigan. Adoption target for new EV sales could drop to as little as …
Read More »Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto wins presidency with 1st-round majority
Officials prepare before voting in Indonesia’s presidential and legislative elections starts at a polling station in Jakarta on Feb. 14, 2024. Voting began on February 14 in Indonesia’s presidential, national and provincial elections at more than 800,000 polling stations across the country, with nearly 205 million people eligible to cast …
Read More »Pot producers and retailers can’t collaborate on in-store promotions. They want that changed
As legal sales of cannabis show signs of flattening in Canada, the industry is urging provinces to loosen rules that ban pot producers and retailers from collaborating on promotions. Nearly all provinces have rules in place barring pot producers and retailers from collaborating. As legal sales of cannabis show signs …
Read More »Marcos: Philippines not provoking conflict, ‘poking the bear’ with China
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meet at the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, March 19, 2024. (Presidential Communications Office/Release) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the Philippines was not deliberately provoking conflict or acting under the command of the United States in its efforts to assert its sovereignty over …
Read More »China says US has ‘no right’ to interfere in South China Sea
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo attend a joint press conference at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila on March 19, 2024. (AFP / Eloisa Lopez / Pool) BEIJING, China — China said Tuesday the United States had “no right” to interfere …
Read More »Zubiri inks Quiboloy arrest warrant; DOJ files twin cases in Davao, Pasig
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday signed and released the arrest order against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy for his willful disobedience of a legislative committee. Meanwhile The Department of Justice also filed criminal charges before the regional trial courts in Davao City and Pasig City against …
Read More »Senators ratify Maritime Zones bill, China says it ‘complicates’ SCS
Senator Francis Tolentino The Senate on Monday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act, which China says will only make “the situation in the South China Sea more complex.” “This law represents more than just a legal framework. It is a symbol of our …
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