U.S. Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday that inflation has fallen further toward their target in recent months, but signalled that they expect to cut their benchmark interest rate just once this year. Announcement came following Wednesday’s inflation numbers, which eased in May. U.S. Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday that inflation …
Read More »Gun conviction not the end of Hunter Biden’s legal woes. Here’s what awaits U.S. president’s son
Hunter Biden’s legal woes are not over after his conviction on three felony firearms charges in a trial that put a spotlight on his drug-fuelled past. Sentencing, likely appeal and California tax trial ahead for Joe Biden’s son. Hunter Biden found guilty in gun crime trial Hunter Biden, son of …
Read More »Wars in Gaza, Ukraine loom over G7 summit as Trudeau heads to Italy
The prime minister travels to Italy Wednesday to meet with world leaders as wars in Gaza and Ukraine cast a shadow over this year’s G7 summit. Canada, U.S. looking to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. The prime minister travels to Italy today to meet with world leaders as …
Read More »Elon Musk claims Apple’s new AI tools are a privacy risk. How much of a concern are they?
After Apple announced a suite of new AI tools for its devices on Monday, including integrating OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Elon Musk threatened to ban Apple devices at his companies due to what he said were ‘unacceptable’ risks to security and privacy. The truth is more nuanced. Musk, who launched his own …
Read More »Explorer Ernest Shackleton’s last ship found off Labrador’s north coast
The wreck of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final ship has been discovered off Labrador’s south coast, says a Royal Canadian Geographical Society-led expedition. The Quest, which sank after striking ice in 1962, has been found intact, say explorers. The last vessel helmed by famed Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton …
Read More »Ozempic claims in Sask. spike more than 3,000% in 5 years, many for weight loss
Claims for the diabetes drug Ozempic have seen an astronomical jump in Saskatchewan, and government figures show many are not for Type 2 diabetes. Obesity Canada says drug plans discriminate between diabetes and obesity, both chronic diseases. Chamundi Selvaraj takes a weekly dose of Ozempic because she’s afraid of dying …
Read More »U.S. officials discussed hitting Canada with trade sanctions over Quebec’s language law
U.S. officials have discussed in private whether the restrictions in Bill 96 constitute a technical barrier to trade, a breach of trade-related intellectual property rights or a violation of Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and whether those breaches would justify trade sanctions. The documents, which cover the …
Read More »Diaspora means lots of June 12 festivities
IN the Philippines — where Spanish and later US colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. That date in 1898 was the pivotal moment when the island nation first made a bold move for autonomy. Ahead of this year’s holiday in Manila, …
Read More »A review of ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’
A scene from ‘Bad Boy: Ride or Die’ I’m sure it’s not lost on most people that this is Will Smith’s first movie after the infamous slap that was heard around the world, and everyone is wondering if this will mark a comeback for him. Regardless of how you feel …
Read More »Celtics’ Porzingis has rare tendon issue in lower left leg, is questionable for Game 3 of NBA Finals
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (AP) Porzingis has a rare tendon injury in his lower left leg, which occurred in the third quarter of Boston’s 105-98 victory for a 2-0 series lead. The team said Tuesday, June 11, that he was day-to-day, and Porzingis said he will do everything he …
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