Ontario moved 424 people into nursing homes they didn’t choose
More than 400 patients have been forced into Ontario nursing homes they did not want to go to and the rate of those moves is increasing, The Canadian Press has …
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Scientist working on mystery N.B. brain condition claimed he was ‘cut off’ for ‘political’ reasons
A leading federal scientist claimed he wasn’t allowed to keep investigating a mystery neurological illness that made dozens of people sick in New Brunswick, according to an email obtained by …
Just call her Giorgia: Italian PM Meloni’s transformation from the margins to power broker
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s final rally last week ahead of the European elections was déjà vu through a softened lens. When campaigning for national Italian elections in late 2022, …
Who will Donald Trump choose as his vice-presidential running mate?
With the Republican convention to formally nominate the party’s presidential candidate around the corner, Donald Trump will be making his vice-presidential running mate selection soon enough. Trump, the 2016 outsider …
‘Make space in the prisons’: Thailand’s cannabis entrepreneurs defiant as relisting looms
“This move is driven by the ability to create exclusive regulations allowing only certain groups to cultivate cannabis, leading to a market value of tens of billions of baht,” said …
Cutting interest rates was easy. But the Bank of Canada still has a credibility problem
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank has to rebuild trust with Canadian households. After the last two years of interest rate hikes and messaging missteps, that’s …
Could EU elections save Canada’s troubled trade agreement with Europe?
At a summit in Brussels in 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the stage with European leadership for what he called a “historic occasion” — the signing of the Comprehensive …
Mexico’s next president will be a woman after historic election, but will she be a feminist?
There is little doubt that on Sunday, Mexico will elect a woman to be president for the first time in its history. But it will come after a campaign where …
Conviction fallout: Trump would need special permission to attend next year’s G7 in Canada
As a result of Donald Trump’s criminal convictions he would require special permission, if he becomes U.S. president, to enter Canada for next year’s G7 summit. The precedent-smashing guilty verdict …
Loblaws, Sobeys owners under investigation by Competition Bureau for alleged anti-competitive conduct
Canada’s Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anti-competitive conduct, court documents reveal, with Sobeys’ owner calling the inquiry “unlawful.” The …