Trump’s order cited Canada’s failure to “co-operate in curbing the ongoing flood of fentanyl and other illicit drugs,” although Canada is not a major source of illegal narcotics
Category: World
Posted inEconomy
Trump orders tariffs on dozens of countries in push to reshape global trade
Canada hit with 35 per cent tariffs on non-CUSMA compliant goods; China currently exempt from tariffs
Posted inWorld
Canada intends to recognize Palestinian state at UN General Assembly: Carney
France and the U.K. have made similar announcements; Israel blasted Canada’s announcement as part of a “distorted campaign of international pressure”
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Intimate no more? Japan clamps down on ‘host clubs’
Under a new law, taking advantage of women’s romantic feelings to manipulate them into ordering overpriced drinks has been banned
Posted inWorld
New York mass shooter blamed NFL for his brain injuries
In a a three-page handwritten note found in the gunman’s wallet, he claimed the NFL “knowingly concealed” how football can damage players’ brains
Posted inSecurity
‘This is no vacation’: young Poles do summer army bootcamp
Defence ministry launched the month-long, paid program to promote military service among young people as Poland beefs up its security
Posted inFamily
China to offer child-care subsidies in bid to boost birth rate
More than 20 provincial-level administrations in the country now offer child-care subsidies; China’s population has declined for three consecutive years
Posted inSecurity
Germany plans compulsory military screening for young men
Mandatory training for all 18-year-old men to start in 2028, women are exempt; government is able to force service in a security threat
Posted inWorld
MAGA-style ‘anti-globalist’ politics arrives in Japan
Japanese-first Sanseito party criticizes immigration, prompting to NGOs to release a statement denouncing xenophobia
Posted inDrugs
Mexico president hails sharp drop in fentanyl flows to U.S.
Mexico says that fentanyl seizures have dropped by 50 per cent and that more than 1,000 meth labs have been destroyed