Trump or Harris — Canada will work well with either one, ambassador to the U.S. says

Trump or Harris — Canada will work well with either one, ambassador to the U.S. says

Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. said Tuesday the country will work well with whomever wins the November presidential election, saying the government’s “Team Canada” approach of continually meeting with a bipartisan group of American federal, state and local officials has prepared Canada for any eventuality. Speaking to reporters at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Halifax after … Read more

U.S. wants Canada to hit military spending target ‘as rapidly as humanly possible’: Biden’s adviser

U.S. wants Canada to hit military spending target ‘as rapidly as humanly possible’: Biden’s adviser

Canada and other countries that are laggards when it comes to military spending should hit the NATO-imposed target of spending two per cent of GDP “as rapidly as humanly possible,” U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser told reporters on the sidelines of the Liberal cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday. Asked by CBC News if he’s … Read more

McConnell says university presidents need to “get control of the situation” amid protests

McConnell says university presidents need to “get control of the situation” amid protests

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took a measured approach Thursday on how to handle the pro-Palestinian demonstrations erupting on university campuses, saying he’d wait to see if university presidents “can get control of the situation” before taking more forceful measures.  McConnell made the comments in an interview with “Face the Nation” moderator and chief foreign … Read more

LinkedIn expands Thought Leader ads, eyeing TikTok and Instagram

LinkedIn expands Thought Leader ads, eyeing TikTok and Instagram

Ryan Roslansky, CEO of Microsoft’s LinkedIn subsidiary, speaks at a LinkedIn event in San Francisco on Sept. 22, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Influencer marketing has become big business on TikTok and Instagram, where popular creators can make good money by helping brands promote their stuff. Now, LinkedIn wants in the … Read more

Weekend News Roundup March 16, 2024

Weekend News Roundup March 16, 2024

Angela Chao — billionaire sister of former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and sister-in-law of Mitch McConnell — died last month when her Tesla Model X sank in a manmade pond on her 900-acre Texas ranch. She was trapped in the car as it flooded, unable to open the unpowered doors, as friends and rescue … Read more

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. – The Denver Post

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. – The Denver Post

WASHINGTON — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House — having once called the defeated president “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. But that’s potentially about to change. McConnell’s political team and Trump’s campaign have … Read more

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack

By LISA MASCARO (AP Congressional Correspondent) WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House — having once called the defeated president “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. But that’s potentially about to change. … Read more

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

First published in U.T. Independent, India, Feb. 29, 2024 | By Paresh Nath First published on CagleCartoons.com, Austria, Feb. 28, 2024 | By Marian Kamensky First published on POLITICO.com, February 2024 | By Matt Wuerker First published on CagleCartoons.com, the Netherlands, Feb. 29, 2024 | By Joep Bertrams First published on CagleCartoons.com, Feb. 28, 2024 … Read more