politicians

Trump rally shooting flings U.S. to perilous juncture: What path will it take?

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Trump rally shooting flings U.S. to perilous juncture: What path will it take?

American history is repeating itself in a most macabre way. If everything unfolds as expected, Donald Trump will deliver a triumphant speech in Milwaukee next Thursday night to accept the Republican presidential nomination. Adrenaline will be coursing through that crowd for another reason: His admirers will celebrate his very survival from an apparent campaign-stop assassination attempt. Literally one … Read more

Poilievre’s office silent on leader’s Pride plans as other party leaders say they’ll attend

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Poilievre’s office silent on leader’s Pride plans as other party leaders say they’ll attend

Fête Nationale Pierre Poilievre is the only federal party leader whose staff won’t say whether their chief intends to participate in Pride events this summer. Officials for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May all confirmed they will attend various Pride events. Poilievre’s … Read more

Farmers in Saskatchewan say they don’t feel they’re being heard by the federal government

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Farmers in Saskatchewan say they don’t feel they’re being heard by the federal government

On the surface, last week’s Canada’s Farm Show in Regina was all about exciting new equipment — massive tractors and other heavy duty tools. Under the surface, however, farmers were also expressing serious feelings of frustration with the federal government. In interviews conducted for a special episode of CBC’s The House focusing on politics in Saskatchewan, farmers spoke about perceptions of … Read more

Trudeau, Modi in same room for first time since Canada publicly accused India of Sikh leader’s assassination

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Trudeau, Modi in same room for first time since Canada publicly accused India of Sikh leader’s assassination

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down in the same room as India’s prime minister for the first time since he publicly accused Narendra Modi’s government of involvement in the assassination of a Canadian Sikh activist and Indian nationals were later arrested in B.C.  Trudeau and Modi were both around the same G7 table in Italy during … Read more

ShotSpotter fires back at Warren, Markey, Pressley for their critical letter with ‘false and misleading assertions’

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ShotSpotter fires back at Warren, Markey, Pressley for their critical letter with ‘false and misleading assertions’

ShotSpotter is firing back at Bay State elected officials who are pushing for a federal probe of the gunshot detection tech company, as the firm’s CEO said the politicians were spreading “numerous recycled falsehoods and misleading assertions.” The head of SoundThinking, formerly known as ShotSpotter, wrote a letter this week to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. … Read more

Celebs who were unsuccessful as politicians

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Celebs who were unsuccessful as politicians

From iconic figures like Amitabh Bachchan to megastar Rajinikanth, these individuals ventured into politics but faced obstacles and ultimately were unsuccessful in their political endeavors. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All … Read more

Sask. urging federal government to ban AI voice cloning ahead of elections

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Sask. urging federal government to ban AI voice cloning ahead of elections

Months before a provincial election, Saskatchewan is urging the federal government to ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for voice cloning. Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre said having rules to ban AI-generated voice cloning is in the best interest of protecting democracy and electoral integrity.  “Those would become the communications rules for … Read more

Tory MP says he misspoke after NDP MP accuses him of making anti-Indigenous comment

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Tory MP says he misspoke after NDP MP accuses him of making anti-Indigenous comment

A Conservative MP apologized in the House of Commons on Thursday after an Indigenous colleague from across the political aisle called him out for linking an offender’s criminal record to his race. Brad Redekopp says he misspoke earlier this week when he brought up the 2022 mass stabbings in Saskatchewan during a debate about measures … Read more

Cutting interest rates was easy. But the Bank of Canada still has a credibility problem

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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 not going to be an easy job. The central bank cut rates this week for the first time since March 2022, when it embarked on one … Read more