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For Asian-Americans, 2024 US presidential election stirs anxiety over what is at stake

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For Asian-Americans, 2024 US presidential election stirs anxiety over what is at stake

Attendees from more than 50 organisations representing thousands of Asian-Americans cited a litany of fears as politicians ramp up anti-China rhetoric, pass laws blocking Chinese nationals from buying property and spread anti-immigrant verbiage. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai is the first Asian-American to hold the cabinet-level position. Photo: AFP For many, public discourse shaped by … Read more

New Democrats say they see opportunity in Liberals’ Toronto byelection loss

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New Democrats say they see opportunity in Liberals’ Toronto byelection loss

An NDP insider says New Democrats were surprised by the Liberals’ loss in the recent Toronto byelection — and now see the governing party’s weakness as an opportunity. Anne McGrath, principal secretary to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in the House of Commons, told CBC News the party thought the outcome of the Toronto St Paul’s byelection would be close … Read more

Railway workers at CN, CPKC vote to reauthorize strike but open to federal mediation, union says

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Railway workers at CN, CPKC vote to reauthorize strike but open to federal mediation, union says

Union members at CN and CPKC railways have voted to reauthorize strikes at both companies if negotiated settlements can’t be reached. Teamsters Canada said in a statement Saturday that union members at both railways voted almost 99 per cent in favour of reauthorized strike action. The union said members previously voted in favour of strike … Read more

With questions swirling about his future, Trudeau largely stays on message in speech to donors

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With questions swirling about his future, Trudeau largely stays on message in speech to donors

In his first address to party faithful since Monday’s byelection loss, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged the defeat but didn’t seem to waver from his usual message. “We have a time where people are facing huge challenges and huge uncertainty around the world. We saw that on Monday night in Toronto-St. Paul’s,” Trudeau told Liberal … Read more

U.S. Supreme Court decision rejects Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, leaving victims in limbo

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U.S. Supreme Court decision rejects Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, leaving victims in limbo

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. After deliberating more than six months, … Read more

More women voted for opposition in India election, but support for Modi holds steady

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More women voted for opposition in India election, but support for Modi holds steady

FOCUS ON RELIGIOUS IDENTITY POLITICS BACKFIRED Analysts said the BJP’s focus on religious identity politics backfired in the end. Mr Jagdeep Chhokar, founder of non-profit Association for Democratic Reforms, told CNA: “Unemployment, poverty, state of the economy, deprivation – these were the main issues I think which got the electorate to vote in favour of … Read more

Canadian bank CEOs defend investments in oil and gas

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Canadian bank CEOs defend investments in oil and gas

The chief executives from Canada’s five biggest banks faced hard questions from MPs on Thursday over their climate commitments and plans to help spur transition to renewable energy. Representatives from RBC, CIBC, TD Bank Group, BMO Financial Group and Scotiabank appeared Thursday before the standing committee on environment and sustainable development. All five attended by … Read more

Trudeau says he considered stepping down during marriage difficulties

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Trudeau says he considered stepping down during marriage difficulties

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a recent podcast that he considered walking away from the job last year as his marriage began to fracture. Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, announced last August that they had agreed to separate. During an episode of the ReThinking podcast that was released Tuesday, psychologist and host … Read more

Actor-MP Dev casts his vote

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Actor-MP Dev casts his vote

Actor-MP Dev casts his vote 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 trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and … Read more

Freeland plans to trigger a vote on capital gains tax changes next week

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Freeland plans to trigger a vote on capital gains tax changes next week

The Liberal government plans to force the Conservatives to vote this coming week on changes to the country’s capital gains tax regime set to go into effect on June 25. A senior federal government source said Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will start the legislative process on Monday morning. Freeland is expected to table a ways and means motion in the … Read more