Section: US & Canada
Five stories in the news today, June 2
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— CPP DEAL REACHED, PREMIUMS RISE IN 2019 Both Canadian workers and their employers will soon be on the hook for higher contributions to the Canada Pension Plan now that the federal government has an agreement with most of the provinces to revamp the program for the first time in nearly...
Our Impulsive Foreign Policy Establishment
Some 50 State Department officials have signed a memo calling on President Obama to launch air and missile strikes on the Damascus regime of Bashar Assad. A “judicious use of stand-off and air weapons,” they claim, “would undergird and drive a more focused and hard-nosed U.S.-led diplomatic process.” In brief, to strengthen the hand of our...
Putin Changing His Tune in St. Petersburg
Russia’s annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum ended up with an impressive financial haul—$15.3 billion in contracts, compared to just $3.6 billion last year. But more important than the investment tally was a new-look political message for the West, delivered by Russian President Vladimir Putin from the forum’s...
Biden warns Trump will cause democracy backslide
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy 2016 National Convention, Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) WASHINGTON – Warning of a potential surge in anti-Americanism, Vice-President Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump’s views on foreign policy on Monday, urging the country...
Chinese Cyber-Espionage in the U.S. Plummets: Experts
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Chinese government appears to be abiding by its September pledge to stop supporting the hacking of American trade secrets to help companies there compete, private U.S. security executives and government advisors said on Monday. FireEye Inc , the U.S. network security company best known for fighting...
Trudeau to make first official visit to Ukraine
TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will make his first official visit to Ukraine next month. The prime minister says he will make the trip after attending the NATO summit in Poland in early July and travelling to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to honour the victims of the Holocaust. He made the announcement in Toronto on...
Trudeau to make first official visit to Ukraine
The prime minister is making the trip after attending the NATO summit in Poland in early July. …read more Source: Toronto...
Trudeau to make first official visit to Ukraine after NATO summit
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will make his first official visit to Ukraine next month. The prime minister says he will make the trip after attending the NATO summit in Poland in early July and travelling to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to honour the victims of the Holocaust. He made the announcement in Toronto on...
Prime Minister Trudeau to attend NATO meeting in Poland, visit Ukraine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Poland to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government Summit in Warsaw from July 8 to 9, 2016, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) announced today. After the summit, Trudeau will pay a visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to “remember the six...
Trudeau to sign long-awaited trade deal with Ukraine during visit next month
Six years of negotiations are expected to culminate in the signing of a long-awaited free trade deal between Canada and Ukraine when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the country next month. On Monday, Trudeau told a Canada-Ukraine business forum in Toronto that he will be in Ukraine on July 11-12 after attending the NATO leaders’ summit...
