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Snowbirds must soon submit fingerprints for U.S. travel under new Homeland Security rules
Canadians and other foreign nationals who plan to stay in the U.S. for 30 days or longer will soon be required to apply for registration and fingerprinting with the Department of Homeland Security. CBC | World News
Read More »Nervous Googling: Searches for ‘recession’ and ‘tariff’ surge as U.S. mood sours
Signs are mounting of U.S. unease with President Donald Trump’s North American trade war and it’s surfacing in various places, from economic data, to grumbling businesses, to media coverage, and in tense exchanges at the White House. Some ask: Is there a plan here? CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to Colorado ban on conversion therapy for minors
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case from Colorado to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for 2SLGBTQ+ children. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. and Ukraine start meetings in Saudi Arabia after combative White House talks
U.S. and Ukrainian delegations have begun their meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Kyiv’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday, two weeks after a disastrous meeting between the two countries’ leaders at the White House. CBC | World News
Read More »Cuts to U.S. weather forecasting, climate science create dark clouds for Canadian counterparts
Cuts to the U.S. agency responsible for weather forecasting and climate science have left scientists on this side of the border concerned about the reliability of data Canada needs to predict dangerous events, conduct accurate flood forecasts and understand broader changes to the climate. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia bombards Ukraine’s energy grid after Zelenskyy says his team will hold talks with U.S.
Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure in their latest drone and missile attack, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said talks with the U.S. on ending the 3-year war will take place next week. CBC | World News
Read More »He served in the U.S. military for 20 years, only to get fired from Veteran Affairs by email
Some 82,000 Veterans Affairs workers are expected to lose their jobs in the near future, thanks to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. CBC | World News
Read More »EU leaders back new defence spending after U.S. threatens to cut off support
European Union leaders on Thursday committed to working together to bolster the continent’s defences and to free up hundreds of billions of euros for security after U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated warnings that he would cut them adrift to face the threat of Russia alone. CBC | World News
Read More »Quebec judge rules 2 should face U.S. extradition in human smuggling river deaths
A Quebec Superior Court judge ruled two people from Akwesasne should face extradition to the U.S., where they face charges related to a human smuggling run across the St. Lawrence River that ended in the drowning deaths of nine people on March 29, 2023. CBC | World News
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