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Politics
‘Tiger Mom’ author and husband advised students to look a certain way to work for Brett Kavanaugh: reports
By Jesse Ferreras Online Journalist
Amy Chua, author of “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” is also a Yale law professor along with her husband. They reportedly counseled students on how to look if they wanted to clerk with Brett Kavanaugh. Continue reading
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen claims to have given ‘critical information’ to Mueller
Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to campaign-finance violations and other charges last month, tweeted Thursday that he provided information to prosecutors without a co-operation agreement. Continue reading
Canada pushes back on U.S. trade law that lets Trump use national security to justify tariffs
Sources say Thursday’s talks between Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. trade ambassador Robert Lighthizer were dominated by efforts to secure a commitment from the Americans that a new NAFTA deal would mitigate the risk of such tariffs. Continue reading
Global economic growth ‘may have now peaked,’ OECD says — for Canada, too
The economic outlook from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development placed much of the blame on trade fears. Continue reading
Alberta does not support federal proposal to ban strychnine against gophers
The Alberta government is telling Ottawa it does not support a federal proposal to ban the use of liquid strychnine poison for killing prairie gophers. Continue reading
Texas Republicans slammed for comparing Hindu lord Ganesha to party mascot
Fort Bend County Republicans posted the ad in a local newspaper during the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi. Continue reading
Online course that asks about positive effect of residential schools ‘a slap in the face’
The superintendent of a school division in northeastern Alberta has apologized for an online course that asks students to choose a positive effect of residential schools. Continue reading
Snoop Dogg criticizes Kanye West on-air for supporting Trump
‘Before him there were no lines. Everybody was everybody, we respected everything, we didn’t trip,’ Snoop Dogg said of Trump. Continue reading
Canada looks at tackling global issue of plastic pollution in oceans
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna made the announcement in Halifax on Thursday, as part of the G7 meeting on environment and energy. Continue reading
House of Commons unanimously votes to call Myanmar Rohingya killings a genocide
In a rare show of unanimity, MPs on Thursday agreed to call a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya in Myanmar an act of genocide. Continue reading
