Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday told German business leaders that companies should take the lead on managing risk after Germany published its national security strategy, which described China as a “systemic rival.” Li met with representatives of German companies—including Volkswagen, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz—in Berlin ahead of government consultations on Tuesday at the start of…
China Urges German CEOs to Lead Risk Prevention Amid Trade Tensions
June 20, 2023
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RBA Says Jobs Market Too Tight to Control Inflation
June 20, 2023
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The jobs market is too strong, and the unemployment rate too low for the Reserve Bank to stamp down inflation. RBA deputy governor Michele Bullock says an unemployment rate of around 4.5 percent is roughly the lowest possible level that’s consistent with the RBA’s two-to-three per cent inflation target. The jobless rate has been stuck…
Alarming Trend: Rising Cancer Rates Among People Under 50
June 20, 2023
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While cancer is a disease that most commonly affects people over 50 years old, a joint U.S.-UK cancer funding review found that over the past 30 years, there has been a rise in cancer rates among people under 50 in multiple countries. “From our data, we observed something called the birth cohort effect,” Dr. Shuji Ogino,…
Billions at Stake as Ontario Takes Public Sector Workers to Court of Appeal
Billions of dollars are at stake as a three-day hearing at Ontario’s highest court gets underway Tuesday over the province’s controversial wage-limiting law for public sector workers. Last November, a judge with the Superior Court of Justice struck down Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, ruling it unconstitutional. The province…
Manitoba City Discusses Options, Possible Memorial to Honour 15 Killed in Bus Crash
A western Manitoba community is grappling with how to honour 15seniors killed in a fiery bus crash last week. Dauphin city council held an in-camera meeting Monday to discuss how it should respond to the collective grief and whether there should be a public memorial or vigil. Dauphin’s ministerial association is also set to gather…
Blinken Says China Assured It Won’t Send Weapons to Russia
June 20, 2023
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China has assured the United States and other countries that it won’t supply Russia lethal aid that could be used against Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on June 19. Blinken, the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Beijing since President Joe Biden took office in 2021, said…
Two RCAF Members Missing, Two Rescued After Helicopter Crash Near Ottawa River
The Royal Canadian Air Force is searching for two missing members following the crash of a military helicopter operating in eastern Ontario early this morning. The Department of National Defence says four of the Royal Canadian Air Force members were on board a CH-147 Chinook helicopter when the crash happened after midnight near the Ottawa…
Three Years After Galwan Valley Clash, Towns Along India–China Border Get an Upgrade
NEW DELHI—Three years after the bloody Galwan Valley clash, experts say China’s upgrade of two sparsely populated areas in Tibet is intended to bolster its military status along the hotly contested India–China border. The Galwan Valley clash in June 2020 was the first deadly bloodshed between the two superpowers in 45 years. Fought with sticks…
Heritage Minister Rejects Senate Amendment to Bill C-18 That Aimed to Prevent Facebook From Blocking Canadian News
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has rejected a Senate amendment to the Online News Act, Bill C-18, that aimed to prevent Facebook from blocking news for Canadian readers on its platform in reaction to the bill. Speaking in the House of Commons on June 19, Rodriguez accepted most of the Senate’s proposed amendments to the bill,…
Criminal Support Program Fails to Reduce Reoffending
A support program offering housing, drug, mental health and other support services to high-risk criminals has failed to reduce reoffending, and those taking part are actually more likely to end up back in jail. The Local Co-ordinated Multiagency (LCM) offender management was launched in 2017 to increase access to various services with the aim of…
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