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Canada threatens retaliation over US’s cancellation of medical supply delivery
Apr 08, 2020 06:32Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned US President Donald Trump that his decision to stop a US manufacturing company from sending respirators to Canada could prompt retaliatory measures.
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Global stock markets post biggest falls since 2008 financial crisis
Mar 11, 2020 07:55Global stock markets posted their steepest falls since the 2008 financial crisis after a crash in the oil price amplified concerns about the escalating economic cost of the coronavirus outbreak. Almost £125 billion was wiped off the value of the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 in the fifth-worst day in history for the index of leading UK company shares, as it plummeted by 7.7 percent to finish the day below 6,000 points, its lowest level since straight after the Brexit vote in 2016.
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US, Canada jets intercept Russia reconnaissance aircraft above Alaska: NORAD
Mar 11, 2020 05:45US and Royal Canadian air force fighter jets have intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has claimed.
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Against colonial violence and land theft, indigenous activists and allies in Canada target mining industry convention in Toronto
Mar 06, 2020 13:09A demonstration is held in Canada "in solidarity with every community that has found itself staring down the barrel of a gun for daring to oppose Canada's ongoing colonial project through resource extraction." The Canadian government cannot continue to ignore these actions while also claiming commitments to reconciliation and climate action. It is long past time that Canadian politicians no longer perpetuate Canada’s shameful status quo in relation to Indigenous rights.
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Wildfires threaten North American water supplies
Feb 19, 2020 14:05In Canada and the United States, one large and severe wildfire might increase drinking water production costs by US$10 million to US$100 million. In southern California, mudslides from heavy rainfall after wildfires caused 23 deaths and produced more than US$100 million of structural damage in 2018.
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US health-care system costs four times more than Canada's single-payer system
Feb 18, 2020 19:28According to a research, the average American spent $933 in hospital administration costs, compared to $196 in Canada. Americans paid an average of $844 on insurance companies' overhead, compared to $146 in Canada. Americans spent an average of $465 for physicians' insurance-related costs, compared to $87 in Canada.
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Venezuela’s president slams Trump for meeting with opposition figure
Feb 06, 2020 04:33Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned US President Donald Trump for inviting Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido to Washington.
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Protests held across world to condemn Trump's anti-Iran policies
Jan 27, 2020 03:35People across the globe have taken to the streets for an International Day of Action against war with Iran in condemnation of Washington’s warmongering with Tehran.
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With passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress boosts fossil fuel polluters in Mexico
Jan 24, 2020 10:09"The passage of NAFTA 2.0 is very concerning for all the efforts to confront the climate crisis and save the planet", says Manuel Perez-Rocha, an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and the coordinator of the Network for Justice in Global Investment in an article titled: With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters in Mexico. This article has been published in the Truthout website.
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Canadian air tanker fighting Australia bushfires crashes, killing all three on board
Jan 23, 2020 08:21A Canadian-owned C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia’s alpine region on Thursday, killing all three of its crew, authorities said.