Carney Unveils Major Projects for Canada to Offset Damage of Trump’s Tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled big infrastructure plans. But they are likely to meet resistance from Indigenous and environmental groups.
Month: September 2025
Their Schools Banned Phones. Out Came the iPods and Cassette Players.
Enterprising students have been bringing the contraband of yesteryear to school in what they see as a “loophole” in cellphone bans.
UN halts aid for Afghans after Taliban bars women staff
The United Nations said Thursday that it had suspended its assistance to Afghans expelled from neighbouring countries after the Taliban government prevented women staff members from working. “On 9 September, in light of instructions from the de facto authorities preventing Afghan female staff from working, UNHCR was compelled to halt activities at its encashment centres … Read more
Tiny Love Stories: ‘UR CUTE, TEXT ME’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
‘Dreams’ Review: Fact or Autofiction?
The film is the final installment in Dag Johan Haugerud’s trilogy about the sexual and romantic mores of Oslo’s inhabitants.
President Zardari to embark on 10-day official visit to China
President Asif Ali Zardari will begin a ten-day visit to China on Friday at the invitation of the Chinese government, Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday. Zardari is scheduled to travel to Chengdu, Shanghai and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where he will meet provincial leadership. Talks will cover Pakistan-China bilateral relations, with a focus on … Read more
Brazil’s Supreme Court Is On Course to Convict Bolsonaro in Coup Plot
A majority of voting justices said they plan to vote to convict Brazil’s former president of trying to hold onto power. A final verdict could come Thursday.
Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
[Any deal would further reshape the media industry, putting CBS News, CNN, and two major movie studios under the same corporate umbrella.
F.T.C. Starts Inquiry Into A.I. Chatbots and Child Safety
The Federal Trade Commission said it was starting an inquiry of how six major tech companies monitor activity that could harm minors.
The Jarring Contradiction at the Heart of RFK Jr.’s Agenda
The health secretary has begun a full-on assault against vaccines but has taken a more restrained approach to pesticides and unhealthy foods, also MAHA priorities.
