June, 2026
Canada’s forestry crisis should be blamed on homegrown problems, not Trump, federal report says
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada, Tim Hodgson, makes an announcement regarding liquefied natural gas with B.C. Premier David Eby, in Vancouver on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (The Canadian Press/Jennifer Gauthier) Canada’s forestry sector is the trade “canary in the coal mine” as it faces structural challenges that go beyond Trump-era tariffs, says the federal minister responsible for natural resources. Tim Hodgson made that comment Wednesday as he unveiled close to $130 million in funding for 56 forestry-related projects across the country. Hodgson, who is in Langford, B.C.,Read more
U.S. House votes to curb Trump’s war powers in strongest rebuke yet
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, centre, walks to a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. For the first time since the U.S.-led war on Iran began, the House backed a Democratic-led resolution to stop the war until hostilities are authorized by Congress. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The U.S. House of Representatives for the first time on Wednesday backed a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the Iran war until hostilities are authorized by Congress, reflecting growing congressional concern, even among President Donald Trump’s Republicans, over the war. The House voted 215 toRead more
Cuba’s battered tourism sector takes another hit as Spain’s Meliá hotel chain shutters some locations
A view of the exterior of the Gran Hotel Bistol, as seen on Wednesday in Havana. The Spanish hotel group Meliá will cease operations at 15 of the 34 hotels it manages on the island, according to state website Cubadebate, dealing a blow to Cuba’s vital tourism sector. (Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images) Spanish hotel chain Meliá has joined a growing list of companies with long-standing operations in Cuba that are withdrawing from or limiting their business on the island after the U.S. announced new sanctions while maintaining an oil embargo. MeliáRead more