Admins
White South Africans to the front of the line as Trump slashes refugee limit
The first group of Afrikaners from South Africa arrived for resettlement in the U.S. on May 12. Under a new Trump administration policy, the number of refugees allowed into the country will be reduced to as low as 7,500 this year, with white South Africans prioritized over everyone else. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) President Donald Trump is slashing the number of refugees allowed into the United States, and people fleeing war-torn countries, human rights abuses and catastrophes will now be of lower priority than white people from South Africa. The TrumpRead more
Trump says Carney apologized for Ford’s anti-tariff ad
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled ongoing trade negotiations earlier this month, citing an Ontario government anti-tariff ad. (Evelyn Hockstein, Blair Gable/Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for the Ontario government ad that used former president Ronald Reagan’s own words to spread an anti-tariff message to an American audience. “I have a very good relationship [with Carney]. I like him a lot, but what they did was wrong. He was very nice. He apologized for what they did with the commercial,” Trump said on FridayRead more
Trump’s latest outburst is another reminder of how much has changed
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the White House on Wednesday. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) As Donald Trump explained it, he was primarily worried about the accurate and honourable reporting of Ronald Reagan’s views on trade policy — and concerned that a misrepresentation of the former U.S. president’s views might somehow influence the justices of the United States Supreme Court. And his belief in this regard is so strong that he was willing to suspend trade negotiations with one of his country’s closestRead more
U.S. sending aircraft carrier to South America amid Trump’s anti-cartel campaign
The USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Halifax in October 2022. The U.S. is sending the aircraft carrier to South America in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent days against boats it accuses of carrying drugs. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press) The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapidRead more
Why did Donald Trump really scrap trade talks with Canada?
U.S. President Donald Trump points to a reporter to ask a question in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday. He’s blaming an Ontario government ad for his decision to stop trade talks, but that doesn’t seem to be the only reason. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) Donald Trump’s initial public reaction to Ontario’s anti-tariffs TV ad gave absolutely no indication that it had triggered him so much that he would later kick the legs out from under the negotiating table. The U.S. president first saw the ad onRead more
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, in 2024. (AP) The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation’s environmental jewels. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the decision Thursday that paves the way for future lease sales within the refuge’s 631,309-hectare coastal plain, an area that’s considered sacred byRead more
‘Trump must go’: Large crowds join ‘No Kings’ protests across U.S.
Protesting the direction of the U.S. under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the country for “No Kings” demonstrations — what the president’s Republican Party is calling “Hate America” rallies. This is the third mass mobilization since Trump’s return to the White House in January and comes against the backdrop of a government shutdown that not only has closed federal programs and services but is testing the core balance of power as an aggressive executive confronts Congress and the courts in ways thatRead more
U.S. sending survivors of strike on alleged ‘drug-carrying submarine’ back to South America, Trump says
U.S. President Donald Trump is seen at the White House on Friday. U.S. military action against vessels in the Caribbean have killed 29 people since early September. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia, their home countries, U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday. The military rescued the pair after striking a submersible vessel Thursday, in what was at least the sixth such attack since early September. “It was my greatRead more
Amid scandal, Prince Andrew says he will no longer use titles or honours
Prince Andrew said Friday that he will no longer use his titles or honours. The announcement came after scandals continued to surface surrounding the younger brother of King Charles. (Toby Melville/Reuters) As new scandals continued to rise around Prince Andrew, he said Friday that he “will no longer use” his titles or honours. The Duke of York had stepped back from official royal duties after his disastrous BBC interview in 2019 regarding his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew also agreed to settle a lawsuit inRead more
How Tomahawk missiles could change the war between Russia and Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, Oct. 17. (Nathan Howard/Reuters) As U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for high-stakes talks on Friday, the main question remained whether the U.S. will supply Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles. Doing so would give Ukraine the ability to strike deep inside Russia for the first time, and would mark a major escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war. As Trump began a working lunch with Zelenskyy, he was asked about the consequencesRead more