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U.S. Senate Republicans veto legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event about drug prices in the Oval Office Thursday, the same day Senate Republicans voted to reject legislation that would have limited his ability to launch an attack against Venezuela. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) Senate Republicans voted to reject legislation Thursday that would have put a check on U.S. President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela, as Democrats pressed Congress to take a stronger role in Trump’s high-stakes campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Lawmakers, including top Republicans, have demanded thatRead more
Pension becomes another Alberta-Ottawa fight. But this time, Trudeau’s on offence
PM vows to defend Canada Pension Plan, but hasn’t yet brought numbers to debate OK, so it didn’t quite happen this way, but may as well have. As limited as the province’s engagement process has been thus far on Alberta going it alone on pension — a sunny-side-up questionnaire and phone-in forums — the largest stakeholder in this matter was bound to weigh in. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued his apparent opening salvo in what’s becoming a federal-provincial pension dispute, and it was an open letter to Premier Danielle Smith.Read more
‘Hate-motivated attack’ at Markham mosque provokes condemnation
Toronto man, 28, in custody following April 6 attack, police say Condemnation poured in Sunday in response to what the Islamic Society of Markham (ISM) said was “a hate-motivated attack” at its mosque earlier this week. In a statement Saturday night ISM said that on the morning of April 6, an individual came to the mosque on Denison Street and upon entering, apparently tore a copy of the Qur’an while directing racist and Islamophobic rants toward worshippers. “The individual, upon exiting the mosque, then attempted to run over or strike worshippers withRead more