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Political strain between U.S. and Britain on full display days ahead of King Charles’s American visit
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves are shown in Aylesbury, central England, on Sept. 18, 2025. Reeves and Bessent have offered very different perspectives on the U.S. war with Iran in recent days. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves was not backing away from her criticism of the Iran war as “folly,” even as she prepared to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. officials in Washington on Wednesday. As with Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Reeves is amongRead more
Bomb cyclone to hit B.C. South Coast, wind warnings issued
Winds could gust up to 100 km/h on Vancouver Island A large storm system is on its way to coastal British Columbia on Sunday, prompting high streamflow advisories, wind warnings and concerns for potential power outages and flooding over the next few days. A bomb cyclone — a low pressure system that brings rain and powerful winds — is expected to hit off shore, close to Vancouver Island and pick up through Sunday afternoon, according to Environment Canada. Environment Canada forecasts more than 50 millimetres of rain will hit westernRead more
Britain set to join trans-Pacific trade pact
Canada already part of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Britain is set to join a massive trade bloc that will likely speed up negotiations on a bilateral deal between Ottawa and London. The countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) have given the U.K. a green light to become the 12th country in the trading bloc, and the only one outside the Pacific Rim. “It’s a good day,” International Trade Minister Mary Ng said in an interview. “We have always been supportive of theRead more