26 h. ago Details about Trump’s executive orders around DEI are causing confusion

WASHINGTON (AP) — HAYA PANJWANI, host: In front of a large crowd in Washington, Donald Trump, shortly after being sworn into office for his second presidential term, signed a slew of executive orders. Those orders were what he calls “Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” and “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs and […]

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52 h. ago Tariffs could force ‘rebalancing away’ from U.S. for oil exports: Cenovus

The threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian energy won’t affect planned spending by Cenovus Energy Inc., but the company says such levies may prompt a “rebalancing away from the United States” when it comes to where it ships its oil. U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to slap widespread tariffs on U.S. imports of Canadian goods […]

Economics

53 h. ago Transgender woman in Alberta seeks judicial review in 911 discrimination case

Marni Panas, a transgender woman, filed a complaint in 2019 after she was misgendered three times by dispatchers.

Events

54 h. ago ‘Heads in the sand:’ Age discrimination payouts are getting bigger

High value cases of dismissed senior leaders show older workers must be taken seriously

Events

3 d. ago CAF discrimination settlement was ’slap in face,’ says former soldier

OTTAWA — A former member of the Canadian Armed Forces who has been involved in a discrimination class action for eight years says the settlement isn’t enough to compensate for the trauma he and others experienced. The class action was launched on behalf of current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) who […]

Events

3 d. ago Google agrees to pay Italy $340 million US to settle tax evasion investigation

MILAN — Italian prosecutors said Wednesday they will seek to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlement. Milan prosecutors had opened an investigation against Google for failure to pay taxes on earnings in Italy from 2015-2019. The investigation focused on revenues […]

Economics

3 d. ago Rubio Says Sanctions to Stay for Now as Trump Eyes Putin Summit

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that the US will keep sanctions on Russia in place at least until a deal to end the Ukraine conflict is reached, even as his boss, President Donald Trump, said he’ll probably meet Vladimir Putin to discuss a settlement before the end of February.

Politics

4 d. ago French lawmakers mull banning headscarves in sport while Amnesty International says it’s discriminatory

Amnesty International is urging French lawmakers to reject a bill this week that would ban headscarves in all sporting competitions. The bill is backed by right-wing senators and will be debated from Tuesday in the upper house of the French parliament. Its aim is to ban all “ostensibly religious” clothing and symbols during competitions. Amnesty […]

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