34 h. ago Don't envy the winner of the federal NDP's leadership contest

Douglas Todd: Debate within the battered left-wing NDP is over whether to go all out to attract disparate groups or focus on winning back blue-collar workers

Politics

9 d. ago ‘More like an ad for a dating app’: Gun ‘buyback’ advertising campaign gets mixed reviews

Visuals of green parcels of land triggered concerns about perpetuating stereotypes

Events

1 week ago Trump orders crackdown on ’left wing terrorism’ in escalation of a campaign against political rivals

President Donald Trump on Thursday directed his administration to crack down on backers of what he dubbed “left-wing terrorism,” naming two top Democratic donors as he alleged without evidence a vast conspiracy to finance violent protests against the government. Trump’s directive put the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Taskforce in the lead and said the effort would […]

Politics

1 week ago Trump signs order naming Antifa as ‘domestic terrorist’ group

Washington (AFP) — US President Donald Trump signed an order Monday designating the left-wing Antifa movement as a domestic terrorist organization, the White House said, in a move sparked by the killing of right-wing ally Charlie Kirk. Antifa is a shorthand term for “anti-fascist” used to describe diffuse far-left groups, and there have been questions […]

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2 w. ago Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, calling it ’replica’ of Washington crackdown

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an order Monday sending the National Guard into Memphis to combat crime, offering another major test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities. With Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visiting the Oval Office, Trump said troops would be deployed and join a special […]

Society

2 w. ago Trump deploys U.S. troops to Memphis in ‘replica’ of D.C. crime crackdown

Trump said National Guard troops would deployed and join a special task force in the Tennessee capital comprised of officials from various federal agencies.

Events

3 w. ago Trump vows crackdown as hunt continues for Charlie Kirk’s assassin

‘My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity, and to other political violence,’ Trump said

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3 w. ago ICE moves in on Chicago as Trump expands immigration crackdown

The Trump administration says Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has created an immigration policy that allows criminals to operate freely in Chicago and the state at large.

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3 w. ago Uruguay’s Finance Minister Shuns Chainsaw for Modest Tax Hikes

Uruguay’s new left-wing government plans to lower the budget deficit through tax increases early in its term to avoid politically contentious spending cuts or additional levies later on, according to Finance Minister Gabriel Oddone.

Politics

3 w. ago Britain’s £240 Billion Green Superpower Plan Faces Crucial Test

The UK is facing mounting political and economic pressure on one of its campaign promises to achieve a clean power grid by 2030.

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