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Some U.S. car buyers envy what they cannot have — affordable Chinese EVs
Survey shows 40 per cent of U.S. consumers support Chinese auto imports, while political opposition in U.S. remains strong Source link
U.S. to pay French company $1B to scrap offshore wind projects
The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a France’s TotalEnergies to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy. Source link
Trout catch at Kejimkujik decimated by invasion of voracious predator
Kejimkujik National Park is pausing its annual brook trout census because an invasive species is devastating the local ecosystem. Source link
Moms feel the burn — and a sense of community — while their babies are looked after
The Islander Athletics “mom club” allows parents to work out while their kids are looked after, building muscle and community. Source link
Smith-Carney pipeline deal to miss early deadlines, premier says
The first set of deadlines included in the energy and climate deal struck between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are not expected to be met, showing early challenges with the agreement that includes pursuing a new export pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast. Source link
How RCMP spies infiltrated the 1970s Indigenous rights movement
A CBC Indigenous investigation has found the Cold War-era RCMP Security Service had a widespread and intrusive surveillance operation targeting at least 30 legitimate Indigenous political organizations and hundreds of Indigenous people. Source link
How the RCMP spied on Indigenous organizations — and how we broke the story
Today, we begin publishing a series of exclusive stories that expose a sweeping RCMP program of surveillance, disruption and infiltration of Indigenous organizations between 1968 and 1982. Though long suspected by Indigenous leaders across Canada, the scope and scale of the spy program has remained hidden behind walls of government secrecy, until now. Source link
Are Iranian 'sleeper cells' a threat to Canadians? Here’s what intelligence experts say
Rhetoric around Iranian sleeper cells has spiked since the onset of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. Counter-intelligence experts and a former spy tell CBC News that while the regime may not use dormant agents in Canada, the threats of lone wolf attacks and ‘criminal proxies’ are real. Source link
Syrians fleeing Israeli strikes in Lebanon return home to a country still rebuilding
More than 125,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria this month, fleeing escalating violence and returning to a country that’s still struggling to rebuild after more than a decade of civil war. Source link
U.S. Senate approves Markwayne Mullin as next head of Homeland Security
The U.S. Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi Noem. Source link