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Minister won't commit to national flood insurance program in near future
Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski said this week she couldn’t promise the government will deliver a National Flood Insurance Program “in the near future.” Source link
Opposition parties cry foul over Liberal move to seize control of committees
Conservatives say the Liberals are trying to “stack the deck” by moving to seize control of House committees, and are proposing to leave three oversight committees intact. Source link
Air Canada jet from Toronto involved in near-miss at New York airport, FAA says
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration reports a near-miss incident involving an Air Canada jet at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday. Source link
Carney says U.S. trade talks will 'take some time,' vows Trump won't dictate the terms
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that talks with the Trump administration to renew CUSMA could take longer than anticipated as Canada pushes for what it calls a mutually beneficial agreement. Source link
Can you slow ageing with your diet? A new book gives it a go
Discovering he is getting old before his time, David Cox tries to lower his biological age by changing his diet in a helpful new book, The Age Code, says Graham Lawton Source link
New Scientist recommends Jeff Beal’s New York Études, Vol. II
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week Source link
Why your opinion of used electric vehicles is probably wrong
The idea that EV batteries age poorly is a misconception – and a new report has found they often outlive the cars themselves Source link
U.K. bill moves to make it illegal for anyone born after 2008 to buy cigarettes — for life
Children in the U.K. who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after British lawmakers approved new restrictions on smoking Tuesday. Source link
John Keats’s love letters to his fiancée found roughly 37 years after they were stolen
The bound volume of 37 love letters, some handwritten, is worth $2.75 million. But Romantic scholars say its value is greater than money. Source link
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court. Source link