Rent and mortgage interest costs continued to be primary drivers of the inflation rate, the agency said. Meanwhile, gas prices ticked up 0.8 per cent in February year-over-year after a four per cent decline in January....
Natpost suddenly forgets that CBC is competing against right-wing controlled private enterprises for the talent they have. If they don’t give bonuses, they will lose the media talent.
China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under President Xi Jinping’s 11 years in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan, according to official reports on Tuesday....
Thai PM has warned Burmese over illegal entry as per this post here. Historically, Thailand is where Burmese exiles have always escaped to during political strife. During British occupation of Burma, hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees lived in Thailand and formed a guerilla army that successfully participated in the liberation of Burma. Soon after independence different political and ethnic factions within the Burmese army that was created from merging the Burmese guerilla army with the British-trained colonial army mutinied into a civil war, refugees have streamed into Thailand on an annual basis. UN and international humanitarian agencies have long operated on the Thai-Burmese border for decades providing economic boost in those marginal regions to Thailand. Finally Thailand has <1% unemployment and has long welcomed and recruited Burmese expat workers currently estimated to be around 4 million, half of them believed to be illegal. This additional influx is a somewhat of a welcome boost.
Oh no… that’s not the last. He’ll then cut taxes for the corporations and the rich. Cut healthcare and government services because he’ll say “we have to balance budget”. Then increase subsidies to corporations to “create jobs”. Conservative scam continues.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that his government is addressing a complaint from Canada over the high number of asylum requests from Mexicans. According to data from the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Commission, between January and September 2023, Mexicans made the most asylum requests, with...
Federal government aiming to shrink temporary residents' share of population by 2027 (www.cbc.ca)
B.C. places 2-year ban on new colleges enrolling international students (www.cbc.ca)
No bidders present at Myanmar auction for $90 million sale of Suu Kyi's home (www.reuters.com)
Corporate lobbyists are flocking to Pierre Poilievre’s cash-for-access fundraisers ⋆ The Breach (breachmedia.ca)
Vietnam seeks death for tycoon in $12bn fraud case (www.bangkokpost.com)
US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution (www.theguardian.com)
In the busy waters between China and Taiwan, the de facto border is being tested (www.theguardian.com)
Armenia's PM says he must return disputed areas to Azerbaijan or face war (www.reuters.com)
Canada's inflation rate slowed to 2.8% in February, beating expectations for 2nd month in a row (www.cbc.ca)
Rent and mortgage interest costs continued to be primary drivers of the inflation rate, the agency said. Meanwhile, gas prices ticked up 0.8 per cent in February year-over-year after a four per cent decline in January....
The rise and fall of a Halifax man's illegal TV streaming empire (www.cbc.ca)
China ends 9-year decline in new marriages in 2023, but divorces also climb (www.bangkokpost.com)
'Turn around immediately': Taiwan warns off Chinese coast guard boats again as tensions simmer (www.reuters.com)
Heiress to let 50 strangers decide fate of her fortune (www.bangkokpost.com)
Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’ (www.theguardian.com)
Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’ (www.theguardian.com)
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says (apnews.com)
Shoppers Drug Mart says it doesn't have medication review targets, but records show it does (www.cbc.ca)
CBC gave $15M in bonuses and a few months later cut 800 jobs: report (nationalpost.com)
Thai election body to seek dissolution of progressive party that won last year's general election (apnews.com)
Myanmar General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State (www.irrawaddy.com)
What happens when a provincial government defies a federal law? We're about to find out (www.cbc.ca)
India deports first group of Myanmar refugees who fled 2021 coup (www.reuters.com)
China steps up grey-zone warfare to exhaust Taiwan, defence report says (www.reuters.com)
China's Xi urges military to prepare for maritime conflicts (www.bangkokpost.com)
Five Killed as Myanmar Junta Jet Strafes Monastery Housing Displaced People (www.irrawaddy.com)
China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under President Xi Jinping’s 11 years in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan, according to official reports on Tuesday....
Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones (apnews.com)
Philippine and Chinese vessels collide in disputed South China Sea and 4 Filipino crew are injured (apnews.com)
Sealed fate: The second sons of Ta'ang State [in Myanmar] (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/16500776...
Police now need warrant to get a person's IP address, Supreme Court rules (www.cbc.ca)
Chair of Ontario judicial appointments advisory committee also lobbying government | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
At Least 12 Civilians Killed, Scores Injured as Myanmar Junta Forces Shell Bazaar in Sittwe (www.irrawaddy.com)
South Korea’s fertility rate sinks to record low despite $270bn in incentives (www.theguardian.com)
Births in Japan hit record low (www.bangkokpost.com)
Many in Myanmar consider fleeing to Thailand to escape conscription into an army they despise (apnews.com)
RELEASE & REPORT: Robbing the public to build the private: The Ford government’s hospital privatization scheme - Ontario Health Coalition (www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca)
An online dump of Chinese hacking documents offers a rare window into pervasive state surveillance (apnews.com)
Canadian dream elusive for some racialized 2nd-generation Canadians, study finds (www.cbc.ca)
US Charges Yakuza Leader Over Conspiring to Sell Nuclear Material from Myanmar (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15912670...
Conservative government would require websites to verify age to watch porn: Poilievre (toronto.citynews.ca)
Trans Mountain expansion may not give long-term price relief to Canada's booming oil output (www.reuters.com)
Mexico talks with Canada about high number of asylum requests (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15839911...
Mexico talks with Canada about high number of asylum requests (www.reuters.com)
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that his government is addressing a complaint from Canada over the high number of asylum requests from Mexicans. According to data from the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Commission, between January and September 2023, Mexicans made the most asylum requests, with...