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Canada Faces Copper Trade Risk as Trump Tariff Looms
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 17, 2025
United States President Donald Trump‘s decision to impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports — one of the world’s most versatile metals —has the potential to disrupt the global trade in metals and reverberate throughout Canada. Canada’s copper...
Brady calls for “Castle Doctrine” in Canada to protect homeowners
Nortfolk Today
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July 18, 2025
MPP Bobbi Ann Brady is calling on Ottawa to adopt U.S.-style “Castle Doctrine” laws that would allow Canadians to defend themselves, their families, and their property without facing criminal charges. In a recent letter to federal Justice Minister...
Canmore rugby star earns first international cap amid World Cup hopes
Rocky Mountain Outlook
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SOUTH AFRICA – Two days before her international debut with Rugby Canada’s women’s team, Canmore’s Holly Phillips posted a photo of her younger self on social media. Holding a rugby ball, two white bandages covered scrapes on the then...
Mandela’s legacy ‘is now our responsibility’, Guterres says on International Day
UN News
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July 18, 2025
In his remarks, the Secretary-General celebrated the extraordinary life of the South African civil rights icon, affectionately known by his Khosa clan name, Madiba. “He endured the brutal weight of oppression, and emerged not with a vision of...
Las Cruces goes international with reality TV show about tattoos
The Las Cruces Bulletin - New Mexico
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Serena Johnson Las Cruces Bulletin Inked from his ankles to his neck, a Las Cruces dermatologist, Dr. James Kerner, leads a new reality TV show which sends three people on an all-expenses-paid trip abroad to get a free tattoo. The show could forge...
Las Cruces goes international with reality TV show about tattoos
The Las Cruces Bulletin - New Mexico
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Serena Johnson Las Cruces Bulletin Inked from his ankles to his neck, a Las Cruces dermatologist, Dr. James Kerner, leads a new reality TV show which sends three people on an all-expenses-paid trip abroad to get a free tattoo. The show could forge...
China's booming medical tourism combines advanced care, efficient service and cultural experiences for global patients
Global Times
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A Canadian medical tourist takes part in a specialized healthcare and wellness tourism program at the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone in Boao, South China's Hainan Province, on June 13, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of the Lecheng...
Canada’s Couche-Tard withdraws bid for Japan’s 7-Eleven operator over stalled talks
United News of Bangladesh
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Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Seven & i Holdings Co., the Japanese parent company of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, citing prolonged delays and a lack of meaningful dialogue in the...
Exclusive: Foreign Diplomats Struggle to Survive in Cuba as Regime Freezes Bank Funds
Breitbart
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July 17, 2025
A growing number of embassies of foreign countries in Havana, Cuba, are struggling to access cash as Cuban regime banks freeze their accounts, claiming they simply do not have cash on hand to give, multiple sources told Breitbart News this week....
Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar meets South Korean special envoys
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 17, 2025
The meeting comes amid renewed efforts from both sides to boost cooperation across sectors such as green hydrogen, shipbuilding, investment, semiconductors, and regional security, especially in the Indo-Pacific India and South Korea had earlier...
PM Carney engages First Nations Rights Holders on the Building Canada Act
Wawa News
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July 18, 2025
Canada’s new government is ready to get our country building major projects again – and projects built in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples will be at the forefront of this work. To that end, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, convened the First...
NATO country wants out of Trump’s Ukraine weapons strategy
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The Czech Republic will not take part in U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly proposed plan to supply American-made weapons to Ukraine, Prime Minister Petr Fiala confirmed on Tuesday. Trump introduced the initiative during talks with NATO...
Nine most notable international players taken in the 2025 MLB Draft
MLB
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Usually, players born outside the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada are signed as amateur players, often as young as 16 years old – hence the international signing deadline every January. However, with many federations and programs looking to...
International CRO to drive global growth at MarTech 50 firm Vypr
BusinessCloud
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July 17, 2025
MarTechAppointmentsVypr has appointed Sam Gilding as international chief revenue officer as the Manchester-based product intelligence platform expands in new markets. In April, Vypr – star of our recent MarTech 50 ranking – raised a further £4m...
Canadian province extends heat pump rebates to apartments, condos
pv-magazine
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July 17, 2025
British Columbia’s rebate scheme for heat pump installations now offers up to CAD 5,000 ($3,638) for the purchase and installation of an electric heat pump in suites within multi-unit residential buildings. July 17, 2025 Patrick Jowett British...
Canada’s Couche-Tard drops 7-Eleven takeover bid
Hurriyet Daily News
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TOKYO Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) has withdrawn its $47-billion offer for the owner of 7-Eleven, ending a months-long saga to acquire the Japanese giant. ACT made an offer last year of nearly $40 billion to create the world's biggest...
Okanagan Elite U17 girls softball team wins Canada Cup, plays in provincials this weekend
Castanet Kamloops
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July 18, 2025
Photo: Contributed The Okanagan Elite U17 softball team recently won the Canada Cup at Softball City in Surrey. Fresh off a first for the Okanagan, a team of softball players will be playing in the provincial championships in Kelowna this weekend....
Canada places follow-on order for Galvion’s Batlskin Caiman helmets
Army Technology
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July 16, 2025
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has placed a second follow-on order with US-based Galvion for Batlskin Caiman ballistic helmet systems. The latest order will see the company supply an additional 5,000 helmets, each accompanied by...
US hosts Pakistan military chief at White House, India responds by warming to China
The Express Tribune
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July 21, 2025
US President Donald Trump's lunch meeting with Pakistan's military chief prompted a private diplomatic protest from India in a warning to Washington about risks to their bilateral ties, while New Delhi is recalibrating relations with China as a...
Being Canadian sets us apart
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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July 18, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Column Actor Mike Myers mouths the words "Elbows Up" at the end of Saturday Night Live on March 1, 2025, boosting a call for action in the face of economic threats against Canada from United States President Donald...