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$30B in new investments needed to meet Canada's critical mineral demand: report

$30B in new investments needed to meet Canada's critical mineral demand: report

TORONTO — A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green economy transition.
How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions in property taxes

How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions in property taxes

VANCOUVER — Retired architect Michael Geller says he's always keen to restore some "justice" to Vancouver's real estate scene. So, when he noticed an official BC Assessment valuation of about $6.
Bruce Springsteen's Berlin concert echoes with history and a stark warning

Bruce Springsteen's Berlin concert echoes with history and a stark warning

BERLIN (AP) — Veteran rock star Bruce Springsteen , a high-profile critic of President Donald Trump, slammed the U.S. administration as “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous” during a concert Wednesday in Berlin.
Trump's travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics among Arab Americans in Michigan

Trump's travel ban fuels despair and disgust with politics among Arab Americans in Michigan

DEARBORN, Mich.
Los Angeles-area mayors demand that Trump administration stop stepped-up immigration raids

Los Angeles-area mayors demand that Trump administration stop stepped-up immigration raids

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of mayors from across the Los Angeles region banded together Wednesday to demand that the Trump administration stop the stepped-up immigration raids that have spread fear across their cities and sparked protests across the U
EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say

EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas "emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution.
Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling

Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling

Nearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships resigned Wednesday in protest of what they call the Trump administration’s meddling with the selection of award recipients for the international exchange program.
David Hogg won't try to keep his DNC role amid dispute over Democratic primaries

David Hogg won't try to keep his DNC role amid dispute over Democratic primaries

David Hogg said Wednesday he will not fight to hold onto his leadership role in the Democratic National Committee after igniting a firestorm over his push to target long-serving Democrats in safe congressional seats.
The Latest: US orders nonessential staff to leave Baghdad Embassy as Iran tensions rise

The Latest: US orders nonessential staff to leave Baghdad Embassy as Iran tensions rise

The United States is reducing the number of people deemed nonessential to operations in the Middle East , the State Department has announced. The U.S.
Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role

Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — U.S. troops have begun directly detaining immigrants accused of trespassing on a recently designated national defense zone along the southern U.S.