Ontario premier Doug Ford to call snap election to fight Trump tariff threat

24/01/2025 19:41 The Guardian

Progressive Conservative leader of Canada’s most populous province seeks ‘strong mandate’ to counter 25% tariff planThe Ontario premier, Doug Ford, has said an early election is needed in the Canadian province in order to fend off an income “attack” from Donald Trump as a trade war looms between the close allies.But opposition parties criticized the move, calling it a “distraction” from an ongoing criminal investigation into the government’s handling of a controversial multibillion-dollar land swap. Continue reading...

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Mississippi police department hires officer fired over racist slurs to Latino man

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Marilyn Manson won’t face charges after investigation into sexual assault claims

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24/01/2025 18:19 The Guardian

UN concerned by Israeli use of ‘unlawful lethal force’ in West Bank

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24/01/2025 17:44 The Guardian

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24/01/2025 16:36 The Guardian

Relatives plead with Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghur men to China

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Proud Boys leader thanks Trump for January 6 pardon and vows revenge

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Advice to Scott Morrison at centre of five-year legal battle that cost taxpayers $400,000 finally released

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Newark mayor condemns warrantless immigration raid that ‘terrorized’ people

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UN alarm as M23 rebel group closes in on Goma in eastern DRC

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North Korea preparing to send more troops to Ukraine war, says South Korea

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Britain’s response to Russian ‘spy ship’ is game of political messaging – for now

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Kemi Badenoch co-wrote report saying Prevent scheme could ‘alienate communities’

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Swarm of jellyfish swimming in bioluminescence looks ‘magical’ – but it’s a warning sign

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Firefighters battle to keep upper hand on new wildfire north of Los Angeles

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‘Chaos agent’ Trump revives California water wars as experts warn of turmoil

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Ethics watchdog issues conflict of interest warning to Musk’s Doge agency

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Are Rachel Reeves’s efforts to win business confidence ‘fiddling while Rome burns’?

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Storm Éowyn expected to be one of most dangerous on record in Ireland

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Trump uses Davos address to accuse oil producers of prolonging Ukraine war

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