Carney Pulls Canada Closer to Europe as Both Struggle With Trump

Carney Pulls Canada Closer to Europe as Both Struggle With Trump

Canada and the European Union are turning commiseration and anxiety over their turbulent relationships with the United States under President Trump into a deepening bond.

On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada joined a summit of European leaders in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, putting his country at the heart of some of Europe’s biggest priorities. He was the first non-European head of government to be invited to the gathering, known as the European Political Community summit.

Mr. Carney’s relentless pursuit of new, expanded alliances to lessen Canada’s dependence on the United States coming as Mr. Trump threatens to unravel decades of economic integration, has effectively led Canada to be welcomed as something of an honorary European Union member.

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What Happens When Europeans Find Out How Poor They Are?

Do Europeans understand how poor they are? And what will happen when they find out? Those are the Continent’s big political-economy questions for the next few years—perhaps decades.

The widening gap between American and European prosperity is among the most important facts of the global economy. The clearest manifestation is the chasm in per capita gross domestic product: $94,400 in the U.S., according to the International Monetary Fund, compared with $65,300 in Germany, $61,000 in the U.K. and $52,000 in France.

While America’s prosperity advantage isn’t new, today’s scale is. From a fairly narrow edge throughout the 1980s, the gap widened a bit in the 1990s. Since 2007, however, European per capita incomes have more or less stagnated while the U.S. has enjoyed another growth spurt.

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Cambridge fails to suspend students who threatened to kill classmate over Israel trip

Cambridge fails to suspend students who threatened to kill classmate over Israel trip

A University of Cambridge college has been criticised after it failed to suspend students who made death threats against an undergraduate who visited Israel.

The visit, organised by the Pinsker Centre think tank, took Oxbridge student leaders to Israel, where they met Israelis and Palestinians to better understand the Gaza conflict.

But one of the party, Bradley Smart, 21, said he received death threats from fellow students when he returned to Homerton College.

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Ottawa to fast-track permanent residency for up to 33,000 temporary foreign workers

Ottawa to fast-track permanent residency for up to 33,000 temporary foreign workers

More than 30,000 temporary foreign workers who live in small, remote and rural communities will be able to apply for a fast track to permanent residency, under an initiative announced Monday by Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will accelerate permanent residency, or PR, for up to 33,000 temporary foreign workers in “in-demand sectors” such as agriculture and natural resources, trades and transportation, and health and caregiving.

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Judge ‘disturbed’ over ‘legally deficient’ treatment of Trump gala shooting suspect

Judge ‘disturbed’ over ‘legally deficient’ treatment of Trump gala shooting suspect

A US judge on Monday apologized to the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump for the “legally deficient” treatment he has faced in a Washington DC, jail, including being placed on suicide watch, separated from other inmates and denied a Bible.

The US magistrate judge Zia Faruqui said he was disturbed by the conditions for Cole Allen, who allegedly fired a shotgun during a foiled attack on Trump and senior officials in his administration at a 25 April press gala. The judge said the conditions were inappropriate for a person with no criminal history.

“Whatever you’ve been through, I apologize,” Faruqui said during a court hearing.

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NATO’s Power Shift: U.S. Steps Back, Germany Steps Up?

NATO’s Power Shift: U.S. Steps Back, Germany Steps Up?

Last week’s announcement of the withdrawal of around 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany—followed by Donald Trump’s warning that there will be “many more”—has shaken Europe’s strategic landscape at a particularly sensitive moment.

Not only because of the scale but because of the transatlantic context: direct political friction between Washington and Berlin, war in the Middle East, and a NATO that is once again questioning itself.

Germany remains the main U.S. military hub in Europe, with more than 36,000 personnel, key infrastructure such as Ramstein and Stuttgart, and a central logistical role for operations across three theaters—Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The announced withdrawal affects only a fraction, but the message Washington intends to send carries greater weight.

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Ottawa breaks ground on long-delayed Afghanistan memorial after bitter design fight

Ottawa breaks ground on long-delayed Afghanistan memorial after bitter design fight

The federal government officially broke ground Monday in Ottawa on a national memorial to the sacrifice of Canadians during more than a dozen years of war in Afghanistan.

The monument, which has a controversial design history, will be located on LeBreton Flats in the national capital, near the Canadian War Museum.

It is intended to recognize the contributions of those who served in Afghanistan and those who supported them.

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Iran executes three men charged over anti-regime protests

Iran executes three men charged over anti-regime protests

Iran has expedited executions of protesters and alleged Israeli agents, announcing three hangings on Monday, as the regime consolidates it grip on the country amid the war with the US.

The three men were executed over protests that took place in January, when Iranian security brutally quashed a nationwide uprising, killing thousands.

Mehdi Rassouli, Mohammad Reza Miri and Ebrahim Dolatabadi were convicted over unrest in the eastern city of Mashhad, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency said.

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‘Crime has just blown out of control here’: The businessman challenging Hamilton’s NDP mayor

‘Crime has just blown out of control here’: The businessman challenging Hamilton’s NDP mayor

This fall’s Ontario municipal elections are shaping up as the most compelling in years, thanks to stark left-right battles.

Much of the conversation has centred around Toronto, where Councillor Brad Bradford is challenging NDP stalwart Olivia Chow over what he says is a city in quick decline. But TVO’s Steve Paikin has declared that Hamilton, Ontario’s fifth biggest city, may have the province’s best race.

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US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility

US strikes Iranian fast boats as Iran attacks UAE oil facility

President Donald Trump says the US has struck seven Iranian “fast boats” in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington seeks to guide stranded ships out of the Gulf through the largely closed waterway.

The UAE and South Korea both reported strikes on ships in the vital channel on Monday. The UAE also said a fire broke out at the oil port of Fujairah after an Iranian attack.

Shipping company Maersk told the BBC that one of its US-flagged vessels had successfully exited the strait with US military protection – under what Trump has called “Project Freedom”.

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‘WE DON’T DO THAT HERE’: Indian man caught washing clothes, using detergent in BC river

CALGARY — A Canadian woman has gone viral online after she filmed a man who appears to be of Indian descent washing his clothes in a protected stream and polluting it with laundry detergent.

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The contest is nearly over to provide Canada’s next submarines

The contest is nearly over to provide Canada’s next submarines

OTTAWA — Often below the surface, at times breaching into view, a high-stakes contest for a military mega-contract to build and sell modern submarines to the Canadian navy is coming into port.

With a flurry of deals that promise to beef up Canadian industry and advance Prime Minister Mark Carney’s economic goals, the two defence giants vying for the lucrative bid — one from South Korea, the other part of a German-Norwegian partnership — prepared their final pitches last week, after the new federal Defence Investment Agency gave them more time to sweeten their proposals.

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