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Next-generation 911 service — which would allow Canadians to send texts or video to summon help — won’t be implemented for another two years. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) had set Tuesday as the date for transitioning to next-generation 911. The telecom regulator now says it has moved that deadline to March 2027.In a Friday decision, the CRTC acknowledged the delay means “Canadians will have to wait longer for the enhancements” the new systems will bring.In its initial 2017 decision on modernizing 911 networks, the CRTC said that next-generation 911 service would allow Canadians to “stream video from…

Senate Democrats faced backlash on Monday after the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to garner the votes it needed to break the filibuster.Republicans needed 60 votes but only received 51. No Democrats sided with Republicans on the bill. Two Democrats were absent from the vote, as were two Republicans. The bill failed, 51-45. President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring biological male transgender athletes from competing in women’s or girls’ sporting events on Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act would require Title IX to treat gender as “recognized based…

Sweeping tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China went into effect just after midnight on Tuesday, raising U.S. tariffs to levels not seen in decades and rattling foreign governments and businesses that depend on international trade.As of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the Trump administration added a 25 percent tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico. The administration also added another 10 percent tariff on all imports from China. That comes on top of a 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods put into effect just one month ago and a variety of older levies, including those that remain from the…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Donald Trump has imposed a swath of tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, sparking an immediate retaliation from Beijing and sending stocks lower as fear mount over a global trade war.A 25 per cent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico went into effect on Tuesday alongside an additional 10 per cent levy on Chinese imports.The tariffs on China come on top of a previous 10 per cent levy that Trump imposed on Chinese imports last month.The US president has said the…

Latest news on ETFsVisit our ETF Hub to find out more and to explore our in-depth data and comparison toolsIndustry figures have welcomed ambitious plans by Euronext, the stock exchange group, to consolidate the thousands of exchange traded product listings scattered across its seven bourses on to one venue.However, some are sceptical about whether Euronext can achieve its aim — particularly by the end of the September, which is believed to be its target — given the political sensitivities around the health of national stock exchanges.Euronext has more than 3,300 ETP listings spread across the Milan, Amsterdam, Paris, Oslo, Brussels,…

In the weeks since President Trump signed an executive order dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, Andrea Minaj Casablanca’s phone has been inundated with desperate pleas for help.A counselor who works with nonprofits catering to members of Uganda’s embattled L.G.B.T.Q. population, she has fielded urgent requests from people seeking H.I.V. medications, therapy sessions and shelter in the wake of Mr. Trump’s executive order. Ms. Casablanca responded to these calls while grappling with her own crisis: being fired from a job that was funded by U.S.A.I.D.“Our whole world has been turned upside down,” Ms. Casablanca, a 25-year-old transgender woman, said…

Demi Moore snagged statuettes all through the awards season for her dynamic performance in “The Substance,” a film about the indignities women past 50 face in Hollywood. She was favored by many to win the Oscar for best actress.But when the envelope was opened on Sunday night Moore, 62, was passed over in favor of Mikey Madison, 25, who pulled an upset and won the best actress trophy for playing a sex worker in the film “Anora.”While Madison’s performance was widely praised, her unexpected victory left many admirers of Moore puzzled and saddened that it kept her from a perfect…

Jay-Z and his legal team aren’t letting his sexual assault accuser go down easy.On Monday, Jay-Z filed a lawsuit against Jane Doe and her attorneys, Anthony Buzbee and David Fortney, as well as Buzbee’s law firm, after she dropped her sexual assault suit against the rapper and Sean “Diddy” Combs in February. According to documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Jay-Z’s legal team called Jane Doe’s suit “false, malicious, strategically and tactically calculated and timed to inflict maximum pain and suffering on Mr. Carter.”  Shawn Carter, aka Jay-Z, filed a lawsuit against the woman who accused him of sexual assault. (Photo…

New Zealand bring “positive emotions” on their return to Lahore for the Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa after good results during the Pakistan tri-series, says coach Gary Stead.New Zealand beat a vastly different South Africa team by six wickets in Lahore three weeks ago, two days after beating Pakistan at the same venue in warm-ups for the ODI tournament.”We are lucky. We’ve had some experience playing here in the tri-series before the tournament actually kicked off,” Stead told reporters on a video call.”We’ve got some on-ground experience and I guess some positive emotions to fall back on the way…

BEIJING: China on Tuesday (Mar 4) swiftly retaliated against fresh US tariffs, announcing 10 per cent to 15 per cent hikes to import levies covering a range of American agricultural and food products, and placing 25 US firms under export and investment restrictions. The extra 10 per cent duty US President Donald Trump threatened China with last week entered into force at midnight local time on Mar 4, resulting in a cumulative 20 per cent tariff in response to what the White House considers Chinese inaction over drug flows. The tariff represents an additional hike to preexisting levies on thousands of…