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When U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to put 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods on Jan. 29, Winkler-area potato farmer Juston Schmidt worked to ship as many potatoes to the States as possible before they came into effect Feb. 4, 2025. “We were a little concerned at first,” the vice-president of Schmidt Farms Ltd. said. “I think the concern has faded into just coming to a conclusion of this is just the new way we’re going to do things.”Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on Feb. 2, and the next day, President Trump suspended the tariffs for 30 days,…

Cooper Flagg is headed to the NBA after just one season at Duke. The freshman star took to social media on Monday to announce his decision to declare for the draft in June. He is largely expected to be the first overall pick.  Duke forward Cooper Flagg dunks during the first half against Baylor in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C., on March 23, 2025. (Zachary Taft-Imagn Images)”It was an incredible year, probably the best year of my life,” Flagg, 18, said in a video posted to his Instagram. “I have so much gratitude, I…

Two men have reportedly been detained and charged with criminal trespass after they were allegedly found at the site of Lindian Resources’ rare earths project in Malawi. 

Wijayanto added that the government’s cost-cutting measures were implemented incorrectly; instead of cutting the budget at the upper level, such as ministers, the budgets related to civil servants at staff levels were cut.  He cited for instance how some ministerial posts could be reduced and this would also trim related costs such as staff needed to service these ministers.   Flip-flopping of policies such as the government’s plan to implement a value-added tax rate hike to 12 per cent, which was cancelled last minute amid growing public concerns, also does not reflect well on the government and caused distrust among investors,…

Nadine Menendez, 58, guilty of bribery and fraud related to using her husband’s influence on behalf of Egypt.Nadine Menendez, the wife of former United States Senator Bob Menendez, has been convicted of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes in exchange for attempting to use her husband’s influence to benefit Egyptian officials and New Jersey businessmen. Nadine Menendez, 58, was found guilty on Monday of all 15 counts she faced, including bribery, honest services wire fraud and conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent. She will be sentenced by US District Judge Sidney Stein…

President Trump remains on the attack against Jerome Powell, deriding the Federal Reserve chief in a social media post on Monday as a “major loser” and pressing him to lower interest rates “NOW.”The latest blast comes just days after Mr. Trump said on April 17 that Powell’s “termination cannot come fast enough.” On Friday, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett also said the Trump administration is studying whether firing Powell is an option. Interest rates are at the heart of Mr. Trump’s complaint about Powell’s performance, with the president arguing that the Fed should act to lower the cost of borrowing for consumers…

Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its “unlawful” multibillion dollar budget cuts to the school’s research funding.”Moments ago, we filed a lawsuit to halt the funding freeze because it is unlawful and beyond the government’s authority,” Harvard President Alan Garber wrote in a post on X.The move comes just one day after the Trump administration reportedly planned to cut another $1 billion of federal grants and contracts to the university, in addition to the $2.2 billion cut that was announced last week, the Harvard Crimson first reported.The Wall Street Journal reported that the $1 billion…

The 2025 Surrey Nagar Kirtan, also known as the Vaisakhi Parade, welcomed over 550,000 people to the Newton area on Saturday. The event is now considered the largest Vaisakhi procession in the world.Surrey’s Vaisakhi Parade began in 1998, initiated by Gurdwara Sahib Dasmesh Darbar.The first parade saw around 16,000 people attend.Attendance levels continued to grow throughout the years with 100,000 attendees in 2007.Organizer Moninder Singh says the growth highlights the positive impact of Surrey’s Sikh community.“I’ve had the opportunity to actually be at every single one over the last 27 years. It’s been an amazing sight to see it grow…

Real Betis have scored three goals in a first-half blitz to beat Girona 3-1 in Spain’s La Liga to keep alive their hopes of playing European football next season.Monday night’s win took sixth-placed Betis to within one point of Villarreal. The top five qualify for the Champions League, while the team in sixth will play in the Europa League.”We still have our Champions League dreams,” Isco, who scored his seventh goal of the season on his 33rd birthday, told broadcaster DAZN.”We know it is difficult, it’s not in our hands, but we will fight until the end.”Manuel Pellegrini’s Betis were…

George Clooney is one of Hollywood’s most well-known silver foxes. But lately, he’s been sporting a new look — one he admits is not exactly his favorite.The 63-year-old actor dyed his hair to star in the Broadway adaptation of “Good Night and Good Luck,” and he knows it’s catching people off guard.Clooney pokes fun at his dark hair: “I know it’s not good””I know it’s not good,” Clooney quipped during an interview with “CBS Mornings” that aired Monday. “You never get used to it.”The actor told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King that he’s had salt-and-pepper hair for most of his…