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A B.C. small business is speaking out about a hit its taking to its bottom line due to tariffs placed on goods imported from the U.S. John Sanders is the owner of Origins Coffee Roasters, a wholesale coffee company established in 1999 on Granville Island that sells to cafes and the general public. It currently has two employees.“We have to import everything that we use in this business,” said Sanders, whose company recently picked up a big client, OEB Breakfast Co., which has 20 locations across Canada and two in the United States.“[The contract] requires us to bring in over…

JOHOR BAHRU: At least two Malaysian ministers have slammed the actions of a man who allegedly confronted and slapped a non-Muslim for eating in public at a shopping mall in Johor Bahru on Sunday (Mar 16) during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in an incident which has since gone viral on social media.  National Unity Minister Aaron Ago Dagang called it a “provocative act” that went against the spirit of unity and harmony in Malaysia’s multicultural society while Religious Affairs Minister Na’im Mokhtar said that the incident “does not reflect the true teachings of Islam”.  “I strongly condemn any…

At least 342 Palestinians have been killed as Israel launched a massive assault on Gaza, shattering the fragile two-month-old ceasefire with Hamas. Those killed in Tuesday’s attack included at least 77 people in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and at least 20 people in Gaza City in the north, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Israeli strikes also hit locations in central Deir el-Balah and Rafah in the south. Many of them were children, Gaza’s Ministry of Health said. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the military to take “strong action” against Hamas over its refusal to release captives taken…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., reside just a few blocks from one another as you traverse from Prospect Heights to Park Slope in Brooklyn.But political observers suspect there’s practically a bridge of political distance spanning between the two Brooklyn Democrats now. Schumer decided to help Republicans break a filibuster and forestall a government shutdown last week. Schumer’s decision triggered howls of derision from House Democrats who were practically unified in their opposition to the GOP spending package. Schumer and nine other Democrats voted to break the filibuster. That sent many Democrats into…

A note made in a woman’s phone and a series of text messages have been examined by a jury in a rape trial involving a former Socceroo.

Lewis Hamilton says his Ferrari race debut felt like a “crash course” in learning about his new car after finishing a chaotic Australian Grand Prix in 10th place.Hamilton spent the first half of the race running eighth, stuck behind Williams driver Alex Albon, before a mid-race safety car period bunched up the field ahead of a heavy rain shower. When most teams opted to pit their drivers, Ferrari kept Hamilton out, informing him over the radio that it would be a short shower. He initially rose to third and then briefly led the race before conditions became too slippery, forcing…

Harvard University announced it will now offer free tuition to students whose families make $200,000 or less per year.”Putting Harvard within financial reach for more individuals widens the array of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that all of our students encounter, fostering their intellectual and personal growth,” Harvard President Alan M. Garber said in a statement on Monday.”By bringing people of outstanding promise together to learn with and from one another, we truly realize the tremendous potential of the University.”The Ivy League university added that students of families making $100,000 or less per year would qualify for free housing, food, and health services in addition to…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Ukrainian doctor who is now working as a welder in the Fraser Valley has been inundated with offers of financial assistance to cover the cost of his Canadian medical exams. Alex Martsiv worked as a family doctor in Ukraine for 17 years before the Russian invasion forced him to flee to Canada with his family.He has been trying to get certified to practice in B.C. but that process could take another three to five years and cost thousands of dollars.Since Global News first aired Martsiv’s story on Sunday night, dozens of…

HONG KONG: Criticism of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s sale of its Panama Canal ports deserves “serious attention”, city leader John Lee said on Tuesday (Mar 18) after Beijing authorities repeatedly slammed the deal. The business empire of Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, sold most of its port operations – including those in the canal – to a United States-led consortium this month following pressure from United States President Donald Trump. Two Chinese government departments managing Hong Kong affairs republished newspaper articles last week that blasted the transaction and questioned whether CK Hutchison sided with the US over China. “There…

The resumption of heavy Israeli strikes in Gaza immediately cast into question the status of the remaining hostages held there by Hamas and other groups — with fewer than half of the 59 left still thought to be alive, according to the Israeli government.A recent New York Times analysis showed that at least 41 hostages had died during their captivity by Hamas and its allies. Of the 251 people seized and taken into Gaza during the attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, 130 or more hostages have been released. The Israeli military has retrieved the bodies of at least 40 others.In…