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The Canadian economy is “walking on a tightrope” and is likely to experience an economic downturn later in the year, an economic outlook by Deloitte Canada is predicting. “Business confidence is cooling. Investments are stalling. Canada’s economy is walking on a tightrope, but this may be our moment to build a more resilient, productive, and diversified future,” Deloitte Canada said in the spring edition of its economic outlook.According to the report, Canada’s economy is expected to experience a “modest downturn” over the second and third quarters of the year.However, strong growth at the end of 2024 will keep annual growth…

US President Donald Trump has blamed former President Joe Biden for the economy shrinking for the first time in three years.Fresh data on Wednesday (local time) showed the gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at a 0.3 per cent annualised rate last quarter.America’s economy grew at a 2.4 per cent pace in the fourth quarter.The data comes as Mr Trump’s tariffs continue to bring confusion and chaos to global markets, with uncertainty remaining over deals and the long term economic playing field.Speaking at a cabinet meeting to mark his first 100 days back in office, Mr Trump said: “You probably some…

In Summary Cairo International Airport leads the continent with 18.7 million passengers based on the latest record available. Egypt stands out as the only country with three airports in the top 10 — Cairo, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Hurghada — all driven by strong tourism and infrastructure. Notably, all five major African regions — North, West, East, Central, and Southern — are represented in the rankings, signaling balanced aviation development across the continent.Deep Dive!What do Egypt, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa all have in common in 2025? Their airports are the heartbeat of a fast-moving continent.Africa’s aviation sector is not just…

From immigration crackdowns to sweeping tariffs, Donald Trump’s second term as US president began at full speed.

Styrofoam packing peanuts littered an empty office in the Rayburn House Office Building across from the Capitol on Monday morning as two moving men unpacked a plush couch, an upholstered armchair, lamps and a lucite side table.Representative Elise Stefanik of New York was back.This had not been the plan.Ms. Stefanik, the self-proclaimed “ultra MAGA” warrior whom President Trump nominated to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, had expected to sail through her Senate confirmation vote, which was to be scheduled in early April.So she boxed up her office. She sent off her longtime chief of staff, Patrick Hester, to…

The Trump administration recently sent a diplomatic note to officials in El Salvador to inquire about releasing a Salvadoran immigrant whom government officials have been ordered by the Supreme Court to help free, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.But the authoritarian government of Nayib Bukele, the leader of El Salvador, said no, two of the people said. The Bukele administration claimed the man should stay in El Salvador because he was a Salvadoran citizen, according to one of those people.It remained unclear whether the diplomatic effort was a genuine bid by the White House to address the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve asked manager Joe Espada to move him out of the leadoff spot for a peculiar reason. Altuve, 34, is playing left field this season for the first time in his career after he spent the first 14 years of his career at second base. The Astros star asked to be dropped from the leadoff spot because he needed a little more time to get ready to hit because of the farther run into the dugout from the outfield than his old spot at second base.  Houston Astros left…

Uncertainty about both the rapidly changing U.S. trade policy and the impact it’s having on the Canadian economy dominated discussion by the Bank of Canada governing council in the lead-up to its interest rate hold earlier this month. The group also identified some key metrics for assessing the effect of tariffs on inflation as it makes monetary policy decisions, according to a summary of deliberations released on Wednesday about its April 16 decision.The decision to keep the benchmark rate at 2.75 per cent came on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 3 so-called “reciprocal” tariffs, which targeted a slew of countries…

US President Donald Trump says Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to make a trade deal and will visit the White House within the next week.Trump said he congratulated Carney on his election victory when the Canadian leader called on Tuesday.”He called me up yesterday – he said let’s make a deal,” Trump told reporters at the White House after a televised cabinet meeting.Trump said Carney “couldn’t have been nicer and I congratulated him”.He said the Canadian leader would come to the White House within a week.Trump said this week’s Canadian election sends a “very mixed signal because it’s…

SUPPORT FROM OPPOSITION LEADER Caste data was last collected as part of the official census exercise in 1931, during British colonial rule that ended with Indian independence 16 years later.Successive governments have since resisted updating the sensitive demographic data, citing administrative complexity and fears of social unrest.A caste survey was conducted in 2011 but its results were never made public because they were purportedly inaccurate.That survey was separate from the 2011 general census, the last time the world’s most populous nation collected demographic data.Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party has in the past opposed the idea of enumerating people by…