Taiwan Rep Tells MPs Trade With Canada Is ‘Remarkably Low,’ Calls for More Engagement As Ottawa prepares to host the Chinese foreign minister to boost Canada-China ties, Taiwan’s representative in Canada is calling on MPs to increase trade with the island nation. Harry Tseng, head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, told MPs on the House of Commons international trade committee that bilateral trade between Canada [...] View article →

Ontario Joins Supreme Court Challenge of Feds’ Firearms Ban The Ontario government is joining a Supreme Court challenge by a firearms rights advocacy group against the federal government’s ban on approximately 2,500 types of what it calls “assault-style” weapons. Alberta and Saskatchewan have also joined the legal challenge by filing notices of intervention before the Supreme Court on May 19. The Supreme Court of [...] View article →

Mexico Hosts Iranian World Cup Team After Training Camp Switched From US Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said U.S. officials do not want Iran's World Cup soccer team to stay overnight in the United States. View article →

2nd Cohort of ISIS ‘Brides’ and Children Land in Australia, No Arrests Yet There was also a reported physical confrontation between a family member and photographer. View article →

Victoria Supports Firearms Law Overhaul but Rejects Gun Cap The Victorian government has rejected a recommendation to cap legally owned firearms at four per licence holder. View article →

China Cuts 300,000 Enforcement Officers Amid Complaints of Abuse, Mounting Fiscal Stress Beijing said it's cleaned up unqualified enforcers and improper agencies; legal observers said deeper incentives and extra-legal structures remain untouched. View article →

Strong Chile Earthquake Shakes Mining Hub, but Damage Is Minimal A strong earthquake struck Chile’s important mining region of Antofagasta on Monday afternoon, disrupting operations at some mines but ultimately sparing lives and critical infrastructure, authorities said. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the heart of the world’s biggest copper-producing country, though major miners reported limited damage. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the earthquake’s depth at [...] View article →

Trump Honors 13 US Service Members Who Died in Iran Conflict on Memorial Day The speech came after Trump announced over the past weekend that the United States and Iran are nearing a deal to end the conflict. View article →

Pope Says Slower Pace of Developing AI Might Be Needed to Protect the ‘Human Family’ Pope Leo XIV called for 'robust legal frameworks' and independent oversight of the development of artificial intelligence, which he says threatens humanity. View article →

Ontario Liberal Party Dismisses Erskine-Smith’s Appeal of Nomination Loss The Ontario Liberal Party has dismissed the appeal of MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith concerning his nomination contest loss earlier this month. Erskine-Smith had been seeking the provincial Liberals’ nomination in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection as a possible launchpad for a party leadership bid, but lost the contest to businessman Ahsanul Hafiz on May 9. The Toronto-area MP told reporters later that day that he had been defeated by a narrow margin of 19 votes. He appealed to the party’s arbitration panel on May 12, alleging irregularities in the vote, including claims that 34 more ballots were counted than the number of recorded voters and that some people who could not provide their address or said they lost their driver’s licence were allowed to vote. View article →