U.S. President Donald Trump is standing firm on his tariff policy, despite growing pressure to reverse course as tensions with China continue to rise. The latest escalation in the trade war has seen Trump impose even higher taxes on Chinese imports, leading to a tumultuous reaction in the stock market and heightened anxiety among American lawmakers. Despite ongoing negotiations with other countries, there seems to be no immediate end in sight to the tariffs.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently held a significant campaign rally in Edmonton, receiving an endorsement from former prime minister Stephen Harper. Harper is actively working to sway voters in favor of the Conservative party, while also discrediting Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s previous role as Bank of Canada governor, which Harper had appointed him to.
While Western Canada typically leans towards voting Conservative in federal elections, Liberal Leader Mark Carney is making efforts to change that trend. Carney is focusing on gaining support in British Columbia for his party’s housing plan, expressing optimism about making headway in Alberta, and responding to allegations of a Chinese disinformation plot targeting Chinese-Canadian voters, as reported by an independent watchdog.
In a surprising development, Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology company, claims to have successfully created three dire wolves, a species that has been extinct for thousands of years. However, critics are disputing the notion of “de-extinction” and raising ethical concerns surrounding the purported recreation of an extinct species.
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