A significant of Canadians are shifting their U.S. property investments, with many considering selling, according to a new survey by Royal LePage. The primary reasons cited include concerns about the U.S. political administration, personal reasons, and extreme weather events. This shift could have a notable impact on regional economies and communities where Canadians have been…
1 of 4 | Two children were killed and 17 more people were injured in a shooting at a Catholic school in Minnesota. Photo by Craig Lassig/EPA Aug. 27 (UPI) — Two children were killed and 17 people, including 14 children, were injured in a shooting during Mass at a Catholic school in south Minneapolis…
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security forum in China next week, in a powerful show of Global South solidarity in the age of Donald Trump’s second U.S. Presidency while also helping sanctions-hit Russia pull off a diplomatic coup. Aside from Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
Monday’s lawsuit filed in Texas by X and Elon Musk’s (pictured in March at the White House in Washington, D.C.) xAI, an artificial intelligence startup he launched in 2023, accused Apple and OpenAI of an “anticompetitive scheme” and alleged the two “colluded” in order to keep a monopoly in the generative AI business markets. Photo…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, seen here at a press conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. in July. He gave a speech about the economy on Friday, but did not specifically mention interest rate cuts. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Aug. 22 (UPI) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday…
Aug. 22 (UPI) — Elon Musk tried to convince Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to get behind a joint purchase bid for OpenAI earlier this year, according to court documents. The news comes as OpenAI seeks communications between the billionaires as part of the San Francisco-based tech firm’s ongoing court battle with Musk. OpenAI has filed…
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Monday that the U.K. had agreed to drop its mandate for iPhone-maker Apple to provide a “backdoor” that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens. Gabbard issued the statement on X, saying she had worked for months with the U.K., together with…
China said Monday it is prepared to make its greatest effort toward a peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan, the foreign ministry said, responding to comments by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump told Fox News last Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him over a phone call that China would not invade Taiwan while Trump remains…
Trade negotiations continue to be an important and complex issue for agriculture with recent weeks bringing new agreements and ongoing negotiations between the United States and China. The United States has announced several new trade agreements, including a deal with Japan July 22 and a deal with the European Union July 27. Cornell University ag…
U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that Chinese leader Xi Jinping told him he would not invade democratic Taiwan as long as the American president remains in office. Trump made the comments Friday in an interview ahead of his highly anticipated summit in Alaska with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. “I…