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Shipping: economy, environment, security
4 March Trump Wants to ‘Take Back’ the Panama Canal. Why That’s Not So Simple President Donald Trump has called fo ...
U.S. Economy January 2024-February 2025
3 December 2024 Assessing Trump’s proposed 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada Joshua P. Meltzer – A ta ...
Cities & sustainability III
C40 cities Cities4Biodiversity Homes for People How Nordic policies can improve Australia’s housing affordability Sust ...
Canada Healthcare November 2022-
Flu (influenza): Get your flu shot Canada Health Act Patented Medicine Prices Review Board CIHR Dementia Research Strate ...
Health & healthcare December 2023-
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health and Healthcare Strategi ...
Elon Musk, Trump and MAGA October 2023-Jan 2025
Elon Musk Elon Musk Has Used Illegal Drugs, Worrying Leaders at Tesla and SpaceX Some executives and board members fear ...
News and Social Media matters 15 July 2023-15 November 2024
World Press Freedom Day 2023 2023 World Press Freedom Index Pew Research: State of the News Media Reuters Institute for ...
The UN Decade on Biodiversity and beyond 2019- November 2024
UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) IPBES Global Assessment Preview African elephants are migrating to safety †...
Cryptocurrencies
12 most popular types of cryptocurrency Is Crypto in Terminal Decline? NFTs, stablecoins and the value of Bitcoin: Predi ...
Science & Technology, Society, Social Media March 2022-
Social media, society and technology 2021-November 2022 Rest of World Rest of World: 2022’s best stories on global tec ...
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U.S. Government & governance July 2025 –
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Wednesday Night #2259
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Trump Tariffs & Trade 15 April 2025-
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U.S. – Israel/Gaza June 2025
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Israel, Palestine/Gaza February – July 2023
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Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023
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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
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This is such sad news, Diana. He was a presence of calm and reason in our discussions which were sometimes…
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…
I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…