Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) On 25 July 1945, the new U.S. President Harry Truman decided to accept the advice from British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and especially from Truman’s personal hero, General Dwight Eisenhower, that if the U.S. Government would not ultimately take over (create the world’s first global empire to include) the entire […]
More Windows PCs previously blocked are now able to upgrade to Windows 11. Apple has fallen to number two in terms of iPhone market share. Salesforce makes news with a possible acquisition of Informatica. And a new AI wearable device gets savage reviews. All this and more on the “winners and losers” edition of Hashtag
Canada scored three goals in the first period to take control of a game
Canada, under U.S. pressure to boost defense spending, on Monday pledged billions more for the armed forces and said military expenditures would be closer to the NATO target by 2030. In a defense policy update, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government said protecting the Arctic, as well as dealing with
Ella Shelton's goal and pair of assists powered Canada to a 4-1 win over
Canada’s Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez, has announced a substantial increase in the value of monetary penalties for violations under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. The maximum penalty has been
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and stakeholders in Canada have concluded plans to meet and brainstorm on possible solutions to the worsening insecurity and economic challenges in Nigeria. According to a statement on Monday, the meeting scheduled for May 3, 2024, at Hilton Garden Inn, is being facilitated by the Read More
On April 14, 1865, Good Friday of that year, one of the greatest tragedies of American history occurred in Ford’s Theater. A crazed Confederate sympathizer, infuriated at Republican President Abraham Lincoln’s indication of support for black civil rights, assassinated the president.
OTTAWA (IANS) – The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has said that China has clandestinely and deceptively interfered in the two Canadian elections, media reports said. “We know that the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) clandestinely and deceptively interfered in both the 2019 and 2021 […]
In Canada's largest-ever gold and cash heist, nine people, some of Indian
Members of Windsor-based Unifor Local 240 and Toronto-based Unifor Local 673 ratified a new three-year contract with GreenShield Canada on Wednesday. The 580 Windsor workers voted 92 per cent in favour while 91 per cent of the 24 Toronto workers approved the deal. Workers walked off the job March 1 and were on the picket […]
The city of Ottawa will be hosting the 2025 Ironman Canada Triathlon in 2025. The event will take athletes on a tour of the capital via the Ottawa River parkways and the Rideau Canal.