Man charged with killing cats, dumping them under Winnipeg bridge pleads guilty to lesser offence
A man charged with killing cats and dumping them under a Winnipeg bridge has pleaded guilty to a lesser offence. Randy Jensen's trial started and ended Wednesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/cats-pain-guilty-plea-9.7198734?cmp=rss
‘The only thing that terrifies me is BYD’: Politicians quake at Chinese EVs

The question is when, not if, U.S. and European auto markets will open up to Chinese EV investment.

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King’s Speech: Palace tells No. 10 to keep Charles out of Starmer’s crisis 

The formal opening of parliament comes as the British prime minister is fending off threats to his leadership.

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Chatham animal rescue says it's fined the person who dumped a grocery bag full of kittens at its door
A Chatham-based animal rescue that spoke out this week after someone dumped a grocery bag full of kittens at its door says it has now found the person who did it.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/fine-over-chatham-grocery-bag-kittens-9.7191554?cmp=rss
Trade court rules Trump’s replacement tariffs illegal

A divided three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International Trade concluded that Trump’s 10 percent global tariffs are unlawful.

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16 days from momentum to meltdown in Canada-US trade talks

Trump blamed the Reagan ad. Negotiations really fell apart over autos.

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Top EU diplomatic official to leave Brussels

Belén Martínez Carbonell will step down from the European External Action Service, diplomats and officials told POLITICO.

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EU trade chief to meet with Trump’s top trade official as tensions spike

Maroš Šefčovič to meet Jamieson Greer on the eve of a G7 trade ministerial in Paris, as transatlantic trade tensions spike again.

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Trump threatens to raise tariffs on EU automobiles to 25 percent

The social media post comes amid simmering trade tensions between the EU and U.S. on the terms of the trade agreement they reached last year.

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The EU-Mercosur deal takes effect — but the fight over it goes on

The trade accord with the South American bloc will boost exports of cars and Champagne, but political wrangling over it persists.

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