Israel’s government has announced early elections for the beginning of April, setting the stage for a campaign on terms that appear favourable to Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister. Just weeks ago, the government looked on the verge of a chaotic collapse but Mr Netanyahu and his coalition partners announced Monday they had agreed…
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government, chastised last year in an auditor’s report that found a lack of oversight of Canada’s controversial temporary foreign workers program, is stepping up employer inspections and naming and shaming those caught breaking the rules. Since the start of the year, roughly 1,600 employers have been flagged as “high-risk employers”…
The Bard’s Tale 4 comes out on PC on 18th September 2018, developer inXile has announced. The fantasy role-playing sequel launches on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year. The Bard’s Tale 4 is a single-player, first-person party-based role-playing dungeon crawler set in Caith, a Scotland-inspired realm. You recruit a party of up to…
India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday lost three key state elections to the opposition Congress party, in a blow to the momentum of prime minister Narendra Modi ahead of a national poll in the spring. The opposition Congress Party is now set to succeed BJP governments in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and the crucial…
The three countries in the North American Free Trade Agreement are to vote on whether to investigate if Canada is failing to enforce environmental legislation on tailings ponds in Alberta’s oilsands. The vote is required after the trade treaty’s environmental watchdog concluded there were serious questions about how the federal government enforces the Fisheries Act…
Thailand’s cabinet has approved a new bill that has opened the way for the country to become the first in Asia to recognise same-sex civil partnerships. The bill, which would also afford same-sex couples the right to start their own families, would require approval from the Thai parliament – the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) –…
OTTAWA — The federal government has blocked the proposed $1.5-billion takeover of Aecon Group Inc. by a Chinese state-owned company for reasons of national security. After markets closed Wednesday, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains confirmed the government’s decision to prevent CCCC International Holding Ltd. from acquiring the Aecon construction firm. The Trudeau government had been…
To begin with it was subtle. A security official who had stopped by at my hotel for a "chat" appeared to be the only thing coming between me and the mosques I wanted to see dotted around the dusty plains of Ningxia province. But by the time my trip to investigate China’s latest government crackdown on…
An Indian soldier was arrested for murdering a policeman during a riot over the slaughtering of sacred cows, in a case that has shone a light on mob rule and the increasingly zealous protection of cattle. The police inspector was killed when a mob of Hindu extremists went on the rampage in the state of…
OTTAWA — Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on up to $16.6 billion worth of U.S. imports in response to the American decision to place similar levies on Canadian-made steel and aluminum. The Canadian tariffs, which go into effect July 1, cover a broad range of items. Some, mainly unfinished iron and steel products, will be…