Month: March 2018

Advertisement President Trump imposed steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Thursday, singling out China as a top offender in an effort to curb what he has called unfair trade practices. But there is little evidence to support his dismissal of estimates that say Chinese steel accounts for only a small percentage of imports into the United States. We fact-checked Mr. Trump’s targeting of China’s trade practices this week. “Transshipping, frankly, is a big deal. China says it’s…

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Advertisement WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide him a global platform after his departure from the White House, according to people familiar with the discussions. Under terms of a proposed deal, which is not yet final, Netflix would pay Mr. Obama and his wife, Michelle, for exclusive content that would be available only on the streaming service, which has nearly 118 million subscribers…

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As with his thoughts on gun restrictions, it remains unclear exactly what Mr. Trump thinks can be done on this issue, or what he truly believes. But he has a parent’s insight on how young people encounter violent media. In a February round table he hosted with lawmakers on gun restrictions, the president said some content viewed by his 11-year-old son, Barron, had surprised him. “The video games, the movies, the internet stuff is so violent. It’s so incredible….

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The director of the Idaho Insurance Department, Dean L. Cameron, gave a green light to noncompliant “state-based health benefit plans” in a bulletin issued Jan. 24. The Trump administration said this bulletin contravened the Affordable Care Act in several ways. It would allow insurance companies to charge higher premiums to people with pre-existing conditions. People with such conditions could be denied insurance for up to 12 months if they had not maintained “continuous prior coverage.” Insurers could impose caps…

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HALDIMAND COUNTY, Ont. – Provincial police say a woman is dead after a single-vehicle collision in Haldimand County, Ont. OPP officers, along with fire services and paramedics, were called to the scene on Highway 6 southwest of Jarvis around 1 a.m. Friday. They say a passerby had reported seeing a downed power line and a vehicle rolled over in the ditch. Police say investigators have determined that a grey vehicle was travelling southbound when it crossed the northbound lane…

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Toronto police are treating a vehicle fire in west-end Toronto as suspicious. Emergency crews responded to the scene around 2 a.m. at a plaza parking lot near Keele Street and Lawrence Avenue. Firefighters arrived and located a SUV engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported. Police are asking anyone with surveillance video in the area to come forward. Firefighters put out a car fire in west-end Toronto on March 9, 2018. Jason Scott/Global News Powered by WPeMatico

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March 8 2018 11:16pm Ontario P.C. Party members have decided to seek a court injunction to extend the voting deadline for the leadership election by one week. Kamil Karamali reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if (…

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