As trade war tensions between Canada and the U.S. ratchet up again, some shoppers are digging in their heels when it comes to buying Canadian. And that's driving more traffic to tools that help connect shoppers with Canadian-made products and home-grown businesses.
Canada must balance many different considerations when selecting which U.S. products to tariff in order to cause maximum pressure in the United States with minimal disruption at home. Those include the U.S. elections, affordability and the ease with which importers on either side of the border can find alternatives, according to economic and political experts.
Donald Trump’s tariff threats and rhetoric about making Canada the 51st state reshaped the federal election, especially in Quebec. As the provincial election campaign gets underway, could the U.S. president play that outsized role once again?
Five people accused of murdering and robbing Chileka businessman Omar Mbeta have all pleaded not guilty, as the High Court in Blantyre ordered the State to urgently produce crucial outstanding evidence before the trial can properly get underway. The accused appeared before Justice Etness Chanza on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, for the commencement of proceedings, […] The post “Not guilty”: Five deny murdering Chileka shopkeeper as evidence gaps delay trial appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.
Malawi’s Ministry of Health has revealed the alarming true scale of the country’s diabetes crisis, disclosing that nearly 79 percent of cases nationwide remain undiagnosed, as officials scramble to expand screening and treatment access — particularly for children living with the life-threatening condition. Ministry of Health Public Relations Officer Benedicto Mbewe confirmed the government is […] The post Malawi battles hidden diabetes crisis among children amid chronic supply shortages appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.
Services sector turnover in the second quarter of 2026 rose 25.5 per cent from a year earlier, data from the Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) showed.Compared to the previous quarter, non-seasonally adjusted business receipts grew by 16.9 per cent, the department reported on Thursday (Aug 27).The data, which excludes accommodation, finance and insurance and real estate developers, showed that receipts in the second quarter stood at about $1.58 trillion.The quarterly indicator released by SingStat tracks the income earned by firms across Singapore's services sector.It is intended to provide insights on the short-term performances of the services industries, helping to guide business decisions and policy choices, SingStat said.Business receipts stood at about $283 billion, if wholesale trade, which reported a 27.8 per cent growth — mainly attributed to wholesale trade of electronic components, petroleum, and petroleum products — is excluded.With the exception of recreation and personal services and food and beverage, all other industries recorded year-on-year growth in the second quarter.
SINGAPORE — When senior citizen Goh Kim Inn hit his father’s head with an umbrella while crossing a road, Jimmy Yar Hock Long, 37, turned around and shoved the 78-year-old assailant to the ground.Goh hit his head on the ground and died two days later at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.On Aug 27, Yar was sentenced to nine months’ jail after he pleaded guilty to an assault charge.His 70-year-old father and Goh had a history of altercations over reasons that were not disclosed in court documents.Goh had previously assaulted Yar’s father in January and March 2024, which saw Goh receiving police warnings on Aug 20 that year.Yar’s father was also issued a warning for fighting with Goh in a public place on March 21, 2024.The fatal incident happened just before 9am on May 25, 2025.Yar and his father were at a pedestrian crossing at the junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Wolskel Road when Goh approached them from behind and used an umbrella to hit Yar’s father on the head.Deputy Public Prosecutor Timotheus Koh said that Yar then rushed towards Goh and pushed him. Goh fell, hit his head on the ground and stopped moving.
A total of 18 bus services will be affected by the Adidas Orchard Ignition event taking place in Orchard over the coming weekend, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Thursday (Aug 27). On Sunday, the affected bus services will skip three bus stops along Orchard Road and Paterson Road from 10am to 8.30pm, LTA said.Bus services 36, 77, 124, 143, 167, 174, 190, 518, and 972/972M will skip bus stop 0947 outside Orchard MRT station and Tang Plaza, while services 7, 14, 16, 65, 106, 111, 123, 175 and 502 will skip bus stop 09048 outside Orchard MRT station and Lucky Plaza.Meanwhile, bus services 14, 16, 65 and 175 will skip bus stop 13191 opposite Orchard MRT station's Exit 12. The bus stop is located along Paterson Road.Adidas Orchard IgnitionA collaboration between Adidas and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team, Adidas Orchard Ignition will feature a garage display at the Adidas Brand Centre Orchard on Aug 29.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday approved the first project under its region-wide crisis financing mechanism, giving Vanuatu faster access to financing following disasters and other major emergencies.
The Supreme Court of Vanuatu has sentenced a 44-year-old father to five years and six months’ imprisonment after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting his five-year-old daughter.
Passengers travelling by bus around Efate will face a new fare structure from 1 September 2026, with fares increasing according to travel distance.
It is very sad to see that many voters have failed to verify their ID cards and confirm their names on the electoral roll, only to be turned away when they arrived to vote yesterday.
Independent candidate Lopez Adams is leading the number of votes in the Northern Ward of the Port Vila City Council (PVCC), with the highest number of votes across almost all polling stations.
Mustafa Bolat (left), 29, pulled a pistol out at the convenience store in Wood Green, north London and fired three times at shopper Ali Unlu.
British motorists' willingness to go Chinese has jumped to 49% - significantly up from 35% last year and 24% in 2023, according to a repeat survey.
I met Dolly Parton , who died yesterday at the grand ol' age of 80 after a battle with cancer , when she was 60, or 'sexty!' as she exclaimed as she tried to give me a bear hug.
Hugh Mulryan, 25, was found dead in his burnt-out Volkswagen Passat near Malton, North Yorkshire, at around 4.30am on June 16 last year.
Britain's car makers have called for an 'urgent' watering down of electric vehicle targets and action on energy costs as latest figures showed they remained under 'intense pressure'.
[allAfrica] President Mamadi Doumbouya has dismissed 173 military personnel for alleged desertion. This includes Colonel Michel Lamah, a member of the elite Special Forces unit who helped him seize power in the 2021 coup.
[New Times] While the root cause of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)'s instability dates back 141 years to King Leopold II's colonial rule in 1885, this analysis centers on the key actors and events responsible for the ongoing crisis since 1994.
[New Times] Over the past 25 years, Rwanda's decentralisation journey has brought decision-making closer to citizens, strengthened local government capacity and enabled better service delivery, citizen participation, local economic development and accountability.
[ANGOP] Kinshasa -- President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday in Kinshasa called for the Lobito Corridor to be transformed into a tool for economic sovereignty.
According to sources cited by The Hill, Sean Parnell is on the shortlist of potential candidates for the position
The amount may vary depending on the valuation method used, a representative explained
The corporation expects revenue of around $108 bln in the next quarter
According to Taalatbek Masadykov, the exercises will be held this autumn, first in Kazakhstan and then in Russia and Belarus
Dmitry Mikisha said there is a vast array of problems that have not been resolved
Thousands are feared dead after a churning wall of mud, rock and freezing water bulldozed down the Rasuwa valley, crumpling concrete and washing away entire villages in disaster-movie scenes.
WESTERN BUREAU: A call is being made for Jamaicans to lobby the Government to repeal and replace the Beach Control Act of 1956, which Dr Devon Taylor, president of the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM), says is robbing citizens of their rightful access to the nation’s beaches and coastlines.
The St Catherine North Police Division is recording a significant decline in murders, with Senior Superintendent of Police Hopeton Nicholson describing the trend as evidence of improving safety and security across the division. Nicholson, who heads the division, said the area has recorded a 43 per cent reduction in murders, resulting in the lowest number of killings since the division was established 30 years ago.
Seven Jamaicans have secured fully funded UK Government scholarships for the 2026 academic year, earning places in one-year master’s programmes at some of the United Kingdom’s leading universities. The cohort comprises three Chevening Scholars and four Commonwealth Scholars, representing six parishes and a diverse range of disciplines, including finance, technology law, entrepreneurship, construction economics, global health, community development, and innovation and technology management.
Jamaicans are once again being urged to conserve water as the country continues to face severe drought conditions. Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change, said the prolonged lack of rainfall is placing increasing pressure on Jamaica’s primary water sources, making conservation essential.
Nearly a dozen high-ranking policemen and soldiers are the targets of a widening narcotics investigation linked to the seizure of cocaine from a police storage facility in January, which has drawn the attention of Jamaica’s international law-enforcement partners, sources have disclosed. According to the sources, the investigation has been expanded to determine whether law-enforcement personnel significantly under-reported the quantity of cocaine seized during an operation in western Jamaica months earlier.
