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“Not going to lie, Toronto is like budget New York” Overheard on Baystreet (ie the budget Wall Street)

Canada steel, aluminum plants lay off workers due to US tariffs Hundreds of Canadian workers, many in the steel and aluminum sectors, have been laid off as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, according to a major union and companies.

Tariff layoffs are starting to bite in Canada and advocates argue pandemic-level worker assistance is needed: www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Insight: How two former employees are driving Mali's hardball talks with Barrick Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to drive Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, according to people familiar with the talks.

Two former company executives with inside knowledge of Barrick Gold's operations in West Africa are helping to push Mali's demands for a payment of around $200 million from the Canadian miner, according to people familiar with the talks reut.rs/3Q0X4Tq

U.S. FAA SAYS PSA AIRLINES BOMBARDIER REGIONAL JET COLLIDED IN MIDAIR WITH SIKORSKY H-60 HELICOPTER WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY AT REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT
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DC FIRE DEPT SAYS THERE WAS A CONFIRMED SMALL AIRCRAFT DOWN IN POTOMAC RIVER VICINITY REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT
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RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT SAYS ALL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS HALTED AT AIRPORT, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL RESPONDING TO AIRCRAFT INCIDENT
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Canada promised Trump a border crackdown. Easier said than done. Law enforcement officials acknowledge they are limited in what they can do to stop migrants.

As Canada scrambles to show it is getting/has gotten tough on the border, a reminder Canada does not control southbound migration (but border securitization can harm migrants anyway): www.reuters.com/world/americ...

French divorcee who stopped having sex with husband wins appeal at European court A woman, who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband, has won an appeal in Europe's top human rights court, the court said on Thursday, reigniting a debate in France over women's rights.

A woman who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband has won an appeal in Europe's top human rights court, reigniting a debate in France over women's rights reut.rs/42mc3P7

Donald Trump will be sworn in as US president today. The ceremony completes a triumphant comeback after surviving two impeachment trials, a felony conviction, two assassination attempts and an indictment for attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss reut.rs/4h1POSP

How a TikTok ban would work - and why user workarounds won't Social media app TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, will be banned in the United States on Sunday unless a deal comes together to sell it to a U.S. investor or the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes.

TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, will be banned in the United States on Jan. 19 unless a deal comes together to sell it to a US investor, or the US Supreme Court intervenes. Here's a closer look at how the ban will be implemented reut.rs/3WmuD5N 1/8

Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Deal Live: Negotiators in Qatar appear close to agreement The war between Israel and Hamas has seen 15 months of death and destruction.

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Negotiators in Qatar appear close to an Israel-Gaza ceasefire agreement www.reuters.com/world/israel...

Musk to host German far-right leader on X, stirs angst about election meddling Musk is becoming vocal in his support for far-right and anti-establishment parties across Europe.

Elon Musk will host the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on X, stoking concerns in Berlin and Brussels about possible meddling by the US billionaire in campaigning for Germany's Feb. 23 national election reut.rs/3Cb01NB

I pop in here once in every fortnight just to check what am I missing. One of the most interesting shifts on my social media usage after leaving X is that I no longer see the need to be part of a digital public square. Suicidal thing to say as a journalist, but 🤷‍♀️

Moldova prepares for possible Moldovagaz nationalisation Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean ordered his government on Monday to start preparing for the possible nationalisation of gas company Moldovagaz, which is 50%-owned by Russia's Gazprom .

Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean ordered his government to start preparing for the possible nationalization of gas company Moldovagaz, which is 50%-owned by Russia's Gazprom reut.rs/3Pnv7Vb

Canada government adrift after finance minister resigns, Trump tariffs loom Chrystia Freeland quit after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her a lesser position.

The abrupt resignation of Canada's finance minister leaves the government adrift less a month before the inauguration of a new US administration that could impose crippling sanctions on Canadian exports reut.rs/3BtqpSJ

Canada's finance minister quits, in blow to Trudeau's government Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing another blow to an already unpopular government.

Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible US tariffs, dealing another blow to an already unpopular government reut.rs/4gyOer5

How Assad's army collapsed in Syria: demoralised conscripts, absent allies Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralized. His army outpost in scrubland near the rebel-held city of Idlib should have had nine soldiers but it just had three, after some had bribed the commanding officers to escape serving, he said.

Insight: Demoralised and abandoned by allies: why Assad’s army failed to fight in Syria - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

US chips are 'no longer safe,' Chinese industry bodies say in latest trade salvo Chinese companies should be wary of buying U.S. chips as they are "no longer safe" and buy locally instead, four of the country's top industry associations said on Tuesday in a rare coordinated response to Washington's curbs on Chinese chipmakers.

Chinese companies should be wary of buying US chips as they are 'no longer safe' and buy locally instead, four of the country's top industry associations said in a rare coordinated response to Washington's curbs reut.rs/4ijBBSh

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Job Alert- Reuters is hiring a dynamic reporter to join its Canada bureau to cover the energy beat from Calgary- careers.thomsonreuters.com/us/en/job/JR...

Feels like winter here, but it’s bright white and brutally cold

Toronto, it finally feels like winter. Grey, gloomy, depressing.

Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that prosecution and a second case against the president-elect, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.

A US judge dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop that and a second case, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president reut.rs/4g0pqIc

Canada will not offer additional funding to Northvolt, government source says Canada does not plan to invest anymore in Swedish electric-vehicle battery maker Northvolt in light of its bankruptcy filing in the United States on Thursday, a Canadian government source said.

Canada will not offer additional funding to bankrupt Northvolt
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Exxon Mobil signs non-binding lithium supply deal with LG Chem Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday it has signed a non-binding lithium supply deal with battery parts maker LG Chem , the oil giant's second agreement to supply the electric vehicle battery metal from its proposed Arkansas project.

Exxon Mobil signs non-binding lithium supply deal with LG Chem www.reuters.com/business/ene...

COP29: Climate finance talks face 'hardest' stage as summit nears end-game With a notional Friday deadline looming, frustration over the lack of progress so far was starting to seep out of the negotiating rooms.

Climate negotiators were warned that the 'hardest part' was about to start in talks over how much money should be provided to developing countries to help them adapt to climate-fueled weather disasters and transition to cleaner energy reut.rs/492UCo6