As Parliament returns, support for Trudeau at ‘new low’: poll – National

As Parliament returns, support for Trudeau at ‘new low’: poll – National

As the House of Commons gets back to business for the fall session, support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government has hit a “new low,” new polling shows. Just over one-third of Canadians (33 per cent) approve of the Trudeau government, according to an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and … Read more

Florida hospitals ask immigrants about their legal status. Texas will try it next

Florida hospitals ask immigrants about their legal status. Texas will try it next

McALLEN, Texas — For three days, the staff of an Orlando medical clinic encouraged a woman with abdominal pain who called the triage line to go to the hospital. She resisted, scared of a 2023 Florida law that required hospitals to ask whether a patient was in the U.S. with legal permission. The clinic had … Read more

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan in India for trade mission amid pressure to bring killer driver Puneet Puneet to justice

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan in India for trade mission amid pressure to bring killer driver Puneet Puneet to justice

A grieving father has issued a plea to the Victorian premier as she arrives in India for a trade mission. Jacinta Allan flew out on Sunday for the four-day trip, with food, education, technology and cultural connections all on the agenda. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Father’s plea to the premier as Jacinta Allan jets off … Read more

After the Fed’s first cut, where to next?

After the Fed’s first cut, where to next?

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.  Stefani Reynold | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like … Read more

Five things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at one of his golf courses

Five things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump at one of his golf courses

Former president Donald Trump is safe following what the FBI says “appears to be an attempted assassination” while playing golf two months after another attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania. Local authorities said the US Secret Service agents protecting Trump fired at a man pointing an AK-style rifle with a scope as … Read more

Italian army will guard a hospital after attacks on medical workers

Italian army will guard a hospital after attacks on medical workers

ROME — Italy’s army will guard medical staff at a hospital in the southern Calabria region starting Monday, after a string of violent attacks on doctors and nurses by enraged patients and relatives across Italy, local media reported. Prefect Paolo Giovanni Grieco approved a plan to reinforce the surveillance services already operated by soldiers on … Read more

QLD’s 50 cent public transport fares to stay for at least for four years with LNP election promise

QLD’s 50 cent public transport fares to stay for at least for four years with LNP election promise

Queenslanders will enjoy 50c public transport fares for at least four years, with both major parties committing to keep the scheme. The initiative — the first of its kind in Australia — has saved commuters $37 million, or $7 million a week, since it was introduced last month, with a substantial uptick in public transport … Read more

Would-be Trump assassin caught after gun barrel seen sticking out of fence

Would-be Trump assassin caught after gun barrel seen sticking out of fence

The FBI said Sunday it “is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination” of former President Donald Trump, who his campaign said earlier in the day “is safe following gunshots in his vicinity”. The afternoon incident at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, comes two months after an assassination attempt against … Read more

Senior Labor MP Tanya Plibersek rips into Elon Musk over criticisms of social media bill: ‘Greedy billionaire’

Senior Labor MP Tanya Plibersek rips into Elon Musk over criticisms of social media bill: ‘Greedy billionaire’

Senior Labor minister Tanya Plibersek has slammed X owner Elon Musk as “a greedy billionaire” who is “not interested in the harm that he is allowing his social media platforms to do to our young people”. Plibersek’s comments come after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hit back at Musk at the weekend for labelling his government … Read more

Ottawa expands ban on senior Iranian officials entering Canada – National

Ottawa expands ban on senior Iranian officials entering Canada – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 15, 2024 3:03 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is expanding a measure that bans tens of thousands of Iranian officials from entering Canada. The change, announced Sunday, means any senior official who served in the Iranian government at … Read more