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Trump Agrees to Pause Tariffs on Canada and Mexico in Exchange for Increased Border Enforcement
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi – updated at 05:12 EAT Tuesday 04 February 2025 WASHINGTON | HICGI — Trump Pauses Tariff Threats on Canada and Mexico Amid Border Security Negotiations President Donald Trump agreed Monday to a 30-day pause on his proposed tariffs against Mexico and Canada, as the U.S.’s two largest trading partners took steps…
Ugandans in the U.S. Face Uncertainty as Trump Signs Executive Order on Deportations
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi – updated at 18:34 EAT Saturday 01 February 2025 Minister Oryem Okello warned Ugandans in the U.S. to declare their wealth and assets. Ugandans, along with other foreign nationals living in the United States, have been under increasing pressure since last week after the 47th U.S. President, Donald Trump, signed an…
Christmas celebrations: Owek. Mayiga, Minister Muyingo, Bobi Wine deliver key messages
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi – Updated at 1529 EAT on Wednesday 25th December 2024 Believers flocked to places of worship today to mark Christmas with prayers and reflections. At St Mary’s Cathedral Rubaga, the celebrations were led by Kampala Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere and attended by eminent figures, including the Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga,…
Toronto city councillor Jaye Robinson dies at age 61.
“We are deeply saddened to announce that Councillor Jaye Robinson passed away last night in the presence of her family,” her office confirmed in a post on X on Friday. No immediate cause of death was given. She was 61 Robinson was diagnosed with two forms of breast cancer in 2019 forcing her into a…
French Senate rejects EU-Canada free trade deal.
France’s Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted against a free-trade agreement between the EU and Canada thanks to an unusual alliance in the upper house between left and right-wing opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement(CETA) has been in force provisionally since 2017 but requires ratification in all European Union member countries to…
Pope: Canada trip ‘pilgrimage of penance’ for Indigenous abuses.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1918 EAT on Sunday 17th July 2022. Pope Francis has said an upcoming visit to Canada will be a “pilgrimage of penance” that he hopes will help to heal wounds left in Indigenous communities by Roman Catholic priests and nuns who ran abusive residential schools that sought to forcibly assimilate children….
What the truckers’ convoy revealed about policing in canada.
Initial hands-off approach to far-right movement reveals double standards and institutional police biases, experts say. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1236 EAT on Saturday 19/03/2022. Ottawa, Canada – The occupation of Canada’s capital by the so-called “Freedom Convoy ” continues to reverberate, raising questions about pandemic policies, the limits of public protests, and the presence…
