Canada is a 'safe harbour' for global finance, Carney says 15. September 2026 (15:43) The prime minister is hosting a major global investment summit, with the goal of attracting money into the country amid a trade war with the US.(BBC News)
Texas police department ordered closed for failing to provide any benefit to community 15. September 2026 (15:15) Disbanding of department in Trinidad comes after arrest of a resident for posting about issues with local water supplyA police department in Texas that arrested a local resident for complaining on social media about their city’s contaminated water supply has been ordered closed after failing to prove it provided any benefit to the community.State officials stepped in to investigate after Jennifer Combs spent a night in jail in May after a post appeared on her Facebook page suggesting people were hospitalized by bacteria in the water pipes of Trinidad, a municipality in Henderson county about 75 miles south-east of Dallas. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Democrats say supreme court rejection of Trump mail ballot plans will ensure ‘safe, secure and accurate elections’ – live 15. September 2026 (14:53) Comments come after court on Monday allowed states to send ballots under process followed for years in blow to Trump’s attempts to limit voter accessSupreme court rejects Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for midterm electionsSign up for US Breaking News emailsDonald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general reported more than $200,000 in business income from a company she owns that sells dietary supplements, a loosely regulated industry that health and consumer advocates say raises concerns about her record and which some critics allege are akin to “snake oil”.Dr Nicole Saphier, who specializes in breast cancer as a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New Jersey and was formerly a Fox News contributor, is facing a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. She filed a financial disclosure and ethics agreement last week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
