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Tesla electric vehicles are lined up at a dealership in Durango, northern Spain, October 30, 2023.

Interest in electric vehicles in Canada drops for second year: survey

National Post Staff · Postmedia News |Updated 17 minutes ago |3 min read Premium content

Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) in Canada is waning, despite manufacturers introducing new models and price segments. According to an annual survey from AutoTrader , Canadians are wary of the limited range of EVs, insufficient charging ...

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Young Canadians think retiring at 65 is an outdated concept

Denise Paglinawan · Postmedia News |Updated 19 minutes ago |2 min read Premium content

Canadians’ views on retirement are shifting dramatically as the cost of living rises and longer life expectancies become the norm, with the idea of retiring at age 65 being one of the early casualties. Seventy-four per cent of Canadians between ...

A man is seen at an exit of the refinery plants of Chambroad Petrochemicals in Binzhou, Shandong province, China October 24, 2019. Picture taken October 24, 2019.

As plastic treaty talks open, countries more divided than ever

Valerie Volcovici |Updated 19 minutes ago |5 min read

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) -Countries are under pressure to make progress on a first-ever global plastics treaty this week, but they face tense negotiations in the Canadian capital with parties deeply divided over what the treaty should include ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press conference at the end of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, April 19, 2024.

Blinken plans to visit Saudi Arabia to take part in World Economic Forum, Axios reports

Reuters |Updated 39 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit Saudi Arabia, where he is expected to take part in the World Economic Forum in Riyadh starting on April 28, Axios reported, citing two unidentified U.S. officials and one ...

Women hold cardboard cutouts of RU-486 (abortion pill mifepristone) as they demonstrate outside Madama Palace (Senate) against a parliamentary amendment that could make it easier for anti-abortion groups to operate in publicly-run family clinics, in Rome, Italy, April 22, 2024.

Italy passes contested plan to 'support motherhood' in abortion clinics

Reuters |Updated 39 minutes ago |1 min read

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a contested government plan to allow groups who "support motherhood" into abortion clinics to try to deter women terminating pregnancies. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers ...

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa holds his first cabinet meeting in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 2, 2024.

Palestinian prime minister announces new reform package

Reuters |Updated 49 minutes ago |2 min read

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Newly installed Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa announced a package of reforms on Tuesday aimed at strengthening the Palestinian Authority (PA) amid increased global pressure for a revival of political ...

SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB    Mourners carry the body of a Palestinian who was killed by the Israeli army during a raid in Jericho, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 23, 2024.

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man during West Bank raid

Reuters |Updated 59 minutes ago |2 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and wounded two people including a child during raids in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho and adjacent refugee camps, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday. There was no ...

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Two killed by Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon's Hanin

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least two people were killed and six others injured after an Israeli airstrike hit a residential area in the southern Lebanese town of Hanin, Lebanon's official news agency NNA said on Tuesday. "Israeli warplanes struck a ...

Palestinians gather to receive aid outside an UNRWA warehouse as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City March 18, 2024.

Risk of famine 'very high' in Gaza, especially in the north, US official says

Reuters |Updated 9 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The risk of famine throughout Gaza, especially in the north, is "very high," Washington's special regional envoy for humanitarian issues said on Tuesday. David Satterfield told reporters that Israel must do everything ...

U.S. President Joe Biden walks towards Marine One with staff as he departs the White House en route to Tampa, Florida, in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2024.

Biden rule grants overtime pay to 4 million US workers

Daniel Wiessner |Updated 9 minutes ago |1 min read

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a rule extending mandatory overtime pay to an estimated 4 million salaried workers, going even further than an Obama-era rule that was struck down ...

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