Ford urges Ontario board chairs to support local businesses, days after heated war of words with Trump
Just days after a heated war of words with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to speak at a news conference in Vaughan Wednesday morning.
The United States has resumed hostilities with Iran, escalating the six-month conflict into a new round of airstrikes. In response, Iran has targeted American interests in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Iraq. The Iranian Red Crescent reported civilian casualties, with four individuals, including a child, killed and over fifty injured when shrapnel from a US missile hit a wedding celebration in Kuhestak.
Concerns have arisen regarding the leadership of the US military, with a senior Democrat accusing Pete Hegseth of causing "lasting harm" to the Department of Defense. Senator Jack Reed specifically criticized Hegseth for fostering a culture that punishes dissent and prioritizes personal allegiance over competence. Hegseth has been under scrutiny for hollowing out the army's senior ranks.
In a separate development, Pentagon official Emil Michael, who oversees military artificial intelligence policy, reportedly profited from AI stocks, selling his investments in two AI companies for a combined total of up to $24 million. Additionally, a whistleblower has raised concerns about the reliability of a new system designed to screen mail-in ballots for the midterms. The system, rushed into production with minimal testing, could inadvertently reject entire batches of ballots due to a single scanning glitch.
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