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Policymakers should be prepared for a ‘new reality’ after immigration cuts, think tank warns

6 May 2026 at 10:00
OTTAWA — Upcoming economic data is at risk of being misread by Canadian policy makers if they don’t fully appreciate the effects of recent cuts to immigration and the number of temporary foreign workers, a new report warns.  Read More

Beryl Wajsman: Arbour’s appointment is a slap in the face for Jewish Canadians

6 May 2026 at 10:00
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s appointment of Louise Arbour as governor general is not a neutral choice. It makes a statement — one that many Jewish Canadians will read with deep unease. Read More

How Carney is trying to appeal to the men who were ‘alienated’ under Trudeau

6 May 2026 at 08:00
OTTAWA — When it comes to the federal government's plan to recruit upwards of 100,000 more people into the trades, there stands one demographic likely to benefit the most. Read More

FIFA president defends World Cup ticket prices and resale markups

By: AFP
6 May 2026 at 02:50
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Tuesday defended World Cup ticket prices, insisting that football's global governing body was obliged to take advantage of U.S. laws that allow tickets to be resold for thousands of dollars above face value. Read More

Trump pauses high-risk Hormuz escort plan on warnings of ceasefire collapse

6 May 2026 at 02:39
Top U.S. officials spent Monday and Tuesday offering new details on the role the U.S. military will play in helping ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz as part of President Donald Trump’s bid to break Iran’s chokehold over the waterway. Read More
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  • Argentina Autoparts Production Falls 22.5% in Q1 as Milei Opens Imports Matias Sebastian Lopez
    Argentina’s autoparts industry registered a 22.5 percent year-on-year contraction in the first two months of 2026 against the same period of 2025, per the Asociación de Fábricas Argentinas de Componentes (AFAC). The Javier Milei government’s import liberalization and reduced bureaucratic controls drove autoparts imports up 11.6 percent in 2025 to 10.319 billion U.S. dollars, with […] The post Argentina Autoparts Production Falls 22.5% in Q1 as Milei Opens Imports appeared first on The Rio Times.
     

Argentina Autoparts Production Falls 22.5% in Q1 as Milei Opens Imports

5 May 2026 at 21:08

Argentina’s autoparts industry registered a 22.5 percent year-on-year contraction in the first two months of 2026 against the same period of 2025, per the Asociación de Fábricas Argentinas de Componentes (AFAC). The Javier Milei government’s import liberalization and reduced bureaucratic controls drove autoparts imports up 11.6 percent in 2025 to 10.319 billion U.S. dollars, with […]

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  • Peru Congress Moves to Make Mining Concessions Revocable, Hits $63B Pipeline Sofia Gabriela Martinez
    Peru’s Comisión de Energía y Minas of the Congreso de la República has approved a dictamen that strips Article 10 of the Ley General de Minería of its core permanence clause, the provision under which mining concessions have been irrevocable for over three decades as long as the holder meets legal obligations. The Sociedad Nacional […] The post Peru Congress Moves to Make Mining Concessions Revocable, Hits $63B Pipeline appeared first on The Rio Times.
     

Peru Congress Moves to Make Mining Concessions Revocable, Hits $63B Pipeline

5 May 2026 at 21:02

Peru’s Comisión de Energía y Minas of the Congreso de la República has approved a dictamen that strips Article 10 of the Ley General de Minería of its core permanence clause, the provision under which mining concessions have been irrevocable for over three decades as long as the holder meets legal obligations. The Sociedad Nacional […]

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  • Mexico Business Confidence Slips to 48.2 in April, Fourteenth Month Below 50 Florencia Belén Ruiz
    Mexico’s Indicador Global de Opinión Empresarial de Confianza (IGOEC) fell 0.2 points monthly to 48.2 points in April 2026 with seasonally adjusted figures, the fourteenth consecutive month below the 50-point pessimism threshold and the second consecutive monthly decline, INEGI reported on Monday, May 4. On a year-on-year basis the indicator fell 0.4 points, the 24th […] The post Mexico Business Confidence Slips to 48.2 in April, Fourteenth Month Below 50 appeared first on The Rio Times.
     

Mexico Business Confidence Slips to 48.2 in April, Fourteenth Month Below 50

5 May 2026 at 20:58

Mexico’s Indicador Global de Opinión Empresarial de Confianza (IGOEC) fell 0.2 points monthly to 48.2 points in April 2026 with seasonally adjusted figures, the fourteenth consecutive month below the 50-point pessimism threshold and the second consecutive monthly decline, INEGI reported on Monday, May 4. On a year-on-year basis the indicator fell 0.4 points, the 24th […]

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