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A dual-Canada-Pakistani citizenship man is in custody in the United States, allegedly circumventing export control laws. Mohammad Jawaid Aziz, also known as Jawaid Aziz Siddiqui and Jay Siddiqui (age 67), were arrested in Washington on March 21 after attempting to move to the US using Peace Arch BC Borter Crossing. Len Sanders, an immigration lawyer based in Blaine, Washington, said Aziz contacted him about eight years ago with questions about acceptability to the United States. He then met Aziz at Peace Arch Park in 2022 at the Peace Arch Border Crossing. “We talked about acceptance of the US. We don’t…

Police play an important role in maintaining public order and ensuring the safety of our citizens. To support these critical services, the European government allocates considerable resources each year. In 2022, public spending on order and security across the European Union reached 1.7% of GDP. But how well are police officers compensated for their important work? How do police salaries compare across Europe? Using estimates from Eurostat’s pay calculator, the official EUS statistical bureau, Euronows looks at police salaries in the EU and UK. Spain pays the lowest from the European Big Four In 2023, monthly total police salaries ranged…

Last year’s strong bull market saw a significant decline in the number of investors complaining about the suitability of their holdings. The Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investment 2024 Annual Report shows a 38-year percent decline in suitability-related complaints compared to the previous year. Conformance is a core principle for investing in advice. That speaks to how common clients are with portfolio securities. Does the advisor nail it? Over the years I have significantly improved the quality of my investment advice. Feedish sales are low, with a focus on crowd-pleasing investments and diverse, low-cost portfolio building blocks. However, the sudden…

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the mutual tariffs he is due to be announced this week include not just small groups of 10 to 15 countries with the biggest trade imbalance, but all countries.Trump pledged to announce a massive tariff plan on Wednesday. He has already imposed tariffs on aluminum, steel and automobiles, and increased tariffs on all goods from China.”You start in every country,” he told reporters on Air Force 1. “It’s essentially every country we’re talking about.”White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett recently told Fox Business that the administration’s tariff focus is on 10-15 countries…

The question surprised me. “Ross, what’s good on Good Friday?” the funeral director asked as he proceeded along Highway 2 towards the cemetery. It was in the middle of Holy Week and I was at my fourth funeral in five days. As most clerics tell you, the relationship you build with your local funeral director is unique. This particular funeral director and I shared a similar sense of humor. In fact, he argued that working together would help bring back “fun” to the funeral. That’s why his serious questions surprised me along the way to the cemetery’s commitment. “What’s so…

Moscow has explained that its latest US peace proposal is unacceptable to the Kremlin, highlighting that since Donald Trump took office in January, he has pledged his promise to end the war in Ukraine.Sergei Liabkov, a foreign policy adviser to Vladimir Putin, said some of Russia’s important demands were not addressed by the US proposal to end the war, in comments showing rare approval from the Russian side, which has stagnated talks with the US over Ukraine for several weeks.”We take the models and solutions proposed by Americans very seriously, but we cannot accept them all in our current form,”…

For those fearing the rapid Islamization of Syria, this first Ramadan since the collapse of the dictatorship in December 2024 was a significant test. However, fasting rules remained flexible. Many cafes in Damascus remained open during the day, but alcohol was still available, even outside of Christian districts and tourist destinations. “Paradoxically, the administration has little use of Islam in its strategy for legitimacy,” said Thomas Pierret, a researcher at CNRS-Iremam at the French Institute specializing in the Arab and Muslim worlds. Syrian new leadership rarely needs to emphasize its Islamist nature. The HTS is the group that formed the…

Acknowledging the details need to be resolved, the EU diplomat said, “It will still require some kind of work here and there.” However, in any case, “there is a common understanding that we face major challenges that require us to take action together as a block.” Reformers unite Putting historic industry at the heart of policymaking, it makes sense to come from Brussels, according to Sander Trudoer, chief economist at the Berlin-based Centre for Europe, under pressure from unstable US President Donald Trump, expansionist Russian President Vladimir Putin, and ambitious Chinese President Xi Jinping. “I think Yuko was successful and…

Schools closed Monday morning after hundreds of thousands remained without power and many Ontario areas were hit by storm freezing over the weekend. As of Monday morning, a widespread blackout in the province, extending from the Gray Bruce to the Quebec border, was serving the company, according to the Hydro One blackout map. More than 390,000 homes and businesses had no power.More than 532,000 others have also recovered since the storm began, according to Hydro One.Hydro One estimated that power would not be recovered in some areas until Tuesday or Wednesday. Many major cities do not provide services from their…

Quebec Prime Minister François Legault believes that European reaarmament and boosting of defense expenditures present a “extraordinary opportunity” for his province to diversify trade from the United States. Legault said Europe plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on defense over the next few years at a gathering in Hanover, Germany. The EU leader proposed a 800 million euro defense plan aimed at reducing the impact of Ukraine’s potential liberation in the war with Russia. Legault was quick to emphasize how several Quebec defense-related sectors can contribute to the efforts, including shipbuilding, aerospace, critical minerals and artificial intelligence. These…