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Corporation for Public Broadcasting plans closure after U.S. government defunds the non-profit – CBC

Corporation for Public Broadcasting plans closure after U.S. government defunds the non-profit  CBCIn wake of defunding, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it’s shutting down  NPRThe U.S. corporation responsible for PBS and NPR will shut down after being defunded by Congress  CTV NewsCorporation for Public Broadcasting to shutter following Trump-era cuts  Al JazeeraPress Release | Corporation for Public Broadcasting Addresses Operations Following Loss of Federal Funding  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Truck driver charged with careless driving in Hwy 401 crash in C-K

A 35-year-old driver from Brampton is charged with careless driving after a transport truck rolled onto its side in the median of Highway 401. No one was injured in the incident, which happened near the Bloomfield Road overpass in Chatham-Kent on Thursday around 9:10 a.m., police said. The crash slowed traffic through the area, before […]

Trump tariffs live: new rates on 92 countries released; Canada faces 35% levy on Friday – The Guardian

Trump tariffs live: new rates on 92 countries released; Canada faces 35% levy on Friday  The GuardianFURTHER MODIFYING THE RECIPROCAL TARIFF RATES  The White House (.gov)Trump Unveils New Tariffs For Much of the World to Take Effect on Aug. 7: Live Updates  The New York TimesTrump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 days  CTV NewsWho’s included in Trump’s latest round of adjusted tariffs?  Al Jazeera

Water well excavation to begin this week in Wheatley

Wheatley residents will notice crews this week as water well excavation and mitigation work begins at the library site. The municipality held a virtual meeting for the community Saturday morning to provide an update in the wake of several gas calls earlier this summer. Excavation to find the old water well will start Tuesday. Once […]