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17-07-2025
- Politics
Did federal workers cost Poilievre his job? Top union boss says it's more about Trump
A major union leader says Pierre Poilievre's claim that he lost his seat because of his pledge to cut the public service is simplistic and should also be attributed to voters linking the Conservative leader to U.S. President Donald Trump. I think what people saw was too many similarities. People see the platform that was presented. They see past decision-making and they link it to what's happening down south in an extreme manner, said Sharon DeSousa, national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the largest federal public sector union. She said Trump's mass firings of government workers caused Canadians to worry the same could happen here. They're worried about their livelihood. They're dependent on public services, she said. After Trump was elected president a second time, he launched the Department of Government Efficiency with the help of billionaire Elon Musk (new window) , which gutted several U.S. government agencies and fired thousands of workers. DeSousa said those events changed the game of the 2025 federal election. PSAC national president Sharon DeSousa says Poilievre's argument is 'simplistic.' Photo: CBC / Francis Ferland Poilievre said on Friday that he lost the riding of Carleton — which he represented for more than two decades — because of an aggressive union campaign after he was honest about wanting to cut federal jobs. It's an Ottawa riding with a lot of federal public servants who disagreed with that approach, Poilievre said in an interview with CBC's (new window) The House (new window) . "They ran a very aggressive campaign, particularly the public sector unions did, to defeat me on that basis." DeSousa said PSAC ran a campaign during the 2025 federal election called For You, Canada (new window) that focused on protecting public services and reached about four million people. The very basic campaign targeted MPs in a variety of ridings, she said. At the end of the day, the public sector unions don't have a vote. Individuals do, DeSousa said. I feel like the stance that is being provided is very simplistic. WATCH | Why Poilievre thinks he lost his riding: The union president also said Poilievre's track record in the House of Commons made him even less appealing to his constituents. DeSousa cited Poilievre's vote against developing a national framework (new window) to establish a school food program. I think it's also a disconnect with him and the members of that particular riding. Keep in mind, this is someone who's held that riding for 20 years and was re-elected seven times, she said. In a statement to CBC News, the president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, Nathan Prier, said Poilievre actively campaigned against the interests of both his constituents and all Canadians, and as a result, his ideas were rejected. Prier also said Poilievre blaming public sector unions should be a warning to anyone else who fell for his masquerading as a friend of unions, while he clearly attacks federal public sector unions over his electoral defeat. Poilievre claims Liberals hid plans to cut public service During his interview on The House , Poilievre argued he was honest with Canadians about his plans to cut the public service while the Liberals and Mark Carney hid their intentions to do the same. Some people might say, 'Well, it wasn't the best idea to run on a smaller federal public service when you're an Ottawa MP,' but I had an entire country to represent, Poilievre said. I had to be honest with people. Last week, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to cabinet ministers asking them to figure out ambitious savings proposals to handle public sector spending. The wording of the letter was confirmed by Champagne's director of communications. WATCH | Poilievre's exclusive interview with Catherine Cullen: DeSousa said she doesn't think the Liberals were hiding their plans because the Trudeau government had already begun the work to cut federal spending (new window) , including funding to departments and agencies. Carney's election platform promised to cap spending growth at two per cent per year through 2028-29. He also said during the election campaign that he would cap but not cut the public service (new window) . DeSousa said she's hoping Carney will keep that commitment. The prime minister still has an opportunity to make good on his promise, and I think it's a little bit early to say that it was a blatant lie, DeSousa said. We're in a transition period … the prime minister is well aware of the position of the federal public service, the unions and the workers.
Identity
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Identity
TikTok and Anghami make streaming Nancy Ajram's ‘Nancy 11' easier than ever with new ‘Add to Music App' feature
Whether it's a viral earworm, a snippet from your For You feed, or a song that hits just right, starting today, TikTok users in the Middle East and North Africa can now instantly save their favourite tracks from TikTok straight to their Anghami music libraries with the new 'Add to Music App' feature. Now with just one tap, TikTok users across the region can keep the music going on Anghami – without missing a beat. 'Add to Music App' lets music fans save the songs they discover on TikTok directly to their preferred music streaming service, right at the moment of discovery. Since its global roll out in 2024, 'Add to Music App' has generated well over a billion track saves – and many billions more streams – on music streaming services.
Egypt Independent
14-07-2025
- Business
- Egypt Independent
A new TikTok app may be coming. Here's what we know so far
New York CNN — It's looking increasingly likely that any sale of TikTok will mean US users have to download a new app. And that could mean an almost entirely different experience. After repeatedly delaying enforcement of a law that requires TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell it or face a ban in the United States, President Donald Trump now says he has a buyer for the app. Meanwhile, TikTok is reportedly building a new version of the app just for the United States that could launch as soon as September 5, according to The Information. News of a possible new app isn't entirely surprising. First, there's the matter of TikTok's 'secret sauce' — that is, the algorithm that powers the mega popular 'For You' page. The Chinese government has repeatedly said it would block any transfer of the app's algorithm to a new owner, meaning any new, separate American TikTok would need its own algorithm, possibly built from the ground up. TikTok did not respond to a request for comment, and CNN could not immediately confirm the accuracy of the report. But it's yet another reminder that any deal could have major implications for TikTok's 170 million American users — potentially changing key aspects of the platform, like what they see and who they can interact with. Here's what we know so far. A new app? The Information reported, citing two unnamed people familiar with the matter, that the existing TikTok app will be removed from US app stores on the same day the new US app launches, although Americans may be able to continue using the current app until March of next year. (People familiar with the planning told The Information that timelines could still change.) Transferring the profiles and content of current users to the new app could also pose practical challenges, the report states. And such a move could also make it harder for American TikTok users to see content from users in other countries — and vice versa. All of that disruption could prompt some users to leave the app, Johnston said. Still, the report suggests that TikTok's position on building out a separate US app has shifted since January, when a lawyer representing the company told the Supreme Court that it would take 'many years' to create a similar version of the app for American users. He also said at the time that it would be 'a fundamentally different platform with different content.' That point may still hold true even if TikTok is no longer using it as an excuse not to build a US version of the app. TikTok argued in a court filing last year that by cutting the US app off from ByteDance, 'U.S. TikTok would become an uncompetitive American 'island' isolated from the platform's non-U.S. users and global content.' The Supreme Court ultimately upheld the constitutionality of the sale-or-ban law. Why is this happening? ByteDance has been on the clock to find a new owner for TikTok's US operations since then-President Joe Biden signed the sale-or-ban law last year over national security concerns. That law went into effect in January, after it was upheld by the Supreme Court. But even though the law only allowed for one delay of the ban, Trump has pushed off its enforcement three times, saying he wants to 'save TikTok' by facilitating a deal to hand control of the popular platform to American owners. ByteDance currently has until September 17 to sell the app or face a US ban. Trump said last week that there are a group of 'very wealthy' people ready to buy TikTok's US operations who are expected to be named in the coming days, although it remains unclear if Beijing has given its necessary sign-off for a deal. The Chinese government sidestepped a question about the status of deal talks on Monday. The report that TikTok is working on a new, US app 'certainly lends some credence to the President's very brief comment that we're close to a deal, which… was probably viewed by a number of people with some skepticism given how many times they've had to extend the deadline,' said Jim Johnston, partner at the New York law firm Davis+Gilbert. 'The big issue has always been on the TikTok, Chinese side of this,' Johnston said. 'There's any number of US entities lining up to acquire the business, but all indications were that, on the Chinese side of it, there was no appetite or interest in selling the business.' Would a new app comply with the law? Under the law, a post-sale US TikTok couldn't continue working with ByteDance to operate the algorithm or share user data. That means ByteDance could retain a minority financial stake in the new entity — something the White House has considered — but the new app will have to have a separate algorithm to comply with the law. The law also requires that, under any sale, US TikTok user data remains separate from that of the rest of the platform's users. A new app could help accomplish that. Still, some legal experts believe the Trump administration hasn't exactly complied with the law up to this point , by delaying its enforcement multiple times, although the legislation offered just one, 90-day extension if a deal was in progress. And the president is the one responsible for determining whether a 'qualified divestiture' has taken place, under the law. 'If you can do enough actions to make it seem like it's close enough, maybe that's going to work,' said Gautam Hans, a professor at Cornell Law School. TikTok may have realized that even if the Trump administration wants to protect it, future administrations could come after the app or its technology partners, including app store operators and cloud computing providers, for violating the law — so it can't put off a deal indefinitely, Hans said. Last week, Google shareholder Anthony Tan — who sued the internet giant over its decision to restore TikTok on the app store — released letters Attorney General Pam Bondi sent to Google and the app's other technology partners telling them they would not be held liable for breaking the law by continuing to support TikTok, which he obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request. Those letters relied on legal reasoning that Georgetown law professor and CNN contributor Steve Vladek called 'bollocks' in his newsletter this week, arguing that the companies still face future liability despite Bondi's assurances. 'Eventually there's going to be some political shift, and maybe there will be some accountability,' Hans said. 'So if I'm the company, maybe I'm happy with what's going on today, but I have to think about the future.'
Perth Now
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Rita Ora continues to feel Liam Payne's presence
Rita Ora "still feels" Liam Payne's presence. The 34-year-old singer duetted with the tragic One Direction star - who passed away aged 31 after a falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina last October - on the track For You from the soundtrack to the 2018 movie Fifty Shades Freed and explained that she sings the tune "all the time" to keep his memory alive. Asked if she will be watching Liam's final project - the Netflix show Building the Band - Rita told Elvis Duran and The Morning Show: "I 100 per cent will watch it. "That's a really great friend of mine. I still sort of feel him anyway, so it's fine." The Let You Love Me hitmaker continued: "I have the last song that I think we did together as a duo and I sing it all the time. And it just feels like he's just right there. And we always do a cute little moment of a photo of him and it feels fantastic to just feel like he's still around through music. "That's why music is so powerful. It really does bring back a person, a memory, a feeling. "So yeah, I have this incredible memory with him, with For You, our song together, and I'll always have that." Rita hosted the MTV EMA Awards a month after Liam's death last year and paid an emotional tribute to him at the ceremony in Manchester. She tearfully said: "I just want to take a moment to remember someone that was very, very dear to us. "We lost him recently, and he was a big part of the MTV world and my world, and I think a lot of yours at home and everybody in here tonight. Liam Payne was one of the kindest people that I knew. "And you know, there were so many ways that we were talking about honouring him, and I think sometimes just simply speaking is enough." Ora added: "He had the biggest heart, he was always the first person to offer help in any way that he could. He put so much joy into every room he walked in. And he left such a mark on this world. So let's just take a moment to remember our friend."
Daily Mirror
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Rita Ora admits she 'still feels Liam Payne' months after star's tragic death
Rita Ora said she keeps Liam Payne's memory alive through music - especially their song For You - as she described the late singer as 'a really great friend' of hers Rita Ora has said she "still feels" Liam Payne nine months after the One Direction star tragically died in Argentina. The 34-year-old singer said Liam was "a really great friend" of hers, and added she now always sings their song For You "all the time" which helps her keep his memory alive. Rita addressed her friendship with the late singer during an appearance on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. In her interview, she was asked whether she will watch Building the Band, a new Netflix show - Liam's final project - which wrapped filming shortly before he passed away. The first four episodes premiered on Netflix on July 9, with three more episodes due to drop next week. The final three episodes will hit the streamer on July 23. Elvis, hosting the iHeart Radio show, asked Rita if she is planning to watch the show, to which she replied: "I 100% will watch it." She then shared some details on her friendship with Liam, saying: "That's a really great friend of mine. I still sort of feel him anyway, so it's fine." She then added: "I have the last song that I think we did together as a duo and I sing it all the time. And it just feels like he's just right there. And we always do a cute little moment of a photo of him and it feels fantastic to just feel like he's still around through music." Rita said: "That's why music is so powerful. It really does bring back a person, a memory, a feeling." She continued: "So yeah, I have this incredible memory with him, with For You, our song together, and I'll always have that." One month after Liam's death, Rita hosted the MTV EMA and paid a special tribute to her friend. Fighting back tears, she emotionally said to the cameras: "I just want to take a moment to remember someone that was very, very dear to us. "We lost him recently, and he was a big part of the MTV world and my world, and I think a lot of yours at home and everybody in here tonight. Liam Payne was one of the kindest people that I knew. "And, you know, there were so many ways that we were talking about honouring him, and I think sometimes just simply speaking is enough." Dressed in a dark suit, in a poignant moment that contrasted the rest of the upbeat night, Rita continued: "He had the biggest heart, he was always the first person to offer help in any way that he could. He put so much joy into every room he walked in. And he left such a mark on this world. So let's just take a moment to remember our friend." Prior to Rita hosting the EMAs, a source told The Sun that the British singer would want to be involved in MTV's plans to commemorate Liam on the show. Touching on their friendship, they said: "She and Liam have been close for years and grew in the industry together. Obviously, she is devastated by his passing."
