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CTV News
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- CTV News
What should passengers do about travel bookings if Air Canada strikes? Here's what experts say
Carla Levitt and Stephen Brown say they'll be on the hook for travel expenses such as storage for their catamaran in Grenada if there's an Air Canada strike.
Boston Globe
01-08-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
World shares retreat after Trump's order imposing new tariffs on 68 countries and the EU
The order pushed back the tariff deadline earlier set for Aug. 1 and injected a new dose of uncertainty in an already unpredictable process that has been rattling markets since Trump returned to the White House in January. This is not the end of the story, Stephen Brown of Capital Economics said in a commentary, adding that 'this is unlikely to be the final word, as it still seems likely that some other countries will reach their own deals with the U.S., while there is a chance that the U.S. courts will eventually strike down these tariffs. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up In early European trading, Germany's DAX fell 1.7% to 23,651.26. Britain's FTSE 100 dropped 0.7% to 9,063.50. In Paris, the CAC 40 shed 1.8% to 7,632.72. Advertisement The futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.9%. Asian markets also declined, with South Korea's Kospi tumbling 3.9% to 3,119.41 as Samsung Electronics Japan's Nikkei 225 slid 0.7 % to 40,799.60 as Japanese officials said they were watching closely for details and progress on implementing an agreement calling for 15% tariffs on exports to the U.S. Advertisement Hong Kong's Hang Seng index shed 1.1% to 24,507.81, while the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.4% to 3,559.95. The status of China's trade talks with the United States remains unclear, but are separate from Trump's announcement late Thursday. Australia's S&P ASX 200 shed 0.9% to 8,662, India's BSE Sensex lost 0.4% to 80,837.19 and Taiwan's TAIEX slid 0.5% to 23,434.38. 'Trump's new tariff directive, signed behind closed doors just ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline, slaps a new floor under global trade costs: a 10% minimum rate for nearly all partners, with surcharges of 15% or higher for surplus nations,' with Canada drawing particular ire, Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary. 'This wasn't just an update — it was a structural rewrite. The average U.S. tariff jumps from 13.3% to 15.2%, a seismic shift from the 2.3% average before Trump retook office. This reshapes the cost calculus for everything from semiconductors to copper pipes,' he added. Trading on Wall Street on Thursday brought more losses after an early big tech rally faded and a health care sector pullback led the market lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, its third straight decline. The benchmark index, which is just below the record high it set Monday, notched a 2.2% gain for the month of July and is up 7.8% so far this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.7% and the Nasdaq composite closed less than 0.1% lower. Roughly 70% of stocks in the S&P 500 lost ground, with health care companies accounting for the biggest drag on the market. Health care stocks sank after the White House released letters asking big pharmaceutical companies to cut prices and make other changes in the next 60 days. Eli Lilly & Co. fell 2.6%, UnitedHealth Group slid 6.2% and Bristol-Myers Squibb dropped 5.8%. Advertisement In other dealings early Friday, U.S. benchmark crude oil shed 52 cents to $68.72 per barrel, while Brent crude, the international standard, gave up 47 cents to $71.23 per barrel. The U.S. dollar fell to 150.46 Japanese yen from 150.77 yen. The euro slipped $1.1406 from $1.1417.
News.com.au
13-07-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
GoFundMe page launched to help fallen country track rider Alannah Logie
The Victorian racing industry has rallied to donate to a GoFundMe initiative to help a country track rider that sustained severe facial injuries in an accident earlier this month. Trainer Kate Goodrich organised the GoFundMe page for Alannah Logie after a horse she was riding reared and flipped on top of her, causing multiple facial fractures. Goodrich said Logie rode for multiple small trainers at Kilmore and Seymour, providing a valuable service at a time in which track riders are scarce all over the state. Logie also rehomes both standardbred and thoroughbred horses, paying for their care out of her own pocket. Funds raised from the GoFundMe drive will help with costs of feeding the rehomed animals while she is unable to work. Trainers Stephen Brown, Dwayne Reid, Lee and Shannon Hope have contributed to the cause while an anonymous donor has also tipped in $5000. Logie's mother Gai posted a message on the page to thank all that have helped her daughter. 'Alannah has to undergo several surgeries she has already had one but is too swollen for the others yet,' she wrote. 'She has crushed every bone on the right hand side of her skull and is lucky not to be blind and brain damaged on that side. 'I cannot explain how much this means to us to have so much support. 'I'm so lucky that my daughter is still here and even luckier to have you all, thank you so much again from the bottom of our hearts.'
Daily Mail
02-07-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Met terror cop who won bravest officer award for stopping Samurai sword attack is charged with sexually assaulting a woman
A Met Police counter terror firearms officer once named the bravest officer in England and Wales has been suspended after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at a train station. Sergeant Stephen Brown, 47, is claimed to have sexually touched the woman without her consent at Biggleswade Railway Station on November 29 2019. The force said: 'We are aware that a serving Met officer has been charged with sexual assault following an alleged incident in November 2019. He is currently suspended.' Brown was previously the recipient of a national bravery award in 2014 after he tackled a samurai sword-wielding attacker. The knifeman repeatedly lunged at him with the weapon until the officer moved inside its arc and struck him with his metal baton. Ahla Timofei, then 26, dropped the sword and Sgt Brown leapt on top of him, holding him down until colleagues arrived. When they searched his rucksack they found a terrifying arsenal of weapons including a crossbow, mallet, machete and gas masks. Brown was named the overall winner of the Police Bravery Awards at a ceremony in Central London, recieving the award from then-head of the Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe. Ex-Prime Minister Theresa May lauded the officer, saying his actions were 'a powerful reminder of the commitment and courage that police officers bring to their role'. Brown, of Sandy, Central Bedfordshire, appeared at Stevenage Magistrates Court in November, when he entered a plea of not guilty. He is set to appear at St Albans Crown court in September. British Transport Police, who charged Brown, said: 'Stephen Brown, aged 47, of Sandy, Bedfordshire, will appear at St Albans Crown Court on Monday 1 September charged with sexual assault. 'The charge relates to an incident that took place at Biggleswade station on 29 November 2019.' The dramatic confrontation involving Sgt Brown took place when he was called to an attack on a woman in Holloway Road, North London. Timofei, 26, was later found guilty of attempted murder and affray and a judge ordered that he spend the rest of his life in a secure mental health unit Witnesses heard the victim's screams after Timofei set upon her with his sword, severing her thumb and leaving her with wounds to her face, arms and legs. As his partner gave first aid to the bleeding 22-year-old Italian woman, Sgt Brown confronted the sword-wielding maniac alone. Describing what happened, Sgt Brown said: 'I was running full pelt at him and he turned around and raised the sword straight up in the air. 'He swung downwards and the sword missed my neck by about a foot. I stepped back and said 'put the sword down', but he didn't listen and took a few more swings. 'After spraying him he went to scratch his eye and I thought, I've got to do this now. I rushed in and he raised his sword again but I hit his arm as many times as I could and managed to jump on top of him and the cavalry arrived. 'I could see in his eyes he wanted to kill me. I wasn't going to see Christmas: I thought my luck had run out.' Sgt Brown was guided to the swordman by a passer-by who saw the original attack and followed him while on the phone to a police operator. The officer said: 'I have no doubt that he wasn't going to stop until he killed someone that night. I also have no doubt that any cop would have done the same. 'I'm not a hero: the real hero is the member of the public who went above and beyond and followed him, having seen what he had done.' Timofei, 26, was later found guilty of attempted murder and affray and a judge ordered that he spend the rest of his life in a secure mental health unit. Then-Home Secretary Theresa May said: 'The actions of Sgt Stephen Brown are a powerful reminder of the commitment and courage that police officers bring to their role. 'He put his own life in danger to defuse a terrifying situation. His intervention protected the public and may well have saved the lives of others. 'We should reflect on the bravery shown by all the officers nominated, and that displayed by all police officers in the course of their duties each day.' Steve White, chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, added: 'I am constantly humbled and amazed by the selfless acts of bravery carried out by police officers on a day to day basis. 'For every act of courage and bravery recognised in the Police Bravery Awards there are hundreds more that occur in our communities every day that go unrecognised.'
Telegraph
20-06-2025
- Telegraph
Met Police ‘bravest officer' award winner suspended over alleged sexual assault
A policeman once named the bravest officer in England and Wales has been charged with sexual assault. Sgt Stephen Brown has been suspended by the Metropolitan Police following the alleged incident at Biggleswade railway station in Bedfordshire in November 2019. The 47-year-old, who is reportedly a counter-terrorist specialist firearms officer, will appear at St Albans Crown Court on Sept 1. In 2014, he won a national Police Bravery Award for tackling and disarming a man wielding a samurai sword in north London. Sgt Brown stepped in to stop the man on Christmas Eve 2012, who had stabbed a woman earlier that evening. The attacker repeatedly swung the sword at his face and neck. The Met officer discharged his CS spray into the man's face, before quickly moving towards him and striking his arm with a baton three times while the sword was raised in the air. The man was forced to drop his weapon, with Sgt Brown immediately jumping on top of him to restrain him. The offender continued to struggle violently before backup officers arrived and he was arrested. Officers later discovered the bag he was carrying contained an arsenal of weapons. Not guilty plea Sgt Brown was presented with the bravery award, which is given annually to officers who demonstrate acts of heroism in the course of their duty, by Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the then commissioner of the Met Police, at a ceremony in London. Theresa May, the then home secretary, said: 'The actions of Sgt Stephen Brown are a powerful reminder of the commitment and courage that police officers bring to their role. 'Sgt Brown put his own life in danger to defuse a terrifying situation. His intervention protected the public and may well have saved the lives of others.' Sgt Brown, from Bedfordshire, appeared at Stevenage magistrates' court in November, when he entered a plea of not guilty to sexual assault. A Met Police spokesman said: 'We are aware that a serving Met officer has been charged with sexual assault following an alleged incident in November 2019. 'He is currently suspended.'
