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LBCI
3 hours ago
- Politics
- LBCI
IAEA to convene extraordinary board meeting on Monday following Israel attack: Diplomats
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will next week convene an extraordinary meeting of its board of governors at the request of Iran following Israeli strikes on the country, diplomats told AFP on Friday. The meeting will begin at 10 am (0800 GMT) on Monday at the IAEA's Vienna headquarters, two diplomats said. AFP
CTV News
a day ago
- Business
- CTV News
N.B. premier to focus on tariffs, energy projects at Boston meeting with U.S. governors
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt is hoping to stress the harmful impact of tariffs on Canadians and Americans at an upcoming meeting of leaders from both sides of the border in Boston next week. Holt will be joining several premiers at a meeting with six northeastern U.S. governors in Boston on Monday. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy extended the invitation to the premiers last month. 'Canada is Massachusetts' number one trading partner,' Healy said in a news release. 'For generations, we have enjoyed a strong partnership and a healthy exchange of energy, lumber, dairy, cars and car parts, seafood and more. 'President Trump's tariffs are undermining this partnership, making it harder for businesses to keep their doors open, and increasing the cost of everything that the New England and Canadian people rely on.' Holt, at a news conference on Thursday, said her focus at the meeting will be the ongoing tariff situation and explaining their effects to her American colleagues. 'Ideally what we'd get is the governors agreeing to articulate their objections to the tariffs,' she said. 'If we can get everyone agreeing that the tariffs are negatively impacting Americans and passing that message on to the White House, that would be a win.' Holt also said she plans to highlight 'critical files' at the meeting, including energy development. 'New Brunswick supplies a lot of energy products to New England,' she said. 'I think 90 per cent of the cars in Boston are driving with gas that comes from the Irving refinery and us. They are keen to make sure we will continue to be a reliable supplier of energy to them. 'We see the U.S. as a market to sell energy in a way that is profitable and beneficial to New Brunswick.' Earlier this month, New Brunswick hosted the Southeastern United States - Canadian Provinces Conference in Saint John, bringing together business and government leaders to explore investment opportunities across the border. The conference, which was last held in New Brunswick in 2011, welcome more than 240 delegates and more than 95 companies. More to come… Susan Holt N.B. Premier Susan Holt speaks at a news conference. (Source: Avery MacRae/CTV News Atlantic) For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
Reuters
2 days ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Democratic governors embrace border security, reject Trump immigrant 'abuses'
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Three prominent Democratic U.S. governors face a grilling on Thursday from a Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives panel over immigration policy, as President Donald Trump steps up a crackdown on people living in the country illegally. The governors of New York, Illinois and Minnesota are due to testify to the House Oversight Committee following days of protests in downtown Los Angeles over the Trump administration's aggressive ramping up of arrests of migrants. Tensions escalated as Trump ordered the National Guard and Marines into California to provide additional security. Trump's immigration crackdown has become a major political flashpoint between the White House and national Democrats. California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, seen as a contender for the party's presidential nomination in 2028, in a Tuesday night video speech accused Trump of choosing "theatrics over public safety." Minnesota's Tim Walz, who ran unsuccessfully for vice president last year; Illinois' JB Pritzker, also seen a 2028 hopeful, and New York's Kathy Hochul, walked a careful line in their prepared testimony for Thursday's hearing, voicing support for immigration enforcement, if not Trump's tactics. "If they are undocumented, we want them out of Illinois and out of our country," Pritzker said. At the same time, Pritzker lashed out against "any violations of the law or abuses of power" and said, "Law-abiding, hardworking, tax-paying people who have been in this country for years should have a path to citizenship." Reuters/Ipsos polls show Trump getting more support for his handling of immigration than any other policy area. "Minnesota is not a sanctuary state," Walz proclaimed, adding that state officials cooperate with federal immigration authorities, while noting that it offers "respect" to cities and counties that choose to give no more than the legal minimum support to the Department of Homeland Security.
CBS News
2 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Trump says his administration wants to "wean" states off FEMA aid after hurricane season
Washington — President Trump said Tuesday that his administration wants to "wean" states off assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year's hurricane season. The presidents's remarks came after he received a briefing from top administration officials about wildfire and emergency management. He claimed that FEMA has not been successful, and said governors are better positioned to respond to natural disasters like hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes. "We want to wean off of FEMA and we want to bring it down to the state level — a little bit like education, we're moving it back to the states," Mr. Trump said. The president said his plan is for governors to work with one another and "give each other a hand." "It has not worked out well," he said of FEMA, which was created in 1979. "It's extremely expensive and, again, when you have a tornado or a hurricane or you have a problem of any kind, in a state, that's what you have governors for. They're supposed to fix those problems, and it's much more local and they'll develop a system, and it will be a great system." President Trump delivers a statement on natural disaster preparedness in the Oval Office at the White House on June 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Getty Images Mr. Trump has floated eliminating FEMA altogether or turning it into a "support agency" that provides supplemental federal assistance to states. The president took executive action in January to establish a FEMA Review Council to examine the agency's disaster capabilities and assess the adequacy of its disaster response during former President Joe Biden's administration. FEMA has been roiled by Mr. Trump's initiative aimed at slashing the size of the federal government. More than 200 probationary workers were fired from the agency earlier this year, and the administration overhauled contract renewals for more than two-thirds of FEMA's workforce. The changes came just before the start of hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30. The National Weather Service predicted this year will see an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season with between three and five major storms, which are T least Category 3. FEMA itself said in an internal agency presentation obtained by CBS News last month that its readiness process for hurricane season "has been derailed this year due to other activities like staffing and contractors." The presentation also said that as the agency "transforms to a smaller footprint, the intent for this hurricane season is not well understood, thus FEMA is not ready." An official at the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said the agency is "fully activated in preparation for Hurricane Season." But earlier this month, acting FEMA administrator David Richardson said during a daily briefing that he had not been aware that the U.S. has a hurricane season, three sources familiar with the meeting told CBS News. Richardson's remark left FEMA employees confused, and it was not clear whether he made the comment as a joke, CBS News reported last week. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security suggested the comment was made in jest. "Despite meanspirited attempts to falsely frame a joke as policy, there is no uncertainty about what FEMA will be doing this Hurricane Season. FEMA is laser focused on disaster response, and protecting the American people," the spokesperson said. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday in the Oval Office that FEMA is ready for hurricane season, but added that she is preparing governors to see federal involvement limited when responding to future disasters. "While we are running this hurricane season, making sure that we have pre-staged and worked with the regions that are traditionally hit in these areas, we're also building communication and mutual-aid agreements among states to respond to each other so that they can stand on their own two feet, with the federal government coming in in catastrophic circumstances with funding," she said. Noem reiterated that Mr. Trump has said he wants to see FEMA in its current form "eliminated" and is working to see that through. "This agency fundamentally needs to go away as it exists, and we need to have a response to states that supports them when terrible things come and when the worst day of their lives happens, to where the financial resources are there but they have decision-making power right there in the states to respond," she said.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Trump says governors should be able to handle disasters without FEMA
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration plans to 'wean' states off of Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance after this year's hurricane season, offering in the most explicit terms yet his plans for states to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies on their own. 'We're moving it back to the states, so the governors can handle. That's why they're governors,' Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. 'If they can't handle it, they shouldn't be governor.'
