Today’s highlights:
Anita Anand visits the Indo-Pacific
One-third of Canadians are now obese
Epstein files fallout
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Must read
Anand says Indo-Pacific strategy will have economic focus but maintain values | National News | Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the economy is becoming the primary focus of Canada's relationships in the Indo-Pacific — a shift that appears linked to Canada's recent moves to overcome its security dispute with India.
Obesity rates in Canada jumped during COVID-19, says a new study | CBC News
About one-third of Canadians are now obese — with more weight gain happening during the pandemic, according to a new study.
EU demand for critical minerals could jump start Canada's sluggish market, Joly claims | Canada's National Observer
Transatlantic trade dialogue to focus on critical minerals for defence and clean energy technologies, along with energy, quantum manufacturing, and green steel and aluminum, with an action plan to follow “within three months"
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Worth knowing
Poilievre says he lost Ottawa riding for being 'honest' about plan to cut public sector jobs | CBC News
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says he lost his riding of Carleton in the federal election due to an ”aggressive” campaign by public sector unions after he was honest about wanting to cut federal worker jobs.
Conservative MP Khanna mobilizing support for Poilievre’s upcoming leadership review, say Conservative sources - The Hill Times
The Conservative ‘movement is bigger, stronger and more energized than ever’ under Pierre Poilievre’s leadership, says Conservative MP Arpan Khanna.
TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order | National News | Canadian Press
OTTAWA - The CEO of TikTok is asking Industry Minister Mélanie Joly for an urgent meeting about the federal government’;s order directing the company to shut down its Canadian operations.
Uber Drivers Have Unionized For The First Time In Canada | The Maple
UFCW Local 1518 in British Columbia has announced that 500 drivers in Greater Victoria unionized.
Frostbite and fear: Inside a journey into Canada with human smugglers | CBC News
Chidi Nwagbo says he made a “stupid” decision to pay human smugglers to get him into Canada from the U.S. to avoid sweeping immigration crackdowns. The freezing February journey left him permanently scarred, in the custody of the very U.S. immigration authorities he was trying to flee and he now faces deportation to Nigeria.
Trump’s Maga base furious over justice department’s handling of Epstein files – live | The Guardian
Trump signals backing for Pam Bondi amid calls from Maga world for her dismissal
Off the beaten path
In an era prizing velocity, more than 20,000 curveballs a year have disappeared from MLB | AP
Curveballs are disappearing from Major League Baseball as pitchers prioritize velocity, emphasizing sliders and sweepers.
That’s all for today. We’ll be back tomorrow with more.
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