Thunder Bay-based Uride created a $20,000 Student Support Fund to award four $5,000 grants to students in communities where it operates; applicants must be students who live in a Uride city and have an active account.
RCMP say a temporary foreign worker in Church Point, Nova Scotia, was coerced into long hours, paid $300 and threatened; a 65-year-old man from southern Ontario has been arrested and charged with human trafficking and related offences.
Canada welcomed a U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down the legal basis for some tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, while levies on steel, aluminum and autos under Section 232 were not affected.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs, ending fentanyl-related duties on Canada; the White House said it will pursue a 10 per cent global tariff under Section 122 that would last 150 days unless Congress approves it.
Ontario Shipyards plans a scholarship at Mohawk College in memory of Justin Smith, a 29-year-old steel supervisor who died in January; the provincial Ministry of Labour is investigating his death.
Marten Falls First Nation has submitted a fast-tracked environmental assessment for an access road to the Ring of Fire, becoming the second community to do so after Webequie First Nation; Ontario says it has signed a cooperation agreement with the federal government and that construction could begin as soon as August 2026, according to a provincial statement.
A modelling study proposes removing mature boreal trees, floating them down Arctic rivers and sinking them in deep Arctic waters while replanting fast‑growing trees; the authors estimate this could sequester about one gigaton of CO2 per year if done on roughly 1% of the boreal forest. The article notes major logistical, ecological and social uncertainties and compares the potential removal with global emissions of 37.8 gigatons in 2024.
Manitoba will provide $100,000 to the Punjabi Chamber of Commerce to run a hotline after officials reported a rise in extortion affecting some South Asian communities; an extortion summit in Winnipeg was also announced.
Florida's legislature passed SB 706 to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump; the bill now goes to Governor Ron DeSantis and would require FAA approval to take effect on July 1 if signed.
Sales of Kat Sandler's play Yaga surged and several major retailers sold out after Crave announced Hudson Williams would appear in the TV adaptation; Playwrights Canada Press has ordered 1,000 copies for the next reprint.
