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Workers Strike, Demand Pay Increases Amid U.S. Labor Shortage
Michael Farren, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center joined "Cheddar News Wrap" to discuss the spread of labor actions across the country including the Kellogg workers strike and the IATSE negotiations with Hollywood Studios....
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Afghan businesses struggle after Taliban takeover
Afghanistan’s industries are being squeezed as banking restrictions and frozen assets translate to nearly non-existent cash flow.
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The durian is a fruit with a strong smell but it is loved by many in Southeast Asia.
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Upcycling the durian: Pungent fruit’s husk used to make bandages
The durian is a fruit with a strong smell but it is loved by many in Southeast Asia.
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New Thailand narcotics laws focus on drug traffickers, not users
Thailand's parliament passes a bill reforming the nation's drug laws, many of which date back to the 1970s.
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Prairie farmers could be dealing with the worst drought in Canadian history
Prairie farmers are experiencing what is shaping up to be the worst drought in Canadian history. Lack of rain, coupled with heat and wind, has resulted in the worst yield these farmers have ever seen. Some say they're resilient enough to...
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This Canadian company keeps creative productions rolling during the pandemic
Pulsar UV offers COVID-19 testing on film and television sets. The Windsor, Ont.,-based company helps keep industry productions running during the pandemic.
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Urban gardeners use warming climate to grow exotic plants
Climate change is allowing urban gardeners to grow exotic plants — which can help prepare cities for some of the worst impacts of a warming world.
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Brussels wants to cut down EU's dependence on key imports
The European Commission has identified 137 products in strategic sectors, like healthcare and high tech, where the EU is highly dependent on imports.
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EU to vaccinate 70% of adults by July, two months ahead of schedule, says Von der Leyen
The European Commission president has announced that 70% of the adult population in the EU will receive at least one vaccine dose by July.
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Broadway shows to reopen this fall
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says tickets to Broadway shows will go on sale Thursday for performances beginning on Sept. 14. Theatres have been closed because of COVID-19 since March 12, 2020.
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Environment minister on Canada's new climate targets
"I would say let's not overstate, this is a transition. It's going to be a transition that happens over the course of decades, not days," says Minister of Environment Jonathan Wilkinson of the impact the new emissions targets will have...
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Green party leader says Canada's new emission targets don't go far enough
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul tells Power & Politics that Canada must reduce its reliance on the fossil fuel industry to meet its new emissions targets.
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Iraq gov't bans imports to support local farmers
Government imposes restrictions on imports of beans and other agricultural products during harvest season.
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GM Beats on Earnings, Looks to More Battery Plants to Go Fully Electric
GM CFO Paul Jacobson joined Cheddar to talk about the automaker's Q3 earnings beat. Despite COVID concerns at some of its plants overseas as well as the ongoing global chip shortage, Jacobson said he expects the average sale price of...
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Procurement minister announces arrival date for U.S. AstraZeneca vaccine doses
Procurement Minister Anita Anand announced that 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will arrive in Canada by truck from the U.S. on Tuesday, March 30.
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Global shipping crisis: China ramps up container production
The container shortage that is sending the global shipping industry into troubled waters._
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No deadline yet for phasing out polluting cars, says EU
The European Union wants to phase out petrol and diesel cars as soon as possible, in order to meet its 2050 carbon neutrality target, but it is currently unwilling to say when exactly this will happen.
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Should Canadians be wearing N95-style masks?
With more contagious COVID-19 variants on the rise, some experts believe the general public in Canada should be wearing N95-style masks, especially now that supply issues are less of a concern.
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Microchip shortage hits everything from video games to the auto industry
( - image credit) A global shortage of semiconductor microchips, caused in part by people buying more technology during the pandemic, has impacted everything from the supply of new video game consoles to the production of new vehicles.
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Vaccine certificates could be available within three months, says EU chief
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a virtual meeting of EU leaders that vaccination certificates could be ready to use in three months time.
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MEPs grill AstraZeneca's CEO Soriot over COVID vaccine delivery delays
"How is it possible that you have no clue?" said Finnish MEP Silvia Modig, who called Soriot a "piece of soap" over his alleged conflicting statements in recent weeks.
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Moderna's Canadian manager is not ruling out more delivery delays
( - image credit) Moderna is on track to deliver 1.3 million vaccine doses this month, which would fulfill their contract to deliver a total of two million doses by the end of March. But Moderna's Canadian manager Patricia Gauthier tells...
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Australian theatre audiences return to Come from Away
With its low COVID-19 case numbers, Melbourne, Australia, has reopened its theatres to audiences and Come From Away — set in Gander, N.L., after Sept. 11 — is one of the first productions returning to the stage.