Saturday, November 18, 2023

As major Pacific summit wraps, Canada is sidelined on a new U.S.-led trade initiative

Row of leaders in suits

Canada left a major summit centred on Pacific economic development on the outside of a new U.S. initiative, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a group of 14 trading partners that concluded agreements this week on supply chain protections, lowering carbon emissions and fighting corruption.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/apec-summit-canada-ipec-us-1.7032888?cmp=rss

Canada's voting record at United Nations faces scrutiny as Israel-Hamas war intensifies

People in a large hall watch a man speak

Amid Israel's war with Hamas and the heated debates that have arisen at the United Nations as a result, Canada's public positions on the Middle East are being examined and scrutinized more than ever before.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-united-nations-israel-gaza-war-1.7032739?cmp=rss

SpaceX Starship test flight fails minutes after launch

A rocket ascends after launch.

SpaceX's uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was presumed to have failed in space minutes after lifting off on Saturday in a second test after its first attempt to reach space ended in an explosion.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/spacex-starship-test-flight-1.7032870?cmp=rss