Category: PMN

Apr 20

This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

The impact of the cuts by Trump appointees and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency can be found everywhere in the Kansas City metropolitan area, which has long been a major hub for federal agencies about 1,000 miles away from Washington, D.C. Money once promised to the region for public health, environmental, diversity, food aid […]
Apr 20

Canada in robot trucking vanguard, with one driverless semi already here

“When you have hills, snow or ice … if you’re a good (human) driver, you can adapt to that,” said Sidney Givigi, a professor of robotics and machine learning at Queen’s University’s School of Computing. A self-driving car can also register weather information and react accordingly, “but it may not determine the best way to […]
Apr 15

Man arrested outside UnitedHealthcare is now charged with firearms counts and threatening violence

The 26-year-old was charged Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court with two felony firearms counts and two felony counts of threating violence. He already had a felony conviction for threats of violence, and was therefore prohibited from possessing a gun and ammunition, as well as two separate pending cases for violating restraining orders.
Apr 12

Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from reciprocal tariffs

The turmoil battered the stocks of tech’s “Magnificent Seven” — Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Tesla, Google parent Alphabet and Facebook parent Meta Platforms. At one point earlier this week, the combined Magnificent Seven’s combined market value had plunged by $2.1 trillion, or 14%, from April 2 when Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on a wide range […]
Apr 9

Rogers boardroom drama to hit stage as live theatre production in December

It begins with two Canadian premiere co-productions with Soulpepper: Weyni Mengesha directs “The Welkin,” about a jury of 12 women in 1759 England who must decide whether an accused murderess is pregnant, thereby determining her fate, and Abraham directs “Octet,” a chamber choir musical about a technology addiction support group, written and composed by Dave […]
Apr 7

CN railroaders get 3% wage increase per year in ruling after shutdown last summer

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Canadian Press Christopher Reynolds Published Apr 07, 2025  •  2 minute read Article content MONTREAL — Engineers and conductors at Canadian National Railway Co. will receive a wage hike of three per cent per year under a contract reached via binding arbitration Monday, capping […]