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Edmonton Journal
17-07-2025
- Business
- Edmonton Journal
U.S.-Canada trade talks back underway as Trump's wish list, from oil to DEI, keeps growing
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. U.S. President Donald Trump arriving before speaking at a ceremony to sign the "Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act," in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington. Photo by Evan Vucci / AP Trade talks are reportedly continuing between Canada and the U.S., with formal meetings having taken place since U.S. President Donald Trump revealed more threats and demands last week, a source close to the White House said. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. 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Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that he expected U.S. tariffs would likely be part of any future deal. 'There is not much evidence at the moment — from the deals, agreements and negotiations with the Americans, for any country or any jurisdiction — to get a deal without tariffs,' Carney said. He also said he expected trade talks to 'intensify' in the next few weeks. Washington and Ottawa have been engaged in tempestuous trade talks for months. Carney's team is desperate to end tariffs imposed by Trump on Canadian steel and aluminum exports and keep tariff exemptions for goods covered by the U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade deal (USMCA). Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump in Alberta for a G7 meeting, June 16, 2025. Photo by Gavin Young/Postmedia Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again After Carney's election in April, things appeared to be going well for awhile: Carney visited the White House, he seemingly got Trump to drop his talk of making Canada a '51st state,' and the prime minister quickly gave in when the president threatened to end talks if Canada didn't scrap its digital services tax (DST) on U.S. tech firms. Carney also pledged last month to increase defence expenditures dramatically to meet a higher NATO spending target by 2035, a priority of Trump's. It looked like negotiations could lead to a new U.S.-Canada deal before the July 21 deadline the two of them had set for themselves. Trump wrote an open letter to the prime minister last week, threatening to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods starting Aug. 1, vaguely citing as reasons Ottawa's trade deficit, counter tariffs, dairy trade restrictions, and failure to halt fentanyl from crossing the border. What Trump didn't do — as he had done with the DST — was outline exactly what Carney needed to do to get things back on track. National Post looks at the reasons Trump might have wanted to derail the negotiations — and what other surprises the White House might have in store. Trump 'likes to keep us in suspense,' says Andrew Hale, a senior policy analyst at Heritage Foundation. But there is a timing issue at play here that goes beyond the negotiations. 'Basically, they have a window of time to use these 'Liberation Day' tariffs,' he says, referring to Trump's sweeping new international tariff regime unveiled in April. Hale said there is significant legal pushback facing the administration's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) that ostensibly gives the president power to circumvent Congress to impose tariffs in urgent situations. This advertisement has not loaded yet. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. So far, there have been a few court rulings against Trump's use of IEEPA tariffs. Oral arguments in the U.S. Court of Appeals are scheduled to begin for one of those rulings on July 31, with another court set to hear two other tariff-related cases in September. To use IEEPA, a genuine emergency needs to be declared. What Trump did was declare emergencies based on trade deficits, drug trafficking, and immigration. Well, 'we've been running trade deficits for decades,' says Hale. U.S. j udges have ruled that there is no direct connection between the national emergency declared over fentanyl and illegal migration. The court rulings could still go either way. '(Trump's team is) concerned that they will no longer be able to weaponize these (tariffs) in trade negotiations,' Hale adds. 'By simply heaping on the pressure and saying, 'Bam, you get these tariffs, you're getting increased tariffs and the rest of it,' they're trying to get as many concessions as possible whilst they can still use them.' If Trump's emergency tariffs lose in court, he'd be left with the less-powerful weapon to restrict imports deemed a national security threat, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. 'I do know that Plan B is to use the 232 tariffs as an alternative more aggressively,' Hale said. But he notes that they are product-specific and do not allow for across-the-board tariffs. Tori Smith, a senior vice president at Forbes Tate Partners, a government-relations consultancy in Washington, points out that Trump's Aug. 1 deadline doesn't seem random given the appeal hearing against emergency tariffs set to start on July 31. She also notes that the review scheduled of the USMCA, as part of its original terms, begins in October. Trump's letter, Smith said, was probably meant to 'create leverage for the United States in advance of the USMCA review.' Smith said the 'long-game strategy' for the White House is to put it in the 'strongest position for (the USMCA) negotiations.' There may also be something more personal going on, according to a source close to the administration, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The NAFTA negotiations in Trump's first term that led to the USMCA were headed by United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, who had a cordial relationship with Canada's then-foreign affairs minister Chrystia Freeland. In the process, Lighthizer reportedly neutralized Peter Navarro, then director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy , a fierce protectionist and Trump loyalist, who is now a senior adviser to the president on trade. 'He's never really forgiven Lighthizer for that,' the source said. (Lighthizer has since returned to private life.) Robert Lighthizer speaks during a town-hall style meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Braselton. Photo by Mike Stewart While the USMCA was once touted by U.S. officials as the 'gold standard' of trade deals, possibly the reason the administration has talked of ripping it up 'was because Navarro sees that as Lighthizer's golden legacy, and he has reasons … personal bitterness, to rip it up.' David Boling, a former deputy assistant USTR for Japan, said he never witnessed the two men in meetings together and couldn't comment on their working relationship. But they had very different styles, he recalled. 'Lighthizer skillfully renegotiated NAFTA by building up trust with Capitol Hill Democrats. Coalition-building, however, is not Navarro's strong suit,' said Boling, who now works at the political-risk consultancy Eurasia Group. Navarro recently said he didn't like negotiating with Canada, while Mexico's negotiators were a 'pure joy to deal with.' 'You know, they (Mexicans) were tough negotiators, but they were reasonable, fair negotiators. The Canadians were very, very difficult, and they've always been very difficult,' he said in a television interview last week. Little downside for Trump It seems that the more Trump has pushed for concessions from Canada — on defence, on digital taxes, on fentanyl crackdowns — the more he's been able to get. Sources say his senior economic team feels they have to sell the president on deal structures, but that Trump often feels he can press for more. 'I think that this can be demonstrated pretty obviously by the Vietnam announcement,' says Smith, noting how Vietnam's team thought they would be getting a lower tariff rate than 20 per cent, but then Trump 'put out a different rate than had been negotiated or talked about by his team.' Trump mentioned Canada's highly restricted market for dairy in his open letter to Carney. But he might also start pushing for Canada to commit to more things beyond trade, as he has with fentanyl and defence. 'The Trump administration has also leveraged tariffs in matters that go well beyond trade policy with a number of countries,' said Hale. In March, the president warned countries buying Venezuelan oil they would be punished with tariffs on all U.S. exports; in the last two weeks, he's threatened 'severe tariffs' on Russia if it didn't make peace with Ukraine, and tariffs on BRICS-aligned countries (meaning Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as well as Iran and Indonesia) because he said they wanted to undermine the U.S. dollar. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 7, 2025. Photo by PABLO PORCIUNCULA / AFP So he may want to wield economic pressure to try getting Carney to commit to helping restart a new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline after Keystone XL was killed by the last American president, the source close to the White House said. 'They want the Keystone XL pipeline big time,' the source said. Trump has never stopped wanting that pipeline since he approved it in his first term, and has raised it repeatedly since his re-election, noted Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at the Heritage Foundation. 'Everybody knows that Prime Minister Carney has a focus on the environment, rather than fossil fuel production, so I imagine that it might be a sticking point,' she added. So would the fact that, right now, there is no company proposing that project, since the former proponent, TC Energy, abandoned it. Apparently, the White House also wants Carney to loosen up on Liberal social objectives, like ESG (environment, social and governance) and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion), that have in recent years complicated regulation in Canada, including for American companies that do business here. Trump has been aggressive about deregulating away from social and climate rules in the U.S. since he took office. But Carney is 'religious' about ESG, said the Washington source, which could be a 'real barrier to these things getting forward.' Yet, if Carney got rid of net-zero targets and environmental impediments, 'I think there'd be a massive love-in,' the source added. How many of these new lines of negotiation — dairy, defence, oil, DEI, ESG or others — the president opens is anyone's guess, but what is almost certain is that current trade wrangling will bleed into October's USMCA review and well into 2026, said Smith. 'The next year is going to continue to be very uncertain and rocky for Canada,' she said. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our politics newsletter, First Reading, here.
Edmonton Journal
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Edmonton Journal
Friday's letters: Enforcing speed limits saves lives
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen announced changes to photo radar programs in Alberta on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Alberta will prohibit the use of photo radar on all numbered provincial highways, with photo radar instead restricted to playgrounds, school zones, and construction sites Photo by Shaughn Butts / Postmedia Speed limits are determined through a combination of engineering studies, traffic analysis, and consideration of safety factors, with the 85th percentile speed often being a key factor. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors This means that speed limits are often set based on the speed at which 85 per cent of drivers naturally travel on a particular road. Local authorities, such as municipalities, then adjust these, based on other factors to ensure safety and traffic flow such as the road's environment, presence of pedestrians, school zones, crash history, and the overall traffic conditions and survival rates if an accident occurs. When you speed on our streets, you are dismissing all of those calculations and determinations to make our streets safe for pedestrians and drivers. In Calgary in 2024, we saw the highest number of fatal road collisions in a decade. The city saw 29 fatal traffic collisions — 13 of which involved pedestrians and many of which involved excess speeds over the posted limits. Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again In Edmonton, 13 people were killed in traffic collisions in the first five months of 2025. According to data from EPS, that figure is much higher than previous years. In one weekend alone this spring, three people died in traffic collisions in Edmonton and the police stated that all three involved excess speeds. How many more Albertans have to die before our provincial government does the right thing by reinstating traffic cameras and speed stops that are known deterrents and help police control speeding and dangerous driving? E.M. Meyer and B.L. Milobar's claim that the Alberta government 'slashed funding to health care and education' ('Alberta's Surplus comes at a cost,' Letters, July 10) is laughably wrong. A five-minute or shorter search of the provincial government's most recent audited financial statements shows that health care and education spending rose about 7.7 and 5.1 per cent last year, respectively. Social services spending also rose 5.3 per cent. Another five-minute or shorter search of the Statistics Canada website shows that Alberta's population grew just 4.1 per cent in the same period. So health care and education both rose measured in absolute terms, and also measured per Albertan. I don't know where Meyer and Milobar get their idea that health care and education funding was somehow 'slashed,' but their claim doesn't correspond to any facts. A fully funded AISH recipient receives $1900.65/month ($22,807.80/year) — below the poverty line. Most have to rely on family and friends for shelter. AISH forces recipients to begin withdrawing their pension plans early under the CPPD (CPP Disability) federal program, equalling $812.65/month, 100 per cent of which the province takes, while the recipient's CPP is permanently penalized. This advertisement has not loaded yet. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. AISH is now forcing recipients to apply to the CDB federal program, equaling $200/month, 100 per cent of which the province will take. The province is stealing $1012.65/ month from every fully funded, disabled Albertan ($12,151.80/year). Why does such a wealthy province continue to penalize its most vulnerable, while giving subsidies to oil and gas, and tax breaks to the ultra-rich? This is unjustly shameful and should be illegal. We need to fight and speak up for those who cannot defend themselves. Carrie Schrieber, Sherwood Park By Jason Nixon's reasoning, Albertans on AISH will be receiving less than the federal government's recommended allowance of $1804 if they receive the $1,901 base amount from Alberta and they receive $200 from the federal government and then Alberta takes $200 off the Alberta AISH payment. Then the Alberta government is only paying $1,701 now. They are making money off of the marginalized population. A lot of red tape with no benefit for those with disabilities. Even if someone applies and goes through all the process they can still be denied. A lot of time and effort for nothing. Many of the people on AISH require someone to help them through the process as there is a reason they are on AISH. Many of them don't really have a good support system I would like to add to Ms. Cavaliere's recent letter regarding the reduction in benefits to seniors and recipients of AISH. There's a further component to the UCP cuts that is not well known or discussed, and that is eye exams for children. Single mothers or young families who are on a budget now get to make the hard choice between feeding their children or paying for eye exams; guess which they will choose? I know of an optometrist who is forgoing billing his young patients whose families cannot afford preventative eye care — a testament to the moral fibre of a health-care provider and I'm certain one of many. Our stingy provincial government would rather spend finite taxpayer dollars on initiatives and nonsense that caters to a small majority of the electorate, all the while railing against the federal government about inequity. Shame on you, UCP. Canada is finally moving forward. Since the last election, the tone in Parliament has shifted — bipartisan co-operation is getting real work done, and the 'Canada is broken' rhetoric is fading. Mark Carney's economic leadership has been promising, and Canadians are starting to feel momentum again. Meanwhile, Pierre Poilievre, once the face of obstruction and outrage, is watching his numbers slide. Having lost his seat, he's now running in the safest riding in the country — an ironic nod to how little the Conservatives trust everyday Albertans when power is at stake. We've just ended a toxic political relationship. Let's not go back. Poilievre's politics of division and anger may fire up his base, but they won't build the future Canadians want. If the Conservatives bring him back as leader, it won't be the Liberals keeping power — it'll be Poilievre ensuring they do. Canadians deserve better than déjà vu. Let's move on. Why am I not surprised that Carney and his cohorts have taken the summer off. Job done? No emergency here? No need to make those promises of quick action on getting Canada back on track. All under control? Pierre Poilievre had made it clear during his campaign that Canada was broken, vulnerable, in need of quick and efficient renewing of our energy and self-reliance and the Conservatives would work through summer to get the jobs started, and with great haste. Guess the Liberals are super good at getting Canada's economy pumping and growing. How duped the East was in believing these Liberals were different — but, alas, same old gong show going on, sadly. L.G. Anderson, Spruce Grove Wow! There are going to be pickle-flavoured mini-doughnuts at KDays. Now, that is going to draw visitors, isn't it? KDays is indicative of one of the problems with this city, a significant lack of imagination. We got rid of Klondike Days because we didn't have any tie to theGold Rush and instead we have chosen a midway and alleged food options. We could, however, embrace our actual history and create an event that would put us on the map the way the Stampede has done for Calgary. We have a large Indigenous community with a history much longer than ours. With direction from our Indigenous citizens, we should be celebrating that. Most of us are only marginally aware of the cultural history of our Indigenous neighbours. We could change that. We could also become a beacon for Indigenous communities from around the world. They, too, could share their history with us. Creating this kind of event would take a lot of work and money, but it would be of more value to Edmonton and Edmontonians than a mini-doughnut and a ferris wheel ride. Terence Harding, Edmonton We invite you to write letters to the editor. A maximum of 150 words is preferred. Letters must carry a first and last name, or two initials and a last name, and include an address and daytime telephone number. All letters are subject to editing. We don't publish letters addressed to others or sent to other publications. 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Edmonton Journal
10-07-2025
- Edmonton Journal
Edmonton father and son charged with human trafficking
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Human Trafficking Provincial Coordinator Sgt. Roland Misisk discusses charges in a labour trafficking case out of Calmar and Fox Creek, during a press conference at RCMP K Division in Edmonton, Thursday, July 10, 2025. Photo by David Bloom / Postmedia An Edmonton father-and-son pair have been charged with human trafficking in connection with a year-long investigation out of a gas station in Calmar and a hotel in Fox Creek. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors In the summer of 2024, the Alberta Employment Standards Office received a report of possible human trafficking. The ensuing investigation involved numerous agencies, including Canada Border Services Agency, ALERT, Service Canada, Albert Occupational Health and Safety and the Action Coalition on Human Trafficking (ACT) Alberta, said Insp. Breanne Brown. 'The investigation uncovered multiple illegal business practices, including involving several immigrant workers,' Brown said Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again 'These practices included forcing employees to work 50- to 90-hour work weeks without proper compensation, submitting falsified work schedules to Employment Standards, exploitative payment practices, overcharging rent and expenses, improper Labour Market Impact Assessment practices and harassment.' On June 25, 2025, the RCMP, assisted by CBSA, searched two Edmonton residences, seizing cash, bank records, business records and immigration agreements, along with other related materials. Employment Standards recovered more than $160,000 in unpaid earnings for employees and unauthorized deductions from those earnings. The ministry's Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) branch also conducted inspections of the businesses related to compliance with OHS laws. The inspections and follow-up inspections resulted in a $60,000 administrative penalty issued to 682175 Alberta Ltd., operating as Grizzly Motor Hotel, for repeated non-compliance with OHS requirements. All four alleged victims in the Calmar-Fox Creek investigation were legally in the country, as were the two suspects. The RCMP believe there may be more victims out there regarding this case. Temporary foreign workers or persons on visitor visas make vulnerable targets for labour trafficking as they are often desperate and looking for opportunities to leave their home country. These persons are often recruited through online portals, through immigration companies or word of mouth, promising them the opportunity for permanent residency or citizenship in Canada. Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons' co-chair, Paul Brandt, said labour trafficking is a form of human trafficking that involves recruiting, moving or controlling people through force, fraud or coercion to exploit their work. This advertisement has not loaded yet. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It happens right here in Alberta. Victims are often misled about the jobs they're promised, paid far less than agreed, or not at all, forced to work in unsafe or degrading conditions, and threatened if they try to speak up,' Brandt said. Mounties told media Thursday at K-Division in Edmonton that the investigation is still ongoing, including into allegations of money laundering, as they work to uncover the full scope of the operation. Human trafficking cases are on the uptick, with over 180 investigations in 2024, with 21 of those related to labour trafficking. Hotel and hospitality, farming, and jobs where temporary foreign workers may be more likely to be hired to work are industries where people have been victimized. ACT Alberta's executive director Carey Collins commended the victims for their bravery in coming forward. 'Their courage is what made this response possible. And we thank all involved stakeholders for their commitment, compassion, and collaborative effort,' Collins said. 'Together, we are stronger—and together, we can create real pathways to safety.' Yeon Soo Lee, 55, was charged with four counts of trafficking in persons, four counts of material benefits from trafficking, and criminal harassment. His son, Joo Hyup Lee, 26, was charged with trafficking in persons and material benefits from trafficking. Both have been released and are expected to appear before the Alberta Court of Justice in Grand Prairie on Aug.11. A $10,000 administrative penalty was issued to Yeon Soo Lee for hindering and interfering with an OHS officer. Suspected cases of human trafficking can be reported at the Canadian Human Trafficking hotline, 833-900-1010, or 780-474-1104. jcarmichael@ Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don't miss the news you need to know — add and to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here. You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. 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Straits Times
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Show Picks: Concerts by NuNew, Doyoung and My First Story
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Thai actor-singer Chawarin Perdpiriyawong, nicknamed NuNew, put out the love ballad Anything (2023), which was named Hit Song of the Year at the Sanook Top of the Year Awards. NuNew 1st Concert Dream Catcher In Singapore Thai actor-singer Chawarin Perdpiriyawong, who is nicknamed NuNew, will be holding his first solo concert here on July 12. He rose to fame acting as a university student in Thai romance drama Cutie Pie (2022 to 2023), which clinched him the Male Rising Star of the Year prize at the Maya TV Awards in 2023. He also released the singles My Cutie Pie and How You Feel for the series. That same year, he put out the love ballad Anything, which was named Hit Song of the Year at the Sanook Top of the Year Awards. He has since released more music, including Blooming Just For You (2024), a Korean-English sentimental number, with South Korean singer Paul Kim. Where: Arena @ Expo, 9 Somapah Road MRT: Expo When: July 12, 4pm Admission: $148 to $348 via Ticketmaster (go to or call 6018-7645) 2025 Doyoung Concert Doors In Singapore South Korean singer-actor-host Doyoung will be holding his first solo concert here on July 16. PHOTO: SM ENTERTAINMENT 2025 is shaping up to be a big one for South Korean boy band NCT. Sub-unit NCT Wish did a show here in May and another sub-unit, NCT Dream, will hold two concerts here in October. Fans who want even more can consider the upcoming gig by South Korean singer-actor-host Doyoung, his first solo concert here. He is a member of NCT, through its sub-units NCT 127 and NCT DoJaeJung. He last performed here as part of NCT 127 in 2022. As a soloist, Doyoung released his debut studio album Youth in 2024, with 10 tracks such as Little Light. This rousing anthem has been played more than 23 million times on Spotify and is his most-played track on the platform. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. World Trump's ambassador nominee to Singapore Anjani Sinha has a rough day at Senate hearing Asia Dr Mahathir at 100: Still haunted by the Malay Dilemma Singapore What's next for PSP following its post-GE leadership shake-up? Singapore 'Give a positive review': Hidden AI prompt found in academic paper by NUS researchers Multimedia 60 objects to mark SG60: Which is your favourite? Singapore Apex court upholds SMC's conviction of doctor who gave patients unapproved hormones Singapore Singaporean fugitive arrested in Thailand for suspected drug trafficking and handed over to CNB World Trump issues tariff notices to 7 minor trading partners, hits Brazil with 50% tariff The star released his second album Soar on June 9, which will be featured on his current tour. The new work contains rock number Memory, about the power of beautiful recollections to motivate one when the going gets tough. Where: The Star Theatre, 04-01 The Star Performing Arts Centre, 1 Vista Exchange Green MRT: Buona Vista When: July 16, 8pm Admission: $148 to $288 via Ticketmaster (go to or call 6018-7645) My First Story Live In Singapore Japanese rock band My First Story comprise (from left) drummer Kid'z, vocalist Hiro, bassist Nob and guitarist Teru. PHOTO: ENCORE LIVE Japanese rock band My First Story will be performing in Singapore for the first time on July 13. Formed in Tokyo in 2011, the band consist of drummer Kid'z, vocalist Hiro, bassist Nob and guitarist Teru. They released their first self-titled full album in 2012 and are known for their electrifying sound, powerful vocals and anime tie-ins. For example, they collaborated with Japanese singer-songwriter Hyde on the adrenaline-charged Mugen, which was the opening theme of the anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Hashira Training Arc (2024). Their most popular song is I'm A Mess, which has been streamed more than 107 million times on Spotify.
Edmonton Journal
30-06-2025
- Health
- Edmonton Journal
Fluoride back in Calgary's water system four years after city-wide plebiscite
The city will top up naturally occurring levels of fluoride to match the 0.7 milligrams per litre consistent with Health Canada guidelines Calgary's drinking water is once again being fluoridated as of June 30, 2025, almost four years after a public vote backed the additive's return to the city's water supply. Gavin Young/Postmedia file Fluoride has been reintroduced back into Calgary's water supply as of Monday, four years after the 2021 plebiscite that led city council to make the change. Juliet Guichon, president of Calgarians for Kids' Health who has been advocating for the fluoridation of city water for years, says that even with the council's previous decision to remove it in 2011, fluoride was never truly absent from the city's systems. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors 'Fluoride is in Calgary's water. It comes naturally from the rocks in the mountains at varying levels, depending on the season,' Guichon said. 'What is happening today is merely the topping up or adjustment of the naturally occurring levels.' The city will measure existing levels and introduce fluoride artificially to match the 0.7 milligrams per litre consistent with Health Canada's Guide for Community Fluoridation. That has taken time, effort, and significant investment. The original estimates to equip water treatment plans to accommodate the substance have tripled, and caused multiple delays in the expected timeline. Guichon says that for the everyday taxpayer, fluoridated water still more than pays for itself in the dental costs it prevents. 'Fluoridation is less than $1.50 per capita per year, and a cavity I think is about $325 to fill,' she said. 'Then you go to the dentist and they say sorry, now your nerve is activated, so we have to take the nerve out. So that's a root canal. And then you need a crown, and then over time, the crown breaks down and then you need a new crown. And then sometimes the tooth goes and then you need a bridge or a dental implant. And it just goes on and on and on.' Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again Calgary periodontist Dr. Bruce Yaholnitsky, past president of the Alberta Dental Association, says the cost of unfluoridated water goes beyond a price tag. 'There's missed days of school. There is parents having to miss work because their child has to go for a dental emergency.' He described the decision to reintroduce fluoride as 'fantastic for the population of Calgary, for the dental community of Calgary.' The fluoride top-up comes too late for children who grew up in the city from 2011 until now to receive the full benefits, the periodontist said. 'If it's ingested and a tooth bud is developing, it strengthens the enamel. Once the tooth is developed, you're not gonna get that benefit anymore,' Yaholnitsky said. He added that there are still benefits for fluoride's presence around the mouth, even after that initial stage has passed. Lindsay McLaren, a professor and researcher at the University of Calgary, conducted a comparison study between children in Edmonton — a city with fluoride in its water system — and children in Calgary. It found tangible increases in the rate of tooth decay for Calgarian kids. Guichon says the research played a significant role in urging council towards the city-wide plebiscite. 'Calgary parents reported doing more of everything than adults and parents, more brushing and flossing with fluoridated toothpaste, more mouth rinse. More visits to the dentist. And yet, they had worse outcomes,' Guichon said. Cult of Hockey Cult of Hockey Columnists Edmonton Oilers Local News
