Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been advised to be in isolation for two weeks after his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, as the spreading pandemic prompted the province of Ontario to shutter schools and limit public gatherings. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wife of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, has tested positive for coronavirus after returning from a trip to London, a statement from the PM's office said. "She will remain in isolation for the time being. She is feeling well, is taking all the recommended precautions and her symptoms remain mild," it read. The couple is now self-isolating. Trudeau is in good health and has no symptoms, according to his office, but will remain in isolation for 14 days. There are no plans at present for Trudeau to be tested for coronavirus. "The prime minister will continue to fully assume his duties and will address Canadians tomorrow [Friday]," his office said. Sophie Gregoire Trudeau recently returned from London and experienced flu-like symptoms, so she was tested for the coronavirus, the prime minister’s office said earlier on Thursday. The test came back positive, it said in the evening. In a personal note, Sophie said she was “experiencing uncomfortable symptoms of the virus,” adding that she “will be back on my feet soon”. Canada reported 145 new case of the virus so far, with one death. Seven of Canada’s 10 provinces have recorded infections. Ontario, the most populous province, reported 17 new cases overnight. Authorities have ordered all schools to close from Saturday to 5 April. The virus has affected more than 127,000 people globally, taking a toll of more than 4,000, most of which in China, fllowed by Italy where 1,000 have dies and Iran.Source: https://www.domain-b.com/
Canadian PM Trudeau in isolation as wife tests COVID-19 positive
Canada, USA build critical minerals cooperation : Uranium & Fuel
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Canada and the USA last week reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening supply chains for critical minerals including uranium in their first working group meetings since finalising a bilateral collaboration agreement earlier this year. (Image: Tanya Rozhnovskaya/Adobe Stock)
Shawn Tupper, associate deputy minister for Natural Resources Canada, and Cynthia Kierscht, US deputy assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the supply chain for materials deemed essential to both countries' security and economic growth at the Second Bi-lateral Critical Minerals Working Group meeting, which was held by videoconference.
The two countries discussed the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the mining sector and explored opportunities to collaborate on securing access to the critical minerals needed for key manufacturing sectors such as communication technology, aerospace, defence and clean technology, Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan said after the meeting.
"Both of our economies are better off when we work together. By advancing this Joint Action Plan, we are joining forces to secure access to the critical minerals - including uranium, rare earth elements and those needed for next generation batteries - that can play a key role in our economic recovery post COVID-19," O'Regan said. "These efforts will not only boost our competiveness in global markets and create jobs for Canadians; they will also help to develop cleaner technologies to reach our net-zero targets."
The bilateral efforts build on an agreement made in June 2019 by the countries' leaders to develop reliable, integrated North American supply chains for critical minerals. The first meeting of the working group was held in Washington DC in October, and the Canada-US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration was finalised in January of this year. Source: https://www.world-nuclear-news.org:
Canada’s Bank of Nova Scotia Under-fire for Manipulating Gold Prices
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By Paul Ebeling : Canada’s Bank of Nova Scotia(OTCMKT:BKSHF) 1 of the 5 big banks said to have manipulated the Gold market, which is worth trillions of dollars in trading value per year, will have to turn over internal e-Mails and other correspondence spanning several years.
Daniel Brockett, the New York lawyer who is spearheading the US lawsuit, said that the banks will also have to produce all relevant chat room instant messages and any other written communication they exchanged, whatever the media.
The move comes as a US judge said last week that gold investors could go ahead with their lawsuit accusing four major banks of conspiring for a decade to fix prices and exploit distortions at the expense of investors in global markets for the precious Yellow metal.
Involved banks will also have to produce all relevant chat room instant messages and any other written communication they exchanged, whatever the media.
US District Court for the Southern District of New York Valerie Caproni reduced the class period to 6 years ending in Y 2012, and dismissed a claim of unjust enrichment.
Investors allege the banks conspired from Ys 2004 to 2013 to fix prices for Gold. They did not estimate the size of the banks’ bullion portfolios, but said the Gold derivatives market alone was as large as $650-B during the class period.
Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB) settled related claims in April, and the investors are said to seek preliminary approval of such settlement.
The Bank of Nova Scotia, known as Scotiabank, is also facing another lawsuit in the Manhattan court in which investors have accused it of conspiring with Deutsche Bank, HSBC (NYSE:HBSC) and UBS (NYSE:UBS) to rig Silver prices through a daily meeting known as the Silver Fix.
UBS did not set the benchmarks, but was accused of conspiring to exploit the Silver Fix. The bank has previously disclosed that it launched an internal probe of its precious metals business in addition to its Forex investigation.
In Y 2014 and after 117 years of being set between banks, the daily price setting process for global Silver prices moved to an electronic platform run by GME Group and Thomson Reuters in London.
Stay tuned…Source: http://www.livetradingnews.com
