Emergency management
FEMA disaster fund falls below $3 billion before hurricane season
The agency has shifted into Imminent Needs Funding, limiting disaster spending to urgent response needs as a partial government shutdown strains operations
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- U.S.-Iran standoff Trump and Iran trade new warnings as shipping standoff drags on The White House defended its blockade as leverage while Tehran signaled possible retaliation through another key energy shipping route
- Windsor homicide Police name teen killed in Windsor stabbing and 18-year-old accused Shane Cushman, 16, died after a Sunday evening stabbing near Tecumseh Road East. Police say Hatem Hameed, 18, faces a first-degree murder charge
- Teacher discipline Saskatchewan regulator rejects immunity bid by former private school teachers A discipline committee ruled professional misconduct allegations against Dawn Beaudry and Louis Brunelle can proceed despite predating the teacher regulator’s creation
Central banks
ECB and Bank of England expected to hold rates as inflation shock clouds outlook
The Iran war has lifted energy prices and revived stagflation concerns, but economists expect both central banks to wait for clearer evidence before tightening again
Conservation funding
Muxton Marsh willow control gets £10,000 funding boost
Severn Trent has added money for five more years of work at the protected wetland, where willow growth has been drying out fen habitat
Federal Reserve
Trump-Powell feud nears its end after years of public clashes
As Jerome Powell prepares to step down and Kevin Warsh awaits confirmation, the fight over rates, renovation costs and Fed independence remains central to the handover
Markets
Value investor Grisanti says Microsoft and Nvidia got cheap enough to buy
Chris Grisanti of MAI Capital Management told CNBC he bought into the megacap stocks in the first quarter and plans to add on pullbacks
Schools and online safety
Ontario weighs broader school cellphone ban and youth social media limits
Education Minister Paul Calandra says Ontario will work with Ottawa on possible age rules for social media and is considering a near-total cellphone ban on school property
Ottawa sudden death
Boy dies after fall from downtown Ottawa building
Paramedics said the child, younger than eight, was found critically injured near Laurier Avenue E. Police are reviewing the circumstances