## “It’s done, it’s gone”: Ontario Premier Doug Ford cancels $100-million Starlink contract in tariff response

Authored by betakit.com

Ford is following through on his threats from last month, before a 30-day détente was struck between Canada and the US.

“It’s done, It’s gone,” Ford said, referencing the Starlink contract, in a press conference this morning.

“We won’t award contracts to people who enable and encourage economic attacks on our province and our country.”.

When asked what it would cost to break the contract with Starlink, Ford didn’t appear to know, saying he would work on getting that information.

The Starlink contract cancellation is part of a larger procurement freeze by the province, which will no longer sign deals with US companies.

Ford claimed that 50 percent of the critical mineral in the US, which is used in manufacturing, comes from Ontario.

“If we have to stockpile it, if we have to ship it around the world, that’s what we’ll do,” Ford said. »

### Jon Stewart Says Elon Musk Flaked on Interview Offer: “You Know That’s Bulls**t”

Authored by hollywoodreporter.com

Jon Stewart is calling out Elon Musk for backing off of his offer to come on The Daily Show.

Last week, Musk expressed willingness to go on Stewart’s Comedy Central series if the interview would air unedited.

Last week, Musk responded to a video posted on X titled, “Elon Musk Should Go On Jon Stewart’s Daily Show.” »

### British parents to gain right to bereavement leave after miscarriage

Authored by theguardian.com

Parents in Britain will be granted a right to bereavement leave after suffering a miscarriage as part of Labour’s workers’ rights reforms, the Guardian can disclose.

Parents already have a right to bereavement leave in cases where they have lost a child or suffered a stillbirth after 24 weeks of gestation.

The bill already gives the right to bereavement leave to parents whose partner has died in childbirth but whose baby survives. »

### Famed 90s publisher Acclaim to be revived, focused on indie developers and classic franchises

Authored by eurogamer.net

Acclaim, the publisher behind hundreds of classic games from the 80s and 90s, is set to be revived.

The company closed back in 2004 as it filed for bankruptcy, but will now return to support indie developers and "reignite classic franchises" from its portfolio of IP.

As well as resurrecting its old franchises, the company will be offering funding, marketing, and PR support to indie studios. »

### AP again seeks end of its White House ban, saying the Trump administration is retaliating further

Authored by apnews.com

But McFadden noted that case law weighed against the White House, and urged the administration to reconsider before a scheduled second hearing on March 20.

AP journalists from France, England and Ukraine who paid to travel with the foreign leaders’ media contingents were permitted to cover those White House events, the AP said.

An AP spokeswoman said the agency does not typically send its overseas journalists on such trips to the White House. »

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