The foreign Minister will assure Kyiv of the continued support of the United States for the territorial integrity of Ukraine. US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo will meet with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday. The meeting will take place just a few weeks after the US House of Representatives approved articles of Read More…
A tribute to Kelly Fraser the young Inuk singer that brought joy to a nation through her voice. Click here for a related story about Kelly Fraser
Brutal Attack on Human Rights Lawyer Gamal Eid Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Armed men, who appear to have been security forces, physically attacked prominent Egyptian human rights lawyer Gamal Eid in Cairo on December 29, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today. This was the second assault against Eid since October. Eid, the executive director of the Read More…
President Ashraf Ghani conferred the state medal of Ghazi Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan upon John Bass, the outgoing US Ambassador to Kabul in recognition of his services today evening in a farewell meeting at the Presidential Palace. The president commended Ambassador Bass for his relentless efforts during his diplomatic mission in Afghanistan in order to Read More…
December 30, 2019 – Renous, New Brunswick – Correctional Service Canada On December 17, 2019, staff members confiscated 1,100 grams of hashish and one ounce of ecstasy at Atlantic Institution, a maximum-security federal institution. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $120,000. This seizure is the result of the combined efforts of correctional Read More…
The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping farmers and other businesses in the province’s broiler chicken egg and hatcheries sector enhance traceability of its products. With cost-share funding of up to $141,450 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership), the Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg and Chick Commission (OBHECC) will upgrade its systems that track Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has received and reviewed the official report completed by the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety related to the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Academy Class 18 and has approved the recommendations submitted by DMAPS Secretary Jeff Sandy. Click here to Read More…
Texas City with the name “White Settlement” witnesses church shoot out while praying to God First, thoughts and prayers go out to everyone witnessed to this horrific shooting. Secondly, GUNS DO NOT BELONG IN CHURCHES. We understand this is Texas where guns are a birthright and everyone has at least two “legally” registered firearms in Read More…
Governor Cuomo calls attack an act of domestic terrorism fueled by intolerance Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today issued a joint statement with over 130 faith leaders from across the state condemning anti-Semitism in wake of attack that took place during a Hanukkah celebration in Monsey last night. Last night’s mass stabbing is the latest in a disturbing Read More…
Pop artist Alexei Semyonov just released his arthouse remake of America’s favourite cartoon family. In an effort to make it more interesting and realistic they scraped the jokes, feel-good atmosphere, and added a liberal dose of violence, drugs, & petty crime. That means seeing Bart stealing mobile phones, Lisa being surrounded by police as she Read More…
Indigenous communities and peoples are starting to enact more traditional laws and justice systems. Traditionally they could collectively banish people for having transgressed social nomes and being a danger to others. As an example in Mohawk communities, you would be marked, which would indicate to other tribes you were not welcome. In late November the Read More…
A lithograph from 1883 depicting the execution of the 38 Dakota Indians at Mankato, Minnesota, December 26, 1862. More than 150 years ago, just after Christmas Day, 38 Native American men were hung by the government in the largest mass execution in US history. During the Dakota War of 1862, many Dakota peoples started fighting Read More…
Washington (AFP) Multiple people were chopped with a machete at a Jewish place of worship in upstate New York late Saturday night, a public affairs group said. “At 9:50 this eve, a call came in about a mass attack… It’s the house of a Hasidic Rabbi. 5 patients with stab wounds, all Hasidic, were transported Read More…
Almost two weeks ago, National Grand Chief Bellegarde demanded the Quebec Government not take action against the Indigenous Child Welfare Act, they declined. The Government of Quebec does not see the merit of having Indigenous people in charge of Indigenous children. Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says the Government of Quebec’s Read More…
By Richard Brody | Wouldn’t it feel better, if, the American people, felt more confident in this President’s statements, and rhetoric? Since, our system of justice, provides every individual, with the right to be, considered, innocent, unless/ until, proven guilty, doesn’t Donald Trump, deserve, at least, these same basic rights? For, nearly all of President Trump’s tenure, Read More…
Today, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) announced an additional round of 42 new grants for its Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program, bringing the total number of total grants awarded with Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 funds to 719. The DFC Program provides grants to community-based coalitions to strengthen the infrastructure among local Read More…
Police and crime commissioners will receive an additional £35 million to continue funding specialist teams to tackle violent crime in their area. Eighteen police and crime commissioners (PCCs) will receive an additional £35 million to continue funding specialist teams to tackle violent crime in their area, the Home Secretary has announced today (29 December 2019). Read More…
On Friday a vessel of horror washed ashore in the Japanese region of the North West. The vessel was discovered on Sado Island. The police gained access to the boat on Saturday and have reportedly found five bodies and two heads. The remains are skeletal in nature and the vessel may have been a sea Read More…
Governor Jared Polis announced commutations for three individuals and pardons for five individuals. “Clemencies are a tremendous responsibility given to a governor that can change a person’s life,” said Governor Jared Polis. “These decisions were not taken lightly and were made after careful consideration of each individual case. These are people looking for a second Read More…
As 2019 draws to a close, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has released details of some of the oddest requests, demands and enquiries it has received from Brits abroad this year and highlighted what it can and can’t help with when British people run into trouble abroad. Of the 330,000 calls taken by the Read More…
Source: AFP A massive car bomb has exploded in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu, leaving at least 76 people dead and scores injured, an ambulance official has said. The Saturday blast occurred in a busy area of the city where traffic is heavy because of a security checkpoint and a tax office. Read More…
On December 20, 2019, Julie Berman was murdered in Toronto. Ms Berman was a trans woman & activist battling transphobia across Canada. A suspect has been arrested. Pride Toronto confirmed her passing on December 24, describing Berman as a “staunch supporter […] and a good person. She was 51, based in Toronto, had for years Read More…
QUEBEC, The 70th legislature of the Quebec Youth Parliament (PJQ) welcomes a hundred young parliamentarians and journalists to the National Assembly. Coming from all over Quebec, the participants, aged 18 to 25, will experience the Quebec parliamentary system by debating social issues in a non-partisan way. During this legislature of the Quebec Youth Parliament, four bills Read More…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the 13th proposal of his 2020 State of the State agenda – convening outside experts to reexamine and rethink strategies to bring high-speed rail to New York. The Governor will task a panel of engineers to reexamine past high-speed rail plans, question and rethink every assumption and method, and Read More…
Nearly 150 asylum seekers facing imminent homelessness in Glasgow will be given urgent, intensive advocacy support from local organizations. The Scottish Government will provide a £252,000 funding package to organizations to help ensure asylum seekers have access to legal professionals and other services. Last year, the Scottish Government provided £150,000 of emergency funding to strengthen Read More…
Pope Francis Sends Thoughts And Prayers To Victims Of Deadly Philippines Typhoon After reciting the St Stephen’s Day Angelus, Pope Francis appealed for the people of the Philippines, victims of Christmas Day Typhoon Phanfone which killed at least 13 people. “I join in the suffering that has struck the dear people of the Philippines due Read More…
The Juno award-winning singer gained international recognition when she covered Rihanna’s “Diamonds” On Christmas Day, Kelly Amaujaq Fraser (Aug 8, 1993 – Dec 25, 2019), a rising star of the Canadian music scene passed away. Ms. Fraser was an Indigenous – Inuk singer & songwriter. She received a Juno nomination in 2018 for her album ᓄᓕᐊᔪᒃ Read More…
The Mexican government denounces the harassment of both its embassy and official residence and expresses its appreciation for the gestures of solidarity made by various countries and representatives of international organizations during this concerning time. It again calls on the international community to continue condemning the intimidation to which the Mexican embassy and official residence Read More…
An attack by Islamic extremists on Christmas leaves 35 civilians dead in the West African state of Burkina Faso, one of the conflict-torn nations highlighted by Pope Francis in his ‘Urbi et Orbi’ Message. By Nathan Morley In his annual Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi” Message, Pope Francis prayed for comfort for those who are Read More…
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is to replace diplomats’ cars with all-electric or hybrid Jaguar I Pace models as part of a wider FCO effort to reduce carbon footprint. Foreign Office to replace diplomats’ cars with all-electric or hybrid models FCO aiming to become the “greenest diplomatic service in the world” Change is part Read More…
Ottawa-Since the Senate moved to their new digs on Rideau street in downtown Ottawa, they are not the only ones to taking up residence at the old train station. In a project started by Carleton University, over 100,000 pollinating bees have the new Senate Chamber as their new home. There are three instigators of this Read More…
On Christmas eve, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) tweeted saying that Old Chris Kringle had been granted an annual visit permit to enter the United States despite not being American and conducting work. The tweet drew heavy criticism across different social media platforms “Breaking: Santa and his 9 reindeer have been issued a Read More…
On December 22, 2019, at about 9:50 p.m., a lockdown was put in place at Matsqui institution, a medium-security federal institution located in Abbotsford, British Columbia and few days prior at the medium-security unit at Beaver Creek Institution in Gravenhurst, Ontario. A number of unauthorized items and contraband were found during the high-risk search including Read More…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a telephone conversation this today, congratulated President Ghani on winning in the preliminary results of the Presidential Elections. Prime Minister Modi congratulated the People and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on successfully holding the Presidential Elections and added that India, as a friend and neighboring country of Read More…
United States oil company ExxonMobil and its partners Hess International and CNOOC International have made their 15th oil discovery, at the Mako-1 Well southeast of the Liza field in the Stabroek Block Guyana. “This discovery by ExxonMobil and its partners comes on the heels of the start of oil production. The Cooperative Republic of Guyana Read More…
Europe is faced with the great challenges in uncertain times with the UK set to exit the European Union, such as defence and security, great migrations, development, climate change, the digital revolution and regulation of a globalized economy, have European countries found means to defend their interests and values, and to guarantee and adapt their Read More…
It was 100 years ago, on 23 December that the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 was given royal assent. The Act is only 4 pages long, but marked a significant step forward for women’s professional lives, permitting them to become lawyers and civil servants. Most of the work of the Act is achieved by section Read More…
The Government of Yukon and Yukon First Nations with Final Agreements have approved a recommendation from the Mining Memorandum of Understanding table to require notification of Class 1 mineral exploration activities across Yukon as of April 1, 2020. The proposed notification regime would ensure the Government of Yukon and Yukon First Nations are aware of Read More…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today unveiled the 12th proposal of his 2020 State of the State agenda – making the “New York Buy American” Act permanent. The “Buy American” Act requires all structural steel and structural iron used in all state road and bridge construction projects with contracts worth more than $1 million to be Read More…
Transport Canada is happy to announce that the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, has cleared Santa Claus for take-off as he prepares for this year’s round-the-world flight to deliver presents to millions of children. Once again, Transport Canada officials have inspected Santa’s sleigh and validated his pilot’s license before he takes off on Christmas Read More…
Trump will receive funding for his border wall between Mexico and the US but it’s the American taxpayers who will flip the bill and not Mexico. The frivolous spending will add another $400 billion over ten years to the already ballooning debt that will eventually send the American economy into a recession. The spending measures Read More…
The violence continues in Winnipeg despite the Blue Bomber’s win of the Grey Cup which was supposed to heal our city in November. There has been another major incident of a shooting at the Subway in Osborne Village at 2 am on Sunday morning. A man, aged 20 found at the scene had been injured Read More…
Calls for tailored migration policies to support Scottish repopulation. The introduction of an Australian-style points-based immigration system in the UK must recognize Scotland’s unique needs, the Scottish Government has said. The call comes in the Scottish Government’s official response to a call for evidence from the UK Government’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) which is evaluating Read More…
The Philippine Government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have agreed to a temporary ceasefire. The ceasefire is to be in effect from 23 December to 7 January. The parties are also in agreement to try to resume peace talks. ‘We are hopeful that the ceasefire and talks just before Christmas will Read More…
United Nations BY: DAN SHEPARD Record global greenhouse gas emissions are putting the world on a path toward unacceptable warming, with serious implications for development prospects in Africa. “Limiting warming to 1.5° C is possible within the laws of chemistry and physics, but doing so would require unprecedented changes,” said Jim Skea, cochair of the Intergovernmental Read More…
From forest fires and floods to heat waves and coastal erosion, Canadians are living the impacts of a warming climate every day. Fighting climate change presents an enormous opportunity – to protect the health and safety of Canadians, and also to position Canada for economic success as demand for clean technology accelerates around the world. Read More…
Finland submitted its integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) to the European Commission on 20 December 2019. The Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union requires that all Member States submit their plans to the Commission by the end of 2019. The Commission will assess the Member States’ plans in early 2020, and Read More…
Communities in England urged to check their flood risk and sign up to flood warnings with further rain expected over next few days The Environment Agency is urging communities in England to check their flood risk and sign up to flood warnings as further rain is expected over the next few days. Friday’s (20 December) downpours caused travel disruption Read More…
To inform the EU countries, the European Commission and the ESA, the Norwegian Government is presenting a status plan on Norway’s climate policy. The status plan deals with emissions under the Effort Sharing Regulation (the non-ETS sector) as well as from forests and the land use sector (LULUCF). It describes existing Norwegian measures and instruments, Read More…
Human Rights Watch Surge in Garment Industry Transparency Clothing and footwear brands and retailers have dramatically increased their disclosure of information about their supply chains in the past three years, a coalition of unions, human rights groups, and labor rights advocates said in a joint report released today. In 2016, the coalition created the Transparency Read More…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Estonia to celebrate Christmas with British troops stationed there. Prime Minister Boris Johnson travels to Estonia today (Saturday 21 December) to celebrate Christmas with British troops stationed there. The visit is a chance for the Prime Minister to personally thank servicemen and women for their service and make Read More…
From forest fires and floods to heat waves and coastal erosion, Canadians are living the impacts of a warming climate every day. Fighting climate change presents an enormous opportunity – to protect the health and safety of Canadians, and also to position Canada for economic success as demand for clean technology accelerates around the world. Read More…
Student essay contest winners will receive a 4-Year Florida College Plan scholarship provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced that the theme for Black History Month in February will be “Celebrating Untold Stories and Contributions of African Americans in Florida” and released information regarding the student art Read More…
TUCSON – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Gustavo Chavez was recently arraigned for his alleged involvement in the theft of donations from the Toys for Tots Foundation. Chavez and his co-conspirators, Lloyd Jorgenson, Paul Lambert, and Melinda Stewart, of Sierra Vista, were indicted this past summer on several charges including: Burglary, Theft, Trafficking in Stolen Property, Read More…
Proposed UK legislation makes damaging exit more likely. UK Government legislation puts the prospect of a damaging ‘no deal’ Brexit more firmly back on the table, the Scottish Government has warned. The Queen’s Speech made clear the UK Government intends to bring forward legislation to ensure there can be no extension to the implementation period Read More…
In March 2018, the government appointed a committee to prepare the implementation of the government’s drug reform, where responsibility for society’s response to the use and possession of illegal drugs for personal use is transferred from the justice sector to the health service. State Attorney Runar Torgersen has led the committee. On December 19, he Read More…
December 20, 2019 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces Canada is dedicated to strengthening its multilateral efforts to make the world more just, safe, prosperous, and sustainable. Those who wear the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) uniform support this commitment by working tirelessly to defend Canada and promote Canadian values and interests at Read More…
Syrian refugees face enormous pressure to return to Syria or suffer the harsh winters of Lebanon Human Rights Watch Michelle Lonnquist Crisis and Conflict Division@MMLonnqui I met then-two-year-old Jana and her family this past June as I was passing by their shelter in the ibn Waleed camp in Arsal, Lebanon. Jana’s mom, Badoor, came up Read More…
Yesterday, December 18, was an important day for the Constitution of the United States and a somber day for America. It is tragic that the President’s actions made impeachment necessary, but we all take a sacred oath, which makes us Custodians of the Constitution. Speaker Pelosi thanked The Democratic Caucus for the outstanding moral courage Read More…
Human Rights Watch Warring parties in the Syrian conflict continue to disregard human rights and humanitarian law protections. Over 400,000 have died since 2011. The Syrian government, with the support of its allies, raced to secure territories, using prohibited chemical weapons, unlawful indiscriminate attacks, and withholding humanitarian aid, while anti-government groups indiscriminately attacked government-held areas and prevented civilians fleeing. Both groups carried out Read More…
Over 500 People Killed in Ethnic Attacks Human Rights Watch (Kinshasa) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have not brought to justice those responsible for the massacres of ethnic Banunu in Yumbi territory one year ago. On December 16 and 17, 2018, hundreds of ethnic Batende assailants killed at least 535 people and wounded 111 Read More…
A sexually trafficked teen in Wisconsin is facing life in prison after being accused of killing an alleged sex trafficker who raped her. Starting when Chrystul Kizer was 16, Randall Volar III, 34 engaged in sex and then selling Kizer. By 2018 Kizer had enough and killed Volar . She also set fire to Volar’s ramshackle Read More…
Fighting The Aboriginal Industry Winnipeg- Full authority & control for First Nations education is being transferred to the Stoney Nakoda First Nation in Alberta in line with UNDRIP protocols by the federal government. A non-Indigenous school though is unhappy with new funding arrangements & is pushing back against the loss of power & funding due Read More…
A sheriff’s deputy caught on security video twice body-slamming a child under the age of 12 at a North Carolina middle school was fired on Monday morning and state investigators are deciding whether to file criminal charges against him, officials said. The deputy’s termination is “effective immediately,” Vance County, North Carolina, Sheriff Curtis Brame said. Read More…
Canadians will soon have access to a call blocking system that better protects themselves against unsolicited and illegitimate calls. The CRTC required telecommunications service providers to implement this system within their networks by December 19, 2019. With the implementation of this system, calls with caller identification (caller ID) information that either exceeds 15 digits or Read More…
Wolseley residents do the job of incompetent city bureaucrats. Winnipeg- After weeks of closure of the Omand’s Creek bridge, the bridge was finally re-opened to citizens. The bridge was caught in a bureaucratic nightmare-before-Christmas saga where city staff said time and time again they could not reopen the bridge due to safety issues from frozen Read More…
Pope Francis is now making testimony collected in canonical processes available to legal authorities. Two documents are destined to make a lasting mark: Pope Francis has abolished the pontifical secret in the case of sexual violence and the abuse of minors committed by members of the clergy. He has also decided to change the norm Read More…
December 16, 2019 – Minister of Finance Bill Morneau announced the 2020 Climate Action Incentive payment amounts for residents of provinces that have not adopted the federal system or otherwise met the federal stringency requirements for pricing carbon pollution: Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Individuals will be able to claim these amounts through their 2019 Read More…
The Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption will be held in Abu Dhabi on 16–20 December 2019. Finland’s representative at the conference is Malin Brännkärr, State Secretary to the Minister of Justice. In connection with the conference, Finland will organise, together with Belgium, an on-site special event with the Read More…
PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced 30-year-old Robert Hood will spend 108 years in prison for forcing a 16-year-old girl to engage in prostitution for six months. A jury found Hood guilty on 11 felony counts, including Child Sex Trafficking, Conspiracy, Money Laundering, and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. On December 7th, Hood was sentenced to 108 Read More…
This year, Governor Cuomo proposed a new law to prevent anyone who commits a serious crime in another state from buying or possessing a gun in New York. This new law will keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people and save lives. “I’m proud that New York continues to show the country that Read More…
Ready right now: Canadian LNG can lower global emissions while creating prosperity here at home. Canada is known around the world as a country of inclusiveness, tolerance, and respect for human rights. Our energy industry also holds world-class standards; among the best anywhere when it comes to innovation, environmental protection and responsible resource development. According Read More…
Frankfort, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2019) – To remember and honour every prisoner of war and those missing in action, Governor Andy Beshear will sign a proclamation Monday that will order the POW/MIA flag to fly permanently at the state Capitol. Kentuckians who visit the statehouse at 700 Capitol Ave. in Frankfort will observe the flag flying Read More…
MADRID , Dec. 14 2019 / CNW Telbec / – As COP25 ended yesterday, the person responsible for Québec solidaire in matters of the environment and the fight against climate change, Ruba Ghazal , urges the Minister of the Environment, Benoît Charette , to set up four concrete measures to decarbonize the Québec economy by 2050. “In the fight against climate change, the Paris Agreement Read More…
Bastogne, Belgium – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement concluding the first day of the bipartisan Congressional Delegation marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge: “On Saturday, upon our arrival, the US delegation had the esteemed privilege of honouring World War II heroes first at luncheon in their honour, next at the annual Read More…
Finland will contribute EUR 114 million to the replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA), which is part of the World Bank Group. IDA supports the world’s poorest countries. More than 60 officials from donor governments and representatives of developing countries have reached agreement on the replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA) for 2020–2023. Read More…
1. Crocodile Insurance While on an official visit to Australia’s Northern Territory in 2011, President Obama was presented with $50,000 worth of crocodile insurance. In the event a crocodile made it passed his heavily armoured secret service detail and the slew of trained reptile hunters and just happened to injure or kill him, Michelle Obama Read More…
Outside of Alberta, the political pundits and, the political junkies, no one knows Jason Kenney is the Premier of that province. Someone should let him know he is not the big shot celebrity he thinks he is that warrants a $34,000 security detail for him and his Special Advisor David Knight Legg for their trip Read More…
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Capture Another Big Cocaine Bust The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Southern Ontario Region, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), London Detachment, announced today the discovery of another 50 bricks of suspected cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge and the arrest of a St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec resident. On December 2, 2019, Read More…
Articles of impeachment are headed to the House for voting President Donald Trump is being charged with abuse of power and obstruction of congression in the House Democrats articles of impeachment. To no surprise, the House Republicans voted along party lines against the democrats. This week was one filled with name-calling, rhetoric and threats so Read More…
This morning newly elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson went to Buckingham Palace to inform her majesty his intent to form a new government in wake of his party’s majority win in Thursday’s election. ” Monday MPs will arrive at Westminster to form a new parliament and I am proud to say that members of our Read More…
Leaving The European Union Will Be A Disaster For Scottish Farmers Loans have been offered to hill and upland farmers and crofters to provide them with financial support and certainty in the New Year. Under the national Less Favoured Areas Support Loan Scheme (LFASS) 2019, eligible farmers and crofters will be offered up to 95% Read More…
OTTAWA, ON — The Liberal Indigenous Caucus announced during the Christmas sitting of Parliament the election of Jaime Battiste, MP for Sydney-Victoria as the Chair of the Indigenous Caucus. He takes over from co-chairs MPs Marc Serré and Robert-Falcon Ouellette. Founded in 2016 by MP Don Rusnak, the Indigenous Liberal Caucus was created as a Read More…
The aftermath of the whistleblower article sent shockwaves throughout Canada. Although shocking to Canadians, several of the Hydro employees that were interviewed perceived racism to be openly accepted within Manitoba Hydro and the majority of the Hydro Dams across the country. One Afro Canadian employee shared his story of the time he was working at Read More…
Ottawa-After a scalding report by the Conservative party post-election team, Andrew Scheer decided late last night to resign. In the House of Commons at noon today, he resigned his position as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He will remain as the leader in the House until a new leader is selected. In an Read More…
On December 10 the various Sudanese armed opposition groups met in Juba to resume peace talks. The success of these talks will be critical in Sudan’s journey towards ensuring lasting peace. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway (the Troika) welcome the resumption of these talks. It is with the sincere hope that all Read More…
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California blocked the Trump Administration from stealing $3.6 billion from military construction initiatives to pay for his ineffective, wasteful wall. This ruling follows a separate ruling in the District Court Western District of Texas, in which the courts issued a permanent injunction against the wall. “For the Read More…
Yesterday, Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services doubled down on his commitment to ensuring all boiled water advisories are lifted on all first nations reserves by March 2021. This type of commitment and leadership was lacking in the previous conservative governments who did not have the desire to want to help our first nations Read More…
The Government of Canada is committed to further strengthening the Canadian economy, improving the lives of Canadian families, the middle class and those working hard to join it. The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister, signed on behalf of the Government of Canada an agreement on amendments to the new North American Free Trade Agreement Read More…
On Tuesday, December 12, Jason Kenney the Premier of Alberta flew to the national capital to meet with the Prime Minister. After two years of actively bashing the federal liberal government, Kenney was on the Hill asking for billions in additional grants for Alberta. Kenney said it was a strong meeting, but is unsure if Read More…
The House Democrats Judiciary Committee’s drafted two proposed articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday, December 12. The articles will likely pass in the House by the Democrats and killed on the Senate floor by the spineless Trump followers. Abuse of Power “The first article is abuse of power. It is an impeachable offense Read More…
The Finnish Parliament has elected Sanna Marin as the 76th Prime Minister of independent Finland. Next, the President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will accept the resignation of Antti Rinne’s Government ministers and appoint the new ministers. Finland’s last incumbent prime minister was Antti Rinne of the Social Democratic Party until he resigned on 3 December 2019. On 8 Read More…
I came to Manitoba back in 2001. I moved here to attend university and get away from the craziness of Toronto. Back then, I think you would agree. This city was far less diverse than it is now. Boy, how the times have changed. One of the things that have most stood out in my Read More…
Pope Francis calls for prayers for the “Normandy Format” meeting, which begins Monday in Paris. Following the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis said he will accompany the “Normandy Format” meeting in prayer – and called on others to do the same. The Normandy Format meeting will bring together the Presidents of Ukraine, Russia, and France, Read More…
Gov. Jay Inslee helped usher in a historic day for the Washington State Supreme Court when he appointed Judge Raquel Montoya-Lewis as the first Native American justice Wednesday in Olympia. Montoya-Lewis has more than 20 years of judicial experience, including five on the Whatcom County Superior Court. She spent years working with tribal communities in Read More…
On December 8, 2019, Robert Ryan, an inmate from Beaver Creek Institution, died while in our custody. At the time of his death, Mr. Ryan, 29 years-old, had been serving a sentence of 8 years and 1 month for Robbery, Break and Enter, Unauthorized Possession/Fire Arm, Possess Property Obtained by Crime and Assault with a Read More…
From October 13, 2017, to May 28, 2019, I was a member of the scaffolding department with BBE at the Keeyask Generating Station construction project in Northern Manitoba. In the 20 months that I worked there, I met and worked alongside countless tradespeople, labourers, machine operators, safety officers, engineers, teamsters, and managers from all across Read More…
Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, will take part in the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on December 9. This will be the first Foreign Affairs Council to be chaired by Josep Borrell in his capacity as the new High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Relations between Read More…
President Ashraf Ghani in a meeting with Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian, the special envoy of the Islamic Republic of Iran for Afghanistan, discussed efforts to expand mutual relations as well as Afghan peace process, today morning at the Presidential Palace. President Ghani said the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan puts any effort in place to Read More…
It’s a known fact that in the Muslim community that rampant anti Semitism exists and some members of my family are no exception. It’s also pretty common to go to any family dinner and hear ignorant uncles blame the Jews for everything from the financial system to 911. It’s important as a young Muslim man Read More…
On June 21, 2019 the historic Child & Family Welfare Law was proclaimed. The legislation, Bill C-92, would ensure that Indigenous governments laws have more power than other levels of government including provincial and federal law. Now the Federal Child Welfare Reform legislation (C-92) was passed and it will come into force in its entirety Read More…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff today, Saturday, December 7, in observation of the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. During the attack, more than 2,400 Americans were killed, including 40 from New York. “Seventy-eight years ago, the course of our nation’s history was forever Read More…
By Donovan Martin Sr, Editor in Chief Local grocer owner of FoodFare Munther Zeid is tired of non-confrontation policies with thieves. They have been getting more brazen over the past year leading to higher costs and increased danger for customers and staff. The City of Winnipeg Police Service & the province have been unable to Read More…
Source: PerthNow WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A man has reportedly been arrested in the Philippines for beheading a woman and eating her brain with rice — because he was hungry. The Daily Tribune has reported that the woman’s corpse was found in the Misamis Oriental province of Northern Mindanao with her head cut off and both hands Read More…
The École Polytechnique massacre (French: tuerie de l’École polytechnique), also known as the Montreal massacre, was a mass shooting in Montreal at an engineering school affiliated with the Université de Montréal. Fourteen women were murdered and a further fourteen people were injured: ten women and four men. On December 6, 1989, Marc Lépine (born Gamil Rodrigue Liass Gharbi) entered a mechanical engineering class at the École Polytechnique and Read More…
“This fall, Canadians sent a clear message: they want their Parliamentarians to work together on the issues that matter most to them. We have a mandate from Canadians to fight climate change, strengthen the middle class, walk the road of reconciliation, keep people safe and healthy, and position our country for success in an uncertain Read More…
Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Chrystia Freeland, and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal met with Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane to discuss shared priorities. The Prime Minister reaffirmed his commitment to work collaboratively with Premier Cochrane and the Government of the Northwest Territories. The Prime Minister Read More…
Let us begin where our Founders began in 1776: ‘When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another…’ With those words, the Founders courageously began our Declaration of Independence from an oppressive monarch, for, among other grievances, the King’s refusal Read More…
Moody’s Investors Service has today downgraded Alberta’s credit to Aa2 from Aa1 which is the province’s long-term debt rating. At the same time, Alberta’s Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) was lowered to aa3 from aa2. This credit downgrade is the financial agency’s way of sounding the alarm on Kenney’s UPC government’s inability to put forth a Read More…
Dougald Lamont, MLA for St. Boniface and Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party, has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ask the Federal Government to respect the ruling of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and immediately compensate children taken into care. “The issue of Indigenous children in care is one of the most important Read More…
Public Health England (PHE) confirm an individual has been diagnosed with monkeypox in England. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people and the risk to the general public in England is very low. It is usually a self-limiting illness and most people recover within a few weeks. However, severe Read More…
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald stood today with Grassy Narrows First Nation Chief Rudy Turtle, representatives from the First Nation and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in support of immediate action for a mercury treatment center for Grassy Narrows First Nation. “I support the call for Read More…
In 1992, the United Nations proclaimed The International Day of Disabled Persons, and in 2007 the UN renamed the day The International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This reflects a societal shift towards greater autonomy and broader inclusion for people with disabilities. In Canada, there are more than six million people living with one or Read More…
NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information. Each Ally’s Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defence expenditure according to an agreed definition of defence expenditure. The amounts represent payments by a national government actually made, or to be made, during the Read More…
By Richard Brody Many Americans believe, the rights, freedoms, and justice, granted us, by the United States Constitution, automatically, means, we are entitled to complain, about anything, we aren’t satisfied with! However, since, we often witness, more eligible voters, not voting, than taking advantage of that right, the reality is, we shouldn’t be allowed to resort Read More…
This past summer, like many Ontarians, I was shocked to hear that the Canada Day celebration at Queen’s Park had been cancelled by the Ford government. Ontarians have enjoyed participating in this event that celebrates our beautiful country, and all that it represents, for over 50 years. This cancellation is an example of our new Read More…
“When I grow up I wanna make a change cause everything now is kinda looking strange, I wanna stand up for what I believe in, thinking about the world and those that are grieving”. These are the lyrics from the youths of Peawanuck First Nations an isolated Cree community in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. Read More…
Jim Kane, recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Jim’s medal was granted for his exceptional contribution to HIV/AIDS work in Canada. He is pictured here with the Honourable Minister Jim Rondeau, Minister of Healthy Living, Seniors & Consumer Affairs. Jim Kane https://www.facebook.com/jim.kane.357 As a long-term survivor of HIV/AIDS since the mid-1980s, I Read More…
Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 97 and Senate Bill 473, which amends tobacco legislation to prohibit the sale of any tobacco, nicotine or related item to anyone under 21 years of age. The legislation also expands the definition of a tobacco product to include e-cigarettes and other vaping products, and expressly prohibits the possession of these items Read More…
Gov. Gary R. Herbert has directed the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, Utah Department of Commerce, to file a new rule to ban conversion therapy on minors in the state of Utah. The rule uses language from H.B. 399, presented by Rep. Craig Hall during the 2019 General Legislative Session, and will apply Read More…
The country, which takes over the presidency in the first half of next year, replacing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has as one of its main challenges the fight against illicit exploitation of resources, which has contributed to the continuation of conflicts. Moreover, this is an issue that has received the attention of the Angolan Read More…
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that Peter Harder, Government Representative in the Senate, and Grant Mitchell, Government Liaison in the Senate, will be stepping down from their positions. In April 2016, Senator Harder was the first independent Senator appointed under the merit-based selection process open to Canadians. During his time as Government Representative, Read More…
