Ontario has agreed to an auto pact with the federal government, to pay not just one-third of the production incentives in a deal with Stellantis and LG Energy Solution but also for a Volkswagen battery plant. Stellantis and LG stopped construction in May on a $5-billion electric vehicle battery facility in Windsor, Ont., as they…
European Falun Gong Adherents Protest Against CCP Suppression on UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
July 6, 2023
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More than 150 Falun Gong practitioners gathered in Strasbourg, France, on June 24 to draw attention to the brutal persecution of Falun Gong by China’s communist regime. The adherents gathered in advance of the United Nation’s annual International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, which falls on June 26. Strasbourg is located about two…
Former Tory Whip Chris Pincher Faces 8-week Suspension Over Groping Incident
Former government whip Chris Pincher is facing an eight-week suspension from the House of Commons after an inquiry found he drunkenly groped two men at a London club last year. Mr. Pincher, MP for Tamworth, resigned from the whips office and had his Conservative Party membership suspended last year over the alleged groping of two…
Toxic Gas Leak in South Africa Has Killed 16 People, Including 3 Children, Police Say
JOHANNESBURG—At least 16 people, including three children, were killed by a leak of a toxic being used by illegal miners to process gold in a settlement of closely packed metal shacks, South African police, and local officials said late Wednesday. Emergency services initially announced that as many as 24 people might be dead in the…
Senator Oh Took More Sponsored Trips to China Than Any Other Parliamentarian Over Past Decade
Senator Victor Oh has taken more sponsored trips to China over the past decade than any other Canadian senator or MP, parliamentary records show. Since his appointment to the Senate in January 2013, Mr. Oh has made seven trips to China with expenses paid by various sponsors that included three provincial governments in that country….
Ottawa to Eliminate Credit Checks on Canada Student Loan Borrowers
The federal government will eliminate all credit screening on Canada Student Loan borrowers effective Aug. 1, according to Employment and Social Development Canada, which says most applicants were previously approved regardless of their check results. “In reality it only creates a barrier for first-time student financial assistance applicants aged 22 or older who have to…
Day Six of BC Port Strike as Management Calls for Binding Arbitration
The organization that represents employers at roughly 30 strikebound ports in British Columbia says binding arbitration could end the six-day-old dispute. More than 7,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union walked off the job on Canada Day after voting overwhelmingly to strike against the BC Maritime Employers Association. Talks stalled Monday and business…
Toronto Home Sales and Prices up From Last June, Down From May: TRREB
Toronto homebuyers that snapped up a property last month paid more on average than they did a year ago but less than they would have if they closed the deal in May, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said Thursday. The Ontario housing board made the same observation about last month’s sales figures and attributed…
Lac-Mégantic Marks 10 Anniversary of Rail Disaster That Killed 47 People
A stream of flickering lights illuminated the darkness of Lac-Mégantic in the early hours of Thursday morning as citizens marched to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the rail disaster that killed 47 people and destroyed much of the downtown core. A silent march began slightly before 1:14 a.m., marking the moment an unattended train carrying…
Transgender Group Loses Legal Challenge To Strip Gay Rights Charity’s Status
Transgender lobby group Mermaids has lost a legal challenge to strip the gay rights organisation LGB Alliance of its charity status. Mermaids, which promotes transgenderism in gender-dysphoric children, had appealed against the decision of the Charity Commission to grant LGB Alliance charitable status in 2021. On Tuesday, it was announced that Mermaids had lost what…
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