Tag: World

Elections Commissioner’s Office Dismissed 116 Complaints Alleging Foreign Interference: Report

The Office of Elections Commissioner Caroline Simard dismissed 116 complaints of alleged foreign interference in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 general elections without initiating any relevant prosecution, according to an internal briefing note. “Foreign components in investigations almost always give rise to delays, complexities and other challenges,” wrote the commissioner’s office in a briefing note dated…


Vicar Warns Churches Have ‘Lost Track of Being Doctors of the Soul’

Mainstream Christian churches have “lost track of being doctors of the soul” just when society needs it most, a vicar has warned. Churches are offering a “bland, undemanding version of Christianity that is decaf” and gives nothing but “a series of woke tropes,” said Reverend Daniel French, vicar of the seaside town of Salcombe, south…


Mining Company Gets ‘Slap on the Wrist’ for Water Theft

A major petroleum and coal mining company has been spared prosecution for unlawfully using hundreds of millions of litres of water from a river in rural New South Wales during one of the worst droughts in the state’s history. Japanese energy giant Idemitsu was found to be unlawfully collecting and using the water at its Boggabri Coal Mine…


Bank of England Calls Mothers ‘Birthing Parents’, Urged to Use Even More Gender Neutral Terms

Controversial charity Stonewall urged the Bank of England to use more gender neutral terms after praising it for referring to mothers as a “birthing parent.” Documents seen by The Epoch Times show how the central bank received a 12-page “feedback” report from the LGBT lobby group after it introduced the controversial terminology—which suggests people of…


Beijing’s Targeting of Overseas Activists Has Major Implications for Canada

Commentary Canada is seen by many as a refuge. A refuge for those escaping regimes where their opinions or missions are seen as inconsistent with the types of societies those regimes try to impose on their populations. In these nations, there is one way, and only one way, of doing things. You either acquiesce or…


Government Announces Tighter Grip on Industry Emissions From 2024

A new limit on emissions for the power sector and aviation industries will come into force next year it has been announced. On Monday, the government said that under net zero rules, a limit for industries will be required “from selected high energy industries” from 2024. The announcement forms part of a package of reforms…


Ontario Starts Pre-Development Work for New, Large-Scale Nuclear Plant

Ontario is looking to build the first new, large-scale nuclear plant in more than 30 years in order to meet the province’s growing electricity demands. Energy Minister Todd Smith is announcing today that the government is looking at a new plant to generate up to 4,800 megawatts – enough to power 4.8 million homes –…


UK’s Britcoin CBDC Plans Raise Monetary Stability Concerns

UK politicians and financial experts have expressed their concerns over the proposal to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC) dubbed “Britcoin.” A joint consultation by the Bank of England (BoE) and HM Treasury, established in February, received thousands of responses on the introduction of the digital version of the pound. The project was launched…


Vancouver Home Prices Ticking up as Supply Remains Under Pressure: Real Estate Board

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says last month’s home prices ticked up from May as prospective homebuyers faced a dearth of supply in the region. The board says the composite benchmark sat at more than $1.2 million last month, down 2.4 percent from June 2022 but up 1.3 percent from May. Sales in…


Gold Cup roundup: Guatemala wins Group D; Canada to face US

Guatemala stormed back from down a pair of one-goal deficits to defeat Guadeloupe 3–2 and take first place in Group D at the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Tuesday night in Harrison, N.J. Guatemala (2–0–1, 7 points) got two goals from Rubio Rubin, a Real Salt Lake forward, including a running strike from the center of…