Tag: World

Djokovic, Swiatek Begin Title Quests With Easy Wins at Rain-Hit Wimbledon

LONDON—Defending men’s champion Novak Djokovic and women’s top seed Iga Swiatek started their Wimbledon campaigns in ominous fashion on Monday as rain temporarily halted play on the outside courts but expected climate protests failed to materialize. Djokovic, 36, has only lost twice at Wimbledon in a decade and began the Centre Court program with a…


Clean Electricity Credit Will Cost Federal Government $6 Billion Over 4 Years

The Liberals’ 2023 budget includes a 15 percent refundable tax credit for companies that invest in “clean electricity,” which the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimates will reduce federal revenues by $6 billion over four years. A report published on June 29 states the Investment Tax Credit for Clean Electricity will be available for both taxable and…


Church in Northern Alberta Badly Damaged by Fire

Another church has burned in northern Alberta. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Lac La Biche was gutted by fire early in the morning of July 1. The call came in around 6:30 a.m. on Canada Day. Lac La Biche RCMP said in a news release that “the church sustained significant damage inside and out.” While…


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Young Conservative Group Says Members Attacked in Violent ‘ANTIFA Campaign’

A conservative student group says its members are being violently attacked in the street as part of a “deliberate campaign” by ANTIFA-linked activists. Turning Point UK (TPUK) urged authorities to take action after serious violence broke out at one of its stalls in central London on Saturday. A teenager was left with a “fractured knee,…


UK Rights Advocates Condemn Hong Kong National Security Police Over Bounties for Pro-Democracy Activists

Human rights advocates in the UK condemned Hong Kong’s national security police on Monday after the force issued arrest warrants and bounties against eight exiled pro-democracy activists in the UK, the United States, and Australia. Benedict Rogers, chief executive of Hong Kong Watch (HKW), and Mark Sabah, UK and EU Director of the Committee for Freedom…


1 Month On, Kyiv’s Counter-Attack No ‘Easy Walkover,’ Western Officials Admit

Almost one month since Kyiv launched a long-awaited counter-offensive aimed at retaking Russian-held territory, Ukrainian forces have yet to register significant gains, according to both Western and Ukrainian officials. “The counter-offensive … is difficult,” Admiral Rob Bauer, a Dutch naval officer who also serves as chairman of NATO’s military committee, said on July 3. “People…


‘Death Knell’: New Regulations Could Spell End of Natural Health Products Industry, Advocate Says

A non-profit that works to protect access to natural health products (NHPs) is warning that provisions in the 2023 federal budget affecting these products will be the “death knell” of the industry unless some portions are repealed. Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act, which received royal assent June 22, “amends the Food and Drugs Act…