With ongoing merger talks between two of Canada’s largest news publishers, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner is urging Canadians to make recent legislation and federal subsidies affecting media outlets across the country a voting issue in the next general election. “For all the subsidies and interventions the Liberals have put in place since coming to…
Make Online News Laws and Federal Subsidies a Voting Issue, Tory MP Urges
Wagner Troops Threaten Europe, NATO Allies Say
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the transatlantic military alliance is prepared to defend itself against the threat from the Wagner mercenary force that is relocating to Belarus after a short-lived rebellion in Russia. Wagner forces’ thunder run towards Moscow in protest against Russia’s military leadership last weekend ended in an amnesty deal with the…
Inflation Woes Take Precedence Over Healthy Eating for Most Canadians: Federal Audit Report
Inflation woes have taken precedence over healthy eating for many Canadians as less than one-third of the population is consuming the minimum daily servings of fruit and vegetables recommended by the country’s official food guide, according to a federal audit report. Published on June 12, the report noted that Canada’s food guide, launched by the…
France Mobilizes 40,000 Officers to Quell Violence as Teen’s Death Sparks Outrage
The French government announced on June 29 that 40,000 police officers will be deployed across the country after rioters caused severe damage to public property amid widespread outrage over the deadly police shooting of a teenage boy. The unrest in the country comes after 17-year-old Nahel M. was shot dead by a police officer during…
China’s Tibet Policies Could Create Many ‘Environmental Refugees’ in Asia: Experts
NEW DELHI—The Chinese communist regime’s infrastructure development in Tibet is happening so quickly that Asian scholars worry it will lead to ecological disasters and large-scale displacement of people from the neighboring countries that share a fragile ecosystem with Tibet. China’s infrastructure projects include the construction of roads, airports, and dams. “We are political refugees today….
Senior Gov’t Officials Received CSIS Doc on Beijing Threats to MPs, Departments Confirm
Three federal departments have confirmed that their senior leadership was provided with an intelligence assessment from Canada’s spy agency that highlighted the Chinese regime’s attempt to target MPs. The information is highlighted in an order paper filed with the government by Conservative MP Michael Chong on May 5—four days after the Globe and Mail published…
Amanda Todd Case: Dutch Prosecutors Seek to Cut BC ‘Sextortion’ Sentence
Prosecutors in the Netherlands are seeking to cut the sentence imposed on a Dutch national for the “sextortion” of a British Columbia teenager who died by suicide, from 13 years to 4 1/2 years, an amount the girl’s mother says pleasantly surprised her. “I was just in that mindset that it would be zero because…
COVID Vaccine Mandate in English Care Homes Linked to Major Staff Reductions: Report
A study has found that the COVID vaccine mandate in English care homes led to fewer staff but may not have reduced resident deaths. A report has looked into the effects of the 2021 COVID vaccine mandate for staff in elderly care homes in England and has found that the only major causal effect was a…
Canada Needs More Competition in Grocery Market, Watchdog Says
Canadians have only a few grocery giants from which to choose and that lack of competition means higher prices, lower product quality, and less choice, according to a new report by the Canadian Competition Bureau. The federal department released a grocery market study report, “Canada Needs More Grocery Competition,” on June 27, saying grocery prices…
Mining Industry Got Australia Through Economic Recessions, Pandemic: Liberal MP
Queensland Liberal MP Garth Hamilton has commended Australia’s mining sector for sustaining the nation’s economic prosperity during the 90s recession, the GFC, and more recently through the pandemic. This comes as federal Labor Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that Australia’s resources sector has been “a force for good.” Speaking with Sky News on June 26, Hamilton…
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