The number of forest fires burning across Canada crept higher over the last week and more dangerous air quality warnings were issued in parts of Ontario and Quebec Sunday. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, known as CIFFC, reported 465 active fires burning across the country, including 240 that are out of control. Almost one-quarter…
Rising Number of Wildfires Trigger Poor Air Quality Warnings in Ontario, Quebec
Previous Passenger on Doomed Submersible Says Titanic Adventure Tourism at an End
A German man who was among the first customers to successfully descend to the Titanic wreck aboard a submersible destroyed in an implosion one week ago believes the tragedy will put an end to adventure tourism at the site for the foreseeable future. Arthur Loibl made the journey on Titan in 2021 with the submersible…
Farmers Call for Drastic Action Over Feral Pig ‘Crisis’
Feral pigs are out of control across parts of New South Wales (NSW), with farmers calling for more resources to reduce the numbers. Mixed crop and sheep farmer Laurie Chaffey said she was unable to control the pest despite culling the feral animals on her property at Somerton, near Tamworth. “We don’t feel we can get on…
Twitter Faces Millions in Fines After New ‘Disinformation’ Laws Released in Australia
June 25, 2023
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Elon Musk’s Twitter and other social media giants face the prospect of billions in fines after the Australian government released new laws targeting “misinformation and disinformation.” Following a months-long process, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland released the draft legislation that will grant the country’s media regulatory body, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), greater powers…
Musk’s Twitter Faces Millions in Fines After New ‘Disinformation’ Laws Released in Australia
June 25, 2023
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Elon Musk’s Twitter and other social media giants face the prospect of billions in fines after the Australian government released new laws targeting “misinformation and disinformation.” Following a months-long process, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland released the draft legislation that will grant the country’s media regulatory body, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), greater powers…
The Power of Symbols
Commentary The Australian federal government is proceeding with plans to ban Nazi symbols. That’s fair enough, I suppose, if the ban is confined to just two images—the swastika and the double lightning bolt SS. Such a prohibition might be unwelcome news to a few extremist motorcycle groups, but most of us share a reasoned detestation…
If We Are Banning the Nazi Symbol, Why Not the Hammer and Sickle?
June 25, 2023
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Commentary The Australian federal government is proceeding with plans to ban Nazi symbols. That’s fair enough, I suppose, if the ban is confined to just two images—the swastika and the double lightning bolt SS. Such a prohibition might be unwelcome news to a few extremist motorcycle groups, but most of us share a reasoned detestation…
School Trustee Candidates Opposed to Gender Ideology Received Highest Rates of Abusive Tweets in 2022 Ottawa Election: Report
School board trustee candidates received the highest proportions of abusive tweets among all candidates in the last Ottawa municipal election held in October 2022, according to a new report by the Samara Centre for Democracy, a charity. This finding is contained in the Ottawa section of a larger report issued June 20, titled “Online Abuse in Local…
Edible Houses Could Soon Be a Reality
Japan has taken the lead in the edible house market by inventing cement made from Chinese cabbage, coffee grounds, orange rinds, pumpkins, banana peels, seaweed, and onions. This cement, which is four times stronger than conventional concrete, is perhaps not something to serve on your finest china, but it can be flavoured, coloured, and fragranced….
Mexico Imposes 50 Percent Tariff on White Corn Imports Amid Trade Dispute With US and Canada
MEXICO CITY—Mexico on Saturday began imposing a 50 percent tariff on white corn imports, a move the president says looks to boost national production and prevent imports of genetically modified corn. The measure, published late Friday in the Mexican government’s official gazette, will be in force until the end of the year and occurs amid…
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