MELEKHOVO, Russia—Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged his supporters Monday to begin a broad campaign against Moscow’s actions in Ukraine as he went on trial on new charges of extremism that could keep him behind bars for decades. The trial began inside a maximum security penal colony in Melekhovo, 250 kilometers (150 miles) east…
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Urges Anti-Kremlin Campaign as His New Trial Begins
Sikh Leader Who Advocated for Separate Sikh State Shot Dead Outside Surrey, BC, Temple
The president of a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C., who advocated for a Sikh state independent of India, was found murdered in his vehicle outside in the parking lot after evening prayers at his place of worship. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent member of the Sikh community, was fatally shot in what police have said…
Artificial Intelligence to Replace Editors in Radical German Media Shakeup
June 19, 2023
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Artificial intelligence will step in for a swathe of editorial roles as part of an overhaul of Germany’s largest newspaper title, Bild. The tabloid publication is undergoing a significant shakeup of its operations following a pledge from the publisher, Mathias Döpfner, to make the brand “digital only.” On June 19, the German publishing company that owns…
Conservatives Again Call for AIIB Withdrawal
The Conservatives have renewed their call for Canada to pull out of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). During Question Period in the House of Commons on June 16, Conservative MP Michael Chong said the June 14 resignation of AIIB executive Bob Pickard, a Canadian, shows the bank is dominated by the Chinese Communist Party. “The…
Downpayment for a Toronto Home Might Take 25 Years to Save: New Bank Report
A Toronto family who wants to buy a house in that city would need to save for 25 years to be able to afford a 10 percent down payment, according to a new report on housing affordability. The Housing Affordability Monitor, issued June 1 by the National Bank of Canada, said that while housing affordability…
Feds Won’t Provide Statistics on How Many Times Government Ads Are Found to Be Partisan
The federal government’s public works department will not provide statistics on the number of occasions that federal advertisements break rules on partisan promotions. In a briefing note, the government said the number was not relevant. Advertising is also not regulated by any act of Parliament, although Ad Standards reviews government advertising and whether it is…
Tropical Storm Bret Strengthens in Atlantic, Poses Potential Hurricane Risk to Caribbean Islands
Tropical Storm Bret, which formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, has the potential to become a hurricane and poses a risk to the eastern Caribbean by Thursday, followed by the Dominican Republic and Haiti during the upcoming weekend, according to forecasters. As of 5 p.m. on Monday, Bret had sustained maximum winds of…
Australia Removes Moderna Vaccine for Children Under 5
Health authorities in Australia have quietly removed Moderna’s paediatric COVID-19 vaccine for children five years and under, with both options offered by the company now no longer available in the country. This comes after the Australian Technical Advisory Group (ATAGI) announced it would no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for individuals who are five and under…
Australia Removes Moderna Peadrictric Vaccine Approval for Children Under 5
Health authorities in Australia have quietly removed Moderna’s paediatric COVID-19 vaccine for children five years and under, with both options offered by the company now no longer available in the country. This comes after the Australian Technical Advisory Group (ATAGI) announced it would no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for individuals who are five and under…
New Zealand Prioritising Maori and Pacific Island Patients Over Others in the Name of ‘Equity’
New Zealand’s National and ACT parties have decried the Labour government for promoting racial discrimination after it was revealed that surgery waitlists in Auckland take ethnicity into consideration when prioritising healthcare. National’s health spokesperson, Dr Shane Reti, has called on the government to drop the ethnicity requirements “immediately.” “While there has been historical inequity that…
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