Tag: World

Queensland Government Slashes Fishing Quotas, Fish Prices Set to Rise

On July 1, Fisheries Queensland cut the amount of Spanish Mackerel allowed to be caught. For professional anglers, the amount dipped by approximately two-thirds from 578 tonnes to 165 tonnes. Recreational fishers’ possession limits have also changed from three to one fish per person or from six to two fish per boat with two or…


Pence Says Only Way Trump’s 24-hour Ukraine Peace Talk Works Is Giving Putin ‘What He Wanted’

Former Vice President Mike Pence challenged his former boss’s claims that he could end the war in Ukraine in a day, asserting the only way the war would end that quickly is if the United States conceded on nearly every term Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking. Former President Donald Trump has said on multiple…


‘It’s a Biological Issue’: MP Moira Deeming on Transgender People in Women’s Spaces, Sports

The answer to the question of whether transgender people can enter toilets and change rooms of the opposite sex is based simply on biology, according to Victorian MP Moira Deeming. “It’s a biological issue. It’s not about whether you pass [as a woman]. A woman is a woman, whether she looks like one or not….


Off-Duty BC RCMP Officer Saves 3 Adults From Burning House

An officer of the Lake Cowichan RCMP in B.C. has been hailed a hero by his peers. An unnamed off-duty law enforcement officer from the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment saved the lives of three adults from a burning home during the early morning hours of July 9, the RCMP said in a news release. At…


Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program Has Paid Out Nearly $7 Million in Claims Since December 2020

Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support Program (VISP) has paid out nearly $7 million in claims since it first launched, according to updated bi-annual records. According to the VISP, a total of 1,859 claims have been received thus far from Canadians who suffered death or injury as a result of vaccines administered in Canada on or after Dec….


Construction Costs Slow to Lowest Rate Since Pandemic

Rising construction costs have slowed for the first time in two years as a drop in new home builds eases demand for materials and labour. The cost of building a home or renovating recorded its lowest average increase last month since September 2020, with potential knock-on effects for the housing market and inflation. The national quarterly…


Claim Universities Are Like a ‘Frog Slowly Boiling’

Australian universities have been likened to “a frog slowly boiling in water”, with most people fearing they focus on profit at the expense of quality education. Almost three-quarters of adults surveyed said they were worried about declining funding to the sector, according to a report from The Australia Institute’s Centre For Future Work. It found 83…


Australia and Europe to Continue FTA Negotiations as Trade Deal Stumbles

Australia and the European Union have failed to conclude talks on a planned free trade agreement, the European Commission says. The EC statement followed comments from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that any deal would need to give Australian farmers’ goods, especially beef and sheep meat, more access to the bloc. “We’ll continue to argue the case…


Military Prepares to Pull Crashed Chinook Helicopter From Ottawa River

The Canadian Armed Forces said it planned to begin the complicated process of pulling the wreckage of a downed CH-147F Chinook helicopter from the Ottawa River Tuesday, after a crash killed two pilots last month. Four Royal Canadian Air Force members were conducting a normal nighttime training exercise around midnight near the Petawawa military base…


Half of Canadians Say Feds Should ‘Back Down’ on Online News Act: Poll

As tech giants threaten to block Canadians’ access to online news, a new poll has found that half of Canadians believe the federal government should “back down” on Bill C-18, which calls for big tech companies to financially compensate Canadian news organizations for sharing their content. “Half of Canadians (49 percent) feel their government should back…