Dozens of people showed up to protest outside a BC NDP caucus retreat in Surrey on Monday, demanding Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson be removed from her role, following her comments last week that Israel was founded on a “crappy piece of land.” Dozens of people outside the NDP MLA retreat in Surrey Monday morning, … Read more
King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. The news broke Monday, when Buckingham Palace released a statement and said it was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. They have not specified what kind of cancer the 75-year-old monarch is facing, but said that he has started treatment. A statement … Read more
A Ukrainian military leader is asking Canada to hand over tens of thousands of rockets that are awaiting demolition at a Saskatchewan military base. In an exclusive interview with Global News, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov urged the government to let Ukraine have the decommissioned CRV7 rockets. Doing so would help Ukraine fend off Russian forces … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was weighing a possible dismissal of the country’s top military officer, a prospect that has shocked the nation fighting Russia’s invasion and worried Kyiv’s Western allies. Asked whether he was considering the ouster of Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Zelenskyy told Italian RAI TV in an interview released late Sunday that … Read more
Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, Chile’s president said Saturday evening, and officials said at least 1,100 homes had been destroyed. In a nationally televised address, President Gabriel Boric warned that the death toll could worsen as four large fires burn in the region of … Read more
Hamas has begun to resurface in areas where Israel withdrew the bulk of its forces a month ago, deploying police officers and making salary payments to some of its civil servants in Gaza City in recent days, four residents and a senior official in the militant group said Saturday. Signs of a Hamas resurgence in Gaza’s largest … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted February 1, 2024 12:26 pm Updated February 1, 2024 12:31 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Indian police cleared a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after eight months’ detention and released it into the wild Tuesday, news agency Press Trust of India reported. The … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Polish farmers’ Solidarity trade union plans a general strike starting next Friday with a blockade of border crossings between Poland and Ukraine, it said, joining similar protests all over Europe. Farmers in France, Belgium, Portugal, Greece and Germany have been protesting over the impact on farming of the EU’s drive to … Read more
The Immigration and Refugee Board has ordered the deportation of an Iranian government official who has been living in Canada for the past eight months. In a decision Friday, the board ruled that Majid Iranmanesh was inadmissible to Canada because he was a senior member of Iran’s repressive regime. The 54-year-old was director general of … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Satellite imagery analyzed by the United Nations Satellite Centre shows that 30 per cent of Gaza Strip’s buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israel offensive in the densely populated Palestinian enclave. Israel’s assault, launched in response to attacks by Hamas militants in southern Israel on … Read more
