Terrorists Jailed in Sri Lanka for Easter Sunday Bombings in 2019
The six suicide bombers blew up churches and hotels in April 2019, and 15 accomplices have been convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit terrorism.
Federal Organizations to Spend More Than $18 Million on Return-to-Office
Federal government departments and agencies are set to spend more than $18 million to get their employees to work in the office more often. Thousands of federal public servants started a new work schedule in July requiring them to be on-site in the office four days a week. In response to an order paper question from NDP MP Heather McPherson, 13 federal organizations said they plan to spend a combined $18,720,150 to reconfigure or acquire office space to accommodate the increased frequency of in-person work. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada said it will spend almost $5.7 million, while Fisheries and Oceans Canada said it will spend $4.2 million.
Oil Retreats on Gulf Supply Hopes Even as Diesel Markets Tighten
Analysts warn a U.S. diesel export ban could deepen global fuel shortages even as rising Gulf exports and renewed diplomacy could ease concerns over supply.
Trump Says Canada ‘Destroying Itself’ With Immigration Policies
U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada is “destroying itself” with its immigration policies, which he argues allow millions of people to enter the country with minimal scrutiny. “Canada is destroying itself by allowing millions and millions of people into the Country, essentially unchecked and unvetted, and who are causing problems that will soon be too big to handle,” Trump said in a Sept. 23 post on his Truth Social platform. “It is a Liberal takeover that will end very badly. Already showing up in their numbers. Big unemployment. ‘Oh Canada!’” Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was asked by reporters about Trump’s post on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
Canada's Privacy Commissioner Investigating Data Breach Involving Driver's Licences
Businesses such as hospitality and nightlife establishments use IDScan.net's technology to verify customers' government-issued identification.
France to Open Talks on Latvia Joining Nuclear Deterrence Program, Riga Says
Last week, Helsinki and Paris announced that Finland had joined the French nuclear defense initiative, with other members including Norway and Sweden.
Iranian President Tells UN That Iran Will Not Back Down Under Pressure
The Iranian president's speech came after President Donald Trump outlined a choice between a peace deal or annihilation for Iran during his speech on Sept. 22.
Trump Says Iran Is Open to Ending the War
'I think there’s a lot of momentum for them to make a deal' to end the months-long conflict, the president said after a sidelines meeting at the U.N.
Rubio to Meet Lavrov in New York Amid Trump’s Russia–Ukraine Peace Push
The meeting comes a day after Trump and Zelenskyy met to discuss the war on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
Ottawa Pledges $100M for Palestine at UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a $100 million aid package for Palestine aiming to help preserve the “possibility of a two-state solution” and to provide humanitarian aid for Gaza and the West Bank. The bulk of the financial package—$80 million—will be earmarked for humanitarian assistance, Carney told reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The remainder will be allocated toward development funding for security programs, including supplementary funds for a multi-year initiative to train police in the West Bank, he said during the Sept. 22 press conference. “In Gaza, immense human suffering continues,” Carney said. “Next door, Israelis continue to live with existential threats from Hamas and from Iran and its proxies.”
Senator Tells Data Centre Developer to Drop Project Planned 20 Metres From Homes
Goodman’s Lane Cove site would house 49 diesel generators and more than one million litres of fuel less than 50 metres from nearby homes.
Data Centre Giant Unable to Rule Out Presence of Chemicals in Wastewater Discharge
Senator David Pocock also raised concerns that Big Tech firms were benefitting from Australian resources but may not be paying adequate tax.
Accused ISIS Propagandist Arrested in Australia, Planned Mass-Casualty Attack
The 65-year-old Somali-born man is accused of sending about 10,000 documents, messages, images, videos and audio files related to executions and torture.
Albanese Meets Trump After ‘Super Intelligence’ Call
The prime minister had a brief one-on-one conversation with Trump at a gala dinner hosted by the president on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
US Warns Australia’s Digital Duty of Care Law Risks ‘Viewpoint-Based Censorship’
The U.S. government said it opposed foreign measures that result in extraterritorial censorship of Americans’ protected speech online.
New BC Conservative Leader Says Eby Will ‘Regret’ Early Election Call
The BC Conservatives’ newly appointed leader Lorne Doerkson criticized NDP Leader David Eby’s snap election call on Sept. 22, but said his party will win the election. “It’s a cheap, opportunistic political move, and it could cost tens of millions of dollars, which I’m shocked at. But you know what? I think David Eby is going to regret this,” Doerkson said at his first press conference after Eby called the election for Oct. 24. “This election actually offers an opportunity for hope and for real change.” Doerkson said that repealing the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, which has been at the centre of controversial indigenous property rights disputes, will be a key focus of his campaign.
Morocco Goes to the Polls After Its Young People’s Mass Attempt to Reach Europe
The election will also test whether political Islam can make a comeback through the PJD, a historian said.
Key Factors That Could Shape BC’s Snap Election Campaign
A number of factors are at play in B.C.’s election campaign, including whether the BC Conservatives can maintain their newly reformed unity, how “orphan” voters who don’t have a side cast their votes, and how the electorate may react to the NDP’s snap election call, as the governing party enjoyed a comfortable lead in the polls leading up to the election call.
She Was Killed for Not Wearing Hijab Properly, 4 Years Later Iranians Still Remember
'We are here to honour all of them with their memories and share their names ...' said Marjan Haghighi.
Queensland Teen Charged Over Alleged Plot to Kill or Seriously Injure Random People
The 14-year-old boy was charged with three offences, including preparing to cause death or grievous bodily harm, possessing a knife and extremist material.
