The move on Wednesday marks a U-turn in Ukraine’s approach on the matter. Kyiv had long opposed the measure and had repeatedly criticised Moscow for mobilising prisoners to fill its ranks....
There have been 970 US student protests related to the Israel-Gaza conflict between 7 October and 26 April, the vast majority of them peaceful, according to the latest available statistics from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled), which tracks political violence and political demonstrations across the US...
Documents from the government show Canadian intelligence agencies were both aware of attempts by India to interfere in elections using “proxy agents,” but also that India’s media ecosystem was actively perpetuating and spreading disinformation about Canadian citizens and politicians....
Canada pitches in $76 million for 'faster' German air-defence systems in Ukraine (kitchener.citynews.ca)
In January 2023, Canada spent $400 million to send an American air-defence system to Ukraine, which Blair says is still being manufactured.
Pundits regularly attacked pharmacare without disclosing Big Pharma ties (breachmedia.ca)
Peru authorities investigate president as brother arrested (www.reuters.com)
Grocery giants paid for friendly Liberal, Tory policy with decades of donations (breachmedia.ca)
Is a previously unheard-of First Nation just Canada’s latest Pretendian case? (www.theguardian.com)
Boeing supplier regularly shipped parts with defects, whistleblower alleges (www.theguardian.com)
Yoon rejects South Korean opposition's calls for special investigation of his wife and top officials (apnews.com)
David Cameron says UK will not follow US in withholding arms sales to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Austria plans to deport convicts to Kosovo (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine parliament passes bill for prisoners to join army (www.aljazeera.com)
The move on Wednesday marks a U-turn in Ukraine’s approach on the matter. Kyiv had long opposed the measure and had repeatedly criticised Moscow for mobilising prisoners to fill its ranks....
Doug Ford says pro-Palestinian university encampments 'need to move' (www.cp24.com)
Canadian Arrests Highlight Alleged Gang Role in India’s Intelligence Operations (www.nytimes.com)
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‘They’re sending a message’: harsh police tactics questioned amid US campus protest crackdowns (www.theguardian.com)
There have been 970 US student protests related to the Israel-Gaza conflict between 7 October and 26 April, the vast majority of them peaceful, according to the latest available statistics from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled), which tracks political violence and political demonstrations across the US...
Netanyahu's Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in Israel following rising tensions (apnews.com)
TransAlta pulls the plug on wind power project (www.nationalobserver.com)
Cuts Push National Film Board of Canada to the Brink (thewalrus.ca)
Exclusive: Yemen Braces For Impending Massive US-Led Air and Ground Campaign (www.mintpressnews.com)
Watchdog agency accuses chief of military police of blocking investigations (www.cbc.ca)
Carbon capture plan faces doubts after Capital Power cancels $2.4-billion project (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died (www.seattletimes.com)
Big oil spent decades sowing doubt about fossil fuel dangers, experts testify (www.theguardian.com)
McGill encampment ‘unfazed’ by threat of police action (rabble.ca)
Foreign Interference Inquiry Highlights Canada’s Silence on Threats From India, Sikh Coalition Lawyer Says (pressprogress.ca)
Documents from the government show Canadian intelligence agencies were both aware of attempts by India to interfere in elections using “proxy agents,” but also that India’s media ecosystem was actively perpetuating and spreading disinformation about Canadian citizens and politicians....
Seniors are using public transit more since Montreal introduced free fares for them (montrealgazette.com)
Plastics industry brings its sales pitch to global treaty talks (www.nationalobserver.com)