UN: Mali’s Security In Sharp Decline As Canadian Troops Begin Peacekeeping Effort

OTTAWA — In a sobering new report, the head of the United Nations says the security situation in Mali has sharply deteriorated over the past three months even as demand for more food aid and other humanitarian assistance has skyrocketed. The assessment by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres coincides with the presence of Canadian peacekeepers…

Almost 80% of Russians want death penalty to fight corruption, Twitter poll shows

Click:谷歌代投 Some 79 percent of Russians want their country to use Chinese means to fight corruption, with the death penalty for large-scale bribery, according to a Twitter poll conducted by the head of the Defense Ministry’s public council. Earlier this week renowned Russian journalist and military expert Yuri Korotchenko asked his Twitter following to answer…

Borderlands 3 Release Date Confirmed, Special Editions Detailed

Borderlands 3 will officially release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on the Epic Games Store on September 13, 2019, and four different versions of the game have been revealed, including the $250 Diamond Loot Chest Collector’s Edition. Announced by Gearbox Software and 2K, the latest entry in the Borderlands franchise also received a…

Cosmetic Animal Testing Is Still Legal, But Hopefully Not For Long

“But didn’t that just become illegal in Canada?” I’ve been getting this question a lot lately in relation to our campaign to ban animal testing for cosmetics in Canada. Back in June, the #BeCrueltyFree Canada campaign, led by Humane Society International and Animal Alliance of Canada, had cause for celebration as the Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act…

Ukraine’s panic over nukes in Crimea is groundless, Russian MP tells RT

A Russian MP from Crimea has told RT that Ukraine’s fears about nuclear weapons deployment in the republic were groundless and advised those who spread such rumors to take anti-panic drugs. The comment came from MP Dmitry Belik, who represents the Crimean city of Sevastopol in the State Duma in reply to recent allegations made…

Photo claiming to show Russian space chief making Nazi salute debunked after social media frenzy

A photo picturing a man, similar in appearance to Russia’s space chief, making a Nazi salute went viral on Sunday. Journalists and public figures picked it up as an exposé but the image got promptly debunked. An undated black and white photo posted by Alex Kokcharov, a country risk analyst, was accompanied with the claim…

Tory MP Garnett Genuis Defends Drinking With Staffers At Parliamentary Meeting

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Garnett Genuis got in a testy exchange Wednesday with a reporter who asked him about the optics of indulging in some after-hours drinking with staffers on Parliament Hill. A video taken by a Liberal MP shows Genuis leading a chorus of Conservative staffers through a Stan Rogers song Tuesday evening, while…

Featured Five – April 13-17

Click:gate valve manufacture Throughout the 2017 softball season, the NFCA will feature some of the sport’s highest-profile contests in our “Featured Five” Games of the Week. Each weekly installment will be released on Thursday, providing live stat links, game notes, team info, social media accounts and any available broadcast links in hopes of becoming another…

Adrienne Clarkson's Expenses To Be Reviewed By Government: Prime Minister

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that the government will review a program that allows former governors general to regularly file six-figure expenses. Trudeau reacted to a National Post report that former governor general Adrienne Clarkson has claimed more than $1.1 million in office expenses since she left the position in 2005. The…