“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…
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…
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…
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…
Clackamas sophomore Presley Turin and Douglas sophomore Keeley Ainge were named the NWAC Softball Players of the Week for contests played April 10-16. Additionally Turin was selected the Softball Under Armour Player of the Week. Turin, a native of Sandy, Ore., hit .538 (7-for-13) with a double, triple and two home runs. She drove in…
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…
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…
Click:forged ball valve The Russian Lower House has approved the bill granting additional social protection to people approaching retirement age, like substantial fines for employers who fire such workers or refuse to hire them without valid reasons. In particular, the bill states that unmotivated sacking or refusal to hire workers of pre-retirement age should be…
A new report suggests that The Batman, which once starred Ben Affleck, will be set in the 1990s and Penguin will be one of the main antagonists of the film. Via Batman-News.com, DiscussingFilm.net has also said that The Batman will show us a younger version of the Dark Knight, as well as Commissioner Gordon and…
OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced that Florida’s Kelly Barnhill was named the 2017 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year. The award, which is considered the most prestigious honor in Division I women’s softball, is designed to recognize outstanding athletic achievement by female collegiate softball…