A female pedestrian is in hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton Friday afternoon. The collision happened at the intersection of Bramalea and Orenda roads just after 3:30 p.m. Peel police said the pedestrian suffered critical injuries and was taken to a trauma centre....
Continue reading...May 6, 2022
A left-wing activist had an excellent response to Lindsey Graham
Last month, Amazon Labor Union President Christian Smalls outwitted Fox News host Tucker Carlson on his own show. On Thursday, Smalls once again successfully jousted with a prominent conservative. This time he effectively countered Sen. Lindsey Graham’s inane defense of Amazon’s business practices during a Senate...
Continue reading...SNC-Lavalin to pay $30M under agreement with Quebec over bridge bribes
MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin Inc. says it will pay Quebec nearly $30 million over three years to settle criminal bribery charges stemming from bridge work in Montreal. The charges against SNC-Lavalin and SNC-Lavalin International related to events that occurred between 1997 and 2004 in connection with the...
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine War: Us President Joe Biden announces new weapon package worth $150 million for war-torn country
US President Joe Biden (File image) Photo : AP Kyiv: United States President Joe Biden on Friday announced a new weapons package for Ukraine, reported news agency AFP. This weapons package will be worth USD 150 million. Biden announced the package for the war-torn country to...
Continue reading...France’s left agrees to largely campaign together against Macron
PARIS — Long-divided left-wing parties in France will march into forthcoming legislative elections largely together, after the Socialist Party agreed Thursday to join a new coalition of the left that hopes to limit reelected centrist President Emmanuel Macron‘s room for policymaking in his second term. The Socialists...
Continue reading...African nations plant mangroves to combat climate woes
MOMBASA, Kenya — In a bid to protect coastal communities from climate change and encourage investment, African nations are increasingly turning to mangrove restoration projects, with Mozambique becoming the latest addition to the growing list of countries with large-scale mangrove initiatives. Mozambique follows efforts across the continent...
Continue reading...Heat wave sparks blackouts, questions on India’s coal usage
NEW DELHI — An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, with acute power shortages affecting millions as demand for electricity surges to record levels. Supplies of coal at many thermal power plants are running perilously low, spawning daily power outages in several...
Continue reading...Reports of the U.S. helping kill Russian generals expose an alarming adjacent phenomenon
The New York Times’ revelation that the United States is actively helping Ukraine kill Russian generals led to what is by now a familiar pattern: A White House official leaks explosive information revealing far greater U.S. involvement in the war in Ukraine than previously acknowledged. The...
Continue reading...Illegal building making Puerto Rico more vulnerable to climate change, critics warn
SALINAS, Puerto Rico — Jacqueline Vázquez was sitting on the couch when her phone rang. She had just returned from a government office where she filed a complaint about illegal construction in an ecological reserve. The reserve is dedicated to one of the island’s largest mangrove forests...
Continue reading...Uber, union reach settlement in Ontario unionization case: UFCW Canada
Uber Technologies Inc. has fought off a unionization attempt from Toronto drivers for its premium Uber Black service with a settlement it signed with the private sector union trying to represent the workers. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada says the settlement includes commitments...
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