Tag: politics
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The West Block Transcript – Episode 31, Season 13 – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] THE WEST BLOCK Episode 31, Season 13 Sunday, April 14, 2024 Host: Mercedes Stephenson Guests: Naftali Bennett, Former Israeli Prime Minister Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail Vina Nadjibulla, Asia Pacific Foundation Location: Ottawa Studio Mercedes Stephenson: As tensions in the Middle East edge even higher, one former Israeli prime minister tells us…
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More civilians die in Ukraine as a think tank warns delays in US aid will hamper Kyiv’s forces
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More civilians died across Ukraine Sunday as analysts warned that delays in U.S. military assistance would see Kyiv struggle to fight off Russian offensives. One man was Sunday killed after a Russian drone hit the truck he was driving in the Sumy region, the local prosecutor’s office said. Officials in…
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British military warns of possible vessel being boarded near Strait of Hormuz
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British military warned Saturday that a vessel may have been boarded by an unknown party near the crucial Strait of Hormuz. The warning from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations offered no details about the boarding in the Gulf of Oman off the Emirati port city of…
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Real estate tycoon’s death sentence is a turning point in Vietnam’s anti-corruption campaign
[ad_1] HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The unusually harsh death sentence given to a real estate tycoon in Vietnam was a pivotal moment in the decadelong “Blazing Furnace” anti-corruption campaign as the Vietnamese business community wrestled with an uncertain future Friday. Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, who was sentenced to death Thursday by a court…
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Scammers already targeting new benefit for low-income B.C. seniors | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 11, 2024 9:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size BC Housing is warning of scammers targeting recipients of a support scheme for elderly low-income renters, just one day after it was announced. The housing agency says in a “fraud alert” on…
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Ottawa has used AI in nearly 300 projects and initiatives: research – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Canada’s federal government has used artificial intelligence in nearly 300 projects and initiatives, new research has found — including to help predict the outcome of tax cases, sort temporary visa applications and promote diversity in hiring. Joanna Redden, an associate professor at Western University, pieced together the database using news reports, documents tabled in…
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Election Workers Are Already Burned Out—and on High Alert
[ad_1] “They’re exhausted,” Tammy Patrick, CEO of the National Association of Election Officials, which has a membership of 1,800 officials across the US, tells WIRED. “People are tired, and we haven’t even started the election cycle this year. They are still under attack, they’re still getting death threats from 2020.” They’re also trying to just…
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Ford government unveils sweeping new changes to housing rules | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Ford government has unveiled a new omnibus bill focused on streamlining home building and approvals in the province. The new Cutting Red Tape to Build More Housing Act includes a reduction in the amount of parking developers need to build, special rules to fast-track the construction of student accommodation and a long-awaited use-it-or-lose-it…
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Switzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day
[ad_1] GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, in hopes that Russia might join in the peace process one day. The lakeside Bürgenstock resort is expected to host the June…