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29 Nigerian children may be sentenced for protesting against cost-of-living crisis!
Photo credit: ABC news A total of seventy-six protesters have been charged to court with felony counts, including treason, destruction of property, public disturbance and mutiny in a Nigerian court for participating in a protest of the country’s record cost-of-living crisis. AP reports that twenty-nine children aged between 14 and 17 years are among the…
Toronto Police investigation into auto thefts yields fruits!
Photo credit: Toronto.com An ongoing police investigation into auto thefts has led to the arrest of 59 people and the laying of 302 charges. Toronto Sun reports that the investigation began in July and is tagged Project Thoroughbred. Warrants have been issued for more than a dozen people, and more than 363 stolen vehicles, valued…
The United Church of Canada Statement about Palestine and Israel
Every human being is made in God’s image. When we value the lives of others, humanity itself is lifted. Credit: © Liz Van Steenburgh | Dreamstime.com Broken, grieving, sometimes confused, often afraid, and complicit, we struggle to know how to respond. Today marks one year since the horrific escalation of violence in Israel, Gaza, the…
If Trump wins
Photo credit: Britanica Trump has vowed to stage the “largest deportation in American history.” The Guardian reports that raids and mass deportations lie at the heart of former President, Donald Trump’s second term vision -a web of policies so vast that critics say their collective implementation would challenge the very ideal of the United States as a…
Canada adds half a million people, but no new businesses!
Photo credit; New York Times Despite a looming population, Canada has yet to see growth in the number of businesses that operate. Statistics Canada (Stat. Can.) data shows active businesses were unchanged in July. With companies continuing to close faster than those opening, the problem may intensify as the global economy weakens. Canada’s business community continues…
How Mexican cartels manage the flow of migrants on their way to US border!
Photo credit: the seatle times Migrant encounters at the US-Mexico border have reached a four-year low. AP reports that, however, days before the US election, in which immigration is a major issue, migrants have continued pouring into Mexico. Although US authorities are giving much credit to their Mexican counterparts for stemming the flow, organized crime…
Quebec allows medical assistance in dying!
Photo credit: Radio Canada The federal government has said it won’t interfere with Quebec’s new law allowing people to make advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID), though some doctors in the province are opposed. Source: CBC