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Canadian officials consider naming street ‘Obama Ave’ to troll Trump
Photo credit: the independent A city council in Canada is taking a page from the US playbook and plans to rename its street honouring Donald Trump – and to troll him with its new name. The Independent reports that the Ottawa City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to rename Trump Avenue, a residential street in its…
Hundreds of migrants enter UK after 10-day lull
Photo credit: Yahoo News Nearly 500 migrants have arrived in the UK in one day, in the first boats to successfully cross the Channel in 10 days. The BBC reports that the seven vessels that made the crossing were the first since 17 August, when 250 people arrived in the UK. Dinghies arrived in British waters…
Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new heath zines…
The Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affected, according to the latest government figures published on Friday. The Associated Press reports that the two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo’s North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate…
Nepal flood deaths rise to 469
Photo credit: Asia News Network Over 469 people have been killed, and nearly 1,500 are missing after a massive flash flood hit Nepal this week, as authorities in China flagged more geological risks upstream. Indians make up the largest number of missing foreigners, with Nepal’s new tourism board’s data showing 178 people from the country were missing….
Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $5 million in ransoms in a year, analysts say
Kidnappers in Nigeria collected more than $500 million in ransom payments over the last year, a Lagos-based intelligence group said on Thursday, as the country faces a multifaceted security crisis. The Associated Press reports that according to Kehinde Giwa, a security analyst at SBM Intelligence, “For every ransom that is paid for a kidnapping incident, you…
Name of Lake Ontario not changing despite ‘Trump’s antics,’ political leaders in Canada say
Photo credit: CBC Political leaders in Canada are speaking out against an executive order by US President Donald Trump to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, saying the move is offensive and doesn’t hold water north of the border. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a post on social media on Thursday that…
Saskatchewan cracks down on foreign worker exploitation
Photo credit: Global News Dhyan Jeny Enterprises Ltd. pleaded guilty in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Aug. 11 to charging a foreign worker, making the first conviction under the Saskatchewan Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act (FWRISA). Global News reports that while this is the first conviction under the legislation, some experts say it…