Two decades after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a new two-page declaration has become part of both the ongoing litigation by the families of 9/11 victims against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and their effort to declassify the underlying FBI records that may show any possible Saudi government officials’ assistance to the hijackers prior to September…
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Calls for cyclists to pay ‘road tax’ in response to upcoming Highway Code changes
Police officer and cyclist argue over highway code Sign up for FREE for motoring tips every driver needs to know Last month, it was announced changes to the Highway Code would strengthen the priority of walkers and cyclists over motorists.Pedestrians currently have priority over cars only if they are already crossing a road into which…
Suffering amid plenty: How high cost of cooking gas leaves Nigerians with deadly alternatives
For quite a while, the skyrocketing price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, known as cooking gas and its crushing effects on Nigerians has been on the front burner.PUNCH Investigations writes on what appears to be mistrust and heightened fear of alleged complicity between the Federal Government, importers and depot owners to consistently monopolise the sector for…
COVID-19: Vaccine passport opponents plan to protest outside 3 B.C. hospitals
Opponents of B.C.’s incoming “vaccine passport” system are planning to stage protests outside of a trio of the province’s hospitals. While polls show widespread public support for the measure B.C.’s newly-announced proof of vaccination program, the plan is facing opposition from a small but increasingly vocal group. Just days after British Columbia said residents will…
Having reached ‘near extinction’, can the WA Liberals save themselves?
WA Liberals’ searing review finds branch-stacking, factions at heart of crisis [Rhiannon Shine] The Liberal Party is almost broke, broken and in desperate need of change.That conclusion was expressed bluntly and brutally in a self-appraisal, delivered to the public by party elder Danielle Blain, that [found the party was in disarray and needed urgent reform…
COVID-19: Nanaimo, B.C. woman distributing fake mask exemption cards
British Columbia’s C OVID-19 mask mandate has returned, and those who oppose the health regulation are once again pushing back. In Nanaimo, that pushback has taken the form of face mask medical exemption cards being distributed by a local woman. The catch? The cards are fake and have no legal standing. Read more: B.C.reports 867…
How bad is Canada’s 4th COVID-19 wave getting? Here’s a look at the data
Canada is now fully in the grips of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which data is suggesting could be more dramatic than past surges of the virus thanks to the highly contagious Delta variant. Provinces and territories are now reporting more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases every day — a sharp turn from…
‘Strange things out there’: Inside Lake Ontario’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ | Globalnews.ca
By Max Hartshorn Global News August 28, 2021 16 min read The Marysburgh Vortex: What is it and why is it the site of so many shipwrecks? When experienced amateur pilot Ron Scott set out from Picton Airport in a Cessna 172 in the summer of 1975, there was no reason to suspect trouble.The sky…
‘Strange things out there’: Inside Lake Ontario’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’
When experienced amateur pilot Ron Scott set out from Picton Airport in a Cessna 172 in the summer of 1975, there was no reason to suspect trouble.The sky was clear.The wind was calm.It was perfect weather for a short pleasure flight over the shores of Prince Edward County.But as his plane made its way over…
More than 40 NSW children and teenagers rushed to hospital for self-harm every day
By Caitlin Fitzsimmons and James Massola August 29, 2021 — 12.00am For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Advertisement The COVID-19 pandemic and prolonged lockdown are severely damaging the mental health of young people in NSW, with emergency department visits for self-harm and suicidal ideation up 31 per cent for children and teenagers…