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From fining the poor to driving out black cabs, Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP Steve Tuckwell outlines the consequences of Sadiq Khan’s war on motorists. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Why surging migration is causing so many political headaches in the U.S. — and beyond
The United States is experiencing a historic migration surge, and the political fallout is spreading to some far-flung and unpredictable places. Here are eight things to know that help explain the ongoing situation. CBC | World News
Read More »A Gaza doctor has been missing since November. His Canadian cousin is still looking for answers
Dr. Saleh Eleiwa, an emergency physician at Al-Shifa Hospital, was on a call with his cousin in Canada on Nov. 18 when he approached an IDF checkpoint while evacuating the hospital under Israeli raid. Witnesses have told the family that Eleiwa was taken by the IDF, but neither Israel nor Red Cross has answered questions about his whereabouts. CBC | ...
Read More »Federal court overturns American transgender woman’s persecution-based refugee claim
Canada’s Federal Court has overturned a decision granting refugee status to an American transgender woman who successfully argued that a combination of gun culture and rising transphobia left her at risk of persecution in the United States. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. federal judge postpones Trump trial on charges of plotting to overturn 2020 election
A U.S. federal judge in Washington formally postponed Donald Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal from the former president continues to work its way through the courts. CBC | World News
Read More »Coral reef monitor adds new alert levels to keep up with soaring ocean temperatures
Ocean temperatures are rising so dramatically that the organization that monitors threats to coral reefs worldwide has added three new alert categories. CBC | World News
Read More »Conservatives call on Canada to donate rockets to Ukraine — but not all are battle-ready
The federal Conservatives are demanding that the Liberal government donate to Ukraine tens of thousands of surplus air-to-ground rockets that are slated for disposal. But the weapons may not be ready for the field. CBC | World News
Read More »How Hungary played spoiler to Ukraine’s biggest backer | About That
The European Union approved a 50 billion euro aid package to Ukraine, following weeks of opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Andrew Chang breaks down Hungary’s fraught relationship with the EU and why Orbán has stood alone in blocking the deal. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. strikes targets in Iraq and Syria as retaliation for fatal drone attack in Jordan, officials say
The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias on Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend, officials told The Associated Press. CBC | World News
Read More »3 dead, 280 injured in Nairobi after gas cylinders explode and resulting fire spreads
Liquid petroleum gas cylinders on a truck exploded in an illegal depot in a residential area of the Kenyan capital, killing at least three people and injuring 280 others, officials said Friday. The death toll was expected to rise. CBC | World News
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