Month: October 2020

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and journalist Glenn Greenwald made a joint appearance on Saturday in which they discussed how the “products of surveillance” include accumulation of metadata as well as drone strikes. The two were speaking via separate video streams at a session of Amnesty International USA’s annual human rights conference taking place at a…

Click:全国楼凤论坛 Racing Point technical director Andy Green admits to being puzzled by Ferrari’s qualifying pace of late relative to the Italian outfit’s performance on Sundays. Charles Leclerc qualified fifth at the Tuscany GP and lined up fourth on the grid at the Eifel GP, the Scuderia’s best result since last summer’s British GP. But come…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will call an election that “nobody wants” this week if the House of Commons passes a Conservative motion that he says will confirm it has lost confidence in his minority government. “It will be up to parliamentarians and the Opposition to decide whether they want to make this minority…

NOBLEFORD, Alta. ― Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole praised Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for his province’s handling of COVID-19 as the two sat side-by-side during a livestream on Saturday, while neither leader wore a mask. “I’m the easiest guy to hang out with because I can’t give it or get it from anyone for four months,”…

As the British Columbia provincial election enters its final stretch, the B.C. Liberal Party is scrambling after a Zoom “roast” video leaked this weekend. The recording, featuring a party candidate engaging in sexist comments, had attendees that included the party leader and other Liberal candidates standing by and laughing along. B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson…

Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a resurgence in the spread of the disease. The Reuters tally is based on official reporting by individual countries. Experts believe the true numbers of both cases and deaths are likely much higher, given deficiencies in…

HALIFAX — Justin Trudeau called Friday for federal agencies to ensure those involved in an Indigenous-led lobster fishery are safe, a day after a Mi’kmaq chief accused him of offering words rather than action. The prime minister’s comments came in the wake of two violent clashes involving 200 people on Tuesday outside lobster pounds that…

KINGSTON, Ont. — A board of trustees has approved Queen’s University’s decision to remove the name of Sir John A. Macdonald from its law school building. The move marks the end of a months-long process that began after a petition to change the name gathered support. Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada, but also…

HALIFAX — Tensions remain high in the dispute over the Indigenous lobster fishery in Nova Scotia. Here are five things to know about the situation. 1. The dispute has a long history. In September 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the treaty rights of the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet and Passamaquoddy bands in Eastern Canada to…

Parents in Ontario’s COVID-19 hot spots should not let their children trick or treat for Halloween this year, the province said Monday.  “Believe me, I don’t want to be the bad guy out there that says kids can’t go trick or treating. I don’t want that,” Premier Doug Ford told reporters after the announcement was…