Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
Government business on pause as Conservatives demand documents on defunct green tech foundation
The government has been unable to put any of its own business before the House of Commons for a full week, and the Conservatives on Thursday said that’s the result of Liberal “corruption.” Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer said the governing party would rather see the House bogged down in debate than produce documents related to misspent government dollars in a program his party has dubbed the “green slush fund.” House Speaker Greg Fergus ruled last Thursday that the government “clearly did not fully comply” with an order from theRead more
3 former officers convicted of witness tampering in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing. Jurors deliberated for about six hours before coming back with a mixed verdict for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith. All were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating, but Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges. Haley was acquitted of violating Nichols’s civilRead more
Melania Trump says women have right to abortion access
Melania Trump writes in her upcoming memoir that a woman has the right to an abortion, The Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday, while her husband, Donald Trump, backs the ability for U.S. states to restrict the procedure. “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?” Melania Trump writes in her memoir that is due to be published four weeks before the Nov. 5 election, in which her husband faces Democrat U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris. “Restricting a woman’s right toRead more
Canadian charter flights leaving Lebanon have hundreds of empty seats, Global Affairs says
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) says two flights chartered by the federal government to bring Canadians out of Lebanon left Beirut for Istanbul Thursday with just 275 passengers and 379 empty seats. In Paris on Thursday for the Francophonie Summit, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told reporters there were 654 seats on those two flights. “Please take the seats,” Joly said. “At this point, not all seats are taken by Canadians.” Shortly after Joly’s media availability, her department issued a press release saying those two flights collectively carried 275 passengers, not all ofRead more