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Simon Fraser University (SFU) is looking into the actions of an instructor after he allegedly sent students an anti-trans, sexist rant to students via email. SFU tells CityNews it is aware of the email and explains that it contained personal views that don’t represent the views of the university. “Over the weekend, we were made…

Australia’s treatment of its original inhabitants has been and is abominable. The original English settlers who arrived around 1800 expelled them forcibly from the Eastern Crescent, which contains every major city except Perth, and the only significant river system on the continent. Fortunately, the early White Australia Policy, which forbade…

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — They hail from their states’ most prominent Republican families. They have been among the GOP’s sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump. And after the Jan. 6 insurrection, they supported his impeachment. But for all their similarities, the political fortunes of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowskiof Alaska and U.S. Rep. Liz…

Japan’s government has “declared a war on floppy disks”. Decades after the unwieldy magnetic storage disks became obsolete and were phased out globally, Japan’s digital ministry has announced that it will finally do away with floppy disks and other outdated technology in a bid to modernise its bureaucracy. In a press conference this week,…

13 Chinese airforce planes flew on the eastern part of the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, 13 August, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said. Taking to their official Twitter handle, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said that 29 Chinese aircraft and six vessels were detected around their territory. The incursions occurred just three days…

56 Mins AgoSouth Korea's Kospi slips 2%, dragged by energy and manufacturing stocksSouth Korea's Kospi lost 2%, dragged by energy and industrial stocks.The fall marks an easing off from Monday's gains when the index posted its best session since late March 2020 after the country re-imposed a ban on short selling.The Kukdong Oil and Chemicals Co.…

In their new filing arguing for some continued secrecy, the Justice Department made clear the seriousness of the ongoing criminal investigation, saying it "implicates highly classified materials.""Disclosure of the government's affidavit at this stage would also likely chill future cooperation by witnesses whose assistance may be sought as this…

When Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently mused about potential reforms to the provincial health-care system, he referenced Shouldice Hospital as an example of the positive role privatization could play.His praise of the world-renowned private hernia clinic, one of only a few Ontario hospitals allowed to operate for profit, also raised the …

Jim Young/Reuters/File The exterior of the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, November 30, 2018.…

Vinson Chiu (L)/Jennie Gai compete during the mixed doubles first round match between Vinson Chiu/Jennie Gai of the United States and Guo Xinwa/Zhang Shuxian of China at the BWF World Championships 2022 in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 23, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu) Ties Van Der Lecq/Debora Jille(L) compete during the mixed doubles second round match…