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Malaysia’s Najib Razak will become the country’s first former prime minister to be jailed, after losing his final appeal on Tuesday in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund. The top court unanimously upheld his conviction and 12-year prison sentence, meaning Najib will have to …
Read More »U.S. drone strike kills al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, Biden confirms
A U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend killed Ayman al-Zawahri, who took over as al-Qaeda leader after Osama bin Laden’s death during a raid on his compound by U.S. forces in 2011, President Joe Biden confirmed Monday, less than a year after American troops left the country following a …
Read More »The National | Al-Qaeda leader killed, B.C. fires, England soccer victory
Aug. 1, 2022 | Al-Qaeda leader and mastermind of 9/11 attacks, Ayman al-Zawahri, killed by U.S. drone strike in Kabul. Plus, growing fire forces more evacuations in B.C. News Source link
Read More »B.C. Indigenous leader Ed John’s trial comes to abrupt halt as Crown stays sex charges
The B.C. Prosecution Service says a stay of proceedings has been directed in the sex assault trial of former provincial cabinet minister and Indigenous leader Edward John, 73. The decision to halt the case in the B.C. Supreme Court in Prince George follows cross-examination of the complainant on four counts of sexual intercourse without …
Read More »British PM Boris Johnson resigns, but will stay on until new leader is chosen
Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was resigning as Britain’s prime minister, bowing to calls from ministerial colleagues and lawmakers in his Conservative Party. After more than 50 ministers quit and lawmakers said he must go, an isolated and powerless Johnson spoke outside 10 Downing Street and confirmed he would …
Read More »Alberta government memos on school masking ‘damning,’ union leader says
Internal documents, ordered released through the courts, are raising new questions about the Kenney government’s February decision to lift the mask mandate in schools and block school boards from bringing in their own. The new evidence is part of an ongoing case involving the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) and …
Read More »Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath tests positive for COVID-19 just ahead of election
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has tested positive for COVID-19 just two weeks ahead of the provincial election. Horwath said she tested positive on a rapid test Thursday morning. “Like many others in this pandemic, this morning I tested positive for COVID-19,” Horwath said in a tweet. “We’re doing our best to …
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