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Bill Gates faced questions on Wednesday having little to do with helping found Microsoft or his global health philanthropy, as members of a U.S. congressional committee questioned him about his relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I hope my testimony is helpful to the work, the important work …
Read More »Premier’s Alberta Next Panel closes out tour in tense Calgary town hall
Premier Danielle Smith’s Alberta Next Panel closed out its cross-province tour on a tense note in Calgary on Monday night as the premier heard from residents with grievances directed at Ottawa and her own government. The slightest whiff of manure hung in the air at the south Calgary event centre, …
Read More »Planned presentation to U.S. vaccine advisory panel cited a study that doesn’t exist
A review on the use of the preservative thimerosal in vaccines slated to be presented on Thursday to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s outside vaccine committee cites a study that does not exist, according to the scientist listed as the study’s author. The report, titled “Thimerosal as a …
Read More »India R&AW US religious freedom panel report | अमेरिकी रिपोर्ट में खुफिया एजेंसी RAW पर बैन की मांग: भारतीय विदेश मंत्रालय ने कहा- ये रिपोर्ट पक्षपाती और राजनीति से प्रेरित
नई दिल्ली46 मिनट पहले कॉपी लिंक विदेश मंत्रालय के प्रवक्ता रणधीर जायसवाल ने कहा कि भारत की छवि कमजोर करने की ऐसी कोशिशें सफल नहीं होंगी। फाइल फोटो भारत सरकार ने देश में धार्मिक स्वतंत्रता और सीक्रेट एजेंसी RAW पर बैन की मांग करने वाली अमेरिकी सरकार की अंतरराष्ट्रीय धार्मिक …
Read More »Matt Gaetz paid thousands for drugs and sex, U.S. House panel finds
The U.S. House ethics committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs as a member of Congress. The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, …
Read More »Alberta CPP exit panel tries to persuade naysayers at town hall, argues with callers
The panel hearing from Albertans on quitting the Canada Pension Plan argued with callers and tried to persuade naysayers in its third telephone town hall session Thursday night. Panel chair Jim Dinning fired back at two callers, one of whom said Alberta’s claim to half the CPP is nothing but naked …
Read More »U of G professor appointed to United Nations Food Security panel
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A University of Guelph professor has a seat on the United Nations Food Security Panel. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute and a geography professor, has been appointed to the steering committee of the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food …
Read More »Ontario government appoints 5-member panel to dissolve Peel Region
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The provincial government has appointed a five-member transition team that will begin the process of dissolving the Region of Peel and officially grant Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon their independence in 2025. “The five members … will help ensure the dissolution process is …
Read More »Panel to release roadmap for Thunder Bay, Ont., police reform – Barrie
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 13, 2023 6:13 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size THUNDER BAY, Ont. — An independent expert panel is set to release recommendations to reform the Thunder Bay Police Service and the board overseeing it, following calls for more Indigenous representation …
Read More »It’s ‘really ugly,’ neighbours complain. But giant dirt mound isn’t illegal, panel rules
A large mound of earth on a vacant lot may be “an eyesore” and “really ugly” to some neighbours but the owner isn’t breaking any laws, Scarborough’s property standards panel has ruled. The 15-metre-high pile of dirt has been growing steadily for a couple of years, local residents say, causing problems from blowing dust to water …
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