Thursday, November 18, 2021

After talks in D.C., Trudeau says he's still concerned about threats to Canada's auto sector

Biden North American Summit

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he pressed his U.S. counterpart to drop a provision of the pending $1.9-trillion social infrastructure bill which has the potential to devastate the Canadian auto sector.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-electric-vehicles-north-american-summit-1.6254869?cmp=rss

Judge exonerates 2 men for 1965 murder of Malcolm X

Malcolm X Commemoration

More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, and after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil rights icon's death, two of his convicted killers have been exonerated.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/malcolm-x-1.6254258?cmp=rss

U.S. congressman: Here's why America is more successful than Canada

Grothman

How's this for an attention-grabbing bit of political oratory? Rep. Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin opined that Canada and many other countries are less successful than the United States in a speech delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Republican offered a theory about why they are "countries that fail."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/speech-congress-canada-1.6253849?cmp=rss

No injuries reported after Canadian frigate catches fire at sea

HMCS Fredericton

A Canadian frigate serving as the flagship for one of NATO's standing naval groups has been damaged by fire off the coast of Norway.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/frigate-fire-norway-nato-1.6254012?cmp=rss

Concerns mount over China tennis star's safety after raising sexual assault allegation

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Questions on the well-being and whereabouts of a Chinese professional tennis player, who accused a former top government official of sexual assault, have been met by silence.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/chinese-tennis-player-peng-shuai-1.6253591?cmp=rss

U.K. to hold public inquiry into Novichok poisoning death

Britain Poisoning Probe-Sturgess

The U.K. government said Thursday that it has authorized a public inquiry to better examine any possible Russian involvement in the death of a British woman poisoned by a Soviet-developed nerve agent in 2018.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/novichok-united-kingdom-inquiry-1.6253488?cmp=rss

Hundreds of Iraqis to fly home from Belarus, abandoning effort to reach EU

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More than 400 Iraqis sought to fly home from Belarus on Thursday, abandoning their hopes of reaching the European Union following more than a week of tensions at the bloc's eastern border, where hundreds of migrants remain stuck.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iraqis-fly-home-from-belarus-1.6253444?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday

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The head of Germany's disease control agency has warned that the country faces a "really terrible Christmas" unless steps are taken to counter the sharp rise in coronavirus infections.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-nov18-2021-1.6253420?cmp=rss