Monday, February 14, 2022
Accounting firm dumps Trump, says his financial statements are no longer reliable
The accounting firm that prepared former U.S. president Donald Trump's annual financial statements says the documents "should no longer be relied upon" after New York's attorney general said they regularly misstated the value of assets.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-accounting-firm-1.6351580?cmp=rss
Whoopi Goldberg returns to The View after suspension for Holocaust comment
Whoopi Goldberg returned to The View on Monday following a two-week suspension for remarks she made about the Holocaust.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/whoopi-goldberg-returns-to-the-view-1.6351239?cmp=rss
Judge says he will dismiss Sarah Palin's defamation case against New York Times
A U.S. judge on Monday found that Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican U.S. vice-presidential candidate, did not present sufficient evidence to win a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, in a case seen as a test of longstanding protections for American media.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sarah-palin-new-york-times-libel-lawsuit-judge-dismisses-1.6351363?cmp=rss
Mauritius plants flag on Chagos Islands despite British sovereignty claims
Officials planted the red, blue, yellow and green flag of Mauritius on the Peros Banhos atoll in the Chagos Islands, whose residents were expelled by Britain half a century ago to make way for a U.S. military base.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mauritius-chagos-islands-sovereignty-britain-1.6351217?cmp=rss
Camilla tests positive for COVID-19 days after husband Prince Charles confirmed infected
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for COVID-19 four days after her husband Prince Charles was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus, the couple's office said Monday.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/camilla-prince-charles-covid-19-1.6351123?cmp=rss
Ukraine hints at concessions to Russia as German leader heads to region
Ukraine's ambassador to Britain on Monday backtracked on remarks suggesting that Kyiv would reconsider its attempt to join NATO, as Russia masses a force within striking distance of its neighbour, but said other concessions could be on offer.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-nato-feb14-2022-1.6350737?cmp=rss
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday
Alberta's mandatory mask requirement for children under 12 in all settings and for all students in schools ends today. Saskatchewan's vaccine passport is over today, too.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb14-2022-1.6350677?cmp=rss