Sunday, March 20, 2022

Shooting at Arkansas car show leaves 1 dead, 24 wounded

Shooting-Arkansas

One person was killed and 24 people were wounded after gunfire erupted during a car show that is part of an annual community event in a small southeast Arkansas town, authorities said Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/1-dead-24-injured-shooting-arkansas-car-show-march-20-1.6391548?cmp=rss

Car slams into carnival revellers in Belgium, killing 6

BELGIUM-CRASH/

 A car has slammed at high speed into carnival revellers in a small town in southern Belgium, killing six people and leaving 10 more with life-threatening injuries.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/belgium-carnival-car-crash-1.6391332?cmp=rss

Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill part of Republican drive to limit talk of sex and race in U.S. classrooms

Florida Same Sex Silencing

Discussions about sexual identity and race are being forced out of schools in states where conservatives argue cultural change has gone overboard.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-bill-controversy-1.6389308?cmp=rss

What can the Commonwealth do? Why questions loom over its role, despite the Queen's devotion

Britain Royals

As much as Queen Elizabeth holds out hope that the Commonwealth "remains an influential force for good in our world for generations to come," there has also been longstanding debate and questions over the role and relevance of the organization.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/commonwealth-queen-trudeau-simon-1.6389775?cmp=rss

North Korea fires artillery into sea days after failed missile launch, South Korea says

South Korea Koreas Tensions

North Korea fired suspected artillery pieces into the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, days after the North's latest missile launch ended in failure amid the country's recent burst of weapons testing activity.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-korea-fires-suspected-artillery-south-1.6391318?cmp=rss