Friday, December 2, 2022

Feds eyeing repatriation of 19 Canadian women and children held in Syria: document

Syria Foreign Detainees

The federal government is looking at helping to secure the release of 19 Canadian women and children being held in northeastern Syria, a newly filed court document says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-government-repatriation-syria-1.6673340?cmp=rss

Schools in southern India move toward greater gender equality

Schools in southern India move toward greater gender equality

In the southern region of India, dozens of schools are allowing girls to wear the same uniform as boys in a move to further gender equality and inspire confidence in the girls.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/schools-in-southern-india-move-toward-greater-gender-equality-1.6673307?cmp=rss

This man fled Qatar in fear of persecution because he's gay. Now he's pushing back

Nasser Mohamed

Referred to as Qatar’s first person to come out publicly as gay, Dr. Nasser Mohamed thought having the World Cup on his home soil was the perfect opportunity to shed light on the country’s mistreatment of LGBTQ2+ people.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/nasser-mohamed-qatar-1.6671052?cmp=rss

Man charged with murder in connection with Takeoff's death

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Police have arrested a 33-year-old man in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff, who was killed last month outside a bowling alley in Houston.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/man-charged-in-takeoff-shooting-1.6672757?cmp=rss

U.S. dismissing charges against Huawei's Meng Wanzhou

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U.S. prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss bank fraud and other charges against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies whose 2018 arrest strained relations between the U.S. and China.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-charges-meng-wanzhou-1.6671878?cmp=rss

Remember that electric-vehicle spat with the U.S.? The Europeans are still steaming

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Canada managed to resolve its most pressing complaint about the Buy-American provisions in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. But the Europeans are still steaming over what it could mean for electric vehicle manufacuring. The French president's visit to Washington highlights lingering trade tensions at a perilous trans-Atlantic moment.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ev-spat-canada-macron-1.6671221?cmp=rss

French baguette makes UN cultural heritage list — but some refuse to toast the decision

FRANCE-BAGUETTE/UNESCO

The baguette has been added to the United Nations’ cultural heritage list, delighting bakers around the world. But at least one bread expert says he’s feeling downright crusty about the decision. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/baguette-unesco-controversy-1.6670816?cmp=rss