Snow monsters rise in Japan

Japan's northern prefecture of Aomori has become the site of 'snow monster' trees coated in snow and ice, creating fields of odd, snowy formations

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/snow-monsters-rise-in-japan-1.6739148?cmp=rss

2 workers dead after incident at Vancouver company's gold mine in Ghana

A Vancouver-based gold mining company is reporting the deaths of two contractors at its operation in the West African country of Ghana.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-mine-company-contractor-deaths-ghana-1.6738678?cmp=rss

Bus tickets paid by New York City helping migrants get close to Roxham Road crossing

The city says it will financially help those in New York trying to get somewhere else. For many, that somewhere is the Canadian border, just a short taxi ride away from the Plattsburgh terminus.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/migrants-roxham-road-new-york-city-bus-1.6738824?cmp=rss

China's military interest in high-altitude balloons is growing, documents reveal

China's Foreign Ministry has repeatedly described the balloon the drifted over the U.S. as an errant scientific craft, but Chinese military researchers have recently argued in publicly available papers that such aircraft should be further developed and deployed in specific missions.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-balloon-documents-1.6738210?cmp=rss

Pakistan accuses Wikipedia of allowing blasphemous content, blocks site

Pakistan's media regulator said Monday it blocked Wikipedia services in the country for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing purportedly blasphemous content from the site. Critics denounced Islamabad's action, saying it was a blow to digital rights.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-wikipedia-dispute-1.6738169?cmp=rss

Canada's Russia sanctions are hitting people with no connection to Putin's war

Canada's economic measures against Russia — which are meant to target the assets of wealthy oligarchs and government officials — are hitting the personal finances of people with no ties to the Putin regime, CBC News has learned.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-russia-ukraine-sanctions-1.6736088?cmp=rss