Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Navalny aide suspects Russian opposition leader being poisoned in prison

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Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in failing health because of a new suspected poisoning and is back in a punishment cell after a few days in regular confinement, a spokesperson said Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/navalny-russian-prison-poison-1.6808216?cmp=rss

U.S. inflation rate eased to 5% in March — lowest rise in almost 2 years

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U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and lower food prices providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices for nearly two years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/us-inflation-1.6807694?cmp=rss

Mexico immigration agency leader, others to be charged in deadly migrant fire

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Mexico's top immigration official will face criminal charges in a fire that killed 40 migrants in Ciudad Juarez last month, with federal prosecutors saying he was remiss in not preventing the disaster despite earlier indications of problems at his agency's detention centres.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-migrant-fire-investigation-1.6807660?cmp=rss

How Sweden electrified its home heating — and what Canada could learn

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In the 1970s, most Swedish homes were heated with oil boilers. Today, electric-powered heat pumps dominate, and have drastically cut emissions from single-family homes. How did that happen? And are there lessons for Canada’s transition away from fossil fuel heating?



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/sweden-heat-pumps-1.6806799?cmp=rss