Saturday, September 14, 2024

Canadian among 37 sentenced to death over Congo coup attempt

A group of people in prison uniforms are are seen surrounded by fences as they sit on chairs.

A military court in Congo handed down a death sentences on Friday to 37 people, including a Canadian, after convicting them on charges of participating in an attempted coup.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/congo-death-sentences-coup-attempt-1.7323761?cmp=rss

Major Russian disinfo site featuring anti-Trudeau articles prompts calls for new focus at public inquiry

A screengrab from a website features a banner reading "this website has been seized" above two logos for the U.S. Department of Justice and the F.B.I.

The website Reliable Recent News has been identified by officials in Europe and the U.S. as a repository for pro-Kremlin articles that are distributed through a network of affiliated sites disguised to appear as legitimate news outlets.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/russian-disinformation-1.7323128?cmp=rss

She was killed while rollerblading in Gaza. Her father hopes she'll be the last child killed in the war

A picture of a little girl appears on a phone

A photo of Tala Abu Ajwa wrapped in a white shroud with her pink rollerblades went viral soon after her death in Gaza City. Her father says she took her skates with her during every displacement the family had since the Israel-Hamas war began 11 months ago.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-israel-war-kids-1.7318412?cmp=rss

Why Kamala Harris is going all-in on North Carolina

Harris speaking in front of sign that says "North Carolina"

There’s a reason Kamala Harris keeps visiting North Carolina, why it was her first post-debate stop and why campaign money is now flooding into the state. Victory here would change everything. And it's attainable.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-carolina-feature-2024-1.7322241?cmp=rss