Friday, October 25, 2024

Pie and mash, a traditional Cockney dish, might soon get protected status in the U.K.

a plate of mashed potatoes and a meat pie sit, smothered in a green sauce, on a grey speckled counter beside a fork and knife

Conservative MP Richard Holden led a debate in U.K. Parliament this week, campaigning for pie and mash — a working-class dish with a rich history — to be given an official protected designation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/pie-and-mash-protected-status-1.7363479?cmp=rss

Canada condemns 'horrifying' wave of gang violence in Haiti

A close up image of a man's hands showing a pile of bullet casings on the ground.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of "horrifying violence" perpetrated by gangs in Haiti. Gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation in recent weeks and the UN says gangs now control 85 per cent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-condemns-haiti-violence-1.7363817?cmp=rss

Poland arrests 4 in plot to mail explosives to Canada and U.S.

A police car with Polish writing on it is parked with his flashing lights on.

Authorities in Poland have arrested four people in connection with an alleged plot to mail explosives to Canada and the United States.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poland-mail-explosives-plot-canada-1.7363900?cmp=rss