Monday, January 13, 2020

Princes William and Harry issue statement amid U.K. Royal Family rift

BRITAIN-ROYALS/

Ahead of an unprecedented meeting with Queen Elizabeth, Princes William and Harry issued a statement Monday challenging the accuracy of a newspaper report that there's a severe strain on the relationship between the two brothers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royal-rift-meeting-harry-william-statement-1.5424586?cmp=rss

Pot seizures jumped at U.S. border in the year after Canada legalized cannabis

Pot at Border 1

Marijuana seizures at the U.S. border jumped in the year after Canada legalized recreational cannabis use. Figures provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) show seizures were up by 75 per cent in volume the year after legalization.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/marijuana-seizures-border-legalization-1.5418000?cmp=rss

'A difficult choice': Will Ottawa's Huawei 5G decision consider fates of Canadians jailed in China?

Canadians detained

As Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou prepares for her extradition hearing, Canada is still trying to decide if the Chinese telco should be part of this country's 5G network. Is it possible to make that decision without considering the fate of the two Canadians jailed in China following Meng's arrest?



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/meng-wanzhou-kovrig-spavor-huawei-5g-1.5402581?cmp=rss

Volcano sends clouds of ash near Philippine capital, prompts 'hazardous eruption' warning

PHILIPPINES-VOLCANO/TAAL

Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city, and seismologists warned an eruption could happen at any time, potentially triggering a tsunami.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/volcano-sends-clouds-of-ash-near-philippine-capital-prompts-hazardous-eruption-warning-1.5424576?cmp=rss

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Death toll from New Zealand volcano eruption hits 18 as victim succumbs to injuries

New Zealand Volcano Erupts

The death toll from last month's volcanic eruption in New Zealand rose to 18 as one of the injured died in a hospital in Australia, police said on Monday, while two remain missing and are presumed dead.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-zealand-white-island-volcano-eruption-death-1.5424452?cmp=rss