Saturday, December 23, 2023

Airstrike kills 76 members of the same family in Gaza, rescue officials say

A man lies on a stretcher in a hospital.

An Israeli airstrike killed 76 members of an extended family, rescue officials said Saturday, a day after the UN's chief warned again that nowhere is safe in Gaza and that Israel's ongoing offensive is creating "massive obstacles" to the distribution of humanitarian aid.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-war-airstrikes-family-1.7068862?cmp=rss

Manitoba family waits for return of son's body from Ukraine's front lines

Austin Lathlin-Bercier loved taking care of the stray cats in Ukraine.

The mother of Austin Lathlin-Bercier speaks for the first time about her son's journey from Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba to the Russia-Ukraine War, and her quest to repatriate his remains.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/family-waits-return-austin-lathlin-bercier-ukraine-1.7066348?cmp=rss

Friday, December 22, 2023

Texas governor charters plane to send migrants to Chicago

Texas Governor Greg Abbott chartered a plane to send 100 migrants to Chicago in response to the city giving fines to buses that were ferrying migrants to the city. It is the latest escalation in a political fight over the unprecedented number of migrants crossing from Mexico into border states like Texas.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/texas-governor-charters-plane-to-send-migrants-to-chicago-1.7068828?cmp=rss

Biden makes thousands convicted on marijuana charges eligible for pardon

An extreme closeup shows a person's pink lips holding a smoking cannabis joint.

U.S. President Joe Biden is making thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia eligible for pardons, the White House said Friday, in his latest round of executive clemencies meant to rectify racial disparities in the justice system.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-drug-marijuana-pardon-1.7067617?cmp=rss

Thursday, December 21, 2023

What to know about the Super League, the proposed competition shaking European soccer

Alphonso Davies of Bayern Munich challenges for the ball with Diogo Dalot of Manchester United during the UEFA Champions League match between Manchester United and FC Bayern München.

Europe’s top court ruled that FIFA, the sport’s international governing body, and UEFA, the continent’s governing soccer body, acted contrary to EU competition law by blocking plans for a breakaway European Super League in 2021.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/european-super-league-soccer-1.7067198?cmp=rss