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2020-10-21

Iran behind false, threatening information sent to U.S. voters ahead of election: FBI

Article Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7412112/fbi-election-security-announcement/?utm_source=site_banner

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and intelligence community says Iran and Russia have “taken specific actions to influence public opinion” in the upcoming presidential election. John Ratcliffe, the U.S. Director of National Security, said Wednesday that Iran is behind a series of emails to voters containing both intimidating threats to vote for particular candidates, as well as false information about voting. The emails were sent after Iran obtained “some voter information” from U.S. databases, he said.

2020-10-21

Helmut Oberlander appeal dismissed, ex-Nazi death squad member moves a step closer to deportation

Papertroll Canada, History, Law & Crime 0

Article Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7411077/helmut-oberlander-appeal-dismissed-nazi-death-squad-deportation/

Former Nazi death squad member Helmut Oberlander has moved one step closer to being expelled from Canada. Last November, his lawyers asked the Immigration and Refugee Board to dismiss his case on the grounds his citizenship was never expunged and the immigration division lacks jurisdiction to issue a removal order.

2020-10-21

‘It’s not normal but it’s safe’: Calgary councillor explains why our tap water smells, tastes funky

Papertroll Canada, Food & Drink, Health & Living 0

Article Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7410920/calgary-water-smells-taste-pond-water-bad/

If you’ve been wondering why Calgary’s tap water smells and tastes different lately, you’re not alone. Ward 1 Coun. Ward Sutherland said he started getting calls from neighbours and constituents almost three weeks ago complaining that the city’s water tasted and smelled strange, like pond water. “It’s quite interesting,” Sutherland said. “This is the first time, especially in northwest Calgary, that this has happened — to my knowledge anyway — in the past 20 years.”

2020-10-19

Canada concerned by ‘pattern of malicious cyber activity’ by Russian military, GAC says

Papertroll Canada, Politics & Economics 0

Article Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7406404/canada-russian-cyber-activity/

Canadian officials are expressing concern over what they say is a “pattern of malicous cyber activity” at the hands of Russian military intelligence. In a statement Monday afternoon, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the Communications Security Establishment said the country is “concerned over reports of a series of global malicious cyber activities, as detailed in today’s statements by the United States and the United Kingdom.” “These statements clearly demonstrate a pattern of disruptive activities and a continued disregard for the rules-based international order and international law,” the statement reads.

2020-10-19

UCP approves policy to create private health-care system in Alberta

Papertroll Canada, Health & Living, Politics & Economics 0

Article Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7404348/ucp-private-healthcare-policy-approved/

Alberta’s United Conservative Party has voted to approve a policy that supports creating a “privately funded and privately managed health-care system.” The party voted to approve the policy during its annual general meeting Saturday, in a vote that squeaked through with nearly 53 per cent in favour, the closest vote of all 30 policies the party approved. The policy also says that physicians should be allowed to run a “hybrid system” practice, charging fees for services “to remain solvent and grow in scope.” It also specifies that patients “will have a choice” between a private and a public service. It adds the private system could help keep medical tourism dollars in Alberta.

2020-10-15

Windsor restaurant threatened with human rights action after mask dispute at takeout window

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Article Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/thai-restaurant-takeout-food-mask-legal-action-1.5760681

After refusing food to a customer who wouldn’t wear a mask at a walk-up takeout window, a local Thai restaurant was given an ultimatum: pay $20,000 or be taken to a human rights tribunal. Thai Palace received a hand-delivered letter Friday from Antoine d’Ailly Law Office, which states a claim of discrimination will be filed against the restaurant for violating the Ontario Human Rights Code. The letter demands that the owner hand over any and all video footage of the incident, which it says occurred on Oct. 7. It also says the restaurant can settle the issue and avoid “the necessity of a formal process” by paying $20,000.

2020-10-13

Vermont police officer kills woman, himself while on duty: investigators

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Article Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7393518/vermont-police-officer-murder-suicide/

Discussion posted by: Papertroll

A Vermont police officer shot and killed a woman before dying by suicide while on duty Monday, investigators have confirmed. Vermont State Police said in a statement that Jeffrey Strock, a member of the Berlin Police Department in Berlin, Vt., drove his police cruiser to a two-unit apartment building in Barre Town and shot Julie Fandino, 51, on the back porch. Strock, 58, then shot himself, police said.

2020-10-12

Bike Calgary pushes city to keep pedestrian, cyclist lanes open through winter

Papertroll Health & Living, Politics & Economics 0

Article Link: https://calgarysun.com/news/local-news/bike-calgary-pushes-city-to-extend-pedestrian-cyclist-lanes-through-winter/wcm/fdb11dd1-0f6c-4568-8420-2466efeca53d

Discussion posted by: Papertroll

A Calgary cyclist group is calling on the city to reverse its decision to dismantle temporary pedestrian and cyclist lanes that have been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. The city announced last week the popular “adaptive lanes” would be taken down after the Thanksgiving long weekend, citing a need to “prepare for winter operations.”

2020-10-05

Ontario woman finds needle in her spine 16 years after giving birth

Papertroll Canada, Health & Living 0

Article Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/needle-spine-patient-hospital-1.5743567

Discussion posted by: Papertroll

When the pain in her shoulders and weakness in her right leg started two years ago, Giovanna Ippolito thought it was just part of getting older — that’s until the 46-year-old’s doctor ordered an X-ray that showed a five-centimetre long, broken needle embedded in her spine. It was a medical error that took more than a decade to discover — after medical staff at the time failed to report it. “When I saw it on the X-ray just protruding out like that … it made me sick to my stomach. It’s scary to know that it’s just sitting there in my spine,” the Bolton, Ont., woman, said of seeing the X-ray in October 2018.

2020-10-02

Clare Bronfman sentenced to almost 7 years in prison for offences in NXIVM cult

Papertroll Canada, Law & Crime 0

Article Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bronfman-nxivm-sentencing-1.5744766

Discussion posted by: Papertroll

Clare Bronfman, a wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere and the American daughter of the late Edgar Bronfman, has been sentenced to almost seven years for her role in the NXIVM case. The 41-year-old was born into a wealthy Canadian-American family whose wealth stems from the Seagram empire that began when Bronfman’s grandfather, Samuel, set up the Canadian whisky distiller in Canada just across the U.S. border during prohibition. Bronfman admitted in a guilty plea last year that she harboured someone who was living in the U.S. illegally for unpaid “labour and services” and that she committed credit card fraud on behalf of Raniere, leader of the group called NXIVM.

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