Iran arrests two journalists amid conspiracy allegations

Iran arrests two journalists amid conspiracy allegations

Elaha Mohammadi, a reporter for Ham-Mihan newspaper in Iran, was sentenced to five years in prison, Arab media reported on Sunday. This ruling, confirmed by the appeals court, relates to charges of assembly and conspiracy to commit a crime against national security, and Mohammadi must report to Evin prison within five days to begin … Read more

Won’t hesitate to give up ministerial post if our people do not get justice: Chirag Paswan

Won’t hesitate to give up ministerial post if our people do not get justice: Chirag Paswan

Union minister Chirag Paswan on Tuesday gave a strong message to the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre during the meeting of LJP (Ram Vilas) SC/ST wing in Patna. The SC/ST wing had organised a special event to congratulate Paswan on becoming a Union minister. “The day I will feel that our people are not … Read more

Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end occupation of Gaza, West Bank

Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end occupation of Gaza, West Bank

Politics Canada abstained today from a high-profile United Nations vote demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank within a year. Canada’s ambassador told UN assembly the motion was too one-sided to support Dylan Robertson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 18, 2024 2:29 PM EDT … Read more

Feds expand list of Iranian officials barred from entering Canada

Feds expand list of Iranian officials barred from entering Canada

The federal government is expanding a list of Iranian officials that are inadmissible to Canada. Ottawa first introduced measures under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) in November 2022 that barred a number of senior Iranian officials from entering Canada. Those measures applied to people who were senior members of the Iranian government from … Read more

Red Lobster’s Canadian restaurants expected to stay open in court-approved plan

Red Lobster’s Canadian restaurants expected to stay open in court-approved plan

A Canadian court has cleared the reorganization plan of Red Lobster that will see the seafood chain exit bankruptcy. Justice Peter Cavanagh of the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto on Tuesday granted an order that recognizes and gives force to the plan approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge last week. The future of the … Read more

Washington’s indictment shines a bright light on the dark corners of Russian disinformation operations

Washington’s indictment shines a bright light on the dark corners of Russian disinformation operations

The affidavit of an FBI special agent, and the Russian documents attached to it, offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a vast Russian network of disinformation. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two Russians — both employees of state broadcaster RT — accused of illegally funnelling $9.7 million into a Tennessee media company. … Read more

Liberal MPs call for probe into Canadian connections to alleged Russian propaganda scheme

Liberal MPs call for probe into Canadian connections to alleged Russian propaganda scheme

Liberal MPs are calling for a committee investigation of Canadian connections to U.S. allegations that Russia has used state-run media, unwitting influencers and websites to spread disinformation. Last week, the U.S. Justice Department unsealed an indictment against two Russian nationals accusing them of setting up a conservative media outlet as a front for pro-Kremlin propaganda. … Read more

Musician Jacob Hoggard requests bail, says he’s in solitary jail cell amid threats

Musician Jacob Hoggard requests bail, says he’s in solitary jail cell amid threats

Disgraced musician Jacob Hoggard says he’s faced threats while in custody and is being held in solitary confinement, as his lawyers mount another appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The former Hedley frontman’s lawyer, Arash Ghiassi, appeared in a Toronto courtroom by Zoom on Tuesday morning. Hoggard’s legal team is seeking to have Hoggard, 40, … Read more

Google ads are everywhere. Now they’re being taken to court, too

Google ads are everywhere. Now they’re being taken to court, too

One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the company faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company — this time over its advertising technology. The U.S. Justice Department, joined by a coalition of states, and Google each made opening statements Monday to a federal judge who will decide whether the firm holds a monopoly over … Read more

Quebec to approve advance requests for MAID as of Oct. 30

Quebec to approve advance requests for MAID as of Oct. 30

The Quebec government is following through on its promise last month to authorize certain early requests for medical assistance in dying, starting this fall. As of October 30, patients can make advance requests for the procedure before their condition renders them incapable of giving consent. Quebec adopted a law in June 2023 allowing requests from … Read more