Volume 1681
Did you know……
- According to cbnnews.com, Benjamin Netanyahu made a stunning comeback as Israel's prime minister when he won a sweeping, unassailable victory in the national elections held on November 1, 2022.
- Epoch Times reports that the Canadian province of Alberta added 14,000 new full-time jobs in October, based on Statistics Canada findings, adding that it marks a gain of 103,000 jobs since same time last year. Alberta Jobs, Economy, and Northern Development Minister Brian Jean credited the United Conservative Party’s fiscal policies for the job gains in his province.
- According to Epoch, Elon Musk has threatened to “name and shame” brands that have either vocally or quietly pulled their ads from Twitter following Musk’s takeover of the social media platform and firing of around half of its staff because he felt they’re trying to destroy free speech in America.
- Epoch reports that domestic eco-terrorism is raising its ugly head in Canada. Just after midnight on Feb. 18, 20 masked attackers armed with axes attacked staff at a Coastal GasLink (CGL) construction camp site in Northern BC., terrorizing workers and causing millions of dollars in damage. Another extreme attack occurred in Smithers, B.C. on Oct. 26, when arsonists torched 4 RCMP vehicles and an ambulance at a motel in the B.C. town. That attack barely made a blip among legacy media outlets. No arrests have been made. Violent activists in B.C. are entrenched and emboldened by a lack of action from authorities.
- According to Reuters, Medibank Private Ltd, Australia's biggest health insurer, on Monday said no ransom payment will be made to the criminal responsible for a recent data theft, wherein around 9.7 million current and former customers' data of date of birth, address, phone number, and email addresses for around 9.7 million current and former customers were accessed in the data theft.
- Epoch Health reports that children’s hospitals across Canada report being ‘overwhelmed’ by children with respiratory infections.
- According to Epoch, two leaders of the election integrity group True the Vote were released from jail after an appeals court overruled a judge’s order that they be detained for contempt of court.
- Federal records show that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) imposed quarantine fines at a rate of over $61,000 a day on cross-border travellers from January to August. A total of 3,614 tickets were issued against travellers who breached the federal quarantine rules, with most at land borders, from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31.
- Ontario schools reopened for in-person learning after Premier Doug Ford said he “extended an olive branch” to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 55,000 education support staff. Contract negotiations have now resumed, following a two-day walkout that shut down many schools in the province beginning on Nov. 4.
- According to Global News, as of Dec. 1, the City of Toronto is dropping its COVID-19 vaccine mandate and intends to offer reinstatement to unionized unvaccinated employees or those who didn’t disclose their vaccination status.
- Epoch reports that the RCMP said it is looking into reports of former pilots from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) allegedly training Chinese military pilots at a South African flight school.
- VOA reports that Tropical Storm Nicole was approaching the U.S.A. Wednesday and residents of Florida are bracing for the storm, which could strengthen to a hurricane.
- According to Epoch, the Canadian Armed Forces is now accepting permanent residents and have dropped its requirement that enlistees must be Canadian citizens, amid ongoing reports of the military’s recruitment crisis.
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