Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday targeting what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault Oct. 1, officials said. There was no immediate information on damage in the Islamic Republic. “The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since Oct. 7 — […]
Pie and mash, a traditional Cockney dish, might soon get protected status in the U.K.
As It Happens5:57Pie n’ mash might soon get protected status in the UK A quick, cheap, working class dish — that’s the promise of pie and mash, a traditional Cockney meal consisting of a minced beef pie with mashed potatoes on the side and smothered in a parsley sauce. “It was almost like the original nutritious […]
Judge upholds dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter charge
A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie. In a ruling Thursday, District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer stood by her July decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. She said […]
Canada condemns ‘horrifying’ wave of gang violence in Haiti
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of “horrifying violence” perpetrated by gangs in Haiti. Gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation in recent weeks and the UN says gangs now control 85 per cent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Kenya is leading a multinational security […]
E. coli contamination of veggies harder to control than beef, experts say
Moves by major U.S. fast-food chains to temporarily pull fresh onions off their menus on Thursday, after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s, laid bare the recurring nightmare for restaurants: Produce is a bigger problem for restaurants to keep free of contamination than beef. Onions are […]
Poland arrests 4 in plot to mail explosives to Canada and U.S.
Politics·New Authorities in Poland have arrested four people in connection with an alleged plot to mail explosives to Canada and the United States. Group allegedly was testing the route via courier Nick Murray · CBC News · Posted: Oct 25, 2024 3:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago Polish authorities have arrested four […]
What North Korean boots on the ground in Russia could mean for Ukraine war
Until now, North Koreans in Russia were most commonly thought of as the grinding slave labourers who built soccer stadiums across the vast nation when the country hosted the 2018 World Cup. But Vladimir Putin’s comments on Thursday at the end of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, appeared to have bestowed a new, elevated status on […]
Channel migrant crisis hits new milestone as fury over German ‘failures’ mount | Politics | News
More migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats so far this year than over the whole of 2023, it has emerged. Around 300 are understood to have arrived in the UK on Friday. Home Office figures showed 509 people made the journey on Thursday in 11 boats, taking the provisional total for 2024 to […]
Biden to apologize for past U.S. policy on boarding schools for Indigenous children
U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to formally apologize on Friday to Indigenous Americans for the government’s role in the abuse and neglect of children sent to federal boarding schools to assimilate them into white society. At least 973 Native American children died in the abusive boarding school system over a 150-year period that ended in […]
King Charles acknowledges ‘painful’ past amid calls for Commonwealth discussions on reparations
King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history, as African and Caribbean countries push for reparations for Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery. Representatives of 56 countries totalling about 2.7 billion people, most with roots in Britain’s empire, are attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that began in Apia, Samoa, on […]