Day: February 25, 2023
N. Carolina magnate accused of scheme to skim company funds
A North Carolina business magnate has been indicted on federal charges based on allegations he conspired to skim large amounts of money from his insurance companies, then lied about it to hide the scheme with two co-conspirators.
EU Imposes 10th Round Of Sanctions On Russia
The EU agreed a new round of sanctions on Russia on Friday, the one-year anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the bloc’s Swedish presidency announced.
George Santos gives bizarre defence for GOP plan to make the AR-15 the ‘National Gun of America’
Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed Mr Santos’s false claim that AR-15 assault rifles saves lives, calling the remark “outrageous and appalling”
These two maps show how the war in Ukraine has evolved
Data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project organization shows how the battlefield changed over the year.
10 Years After Lac-Mégantic Tragedy, Are Canada’s Rails Safe?
When a runaway train loaded with oil jumped the tracks in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, 47 people died in Canada’s worst rail disaster in nearly 150 years.
Defense Watch: Taiwan Backlog, Tester To Run, Unmanned Exercise, Flag Moves
Taiwan Trip. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), chair of new the House Select Committee on China, has urged Congress to address the backlog of Foreign Military Sale cases with Taiwan following a trip to Taipei this week where he met with senior government o…
Saskatchewan woman reflects on family one year after war in Ukraine began
On the one-year mark since Russia first waged war on Ukraine, a refugee reflects on their journey to Saskatchewan, and their fears for those who remain in the battle zone.