Category: World News
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Canadian government investigating another new hack at Global Affairs
It looks like there may have been a big data breach at the foreign affairs department of the Canadian government. CBC News reports that what they call a “long-term data security breach” on Global Affairs Canada’s private network is being looked into. The news service says that at least two private hard drives were breached,…
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Shark Attacks on a Woman Swimming At Australia Beach
Police and the media said Tuesday that a woman was bitten by a shark while swimming in Sydney Harbour. The woman was taken to the hospital with a “serious” leg injury. The woman was swimming off a wharf at Elizabeth Bay on Monday night when she was attacked, police said. She was less than two…
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Canada becomes second most drug-addicted country in world, study says
A lot of people in Canada are hooked on drugs. The country is ranked as having the second most drug addicts in the world. According to a new study by the vaping goods website Go Smoke Free, Canada has 2.46 drug use disorders per 100 people, which is second only to the U.S. with 3.42…
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Canberra becomes Australia’s most expensive city, According to Reports
Numbeo, the biggest cost of living database in the world, says that Canberra is the 21st most expensive city in the world and the most expensive city in Australia. A spokesman for the ACT Government said, “Households across the country are still feeling the effects of high inflation and rising interest rates on the cost…
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This country is banning disposable vapes in youth vaping
It is against the law in the UK to sell throwaway vapes. This is to stop the rise in vaping among teens and protect their health. A press release from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday said, “I am taking bold action to ban disposable vapes, which have led to the rise in vaping among…
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Canadian town going to hold referendum on banning the Pride flag
WESTLOCK, Canada – Anti-LGBT activists got enough signatures to force the town of about 5,000 people 50 miles north of Edmonton to hold a vote on February 22. The vote will be about whether to ban Pride symbols and other flags from being displayed on municipal land. People who are against LGBT rights started protesting against…
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Canadian city makes a deal with Varme Energy for $300M WTE facility
Edmonton, a city in Alberta, Canada, has recently finalized an agreement with Norwegian company Varme Energy to build a state-of-the-art waste-to-energy plant. According to a report from CTV News, a 15-year agreement has been reached for the processing of approximately 150,000 tons of residential waste annually. The waste will be handled at a facility located…