Putin Tries to Recruit More Soldiers, Encourage Bigger Families
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October 2, 2024
Putin Tries to Recruit More Soldiers, Encourage Bigger Families
President Vladimir Putin’s government pursued two problems at once in 2024: finding enough personnel for Russia’s war against Ukraine and…
‘Nothing Left to Lose’: Britain’s Conservatives Are Surprisingly Upbeat
News
October 2, 2024
‘Nothing Left to Lose’: Britain’s Conservatives Are Surprisingly Upbeat
Conservative activists sounded unexpectedly confident at their October 2024 party conference, barely three months after British voters reduced the party…
Live Updates: Israel Promises to Retaliate After Iranian Missile Attack
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October 2, 2024
Live Updates: Israel Promises to Retaliate After Iranian Missile Attack
Israel promised a response on October 2, 2024, after Iran launched a large wave of ballistic missiles the previous evening.…
Metrolinx tells Finch West LRT builders to drop legal action and get ‘back to work’ | EnvoyPost
Canada
October 2, 2024
Metrolinx tells Finch West LRT builders to drop legal action and get ‘back to work’ | EnvoyPost
Metrolinx told the private consortium building Toronto’s Finch West light-rail line to withdraw its court action and return its attention…
Blair says he ‘expected’ CSIS warrants to be dealt with ‘promptly’ | EnvoyPost
Canada
October 2, 2024
Blair says he ‘expected’ CSIS warrants to be dealt with ‘promptly’ | EnvoyPost
Former Canadian public safety minister Bill Blair said he expected applications from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to be handled…
Victoria Chinatown Museum to be made permanent | EnvoyPost
Canada
October 2, 2024
Victoria Chinatown Museum to be made permanent | EnvoyPost
A temporary exhibition space in Victoria’s Fan Tan Alley became the permanent Victoria Chinatown Museum on October 1, 2024. The…
‘I will not be silenced’: Calgary radio host attack caught on CCTV | EnvoyPost
Canada
October 2, 2024
‘I will not be silenced’: Calgary radio host attack caught on CCTV | EnvoyPost
Rishi Nagar, the news director and a host at Calgary’s RED FM, said an assault outside a northeast banquet hall…
Saskatchewan increases minimum wage to $15 an hour | EnvoyPost
Canada
October 2, 2024
Saskatchewan increases minimum wage to $15 an hour | EnvoyPost
Saskatchewan’s general minimum wage rose by one dollar to C$15 an hour on October 1, 2024. The increase completed a…
Basement boom in Brampton causing local tensions and frustrations | EnvoyPost
Canada
October 2, 2024
Basement boom in Brampton causing local tensions and frustrations | EnvoyPost
A rapid increase in basement conversions in Brampton, Ontario, intensified arguments over housing supply, neighbourhood pressure and construction safety in…
Manitoba stakeholders concerned as federal government tosses apprenticeship grants | EnvoyPost
Canada
October 2, 2024
Manitoba stakeholders concerned as federal government tosses apprenticeship grants | EnvoyPost
Manitoba apprentices and construction employers raised concerns in 2024 after Ottawa confirmed that two federal cash-grant programmes would close. The…