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R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kelly faces several more cases across the United States for decades of sexual-related crimes and racketeering. R&B Singer R. Kelly got sentenced to 30 years in prison, months after being convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the sentence in Brooklyn, New York, after several of Kelly’s victims angrily Read More…
Key Takeaways From Trudeau’s G7 Meeting In Elmau Germany
Reading Time: 2 minutes Talks about the attack on Ukraine, climate change, gender equality, and Covid-19 On June 28, 2022, the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, assembled with other nation’s leaders for the G7 Summit in Elmau, Germany. In this Summit, the leaders discussed many topics ranging from support for Ukraine, gender equality issues, climate change, and Covid-19. Read More…
Canada Celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit people are the first inhabitants of Canada Reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous people must be at the forefront of every administration at all levels of government. The Indigenous people have endured centuries of wrongdoing at the hands of the various Canadian governments, with many only offering mere symbolism of reconciliation. Read More…
Diljit Dosanjh Bringing Together Diaspora Punjabi Communities Through Music
Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh sells out arenas across Canada!Diljit Dosanjh, a Punjabi actor and singer, is making history across the Western world as he sold out arenas across Canada this past week for his ‘Born to Shine’ world tour!Dosanjh made his mark by being the first Punjabi Indian artist to perform in Vancouver’s Roger Arena to a sold-out crowd of 19,000 audience members. He then went on to sell out Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, performing to a live audience of around 19,000.Julia Lipscombe, a journalist at CBC Vancouver, took to Twitter to share her thoughts on Dosanjh’s concert in“Freedom Convoy” Leader Tamara Lich Rearrested For Violating Bail Conditions
Lich is back in jail and will appear in front of an Ontario court on Wednesday Tamara Lich, on Monday night in Medicine Hat, Alta., was remanded in custody and will be returned to Ottawa next week. Lich organized the "Freedom Convoy" across Canada and blocked downtown Ottawa and parliament for three weeks in January and February. Lich faces charges of mischief, counselling mischief, obstructing police, counselling to obstruct police, counselling intimidation, and intimidation by blocking and obstructing one or more highways. Lich's defense attorney Eric Granger said he had no reason to believe his client had done anything wrong. "Based on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Arrives In Rwanda For Commonwealth Summit
Canada is giving $250 million and setting up new embassies to help Africa deal with the food crisis Prime Minister Trudeau arrived at Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the Commonwealth Summit and announced Canada's $250 million contributions to help Africa address its food security crisis, which follows $514.5 million allocated by Canada for humanitarian food and nutrition assistance earlier this year. Global factors such as the pandemic and war in Ukraine have indirectly affected the country that is already in a worse situation than in previous years. "Russia's invasion of Ukraine has only further jeopardized global food supply chains, with many already under
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Seeking Anne Answer
Reading Time: 5 minutes Seeking Anne Answer by Anne Thompson Somebody wrote “Way back when, I was taught by my family that there was “them” and “us” and “them” were crooks who stole “us” blind and sacrificed us in wars for their gains. We are taught that we live in a democracy and all is well. No – we live Read More…
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R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kelly faces several more cases across the United States for decades of sexual-related crimes and racketeering. R&B Singer R. Kelly got sentenced to 30 years in prison, months after being convicted of sex trafficking and racketeering. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the sentence in Brooklyn, New York, after several of Kelly’s victims angrily Read More…
