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u.s. politics
Columbia University’s president rebuts claims she has allowed school to become a hotbed of hatred
Nemat Shafik, the president of Columbia University, testifies during a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 17, 2024. Questions of student safety and free speech swirled around the appearance of Shafik before House lawmakers. She faced a reprise of Republican attacks that led to the ouster of two Ivy League leaders. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The New York Times)
world
Belgian police shut down far right conference as it rallies ahead of Europe’s June elections
Belgian Police block the entrance of the Claridge hotel in Brussesl where is held the "NatCon" national conservatism conference gathering hard-right politicians on April 16, 2024. Brussels authorities were seeking today to shut down the controversial gathering after it was targeted by a social media protest campaign and bumped from its first two choices of venue. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP) / Belgium OUT (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Mali’s junta bans the media from reporting on political activities in a deepening crackdown
Thai military personnel keeps guard along the Moei river on the Thai side, next to the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, in Thailand's Mae Sot district on April 12, 2024. Myanmar troops have withdrawn from their positions in a trade hub near the Thai border, a spokesman for the junta said, confirming reports from an ethnic armed group that has been battling the military for days. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)
politics
Most Canadians think online harms bill should make porn sites verify users are 18 or older, poll says
A woman uses her computer keyboard to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, December, 19, 2012. Increased corporate awareness and a string of high-profile incidents have done little to reduce the financial burden of cybercrime in Canada, according to a new report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
alberta
Defence questions if anyone was in charge at Coutts protest
The trial of a trio accused of masterminding the COVID-era border blockade at Coutts, Alta., saw the defence pursue a contrary narrative Thursday of a mishmash protest where no one had the power to call the shots. Anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators gather as a truck convoy blocks the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Ontario court voids parts of law targeting animal-rights activists who infiltrate agricultural operations
Beef cattle are pictured on a beef farm in Saint-Anicet, Quebec, Canada on March 22, 2024. Canadian farmers say they are bewildered by the French Senate's rejection last week of the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada -- as agricultural producers and trade experts suggest that the accord mainly benefits Europeans over their North American counterparts. (Photo by Geneviève NORMAND / AFP) (Photo by GENEVIEVE NORMAND/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Court strikes down parts of Ontario panhandling law as unconstitutional
<p>A homeless native man panhandles between cars stopped at a red light in Montreal on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. An Ontario court has struck down sections of the province's panhandling law as unconstitutional. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson</p>
canada
‘It needs to start with our political leaders’: Globe readers debate the importance of civil discourse
The Peace Tower, in the Centre Block of Parliament Hill is pictured November 24, 2019 in Ottawa. DAVE CHAN / THE GLOBE AND MAIL
world
J.K. Rowling will not face action under Scottish hate crime laws, police say
FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2018 file photo, author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald', in London. JK Rowling is publishing a new story called “The Ickabog,” which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Harry Potter” author said Tuesday May 26, 2020, that she wrote the fairy tale for her children as a bedtime story over a decade ago. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
alberta
Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary
Anti-carbon levy protesters wave signs and chant slogans as they block a westbound lane of the Trans-Canada highway near Cochrane, Alta., Monday, April 1, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
art & architecture
Velvet Terrorism is not just a riot; it’s exciting, entertaining and urgent
Installation view of Velvet Terrorism: Pussy Riot's Russia, 2024, at The Polygon Gallery. Photo by Akeem Nermo / The Polygon Gallery
world
U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns under new security law
FILE - Surveillance cameras are seen as a visitor looks at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, Monday, March 11, 2024. The president of U.S.-funded Radio Free Asia said its Hong Kong bureau has been closed because of safety concerns under a new national security law, deepening concerns about the city’s media freedoms. Bay Fang, the president of RFA, said in a statement Friday March 29, 2024 that it will no longer have full-time staff in Hong Kong, although it would retain its official media registration. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, File)
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energy and resources
French court dismisses TotalEnergies lawsuit against Greenpeace France
FILE PHOTO: A TotalEnergies sign is seen at an electric vehicle fuelling station in the La Defense business district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
world
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins partial victory in U.S. extradition case
Police officers stand guard as supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hold placards outside The Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on March 26, 2024. Two UK judges delayed a decision on whether to grant Assange a last-ditch appeal against extradition to the United States, giving Washington three weeks to provide "assurances" in the case. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
Morning update: Federal review finds nearly $5-million in fraudulent billing tied to three subcontractors, ministers say
A company that held the main contract for ArriveCan is set to appear in front of a House committee meeting today, as opposition parties continue to question the app's bloated cost. A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the ArriveCan app in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
report on business
Elon Musk wants to make Twitter a bastion of free speech, but its users and business model may not be ready