Several Ontario municipalities say their paramedic services are under immense pressure, with worrying stretches of times during which no ambulances are available to respond to calls—but the province doesn’t track the problem. The government does have data on the hours paramedics spend waiting in emergency rooms to transfer patients to the care of a hospital,…
Ontario Regions Face Ambulance Pressures; Province Won’t Release Offload Delay Data
BC Ports in Limbo as Union Removes Strike Notice Despite Dispute With Employers
The fallout from the labour dispute at British Columbia ports continues to unfold, as the union representing about 7,400 workers abruptly rescinded a strike notice hours after issuing it. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stepped up action in the federal response to B.C. ports potentially shutting down again in the dispute between the International…
EU Signs Deal With Argentina Calling Falklands ‘Malvinas Islands’
The Foreign Office has dealt a blow following an apparent recognition by the European Union of the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands. EU chiefs met with 33 Latin American countries, known as the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), in Brussels earlier this week and signed the EU-CELAC summit declaration (pdf). The…
Defence Committee Chairman Tobias Ellwood Backtracks on Taliban Video
The chairman of the House of Commons defence select committee, Tobias Ellwood, has admitted he “got it wrong” and has deleted a video filmed in Afghanistan, in which he praised the Taliban. On Monday night Mr. Ellwood posted the video on Twitter and wrote: “Hold your breath—but this is a country transformed. Security vastly improved….
Australia’s Largest Telco Announces Hundreds of Job Cuts
Australian telco giant Telstra has started a new round of job cuts as the company progresses with its cost-saving strategy to remain competitive in the market. On July 20, Telstra said the latest changes within the company had resulted in “a net reduction of around 472 jobs.” Most of the lost positions were reported to…
Education Secretary Confirms Trans Guidance to Schools will be Delayed
Long-awaited transgender guidance for schools will be delayed, the education secretary has confirmed. Gillian Keegan said on Wednesday that the government advice won’t be in place ahead of Parliament’s summer recess, but did say schools will be required to get parental consent for pupils to identify as a different gender. It followed reports that the…
IN DEPTH: Church of England Schools Teaching ‘Pyramid of White Supremacy’ Theory
An investigation into anti-racist third-party organisations has found that some Church of England schools have issued the “pyramid of white supremacy” theory model to educators, raising major concerns about the propagation of critical race theory (CRT) in such an ancient institution. Last week, Don’t Divide Us (DDU), an organisation set up to take a stand…
James Cleverly Says UK ‘Keen to Work Internationally’ on AI Safety, Including China
July 20, 2023
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British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the UK is “keen” to work with other countries including China on Artificial Intelligence (AI) as he chaired the first U.N. Security Council meeting on AI on Tuesday. It also comes as the UK government is reportedly considering whether to invite Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the first major…
TikTok Is Top Single Source of News for Teenagers, Ofcom Finds
Teenagers in the UK turn to TikTok as the most used single source of news, new Ofcom research has found. The communications regulator reported that 28 percent of the surveyed teens chose TikTok as their favourite news source, followed by YouTube (25 percent) and Instagram (25 percent). One in ten teens choose TikTok as their…
US Approves $1.3 Billion Package of Long-Term Military Aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon announced a new $1.3 billion package of long-term military aid to Ukraine on Wednesday, including four air defense systems and an undisclosed number of drones. The new assistance comes on the heels of a meeting Tuesday by defense and military leaders from around the globe to discuss ongoing efforts to give Ukraine the…
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