OTTAWA New Democrat women are challenging their party to do better on implementing its anti-harassment policy, in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct emerging across Canada’s political spectrum. At the party’s biennial policy convention, grassroots delegates decided on Sunday to adopt an emergency resolution that “urgently recommits to the …
Read More »Toronto lawyer says he’s representing woman alleging she was sexually assaulted by McGuinty-era Liberal cabinet minister
TORONTO — A former political staffer is alleging she was sexually assaulted by a Liberal member of Ontario’s legislature when she was working for him more than a decade ago, the woman’s lawyer said Friday. John Nunziata, who represents the woman, said he is not willing to release the name …
Read More »Army Chief condoles loss of lives in Iranian plane crash
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has offered his condolences on the loss of precious lives in tragic Iranian plane crash, tweeted Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major Genral Asif Ghafoor. COAS condoles loss of precious lives in tragic Iranian plane crash. Shares grief of …
Read More »JIT head Wajid Zia summoned in Avenfield refernce
ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court hearing corruption references against Sharif family on Monday summoned Wajid Zia, head of joint investigation team, with complete record on Feb 22. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) requested the AC to summon the JIT head on the day as the court will record statements of two …
Read More »You can be a mother and Prime Minister: Bilawal writes post-PM Jacinda’s pregnancy news
In honour of his mother’s valiant effort of giving birth while in office, Bilawal Bhutto, chairman Pakistan People’s Party, has written an article for The Guardian on the challenges Benazir Bhutto had to face throughout her lifetime, especially during pregnancy. This was done a few days after New Zealand’s serving …
Read More »IHC upholds AC verdict of granting bail to Capt Safdar
ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here Monday rejected appeal of National Accountability Bureau against the accountability court order of granting bail to Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar. The bench had reserved its judgment on Dec 14 in the petition of NAB, seeking judicial custody of Captain …
Read More »Soft-spoken Joe Launchbury out to show England’s hard edge in Scotland
Hollywood’s upcoming romantic drama ‘Midnight Sun’ is prepping up for its release next month with brand new snippets out now. The Scott Speer film with its melodramatic elements orbits the story of 17 year old Katie who, suffering from a rare genetic condition of grave sensitivity to sunlight, is raised …
Read More »Soft-spoken Joe Launchbury out to show England’s hard edge in Scotland
The problem for Joe Launchbury has always been one of perception. At first Eddie Jones was not convinced – and neither was Warren Gatland when selecting his Lions squad – but as Launchbury prepares to win his 50th cap against Scotland on Saturday there will be few players more certain …
Read More »Facebook ordered to stop collecting user data by Belgian court
Facebook has been ordered by a Belgian court to stop collecting data on users or face daily fines of €250,000 a day, or up to €100m. Sign up to the Media Briefing: news for the news-makers The court ruled on Friday that Facebook had broken privacy laws by tracking people …
Read More »Rapid fire rifle device on special offer in salute to Trump
There’s a Presidents’ Day sale on bump stocks, the device the Las Vegas shooter put on his rifles. Slide Fire Solutions, a bump stocks manufacturer, is offering 10% off with coupon code: MAGA. That’s a salute to the campaign slogan of President Donald Trump, who promised to “Make America Great …
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