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Belleville shooter’s military discharge raises unanswered institutional questions

News · National

Belleville shooter’s military discharge raises unanswered institutional questions

Sean Ward left the Canadian Armed Forces in 2022 after refusing a COVID vaccine, and defence sources say he voiced antisemitic conspiracy theories, leaving open how warning signs were missed before Sunday's synagogue attack.

World leaders push global age verification framework at UN gathering

News · Global

World leaders push global age verification framework at UN gathering

European officials used the UN General Assembly to promote the EU's new KIDS Act as a template for other nations, raising questions about who would control the resulting identity-checking infrastructure.

EU Digital Identity Wallet deadline arrives before privacy rules are settled

News · Digital ID & Money

EU Digital Identity Wallet deadline arrives before privacy rules are settled

An Euronews investigation found the EU wallet mandated for all 27 member states by the end of 2026 still lacks the unobservability protections that digital rights advocates say the law promised.

Eby Proposes Escalating Tax on Unsold BC Condos to Pressure Developers

News · National

Eby Proposes Escalating Tax on Unsold BC Condos to Pressure Developers

David Eby says a new levy on empty finished condos will push developers to sell, but economists and builders warn it could choke off future construction in a province still short of housing.

A UN mission now applies war crimes language to Washington itself

News · Global

A UN mission now applies war crimes language to Washington itself

A Geneva fact-finding mission says there are reasonable grounds to believe United States strikes on an Iranian school and sports facility were war crimes, while finding Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity.

Ottawa promises to claw back Brampton money as Stellantis eyes defence buyer

News · National

Ottawa promises to claw back Brampton money as Stellantis eyes defence buyer

Doug Ford and Mélanie Joly demanded a new vehicle model for the idled Brampton assembly plant, yet the incentive agreement they point to has never been published in full.

Guterres concedes the Security Council is paralysed while seeking global AI authority

News · Global

Guterres concedes the Security Council is paralysed while seeking global AI authority

The Secretary-General told reporters on 16 September that law-breaking powers sit on the Security Council and paralyse it, and in the same appearance he asked governments for coordinated global guardrails on artificial intelligence.

Brussels offers Canada a membership category that does not exist in law

News · Global

Brussels offers Canada a membership category that does not exist in law

Ursula von der Leyen invited Canada to become the EU's first associate member in her Strasbourg address, and reporting since indicates neither the legal content nor the approval route has been defined.

UN-commissioned experts fault both Washington and Tehran in one Iran report

News · Global

UN-commissioned experts fault both Washington and Tehran in one Iran report

An independent mission created by the UN Human Rights Council said on 17 September it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States committed war crimes in Iran and that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity.

Ontario floats forced addiction treatment while voluntary patients still wait for beds

News · National

Ontario floats forced addiction treatment while voluntary patients still wait for beds

Global News reports that experts and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association see no legal mechanism and no spare capacity for compelled addiction care in Ontario, even as the province advertises health gains elsewhere.

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