Teenager injures multiple people in knife attack at Swedish mall … motive unknown

Multiple people have been injured in a knife attack at a mall in Sweden, local police have said.

One man is fighting for his life after several people were reportedly stabbed in central Västerås at around 8.30am.

Another man, also with serious injuries but stable, was taken to hospital after the attack in the small city, 100km west of Stockholm.

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MPs may get panic buttons to boost security, after minister says he got death threats

OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he is looking into giving MPs panic buttons to increase their personal security.

In an interview, Mendicino revealed he has been subject to death threats on social media in recent weeks.

Speaking to The Canadian Press, the public safety minister says he and the police, as well as Parliamentary Protective Services, are reassessing the security of MPs after a series of threats and intimidating incidents.

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MDMA trials under review in Canada over alleged abuse of study participants

Health Canada confirms reviews into trials following complaint of ‘alleged investigator misconduct’

… In one 2015 incident, a video obtained and shared by Meaghan Buisson, a patient suffering from PTSD, shows two therapists guiding her through an MDMA session in Vancouver while spooning and restraining her in a professed attempt to help her relive her sexual assaults as a way to heal.

One of the therapists, Richard Yensen, whose psychology license had lapsed years earlier, said he had consensual sex with Buisson after the experimental therapy sessions had ended but while she was still part of the trial. Buisson accused him of sexual assault constituting battery. Canadian police passed the file to prosecutors, who chose not to take the case forward.

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US parents turn to black market due to formula shortage

Mum Lauren Galvin needed to get extra milk into her baby. He was spitting up so much after nursing that he wasn’t gaining weight and had to be taken to hospital, twice.

But, with the US in the grips of a severe national shortage of infant formula, she couldn’t find any to buy.

So Lauren turned to the black market, going online to order a Dutch-made brand that is barred from import to the United States.

US authorities have repeatedly warned against buying milk that hasn’t been approved for export to the US.

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‘You the type of fella to remind the teacher she forgot to assign homework!’ COVID-crazed epidemiology professor is blasted for tweet shaming United flight attendant for not wearing mask

A Canadian professor has been branded a petty tattle-tale on social media after taking to Twitter to shame a flight attendant for not wearing amask.

Amir Attaran, a professor of law and epidemiology at the University of Ottawa, complained that his United flight attendant was breaking the law which requires masking on flights out of Canada on a recent trip to Chicago.

‘Hey United, why are you breaking the law? Masks are required on all flights out of Canada. Your flight attendant isn’t wearing one! This is UA3737 in Ottawa right now,’ he tweeted.

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Man charged after woman lit on fire on Toronto bus in hate-motivated attack, police say

A 33-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was lit on fire on a Toronto public transit bus in what police are calling a hate-motivated attack.

The man, Tenzin Norbu, of Toronto, has also been charged with assault with a weapon, common nuisance and mischief. He appeared in a Toronto courtroom on Saturday. The case has been adjourned until Monday at 10 a.m.

Is he Tibetan?

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Tibetan Hate Crime Suspect? Police investigating case of woman set on fire on TTC bus as suspected hate crime; man charged

On Sunday, police identified the man as 33-year-old Tenzin Norbu of Toronto. He is facing four charges, including attempted murder and assault with a weapon.

Police also announced that they are treating the incident as a suspected hate-motivated offence following consultation with the hate crime unit.

Tenzin & Norbu check out as Tibetan names. Is the victim Chinese?

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Americans Warned of China Potentially Spying via Smart Coffee Makers: Researcher

U.S.-based researcher Christopher Balding says he found evidence that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is obtaining data via smart coffee machines that are made in China, warning that such tactics may be employed against U.S. consumers.

Balding, who released a report via New Kite Data Labs, said issues with the Chinese internet-connected coffee machines are allowing CCP officials to collect data on Americans.

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Germany considers making mask-wearing COMPULSORY from October to March in restaurants, bars and shops to battle Covid this winter

The German government is mulling proposals to enforce compulsory mask-wearing from October to March, it was reported today.

The plans would encompass mask wearing in all public spaces – including bars, restaurants and shops – during the colder half of the year in a bid to battle the spread of Covid, in a so-called ‘O-bis-O’ (Oktober bis Ostern) scheme, German paper Die Welt reported on Friday.

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Four of the five most expensive cities on either side of the border are Canadian: study

Four of the five most expensive cities on either side of the border when it comes to cost of living versus income are located in Canada, a new study shows.

Data released by Canadian insurance provider PolicyAdvisor suggests that New York City, Mississauga, Ont., Vancouver, Hamilton, Ont., and Toronto are the most unaffordable places to live in either country.

The study examined the 10 most populous cities in each country and compared the average cost of eight common necessities, items and services: a cinema ticket, a restaurant meal, a bottle of water, a cappuccino, a one-month gym membership, a one-way ticket on transit, a monthly pass on transit, and one month’s rent.

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