Boosting ̷g̷e̷n̷d̷e̷r̷ ̷p̷a̷r̷i̷t̷y̷ misogyny: Ontario Liberals create women-only candidate ridings

The Ontario Liberal Party has moved to only allow women to run for the nomination in more than 20 of its ridings in an effort to improve gender equity in its caucus.

The party provided a list of 22 ridings to Global News where it has made the rule change, including in the Greater Toronto Area, Durham Region and elsewhere in southern Ontario.

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Havana Syndrome: FBI warns staff amid reports of symptoms among agents

The FBI has warned its employees about Havana Syndrome, a mysterious ailment that appears to have affected US diplomats and spies in several countries in recent years and manifests as a brain injury.

More than 200 US officials, from the state department, CIA and national security council (NSC), have suffered from some form of symptoms – including dizziness, nausea and headaches. The phenomenon was first identified in Cuba but has happened elsewhere.

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War movie about defeat of US Army is now China’s biggest film ever

A Chinese propaganda movie depicting the defeat of the US Army has become the country’s highest-grossing film of all time.

The three-hour-long war epic, “The Battle at Lake Changjin,” has made a whopping $892 million in the communist country since it was released there on Sept. 30.

It has now surpassed the 2017 action flick “Wolf Warrior II,” which previously held the record for China’s highest-grossing movie, with $882 million in box office receipts.

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WARMINGTON: Bradford school suspends teen for flying pro-police flag on truck

Carson Young is free to fly his pro-police flag on his truck anywhere he wants — except in the parking lot at Bradford District High School.

“The reason for his suspension is opposition to authority,” principal David Brooks wrote in the teen’s disciplinary letter. “Carson refused to comply with directions from school administration.”

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Liberal actress slams media coverage of Waukesha attack

Actress Debra Messing – known as an outspoken liberal – has savaged the mainstream media for its coverage of the Waukesha Christmas parade massacre. “It was not an accident,” she declared, “It was a domestic terror attack.”

“Dear Mainstream Media,” Messing tweeted on Wednesday. “A man intentionally drove his car through a parade killing 6 and injuring 50+. It was not an ACCIDENT.”

WTF?

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Unionized Workers Won’t Have to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Automakers Decide

A major union and three large automakers announced an agreement this week that includes not mandating COVID-19 vaccination.

Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis are asking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union to share whether they’ve had a shot, but are not requiring them to do so at this time, the four parties announced in a joint statement.

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Black diversity boss offers Levi’s staff individual ‘racial trauma’ counselling to ‘promote healing’ after Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal

Jeans-maker Levi’s has offered woke counselling from a ‘racial trauma specialist’ to ‘encourage healing’ after Kyle Rittenhouse was cleared of murder.

Levi’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, Elizabeth Morrison, sent a letter to staff that began: ‘With the news that Kyle Rittenhouse was not convicted in the shooting of three individuals – two of whom lost their lives – during racial justice protests last year, this is a difficult day for many.’

Morrison offered 24-hour mental health care for those suffering the ‘pain and trauma of race, identity and belief-based tragedies.’

Will she be offering trauma counselling after Waukesha?

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GoFundMe yanks page trying to raise $5M bail for Waukesha suspect Darrell Brooks

GoFundMe has yanked a plot to raise $5 million to bail out the dangerous ex-con accused of killing six people by driving through a Wisconsin Christmas parade.

The fundraiser for Darrell Brooks, 33, came amid outrage that he’d even been offered bail — with prosecutors admitting he was free to plow through revelers in Waukesha after being sprung on an “inappropriately low” bond for a similar attempted car attack.

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