National News Briefs
- Canada Sending Tanks To Ukraine – The Canadian Defence Minister announced today that Canada will supply Ukraine with four Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks in the coming weeks. Germany also announced that they would provide Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2 tanks from their own military. (CBC News)
- Canada Appointments Representative To Combat Islamophobia – Justin Trudeau announced today the appointment of Amira Elghawaby as Canada’s first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia as communities have urged the government to take action following violent attacks toward Muslims. Elghawaby is a journalist and human rights advocate and is a founding board member of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. (CTV News)
- Police Officers Charged With Murder – Five fired Memphis police officers were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop. Each officer faces charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. (Castanet)
- COVID Misinformation Increased Deaths – A report is stating that the spread of COVID-19 misinformation resulted in 2,800 Canadian deaths, tens of thousands hospitalizations and $300 million in hospital costs. The report also stated that misinformation contributed to vaccine hesitancy for an estimated 2.3 million Canadians. (Global News)
