Canada And Beyond

  • Another Object Invades U.S. Airspace – The U.S. military shot down an octagonal object over Lake Huron on Sunday, marking the fourth flying object to be shot down over North America by a U.S. missile in a little more than a week. The military has not been able to identify what the three most recent objects are, how they stay aloft, or where they are coming from. (Reuters)
  • Toronto Mayor To Resign – John Tory announced on Friday evening that he will resign as the mayor of Toronto after having a relationship with a member of his office staff during the pandemic. Tory, who said the relationship “did not meet the standards to which I hold myself as mayor and as a family man,” also stated that the affair ended by mutual consent earlier this year. (CTV News)
  • Earthquake Deaths Continue To Rise – The number of people confirmed to have died in Turkey and Syria from Monday’s earthquake has risen to more than 33,000. Hopes are dwindling of finding many more survivors and there is a sense that the rescue mission will soon end. (BBC)