National News Briefs
- Germany Sending Tanks To Ukraine – Germany has agreed to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks, according to media reports, after weeks of mounting pressure to give Kyiv weapons it says Ukraine needs to drive back Russian forces. Germany has also granted other countries the license to re-export the German-made tanks to Ukraine. (Aljazeera)
- Evidence Of Genocide Found – The Acimowin Opaspiw Society has released details of its preliminary report into missing children and unmarked burials at Blue Quills Residential School. The organization says it has uncovered “physical and documented evidence of a genocide.” (CTV News)
- Doomsday Clock Moves Closer To Midnight -The Doomsday Clock has been reset from 100 seconds to 90 seconds — the closest it has ever been to midnight – as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened concerns about global annihilation. The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor that visualizes the threat humanity faces from unchecked scientific and technological advances. (Global News)
- Strike Votes Planned For Federal Public Servants – The Public Service Alliance of Canada will hold strike votes for another 120,000 federal public servants, just two weeks after taking the same step for 35,000 taxation employees. Included in the strike vote is program and administrative services, which has nearly 100,000 employees who administer programs, do communications work, clerical functions, data processing and more. (CBC News)
