12 h. ago ‘We’ll hit back’: Canadians cast aside niceties before momentous election

Ex-pats in the UK feel more engaged than ever for next week’s ballot, motivated by pushing back against Trump and ‘attack dog’ populismThe unfailing politeness of Canadians is a national character trait recognised the world over, but ex-pats living in the UK, readying their postal ballots for next week’s momentous elections, are in no mood for niceties.“If you mess with Canadians, we’ll hit back,” says Sarah Helppi, a 44-year-old Toronto native turned Londoner who has just posted her ballot for what she calls the most important Canadian vote in her lifetime. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago ‘It’s about preventing real harm’: Canadians in UK prepare for momentous election

Expats feel more engaged than ever for next week’s ballot, motivated by pushing back against Trump and populismThe unfailing politeness of Canadians is a national character trait recognised the world over, but expats living in the UK, readying their postal ballots for next week’s momentous elections, are in no mood for niceties.“If you mess with Canadians, we’ll hit back,” says Sarah Helppi, a 44-year-old Toronto native turned Londoner who has just posted her ballot for what she calls the most important Canadian vote in her lifetime. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Australia’s student strikers for climate believed they could change their future. Where are they now?

Young people rode a wave of hope and power when hundreds of thousands protested with them in 2019. Then, momentum was lostGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastOn a stinking hot November day, seven years ago, Grace Vegesana and a handful of other young climate activists set up a small stage in a large square in Sydney’s CBD – and waited. Inspired by the first school striker for climate, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, the high school students decided to organise their own rally.Vegesana expected a hundred people to show up. Five thousand came. “It was like, oh my God, we’ve unleashed some kind of beast, people want more,” she recalls. In the months afterwards crowds doubled and then tripled. Continue reading...

Society

6 d. ago Who will be the next pope? Some potential candidates to succeed Francis

A ‘continuity’ pick, the possible first Asian pope or first black pontiff in centuries are among likely contendersPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, diesLatest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis diesPredicting the outcome of the highly secretive papal conclave is near impossible as cardinals’ positions shift over successive votes and some try to game the system to influence the chances of their favoured – or least-favoured – candidates. In the last conclave in 2013, few predicted that Jorge Mario Bergoglio would be elected as Pope Francis. At the moment, speculation is focusing on these men to succeed him: Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Netflix now streaming 'long overdue' comedy and fans are already begging for season 2

The eight-part comedy series has already proved a hit amongst Canadian fans and is now on Netflix

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3 w. ago Moment brazen thief saws through cables at electric vehicle charging station before walking away amid wave of wire thefts

The man, who has not been identified, cut the thick £15 cables at the EV charging hub at Decathlon Gallagher Retail Park, Wednesbury, just after 8.30pm on March 12.

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