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UK shutting down Iranian embassy
Foreign Secretary William Hague announced that the UK will expel Iranian diplomats from their embassy.This is following the storming of its embassy in Tehran.
Tuesday’s attack comes after Britain applied further sanctions on Iran for their nuclear programme. This also caused Iran to reduce their diplomatic ties with the UK.
All UK diplomatic staff in Tehran has been evacuated and the embassy is now closed. Hague is demanding the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London and is asking staff to leave within forty-eight hours. The issue will be raised at a meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.
Germany, France and the Netherlands have recalled their ambassadors to Tehran for consultations. Norway has also temporarily closed its embassy there as a precaution.
News; November 30 2011
Read by: Joel Balsam
Stories written by: Sarah Moore, Lindsay Briscoe, and Joel Balsam
Produced by: Michael Lemieux
Ontario First Nations reserve a hole for Federal funds
The native reserve of Attawapiskat is still in a housing crisis. Many of the James Bay area residents are still living in tents and uninsulated shacks even as winter sets in. Steven Harper is not happy about it.
He says that over 90 million dollars has been spent since coming to office on the issue in 2006.
The audit of federal funds from last year suggests that government officials haven't been keeping tabs on the housing projects.
The Harper government has promised 2 million dollars more to Attawapiskat. But they must come up with a solid plan for building homes and stick to it.
Concordia student wins prestigious Rhodes Scholarship worth $50 000
Concordia University's own Michael Noonan is headed off to Oxford University next year.
The Chateauguay resident and competitive wrestler has won the prestigious 2012 Rhodes Scholarship. It is valued at $50 000.
Noonan will be pursuing a PhD in zoology with a focus on fish conservation in the prestigious scholarship. He also will be working on how to make dams more ecologically friendly.
Noonan is one of only two Rhode Scholars from Quebec. The other is Philippe-Andre Rodriguez from l'Universite de Montreal.
Two Molson Brewery workers suffer severe acid burns
Two workers were severely burned at the Molson Brewery in Montreal Wednesday morning. They were burned by acide from the bottling machine.
Rescue teams rushed to the scene and took both men to the hospital immediately.
One of the men had burns on over half his body. But there is no word yet on the injuries suffered by the second man.
The workplace heath and safety board is investigating the incident.
UK civil servants leave the job in massive strike
Two million public sector workers walked off the job this morning in the UK. They are protesting widespread government cuts to pensions.
Over half of the schools in the UK had to shut its doors this morning due to the strike. But the airports appear to be unaffected.
Negotiations over a deal with civil servants have been going on since February. But the government has vowed not to budge from the current proposal.
Conservative Party Prime Minister David Cameron called the strike irresponsible and damaging.
The largest civil service union said that if the government doesn’t make concessions the UK will see even larger scale strikes.
Iranian protesters attack UK embassy
The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Iran was ransacked on Tuesday. British flags were burned and offices were left in shambles.
Iran says hundreds of pro-government students were responsible for the attack.
Prime Minister of the UK David Cameron condemned Iran for not defending British staff. The US, Germany, France and the EU also condemned the attack.
Iran says they regret the incident. They urge that police tried but were unsuccessful in stopping the assailants.
The demonstrations followed a vote in Iran’s parliament to reduce diplomatic ties with the UK. This vote came as a response to the UK’s decision last week to impose new sanctions on Iran for continuing its nuclear programme.
The US and Canada have also threatened Iran with sanctions. They say Iran has been developing nuclear weapons. But Iran insists that their nuclear programme is for energy use only.
November 29, 2011
Read by: Aisha Samu
Stories by: Katie McGroarty, Michael Lemieux, Tara Brockwell, Jordie Yeager and Aisha Samu
Produced by: Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Environment Minister says Kyoto a no-go
Environment Minister Peter Kent neither confirmed nor denied rumors that Ottawa plans to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on December 23.
He said the Conservatives want a new international agreement to reduce greenhouse gases based on previous climate change talks in Cancun and Copenhagen.
International talks are currently taking place in Durban South Africa to extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol due to expire in 2012. Kent is scheduled to join the negotiations shortly.
Environmental advocacy groups advised Kent to stay home if he intends to be a destructive force killing efforts being made.
British government to back Canada on oilsands
A London newspaper is reporting that the British government is working with Canada to fight a European proposal targeting oilsands. The proposal would label fuel from Alberta oilsands as dirtier than conventional sources.
With major oilsands projects in Alberta, Shell and BP lobbied the British government to support Canada against the EU proposal.
The proposal labels transport fuel from oilsands as having twenty two percent more greenhouse gas emissions than fuel from conventional sources. The Canadian Environment Minister stated that the Conservative government is committed to a realistic plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Canada and Britain’s position could make them unpopular at the climate change talks in Durban, South Africa.
The proposal goes to a vote on Friday.
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