March 2025
April 2025
Fentanyl Trafficking Conviction Highlights Northwestern Ontario's Opioid Crisis
Jeremy Johnson's 11.5-year sentence for trafficking 448 grams of fentanyl and 90 grams of cocaine in Fort Frances, Ontario, underscores the severe opioid crisis in Northwestern Ontario, where overdose rates are five times the provincial average, fueled by factors including geographic isolation and l...
Fentanyl Trafficking Conviction Highlights Northwestern Ontario's Opioid Crisis
Jeremy Johnson's 11.5-year sentence for trafficking 448 grams of fentanyl and 90 grams of cocaine in Fort Frances, Ontario, underscores the severe opioid crisis in Northwestern Ontario, where overdose rates are five times the provincial average, fueled by factors including geographic isolation and l...
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44% Bias Score
EU Proposes Stricter Deportation Laws
The European Commission proposed stricter deportation laws with harsher penalties for non-cooperation, aiming to increase the expulsion rate of asylum seekers from 20%; the plan may utilize Italian-run Albanian refugee camps as deportation centers.
EU Proposes Stricter Deportation Laws
The European Commission proposed stricter deportation laws with harsher penalties for non-cooperation, aiming to increase the expulsion rate of asylum seekers from 20%; the plan may utilize Italian-run Albanian refugee camps as deportation centers.
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56% Bias Score
Victorian Court Orders Urgent Review of Woman's Decade-Long Solitary Confinement
A Victorian court heard that a woman, found not guilty by reason of mental impairment in 2015, has been held in solitary confinement at Thomas Embling hospital for nearly a decade and is deteriorating, prompting calls for immediate changes to her treatment.
Victorian Court Orders Urgent Review of Woman's Decade-Long Solitary Confinement
A Victorian court heard that a woman, found not guilty by reason of mental impairment in 2015, has been held in solitary confinement at Thomas Embling hospital for nearly a decade and is deteriorating, prompting calls for immediate changes to her treatment.
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44% Bias Score
Sturgeon Resigns as MSP
Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation as an MSP, citing a desire for a new chapter in her life, after a period of personal and political challenges including a police investigation and the SNP's general election defeat, and will not seek re-election in 2026.
Sturgeon Resigns as MSP
Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her resignation as an MSP, citing a desire for a new chapter in her life, after a period of personal and political challenges including a police investigation and the SNP's general election defeat, and will not seek re-election in 2026.
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44% Bias Score
Germany's Debt Increase: Economic Growth or Future Burden?
Germany plans to increase its debt by roughly 60 percent to fund €500 billion in civilian and potentially €1 trillion in military investments, a move that will increase taxes for younger generations but is viewed positively by some economists like Carl Mühlbach who believe in the long-term economic ...
Germany's Debt Increase: Economic Growth or Future Burden?
Germany plans to increase its debt by roughly 60 percent to fund €500 billion in civilian and potentially €1 trillion in military investments, a move that will increase taxes for younger generations but is viewed positively by some economists like Carl Mühlbach who believe in the long-term economic ...
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44% Bias Score
Posthumous Exhibition Showcases Eritrean Artist's Journey
Ficre Ghebreyesus, an Eritrean artist who fled war and settled in the US, will have his first solo UK exhibition at London's Modern Art gallery, showcasing 25 canvases spanning his career from the 1990s to 2011, reflecting his journey and artistic evolution.
Posthumous Exhibition Showcases Eritrean Artist's Journey
Ficre Ghebreyesus, an Eritrean artist who fled war and settled in the US, will have his first solo UK exhibition at London's Modern Art gallery, showcasing 25 canvases spanning his career from the 1990s to 2011, reflecting his journey and artistic evolution.
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16% Bias Score
Baby Dies After Delay at Sydney Hospital
A baby died at Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital after a 50-minute delay in a category one emergency caesarean section, prompting inquiries and raising concerns about hospital staffing and financial pressures.
Baby Dies After Delay at Sydney Hospital
A baby died at Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital after a 50-minute delay in a category one emergency caesarean section, prompting inquiries and raising concerns about hospital staffing and financial pressures.
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44% Bias Score
Trump's Science Cuts Spark Global Brain Drain
President Trump's cost-cutting measures in US science agencies have led to thousands of layoffs and restrictions on research, prompting a global response, with European institutions actively recruiting affected scientists, while others express ethical concerns.
Trump's Science Cuts Spark Global Brain Drain
President Trump's cost-cutting measures in US science agencies have led to thousands of layoffs and restrictions on research, prompting a global response, with European institutions actively recruiting affected scientists, while others express ethical concerns.
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52% Bias Score
Mozambique: Opposition Leader Arrested Amidst Escalating Political Crisis
In Maputo, Mozambique, opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane was arrested on Tuesday for inciting violence, escalating the political crisis following disputed October 2024 elections that have already resulted in over 300 deaths. The government restricted press access, while Mondlane countersued Presid...
Mozambique: Opposition Leader Arrested Amidst Escalating Political Crisis
In Maputo, Mozambique, opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane was arrested on Tuesday for inciting violence, escalating the political crisis following disputed October 2024 elections that have already resulted in over 300 deaths. The government restricted press access, while Mondlane countersued Presid...
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48% Bias Score
Flooding Aids Spread of Invasive Fire Ants in Queensland
Red imported fire ants (Rifas) in south-east Queensland are using floodwaters from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred to form large rafts, traveling several kilometers and establishing new nests, raising concerns about the species' rapid spread and the potential for them to reach other parts of Australia.
Flooding Aids Spread of Invasive Fire Ants in Queensland
Red imported fire ants (Rifas) in south-east Queensland are using floodwaters from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred to form large rafts, traveling several kilometers and establishing new nests, raising concerns about the species' rapid spread and the potential for them to reach other parts of Australia.
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36% Bias Score
Warning Issued: Deadly Drug Combination Leads to Patient Death
A coroner issued a warning to healthcare professionals to stop prescribing the combination of amitriptyline, paroxetine, and ivabradine concurrently due to the risk of sudden cardiac death, following the death of Chloe Burgess, a nurse who had taken this combination of drugs for four years.
Warning Issued: Deadly Drug Combination Leads to Patient Death
A coroner issued a warning to healthcare professionals to stop prescribing the combination of amitriptyline, paroxetine, and ivabradine concurrently due to the risk of sudden cardiac death, following the death of Chloe Burgess, a nurse who had taken this combination of drugs for four years.
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60% Bias Score
Indigenous Incarceration Rises Despite Government Targets
New data reveals a 12% increase in Indigenous incarceration rates in a year and a 20% increase since 2019, despite a 2020 government agreement to reduce incarceration by 15% by 2031; this is coupled with rising child protection cases and suicide rates, while some progress in other areas is noted.
Indigenous Incarceration Rises Despite Government Targets
New data reveals a 12% increase in Indigenous incarceration rates in a year and a 20% increase since 2019, despite a 2020 government agreement to reduce incarceration by 15% by 2031; this is coupled with rising child protection cases and suicide rates, while some progress in other areas is noted.
Progress
48% Bias Score