BREAKING: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Public Health Agency of Canada jointly announce Canada will be expanding surveillance of #H5N1 , including cattle and retail milk testing, amid ongoing outbreak among U.S. dairy cattle.

More from their new statement:

“The men arrived in Canada on temporary visas, sources said, including some on student visas. None are believed to have pursued education while in Canada and none have obtained permanent residency.” ⁦Rhianna Schmunk⁩
cbc.ca/news/politics/…

“Police say all three men are Indian nationals. CBC has learned at least two came to Canada as international students.”

So, are Indian students now involved in assassination?

No more visas for Indian students? cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Historic. Porto Alegre, capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, is now experiencing its worst flooding event since 1941 as floodwaters from the Guaíba continue to rise, turning streets into rivers.

Credit: Chico Santana

It's World Press Freedom Day. Evan Gershkovich, has had his freedom deprived for more than 400 days, simply for doing his job as a reporter. He is sitting in a Russian prison instead of chronicling events outside of it. We cannot say it loud enough: Free Evan. #IStandWithEvan

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united states down 10 places in reporters without borders’ press freedom index
now ranking 55 out of 180 countries globally

an embarrassment for a country that defines itself by freedom

Seen anything as pretentious as this?

'Every day, I live with the real threat of spending the rest of my life in jail just because I’m a journalist.' - 2021 peace laureate Maria Ressa

On #WorldPressFreedomDay learn more about journalist Ressa that never stops fighting for freedom of speech: bit.ly/3UY3ItY

On #WorldPressFreedom Day, taking a moment to recognize the inspiring work by journalists forced out of their home countries. This year, we recognize newsrooms in exile as a category of the Human Rights Press Awards.
The winners: Frontier Myanmar & Zan Times hrw.org/news/2024/05/0…

“On Friday, Canadian police arrested members of a hit squad alleged to have carried out the Nijjar killing. Investigators have said they believe the alleged assassins were retained by the Indian government.”

'Do you realize who they are killing? The most skilled people, the kindest people we know.'

#WorldPressFreedomDay2024

On Monday Myanmar had its hottest day on record, an unbelievable 48.2C (118.8F). Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, and parts of India have also been struck by record breaking temperatures above 40C. These temperatures will kill thousands. 1/2

“The apple growers say they have invested their entire lives – and their limited resources – in raising the orchards, only for them to be forcefully taken away by the authorities. Shafi’s orchard effectively belongs to the government now, an acquisition he did not sign up for.”

Kashmir’s apple orchards, millions of jobs, face threat from rail line | Business and Economy | Al Jazeera aljazeera.com/features/2024/…

Leaders of the The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal write an open letter about press freedom, noting that it has been 401 days since Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained in Russia and 4,281 days since Austin Tice was abducted in Syria. nytco.com/press/a-letter…

I’ve been dreaming of going to ⁦Ballymaloe House Hotel⁩ for twenty years. The person who first told me about it died 16 years ago. And finally I went. And it was all even better than I imagined, from the banks of wild garlic to the dessert trolley to the brown bread at breakfast.

When I first met Khanna in 2023 at a private event hosted by our mutual friend, social media guru and founder of Digimentors, Sree Sreenivasan (Threads: @sreenet) Sreenivasan, the Punjabi chef was discussing an animated short, American Sikh, which he had executive produced.

“I’ve been cooking professionally since I was 16. Bungalow felt like home.' -Vikas Khanna

In my latest Forbes piece, the Michelin star chef opened up his newest restaurant & most personal business venture, Bungalow; food, friendship & connection 🙏

forbes.com/sites/lipiroy/…