From Global News, Statistics Canada delays its plan to obtain the banking information of 500,000 Canadian households. (This was posted in the chatroom of the BlogTalkRadio show of Kel the Red Fox Blogger.)
From CBC News, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques and two colleagues arrive at the International Space Station.
From CTV News, a restaurant in Ontario with a name similar to one in Virginia which refused to serve the White House press secretary is still doing well.
From the Express, six parties issue contempt proceedings in an effort to get Prime Minister May to disclose legal advice obtained from the U.K. Attorney General.
From BBC News, according to the above-mentioned Attorney General, the Brexit backstop plan "is a calculated risk".
From the Evening Standard, former FLOTUS Michelle Obama revisits a school in London.
From Politicalite, membership in UKIP has passed 26,000. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Politicalite, membership in UKIP has passed 26,000. (via Voice Of Europe)
From the Independent, several Tory MPs claim that the advice from the Attorney General confirms their fears about the Brexit deal.
From RFI, how bad is the "yellow vest" movement?
From The Portugal News, there must be an environmental impact assessment before lithium mining is allowed.
From El País, in elections in the Spanish region of Andalusia, Socialists lose legislative seats while the "far right" party Vox takes 12. (As I may have mentioned in one of my "Random Musings" posts, I would like a see an explanation of the differences between "right" and "far right", by those who use the latter label.)
From SwissInfo, Switzerland does not have, and is not ready to introduce, tax withholding from paychecks.
From the Malta Independent, a woman in Attard, Malta is fined because her cats caused a nuisance.
From Malta Today, Malta allows 11 migrants rescued by a Spanish fishing boat to disembark.
From Ekathimerini, according to the governor of the Bank of Greece, the Greek economy is "not out of the woods yet".
From the Greek Reporter, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras calls for World War II reparations from Germany.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the atmosphere of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina is called "the most polluted on the planet". (Yes, even worse than Beijing, China.)
From Novinite, Sofia, Bulgaria's air is dirty, too, and is the worst in three of its districts.
From Total Croatia News, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visits Zagreb.
From Daily News Hungary, more on Orban's visit to Croatia.
From Hungary Today, the Central European University will leave Budapest.
From About Hungary, the Visegrad 4 will help Tunisia strengthen its border controls.
From The Slovak Spectator, 12 Greenpeace activists who were arrested after protesting on a mining tower will be prosecuted in custody. (As a descendant of Slovak coal miners, I would almost certainly be disqualified from sitting as a lay judge - Slovakia's closest equivalent to jurors - in their trials, due to obvious pro-miner bias. For an explanation of "lay judge", go here and scroll down to the heading "Judiciary" and see the fourth paragraph under that heading.)
From Radio Praha, the Czech government will announce its "national investment plan".
From Radio Poland, builders excavating for a new Metro station in Warsaw find mammoth bones.
From Deutsche Welle, Germany's disability commissioner calls for voting rights to be extended to the country's 85,000 disabled people.
From the NL Times, Dutch support for Zwarte Piet is decreasing, and a man dressed as Zwarte Piet is wanted for allegedly shooting at a car. (Such action is bound to make Piet's support dwindle even further.)
From Dutch News, nine Dutch consumers of natural gas from the Groningen field are told to switch to other gas within five years.
From Russia Today, Russia completes trials of its anti-artillery system, named "Penicillin".
From Sputnik International, the 24 Ukrainian sailors who allegedly illegally crossed Russia's border face up to six years in prison.
From Hürriyet Daily News, due to the "yellow vest" protests, Turkey issues a travel warning for France.
From Turkish Minute, inflation in Turkey went down in November, due to tax cuts and discounts.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu warns Lebanon to rein in Hezbollah.
From The Times Of Israel, thousands of Israelis get ready to strike in protest of domestic violence.
From The Jerusalem Post, Jerusalem engages in some "American-style holiday cheer".
From The Express Tribune, President Trump seeks support from Pakistan in talks with the Taliban.
From This Is Money, a sharia-compliant robo-investor is launched in the U.K.
From Inquirer(dot)Net, an Egyptian actress says that her dress wasn't meant to offend anyone. (Did I offend anyone by using the female-specific word "actress", just as in the article? If so, I don't give a flying you-know-what.)
From Gatestone Institute, "why Iran funds Palestinian terrorists".
From FrontpageMag, does leaving Islam amount to a race-change operation? (The article's writer is a former Muslim.)
From National Review, which type of conservative masculinity should we respect, that of Bush the Elder or that of Trump?
From The Washington Free Beacon, Chinese leader Xi Jinping promises Trump that China will designate fentanyl as a controlled substance.
From the Washington Examiner, SCOTUS refuses to hear an environmental challenge to Trump's border wall.
From The Daily Caller, environmentalists demand that Senator Schumer (D-NY) not allow Senator Manchin (D-WV) to be the lead Democrat on the Energy Committee.
From LifeZette, an old white woman supports an old white man to run for president in 2020. (Both are actually older than the current president.)
From The Denver Channel and the "what the heck is going on?" department, for the third time this year, a car is driven into the same Denver restaurant. (via The Daily Caller)
From The Washington Times, 63 percent of non-citizen households in America are on welfare. (The story comes via Numbers USA. I don't see any breakdown between legal and illegal non-citizens.)
From the Rolling Stone, supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are ready to draft him again. (via Legal Insurrection)
From CNS News, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is "hopeful" on President Trump's dealing with China on trade.
And from The Babylon Bee, John MacArthur and Ben Shapiro show off their dancing skills.
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