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Louise Arbour is announced by prime minister Mark Carney as the next governor general of Canada.
2026-05-5

Canada's food inspection agency confirms that a marksman has culled all 300–330 ostriches at a farm in Edgewood, British Columbia, under a bird flu containment order, following a Supreme Court decision allowing the cull to proceed.
2025-11-7

Canada's Supreme Court rejects an appeal by Universal Ostrich Farm, allowing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to carry out a full cull of nearly 400 ostriches in Edgewood, British Columbia, under bird flu containment rules aligned with WHO guidelines.
2025-11-6

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reports paramilitary attacks in Darfur, Sudan, left 89 civilians dead in 10 days.
2025-08-22

Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, reports that M23 rebels have killed over 319 civilians in July. M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa said the group would investigate the claim.
2025-08-8

United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk condemns Israel's human rights violations in Gaza and denounces Israeli settlements.
2025-02-26

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk reports that over 1,400 people were killed last year during violent crackdowns on protests against the government of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by the military and police, with over 78% of the casualties having been shot.
2025-02-12