Television presenter and wildlife expert Chris Packham has resigned from his position as vice president of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) over allegations of animal cruelty in abattoirs.

Packham, who has been a vocal advocate for animal welfare and conservation, announced his decision to step down from the RSPCA on social media, citing his deep concern over the organization's handling of allegations of cruelty in abattoirs.

The allegations in question relate to the mistreatment of animals in slaughterhouses, including pigs, chickens, and cattle. Packham has been critical of the RSPCA's response to these allegations, arguing that the organization has not done enough to address the issue and protect animal welfare.

Packham's resignation has sparked a wider debate about animal welfare and the role of organizations like the RSPCA in protecting animals from cruelty. Many have praised Packham for taking a stand on the issue, while others have criticized him for abandoning his position at the RSPCA.

The RSPCA has released a statement acknowledging Packham's resignation and expressing its gratitude for his contributions to the organization. However, the statement also defends the RSPCA's record on animal welfare, arguing that the organization has taken robust action to address allegations of cruelty in abattoirs.

The controversy surrounding Packham's resignation has highlighted the challenges faced by organizations like the RSPCA in balancing competing demands and priorities. While the RSPCA has a long history of advocating for animal welfare, it has also faced criticism for its handling of certain issues, including the treatment of animals in abattoirs.

Packham's decision to resign from the RSPCA has sparked a renewed focus on animal welfare and the need for greater transparency and accountability in the treatment of animals. As the debate continues, it is clear that Packham's resignation will have significant implications for the RSPCA and the wider animal welfare community.

The issue of animal cruelty in abattoirs is a complex and contentious one, with different stakeholders holding varying views on the matter. While some argue that the RSPCA has not done enough to address the issue, others argue that the organization has taken robust action to protect animal welfare.

As the controversy surrounding Packham's resignation continues to unfold, it is clear that the issue of animal welfare will remain a pressing concern for many people. The debate highlights the need for greater transparency and accountability in the treatment of animals, as well as the importance of organizations like the RSPCA in advocating for animal welfare.

Packham's resignation has also sparked a wider conversation about the role of celebrity advocates in raising awareness about social and environmental issues. While some have praised Packham for using his platform to highlight the issue of animal cruelty, others have criticized him for abandoning his position at the RSPCA.

As the debate continues, it is clear that Packham's resignation will have significant implications for the RSPCA and the wider animal welfare community. The controversy highlights the need for greater transparency and accountability in the treatment of animals, as well as the importance of organizations like the RSPCA in advocating for animal welfare.

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RCMP  searching for man  who pointed gun at Gander  Mall Friday  night

Gander RCMP are investigating a report of a  man pointing a  gun at Gander  Mall around 7 p.m. Friday.
The man is  about 6 feet tall, has a  mustache and  is wearing all black with a black  hood. Police are  asking for the public's help in identifying and  apprehending the  man. RCMP say there is currently no  threat to public  safety.

Trudeau  Cabinet Reshuffle: 8  New Ministers Sworn In
Ottawa MP David  McGuinty, brother of former Ontario  Premier Dalton  McGuinty, is the new  Minister of Public Safety, replacing Dominic LeBlanc, who was sworn in  as Finance Minister earlier this  week.
McGuinty is the chair of  Parliament's National Security and Intelligence  Committee.

Élisabeth Brière  has become the new  Minister of National Revenue, replacing Marie-Claude  Bibeau.
Terry Duguid replaces Carla Qualtrough as  Minister of Sports.
Toronto MP Nate Erskine-Smith, who has previously said he  will not  seek re-election, is the new  Minister of  Housing. He replaces Sean Fraser, the  former housing minister, who announced on Monday  that he was  leaving the cabinet for family  reasons.
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On Friday, Erskine-Smith said  "this was not an easy  decision", but after consulting with family and colleagues,  she plans to run in the next  election.
Darren Fisher is the new  Minister of  Veterans Affairs and  Associate Minister of  National Defence.
Ruby Sahota will  assume the dual role of  Minister of Democratic Institutions and  Minister responsible for the  Federal Economic Development Agency for  Southern Ontario.

The new  Minister of the Elderly is Joanne  Thompson. The email  address you need for the  latest news from Canada and around the  world. Rachel Bendayan  has been sworn in as  Minister of  Official Languages and Associate Minister of Public Safety.
Anita Anand, who will  retain her role as  Minister of Transport, will now also take on  the role of Minister of Internal Trade.
Gary Anandasangaree, who is  Minister of  Crown and Indigenous Relations, will  also take on  the role of  Minister of Northern Affairs and  Minister responsible for the Northern Economic Development  Agency of Canada.
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon will now also  be given the portfolio of  Employment and  Workforce Development. Ginette Petitpas Taylor,  former Minister of Veterans Affairs, has been  named chair of the Treasury Board, a  position Anand  previously held.
Friday's cabinet  reshuffle comes after Chrystia Freeland, in a surprise announcement on Monday, resigned as finance minister on the same day she was  due to  deliver the fall economic  statement.

In her letter to Trudeau, Freeland noted that in recent  weeks she has found herself increasingly "at odds" with the prime  minister.
The newly sworn-in ministers have their work cut out ahead of the  arrival of the Trump administration. U.S.  President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a  25% tariff on all Canadian  products unless Canada increases border  security. The ministers  presented a united front  on Friday, reiterating the need for a "Team Canada approach."
"I've been thinking a lot this  week about the events of the week and  I've spoken to the prime minister  on several occasions and I believe this is a  time when we need to stand  together," Anand told  reporters.
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"If we  don't all  pull together in the same direction, the results  won't be as strong as they otherwise  would be."
Anandasangaree said  there's "a lot of work to  be done" to ensure Canada is ready before Trump takes office.
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Petitpas Taylor added that "we have to make sure  we're putting our best foot  forward" by wanting to work  cooperatively with the new U.S.  administration.
As the new public safety minister, McGuinty said  it's his responsibility to work with the RCMP, the Canada Border Services Agency,  the Correctional  Service of Canada and the Canadian Security Intelligence  Service, as well as  his U.S.  counterparts, to address  Trump's concerns about the border. "I am  confident that working together with my colleagues here and  elsewhere, we will do this for Canadians.  It is too important not to  merge."
The House has  adjourned, but a cabinet meeting will  still be held on Friday  afternoon.
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Questions  are being asked about  Trudeau's future, with  his popularity  falling in  the polls and growing calls from  members of his own party and the opposition  for him to  resign.
Bendyan told reporters on Friday that Trudeau  was considering his options.
"Politics is  a matter of choice. "Very often, these are  tough choices. I think the prime minister  has been very clear that he has  an election in mind," he said.
Sahota said Trudeau  had "our full  support."
"He certainly showed a lot of confidence in us and that's why we're here today,"  he said.
According to an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and released this week, Trudeau's personal popularity has  fallen by five percentage points, with  just 23  percent overall saying they think he deserves  re-election and 77  percent saying they think it's time for a new party to take  over.
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Meanwhile, support  for the Liberals has also  fallen by five points, to 21  percent, since September and is now tied with the New Democratic  Party. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday that his party  would present a  "clear motion of  no confidence" in the  upcoming session of the House of Commons that could  oust the Liberal government.

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The Biden administration is trying to use the "drone" situation to pass a bill  that would give the government  access to wireless surveillance  of our  phones.
"The bill before us would  give law enforcement  substantial authority to intercept private electronic communications without consent —  giving it broad surveillance  powers.
"The bill would allow the government to conduct  widespread phone surveillance of innocent Americans traveling through  U.S. airports, as long as the government  says it's doing  so to neutralize a drone. So to  see what information  a drone can get, you might  want to capture all the information of  everyone who's around an airport or  everyone who lives near an airport. Once you have all that data, what are the  guarantees that the government  isn't looking at your data  other than the data that  might be related to flying a  drone? »
"This is not just about security.  This is about unchecked government  intervention. This is about  using fear and media  pressure to  pass sweeping legislation that could violate the civil liberties of  the American  people."

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It is almost 2:30 PM in Tel Aviv and Gaza City. The Guardian's coverage of the Middle East crisis  has come to an end. Here is a  summary of today's events:

The Israeli military said it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area. Paramedics treated 14 people with minor shrapnel  wounds and some were taken to hospital, the ambulance service said in a  statement.
The US has  withdrawn the reward for Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the leader of the Islamist  group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)  which seized power in Syria. The  decision follows talks between  the new  Syrian authorities and a US  delegation, after  HTS said in a statement  that it wanted Syria to contribute to "regional  peace".
Pope Francis condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as  an "atrocity", a day after an Israeli air strike killed 12 members of  a family, including seven children.  "Children were  bombed yesterday. This is cruelty, this is not war. I want to say  this because it touches my heart," he told an audience of members of the Holy  See government. The death toll  in Gaza is 45,227, according to the Gaza  Ministry of Health. The  number includes 21 deaths in the  last 24 hours, according to the ministry, which also said  that 107,573 people have been  injured in the Gaza Strip since the  start of the war.
Israeli security forces  have carried out raids in the West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency. Palestinian news agencies also reported that Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers in the village of  Burqa in the West Bank, east of  Ramallah.
The Israeli  army said its forces  fired on a protester during a demonstration against  army activities in a village in southern Syria on Friday,  wounding him in the leg. Since  Islamist rebels  overthrew Syrian  President Bashar al-Assad on December  8, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian military  installations, aiming, it  says, to prevent them from falling into  enemy hands.

A homicide investigation is underway after a  man found in  Toronto's Corso Italia  neighborhood early Saturday morning  died, police  said.

Officers were called to the intersection of St. Clair and Lansdowne  shortly before 3 a.m. for a report of an injured person, police said in a  text message to  X.

When officers arrived  on the scene, police  said they  found a male victim. He was  taken to  the hospital and later pronounced  dead.
Police have not released any  details about the suspect or the cause of death. The  victim's age and identity  are still unclear.
St. Clair Avenue West is closed between Lansdowne and Earlscourt  streets while the investigation  continues. Nairn Avenue, between Ascot Avenue and St. Clair, is also closed.

🚨🇸🇦🇩🇪SAUDI GIRL  WARNS GERMAN POLICE  DRIVER IN MAGDENBURG MONTHS BEFORE CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACK
A  young Saudi  woman living in Germany reported Talib  A. to German police in September 2023, warning them  that he  planned to  hit people with his car. Despite this, the police  bureaucratically dismissed the  report.
A month  ago, Talib had posted  death threats  from 20 Germans, which the girl  had also reported, but  again the police  did nothing.
Last night, Talib carried out his threat in Magdeburg, killing several innocent  people while  the left-wing media  avoided reporting these critical details.
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