Palestinian news outlet mocked after claiming ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ doctor coming to Gaza ‘to offer medical help’
A news outlet linked to Gaza’s rulers wound up with egg on its face Friday after using a photo of an American actress from the television series “Grey’s Anatomy” in a post about a female doctor coming to the Gaza Strip.
h/t MP
Get ready for buyer’s remorse on carbon taxes if Mark Carney and the Liberals win the April 28 election.
The reason is the uncritical media reporting of Carney’s so-called plan to kill the consumer carbon tax and replace it with a better system.
What he’s actually doing is a classic “bait and switch” manoeuvre — promising Canadians a less costly, more efficient carbon tax regime during the election, the unspoken part being that he will replace it with a more costly, less transparent system after April 28.
He described a complex scheme in which Beijing funded and used organized crime gambling rings to influence votes for certain candidates in Taiwan.
“I will share an example that has been happening in Taiwan and probably elsewhere, including Canada,” Jan said. “This is a very… https://t.co/UdGsbrwiqc— Sam Cooper (@scoopercooper) April 10, 2025
Hamas is appealing against the UK government’s decision to designate it as a terror group by claiming that the ruling breaches the European Convention on Human Rights.
The organisation has instructed British lawyers to launch legal action in a bid to remove it from a Home Office list of terrorist organisations, which makes it a criminal offence to have any association or show support for the group in the UK.
England being England Hamas could win this case.
A Quebecer who killed her spouse and two children will remain in a men’s prison, Canadian authorities said Wednesday.
Mohamad Al Ballouz, who now identifies as a woman, was sentenced last December after being convicted of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Synthia Bussières, 38, and of first-degree murder in the deaths of their two kids, aged five and two. The killings happened in September of 2022 in Brossard, on Montreal’s South Shore.
During the trial, Ballouz had been held at Leclerc Institution, a women’s detention centre in Laval, Que., and was later transferred to a men’s prison. The 38-year-old later requested to serve the sentence in a women’s prison.
One of the UK’s biggest police forces has temporarily blocked applications from white British candidates in an attempt to boost diversity, The Telegraph can disclose.
West Yorkshire Police (WYP) is currently preventing white British candidates from applying for jobs as recruits to its police constable entry programmes. However, “under-represented” groups can lodge their applications early.
The process has raised concerns that white British candidates are being unfairly treated, amounting to a form of positive discrimination that could be potentially unlawful.
Liberal candidate Peter Yuen, chosen to replace Paul Chiang, linked to pro-Beijing groups, events
The Liberal candidate selected by Mark Carney to replace one who was dropped over a China-related controversy is a member of a Beijing-friendly lobby organization and has given talks at events honouring a Toronto group that advocates for the annexation of Taiwan by China.
Onetime Toronto police deputy chief Peter Yuen, who is now carrying the Liberal banner in the Toronto-area riding of Markham-Unionville, succeeded Paul Chiang. The former MP stepped down April 1 after news broke that he had talked to reporters about how someone could take a Conservative candidate and human-rights advocate to the Chinese consulate to claim a bounty put on him by Hong Kong authorities.
Trump signs order to ‘make America’s showers great again’
Donald Trump is going to “make America’s showers great again” by easing rules restricting water flow, the White House says.
The US president is ordering the energy secretary to rescind a change introduced by Barack Obama that restricted multi-nozzle showers from discharging over 2.5 gallons of water per minute overall.
This served “a radical green agenda that made life worse for Americans”, the White House said, as Trump criticised the “ridiculous” amount of time he says it takes to wet his hair in the shower.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s willingness to shield an MP who openly mused about targeting political rivals is more than a scandal. It erodes Canadians’ trust.
When a government leader tolerates this sort of behaviour it sends a message that accountability and safety are negotiable. It will certainly harden the opinions of rightfully cynical Canadians, just 28 per cent of which have confidence in the federal parliament.
A Danish chef couple who attracted international acclaim with a “forest resort” in Sweden have been tracked down to Guatemala after apparently going on the run from tax authorities, leaving behind 158 barrels of human waste.
Flemming Hansen and Mette Helbæk founded their purportedly eco-friendly retreat, Stedsans, in Halland, southern Sweden, after claiming to have “felt the call of the wild” in Copenhagen, where they ran a popular rooftop restaurant.
Stedsans, formed of 16 wooden cottages looking out on to nature, attracted praise from influencers and reviewers, who described it as “magical” and “enchanting luxury”.
It is sometimes hard to figure out just what it takes for people to realize a crisis is growing in strength. Like the frog who sits in the pot while the water slowly rises in temperature only to take note after it is too late, we appear to be sleepwalking into a major undermining of our democracy.
I refer, of course, to the problem of interference in our electoral process. Despite decades of intelligence by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), at least one report (by former Gov. Gen. David Johnston) and a lengthy inquiry (the Hogue commission), this is generating next to no attention in the current race to determine who will form the next Canadian government.
Canadian PM quickly pledges to negotiate ‘new economic and security relationship’ with US after Trump pauses tariffs on other nations
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged Wednesday to negotiate a “new economic and security relationship” with the US – an announcement that comes on the same day President Trump paused tariffs for dozens of nations, but not Canada.
“The pause on reciprocal tariffs announced by President Trump is a welcome reprieve for the global economy,” Carney wrote on X, referring to the commander in chief’s 90-day pause on sweeping trade fees.
h/t PA Cat
Mark Carney is stealing Conservative campaign promises, which isn’t by itself a bad thing because theirs are better than his.
Lower taxes, less government spending and fewer bureaucrats, more affordable housing, quicker approval of major projects, better national defence, pipelines east and west; all of those are commendable. (The only Conservative policy missing is lower crime and tougher bail.)
Let’s face it, Canada’s not going to win a trade war with the US. Time to make a deal with Trump.’
Various news outlets have reported that Prime Minister Carney was thumping his chest, claiming that Canada is willing to lead if the US is not. This raises two questions.
First, lead based on what?
Second, lead in what?
Of the G7, Canada is ranked dead last in economic standing ― a ranking it has long held.
The family of the suspect in a fatal Frisco, Texas track meet stabbing has raised more than $279,000 off of the alleged crime that occurred just one week ago to support them during this “challenging and difficult time.”
The fundraiser for Austin Metcalf’s accused kiIIer has now surpassed $200k. The new goal is now $300k. This is insane. https://t.co/UkZ9RvIKnL pic.twitter.com/L888HP8GFY
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 8, 2025
