OTTAWA — Provinces that are sending conservation officers and other local authorities to patrol the Canada-U.S. border are setting up what the president of the union representing border officers calls “history’s most expensive taxi service,” given that anyone caught crossing illegally must ultimately be delivered to border agents.
Syrians and a Bosnian were among the 10 victims of a gunman who carried out the worst shooting in Swedish history, at a school in Orebro on Tuesday.
It was the first information about those murdered in the attack, and it came from two embassies rather than police, who only said there were victims of a number of nationalities.
Police said the suspected gunman, named locally as 35-year-old Rickard Andersson, was found dead after the attack, with three guns by his side.
No official motive declared but they dance around the prospect that it may be related to the shooter’s anger at Sweden’s disastrous mass immigration policy.
Liberal leadership hopefuls are pivoting and responding to the attention-consuming existential threats to Canadian trade posed by U.S. President Donald Trump – a preview of what the next federal election is going to look like, according to Liberal strategists.
“There’s nothing usual about this race,” said Greg MacEachern of KAN Strategies.
From the very short timeline to the wild trade drama and the various characters involved, party leadership contests don’t normally play out like this one.
People will not forget or forgive the Liberal record under Trudeau. At best the Liberals may cannibalize NDP and green votes.
Hundreds of women were raped and burned alive during the chaos after a Rwandan-backed rebel group entered the Congolese city of Goma last week.
The female inmates were attacked in their wing inside Goma’s Munzenze prison during a mass jailbreak, according to a senior UN official.
The deputy head of the UN peacekeeping force based in Goma, Vivian van de Perre, said that while several thousand men managed to escape from the prison, the area reserved for women was set on fire.
Man armed with a hatchet arrested after dramatic Kitchener, Ont. takedown
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Man wrestles with cop, attempts to take the cop's side arm, returns to his vehicle and retrieves hatchet. Backup arrives and successfully tazes the suspect.
How would this play out differently in the US? pic.twitter.com/rHapPPc697
— Magnetic Norse (@MagneticNorse) February 6, 2025
h/t Patti Jo
PM Trudeau: “Knowing that you’re on a countdown clock to your last day means you get to be really ruthless about the things you want to do and the things that you don’t want to do.” pic.twitter.com/PSyur9S5NT
— True North (@TrueNorthCentre) February 6, 2025
What a race baiting clown. h/t XC
US president Donald Trump will try to force Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to agree to a ceasefire with Russia by Easter under a peace plan, according to a report.
Trump, who has long claimed that he would be able to negotiate an ending to the brutal invasion of Ukraine in a single day, is said to be working to end the war within 100 days.
The unconfirmed plans, reported by Ukrainian outlet Strana, have been doing the rounds in ‘political and diplomatic circles’ in Ukraine, and will include a ceasefire by April 20 that would freeze Russia’s steady advance, a ban on Ukraine from joining NATO, and a demand for Kyiv to accept Russian sovereignty on annexed land.
h/t XC
By all means, foist them on Canadians, because what we really need is more of the intifada crowd. I guess we can't blame Israel for wanting to exploit any and all opportunities presented by Canada's corrupt government. @fancypants_s https://t.co/KBytrcxmuX
— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) February 6, 2025
Canada faces calls to suspend asylum agreement with U.S., saying Trump orders undermine migrants’ rights
The federal government is facing calls to suspend a long-standing agreement with the U.S. to return asylum seekers at the border, with immigration experts saying the United States should no longer be considered a safe place for people fleeing persecution.
They say U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders that make it easier to deport or detain migrants – including plans to hold 30,000 migrants accused of criminality in Guantanamo Bay – undermine their rights to such an extent that Canada should halt returning asylum seekers to the U.S.
Kamala Harris gave a meandering, 179-word answer on Israel that “60 Minutes” cut to just 20 words, according to transcripts released Wednesday by the Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC says it’s investigating CBS for possible election interference, after complaints that the venerated news program cut Harris’ word-salad answers to make her look more coherent. Donald Trump has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the network.
Trump-appointed FCC chair Brendan Carr got the full transcript and video on Monday after a tug-of-war with the Tiffany Network, which has defended the editing as a standard practice for “time, space or clarity.”
How much did 60 minutes edit the Kamala Harris interview?
See for yourself. This was the first question. One clip is the edit. One is raw.
A full extra minute of rambling. pic.twitter.com/WMzFQ6Y9Mu
— Nick Monroe (@lobsterlooker) February 5, 2025
Toronto police say they have arrested and charged a 38-year-old man from Vaughan, Ont., after he made threatening statements during a demonstration near Bathurst Street and Shepard Avenue W. on Sunday.
Police say the man approached an officer during the demonstration and claimed to be a member of Kahane Chai (Kach), which Public Safety Canada classifies as a terrorist entity.
According to Public Safety Canada, Kahane Chai is an extremist Jewish group that advocates for all Arabs to be expelled from Israel, among other things.
The U.S. Army recently announced it shattered previous recruiting records, with December 2024 being the most productive December in 15 years.
The branch reported it enlisted nearly 350 soldiers every day that month, Army officials announced Tuesday on social media.
“Our Recruiters have one of the toughest jobs – inspiring the next generation of #Soldiers to serve. Congratulations and keep up the great work! #BAYCB,” Army recruiting officials wrote in a post on X.
h/t DS
Global Affairs Canada @CanadaFP is USAID on steroids
Listen to this diplomat giddily talk about how her mission is to spread "intersectional transformative feminism" in Lebanon.
Short thread on how Canada's foreign aid is a woke slush fund below pic.twitter.com/HeXTpOBfT7
— Cosmin Dzsurdzsa (@cosminDZS) February 5, 2025
Lunatics wasting our money.
Community groups say Canadians are scared as Trudeau warns hate crimes are rising
Zaid Al-Rawni is CEO of Naseeha Mental Health, an organization that operates a mental health hotline. He said his organization has seen a 600 per cent increase in distress calls in the past year.
“It’s causing them a lot of social anguish,” said Al-Rawni. He added that most of the hotline’s users are Muslim and many are feeling that their faith is being questioned by other Canadians.
No one has any questions about Islam. We know it’s a supremacist murder cult.
Israel’s version of SNL just released this skit about the Red Cross. pic.twitter.com/x7HBfNKV4S
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) February 6, 2025
h/t XC
Schumer looks like he’s gonna collapse.
CNN panel burst into tears of laughter after watching supercut of Democrats @elonmusk meltdown cringe-fest pic.twitter.com/bueNFPev9K
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 5, 2025
