HANNAFORD: Time for Canadian Trump critics to face the China election interference facts

HANNAFORD: Time for Canadian Trump critics to face the China election interference facts

Whatever the ultimate truth of President Donald Trump’s allegations of Chinese meddling in American elections, Canadians have no excuse for the kind of reflexive dismissal in which the CBC indulged Friday. Despite their ruling class’s attempts to hush up and smooth over what they had allowed to happen, Canadians nevertheless know from what limited government admissions were made exactly what Beijing is capable of. Whether what Trump said is the exact or entire truth, or timed to influence the midterms, is not the point.

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I’m a Harvard astrophysicist. Here’s why the government asked me to lead a council on UFOs and national security

I’m a Harvard astrophysicist. Here’s why the government asked me to lead a council on UFOs and national security

A month ago, I was visited by a representative from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). He raised a simple question.

“Would you be willing to establish and lead a new advisory council for the US Government on the science of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena?” In other words, would I head a council on UFOs. I responded: “You had me at ‘hello.’”

There was no doubt in my mind that I should accept this role. Our goal is to advise the U.S. government on how to resolve the nature of UAP.

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Jamie Sarkonak: Why this sex offender won’t have to go on the national registry

Jamie Sarkonak: Why this sex offender won’t have to go on the national registry

A temporary resident named Karandeep Singh was convicted of sexual assault in Prince George, B.C., last month, but — after the judge heard that Singh faced potential deportation — he was exempt from the national sex offender registry.

There was a time when this would have been impossible, as the written law requires all sexual assault convicts to be placed on the registry. In 2022, however, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled this to be unconstitutional and downgraded the registration of sex offenders from mandatory to optional. Whether to put someone on the list was left up to individual judges, who were much more merciful than Parliament.

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Trump is smoke-signaling with his forest fire tariff

Trump is smoke-signaling with his forest fire tariff

The latest incursion into American airspace is forest fire smoke from Canada. An invasion, according to President Trump. And the man with a tariff for every occasion does not disappoint

“We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein, and the United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is dangerous, and totally unacceptable! I will call the Prime Minister,” promised Trump. “(…) This is Willful Negligence, and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States Billions of Dollars, which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying.”

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Scoring points from a tragedy in Toronto

Scoring points from a tragedy in Toronto

Brad Bradford is running for mayor of Toronto. The city councillor for Beaches-East York is the main rival of the incumbent, Olivia Chow, who is hoping to win a renewed mandate when voters go to the polls on Oct. 26.

So when he speaks, it is worth listening to what he has to say. Unfortunately, what he had to say about a recent, tragic incident in the city was drivel.


An out of touch whine from the Globe.

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The CIA Operative Who Spied on the U.A.E.—and Played a Role in Its AI Win

The CIA Operative Who Spied on the U.A.E.—and Played a Role in Its AI Win

Jonny Gannon had one final mission.

The longtime CIA operative had exfiltrated the families of spies from the most repressive of Middle Eastern regimes and tattooed the word “ARGONAUT,” an homage to seafaring heroes from Greek mythology, across his right forearm. By 2023 he had a Washington desk job with a rank equivalent to an Army two-star general.

That’s when the director tapped him to return to the field.

His assignment: Find out whether the “spy sheikh” could be trusted with some of America’s most cutting-edge technology.

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Immigration museum projects years of deficits as public attitudes shift

Immigration museum projects years of deficits as public attitudes shift

Canada’s Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is forecasting years of operating deficits as federal funding declines and management warns changing public attitudes toward immigration are affecting its long-term financial outlook.

According to the museum’s Summary of Corporate Plan 2026-2031, the federally funded institution expects to post a $137,000 deficit this year, with annual shortfalls projected to grow to $1.6 million by the end of the planning period.

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Bombshell reparations plan for black residents passes in Alameda County — despite budget blackhole

Bombshell reparations plan for black residents passes in Alameda County — despite budget blackhole

A California county that faced a $91 million budget gap this year has approved a sweeping reparations plan for black residents, the first of its kind in the Golden State, that calls for major changes to housing, education, healthcare and criminal justice — while leaving the door open to cash payments.

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on June 30 to accept the comprehensive plan following more than two years of research and community engagement.

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Lorne Gunter: Mark Carney continues Liberals’ historic economic downward slide

Lorne Gunter: Mark Carney continues Liberals’ historic economic downward slide

During the first 10 years of Liberal government — the Trudeau years — business investment per worker in Canada fell 18.8 per cent from $20,310 in 2014 to $16,493 in 2024 (inflation adjusted), according to the Fraser Institute.

Over the same period, U.S. business investment per worker rose 31.3 per cent from $23,263 to $30,555, which means U.S. investment levels are now nearly double ours.

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RCMP: 41 Canadian-linked assault victims, suspects identified in Project Medusa

RCMP: 41 Canadian-linked assault victims, suspects identified in Project Medusa

The RCMP says 41 Canadian-linked victims and suspected perpetrators have been identified through Project Medusa, a multinational law enforcement operation targeting online networks linked to drug-facilitated sexual assault.

“The project focuses on identifying and disrupting online networks linked to drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA), particularly offences occurring in intimate-partner settings and facilitated through online communities,” it said in an email to CTV News.

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