Trump does not need Belarus to replace Canadian potash. He only needs it to make Canada less indispensable over time. And that should concern Ottawa far more than the headline itself
Donald Trump says the United States is working on a “massive” agreement to purchase potash from Belarus at substantially lower prices than it currently pays Canada. The announcement was quickly dismissed by some Canadian observers as economically unrealistic. That reaction may be premature.
Donald Trump has ripped world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly over their failure to confront the threat posed by Iran, stating that only he was bold enough to tackle the Islamist regime.
Trump threatened to launch fresh strikes on Iran that would ‘drive them to hell’ and asserted America’s military dominance around the world, citing his toppling of Venezuela’s dictator Nicolas Maduro and capture of the country’s oil.
‘To the victor go the spoils,’ Trump said in New York on Tuesday.
Trump to the UN: "Do I annihilate the Islamic Republic, and do it quickly? Do I drive them into hell?" pic.twitter.com/cIYBO1Mp3w
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 22, 2026
Absolutely incredible…
TRUMP: "It’s deeply ironic that the UN has an entire institution devoted to protecting cultural heritage, yet they promote mass migration and are actively destroying the greatest cultures and most extraordinary heritage." pic.twitter.com/lcYCmELmtZ
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) September 22, 2026
The president of the Belleville, Ont., synagogue where shooting erupted between a man and local police Sunday evening says the incident left congregants in shock and the building partly damaged.
“But once we get the building back, we will continue with our services. We will continue with our programming,” Norm Weddum says.
“This is not going to stop us.”
Was it suicide by cop or an act of terror? We can’t know without more info.
And now we may never know, as the Shooter has died.
DAUDZEVA, Latvia—Wearing strips of red tape on their helmets, Danish soldiers stealthily moved through the pine forest and then, unleashing a firestorm, overran a position held by Spanish troops.
“Todos muertos”—“everyone is dead”—quipped one of the Spanish soldiers, relaxing under an armored vehicle that raised its cannon to signify it had been destroyed.
The Danish mechanized infantry company role-played the enemy in this month’s exercise by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s brigade that has been deployed to protect Latvia from nearby Russia.
Well kids, they won't let you save your own country but you'll be allowed to save someone else's.
White people are useful, sometimes. https://t.co/ux3ZloQaFQ
— Kellie-Jay Keen (@ThePosieParker) September 22, 2026
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Avi Lewis said he is not holding all Jews accountable for Israel’s policies in Gaza, after some Liberal MPs called comments he made in a social media post irresponsible and “despicable.”
Lewis posted late Sunday that he would be marking the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, by reflecting on geopolitics.
Tonight Yom Kippur begins, the most sombre moment of the Jewish calendar. It’s a time of atonement – a time to grieve those who have been lost, a time to acknowledge and take responsibility for harms we have caused, individually and collectively. For Jewish people, the personal…
— Avi Lewis (@avilewis) September 21, 2026
he Dutch national police has announced it is to stop organising religious celebrations for people outside the force, including iftar meals that break the daily fast in Ramadan, from January 1, 2027.
The decision, confirmed by chief constable Janny Knol on September 21, follows a report in the daily De Telegraaf and amends the force’s code of conduct for officers.
Angela Merkel turns the corner at the bakery to buy some rolls:
◾️ 2 Audi A8 Security
◾️ 2 drivers
◾️ 2 bodyguards
This is the woman who foisted the world’s dumbest energy policy on us to save CO2.
We pay for her “court” too.
Angela Merkel geht beim Bäcker um die Ecke Brötchen kaufen:
◾️ 2 Audi A8 Security
◾️ 2 Fahrer
◾️ 2 PersonenschützerDas ist die Frau, die uns die dümmste Energiepolitik der Welt aufs Auge gedrückt hat, um CO2 zu sparen.
Ihren „Hofstaat“ zahlen wir auch. pic.twitter.com/6qDW7Br4Ey
— Georg Pazderski (@Georg_Pazderski) September 21, 2026
h/t Mauser
OTTAWA — Months after the Canadian Armed Forces banned chaplains from praying at official military ceremonies, members of a Protestant chapel at an east coast military base are protesting plans to deconsecrate the historic sacred building and turn it into a multi-faith space.
Far-left Die Linke is celebrating an ‘election intifada’ in Berlin after winning 25.7 per cent of the vote and finishing first in the state election. The party’s surge was overwhelmingly driven by young women and Muslim voters, while its Neukölln branch has once again become embroiled in a pro-Palestine antisemitism controversy.
Housing affordability just worsened for a growing share of Canadians, new data from Statistics Canada shows.
Nearly one in four (23.2 per cent) Canadian households were living in unaffordable housing in 2024, compared to 22 per cent in 2022, Statistics Canada said in a report on Monday.
Statistics Canada defined households living in “unaffordable” housing as those that spent 30 per cent or more of their income on shelter costs
Katie Hopkins gives Mark Carney a proper introduction at the EU Parliament. pic.twitter.com/3nJUb6dWl0
— RPN Entertainment (@rpnenter) September 21, 2026
h/t Mauser
Spooked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the German military drafted a 1,000-page blueprint in 2024 to set out how to respond to another Russian attack in Eastern Europe. Senior leaders in Germany’s 16 states are among the few government officials allowed access to the classified document, known informally as an “Oplan.”
Now, Germany’s federal government, under Chancellor Friedrich Merz, is preparing to restrict that access, in order to prevent a far-right, Moscow-friendly party — which won a recent election in the small eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt — from reviewing the plan.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will move ahead this fall with legislation imposing new rules on social media platforms, including restrictions aimed at children and requirements dealing with content deemed harmful.
Blacklock’s Reporter says Carney confirmed the government’s plans for Bill C-34 as Liberal MPs gathered ahead of Parliament’s return following a 13-week summer recess.
As Putin’s sham elections play out and he predictably claims near-total endorsement from the Russian population, the picture inside Russia is becoming harder to conceal. Hundreds of drones reaching Moscow, the most heavily protected city in Russia, this weekend. These strikes are a visible reminder that Russia is far more vulnerable than the Kremlin would have its people believe.
On the battlefield, Ukraine is also demonstrating renewed momentum, including around Lyman and through the re-employment of tanks and armoured manoeuvre. Yet, at precisely the moment when Ukraine needs sustained political and military backing, its two principal Western supporters appear determined to make its position more difficult through geopolitical naivety, hesitation and prevarication.
