Scrap China EV deal, auto group says in push to focus on U.S.

Scrap China EV deal, auto group says in push to focus on U.S.

Diversification beyond the U.S. automobile market is “not an option” for Canada and Ottawa should scrap a trade deal with China that is seeing Chinese electric vehicles enter the Canadian market, a group representing three of the biggest U.S. automakers in Canada said on Tuesday.

The standing committee on international trade in the House of Commons heard from Brian Kingston, the president of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers Association, a group that represents the operations of Ford, General Motors and Stellantis in Canada.


This ought to go over well in Washington.

China’s EV maker BYD is gearing up to enter the Canadian market… US adds BYD to list of firms with alleged Chinese military ties

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US-Iran strikes intensify after American patrol helicopter downed in Hormuz

US-Iran strikes intensify after American patrol helicopter downed in Hormuz

The US and Iran have exchanged fire after the US threatened retaliation for the downing of an American military helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

The US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday it had “completed” airstrikes launched at 17:00 ET.

In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had launched a drone strike on a US base in Bahrain and a missile strike on a US base in Jordan, according to state-run media, and Kuwait’s army said it was intercepting an attack.

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Durham College employee accused of luring 2 young girls on Snapchat, Reddit

Durham College employee accused of luring 2 young girls on Snapchat, Reddit

A 23-year-old man has been arrested following allegations that he lured two young girls through social media and solicited child sexual abuse material.

Durham Regional Police say members of the Child Exploitation Unit launched an investigation in late 2025 after receiving information that the man had allegedly communicated with a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl through social media platforms Reddit and Snapchat.

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Disorder breaks out in Belfast after man charged over knife attack

Disorder breaks out in Belfast after man charged over knife attack

People have been forced to flee their homes in Belfast amid disorder following a knife attack.

Houses and cars have been set on fire and all public transport has been paused in the city.

A 30-year-old Sudanese man is due to appear in court on Wednesday charged with attempted murder following the attack in north Belfast on Monday night.

All of Europe needs to burn.

(more…)

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AfD MPs Questioned—For Displaying German Flag

AfD MPs Questioned—For Displaying German Flag

Parliamentary police in Berlin were called to investigate AfD lawmakers after they displayed a large German national flag from a Bundestag office overlooking an anti-government protest, triggering accusations of political double standards.

The incident occurred on Monday, June 8th, as demonstrators marched through the German capital calling for the resignation of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government and demanding a series of political reforms.

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Xavier Trudeau’s Celebrity Bid Flames Out on Social Media, but Prime Minister’s Son Deftly Handles It Like a Pol

Xavier Trudeau’s Celebrity Bid Flames Out on Social Media, but Prime Minister’s Son Deftly Handles It Like a Pol

Like many individuals in the Gen Z era, Xavier Trudeau is on a quest for a following, whether he is worthy of fame and fortune or not. But as the son of the former prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, the 18-year-old’s attempt to make a name for himself as a singer and model is beset by a whole other set of challenges, including a barrage of internet trolls and a pool of talent that makes his headlong pursuit especially treacherous.

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WTF?

WTF?

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Arbour’s fantasy vision of Canada

Arbour’s fantasy vision of Canada

Much like Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech to the Jewish community last week, Governor General Louise Arbour described an idealized Canada that doesn’t exist in her installation speech on Monday.

They share the enduring view of the Laurentian Elite — the political, legal, financial and cultural gatekeepers of Canada in the Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto corridor — of which Arbour, as a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Supreme Court justice, is a charter member.


Under the Liberals GG appointments are treated as opportunity to insult Canadians.

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California Allows Late Ballots With No Postmark — That’s An Invitation To Fraud

California Allows Late Ballots With No Postmark — That’s An Invitation To Fraud

Many Americans went to bed one week ago today presumably thinking Spencer Pratt was headed to the November runoff for Los Angeles mayor. After all, he was leading Socialist City Councilwoman Nithya Raman by thousands of votes on election night. But within a week, The Associated Press has called the race for Raman, after a wave of late-arriving mail-in ballots erased that deficit. Notably, Raman underperformed in her own city council district.

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HelloFresh Goes all in for Pride Month marketing

HelloFresh Goes all in for Pride Month marketing

Among the realities of business success is reaching as wide a consumer base as possible. Marketing products that appeal to everyone, carefully focused advertising, and avoiding alienating any portion of the consumer base are essential. There are, of course, businesses that cater to niche clientele, where the usual tactics don’t strictly apply. Men, for example, aren’t going to buy many tampons, though these days, that’s not strictly true for guys pretending to be women, and it’s better not to contemplate what they might do with them.

h/t Shasta? Hermes? All of you?

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The Maoist Origins of the Two-Tier State

The Maoist Origins of the Two-Tier State

It has been more than a week since the appalling case of Henry Nowak erupted into public consciousness. During that time, the story has been analysed from every conceivable angle. The failures of the police have been examined. Questions have been raised about racejustice and the institutional culture of the police. Politicians have traded accusationsCommentators have denounced one another. Social media has performed its usual function of turning tragedy into tribal warfare.

There is little that another scribe, let alone one writing from 10,000 miles away, can add to the facts of the case. The circumstances speak for themselves.

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Hegseth’s D-Day warning about the ‘dangerous invasion of ideologies’ into Europe needs heeding

Hegseth’s D-Day warning about the ‘dangerous invasion of ideologies’ into Europe needs heeding

IN THE wake of US Vice President JD Vance’s comments about the ‘invasion of migrants’ in Europe, we now have the US defence secretary Pete Hegseth likening recent sea arrivals in Europe to an ‘invasion’, warning that freedoms won in 1944 remain under threat.

Hegseth’s remarks were delivered at the American Colleville-sur-Mer cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in Normandy during commemorations of the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings.

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Belfast knife attack reflects years of silence on immigration

Belfast knife attack reflects years of silence on immigration

Late on Monday evening, a man in the Kinnaird Avenue area of North Belfast was the target of a brutal attempted murder. A circulating video of the event shows the attacker sitting atop his blood-soaked victim, apparently trying to behead the man. Several individuals attempted to wrestle the assailant off the victim, one using a hurling stick.

h/t Patti Jo

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