Men used to wear masculine clothes. pic.twitter.com/Xx60PqGFc1
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) April 15, 2026
WTF?
Author: Blazingcatfur
Why Pierre Poilievre might quietly welcome the new Liberal majority
Officially, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is outraged. “The Carney Liberals did not win a majority government through a general election or today’s by-elections,” Mr. Poilievre posted on X Monday night, as the results erasing his leverage in the House of Commons rolled in. The Liberals swept all three by-elections, less than a week after they seduced the unlikeliest of floor-crossers, Marilyn Gladu, to join the Liberal caucus. “The Prime Minister spent the year on this cynical power grab,” he added.
Police investigate claims Katy Perry sexually assaulted Ruby Rose at Melbourne nightclub
Police are investigating claims Katy Perry sexually assaulted the Australian actor Ruby Rose at a Melbourne nightclub more than a decade ago, allegations the American pop star strenuously denies.
Victoria police on Wednesday said in a statement: “Melbourne sexual offences and child abuse investigation team (SOCIT) detectives are investigating [an alleged] historical sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010.
“Police have been told the incident occurred at a licensed premises in Melbourne’s CBD.
Anna Kendrick once claimed that an “aggressive” Katy Perry inappropriately touched her cleavage. The “Pitch Perfect” star’s interview resurfaced after the pop star denied sexually assaulting Ruby Rose two decades ago. https://t.co/xQlcX8SUPl pic.twitter.com/BYlHoiS7J6
— New York Post (@nypost) April 14, 2026
h/t Mauser and Patti Jo
CHARLEBOIS: Disappearing middle distorting Canada’s food economy
Canada doesn’t just have a food inflation problem, it has a market structure problem – and it’s getting worse.
Over the last two years, we’ve been fixated on prices: why groceries cost more, why inflation remains stubborn, and why relief hasn’t materialized for many households. But we are missing the bigger issue. Canada’s economy is becoming increasingly K-shaped, and that is quietly undermining both affordability and innovation in our food system.
Is Washington About to Replace One Iranian Tyranny with Another?
A recurring illusion in American foreign policy is that removing the most visible layer of oppression in a brutal regime, as in Haiti, Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq, is enough to claim victory. It is politically convenient and media-friendly, but in the instance of the Islamic Republic of Iran, looks to be strategically disastrous.
Today, as pressure mounts on Iran and US President Donald J. Trump signals a willingness to seize a perceived opening — most recently through a 15-day ceasefire — the same illusion is once again taking shape. The issue is no longer whether the regime in Tehran is under strain — it clearly is — but whether Washington is preparing, consciously or not, to replace a brutal clerical dictatorship with a brutal military one.
Ontario plans to tie high school attendance to grades and mandate final exams. It’s getting mixed reactions
Quickly leaping from and locking up his motorized scooter, Toronto Grade 12 student Bilal Rahimi rushed into school during the Monday lunch hour, having missed his morning periods due to caring for an ailing uncle.
“Attendance is pretty important. If you’re not attending school, then you don’t know the stuff. You don’t know the material to pass the tests,” the 18-year-old noted, saying he’s open about absences with teachers, connects with friends to find out what he’s missed and works hard to ensure he’s caught up.
Nuclear reactor on moon crucial to U.S. ‘space superiority,’ Trump officials say
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Establishing a permanent U.S. base on the moon, including a nuclear reactor, is crucial before China or Russia does, top Trump administration officials said Tuesday at a major space conference.
The recent success of the Artemis II lunar mission, officials said, catapulted the U.S. ahead of its adversaries in a critical national security priority: space dominance. The Trump administration says it is taking a whole-of-government approach to developing technology that will support deep-space exploration and a long-term lunar presence.
Finland’s president on why he believes Canada could — eventually — be part of the EU
Finnish President Alexander Stubb says he exchanges messages with Prime Minister Mark Carney almost every day.
“We’re tight,” Stubb said with a smile.
Now, Stubb and Carney have the opportunity to talk in person.
Stubb is in Ottawa for his first official bilateral meetings with Canada’s prime minister. The pair are working to develop trade and defence ties, according to Carney’s office.
Not sure how long the EU has left and besides I thought we were on the waiting list for the Great Big China Co-Prosperity Sphere?
Pope Leo XIV Urges Calm on Islam While Christians Disappear
Pope Leo XIV recently spoke during his visit to Algeria and called for Catholics to be a little less fearful of Islam, urging dialogue and respect instead of concern about mass immigration from Muslim countries. He pointed to Lebanon as a place where Christians and Muslims live as friends.
Toronto’s ‘free’ World Cup fan fest could now come with a price
What was once billed as a free World Cup celebration in Toronto could now cost fans anywhere from $10 to $300 to attend.
The FIFA Fan Festival, scheduled from June 11 to July 19, 2026 at Fort York and The Bentway, was initially promoted as a free event which would feature live match broadcasts, cultural performances and food vendors.
Nolte: Disney Wipes Out 8% of Flailing Marvel’s Workforce
The Disney Grooming Syndicate laid off around 1,000 staffers this week, including a whopping eight percent of the staff at its flailing Marvel division. It’s specifically where the Marvel layoffs occurred that I find interesting…
“[N]early the entire Academy Award-winning visual development team at Marvel Studios is being let go,” reports Financial Express
Canada was once a dream destination for Indian students. Is that changing?
At an overseas education consultancy in the Indian capital, Delhi, students sit with their parents, flipping through brochures from universities in Italy, Germany and Australia.
But one destination, once the top choice, is now largely absent.
“Until 2023, most of our applications were for Canada,” says Shobhit Anand, who runs the consultancy, which helps students navigate the admission process, including visa applications.
Now, he says they have seen a drop of nearly 80%.
When immigration scammer Conestoga college announced layoffs I laughed and laughed and laughed https://t.co/KazRAVlwTs https://t.co/JjgLvXIhll
— Blazingcatfur (@fancypants_s) April 15, 2026
Trump says China agreed not to send weapons to Iran
President Donald Trump said that Beijing assured him it would not supply any weapons to Iran.
China is Tehran’s most valuable ally, and Iran’s ballistic missile program is reliant on Chinese chemicals. In a Wednesday morning post on Truth Social, Trump boasted that he’d won over China.
“China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also – And the World. This situation will never happen again. They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran,” he wrote.
IRCC orders asylum claimants who crossed U.S. border irregularly to leave or they’ll have someone look out the window for ya!
IRCC orders asylum claimants who crossed U.S. border irregularly to leave or face deportation
Asylum seekers who crossed the border from the United States irregularly and claimed asylum are being ordered by the immigration department to leave Canada as soon as possible or face being deported, after the passing of a new law tightening up asylum rules.
Immigration lawyers have expressed fears that many foreign nationals receiving warning letters from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will now cross back into the U.S. and be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and deported.
And deported? They say that like it’s a bad thing.
U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran
The Pentagon is sending thousands of additional troops into the Middle East in the coming days, as the Trump administration attempts to pressure Iran into a deal that could end the weeks-long conflict there while considering the possibility of additional strikes or ground operations if a fragile ceasefire does not hold, U.S. officials said.
The forces moving into the region include about 6,000 troops aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and several warships escorting it, said current and former officials, who like some others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss military movements. About 4,200 others with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and its embarked Marine Corps task force, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, are expected to arrive near the end of the month.