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Saab dangles sovereign data centre in Montreal to undercut F-35 fighter contract

As part of its pitch to lure Canada to buy Gripen-E fighter jets, Saab has offered to establish a secure, sovereign data centre in Montreal to house critical, top-secret mission data and intelligence, CBC News has learned.

The company is framing it as a “unique advantage” in the battle to convince the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney to limit the purchase of U.S.-manufactured F-35s, which have all of their data stored at a Lockheed Martin centre in Fort Worth, Texas.

The purpose-built Saab data centre “will host all work on the fighter mission system,” Saab spokesperson Sierra Fullerton confirmed in a recent statement to CBC News.

Given the potential for graft I suspect Carney & Co. are leaning toward the Gripen.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 10, 2026•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "RCAF", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

The Era of Free Seas Is Unraveling—and Now Everyone’s Going to Pay

In just six weeks, the Iran War has shattered a system of global trade that has enriched people and nations for more than a century: the freedom to sail the open seas.

The Strait of Hormuz long functioned as an artery for the world’s maritime economy. But that 30-mile-wide waterway is now a monument to a new global disorder. As some 20,000 sailors effectively held hostage at sea digested President Trump’s cease-fire announcement this week—contingent on the complete opening of the strait—Iranian officials stressed they would determine which ships could leave and at what price.

The “Tehran toll booth” was taking effect, as the U.S. Navy watched on, an admission that, at least here and now in the world’s oil corridor, America no longer rules the waves.

Imagine that! The WSJ is so obsessed with money it publishes absolute rot.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 11, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

Nearly two-thirds of younger Canadians want kids, up from 2021: study

Newly released Statistics Canada data suggests that in 2024, over half of Canadians without biological children “planned to have children” (58 per cent), a higher figure than in 2021 (52 per cent.)

The biggest jump in these numbers was recorded among Canadians aged 15 to 24.

Who was surveyed is a mystery.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 10, 2026•0•Canada, Demography

Ferrari drivers among ‘brazen’ thieves stealing £1m of petrol a week

Fuel theft at forecourts has surged in the wake of price spikes caused by the US-Iran war and many of the perpetrators are driving expensive cars.

Data from about 500 UK filling stations found that the value of daily thefts had risen by 27 per cent since the conflict in Iran began in February and suggest that more than £1.2 million of fuel is being stolen every week.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 11, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War", WTF?

Ontario and Quebec police probing cyber network that hacked millions of household devices

Police have seized tens of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency as part of an investigation into a global cybercrime operation allegedly run from Canada that harnessed household electronic devices to launch some of the most powerful online attacks ever seen.

The Ontario Provincial Police and Sûreté du Québec both confirmed to the Star they are conducting probes after the recent dismantling of computer networks made up of millions of hacked household digital devices such as webcams, television boxes, routers and digital video recorders.

I blame cats.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 11, 2026•0•computer security breach

Church magazine poet sacked after writing verses about migrants

A poet was dropped by a parish church magazine after she sparked anger for writing about migrants and overweight benefit claimants.

Diana Hunt, a regular contributor to the Uplyme Parish News, penned two poems on the state of modern Britain, taking aim at “benefits scroungers”, “boat loads of illegals” and fat people who say they cannot afford to eat.

But a number of residents in the small village of Uplyme, on the Devon-Dorset border, took objection to what they felt were her less than charitable tones.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 11, 2026•0•"Cancel Culture", "Criminalizing Dissent", "Immigration from incompatible cultures"

Carney Liberals will seek nationwide culture change to erase backward Western stigma associated with slave labour practices of ChiCom EV Maker BYD

BYD to open 20 car dealerships in Canada this year

BYD Co. is opening some 20 sales locations with partners in Canada this year as the country’s government is considering Chinese auto-industry investments to reduce dependence on the United States.

“The overture of Canada is a very important one,” Alfredo Altavilla, a former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles manager who now advises BYD in Europe, said in an interview in Paris. “We immediately took action to establish a sales network there.”

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 11, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada in decline", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trump has handed JD Vance his most difficult mission yet

In the middle of an Easter lunch at the White House, President Donald Trump went off script to address speculation about JD Vance’s role in securing a deal to end the war in Iran.

“If it doesn’t happen, I’m blaming JD Vance,” Trump joked, drawing laughter at last week’s East Room event attended by senior administration officials including the vice-president, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. And “if it does happen,” Trump added, “I’m taking full credit.”

The remarks perfectly captured Vance’s predicament as he leads a US delegation holding talks with Iran in Pakistan. It is the most challenging assignment of Vance’s vice-presidency so far – one with a limited upside and plenty to lose if negotiations fail.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 11, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

Toronto police’s new counterterrorism unit aims to tackle increase in hate crimes

The head of the Toronto Police Service’s new counterterrorism squad says that local police forces have a crucial role to play in pre-empting, investigating and enhancing prosecutions around crimes hatched by extremists.

While terrorism investigations typically fall under the RCMP’s federal policing mandate, Toronto Police last month announced the new unit as part of its response to violence linked to the Middle East conflict. Canada’s largest city is grappling with an increase in alleged hate crimes and extremist violence, which include shootings targeting Jewish schools, synagogues sites and businesses, as well as bullets fired last month at the U.S. consulate.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 11, 2026•0•"Surveillance Society", hate crimes

Kamala Harris says she’s ‘thinking about’ running for president again in 2028

Kamala Harris said she is “thinking about” running in the 2028 presidential election.

“I might, I might. I’m thinking about it,” the former vice-president and 2024 candidate told the crowd at a gathering of the National Action Network (NAN), a civil rights organization founded by Al Sharpton, on Friday in New York City.

Expanding on her response to Sharpton’s question about a potential presidential bid, she added: “I served for four years being a heartbeat away from the presidency of the United States … I know what the job is and I know what it requires.”

She should pick Hunter Biden as her running mate.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 10, 2026•0•"Kamala Harris"

Ontario town could become home to ‘human body farm’

A town in Ontario is planning to open an “outdoor research facility,” commonly termed a “human body farm,” where the process of decaying bodies will be observed.

Kingsville has been eyed as the location for a facility proposed by the University of Windsor’s forensic professor and taphonomist researcher Shari Forbes.

Gotta team these guys up with the MAiD fiends.

(Incognito)

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 10, 2026•0•Canada, WTF?

Is this America’s Suez Crisis? It could turn out to be worse

For more than five weeks, President Trump bombarded Iran with missiles and bombs — and the American public with contradictory messaging about the aims and duration of this conflict. On Tuesday, having previously threatened to destroy “a whole civilisation”, he agreed instead to a two-week ceasefire.

History provides a useful point of comparison here. Consider an interview given by Vice-President Vance to UnHerd on April 15, 2025. “Just going back through history, I think — frankly — the British and the French were certainly right in their disagreements with Eisenhower about the Suez Canal,” he said.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 10, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

Poilievre urges Carney to address private property rights amid concerns over Cowichan decision

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for an emergency parliamentary committee to study all possible steps to protect private land ownership – known as fee simple title – in Canada.

His is the latest in a long list of voices expressing concern about the Cowichan decision, a B.C. Supreme Court ruling from August, 2025, that declared Aboriginal title is a senior interest above fee simple.

Mr. Poilievre spoke to reporters Thursday at a dusty crossroads between farmers’ fields in Richmond, B.C., the city where the courts have recognized that the Cowichan Tribes have Aboriginal title to about 300 hectares of developed land.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 10, 2026•0•"Aboriginal Fatigue", "Canadian Politics"

Three Attacks a Day: Violence Against Teachers Surges in Germany

Violence against teachers in Germany has hit a record high, with more than three attacks reported every day last year, according to police crime statistics.

In 2024, authorities recorded 1,283 cases of intentional simple bodily harm against teachers—the highest level in at least a decade. The figures, drawn from the Police Crime Statistics (PKS), point to a sustained rise in school-related violence.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 10, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, Germany

Immigration Department informing some 30,000 applicants they may be ineligible for refugee hearings

Canada’s Immigration Department is sending tens of thousands of refugee claimants letters that they may not be eligible for asylum — and is telling some of them that they should leave immediately.

The move comes after Ottawa passed a law last month that tightened how and when claimants can apply.

“These are not deportation letters,” Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) told CBC News in a statement confirming that the letters have started going out to some 30,000 applicants.

by Blazingcatfur•April 11, 2026April 10, 2026•0•"Mass Immigration Weaponized As Electoral Strategy", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government