It’s hard to prove a connection, but easy to use your common sense on this one.
Changes in SNAP benefits and making people reapply after the government shutdown seem to have had a dramatic effect on the market for certain types of goods.
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Canadian physics professor steps back from job over Epstein questions
A highly regarded theoretical physicist is stepping away from the Ontario institute he helped found, after his ties to the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in recently released files.
Lee Smolin, an American Canadian professor of physics and philosophy, has “agreed to pause his working relationship” with the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ont., according to an email on Thursday from Perimeter’s executive director, Marcela Carena.
‘Trading blood for steel’: Army’s new combat philosophy puts autonomous robots on front lines
The Army is investing heavily in a strategy that will team soldiers with autonomous drones on the battlefield, with the goal of leveraging next-generation technology to save American lives, the U.S. Army’s chief technology officer said in an exclusive interview.
The service is searching for ways to fundamentally change how soldiers fight and win future wars. At the heart of that is a push for replaceable, smart technology — such as autonomous robots — to move ahead of human soldiers in the most dangerous situations. Army CTO Alex Miller said the Army’s top priorities include developing drone technology for overcoming battlefield obstacles, resupplying troops under attack, and evacuating wounded soldiers from the front lines.
Supreme Court nullifies Liberal MP’s election win by a single vote in Montreal-area riding
The Supreme Court of Canada annulled the results of a closely contested riding from last spring’s election on Friday.
The Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne was initially declared for the Bloc Québécois until a judicial recount found the Liberals had won the seat by one vote.
But Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, the Bloc candidate, called on the courts to annul the results and call a new election after CBC News reported that a voter had their mail-in ballot returned to them due to a misprint on the return envelope.
The CBC can’t seem to bring itself to say that the Liberal is tossed and a byelection will now have to take place.
Arizona sheriff denies report he blocked key Nancy Guthrie evidence from FBI
The Arizona sheriff leading the local investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s mysterious disappearance contradicted claims he withheld key evidence in the case from the FBI.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said that contrary to reports, the FBI “agreed” with him that the evidence should be sent to a Florida lab for DNA analysis, instead of handing it over to the federal agency’s crime lab. The reports suggested the FBI disagreed with the decision to send gloves and other evidence to the private lab, but Nanos said after having a conversation on the best path forward, the agency was on board with the move. The claims that the sheriff’s office is thwarting the investigation in a power struggle are “not even close to the truth,” he told KVOA.
The Northwest Passage Will Be Decided by Capability, Not Law
Recent attention has focused on Greenland as a focal point of Arctic strategy, a reminder that geography once treated as peripheral now sits squarely within the logic of continental defense. A similar shift is unfolding elsewhere in the Arctic, though with far less public notice. The Northwest Passage—the network of sea routes threading Canada’s Arctic Archipelago between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans—has moved from a seasonal curiosity to a corridor of growing strategic consequence. As activity increases, questions long treated as theoretical, including the legal status of those waters, are being pushed toward practical resolution.
Doctor at Jeffrey Epstein’s post-mortem says the paedophile was strangled and NOT hanged
Jeffrey Epstein was strangled, not hanged in his New York prison cell, according to a doctor present at his post-mortem.
Dr Michael Baden has called for the cause of the paedophile’s death to be reinvestigated, almost seven years after he was found unresponsive at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019.
He is unconvinced by the conclusion of the New York Medical Examiner’s Office that the American millionaire took his own life while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
DOJ surveillance footage shows an orange figure walking up the stairs to Jeffrey Epstein’s cell—the last movement seen before his body was found the next morning.
The figure is believed to be someone wearing an orange inmate jumpsuit.
Their identity and exact answers remain… pic.twitter.com/fwTRKpxlAE
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) July 30, 2025
Jamie Sarkonak: What RCMP didn’t tell Tumbler Ridge when students’ lives were in danger
Eight innocents were shot dead in B.C.’s northeastern community of Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday; a girl is fighting for her life in hospital, and two dozen more have been injured. This tragedy is one of the worst ever seen in Canadian history — and as it unfolded, police gave the public incorrect information and did not correct themselves afterward.
“Suspect described as female in a dress with brown hair,” read the emergency alert notifying residents of the school shooter, who was later found dead.
RCMP Deputy Commissioner McDonald identifies Jesse Strang (Van Rootslaar), the 18-year-old trans shooter in Tumbler Ridge, BC as "female" then says the killer was "born a biological male" when pressed.
Not properly describing the shooter may have cost lives.
Wokeism Kills! pic.twitter.com/m3nipr6Lnu
— Dacey Media (@chrisdacey) February 11, 2026
Switzerland to vote on capping population at 10 million
Switzerland will hold a referendum on whether to cap the country’s population at 10 million.
The “No to 10 million Switzerland” initiative was put forward by the right-wing, anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party (SVP).
The proposal has received enough signatures to be put to a vote, the government said on Wednesday, and it will go to the ballot box on June 14.
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— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) February 12, 2026
‘You’re making this up,’ Miller tells Tory MP over media producers group comments
OTTAWA – Culture Minister Marc Miller has accused a Conservative MP of misleading a Parliamentary committee over a comment made by the head of an independent producers’ group.
During a Heritage committee hearing today, MP Rachael Thomas mentioned the head of the Canadian Media Producers Association stating at a recent conference that the industry and the prime minister have each other’s backs.
The organization represents independent TV and film producers, and the key issue at the conference was funding for Canadian content in the Online Streaming Act.
Lying to Canadians is what the WEF infiltrated government does! pic.twitter.com/p2F3w9orng
— Cheryl Ann (@clb591) February 12, 2026
Rubio warns Europe of new era in geopolitics before big Munich speech
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken of a defining moment and a “new era” as he travels to Europe for a major speech to the Munich Security Conference.
Rubio will lead the US delegation at the first major global event since President Donald Trump threatened Danish sovereignty with a pledge to annex Greenland.
French President Emmanuel Macron has insisted Europe must prepare for independence from the US, while Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte has stressed that transatlantic bonds are as close and important as ever.
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— il Donaldo Trumpo (@PapiTrumpo) February 13, 2026
Tumbler Ridge Shooting: CBC degenerates raise eyebrows at Father’s use of He/Him pronouns to describe son
Biological father of Tumbler Ridge shooter offers ‘heartfelt condolences’
The biological father of the 18-year-old who killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge before turning a gun on herself Tuesday issued a statement Thursday night, offering his sympathy to the families of the dead and saying he was estranged from the shooter.
In his statement, Justin VanRootselaar refers to his child as Jesse Strang and uses he/him pronouns to describe her. According to police, Jesse Van Rootselaar was assigned male at birth and began transitioning to female about six years ago.
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In 2023 @aiapalucci predicted Canada right now pic.twitter.com/7PGgV5GLLt
— Bridget Phetasy (@BridgetPhetasy) February 12, 2026
Children paid in NHS puberty blocker trial backed by Streeting
Children are being paid to take part in an NHS puberty blocker trial, The Telegraph can reveal.
Some 226 children who believe they are transgender will be given puberty blockers as part of an investigation commissioned by Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, into their effects on the young.
The drugs, which stop the body’s natural development, were indefinitely banned by the Health Secretary after the Commission on Human Medicines said they posed “an unacceptable safety risk” to children.