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Trump’s tariff pause doesn’t bring trade certainty, industry groups say

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pause on his proposed 50 per cent tariffs against Canada brings “relief” for businesses, but the uncertainty over the trade relationship continues, some industry groups said.

“Let’s be clear: the tariff delay provides relief on both sides of the border. Businesses may not be closing up shop with this news, but an extension doesn’t bring the certainty that a signed interim deal would,” said Candaice Lang, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in a statement.

Trump sure thinks he has a deal!

Trump: “We’ve come to a deal with Canada … Canada was charging us tremendous tariffs. We no longer have any tariffs … it’s all subject to the finalization of documents” pic.twitter.com/0Sppuf1ffH

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 19, 2026

Trump’s prediction accuracy has been a bit light of late (Iran). This deal announcement may well prove premature.

My statement on ongoing Canada-U.S. trade negotiations: pic.twitter.com/rzWZJFYe8e

— Mark Carney (@MarkJCarney) August 19, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 19, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Nord Stream: Second suspect arrested over pipeline blasts

A second suspect has been arrested in relation to the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions in 2022, German prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Croatian police, acting on a European arrest warrant, detained a Ukrainian national in Pula.

“The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office had Ukrainian Vladimir Z. arrested in Pula (Croatia) by local police forces,” prosecutors said.

They said that the man, a trained scuba diver, “is strongly suspected of jointly causing explosions.”

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 19, 2026•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Mayors want Ford’s government to consider involuntary addiction treatment. (Except Chow for whom the drug addicted are a cash cow)

“Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow declined to endorse involuntary treatment, and instead said she will continue backing other methods, pointing to supportive housing models that also offer mental health and addiction services, like Dunn House.”

OTTAWA—The mayors of some of Ontario’s largest cities are pleading with the province to explore options for involuntary addiction treatment as a tool to fight the current homelessness and drug crisis.

“We need to not be afraid of having the difficult conversations,” said Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward, also chair of the Ontario’s Big City Mayors caucus, which represents 29 of the province’s largest municipalities.

“We are ready to have a conversation without prescribing what the outcome of that conversation will be,” she added, noting that provinces like Alberta have introduced involuntary treatment models that could be looked at.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 18, 2026•0•"Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"

Netanyahu: Syria was on verge of deploying Turkish troops—Israel warned against it

Aug. 19, 2026 / JNS) Syria was on the verge of breaching the status quo in security matters by permitting the deployment of Turkish troops at an airbase near Aleppo, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday night.

Overnight Monday, the Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in Idlib in northwestern Syria reportedly came under attack. Syrian authorities accused Israel of carrying out the offensive.

“Israel repeatedly warned Syria that such a deployment would pose a threat to Israel’s security. Syria chose to ignore these warnings,” the PMO continued, apparently referencing the strikes.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 19, 2026•0•Israel, Syria, Turkey

DONOVAN: Danielle Smith’s immigration hypocrisy — Alberta quietly flooding rural towns with immigrants

Even as Premier Danielle Smith takes on the role of outspoken crusader against unsustainable immigration levels, her government is running a program explicitly designed to increase the flow of immigrants into rural Alberta.

The stated goal of Alberta’s Rural Renewal Stream is to “attract and recruit newcomers to address labour needs and settle newcomers” in small communities.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 19, 2026•0•"Immigration from incompatible cultures", "Mass Immigration - Follow the money"

China’s plan to dominate global food supply chains

China is about to do to the global supply chains for grains, livestock and food products what it has already done to the world’s energy and transport systems.

The country is pursuing what amounts to world dominance in the mass manufacture of protein, launching a breakneck plan to end its strategic dependence on food imports and insure its people against the long-term famine risks of climate change.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 18, 2026•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "Food Insecurity"

Peter Menzies: Canada’s Digital Age Missteps Continue to Mount

Just when you thought Canada’s digital misadventures couldn’t get more chaotic, it appears they could be about to.

First, let’s take a quick look at the record. Then we’ll take a peek at the problems.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 18, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Carney says ‘work still to be done,’ while Trump touts a deal and pauses tariffs

OTTAWA – Just under two hours before a 50 per-cent tariff was scheduled to hit Canadian goods, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Canada and the U.S. have reached a tentative deal and would hit pause on the new levies for a three-day period.

… In a statement to reporters late on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that “substantial progress has been made, although there is important work still to be done.”

… “The deal will include comprehensive market access for all American goods, economic security commitments, digital trade alignment, and many important provisions that will continue to protect our market and American workers, along with our Canadian partners,” according to a statement on social media by the office of the USTR.

No details as yet. Hints the deal may include 3rd Rail Dairy and Automotive.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 19, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

CHARLEBOIS: Canada is still losing restaurants — not as fast as we predicted

Earlier this year, the Agri-Food Analytics Lab forecast that Canada could lose approximately 4,000 restaurants on a net basis in 2026. The prediction attracted considerable attention because it captured the financial anxiety spreading across the industry.

At mid-year, however, the evidence suggests that the forecast was likely too pessimistic.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 18, 2026•0•"Food Insecurity"

‘Stopping AfD’: German Left-Wing Celebrities and NGOs Team Up Against Weidel’s Party

German actors, sports personalities, business leaders, and NGOs are teaming up to try to dissuade voters in Saxony-Anhalt from voting for Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), to prevent the party from winning an outright majority in the state election on September 6.

The campaign, titled Wahre Heimatliebe ist (“True love of home is”), features actors including Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, Anna Schudt, and Max Simonischek, alongside figures from academia, business, and sport.

The organisers say an AfD majority and an AfD-led state government would have “serious social and economic consequences” for Saxony-Anhalt and beyond. They are calling on voters to participate in the election and support “democratic parties.”

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 18, 2026•0•Germany, Germany - AfD party

Trudeau ‘using the RCMP like a private security agency’ as taxpayers foot the bill

CALGARY — Justin Trudeau and his popstar girlfriend Katy Perry are reportedly receiving the royal treatment from the RCMP, as they are being used as Trudeau’s security.

Three sources confirmed to TVA Nouvelles this was the case, costing taxpayers a pretty penny to ensure the safety of the former prime minister and his beau.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 18, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

WTF?

Edmonton, Alberta:
Woman confronts security guard and accuses him of taking pictures of women’s breasts. pic.twitter.com/AKj6S7lnX8

— AwareBears (@bears_aware) August 18, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 18, 2026•0•WTF?

Tasha Kheiriddin: Pierre Poilievre has a path to survival. He should take it

As Canada waits to see whether Prime Minister Mark Carney can strike a trade deal with Donald Trump — or whether the U.S. president will slap 50 per cent tariffs on $20 billion worth of our goods Wednesday — another deadline is looming: When will the Conservative party figure out a path back to power?

Because right now, it is going nowhere.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 18, 2026•0•"Canadian Politics"

WTF?

This guy who works at a sugar mill in Canada just admitted that he walks through the sugar in his bare feet to “assert his dominance”
What is he accomplishing by admitting this disgusting behavior? pic.twitter.com/RiZ5ljrCS6

— Ryan Gerritsen🇨🇦🇳🇱 (@ryangerritsen) August 18, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 18, 2026•0•WTF?

CDC Recognizes Detransitioning As Official Condition, Opens Door To Medical Treatment For Mutilated Kids

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in October will start recognizing detransitioning — reversing gender “transition” mutilation — in official diagnosis codes for purposes of insurance billing and data collection.

Vice President J.D. Vance last week called for the jailing of medical professionals fraudulently using medical billing codes to get insurance to cover the castration and genital mutilation of children claiming to be “transgender.” But on the other side of that issue are the thousands of young people who were brutally maimed by predator doctors and have little recourse to try to reverse some of the interventions.

by Blazingcatfur•August 19, 2026August 18, 2026•0•Big Tranny