Canada should hold on to military relationship with U.S., former defence chief says

Canada should hold on to military relationship with U.S., former defence chief says

The Canadian military’s former top soldier says global war is closer than it has been for decades and that this country must focus on building new alliances, but also not discard existing ones such as that with the U.S.

Retired general Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff from 2021 to 2024, said he has seen no indication that Canada can’t trust its long-standing military relationship with Americans.

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Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection

Tennessee Fails to Execute Woman After 2 Doses of Lethal Injection

A Tennessee woman convicted of murder survived two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday night before state officials suspended the execution and had her taken to a hospital for medical care, her lawyers said.

It was the second botched execution in the state this year.

The apparent failure came after dueling court rulings delayed the execution of the woman, Christa Pike, by about nine hours. The state had raced to go ahead with the execution before the day ended and to avoid having to reschedule.

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Ottawa is shifting its stance on ‘anti-Zionism’ — and the reactions so far are mixed

Ottawa is shifting its stance on ‘anti-Zionism’ — and the reactions so far are mixed

OTTAWA – The federal government has identified “anti-Zionism” as a driver of anti-Jewish hate — a major policy shift that has prompted a range of reactions.

The change took place on Sept. 24 when Public Safety Canada published a progress report on federal efforts promised in January to combat antisemitism.

The report said Ottawa sought to do a better job of recognizing and responding to “contemporary manifestations of antisemitism, including anti-Zionism.”

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Sharia law ‘religious divorce’ fails to fly with Immigration and Refugee Board

Sharia law ‘religious divorce’ fails to fly with Immigration and Refugee Board

A Canadian Muslim who tried to sponsor his Ethiopian wife for a permanent resident visa is out of luck because her “religious divorce” from her first husband under Sharia law isn’t recognized here.

Fetno Umer Kemo appealed a visa officer’s decision to deny Rahama Adem Abdi the document that allows foreign nationals to live, work and study anywhere in Canada indefinitely to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. But the panel concluded that Kemo failed to establish that Abdi was “free to marry” when they wed in 2021.

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Andy Burnham says there are ‘strong indications’ Iran is involved in RAF Fairford ‘terror plot’

Andy Burnham says there are ‘strong indications’ Iran is involved in RAF Fairford ‘terror plot’

Andy Burnham today claimed there are ‘strong indications’ that Iran was involved in the suspected terror plot near an RAF base used by the US.

Five men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and terrorism after the incident close to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Sunday before being bailed.

The base has been used in recent months by US bombers to launch air strikes against Iran, a fact which has been at the centre of speculation about whether it was involved in the drama, including by tasking proxies to carry out crimes on their behalf on UK soil.


I wish they would be honest for a change.

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Tory MP Says Steel Layoffs Raise Questions About Closer Beijing Ties and China’s Steel Dumping

Tory MP Says Steel Layoffs Raise Questions About Closer Beijing Ties and China’s Steel Dumping

Conservative MP Adam Chambers says layoffs at a Hamilton steel plant should raise questions about Canada forging closer economic ties with China, citing concerns about Chinese steel dumping in the Canadian market.

Stelco Holdings Inc. announced on Sept. 28 that it would indefinitely idle finishing operations at its steel plant in Hamilton, Ont., due to “market uncertainty,” a move that could affect as many as 500 employees.

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BRULOTTE: Truth before reconciliation — beyond the headlines of residential schools

BRULOTTE: Truth before reconciliation — beyond the headlines of residential schools

Canada marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with solemn ceremonies and renewed commitments to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) 94 Calls to Action. Residential schools caused documented harm. But the historical record is more complex: compulsory schooling was part of Canada’s broader movement toward universal education, and many former students described their residential school experiences positively and credited their education with improving their lives. Recognizing those experiences requires us to examine the full historical record and apply consistent standards of evidence.

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Danny Tommo’s Judge And The Question Of Judicial Impartiality

Danny Tommo’s Judge And The Question Of Judicial Impartiality

Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, a British subject, has been refused bail after poking a small hole in the side of an abandoned invasion RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) in the English Channel using his penknife. Yet if the pro-borders advocate is guilty of anything, it is arguably of doing what the British Army, Navy, and Border Force have failed to do: defending English waters.

Britain’s security forces operate little more than a maritime taxi service for illegals, with HMC Vigilant collecting them at sea and whisking them off to free English hotels, breakfast included.

It was during one such encounter that Thomas’s legal predicament arose.

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France’s establishment is struggling to stop Marine Le Pen

France’s establishment is struggling to stop Marine Le Pen

Astonishing news has arrived from France: Emmanuel Macron is dropping hints that he could run for a third term as president.

This can’t be in next year’s presidential election, because the French constitution forbids more than two consecutive terms. But he could run for a non-consecutive third term in 2032, when he’ll only be 54. It’s a sign that the French political establishment realizes it is losing the fight to stop Marine Le Pen from winning in 2027. In fact, the elites are beginning to bring Le Pen and her Right-populist National Rally (RN) party in from the cold.

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A Trump adviser’s outburst and a new poll suggest Canada’s tariff strategy is landing

A Trump adviser’s outburst and a new poll suggest Canada’s tariff strategy is landing

WASHINGTON, D.C. — If Canada is betting that Trump’s tariff fight and Ottawa’s retaliation will exact political costs on U.S. President Donald Trump and Republicans in November’s midterms, it may be onto something: a senior Trump adviser just signalled that the White House sees the Canada-U.S. trade spat as politically sensitive.

Speaking at an economic conference in Washington on Tuesday, Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro had a few choice words for Canada. He likened the country to a rowboat and the U.S. to an aircraft carrier before asking whether any Canadians were in the room.

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As Muslim Terror Attacks on NYC Synagogues Increase, Mamdani Claims Antisemitism a “Right-Wing Problem”

As Muslim Terror Attacks on NYC Synagogues Increase, Mamdani Claims Antisemitism a “Right-Wing Problem”

In what the media is hailing as some sort of stunning achievement, the Mamdani administration released an antisemitism policy. This booklet mostly consists of setting up various groups to hold meetings and some security funding for synagogues.

Of course security funding would be much less needed if Mamdani didn’t insist on allowing Muslim and Marxist hate rallies outside synagogues. That’s the equivalent of legalizing arson and then funding some smoke detectors.

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