Spanish train crash caused by ‘gap in track’

Experts investigating the cause of a train crash in Spain that killed 40 people have found a broken joint on the rails.

The tail end of a train heading from Malaga to Madrid derailed at 7.45pm on Sunday, smashing into an oncoming train travelling from the capital to Huelva.

Investigators at the scene identified some wear on the joint between sections of the rail, known as a fishplate, which they said showed the fault had been there for some time, a source briefed on the investigations told Reuters.

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Doug Ford bristles over his broken bromance with Mark Carney

Doug Ford is boiling over. Is the bromance over, too?

Our piqued premier says he now knows where he stands with Mark Carney, because the prime minister didn’t stand up for Ontario’s auto sector. The two politicians who regularly sat down together for private breakfasts and dinners to toast their bonhomie have suddenly stopped texting.


The LPC media has turned on Ford for his objection to Carney’s ChiCom EV deal.

Ford is described as fussed, as being bristled, piqued and bemoaning the Two-Faced Carney deal. Every word designed to trivialize genuine concern.

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James Fox UFO press conference on Varginha, Brazil case

James Fox UFO press conference on Varginha, Brazil case

Note: Start time is 11 AM

“On January 20, 2026, award-winning investigative filmmaker James Fox (The Phenomenon, Moment of Contact, The Program) will host a landmark UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, bringing together first-hand witnesses, medical experts, government officials, and U.S. insiders to present new evidence related to alleged non-human encounters and crash-retrieval programs.

These speakers will call for expanded whistleblower protections and greater transparency for the public.

This historic briefing aims to bring unprecedented firsthand testimony, medical evidence, and international corroboration to one of the most controversial and consequential issues of our time.”

Personally speaking James Fox has done some great work but I remain skeptical of the Varginha alien crash event for the reason that while multiple witnesses have spoken hard evidence is lacking. We’ll see what new evidence is revealed today.

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Five white men eating lunch in Minnesota bullied by surging mob who mistook them for ICE agents

A group of men enjoying lunch at a Minneapolis deli were bullied by a surging mob who mistook them for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, video shows.

Five software engineers had been dining at Clancy’s Deli when anti-ICE protesters gathered outside the restaurant’s front windows and shouted obscenities at them.

‘Get out of our f***ing neighborhood,’ one protester was heard yelling in a clip obtained by Alpha News. Another shouted: ‘If you’re not with us, you’re against us.’

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Bill C-15 would allow corporations to be exempt from most Canadian laws

Buried on page 300 of the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill is an extremely troubling clause regarding corporate power in Canada—one that allows all cabinet ministers to exempt any individual or corporation from any federal Canadian law they are responsible for (with the exception of the Criminal Code). These exemptions just have to be justified as being “in the public interest” and “encourag[ing] innovation, competitiveness or economic growth,” concepts so vague that they could be invoked for virtually any law.

In theory, this new provision applies equally to all individuals and corporations, but history tells us that large corporations have disproportionate access to government officials and are able to get their way. The broad nature of this new provision means that corporations could be able to avoid everything from environmental regulations to conflict of interest laws, so long as they have a single minister on board.

h/t Mauser

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‘Rich kids’ of Iran flaunt wealth and incite rage — reportedly ‘partying’ in nightclubs as blood runs in the streets

As horrific details of the Iranian government’s suppression of protesters emerge — with internal estimates counting more than 10,000 among the dead — the country’s young, wealthy elite are inciting further rage by continuing to flaunt their lavish lives online as they have for years, as if the nation weren’t on the brink of collapse outside of their privileged bubble.

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Adam Zivo: Carney doesn’t care how dangerous China really is

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new plan to expand Chinese-Canadian ties will jeopardize, not protect, our national sovereignty. However volatile the United States may be these days, pursuing a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with Beijing as a counterbalance is myopic and reckless.

The plan was announced Friday at the end a four-day trip to China — the first prime ministerial visit to the country since 2017 — wherein Carney, joined by a high-ranking delegation, strove to thaw diplomatic relations after a decade of mutual distrust.

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Trump leaks texts, threatens Macron and trashes Starmer

Donald Trump has published private messages from European leaders after threatening to impose new tariffs on several EU countries over his demand to purchase Greenland.

In one, Emmanuel Macron pleaded with the US president to scale back his threats against the Danish territory and offered him a dinner in Paris.


Trump Shares Map of US Including Greenland, Canada, Venezuela

President Donald Trump has shared an image, seemingly AI-edited, that shows him sitting alongside a map of the U.S. that includes Greenland, Canada and Venezuela as he speaks with European leaders.

The picture, which Trump posted on Truth Social, appears to be an edited version of a photograph taken when leaders—including French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen—went to Washington, D.C., in August 2025.


BBC live stream – ‘No going back’ on Greenland plan, Trump says, as EU chief vows ‘unflinching’ response

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‘Hidden carbon tax’ will add to gas prices this year, taxpayers group says

As the cost of living continues to squeeze households, gas prices remain a major concern for many Canadians, even after Ottawa scrapped the federal consumer carbon tax last year.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says drivers are still paying more at the pump because of a separate federal climate policy introduced in 2023, known as the Clean Fuel Regulations.

At gas stations across Calgary, drivers said rising prices are adding to their financial strain.

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Trump says he will ‘100%’ carry out Greenland tariffs threat, as EU vows to protect its interests

Donald Trump has vowed to “100%” follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on European countries who oppose his demand to take control of Greenland.

European allies have rallied around Greenland’s sovereignty. Denmark’s foreign minister emphasised the US president cannot threaten his way to ownership of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper reiterated the UK’s position that the future of Greenland is for “Greenlanders and for the Danes alone” to decide.

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PINDER: The limits and bias of Canada’s institutions

The previous column laid out the formation, governance, and current divisions in Canada and the lack of a common purpose. The US has survived national challenges described therein mostly because of the strength of its institutions.

One of the risks of Canada as a nation, and reasons for Quebec and/or Alberta to withdraw, is the paucity of institutions reflecting a common purpose; and are seen as fair to all Canadians.

(Incognito)

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