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John Ivison: Canada’s Air Force ends pilot training as Ottawa’s spending priorities grow more unbalanced

The Royal Canadian Air Force announced earlier this month that it will retire its fleet of pilot training jets and put the program on hiatus.

Canada’s aspiring pilots will now travel to Texas, Finland and Italy to earn their wings.

So ends a proud tradition of pilot training that during World War Two saw Canada train more than 130,000 Allied aircrew, earning it the epithet “the aerodrome of democracy” from then U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt.

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Former Liberal Finance Minister’s Thank-You Letter to WEF Suggests More Collaboration Than Disclosed

Close interactions between Canadian cabinet ministers and the World Economic Forum are well-documented, but a newly revealed letter suggests forum staff may have been doing more work with the federal government than previously disclosed.

In an undated letter to a WEF official, former Finance Minister Bill Morneau praised the organization and its collaboration to achieve “common” objectives.

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Palestinian granted asylum in UK after warning of ‘apartheid’ state in Israel

A Palestinian citizen of Israel is to be granted asylum by the Home Office on the basis that he has a “well-founded” fear of persecution if returned to Israel, because of his campaigning activities in the UK.

The 24-year-old, known only as “Hasan”, claimed he faced an increased risk of persecution because of his Palestinian solidarity activism in the UK and his anti-Zionist political opinions.

He alleged Israel maintained an “apartheid” system where Palestinian citizens were oppressed.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", "Oct 7 2023", UK, WTF?

Catzilla Origin Story: Avoid ‘toxic cat’ that left bright yellow paw prints, warns Japan

The inhabitants of a city in Japan have been warned not to approach a cat after it tumbled into a vat of hazardous chemicals and then fled, leaving bright yellow paw prints in its wake.

The discovery was made by a worker at a metal plating factory in the city of Fukuyama, after he found paw marks leading away from the vat.

When staff checked their security cameras, they found images of the feline fleeing the plant.

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New methane feed additive claimed to significantly reduce bovine gas emissions

New methane feed additive pleases producers

“Collectively, if you take all the research around the world and you average it out, there’s no benefit,” she said.

But that doesn’t mean there couldn’t be other benefits. For example, displaying due diligence on environmental concerns can improve public opinion about cattle industries, said Boeve.

“I’m thinking producers will do it just because of social licence, basically, and will do it even if there’s a bit of a cost to it,” he said.

h/t Mauser

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