Businesswoman Martha Stewart is getting mocked for her comments on Canadian wildfires polluting large swathes of the United States, as she spreads fear about “global warming” causing mass deaths — while also boasting about the capabilities of her luxury vehicle.
A judge has ordered that the public pick up a convicted sex offender’s $50,000 legal tab due to delayed disclosure of records by Toronto police and the “deliberately uncooperative” detective in charge of the case.
Superior Court Justice Gillian Roberts took the rare step of ordering costs against the Crown — the provincial government — last month, in the case of a man who, after accusing his partner of cheating, ripped off her pants, attempted to penetrate her digitally and tried to shove her tampon in her mouth while threatening to kill her.
As smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires continues to spread across large parts of North America, bringing hazardous air to tens of millions of people, outdoor activities are being canceled, businesses disrupted and vulnerable residents are being kept indoors as officials warn the unhealthy conditions will likely persist.
Air quality alerts were issued across more than 20 US states as smoke from wildfires burning in south-central Canada, northern Ontario and parts of Minnesota drifted south. About 109 million Americans across the midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east experienced unhealthy air this week.
"As president of fire chiefs, I want to begin by acknowledging the land of Anishiinabe and Algonquins"
Canada is beyond parody pic.twitter.com/Gr5h6tSz4O
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 18, 2026
Iran killed two US service members defending against a wave of Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan on Friday — with a third member MIA, US Central Command announced Saturday.
“On July 17, two U.S. service members in Jordan were killed in action as U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks,” the combatant command said in a statement.
“Additionally, one service member is currently missing in action.”
BREAKING: Two U.S. service members were killed while helping defend against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan, CENTCOM says.
A third American service member is currently listed as missing in action. Four others were medically evacuated, treated, and have… pic.twitter.com/lcK0F2Hz6v
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 18, 2026
When Cuba’s national grid collapses, as it did for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, a collective groan spreads across its cities and people wonder, again, whether the island’s antiquated electricity system may soon become unrecoverable.
The 777-mile Caribbean island of 9.5 million people has been sweltering under a six-month-long oil blockade imposed by the US, part of a pressure campaign to bring down its communist government. But the parlous state of Cuba’s infrastructure goes far further back.
“The backbone of the system is still the big power plants,’ said Jorge Piñon, a senior energy researcher at the University of Texas. “And they’re old, broken and tired.”
On July 18, 1994, a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden truck into the Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and injuring hundreds in the deadliest terror attack in Argentina’s history.
In the devastating aftermath, Argentina’s Jewish community — the largest in South America — was left questioning its safety and future in their country. Deepening that sense of fear was the fact that those responsible remained unidentified for more than a decade. Prosecutors ultimately identified the suicide bomber as a 21-year-old Lebanese member of Hezbollah and concluded that the attack had been directed by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Oliver Blume, the 58-year-old chief executive of Volkswagen Group, has lived and breathed the mighty German car industry for three decades.
After training as an engineer, he began his career in the body shop of Audi, honing his skills at a time when German cars were still the first and last word in automotive excellence.
He surely couldn’t have imagined, or wanted, his stellar VW trajectory to end up like it did last week.
It’s another smoky summer in southern Ontario, and people breathing poor air in and around Toronto are once again asking what governments can do about wildfire smoke.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has defended the province’s wildfire budget and has asked Ottawa for extra help. Some Republican lawmakers in the U.S. have also demanded Canada do more to stop smoke from drifting across the border.
I say we start burning EV’s instead!
A group of Muslims stormed a UK McDonald’s screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ and demanding a ban on pork.
Deport Islamists and ban their immigration?
A. Yes
B. No pic.twitter.com/LMMk4tNcA2— Karoline Leavitt (@WHLeavitt) July 18, 2026
A dozen Somali gangs with hundreds of members, mainly teenagers, are wreaking havoc in Minnesota, committing public shootings and murders out in the open, according to local officials.
Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher, whose office patrols the metropolitan region surrounding Minneapolis and St. Paul, told the Washington Examiner that as many as 300 Somali youth are engaged in gang activity around the Twin Cities area.
Two 17-year-old brothers are wanted by police on first-degree murder charges following a deadly shooting in Brampton earlier this month.
A 3rd brother named Shemp remains a person of interest
“My operation is scheduled for tomorrow,” says the disfigured soldier, still recovering from his terrible injuries.
“I hope when I wake up after the anaesthetic, Fedorov will be back at the Ministry of Defence,” the unnamed soldier says in a video posted on Telegram. “Otherwise, everything I was fighting for will have been in vain.”
Among Ukraine’s battle-weary soldiers and wounded veterans, there’s a collective sense of outrage at this week’s political developments.
Massive protests against Zelenskyy!
Combat commanders are resigning and refusing to fight!
Defense Minister Fedorov has been removed from his post – many considered him one of the most effective officials.
Zelenskyy is replacing technocrats with loyalists who will let him… pic.twitter.com/eLz3FxcpQk
— Diana Panchenko 🇺🇦 (@Panchenko_X) July 16, 2026
The most essential duty of the state, the first responsibility, frankly, of any government of any kind, is the protection of its people. It’s the protection of its country. This is a sacred obligation that should transcend all political and all ideological divisions. It is why, for example, we have militaries. It’s why we have intelligence agencies. It’s why counter-terrorism bureaus exist, why police forces exist. Keeping our people safe is the reason why every country represented here has all of these things.
There’s been a lot of debate over what the end of the war with Iran should look like, and many believe that the only true victory would include regime change. The mullahs could lose their nuclear facilities and their top commanders, but as long as they held power, the threat would remain. Now, a leaked document from inside the regime itself suggests the Islamic Republic may be closer to collapse than anyone realized.
Pat King, a key figure in the 2022 convoy protests, will be re-sentenced after the Ontario Court of Appeal sided with Crown prosecutors who argued his original punishment was too lenient.
The Crown appealed after a trial judge convicted King on five criminal charges but acquitted him of intimidation and obstructing police.
