Truth and Reconciliation Day is built on unproven claims and anti-Christian bigotry

Truth and Reconciliation Day is built on unproven claims and anti-Christian bigotry

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation has become a state-enforced hoax that targets Christianity. The full force of government messaging, media, and public institutions now blames the Christian faith for a uniquely evil crime. A set of unproven accusations has been used to justify hostility toward an entire religious community, resulting in vandalism and church arson. What does the evidence show?

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‘So much uncertainty’: Michigan’s Arab American businesses navigate Trump’s Canada trade war

‘So much uncertainty’: Michigan’s Arab American businesses navigate Trump’s Canada trade war

In Dearborn, Michigan, home to the largest community of Arab Americans in the US, one industry has risen above all others in recent years: Yemeni cafes.

At the forefront is Qahwah House, a powerhouse in the burgeoning Yemeni cafe world with 32 branches open across the country. Three of those are here in Dearborn, with more on the way, and they attract people from near and far.

“We estimate that around 10% of our Dearborn business comes from Canadian customers,” says Mohamed Ahmed, marketing director at Qahwah House.

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San Francisco’s Frat Houses for Pedophiles

San Francisco’s Frat Houses for Pedophiles

San Francisco, California – It’s Tuesday morning at Little Learners Daycare in downtown San Francisco. Teacher Wendy herds bright-eyed toddlers, amped up after playtime in the courtyard, back inside. They’re laughing and swatting at each other playfully, oblivious to the pack of pedophiles lurking nearby.

Four hundred feet away, dozens of registered sex offenders live at 111 Taylor Street. Wendy knew that the Tenderloin, where she operates her Mandarin-immersion daycare, was dangerous. It’s a hotbed for illegal drug activity and homelessness. But she didn’t realize that sex offenders live so close to her daycare—or that taxpayers fund their housing.

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U.S. Sanctions 46 Sinaloa Cartel Figures, Companies and Politicians, as Pentagon Expands Military Campaign Across Latin America

U.S. Sanctions 46 Sinaloa Cartel Figures, Companies and Politicians, as Pentagon Expands Military Campaign Across Latin America

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on 46 individuals and companies connected to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, targeting an alleged criminal infrastructure that extends from senior cartel leadership and border trafficking operations into legitimate businesses and elite Mexican political circles, as the Pentagon simultaneously expands its military campaign against drug-trafficking organizations across Latin America.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs living VIP life behind bars with massages, alcohol, nude photos and a cellphone: report

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs living VIP life behind bars with massages, alcohol, nude photos and a cellphone: report

Mo Money Mo Problems? Not for Diddy.

Disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly living high and large inside the Fort Dix federal prison in New Jersey — with access to a cellphone, booze and people catering to his every need, NBC News reported.

While he’s serving a 50-month sentence for prostitution-related offenses, Combs, 56, spends thousands of dollars a month to bring his pampered lifestyle to the Garden State lockup, according to four men who spent time in the same unit as the former hip-hop producer, speaking to the outlet on the condition of anonymity.

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Michael Higgins: Carney Liberals grudgingly admit antisemitism is a problem

Michael Higgins: Carney Liberals grudgingly admit antisemitism is a problem

The Carney Liberals are to be commended on finally taking concrete action to tackle the scourge of antisemitism, but as recent fatal and terrifying events have shown, the lateness of their initiative has allowed the ancient hatred to flourish. 

We must also wait to see if the new tools will be adequate for police who will have the difficult job of enforcing the law. 

The federal government recently released a progress report on its National Commitments to Combat Antisemitism. In its introduction, the report makes clear just how deeply entrenched antisemitism is in Canada.

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Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groups

Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groups

An Iranian court’s decision to uphold a sentence of 74 lashes against the popular singer Parastoo Ahmadi for performing without a hijab has sparked outrage among rights groups, who described it as “a form of torture”.

In June, Ahmadi, 29, and eight members of her production team, including musicians, were sentenced by a court in the city of Qom over a concert that was streamed online in 2024, which went viral and racked up millions of views. The court said the group had violated the country’s “legal and cultural norms” and called the performance “obscene and vulgar”.

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Poilievre urges Albertans to vote to stay in Canada, saying their issue is with the government, not the country

Poilievre urges Albertans to vote to stay in Canada, saying their issue is with the government, not the country

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged Albertans to vote to stay in Canada in the province’s upcoming referendum, arguing that Alberta’s resentments are best addressed by doubling down on the values that the Canadian Constitution was originally meant to uphold.

At a keynote speech in Edmonton, Poilievre made a classical conservative case for why the province’s deep resentments toward confederation are actually due to years of relentless government overreach rather than issues with the country itself

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My advice to Mark Carney? Beware of Europeans bearing gifts. It doesn’t always end well

My advice to Mark Carney? Beware of Europeans bearing gifts. It doesn’t always end well

Have you ever had a really good friend, maybe a few years older, with whom you did everything together? You did each other’s hair. Did each other’s nails. Fought fascist militaristic governments together. Negotiated free trade deals with each other. And then, something happens. Your bestie develops a new set of priorities, and you aren’t one of them. And they become quite bizarrely bitchy about it. For reasons unknown, they take their soft wood lumber and go home in a huff.

Only at the Star.

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Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq

Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq

The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it has formally completed its withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, two years after the withdrawal was agreed to and 12 years since the US mission to fight the Islamic State started.

After the announcement, Iran and its allies celebrated the departure as a victory, while Iraqi security experts worry that the withdrawal could give the Islamic State and others a chance to recover.

“Today, the United States and our Coalition partners formally concluded Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq,” the Pentagon said in a statement, adding that the departure of its forces “marks the successful conclusion of the military mission that defeated ISIS in Iraq”.

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