Crowd chants ‘Death to America’ as Khamenei’s casket winds through Tehran

Crowd chants ‘Death to America’ as Khamenei’s casket winds through Tehran

TEHRAN ― A huge funeral procession for Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, was held in Tehran on Monday morning, with a teeming crowd clogging the streets to bid farewell to the ayatollah who ruled the country for 37 years before being killed in an airstrike at age 86.

At an early stage on the procession route, people chanted “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!”

And some of the mourners demanded retribution.

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Timmins reptile store owner charged after confronting alleged vandal with machete

Timmins reptile store owner charged after confronting alleged vandal with machete

A Timmins reptile store owner is facing assault-related charges after police say he confronted and injured a man who had smashed the business’s storefront window.

The local police are using the incident to tell the public not to pursue people suspected of committing crimes, saying such situations can quickly turn violent.

“Our primary concern is always public safety,” said Timmins Police Service communications coordinator Michelle St. Louis.

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‘There Is No Going Back’: The Inside Story of Europe’s Rupture With America

‘There Is No Going Back’: The Inside Story of Europe’s Rupture With America

It was almost midnight in Brussels and the leaders of Europe were locked in their fifth hour of an emergency meeting with a single theme for discussion: how to manage a breakup with America.

The new year was only three weeks old and President Trump, after removing Venezuela’s autocratic strongman, had briefly threatened to seize Greenland from Denmark. Around a circular table in the European Council headquarters known as “The Space Egg,” heads of government were venting so emotionally about the 47th president that some of the nearly 30 leaders present would later call the session “therapy night.” There were no cameras or recordings and each of the presidents and prime ministers was told to come alone, no phones allowed, for a moment to speak candidly.


Good for Europe! All the best in your future dealings with Russia and China.

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Danielle Smith, Doug Ford announce proposed cross-Canada oil pipeline corridor

Danielle Smith, Doug Ford announce proposed cross-Canada oil pipeline corridor

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have unveiled a proposed route for a new west-east crude oil pipeline that would run from Alberta to Ontario.

The Northern Shield Energy Corridor would carry oil about 3,300 kilometres from Hardisty, Alta., to Sarnia, Ont., where it would connect with Ontario’s refining belt.


I have my doubts.

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Palace tells Harry: You can’t stay here

Palace tells Harry: You can’t stay here

The Duke of Sussex has been told he can no longer stay at Buckingham Palace, throwing his forthcoming visit into chaos.

The development came on Monday morning, shortly after the Duke’s team had revealed that he had accepted an offer to stay at the royal residence.

Only minutes after that decision had been announced, and just hours before he was due to arrive in the UK, a palace source indicated that the invitation had been accepted too late.


I wonder if the rumours of money trouble are true?

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Carney to choose Germany and Norway to build Canada’s submarines

Carney to choose Germany and Norway to build Canada’s submarines

German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) is expected to be Canada’s preferred choice to build the navy’s new fleet of submarines, sources confirm to CBC News.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Halifax later today where he’ll put an end to long-running speculation about the future of the multi-billion dollar program which will determine the navy’s future.


I’m liking the Korean Turtle Ships as consolation prize for the surface fleet’s replenishment given the U-Boats have won the day for Germany.

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AfD reaffirms ambition to govern Germany

AfD reaffirms ambition to govern Germany

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has reaffirmed its ambition to govern the country. Wrapping up the party’s national convention in Erfurt, the capital of the eastern state of Thuringia, re-elected co-leader Alice Weidel was pointing to current opinion polls that see the party in the lead across Germany. “We are the strongest force. We are a people’s party with 30% support. And we will govern,” she said.

Earlier, delegates had confirmed the party’s co-leadership. Weidel, who ran as the AfD’s main candidate in Germany’s 2025 federal election, slightly improved on her result from two years ago, winning 81.3% of the vote. Her co-chair, Tino Chrupalla, by contrast, lost significant support and received just 70%.

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Six Bills Could Drive Canada Closer to a Surveillance State

Six Bills Could Drive Canada Closer to a Surveillance State

Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, is the latest building block to be added to the foundation of Canada’s forthcoming surveillance state.

If Bill C-34 is passed into law, it’s only a matter of time before the federal government knows the location, monitors the movement, and tracks the communications of every Canadian. Bill C-34, together with other federal laws, will provide the government with intimate knowledge of how and when we use social media, AI, and the internet generally.

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Masked white nationalists descend on Washington DC

Masked white nationalists descend on Washington DC

Hundreds of masked white supremacists descended on Washington DC ahead of July 4th celebrations on Saturday, marching through the city centre and riding on the city subway.

An estimated 400 members of a group called the Patriot Front met for a march in the US capital on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Dressed in khaki trousers and navy blue shirts, the marchers hid their faces behind white balaclavas, baseball caps and sunglasses.

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A prime minister from Alberta firmly closes the door on the Trudeau era

A prime minister from Alberta firmly closes the door on the Trudeau era

Mark Carney keeps saying he’s running a new government, not just a sequel to the Justin Trudeau years.

This week, Canadians may finally have to admit he’s right. As the door opens to a new Alberta pipeline, Carney closed the door on the Trudeau era.

No one can say they weren’t warned. In his Canada Day video, the prime minister flatly stated that his federal government needed to back off on Trudeau’s climate policy, even as he recalled teenage memories of Alberta’s grievances with Ottawa.


Wishful thinking.

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On 250th Anniversary, a Look Back at Gun Ownership in America

On 250th Anniversary, a Look Back at Gun Ownership in America

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees what may be the most uniquely American of all rights. Those 27 words have inspired millions of words in thousands of debates over the Amendment’s meaning and what, if any, limits may apply.

There is no question that firearms played a pivotal role in the birth and growth of the United States of America.

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