Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Sunday video was a master class in crisis communications. He reminded Canadians of his credentials managing tough times. He described the urgent challenges Canada faces. He explained what he is doing to tackle them. He promised not to “sugarcoat” anything. He appealed to Canadians’ patriotism. And he promised to keep us posted: bookmark this YouTube channel for the next episode.
Iran’s navy said it has seized two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz and taken them to the country’s coast after reports that three vessels came under fire from Iranian forces.
Nour News, a website affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) opened fire on the first ship, the Epaminodes, after it had “ignored the warnings of the Iranian armed forces”.
A second ship, named Euphoria, was then stopped after being “fired upon”, followed by the targeting of a third vessel, the MSC-Francesca, according to BBC Verify.
BREAKING: Three separate ships were reportedly attacked in the Strait of Hormuz during what was supposed to be a ceasefire with Iran.
"The third cargo ship, the most recent, reportedly has been attacked while attempting to transit the strait. It may have a Panama flag on it."… pic.twitter.com/AVeQTRMKRX
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) April 22, 2026
The Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an “entry fee” from Canada to engage in trade talks toward a revised Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA), four sources told Radio-Canada.
“The Americans are setting conditions before negotiations begin,” said one high-ranking individual familiar with the matter.
Three sources used the term “entry fee” to describe concessions the U.S. administration is seeking before formal trade talks begin.
Counter-terror police have arrested seven people suspected of plotting an arson attack on a Jewish target.
The arrests, in Harpenden and Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and in Birmingham, were part of a proactive investigation into an alleged conspiracy to commit arson.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said that while the intended target was believed to be related to the Jewish community, the specific location was not known.
The signs of growing arrogance in Premier Doug Ford have been unmistakable in recent weeks.
His move to make himself and cabinet off limits to freedom-of-information scrutiny. His contempt for the City of Toronto and the takeover of the island airport. His boast that he’ll win the next election irrespective of who runs again him.
Perhaps, given his record of electoral success, a little smugness is forgivable.
Nigel Farage has been urged to drop a Reform UK candidate who called for “every Muslim” to be deported from Britain because the public cannot tell them apart from terrorists.
Kate Michaela, who is standing in Adur district council, in West Sussex, on May 7, shared several offensive posts, including one that said “every Muslim must leave the UK by 2030”.
The Reform candidate also shared a post by Tommy Robinson, the far-Right activist, describing Yvette Cooper, the Foreign Secretary, as a “dumb b—-” who was allowing Islam to “take over Britain”.
Farage will likely toss her under the bus, that’s just who he is.
Food inflation in Canada may have eased to 4.0% in March, but don’t be misled by the headline. The number that matters most — food purchased from stores— actually rose to 4.4%, up 0.3 percentage points. That increase tells us something important: cost pressures are not fading. In fact, they are shifting — and intensifying in key categories.
Look at what’s driving the change. Meat and vegetables are both rising, and for very different reasons. But together, they paint a clear picture of a food system still under strain.
The build-up to peace talks between Iran and the US in Pakistan has already seen false starts. President Trump prematurely announced a deal would be signed, while Iran denied it would even send anyone to Islamabad.
The White House set high expectations, saying on Monday that a “good deal” was to be reached, while Iran poured cold water on American optimism and insisted it would not negotiate at all while under naval blockade.
But with the ceasefire set to expire on Tuesday night, both sides will most probably travel to Pakistan to agree, at a minimum, an extension of the truce, even though Trump has ruled it out without a framework agreement before a deal.
Canada’s decision to allow Chinese electric vehicles into the country could negatively affect crucial upcoming trade negotiations with the United States, automobile industry representatives told MPs.
The leaders of two industry groups representing Canadian operations of American and global carmakers testified in the House of Commons science and research committee on April 20. The committee is studying the implications of Ottawa’s deal allowing up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles to enter Canada at a preferential tariff rate.
NEW: Black bear finally falls from a tree after being tranquilized in an Albany, New York neighborhood.
A crew was seen setting up netting and padding to prevent the bear from getting injured after being tranquilized.
The bear was seen gripping the trunk before falling as the… pic.twitter.com/p9AdBRBjId
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 21, 2026
Canadian Military.
Honestly, would you sign up for this?🤔 pic.twitter.com/pzkqXfGL3S
— THE OFFICIAL RECORD (@SatireSquadHQ) April 21, 2026
After decades spent pursuing net zero dreams at great cost to their economies, many of the world’s industrialized nations are waking up. War, geopolitical instability, and the threat of disrupted oil and natural gas supplies have refocused attention on energy security. More and more governments are adjusting accordingly.
The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) over its “use of paid informants” to infiltrate non-violent conservative-leaning organizations it deems to be “extremist.”
The Associated Press (AP) disclosed the explosive development on Tuesday, when it reported comments from the leftist group’s leadership indicating that “it’s the subject of a criminal investigation” by federal officials.
Update: Awesome news!
🚨 BREAKING: Acting AG Blanche and FBI Director Patel announce a grand jury has INDICTED leftist NGO Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 COUNTS
This is MASSIVE!
SPLC said they were “fighting white supremacy,” but they were “MANUFACTURING the extremism it purports to expose” by… pic.twitter.com/WtyvBUuwrW
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 21, 2026
The SPLC realizing if there isn’t enough racism they can just make some. pic.twitter.com/6VQ9V0aAun
— Charles Curran (@charliebcurran) April 22, 2026
h/t XC
OTTAWA — A former Central Intelligence Agency analyst whose Washington think tank documented a swarm of Chinese Communist Party-linked community organizations across Western democracies — and identified Canada as the most heavily penetrated per capita — told Parliament that a sitting Canadian senator’s effort to discredit the research amounted to “a kind of laziness,” after that senator’s own newly founded advocacy group was identified by the same researchers as the 576th United Front-linked organization in Canada.
AUSTRALIA’S government was the first to introduce a ban on under-age use of social media platforms. Though the ban, introduced in December for under-16s, likely had some positive effects, many teenagers had little difficulty outwitting the systems designed to lock them out.
The whole saga should serve as a warning to other governments of the folly of attempting to micro-manage children’s access to a widely accessible communications technology. Governments need to take a step back and ask themselves how they can support, rather than supplant, the supervisory role of parents.
