Over 20 Nations Announce Readiness to Help Open Strait of Hormuz

More than 20 nations spanning from Asia to Europe to the Gulf have expressed a “readiness to contribute” to the effort of opening up the Strait of Hormuz amid threats to ships by the Islamist regime in Iran.

In a joint statement released on Saturday morning, the nations of Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom condemned in the “strongest terms” the recent attacks by Iran against unarmed, civilian shipping vessels, its attacks on oil and gas infrastructure throughout the Gulf, and its move to shut down traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Randy Hillier’s convoy case back on after stay of charges overturned

The criminal case against former Ontario politician Randy Hillier over his participation in 2022’s convoy protest in Ottawa is back on after the province’s top court overturned a decision to stay the charges.

The charges were stayed in late 2024 after a lower court judge ruled the case had dragged on too long, past the mandatory time limits set by the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Dead at 81

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller has passed away.

He was 81.

h/t Mauser

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Canada should ‘absolutely’ match Poland’s Chinese EV ban at military bases: Expert

OTTAWA — Intelligence and cybersecurity experts are warning the Liberal government about national security risks posed by allowing Chinese electric vehicles onto Canadian military bases.

Critics and some experts are even calling on Ottawa to ban the cars from Canadian Armed Forces bases and other sensitive sites due to onboard sensors they say could collect and transmit sensitive information to the Chinese government.

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How Did Epstein Snare So Many Otherwise Savvy People?

In the dribbling and desultory release of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails over the past few months, one question has risen above the filthy froth: why did brilliant economists, doctors, and chieftains of industry seek Epstein’s counsel and kowtow to him? Shouldn’t they have known better?

Part of the answer is simple: his infamous black book of contacts. Among a certain set—particularly the one I grew up around in Manhattan—we salivated over whose name might be tarnished next. But as it played out, the little book served as a road map of who mattered.

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Pierre Poilievre earns the respect of Canadians for keeping it ‘classy’ on Joe Rogan podcast

Pierre Poilievre made his debut on the Joe Rogan Experience this week and earned the respect of many Canadians for keeping it “classy.”

The interview with Rogan dropped Thursday afternoon and included some heavy-hitting topics such as the Trump administration tariffs, as well as the 51st state jibes, Canada’s oil sands, Canada’s parliamentary system and Poilievre’s role within it. The JRE, as it’s known, boasts an audience of of almost 21 million subscribers and 11 million downloads per episode, according to Edison Research.

He should’ve smoked dope with Rogan.

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Inside the world of preppers getting ready for society’s collapse

When I set out to explore the world of prepping, I was unsure of what to expect – part of me imagined something theatrical, such as zombie apocalypse kits or nuclear bunkers.

But as I ventured into the mid Wales countryside, it became clear I had fallen victim to the stereotypes.

Leigh Price, 51, from Builth Wells, said he was not prepping for hordes of the undead roaming the landscape, as many might assume, but for much more real threats.

Huh?

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Toronto: As World Cup nears, Chow moves to block U.S. ICE presence

CCP asset Chow apprehended

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is asking city council to oppose any role for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Toronto during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, arguing the agency’s presence could “create fear” among visitors.

A motion, seconded by Coun. Paul Ainslie, will go before council next week and calls on the city to reject ICE involvement, direct staff to avoid supporting the agency, and urge both federal and provincial officials to oppose any deployment in Toronto.

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The sinister dating trend where women say men abandon them in the wilderness: ‘he left me alone to test me’

Angel’s Landing trail in Zion national park, Utah.

On a grueling 222-mile hike through California’s Sierra Nevada, Laurie Singer faced a terrifying ordeal — she was abandoned, miles from help, with no one to rely on but herself.

In 2016, the avid hiker and adrenaline junkie set out to tackle the John Muir Trail, one of America’s most famous backpacking routes, with her close friend and longtime training partner, John, with whom she had the utmost trust.

But what was supposed to be an empowering, life-changing experience for the friends turned into something straight out of an episode of “Dateline.”


Is this a thing? Really? This started with a Guardian article earlier this week …

Women are being abandoned by their partners on hiking trails. What’s behind ‘alpine divorce’?

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Are the police using racist cameras?

Ever since the Macpherson Report of 1999, the police have been working extremely hard to reassure us that they’re not “institutionally racist”. Unfortunately, though, they’ve just hit an unexpected snag.

It seems that, quite unwittingly, they’ve been using racist cameras.

In recent years, police forces have taken to catching suspects using a technology known as LFR (live facial recognition). This week, however, police in Essex said they’d suspended its use after academics found that the LFR cameras were “statistically significantly more likely to correctly identify” people who are black than people who aren’t. The finding has given rise to fears that the technology is racially biased.

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The Rosa Parks Of Trans-Activism in Canada files a Human Rights grievance against Billboard Chris

Notorious complainant Yaniv files Human Rights Tribunal grievance against Billboard Chris

Prominent Canadian activist Billboard Chris Elston says Jessica Yaniv has taken a complaint against him to the BC Human Rights Tribunal for improper pronoun usage and “denying the existence of transgender identities.”

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France: Jihadist Faces Life Over Yazidi Sex Slave Atrocities

A French jihadist is being tried in absentia in Paris over Islamic State (IS) crimes committed against the Yazidi minority in the Middle East, with prosecutors calling for a life sentence.

Sabri Essid, born in 1984, joined IS in Syria in 2014 and is presumed to have died in 2018. In the absence of confirmed proof of death, French courts have proceeded with the case. He faces charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, and complicity in crimes committed between 2014 and 2016.

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Jamie Sarkonak: Bird conservation — the latest field to take up race-based hiring

DEI Bird

In Quebec, government-sponsored racial discrimination is totally OK — as long as it’s directed at white people.

That’s the conclusion of the province’s human rights tribunal last week, having examined the case of a bird conservation non-profit, QuébecOiseaux, which refused to consider applications from white people for a temporary position in 2021.

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