Trade ‘war’ or not, are Canada and the United States now dug in?

Trade ‘war’ or not, are Canada and the United States now dug in?

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer might not like to think of it as a trade “war,” but whatever you call it — a difference of opinion? an incongruity? the unpleasantness? — it’s now been going on for more than 19 months.

In February 2025, Donald Trump, in defiance of a free trade deal he himself signed in 2018, first announced tariffs on a number of Canadian products.

And it seems now it could be several more months before hostilities are reduced, let alone ceased.


Is it just me or is the CBC starting to walk things back for Carney?

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Transforming 9/11 Into Trump Derangement Syndrome

Transforming 9/11 Into Trump Derangement Syndrome

Writing on the Foreign Affairs website on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by Islamic terrorists, two former Clinton and Obama administration national security officials claim that the war on terror that resulted from the 9/11 attacks led to the “unraveling of American democracy” in the form of the “authoritarianism” of the Trump presidency.

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Stellantis signs preliminary agreement to sell idled Brampton assembly plant to armoured car maker

Stellantis signs preliminary agreement to sell idled Brampton assembly plant to armoured car maker

Automaker Stellantis NV STLA-N says it has signed a preliminary agreement to sell its idled Brampton, Ont., assembly plant to armoured carmaker Roshel.

The Brampton factory stopped production in 2023 to retool to make the Jeep Compass, but the work was paused shortly after the U.S. placed 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadian-made cars in 2025. Stellantis last year said the Compass would instead be made in the U.S., leaving the future of the plant and 2,200 laid-off workers up in the air.

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The Islamist Regime of Iran Is Wounded — Here Is How to Finish It

The Islamist Regime of Iran Is Wounded — Here Is How to Finish It

For a start, it is essential not to buy into the Iranian regime’s staged display of defiant statements. They all aim to convince the world that nothing has changed and that the regime remains firmly in control. The desired audience is most likely the Iranian people being held hostage and the United States and Israel, to persuade them to abandon a campaign that, in reality, is bringing the country to its knees. Do not buy this act. The regime is fighting for its survival, presumably to outlast either the US midterm elections, or, second best, the term of President Donald J. Trump.

“The main task,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarified the situation, “is to bring down the terror regime in Iran. We are very close to that. We know that the entire axis will ultimately collapse.”

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Suspect charged with hate-related offences following investigation into alleged antisemitic posts

Suspect charged with hate-related offences following investigation into alleged antisemitic posts

A man has been arrested and charged with multiple offences after police allege he posted “hate-related content” to social media.

Hamilton police say members of the hate-crime unit launched an investigation in July 2025 after receiving a report about “concerning content” posted to X.

After receiving consent from Ontario’s attorney general, investigators arrested Simran Mander, 27, of Stoney Creek.

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Non-Germans Overrepresented in Bavarian Murder Suspect Statistics

Non-Germans Overrepresented in Bavarian Murder Suspect Statistics

Non-Germans are massively over-represented among suspects in murder and manslaughter crimes in the German state of Bavaria, police data uncovered by the AfD has found.

Murder and manslaughter are on the rise in Bavaria, the conservative south-eastern German state, and new police statistics suggest the state’s comparatively small but growing migrant population is a contributing factor.

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You remember him …

You remember him …

h/t Mauser

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Palestinian flag-waving idiot identified after charging onto field at Yankee Stadium on 9/11 anniversary

Palestinian flag-waving idiot identified after charging onto field at Yankee Stadium on 9/11 anniversary

The Palestinian flag-waving idiot who sprinted onto the field at Yankee Stadium during the 9/11 25th Anniversary game after posting an unhinged rant about the terrorist attack is a self-described “revisionist-Marxist,” according to his OnlyFans page.

Kelly Marcucci, of Long Island, is facing misdemeanor charges for interference with a professional sporting event and trespassing, according to the NYPD.

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Why 9/11 conspiracy theories survived 25 years

Why 9/11 conspiracy theories survived 25 years

The tragic events of 9/11 were caused when 19 Islamic terrorists boarded four commercial aircraft and flew them toward targets in New York City and Washington, D.C. Two planes hit the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, causing the towers and three surrounding buildings to collapse, one plane struck the Pentagon, and the fourth was driven by the hijackers into a rural Pennsylvania field after its passengers fought back.

Twenty-five years later, however, thousands of Americans still don’t believe that’s the whole story.

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U.S.-Canada trade war set to hit hard in midterm battleground states

U.S.-Canada trade war set to hit hard in midterm battleground states

A handful of U.S. states with some of the most competitive congressional races in the country are caught in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

While the average American may not feel the tariffs — all told, they affect just 6 percent of $715 billion in annual cross-border trade — key industries in Maine, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania are likely to feel the added costs.

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Chinese National Accused of Illegally Modifying Homeland Security Computers at Maine-Canada Border Station

Chinese National Accused of Illegally Modifying Homeland Security Computers at Maine-Canada Border Station

A Chinese national who managed to get a job working as a U.S. Customs and Border Protection supervisor in Calais has been arrested and charged in what FBI agents claim was a plot to install modified hardware in Department of Homeland Security computers.

Terry “Jiajia” Liu — originally of Guangzhou, per his Facebook page — was arrested after a counter intelligence investigation captured hidden-camera footage of him breaking into government computers and modifying the hard drives.


A simple case of theft makes a nice cover for espionage. Hiring foreigners for sensitive positions is suicidal.

h/t Patti Jo

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