CTV wasn’t out to get Pierre Poilievre. The truth is more alarming
Somehow during the production of a two-minute news item for CTV National News last Sunday, the weekend crew mangled a quote from Pierre Poilievre.
The story was about the Liberal government’s dental care program, which could have been jeopardized if the Conservatives had succeeded in bringing down the government with a non-confidence motion.
Meet Tonya McKenzie, an LA County Commissioner, who goes on an unhinged rant suggesting that Trump planned the ass*ss*nation attempts on himself to get attention.
Wasn’t Alex Jones fined a billion dollars for this? pic.twitter.com/0EAGn8pfz6
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 27, 2024
UVic-led study looks at puberty stages of Ice Age teens
New research, co-led by the University of Victoria, found that Pleistocene-era teenagers from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day youth.
Found in the bones of 13 ancient humans between 10 and 20-years-old is evidence of puberty stages according to the university. Researchers found specific markers in the bones that allowed them to assess the progress of adolescence.
You can’t do this. It’s mean. pic.twitter.com/W8aq6E6COs
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) September 28, 2024
Sabin Howard’s engrossing 38-figure, high-relief sculpture—the centerpiece of Washington’s new National World War I Memorial, situated on Pennsylvania Avenue just east of the White House and Treasury Department—takes a cinematic approach to sculptural narrative. It commemorates a civilization-transforming conflict in which 116,516 Americans were killed and 204,000 wounded. The several scenes in what Howard calls his “movie in bronze,” portraying a soldier’s departure from home and family for war and its horrors and then his return, unfold from left to right in a work nearly 60 feet wide.
Thousands of protesters trying to storm US embassy in Baghdad after Nasrallah killing
#Iraqis rally after #Nasrallah's assassination and try to cross a bridge to storm the #US embassy in #Baghdad.
P.S. …and this after nearly 20 years of American presence in Iraq. You can't fake the love of the people, can you….. … pic.twitter.com/C0UPGUPIA3
— Leonard Frank (@LeoonfrankFrank) September 28, 2024
@lookner Iraqis try to enter US embassy in Baghdad https://t.co/p8lTD70w6Y
— Chaundra G (@ChaundraG1) September 28, 2024
h/t Patti Jo
Within the world of statistics and reporting, it has become fashionable to attribute any and all disparities and inequities to discrimination. This is often either grossly exaggerated or, in some cases, simply not true. With the selective omission of facts, studies — motivated by confirmation bias — are often rationalized, post hoc, into an urgent issue that requires societal change.
The Canadian government on Friday began coordinating commercially assisted departures for Canadians looking to get out of Lebanon amid mounting violence, Global News has learned.
Global Affairs Canada is reserving blocks of seats on commercial flights for Canadian citizens as it becomes increasingly difficult to book seats independently, sources in two government departments said.
They knew the risks. Not a finger should be lifted those who chose to move back.
In a significant move that, since the establishment of Iran’s Islamist regime, Iranian leaders have actively extended their influence to support a political party and candidate in a U.S. presidential race. This notable intervention is directed towards aiding the Democratic ticket headed by Vice President Kamala Harris. It is a move that signals that Iran’s regime hopes to secure an even deeper geopolitical alignment after the upcoming U.S. elections.
The FBI recently confirmed that information stolen by the Iranian regime agents, through their hacking of Donald Trump’s campaign, was disseminated to individuals connected to the Democratic campaign.
Before the official confirmation of the death of terrorist Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed by Israeli Defense Forces in an underground bunker in suburban Beirut, Associated Press reporter Bassem Mroue filed “Charismatic and shrewd: A look at longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.”
Let's declare #SophiaPooleyDay every year just before Canada's 'National Day for Truth and Reconciliation'
This will remind all that there must be truth before reconciliation is possible – and that many of the indigenous tribes of Canada practiced slavery, cannibalism, human… pic.twitter.com/ox9yhbMU0W
— DonaldBest.CA * DO NOT COMPLY (@DonaldBestCA) September 28, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government survived a confidence vote this week with the help of the NDP and the Bloc Québécois — but the Liberals will be facing another one very soon.
The Conservatives have said repeatedly they want to bring down the government as soon as possible and have put forward another non-confidence motion already. It’s expected to go to a vote next week.
A new poll shows that Taylor Swift’s popularity has dropped overall among voters following her endorsement of Kamala Harris this month.
I typically don’t pay much attention to celebrity endorsements but this story really caught my eye – Steven Van Zandt: ‘Springsteen backing the Democrats lost us half our audience’
Those brave souls who follow the entangled mess that is the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) have had yet another interesting week.
It’s Groundhog Day as a new minister of education (Jill Dunlop) meets the bizarre, bureaucratic fortress that runs the largest school district in Canada. As Yogi Berra said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”
The horror!