Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named two new senators on Saturday, with broadcaster Charles Adler and health-care executive Tracy Muggli joining the ranks of members of Canada’s upper legislative chamber.
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Germany freezes Ukraine military aid as budget crisis hits at home
Germany has frozen its military aid to Ukraine, claiming that a domestic budgetary crisis means it can no longer afford to supply Kyiv with new weapons.
Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, told his defence minister this month that there would be no money available for further military aid, according to a new report in the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper.
Boris Pistorius, the defence minister, had written up a wish list for €4 billion (£3.4 billion) in additional military supplies to Ukraine, but a letter sent to him by the finance ministry made clear that no extra money would be freed up because of the need to cut federal spending.
Nearly one-quarter of Canadians will use food banks in fall: StatsCan
An alarming number of Canadians — about 23% — say their finances are so bad they’ll have to rely on a food bank this fall, according to Statistics Canada, per Blacklock’s Reporter.
The rate was higher than reported in Canadian Social Surveys during the pandemic when it sat at 21% in 2021.
“Findings from the current analysis show certain groups are experiencing greater financial strain due to rising prices including those with lower incomes, younger adults, households with children and persons with disability,” wrote Stats Can analysts.
Ranchers across America unite behind terrified South Dakota couple facing jail after armed feds stormed their land
Ranchers are furious after an armed federal agent stormed the land of a South Dakota couple, who are now facing 10 years in prison over a fence if convicted as charged.
Charles and Heather Maude, both 39, of Caputa, were separately served grand jury indictments of alleged theft of government property on June 24 by Forest Service Special Agent Travis Lunders, who showed up at their door unannounced, armed, and full tactical gear, according to Cowboy State Daily.
‘It’s is stressful, financially and mentally,’ Charles told the outlet. ‘It’s something nobody should have to go through.’
Economics professor says No Frills store’s decision to lock up cheese speaks to broader societal issues
An economics professor with Sudbury’s Laurentian University says a grocery store chain’s choice to lock up certain cheeses and instructing customers to ask a cashier for assistance is an indication of a broader problem.
Louis-Philippe Rochon says the issue points to a much bigger societal issue than simply trying to deter theft.
The signage, spotted at a Vancouver No Frills store, owned by Loblaw, shows the locked up 250g wedges of President’s Choice Splendido Parmigiano Reggiano and President’s Choice Splendido Grana Padano, priced at $9.99 each.
Canadian markets naturally lend themselves to government abetted oligarchy.
Why this Democratic convention will not be like Chicago in 1968
When 21-year-old Indiana University philosophy student Craig Sautter drove to Chicago for the 1968 Democratic National Convention, he had an “inkling” that he would be in for a “wild day”.
There had been a series of riots after the back-to-back assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr and presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy just months before, and he could tell that simmering tensions were ready to boil over when thousands of protesters, police, politicians and delegates gathered in Chicago in August 1968 to pick who would be the next Democratic candidate for president.
Yet the young anti-Vietnam War activist was still shocked by what he saw: National Guardsmen with bayonets, protesters ripped from cars or beaten with police batons, and thick clouds of tear gas wafting through crowds of thousands.
The DNC Convention comes to Chicago in 7 days. Word on the street has it that 100,000 protesters and 25,000 migrants are being bused in to greet VP Kamala Harris and DNC bigwigs. If it sounds like the perfect storm, it is! $75 million in federal funds has been spent to ensure the… pic.twitter.com/UDT1xA7NwH
— Reporter William J. Kelly #thatreporter (@Williamjkelly) August 12, 2024
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Fake Graves Industry Hits Jackpot As Trudeau Re-Opens Cash Spigot
Following criticism, Ottawa removes funding caps for residential school searches
OTTAWA – The federal government is backtracking on a move to limit funding for searches of former residential school grounds.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in a statement Friday the government has heard concerns from Indigenous leaders and communities “loud and clear.”
Communities could previously receive up to $3 million per year through the Residential Schools Missing Children Community Support Fund, but the government had moved to cap funding at $500,000.
Almost 14,000 seek compensation, saying Covid vaccines left them disabled
Nearly 14,000 people in Britain have applied for payments from the government for alleged harm caused by Covid vaccines, new figures show.
Freedom of Information requests made by The Telegraph show that payments have already been awarded for conditions including stroke, heart attack, dangerous blood clots, inflammation of the spinal cord, excessive swelling of the vaccinated limb and facial paralysis.
Around 97 per cent of claims awarded relate to the AstraZeneca jab, with just a handful of payments made for damage from Pfizer or Moderna.
Canada’s human-rights chief cannot be seen as biased. This is actually very simple
Though the public furor over the appointment of Birju Dattani as Canada’s next human-rights commissioner centred around his comments about Israel, his resignation on Monday was prompted by a simple lack of disclosure.
Mr. Dattani has used both “Birju” and “Mujahid” as a first name in the past. According to a third-party investigation commissioned to look into his appointment, he adopted the name “Mujahid” when he “embraced a Muslim identity” at 19 years old, though he continued to use both names in public appearances.
California thieves strike three 7-Eleven stores in under 20 minutes hours after Newsom signed ‘landmark’ package to curb smash-and-grab crime
A California bike mob ransacked three separate 7-Eleven stores in under 20 minutes just hours after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a “landmark” package to crack down on retail thefts.
Approximately 20 bicycling riding thieves targeted the Hollywood area convenience stores two miles apart on Friday night, according to NBC Los Angeles, citing the LAPD.
The brazen bunch broke into each store and stole food and drink items beginning with the 7-Eleven located at 7040 West Sunset Boulevard just after 8 p.m.
Bot campaign backing Pierre Poilievre looks the work of an amateur, experts say
Academics who study social media say a suspected bot campaign associated with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s recent speaking event in northern Ontario likely was the work of an amateur.
A rapid analysis conducted by Toronto Metropolitan University’s Social Media Lab (SML) concluded the bot campaign does not have the fingerprints of a sophisticated actor, but didn’t say who might have been behind it.
In July, the social media platform X was inundated with posts following Poilievre’s tour of Northern Ontario.
Church of England dropping word ‘church’ to be more ‘modern’
The Church of England is increasingly dropping the word “church” in favour of “relevant and modern-sounding” descriptions such as “community”, a new study suggests.
The Anglican church appears to be increasingly avoiding the word “church” when discussing the creation of new worshipping communities and congregations, a report has found.
The Centre for Church Planting Theology and Research looked at the language used by 11 dioceses to describe new churches.
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TikTok star ‘City Boy Jay Jay’ and his crew were jumped at Ridgeway Plaza last night. His chain was allegedly stolen as well. pic.twitter.com/ZZeUNMFE3W
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HANNAFORD: Canadians should take note, English rioters may have a point
“The Government of Canada will — wrongly — take British riots as validation of their vicious suite of legislation to control how we use the internet here.”
The recent spate of rioting in Great Britain appears to have subsided. However as the smoke clears, two things are left to talk about.
First, could this kind of rioting happen in Canada? Answer, probably not and if it did, it wouldn’t be for quite the same reasons. But the kind of free-speech crackdown employed by Westminster is exactly what Canadians can expect the next time we want to talk about government overreach in — let’s say a pandemic response.