Concerns raised about new Canadian Army trucks

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The Canadian Forces says it remains confident that its newest army vehicle will meet all its needs despite concerns raised by U.S. officials that the trucks lack protection, are too cramped and have had problems with cracked engines and steering loss.

Canada is spending almost $36 million for 90 Light Tactical Vehicles for Canadian Army personnel deployed to Latvia. The vehicles, being built in the United States by General Motors Defense, are based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 pickup truck and have also been bought by the U.S. military.

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He was a rising star of academia with multiple papers. He was also a cat

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Researcher creates fake profile for pet to expose flaws in Google Scholar website that allow scientists to fraudulently boost their credibility

Larry Richardson’s online profile suggested that he was a young mathematician with significant potential.

According to Google Scholar — a website widely used to evaluate academics for jobs and promotions — he had produced a dozen research papers in the past four years, which had been cited by his peers scores of times. His career appeared to be blossoming.

There was just one issue: Larry was a cat.

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More measures coming to reduce temporary residents, says liar who lied about reducing numbers of foreign students

Canada’s government is preparing to unveil a suite of measures to clamp down on temporary immigration and has no plans to follow through right now on a broad program offering status to undocumented residents, the country’s immigration minister told Reuters.

“The era of uncapped programs to come into this country is quickly coming to an end. This is a big shift. You can’t just slam on the brakes and expect it to stop immediately,” Marc Miller said in an interview with Reuters on Thursday.

See: Foreign student permits are already outpacing 2023’s record numbers

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‘Failed The Community’: Indian-Americans Sound Off On Kamala Harris’ ‘Submerged’ Indian Heritage, Focus On Black ID

Indian-Americans are sounding off on Vice President Kamala Harris’ alleged attempts to downplay her Indian heritage in favor of her Jamaican side of the family.

Less than a week ago, as Harris entered the presidential race, the New York Times wrote that the vice president’s Indian heritage is “little advertised.” Harris, with an Indian mother and black Jamaican father, has long been touted as a historic figure breaking glass ceilings. But some Indian-Americans told the Caller they feel Harris’ Indian identity is highlighted only when it’s “convenient” for her.

h/t DS

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Iran masterminded anti-Israel protest in Canadian university

Iran was behind the anti-Israel protests on at least one Canadian university in an attempt to undermine Western support for Israel and fuel divisiveness on Canadian soil, sources combating digital disinformation told Iran International.

Cyber security company XPOZ, through the use of a large-scale analysis of factual evidence and data that’s collected on social networks, came to the conclusion that Iran was behind the campus protests at McGill university in Montreal.

Analysts working for the American cyber company, which monitor social media, use AI technology to unmask the networks and campaigns behind “inauthentic” users interacting on a large scale.

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Chairman Chow defends steeper Toronto parking fines

Some parking fines in Toronto will more than triple as of today in a move Mayor Olivia Chow says is necessary and not something she is willing to apologize for.

Chow made the comment to reporters at an unrelated news conference on Thursday morning as she discussed increases in parking ticket costs for 123 different offences.

… For example, fines for parking a prohibited vehicle on a bicycle path will go from $60 to $200.

Soon she’ll ban cars.

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UK: Fears that ̷f̷a̷r̷-̷R̷i̷g̷h̷t̷ riots by citizens fed up with paying the price for elite supported mass immigration from hostile cultures could erupt in a dozen cities tonight

Fears far-Right riots could erupt in a dozen cities tonight

A further wave of far-Right disruption is expected across the UK following the killings of three young girls in Southport.

Violent extremists are planning to descend on more than a dozen cities and towns in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to reports.

*Hope not Hate, the anti-racism charity, has warned demonstrations are being planned for London, Aldershot, Sunderland, Hull, Liverpool, Cardiff and Manchester.


*Hope Not Hate” is the Brit equivalent of the SPLC or CAHN,  far left smear groups that support Antifa.

How can you tell this guy isn’t a Muslim?

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Hillary Clinton-run group helps fund Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion

Just Stop Oil’s stunts are partly funded by a campaign organisation run by Hillary Clinton, US financial disclosures reveal.

A group founded by Mrs Clinton from the ashes of her failed presidential bid has donated $500,000 (£391,500) in the last three years to the protest group’s California-based financiers.

American voters who have bought tote bags decorated with pictures of Mrs Clinton or sweatshirts promoting abortion rights have inadvertently funded disruption in the UK.

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