Canada’s soldiers are leaving the ranks because of toxic military leadership, a top adviser to the chief of the defence staff has warned.
Canadian Forces Chief Warrant Officer Bob McCann highlighted his warning April 23 during an appeal for changes in how leaders dealt with lower ranks.
The announcement by Ireland, Norway and Spain that they are to recognise a Palestinian state this week only highlights a breathtaking naivety about the fundamental reality of the long-standing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
In fact, the announcement is likely to extend the violent conflict currently taking place in Gaza: it sends a clear message to terrorist groups such as Hamas that carrying out brutal attacks against innocent Israeli civilians will be rewarded by supporting their demand for statehood.
The U.S. Department of Justice says two men are facing human smuggling charges in Seattle for their alleged role in what it calls a dangerous scheme to transport people out of B.C. and across the border on freight trains.
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Tessa Gorman says 45-year-old Jesus Ortiz-Plata of Oregon and 35-year-old Juan Pablo Cuellar Medina of Washington were arrested last week, along with three non-citizens who were allegedly smuggled out of Canada.
Border control campaigner and Brexit leader Nigel Farage has warned of a new wave of sectarian politics washing over Britain, pointing to the unedifying spectacle of a top Labour politician pleading with a “group of Muslim leaders” to get her re-elected in the summer general election.
Part of a global agenda, a boon for students and a threat to natural spaces: Edmonton’s proposed district plans drew a wide variety of opinions during public hearings at city hall Tuesday.
Council has scheduled three days of discussion on the district policy and accompanying district plans. It’s the next phase of Edmonton’s urban planning overhaul, following new zoning rules that went into effect this year, as the city prepares to grow to two million people.
More than 80 speakers have signed up.
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Fast food was once fast and cheap. Now, though, it’s just fast … sometimes.
A new survey has found that 78 percent of consumers now consider fast food to be a “luxury” purchase due to the rising costs of meals. The survey, conducted by LendingTree using nonprobability sampling, highlights the growing financial strain on many Americans.
An unhoused woman almost a year into exile at a small RV encampment in Hamilton’s North End says she’s hopeful a permanent housing solution that fits her needs will arrive soon.
Heather Grant’s precarious life at the Barton-Tiffany brownfield continues after a dispute over plumbing with a landlord last June put her family into a tent at Woodlands Park then the recreational vehicle they currently reside in today.
Federal prosecutors are preparing to bring Sean “Diddy” Combs’ accusers in front of a grand jury, indicating that the US Justice Department is moving toward seeking an indictment against the embattled music mogul, according to a new report.
Witnesses have been notified by investigators that they could be called to testify in front of a federal grand jury in New York City, a source told CNN Wednesday.
OTTAWA — Nearly half of Canadians think Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is staying on as Liberal leader, despite his party lagging far behind Conservatives in polls, simply because he likes being prime minister, according to a new survey.
Respondents to a new Postmedia-Leger poll were asked whether they thought Trudeau was staying because he wanted to implement new policies, because he wanted to face off against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, because he didn’t think his party had any better options or whether he just liked his job.
Man Arrested in Assault Investigation, King’s College Circle and King’s College Road area
The Star did not publish the perp’s name referring only to the usual Toronto man.
The Royal Canadian Navy is not looking at the option of nuclear submarines despite earlier suggestions by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the contrary.
The navy has been focused on the potential acquisition of convention-powered submarines for the past several years to eventually replace the existing Victoria-class submarines, according to emails from National Defence to this newspaper.
“The RCN is completing an analysis of conventional submarines that meet Canada’s requirement to patrol all three of its oceans,” National Defence spokeswoman Frédérica Dupuis confirmed in the latest email.
Ukraine’s fight isn’t merely for its existence as a nation – it’s a battle for the very fabric of the global order.
Yes, it’s about safeguarding European security – a rallying cry heard in countless statements from Western officials, often accompanied by assurances of limited air defence and ammunition – but as Ukraine continues to lose ground, towns, and lives, the West’s response is tepid, with its only firm stance drawn around Nato borders, where geopolitical interests overshadow humanitarian concerns.
The harassment members of Parliament experience from the public has jumped almost 800 per cent in the last five years, according to the person in charge of security in the House of Commons.
Patrick McDonell, sergeant-at-arms and corporate security officer, told a committee of MPs studying the House harassment policy Tuesday that the spike was driven by incidents that are “mostly online but also in person and at events.”
The number of files McDonell’s office has opened on threats to MPs has also increased significantly, he said.
What’s worse the butt hurt experienced by coddled MP’s or the real world harm the Liberal government has inflicted upon Canadians?
🇨🇦 Toronto blacks losing their shit on Taco bell indians pic.twitter.com/K2N7lgppal
— Nestor (@UncleNestor22) May 29, 2024
Far-right parties are surging across Europe — and young voters are buying in.
Many parties with anti-immigrant agendas are even seeing support from first-time young voters in the upcoming June 6-9 European Parliament election.
In Belgium, France, Portugal, Germany and Finland, younger voters are backing anti-immigration and anti-establishment parties in numbers equal to and even exceeding older voters, analyses of recent elections and research of young people’s political preferences suggest.
Fake asylum seekers invade Spanish coasts among shocked tourists. https://t.co/llMUkhhsLV pic.twitter.com/hE76N6jovf
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) May 29, 2024
