Europe has seen a sharp rise in the share of people who say that reducing immigration should be a top government priority, according to a study published Wednesday. Germany is topping the list.
At the same time, there was less desire to prioritize fighting climate change in the same countries, according to the survey commissioned by the Denmark-based Alliance of Democracies Foundation think tank.
Marriage and fertility rates are on the decline in Canada, a newly released report suggests.
The number of single, never-been-married adults has increased substantially since 2001 among those 45 and younger, and is becoming particularly common among those under the age of 30, according to the report from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. And that decline in marriage has directly impacted fertility rates, with the country hitting a record low as more and more women put off or forgo having children.
Joy Behar told her co-hosts Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” that former President Donald Trump was a “despicable person” who should not be trusted with the nuclear codes.
Discussing the details of adult film star Stormy Daniels’ testimony during the New York business record case, Behar said, “The major thing for me is he did not wear a condom. I’ll tell you why. First of all, this is a guy, it’s because of him they’re overthrowing Roe v. Wade all over the place.”
An Israeli-Canadian businessman has been murdered in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, with some early evidence suggesting the attack was an antisemitic hate crime that was also motivated by anger over the war in Gaza.
OTTAWA – City officials say they’ve cancelled plans to host a flag-raising ceremony at Ottawa City Hall marking the establishment of Israel because of security concerns.
The Israeli flag will be raised next Tuesday to mark Yom Ha’atzmaut, but a ceremony involving the mayor, diplomats and members of the Jewish community will not go ahead.
The city said it has intelligence that suggests the event would pose “a substantial risk to public safety.” It did not offer details about the nature of that concern.
One of the most troubling aspects of the anti-Israel protests taking place across North America is the sense of impunity exhibited by the protesters: they know there will be no consequences for their actions.
Happily, that may not be the case in the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal application filed by 70 Jewish members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees against CUPE Ontario and its president Fred Hahn.
At a time when two big economies, the US and India, are attracting a lot of hype for their enduring strength, it is worth looking at nations that not too long ago were billed as star performers but are now breaking down. All are among the world’s 50 largest economies and, so far this decade, have suffered both a sharp decline in real per capita income growth, and a fall in their share of global gross domestic product.
Led by Canada, Chile, Germany, South Africa and Thailand, these “breakdown nations” carry a lesson. Growth is hard, sustaining it even harder, so the stars of today are not necessarily the stars of tomorrow.
h/t Mauser
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s view of lobbyists as “useless and overpaid” hasn’t stopped him from meeting with them, according to records in Canada’s lobbyist registry.
Poilievre denounced the lobbying culture in corporate Canada in a speech in March and again in an opinion piece published in the National Post last week. He said any corporation looking to make legislative change should convince Canadians of the merit of the idea rather than reaching out directly to MPs and senators.
For more than a century, the Swiss army knife has been an essential piece of kit for everyone from picnickers and equestrians, to golfers and astronauts.
But now the maker of the pocket-knife, with its red or blue shell and multiple tools, has bowed to what an English judge last week called the “plague of knife crime” by designing a new range without blades.
In response to an increasing number of countries imposing bans or restrictions on carrying knives, Victorinox, the Swiss firm that produces the pocket tools, is in the early stages of developing the first range of bladeless products designed specifically for activities where a blade would not be required.
h/t Mauser
Polyamorous relationships are on the rise in Canada. The law is still catching up
You can have more than one friend at a time. You can love multiple family members equally.
So what’s the difference if you’re in a meaningful, consensual romantic relationship with more than one person at once? That’s the general philosophy behind polyamorous relationships, and a new report says they’re on the rise.
Steph Davidson, 41, a publicist in Toronto, said not only is she seeing more polyamorous people in her circles and on dating apps, but there’s a wider social acceptance and understanding.
Remember how well those Hippy communes worked out? Next up Sharia law.
Muslim influencer gets severely beaten by her parents during a live stream- for not covering her hair with a scarf.
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) May 8, 2024
Former President Trump had made an appeal to the Georgia Court of Appeals to have the disgraced Fani Willis removed from her case against him after the lower judge overseeing the case had denied his request.
Nearly half of Canadians are opposed to university protest encampments, poll suggests
OTTAWA, Ill. – A new opinion poll suggests nearly half of Canadians oppose the pro-Palestinian encampments that have cropped up on some university campuses.
Just 31 per cent of people who took the Leger survey last weekend said they support the encampments, while 48 per cent were against the demonstrations. About one in five said they don’t know.
The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior US administration official said.
The shipment consisted of 1,800 2,000lb (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500lb bombs, the official told the BBC.
Israel has not “fully addressed” US concerns over humanitarian needs of civilians in Rafah, the official said.
