In the rugged interior of Newfoundland, an hour’s drive west from the Canadian Forces Base in Gander, sits a dormant mine with profound implications for the nation’s security and prosperity. Beaver Brook could be the largest North American producer of antimony — a critical mineral threaded through the entire spectrum of modern military hardware, from small arms and artillery shells to advanced missile seekers and night-vision goggles.
Friday night was, I believe, night eight of the protests that have broken out across Cuba, and it was the biggest, boldest night yet. Of course, people are still banging pots and pans and marching in the streets, shouting things such as “Freedom,” “Long live Trump,” and “Down with communism,” but night eight got a little more serious.
BREAKING:
Massive protests are currently underway in Cuba amid fuel shortages.
Crowds reportedly stormed the Communist Party headquarters in Ciego de Avila.
— Astraia Intel (@astraiaintel) March 14, 2026
Protesters set fire to Communist Party headquarters in Morón, Cuba, during demonstration over fuel crisis, blackout across island, local media reports. – factal
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) March 14, 2026
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’s planning to pitch a “realistic proposal” to end U.S. tariffs on the Canadian auto industry this weekend.
He says his proposed auto pact would align regulations between Canada and the U.S. and remove the GST from Canadian-made vehicles.
He told reporters his plan, which he intends to roll out on Sunday, is “literally the only hope of keeping our auto sector in Canada.”
If one steps back from the daily noise of partisan bickering and looks at the broader picture in the United States today, some media outlets and political figures appear so consumed by hostility toward the current president that they seem incapable of evaluating events rationally.
The multiple bobbleheads are setting off my vertigo. @fancypants_s https://t.co/qKCDaPb850
— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) March 14, 2026
h/t Patti Jo
Six days in an overflow stretcher. Beds in storage rooms. Patients dying in their seats.
No, we’re not describing an episode of HBO’s gritty medical drama The Pitt. These are real-life scenes playing out in Canada’s emergency rooms.
From Carbonear, N.L., where a man recently died of a heart attack during a 10-hour wait to see a doctor, to Calgary, where a woman pleaded “please don’t let me die” during the hours she bled onto a stretcher in the ER, hospitals are bursting at the seams as backlogs and access issues affect patient flow.
In a scene straight out of a dystopian nightmare, self-styled “Sharia patrols” on horseback charged through Manchester’s streets on March 4, 2026, chasing down peaceful demonstrators celebrating the end of Iran’s brutal Islamic Republic regime.
More: The true story of the ‘horsemen of the Ayatollah’ who rode to defend pro-Iranian supporters in Manchester – sparking claims of a ‘sharia police patrol’
They were Pro-Ayatollah out to protect Mullah Regime acolytes.
h/t Blackgriffin
Brampton man charged after $30Gs worth of booze ‘n’ butter recovered
Ghee, I can’t believe it IS butter!
Rocker Neil Young says he’s “sad” and “depressed” by the news of the day under President Donald Trump and he needs to put out a new, Anti-Trump album to express his feeling about what he called the “worst president in the history of our country.”
The Canadian citizen who only became a U.S. citizen in 2020 so he could vote against Trump, claims he is “hurt for this country.”
New polling suggests the public is anxious about escalation and prefers neutrality and de-escalation, placing pressure on the Carney government to tread carefully as the conflict unfolds
The war in Iran broke into the news cycle quickly and dramatically two weeks ago today. Within hours it was dominating international headlines, raising fears of wider conflict across the Middle East, and prompting urgent debate among Western allies about how they should respond.
Canada was not immune to that debate.
A newly released study by the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), nearly 50 percent of Muslims under the age of 40 in Germany hold “Islamist” views, with these Muslims expressing an attraction to Islamism, a preference for Sharia law over the German Basic Law, and harboring anti-Semitic prejudices.
OTTAWA — Canada’s $35-billion plan to strengthen defence along its northern frontier is getting mixed reviews.
While Canada has a history of making lofty plans — especially when it comes to its underfunded and under-equipped military — the devil always ends up showing itself in the details.
Al Quds Day protesters do afternoon prayers outside the courthouse.
Meanwhile, Justice Centa is contemplating his decision on Premier Doug Ford’s last minute injunction application to prevent the rally.
📸 Mar 14, 2026#Toronto #ProtestMania
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— Caryma Sa’d – Lawyer + Political Satirist (@CarymaRules) March 14, 2026
Canadian taxpayers generously supporting legal defences for Al-Quds Day attendees: https://t.co/pHpYPQHxnp pic.twitter.com/JtiMs3NMWA
— Andy Lee (@RealAndyLeeShow) March 14, 2026
JUST IN
Iranians, Jews, Cubans BAND TOGETHER to drown out the Al-Quds demonstration in downtown Toronto today
by SINGING the US national anthem outside of the US consulate
(which, if you recall, was shot up this week)pic.twitter.com/qT4FnsU9cJ
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) March 14, 2026
h/t Mauser
I’ll toss in any interesting vids but I suspect this will be fairly quiet. The rally is supposed to kick off at 3PM.
FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal jury in Fort Worth, Texas has convicted all nine members of a North Texas Antifa cell in the first federal Antifa terrorism trial in U.S. history.
The verdict followed two full days of deliberations after a trial that lasted 12 days.
Antifa Cell Members Convicted in Prairieland ICE Detention Center Shooting
Much is being made of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s successful efforts to poach MPs from both the Conservative and New Democratic parties in an effort to convert his minority Liberal government into a majority.
But these MPs’ parliamentary perambulations are small potatoes compared to events in the early 2000s. Floor-crossings in those years helped determine the future of the conservative movement, the fate of a Liberal government and Canada’s foreign policy. Herewith, a brief history lesson on that era – the golden age of crossing the floor.
Link fixed sorry!
Amid crippling U.S. sanctions, an oil blockade and threats of a takeover, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday said his government has held direct talks with the United States “aimed at finding solutions through dialogue to the bilateral differences between the two nations.”
The acknowledgment came in a publicly broadcast speech during a meeting in Havana of the top levels of the government and Cuban Communist Party. It confirmed widespread reports of recent secret meetings between senior Trump administration officials and Cubans close to Raúl Castro, the still-influential former president and party head.
If Trump somehow gets Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran all to fall, he should get a Nobel Peace Prize. pic.twitter.com/FrJrjC1pML
— Bill Maher (@billmaher) January 28, 2026
