Meet the Soros-backed Virginia prosecutor dubbed the ‘worst in America’ for allowing repeat offenders including an accused killer back on the streets

A George Soros-funded prosecutor is facing backlash for his soft on crime approach which has seen violent and sexual criminals released back onto the streets where they have gone on to allegedly reoffend.

Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano has been dubbed by critics as ‘America’s worst prosecutor’ for his work in Virginia.

Last week, illegal migrant Abdul Jalloh, 32, who was known to the police, was charged with the murder of Stephanie Minter, 41, who was found stabbed to death outside a bus stop.

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Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney’s coveted majority remains just out of reach

Has the war in Iran torpedoed a federal election in Canada? Just two weeks ago, speculation abounded that Prime Minister Mark Carney might call a vote to capitalize on sky-high polling numbers and his desire for a majority mandate. But 10 days into Operation Epic Fury, the likelihood of Canadians going to the polls this spring has radically diminished.

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Children’s drawings could be blasphemous under Islamic law, schools warned

Schools have been advised that children’s drawings could be considered blasphemous under Islamic law.

Guidance issued to teachers by Labour councils in northern England warns that images made by pupils in art lessons may be seen as “idolatrous” under sharia.

The advice, designed to help teachers adapt to religious sensitivities, also warns that music and dance classes could be contrary to the teachings of Islam.

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Canadian Armed Forces recruitment ad featuring all-white cast sparks debate over DEI policies

CALGARY — A new recruitment advertisement from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) featuring an all-white-male cast is drawing attention online.

While supporters are praising its tone, critics are questioning the message it’s sending after years of the military pushing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies.

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Trump ramps up bombing of Iran

Donald Trump intensified his war against Iran on Tuesday, dropping bunker-busting bombs on the regime’s underground missile facilities.

Just 24 hours earlier, the US president had declared the war was “very complete” and that Iran’s military had been effectively wiped out.

However, on Tuesday, Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, said fresh strikes against Tehran would be the “most intense” since the conflict began on Feb 28.

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Nunavut MP Lori Idlout crosses floor from NDP to Liberals

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout is leaving the NDP to join the Liberal caucus, adding another floor-crosser to the government ranks as the Liberals inch closer to a majority government.

NDP interim Leader Don Davies issued a statement late Tuesday saying the party has a long-standing view that floor crossers should step down and run in a by-election.

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‘This Is Not 2003’: Hegseth Promises Iran War Will Not Turn Into Nation-Building

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth promised Tuesday that the Iran war “is not 2003” and will not look like another nation-building, regime-change war like in Iraq.

Giving an update ten days into the war, Hegseth was joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine at the Pentagon.


Nation building became synonymous with graft.

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Canadians are dying preventable deaths in this country’s choked ERs, doctors warn

Dr. Alecs Chochinov recently received a private message from an emergency medicine colleague who has been practising for more than a decade. “I’ve never been so despondent,” it said.

“That single doctor is speaking for many,” Chochinov said. “People are despondent. They’re scared that there are going to be bad outcomes and they’re going to feel responsible. But they don’t see any respite.”

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This ‘anti-Muslim hostility’ definition is truly sinister

The government’s new official definition of ‘anti-Muslim hostility’ is 144 words long. But in a sign that even ministers now realise what a mess they have made, it is followed by a further tortuously pleading 1,400 words which ‘must be read together’ with it.

You will be relieved to hear, according to this ‘accompanying text,’ that the definition is no threat at all to ‘the fundamental right of every person in the UK to exercise freedom of speech,’ or to ‘academic and political discussion,’ or to ‘criticisms of religion or belief,’ or to ‘debates in the public interest.’

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Federal Crown drops charges against Calgary couple caught with nearly 8 kilograms of fentanyl on Saskatchewan highway

SWIFT CURRENT — The Federal Crown has stayed all charges against two Calgary residents who were arrested last year after nearly 8 kilograms — roughly 17.5 pounds — of fentanyl were found hidden in their vehicle during a traffic stop on the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan.

Swati Narula, 27, and Kunwardeep Singh, 29, each faced one count of trafficking a controlled substance and one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada entered written stays of proceedings against Narula on February 24 and against Singh on February 27, Swift Current Online reported Monday.

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