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This Canadian family fuelled Myanmar’s civil war with ‘blood pearls’

A company with Canadian directors has operated a lucrative pearl farm in Myanmar together with a state-owned enterprise that has direct ties to the country’s murderous military regime, according to corporate and government records obtained by CBC News.

The company, Belpearl, operates through a network of related entities registered in Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Myanmar. One of those entities, Belpearl Myanmar, operates a pearl farm with two adjacent locations in the country.

Pearls have not yet seen their value drop as diamonds have thanks to the increasing market for man made stones.

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•Myanmar

UN and EU Condemn the Strike, Not the Regime: Double Standards, Selective Outrage

Over the course of 48 hours, the strategic architecture of the Middle East shifted with a speed few could have anticipated. A coordinated Israeli-American operation, prepared in secrecy and executed with surgical exactitude, began by striking key command nodes of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including senior leadership figures, nuclear enrichment infrastructure and long-range missile facilities — and culminated in eliminating Iran’s Supreme Guide Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

Canada restricts drug boat intel from U.S. Navy’s Caribbean airstrike operation

The Department of National Defence says it has safeguards in place to prevent intelligence from being shared with elements of the U.S. military that have carried out numerous lethal strikes on small boats in the Caribbean.

In a statement to CBC News, the department said that intelligence gathered during Operation Caribbe is “restricted” to the joint interagency task force running the operation and its partners, and is “caveated to not share with any elements of Operation Southern Spear.”

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•Canada, USA, WTF?

X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts

Elon Musk’s X said it had suspended 800m accounts over a 12-month period as it fights the “massive” scale of attempts to manipulate the platform.

The social media company told MPs it was continually fighting state-backed attempts to hijack the agenda on its network, with Russia the most prolific state actor, followed by Iran and China.

As part of the battle against such content, X suspended 800m accounts in 2024 for breaching its rules on platform manipulation and spam, although it did not reveal which of those suspensions related to foreign interference. X has approximately 300 million monthly users worldwide.

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•"Disinformation"

Trump refers to PM Carney as future ‘Governor of Canada’ in social media post

U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Prime Minister Mark Carney as the “future Governor of Canada” in a Truth Social post on Tuesday.

Trump’s post was in reference to working with U.S. governors to “save The Great Lakes from the rather violent and destructive Asian Carp.”

h/t Patti Jo

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Shooter taken down after opening fire at synagogue near Baltimore

A gunman has opened fire near an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Baltimore.

Shots rang out near the Agudath Israel of Baltimore in the city’s quiet Glen neighborhood just after 12.30pm Tuesday.

A Baltimore police officer was struck in the incident, the force said. The officer was transported to University of Maryland Medical Center’s Shock Trauma center.

So far only one cop and the shooter are said to be wounded.

h/t Patti Jo

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•"Oct 7 2023"

Economy One year after Trump’s sovereignty threats, Canadians keep ‘elbows up’

For Lisa Mcbean, buying American-made snacks and traveling to the U.S. was second nature. That changed for the Ontario resident starting in early 2025.

Since then, the 54-year-old has checked if products are made in Canada before buying at the grocery store. Mcbean canceled multiple trips to the U.S. she had planned for concerts. Once-common jaunts across the border to shop are out of the picture.

*snort* 😏 https://t.co/7iG3LjXFJq

— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) March 9, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada, WTF?

Spain: Court Orders Madrid to ‘Immediately‘ Start Registry of Abortion Objectors

The High Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) on Monday ordered the city’s authorities to “immediately” begin creating a registry of conscientious objectors to abortions, following a years-long refusal by Madrid’s local government to comply with its creation.

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•WTF?

Mark Carney’s government may feel new, but poll suggests Canadians still have Trudeau-era worries

Mark Carney repeatedly says he is prime minister of a new government, not simply a continuation of Justin Trudeau’s decade leading Liberals in power.

New polling from the Pollara Strategic Insights firm suggests that more Canadians are buying the “new” title than those who don’t, especially among those who voted Liberal last year. Pollara shared the results exclusively with the Star before their wider release this week to coincide with Carney’s first anniversary in power.

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 9, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

US Consulate update

“There was a handgun that was discharged” and two men were involved, said ⁦@TorontoPolice⁩ Deputy Chief Frank Barredo who added the US consulate is a “heavily fortified” building it is possible staff inside did not realize it had been struck with multiple gunshots. pic.twitter.com/61QjCbFydb

— Joe Warmington (@joe_warmington) March 10, 2026

News Release – Firearm Discharge Investigation, United States Consulate, University Avenue and Queen Street West, Image releasedhttps://t.co/i5PAdG4VqJ pic.twitter.com/nUhCLvvoZd

— Toronto Police (@TorontoPolice) March 10, 2026

I’m betting on Elbow People

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•Canada, Terrorism - Domestic, USA

Ban London’s Al Quds ‘hate march’ by Iran regime supporters, minister says

A justice minister has put pressure on Shabana Mahmood to ban a march linked to the Iranian regime set to take place on Sunday in London.

Sarah Sackman, the courts minister, said the Al Quds march has “no place in British society and the authorities and the police should take the enforcement action needed against these marches”. She branded the rally, which is held in London each year during Ramadan and named after the Arabic name for Jerusalem, a “hate march”.

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", "US Israel Iran War"

Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim suing OpenAI

The family of one of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge is suing OpenAI.

The mother of Maya Gebala, a 12-year-old who remains in hospital after the shooting on Feb. 10, alleges the tech company failed to alert authorities to chat prompts from the shooter related to violence.

The claim was filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday on behalf of Gebala by her mother, Cia Edmonds.

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 9, 2026•0•"Mass Shooting", Big Tranny

The Media Is Taking Iran’s Word on the School Strike

President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth flatly denied that U.S. forces targeted civilians after a missile strike destroyed a girls’ school in Minab, Iran. Trump said the information he reviewed suggested Iran may have caused the explosion itself, while Hegseth repeated that U.S. forces don’t deliberately attack civilians and confirmed the Pentagon is reviewing the incident.

That didn’t stop Western media outlets from rushing to repeat Tehran’s accusations.

Mauser sent this tweet to our attention.

The Nail In The Coffin For Iran

Now it’s confirmed, based on the direction of attack, there is a 0% chance the USA fired a Tomahawk Cruise Missile at the “school” that the IRGC claims killed 165 people.

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Even using Bellingcat’s research, this stands up. According to… pic.twitter.com/nRsfjYY1nT

— Matt Tardio (@angertab) March 10, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2026March 10, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

MCGREGOR: Canada is gambling with its US alliance — it won’t end well

There is a comforting idea making the rounds in Canada: stay neutral, keep everyone calm, and we will be fine. We can distance ourselves from the United States (US) without losing the benefits of the alliance and let markets and multilateral forums do the heavy lifting.

It sounds smart. It is also risky.