The rapid changes sweeping northeastern Syria have produced a troubling result: the escape of hardened Islamic State (ISIS) fighters from detention facilities previously secured by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). This development, unfolding amid a fragile ceasefire, poses a serious security threat, including to Canada.
I am old enough to remember when Peggy Noonan was worth reading.
She is smart and charming, with a real way with words. She has the soul of a poet and the common sense one expects from one.
The whys weren’t very clear when Collin Dennis Ayorech took a sword and hacked off three of his girlfriend’s fingers.
Not content with his handiwork, the maniac then cut Dawn Warden’s breast, ear, face, leg and abdomen.
Remember when the press couldn’t stop fawning over trans athletes shattering records in women’s sports? It was yesterday, right? They acted as if watching males dominate females in competition was some kind of moral triumph, and every story turned into a sermon on diversity and acceptance.
The GM plant in Oshawa often feels like a mythical place. Long-time residents in the region tell stories of a time when it was a hub of prosperity for tens of thousands of families. They say, when shifts would end, there were so many GM employees that some roads would become one-way streets so workers could drive home in an orderly fashion.
Oshawa’s GM plant is still a very important place, but far fewer Canadians work there today. The fighting spirit of a proud union remains in the face of layoffs and shift cuts.
A former top FBI official has raised doubts about whether Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mom, Nancy, is really still alive and being held by kidnappers.
“I’m very skeptical of this,” former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker told Fox News’ “The Big Weekend Show” on Sunday.
The new submarines Canada plans to buy will not arrive with all the necessary equipment to operate under Arctic ice, meaning they will require modifications after delivery, the head of the navy says.
Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee said Canada will need to add under-ice gear to the boats after they arrive, such as upward-facing sonar that can detect and map overhead ice and areas of open water.
Iran has sentenced the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to more than seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, her supporters said Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and the deaths of thousands at the hands of security forces.
The new convictions against Mohammadi come as Iran tries to negotiate with the US over its nuclear programme to avert a military strike threatened by Donald Trump. Iran’s top diplomat said on Sunday that Tehran’s strength came from its ability to “say no to the great powers”, striking a maximalist position just after negotiations in Oman with the US.
Team Canada’s look at the opening ceremonies of the Milano-Cortina Olympics is sparking a strong reaction online—with one TikToker’s bewildered take racking up nearly one million views over the weekend.
As has been the case since 2021, this year’s Team Canada’s kits were designed by Vancouver-based Lululemon.
🚨NEW
This Team Canada outfit is WAYYYYY WORSE
than I thought.
Its basically a repurposed homeless person's sleeping bag. 🤣 Which is fitting.
Watch a fashion influencer crash out trying to figure out what it EVEN IS! WTF IS WRONG WITH CANADA! pic.twitter.com/W4uRkduI7w
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) February 8, 2026
A memorably stupid statement.
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell will exercise her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination later Monday when she appears virtually before the House Oversight Committee to be questioned about her links with late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Maxwell, 64, is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted in December 2021 of sex trafficking, conspiracy and other charges in connection with her role as the perverted financier’s madam.
Former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says when it comes to the U.S. and its relationships with other countries on the world stage, it needs to “get their act together.”
Since his 2025 inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened several countries, including Canada, with annexation and tariffs on goods, creating an ongoing trade war.
Freeland, fresh off her January resignation as a member of Parliament, appeared Friday on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.” Freeland resigned after being appointed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as an adviser on economic development for Ukraine.
Did she ever work for Canada?
A South Korean official who suggested the country “import young women” from “Vietnam or Sri Lanka” to boost its birth-rate has been expelled from his party.
Kim Hee-soo, the head of the southern Jindo County, said the woman could be married off to “young men in rural areas” during a town hall last week.
The suggestion comes as South Korea continues to grapple with the lowest birth-rates in the world, which could see the country’s 50 million-strong population drop by half in 60 years.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have discussed the possibility of an early federal election in casual conversations about the importance of a majority mandate to deal with uncertain economic times, according to three sources.
The sources said the Progressive Conservative Premier, who has forged a close relationship with the Liberal Leader, offered his opinion that the country needs economic stability.
Hmmmm …
.@ElectionsCan_E places order for 700,000 poll tally sheets and other balloting supplies in anticipation of next national campaign. Cabinet has denied interest in going to the polls for a second time in 2 years.https://t.co/Bogbhrt4ef@stevenmackinnon #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/pdTH4GRv1W
— Holly Doan (@hollyanndoan) February 9, 2026
h/t Mauser
A morning dog walker looking out on the Channel from Dungeness beach on Thursday January 22 would have been able to make out a familiar silhouette: the long hull of an oil tanker.
The vessel passing just a few miles of Britain’s coast was the Hyperion, part of Russia’s notorious “shadow fleet”, hastily retreating across the Atlantic from Venezuela.
Like the Marinera, a tanker seized by US forces in early January, the Hyperion is one of hundreds of sanctioned ships used by Moscow to transfer oil to and from South America.
Is this FICTIONAL or the FUTURE of Canada ? pic.twitter.com/q43e4VbSPE
— JayGen er (@JayGenXer) February 8, 2026
