Ukrainian Canadian Congress pushes Ottawa to ban Soviet hammer and sickle symbol

Ukrainian Canadian Congress pushes Ottawa to ban Soviet hammer and sickle symbol

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is urging Parliament to outlaw public displays of the Soviet hammer and sickle, arguing the Communist emblem should be treated as a hate symbol alongside Nazi and terrorist insignia already targeted in federal legislation.

In submissions to the Senate human rights committee, the Congress said the symbol continues to represent both historic atrocities committed under the Soviet Union and modern-day Russian aggression against Ukraine.

I get it but half of Ottawa probably longs for the return of the Soviet Inion.

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President Donald Trump shares video of him throwing Stephen Colbert in a dumpster as he celebrates the end of the late night show

President Donald Trump shares video of him throwing Stephen Colbert in a dumpster as he celebrates the end of the late night show

President Donald Trump shared an artificial intelligence-generated video of him assaulting Stephen Colbert and throwing him into a dumpster to celebrate the comedian’s final show.

The feud between the Republican and the late-night host has long been documented, and it appears the president is nailing the coffin – or rather the dumpster – closed.

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Floor-crosser Marilyn Gladu reveals her conversation with Carney and the ‘toxic environment’ among Conservatives

Floor-crosser Marilyn Gladu reveals her conversation with Carney and the ‘toxic environment’ among Conservatives

OTTAWA — Marilyn Gladu was planning to leave politics when she says a conversation with Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon changed her mind.

Gladu had a few offers lined up as she contemplated exiting her role as a Conservative MP, one she had held since 2015, and was pondering a return to engineering, a field she had spent years working in before entering politics.

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US government releases UFO sighting reports – ‘Orbs swarming in all directions’

US government releases UFO sighting reports – ‘Orbs swarming in all directions’

The Pentagon released scores of UFO files on Friday with descriptions of reported sightings of orbs, discs and fireballs spanning 80 years.

Witnesses described seeing “green orbs, discs and fireballs” dating as far back as 1948, the files show. More recently, a senior US intelligence officer said he saw “countless orange orbs swarming in all directions” last year rendering him “speechless”.

The fresh batch of materials includes a half dozen documents, a handful of audio recordings and 51 videos, including one of an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) being shot to bits. The circumstances are unexplained.


This one is interesting.

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What comes next as Alberta plans vote on separation

What comes next as Alberta plans vote on separation

The western Canadian province of Alberta will ask its citizens this October whether they want to remain part of Canada or kick-start the process of holding a binding referendum on separation, marking a major test of the country’s unity, the first in decades.

Alberta’s leader, Premier Danielle Smith, announced the coming vote on 21 May in a televised address.

She said she herself supports a unified Canada.

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Ivanka Trump targeted for assassination by IRGC terrorist in twisted plot to avenge president taking out his mentor: sources

Ivanka Trump targeted for assassination by IRGC terrorist in twisted plot to avenge president taking out his mentor: sources

First Daughter Ivanka Trump was targeted for assassination by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) trained terrorist in a twisted plot to avenge the president taking out his mentor, The Post has learned.

Recently captured Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, 32, made a “pledge” to kill Ivanka and even had a blueprint of her Florida home, sources claimed.

The Iraqi national was allegedly targeting President Donald Trump’s family in response to the killing of Iranian military chief Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad six years ago.

h/t Patti Jo

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Foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes can delay deportation process under new tribunal policy

Foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes can delay deportation process under new tribunal policy

Foreign nationals convicted of serious criminality may be permitted to delay a formal hearing determining whether they must leave Canada if they have appealed their convictions, under fresh policy guidelines drawn up by the head of the immigration tribunal that makes such decisions.

Guidelines issued by Immigration and Refugee Board chairperson Manon Brassard, coming into force on June 1, broaden the criteria for considering whether convicted foreign criminals can delay formal proceedings on “admissibility” to Canada, which would precede deportation.

The Conservatives have seized on the revised policy guidelines, arguing they would make it easier for foreign nationals convicted of serious crimes to remain in Canada and delay their removal.


“The Conservatives have seized”

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China’s worst coal mining blast in over a decade kills 90

China’s worst coal mining blast in over a decade kills 90

Beijing — A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, according to state media, the country’s deadliest mining disaster in more than a decade.

Rescue efforts are still underway nearly a day after the blast took place, according to state broadcaster CCTV, with emergency teams descending into the Liushenyu coal mine to search for any workers trapped beneath the ground.

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Failed American asylum seeker blocked from deporting himself

Failed American asylum seeker blocked from deporting himself

A failed asylum seeker has been prevented from self-deporting to the US for a second time.

Olabode Shoniregun, 28, tried to fly home to Las Vegas from Heathrow airport on May 7 – but border officials stopped him from getting on the plane.

The rejection followed his first attempt to leave the country in December, when Home Office officials declared him “unfit to fly”. At the time, officials insisted that they were “working to remove him as soon as possible”.

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Pierre Poilievre needs a historic comeback — here’s how he can do it

Pierre Poilievre needs a historic comeback — here’s how he can do it

OTTAWA — If Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ultimately finds himself in the job of prime minister he will have completed an extraordinary journey since winning his party’s leadership in 2022: from scrappy upstart, to massive frontrunner, to election loser, to finally, comeback kid.

It’s not a unique journey, but it’s fraught with difficulty and has produced more losers than winners in politics.

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Grilling Outdoors in Austria? Not With Pork!

Grilling Outdoors in Austria? Not With Pork!

Muslims chased a group of Austrian students away because they intended to grill pork meat in the Ottakring Forest in Vienna, Exxpress reported. The group was told to leave and insulted by a group of Muslims.

The four young law students planned to spend an afternoon grilling at the popular Steinbruchwiese grilling area. The students said the atmosphere initially appeared normal despite the crowded conditions.

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Canada-Israel relations are the worst they have ever been, ambassador says

Canada-Israel relations are the worst they have ever been, ambassador says

Israel’s ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says the government-to-government relationship between the two countries is the worst it’s ever been, summing up what he describes as a “long impasse” in ties strained during his country’s war with Hamas.

The flashpoint has been Gaza, which is in the grip of a severe humanitarian crisis after more than two years of war between Israel and Hamas. Israel was attacked by Hamas militants in an October, 2023, assault that left around 1,200 people dead and about 250 taken hostage.

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Knife-wielding Afghan asylum seeker goes on rampage in Morrisons as terrified staff are forced to evacuate shoppers

A knife-wielding Afghan asylum seeker went on a rampage in Morrisons forcing terrified staff to evacuate shoppers.

Milad Panjshiri, 22, stormed into the supermarket in Bradford, West Yorkshire, clutching a six-inch knife before threatening a worker and trashing the aisles.

Footage shows Panjshiri knocking wine bottle shelves over, as he walked through the store, littering the shop floor with smashed glass.

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The Muslim Brotherhood’s covert presence in the West

The West offers the “ideal environment” for an organization like the Muslim Brotherhood to carry out its operations “because we are extremely tolerant,” says Lorenzo Vidino, an expert on the Islamist organization.

The Muslim Brotherhood has inspired or spawned some of the world’s most dangerous terrorist organizations. Yet its goals, strategy, structure, and financing remain poorly understood – even by many of the world’s leading national security and intelligence agencies.

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