Twitter users criticized an NBC op-ed which argued that parents wanting a say in their children’s education is equivalent to parents interfering with a surgical operation simply because the patient is their child.
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Hamas wants Justin Bieber to ditch Israel gig
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has called on Canadian singer Justin Bieber to cancel his upcoming concert in what it calls the “Zionist occupation state” of Israel.
Bieber announced his 2022 world tour dates this week, with a concert in Tel Aviv planned for next October. On Thursday, Hamas’ Artistic Production Department issued a statement, cited by the Palestinian Sawa news outlet, “condemning and denouncing” the performer. It called on the star to cancel the show and “boycott the Zionist occupation state in protest at its repeated crimes against the Palestinian people.”
‘Soul crushing’: Beloved teacher’s tearful forced departure over mandate breaks hearts
A viral video shows a Candian teacher named Marlene Brod, who has been teaching students for almost 35 years, leaving her school after allegedly being fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 rapid test as required by the district.
Brod tearfully broke down when asked why she was leaving the school early on Thursday.
The liberals who acted as Rittenhouse’s judge and jury before hearing a word of evidence: How Joe Biden, ‘The Squad’ and liberal media smeared Kyle Rittenhouse by branding him a white supremacist and domestic terrorist
Where do you go to get your reputation back?
Kyle Rittenhouse may be justified in asking that question after he was found not guilty on all charges in the shooting of three men in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020.
If one had listened to some of the most prominent voices on America’s political left over the last 15 months, they may — understandably — be shocked by the jury’s decision.
Gay Couple Force Christian Florist to Retire
After nearly a decade of litigation, Christian florist Barronelle Stutzman has agreed to settle with the same-sex couple who sued her for refusing to serve their wedding.
The couple, Rob Ingersoll and Curt Freed, were apparently unable to find any other florists for their same-sex wedding and will be paid $5,000 in exchange for no longer pursuing any damages against Stutzman’s business or personal assets.
Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster
Fewer than 6% of people in Africa are vaccinated. For months, the WHO has described Africa as “one of the least affected regions in the world” in its weekly pandemic reports.
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket, as hundreds of other people, mostly unmasked, jostled to buy and sell fruit and vegetables displayed on wooden tables and plastic sheets. As in much of Zimbabwe, here the coronavirus is quickly being relegated to the past, as political rallies, concerts and home gatherings have returned.
“COVID-19 is gone, when did you last hear of anyone who has died of COVID-19?” Ndou said. “The mask is to protect my pocket,” he said. “The police demand bribes so I lose money if I don’t move around with a mask.” Earlier this week, Zimbabwe recorded just 33 new COVID-19 cases and zero deaths, in line with a recent fall in the disease across the continent, where World Health Organization data show that infections have been dropping since July.
Toronto cop accused of leaking address to son who used it to track and murder Liberian warlord in London, Ont.
A man charged in the death of an alleged Liberian war criminal was given the dead man’s address in London by his father, a veteran Toronto police officer who lied to get the information, according to allegations outlined in police documents.
I hope this doesn’t negatively impact Toronto’s reputation for diversity.
House Passes Behemoth Build Back Better Act
The House passed the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act early on Friday morning, sending the bill to the Senate where it faces an uncertain future.
The House passed H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, which is the Democrats’ reconciliation infrastructure bill.
The bill passed 220-213, with overwhelming Democrat support, and strong Republican opposition to the bill.
Conservative senators defy O’Toole on expulsion of senator who challenged leadership
OTTAWA — Sen. Denise Batters may no longer be welcome in the Conservatives’ national caucus but she’s still a member of the party’s Senate caucus.
Conservative senators have chosen to keep Batters in their fold, notwithstanding party leader Erin O’Toole’s decision Tuesday to kick her out of the national caucus after she challenged his leadership.
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Free speech or hate speech? Port Colborne resident ordered to remove vulgar banner
The owner of a home in Port Colborne has been ordered to remove a vulgar banner hanging in front of the residence.
The banner, which reads “F-CK TRUDEAU” in a comic sans font, uses a maple leaf symbol to replace a single letter in the profanity. A small sticker on the front door displays the same message.
Trudeau goes to Washington, and finds that Canada is mostly an afterthought for the U.S.
The helicopter buzzing overhead was just one sign during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Washington of a tough new reality Canadians face.
Trudeau’s failure to persuade Americans to ease up on Canada in a landmark electric-vehicle plan capped a visit that served a long, loud wake-up call to this new reality.
Former U.S. president Donald Trump’s protectionist impulses were no aberration: this era is vastly different from the one that produced the 1965 Auto Pact and spurred decades of Canada-U.S. economic integration.
Ontario reports 793 new Covid cases … and hide yo kids?
Ontario reports 793 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
Ontario is reporting nearly 800 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths on Friday as Health Canada approved a vaccine for children aged five and up.
Provincial health officials logged 793 new infections today, up from 711 on Thursday and a notable rise from 598 a week ago.
Canada authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine for kids
OTTAWA — Health Canada has authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine for children, giving the regulatory green light to Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-dose vaccine.
Children ages five to 11 are now eligible to receive this vaccine, with officials expected to outline later Friday morning more about prioritization and the logistics of immunizing this younger age demographic.
And Austria goes full lockdown – makes the Jab mandatory
Things are not so great in Germany either … Bavaria cancels Christmas markets and will impose local lockdowns
Stuck Rittenhouse Jurors Ask to See Hocus Pocus Out of Focus ‘Provocation’ Video
The jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial finished the third day of deliberations, and the tea leaves show that there is a disagreement between jurors on a case that is clearly self-defense. At least one person on this jury seems to want to make Rittenhouse pay for taking the lives of others — though it’s clear they attacked him.
Enemies of the School Board
Parents in some school districts find their input suppressed—and their dissent criminalized.
School boards have always attracted their share of controversies: disagreements over curriculum, bitter election fights, and personality clashes. But in recent months, as parents express their frustration over Covid lockdowns, mask mandates, and critical race theory, local school districts and federal law enforcement have upped the ante by monitoring parents, requesting undercover agents at school board meetings, and even arresting parents who attend board meetings to express dissent.
Igor Danchenko’s Wet Dream
An obscure Russian set the bait and every kinky Democrat and Trump hater swallowed it, hook, line, and sinker.
On January 6, 2017, FBI Director James Comey met privately with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower to purportedly give a “defensive briefing” regarding salacious allegations in the Steele Dossier about Trump and urinating prostitutes in a Moscow hotel room.