Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree on the country’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the production and use of anti-personnel mines, the presidential website said on Sunday.
Ukraine ratified the convention in 2005.
Canadians are proud to be Canadian — a huge majority declare it — even with concerns of affordability, what it means to be Canadian and a loss of a shared collective identity
As Canada turns 158 on Tuesday, a birthday celebrated during tumultuous political and international agitation, Canadians remain proud of their country and their place in it — with considerable intensity for a nation often too modest to boast — but riding on that red-and-white wave are hard questions of what kind of country Canadians want.
I do not want the 3rd World crapping all over my country.
Make it so.
The federal government announced late Sunday evening it is rescinding the digital services tax, days after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded it gone and cut off Canada-U.S. trade negotiations.
In a press release, the federal government said it would rescind the tax “in anticipation of a mutually beneficial comprehensive trade arrangement with the United States.”
“Prime Minister Carney and President Trump have agreed that parties will resume negotiations with a view towards agreeing on a deal by July 21, 2025,” the press release added.
h/t DS
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to broaden his list of demands on Canada to re-open trade talks, listing his past grievances about Canada’s supply management policies that control production and imports of eggs, dairy and poultry.
Mr. Trump made the comments in a pre-recorded interview with Fox News Channel host Maria Bartiromo that aired Sunday morning.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mr. Trump agreed earlier this month at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. to negotiate an economic and security deal within 30 days.
I once flirted with a redcoat on the plains of Fort York.
The City of Toronto-owned Fort York National Historic Site used to showcase its redcoat guard reenactors clad in historically-accurate uniforms carrying muskets, demonstrating drills and warfare on the hour, hanging out with visitors, posing for selfies, answering questions about military life of the era.
The editor of a new book examining Canadian history says he wants to challenge the notion that Canada is a “genocidal” nation-state that deserves to have its historical figures cancelled.
“Why are we picking on people long dead, as opposed to trying to give them fair treatment or fair understanding and put things into context?” said Mark Milke, editor of “The 1867 Project—Why Canada Should Be Cherished, Not Cancelled.”
“You don’t have to deny the wrongs of the past. In fact, everyone should be aware of them. But a proper understanding of the past is what we’re trying to provide in the 1867 Project, as well as dive into some current controversies.”
A Quebec government-commissioned investigation into the campus climate at Dawson and Vanier colleges is recommending the adoption of a law to “oversee academic freedom in the college system” with the aim of reducing tensions among students.
The report published Friday, after it had first appeared in the Journal de Montréal, found that the principles of secularism are not being followed at both colleges.
It raised several issues linked to student associations and religious accommodations and points to the availability of prayer rooms for fuelling a “climate of radicalization, community withdrawal” and mistrust at the junior colleges (CEGEPs).
Picture a teenager who decides they want to be prime minister someday. They join the party that best represents their views and start gaining experience in party politics and volunteering in election campaigns. Their network expands and doors start to open.
As quickly as possible, likely not long after finishing college or university, they run for federal or provincial office, win (if they play their cards right) and their political career is launched. Their first “real” job is as a member of parliament (MP), member of provincial parliament (MPP) or member of the legislative assembly (MLA).
Food for thought …
A B.C. firefighter says he was denied entry into the United States, where he was going to take part in a competition for First Responders from different countries around the world.
Jamie Flynn posted on social media on Thursday to detail what happened to him when he was en route to Birmingham, Alabama. He said he was supposed to represent Vancouver firefighters in the Jiu Jitsu category at the World Police & Fire Games. Flynn, who is a British citizen, described the games as an “international event uniting frontline responders through sport,” in a post on Instagram.
When Rachael Coe decided to launch an “elbows up” merchandise line at her store in Yarmouth, N.S., in March, she said it was an immediate bestseller.
Within a week, Coe said her Timeless Memories shop had already made 400 sales. By the end of the first month, she had sold 2,500 products ranging from T-shirts to hoodies to car decals.
Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected because he said he was the best leader to deal with Donald Trump in a tariff war.
Now would be a good time for him to prove it.
The Liberals’ controversial, long-delayed gun grab program is expected to cost taxpayers more than $500 million in the 2025-26 fiscal year.
A recent report found the government’s Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program is widely unpopular with Canadians. The gun grab is entering its fifth year behind schedule — and is over budget and increasingly unpopular.
The Canadian government has ordered Chinese surveillance camera manufacturer Hikvision to cease operations in Canada over national security concerns, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said late on Friday.
Hikvision, also known as Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., has faced numerous sanctions and restrictions by Canada’s neighbour, the United States, over the past 5½ years for the firm’s dealings and the use of its equipment in China’s Xinjiang region, where rights groups have documented abuses against the Uyghur population and other Muslim communities.
A shocking wave of Iranian regime insiders — including suspected members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — have quietly moved to Canada in recent years, stoking fears of sleeper cells poised to strike targets across North America.
The explosive revelation comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, where a shaky ceasefire appears to be holding after America joined Israel’s 12-day bombing campaign of Iran’s nuclear program.
Now, national security experts say Canada’s loose immigration system may have opened the floodgates to Iranian operatives bent on retaliation — and that the threat could extend across the border into the US.
Welcome to Iran North.
This week, Canada’s largest grocery retailer, Loblaws, announced it would eliminate property restrictions in its leases with landlords.
“Wow, Lorne,” you say. “Thanks for that fascinating glimpse into the scintillating world of commercial real estate.”
