It’s the fall air show season, but the biggest attraction — U.S. military planes — will not appear this weekend in Southern California because of the federal government shutdown.
In their place? The Snowbirds, the acrobatic fleet from the Royal Canadian Air Force.
“Thank God Canada is not the 51st state yet,” said Kevin Elliott, the director of the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach, Calif.
The Alberta government says it has shut down five training schools and taken several other steps to crack down on unsafe practices and bad actors in the commercial trucking sector.
Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen said a series of investigations, inspections and audits over the past six months uncovered “fraudulent behaviour” in the industry, leading to these latest actions.
A problem in both Canada and America.
The guy who blew a stop sign in Canada and killed a bunch of kids on a hockey team was on a work visa from India and had barely any driving experience. It's even worse in the Canadian trucking industry. https://t.co/gwQ4Og1XAk pic.twitter.com/NBvkUldXF2
— CD (@siegfriedmuell) April 16, 2025
Despite years of Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in Canada, the country has yet to fully recognize or counter the threat the communist regime poses to its future, according to a former RCMP officer.
Garry Clement, former national director for the RCMP’s Proceeds of Crime program, has been investigating transnational crime for decades. He describes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as the “biggest transnational organized crime group in the world,” and says that despite growing evidence of its operatives, many in positions of authority in Canada appear unwilling to acknowledge the threat or take action.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled Gaza peace plan has thrown the spotlight back on international diplomacy. Israel has already said yes; the world now waits to see whether Hamas will do the same. Canada, meanwhile, prematurely recognized Palestinian statehood without imposing mandatory conditions.
Last week in these pages, I argued that the newly recognized state of Palestine should be designated as a state supporter of terrorism by the Carney government. At a minimum, if Ottawa wants to demonstrate moral clarity, it could start by listing as a terrorist organization every group found to have participated in the October 7 massacre.
Two words: “Muslim Votes”
In its upcoming federal budget, in an attempt to offset some of the massive spending commitments it’s made in recent months, the Carney government may shrink the size of the federal public service. But it should also bring government-sector wages in Canada more in line with private-sector wages.
Any talk of reducing wages — either in government or the private sector — will always generate controversy. And understandably so, as people’s jobs and wages are at stake. Therefore, it’s critical to examine the numbers so Canadians and policymakers can better understand the reality of the situation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. administration is set to publish its National Defense Strategy this month at a time when the Pentagon is planning for a leaner, meaner military, and President Donald Trump is inviting Canada to enjoy the protection of Golden Dome defence by becoming the 51st U.S. state.
So, National Post spoke with Jennifer Kavanagh, a senior fellow and director of military analysis at Defense Priorities and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies, to get her insights on American defence strategy and the road ahead.
Canada will not pony up.
Michelle Rempel Garner used her time during Question Period on Thursday to draw attention to issues in the Canadian immigration system.
She highlighted the case of a Pakistani incestuous child sex abuser who was admitted into Canada despite being on the United Kingdom’s sex offender registry.
Our enemies are vile evil things and they run immigration in Canada.
The prime minister is expected to visit the White House on Tuesday to meet face-to-face with U.S. President Donald Trump after he publicly brought up his 51st state idea again and tariffs continue to pummel some Canadian industries.
Mark Carney’s office said he will travel to Washington on Monday evening ahead of talks.
“The Prime Minister’s working visit will focus on shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S.,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
AUCKLAND — Three men were sentenced in Auckland’s High Court this week for their role in receiving the largest methamphetamine seizure ever recorded at New Zealand’s border, which arrived from Vancouver’s port concealed in maple syrup bottles. Customs officers intercepted 713.8 kilograms of the drug in January 2023, enough for roughly 35 million doses and calculated to equate to NZ$800 million in drug harms. The shipment, stacked on 18 pallets and disguised as four-litre syrup jugs, was routed through a global node for Chinese chemical precursor trafficking and synthetic drug production.
h/t XC and Patti Jo
An estimated 250 rally-goers gathered in Sydney on Thursday to let the Cape Breton Regional Police Service chief and federal government officials know they’re wasting their time and money on a federal buyback program targeting prohibited firearms.
“It’s a waste of police resources and of tax dollars,” said Tracey Wilson, vice-president of public relations for the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, who flew in from Ottawa to attend the rally outside the Myles F. Burke Police Headquarters on Grand Lake Road.
Audio isn't great, but here's a look from @TWilsonOttawa's view of today's Cape Breton Rally against the Liberals gun confiscation.
Organized by @MorienPort President, Jeff McNeil!
MP @BlaineFCalkins and lawyer @nnamanley were onsite to support Cape Bretoners and supporters! pic.twitter.com/64DJbxozaM
— CCFR/CCDAF (@CCFR_CCDAF) October 2, 2025
Is CZ (Through Colt Canada) The Company Destroying Guns For the Canadian Gun Ban?
h/t Neocon
A Canadian Army procurement project worth up to $1 billion has run into serious technical problems and could be facing cancellation.
The program to develop and build the Light Armoured Vehicle Reconnaissance Surveillance System or LRSS has been underway for more than a decade.
Defence industry sources have warned that the problems affecting the new vehicle fleet could be insurmountable and the end result might be a cancellation of the project.
(Incognito)
While Prime Minister Mark Carney insists the Liberals’ Nov. 4 budget will adhere to so-called “fiscal anchors” to ensure the government’s fiscal policy encourages long-term economic growth, the problem is the Liberals keep moving the goalposts on what a “fiscal anchor” means.
For those who may not be aware, the Combatting Hate Act — proposed chiefly by Justice Minister Sean Fraser — is a piece of legislation intended to protect communities and places of worship from hate crimes. At its core, the bill seeks to criminalize the display of hate symbols. Examples include the swastika, the double-sig rune, and other insignia associated with terrorist organizations, as outlined in the Criminal Code.
The Carney government is celebrating a new trade deal with Indonesia, but labour voices are sounding the alarm over a weakening of worker protections compared to recent deals that Canada has inked.
In a press release, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s (Nepean, Ont.) office described the Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement as “game changing,” noting that it is the first bilateral agreement with a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Finalizing the deal was a pillar of Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy, and part of a growing effort to diversify the country’s trading markets.
OTTAWA — Israel’s envoy to Canada says dialogue between his government and Ottawa has “deteriorated” since Prime Minister Mark Carney took office — and suggests his “hard line” on Gaza explains why Carney still hasn’t spoken by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Since the government of Carney came into place, the level of dialogue between the two countries slowly but surely deteriorated,” Israel Ambassador Iddo Moed told The Canadian Press on Monday.
