‘Terrified’ teacher called Children’s Aid over family at centre of horrific Ontario murder trial. She was told it’s ‘too political’

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A school teacher testifying in court Wednesday described the harrowing scene when one of her Grade 2 students began to strangle himself with a piece of carpet — to the point that his face turned purple.

“I was terrified for him. I actually thought he wanted to kill himself,” Sara Biasetti told the ongoing trial of Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney, the prospective parents of the boy and the older brother they’re accused of murdering.

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Governor general blasted for billing taxpayers thousands for clothes

Indian name means “Put it on the tab”

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is calling on the federal government to end the governor general’s $130,000 clothing allowance after documents revealed Mary Simon billed taxpayers thousands for shoes and luxury apparel.

“Simon takes a $378,000 salary from taxpayers, she can pay for her own clothes,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director.

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Horror film digitally altered in China to make gay couple straight

An Australian horror film featuring a scene with a same-sex wedding was reportedly digitally altered for release in mainland China, transforming the gay couple into a heterosexual one, provoking outrage from viewers who spotted the change.

The critically acclaimed film Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, was released in selected cinemas in China on 12 September. It follows the journey of a young couple who move to the countryside and encounter mysterious and grotesque changes to their bodies.

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RBC Mohammedan charged for allegedly accessing Carney’s banking information

The RCMP has charged an Ottawa Royal Bank of Canada employee after he allegedly accessed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s banking profile as part of a criminal plot.

The Mounties confirmed Wednesday they charged Ibrahim El-Hakim, 23, with fraud over $5,000, unauthorized use of a computer, identity theft and trafficking in identity information.

Court documents show that El-Hakim also accessed a banking profile for a Justin Trudeau. RCMP would not confirm whether that profile was the former prime minister’s or that of another person with the same name.

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Barry Appleton: Canada’s ‘hopium’ U.S. trade strategy all talk, no troops

Canada just announced consultations for the Canada-United States-Mexico (CUSMA) trade agreement, copying America’s homework while forgetting we don’t have the same tools to complete the assignment. It’s like showing up to a gunfight with a strongly-worded letter.

Here’s the stark reality: The United States has over 700 trade experts on standby, ready to defend their interests. Canada? Zero. We dismantled our Sectoral Advisory Groups on International Trade (SAGITs) in 2013 to save pennies. Now we’re paying in billions.

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L.A. School District to Ban Fifth-Grade Plays About U.S. History: ‘Culturally Insensitive‘

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is banning a celebrated series of fifth-grade musical plays about American history at a local charter school because, the district says, they are “culturally insensitive.”

For nearly three decades, the fifth-graders at Marquez Charter Elementary in Pacific Palisades have performed musicals about crucial periods in the formation of the United States.

The more ‘Culturally Insensitive‘ the better I always say.

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