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Poilievre defends candidate accused of denying residential schools history

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is standing by a candidate in British Columbia, even as calls mount among various Indigenous leaders for the nominee to resign, accusing Aaron Gunn of denying the history of residential schools.

“He’s not denied the impact of residential schools, that’s just misinformation,” Poilievre told reporters Saturday when asked about his support for Gunn, the candidate for North Island-Powell River.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inElection 2025, WTF?

Maniac with meat cleaver attacks several kids in horrifying, bloody scene on NYC street – before he’s shot by NYPD cops: police

Four young girls were slashed with a meat cleaver in Brooklyn on Sunday morning when a relative went on a deranged and bloody rampage — before he was shot by cops, officials said.

Police rushed to a home on 84th Street around 10:15 a.m. after one of the victims — a wounded 11-year-old girl — locked herself in a room and called 911, telling the dispatcher that her uncle had stabbed her and her siblings.

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Ukrainian Canadian Congress calls for Canada to develop nuclear weapons

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is urging Canada to establish its own nuclear weapons program, arguing that the country needs to protect itself from both Russian aggression and potential threats from the United States.

Blacklock’s Reporter says the organization released a National Policy Guide this week recommending that Canada develop an independent nuclear deterrent.

If they can be used against Ottawa I’m in.

h/t XC

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Mystery Man arrested after barricading himself in East Block

Arrest made after man ‘barricaded’ himself in Parliament Hill’s East Block, say police

Ottawa police say one man has been arrested after an hours-long lockdown on Parliament Hill.

“The barricaded man call at East Block has ended without incident. One man is in custody,” Ottawa police said in a social media post shortly before 11 p.m. ET on Saturday. The post also said the criminal investigation is ongoing and an update will be provided in the morning.

There was no immediate word on charges.

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The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow

With Donald Trump as president, there is now a heavy strain of Christian nationalism driving the US political agenda. From draconian abortion policies to ending birthright citizenship, some of Trump’s first executive orders sound startlingly like something out of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the dystopian novel turned TV show set in Gilead, a fundamentalist, fascist version of the US where women have no rights. But it is urgent we understand that what is happening in the US could happen here. This road to Atwood’s Gilead is charting a course straight through the UK and Europe, and we may well be sleepwalking on to it.

The Guardian has no shortage of hysterics.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inTrump Derangement Syndrome, USA, WTF?