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US: Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration for $20m
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student who played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, filed a $20 million (over €17 million) claim Thursday against the Trump administration, arguing he was wrongly imprisoned.
Khalil, a legal US resident, was arrested in March after President Donald Trump vowed to deport foreign students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement at US college campuses this year.
He was held in an immigration detention center in Louisiana for three months before his release in June, which came just hours after a judge ordered him to be granted bail.
GREEN: Carney government should swiftly axe foolish EV mandate
Two recent events exemplify the fundamental irrationality that is Canada’s electric vehicle (EV) policy.
First, the Carney government re-committed to Justin Trudeau’s EV transition mandate that by 2035 all (that’s 100%) of new car sales in Canada consist of “zero-emission vehicles” including battery EVs, plug-in hybrid EVs and fuel-cell powered vehicles (which are virtually non-existent in today’s market). This policy has been a foolish idea since inception. The mass of car-buyers in Canada showed little desire to buy them in 2022, when the government announced the plan, and they still don’t want them.
Dozens taken to hospital after suspected mass overdose in Baltimore
At least 25 people have been taken to hospital in West Baltimore following suspected drug overdoses.
Citing officials from the region’s fire department, the BBC’s US partner CBS News said five people were admitted in a critical condition with others in a serious condition.
The incident, which took place near a road intersection in the Penn North area of the city on Thursday morning, led to the Maryland Department of Transportation closing a nearby subway station while roads were also blocked.
Singh a song of cocaine and easy bail
Almost $50 million in cocaine found hidden in trucks crossing into Canada from U.S., police say
A cross-border drug smuggling network using commercial truck drivers to haul large loads of cocaine across the border from the United States into Canada has been revealed by police in southern Ontario, leading to the arrest of nine men and the seizure of 479 kilograms of bulk cocaine bricks.
Of the nine arrested, six have since been released on bail while three are still awaiting bail hearings after what Peel Regional Police described Tuesday as the largest drug bust in the police service’s history.
Women who claimed Brigitte Macron was a man are cleared of defamation
Two women who made false claims that Brigitte Macron was born a man were cleared of defamation charges on Thursday.
The theory peddled by Natacha Rey, a self-described journalist, and Amandine Roy, a clairvoyant, has become fodder for American conspiracy theorists.
The French first lady and her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux, brought charges against the women last year.
Today In Diversity Crime: Shots fired at Surrey cafe, notorious Khalistani terrorist claims responsibility
A notorious Khalistani terrorist has reportedly claimed responsibility for a shooting attack at a cafe in Surrey, BC on Wednesday night.
At least nine shots were fired, but nobody was injured.
Africa’s four richest men wealthier than half the continent combined
Africa’s four richest people hold more wealth than half the continent’s population combined, the charity Oxfam reported, warning that skewed policies are fuelling deepening poverty and the soaring fortunes of a few.
Africa had no billionaires in 2000, but now it has 23 with an estimated shared wealth that has rocketed by 56 per cent in the last five years, with the richest recording even bigger gains, Oxfam said.
Defence minister calls extremist plot charges ‘disturbing,’ insists military culture is changing with added men’s washroom tampon dispensers & quicker access to sex organ mutilation surgery on tap
Defence Minister David McGuinty called allegations that military members were part of an extremist plot “disturbing,” but pushed back against accusations the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) isn’t doing enough to change its culture.
The minister briefly spoke to reporters Thursday on the sidelines of a change-of-command ceremony. They were his first public comments since the RCMP charged four men, including two CAF members and one former member, of amassing a trove of weapons and explosives as part of a scheme to take over land near Quebec City.
“It’s deeply concerning. We reject completely this kind of behaviour, these beliefs, this system, these activities,” he said.
Who’s the extremist?
Canada: First trans military chaplain suspended for sexual misconduct
Beatrice Gale, the first transgender chaplain in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and a member of the Royal Military College, has been suspended from service for sexual misconduct. Gale was born as a male but identifies as female. The information was confirmed by True North, who spoke with sources from the Department of National Defense.
According to the information, Gale allegedly made an inappropriate comment to another individual. According to a source familiar with the matter who spoke with True North, Gale asked to grope a lieutenant’s buttocks.
€8,400 Fine for Three Words: Germany’s Latest Assault on Free Speech
A man’s house was raided and his phones were seized all because of a tweet.
A court in the German town of Lindau has imposed a €8,400 fine on a man for tweeting three words on X: “Alles für Deutschland” (All for Germany).
The “perpetrator,” Andreas M., had written “That’s exactly why I vote for the AfD. Everything for Germany” in a comment in July of last year.
Toronto Mortgage Delinquencies Have Tripled, Highest In Over A Decade
Toronto real estate is finding out it’s not invincible, after all. New Equifax data reveals Toronto CMA’s mortgage delinquency rate surged in Q1 2025. While rising delinquencies are a national story, this is very different from the normalization seen in other Canadian markets. Over the past few years, Toronto’s delinquency rate has more than tripled and reached a multi-decade high.
But Toronto’s a 3rd World Dumpster surely that counts for something!
Canadian trips back from the U.S. plummet again amid trade war: StatCan
For the sixth straight month, Canadians are taking fewer trips to the United States compared to last year, according to the latest data.
That new data also shows many are considering alternative destinations as the trade war continues to sour the sentiment of some travellers.
People have little money to spend on frivolities in Canada and with the exchange rate any trip to the US can be prohibitive.
This article notes the steep decline in Canadian tourists to Vegas, high prices and the “boycott” are cited.
Viva Las Vegas? Tourists shun Sin City over ‘ridiculous prices’
Visitor numbers slumped 6.5 per cent compared with 2024. One tourist from the UK told of her shock at paying $33 for coffee and a bagel
No Visas for Foreigners Who Hate Us
America finally decided to take its own side in the fight for civilization by canceling the concert tour visa for a ridiculous British punk/rap duo called Bob Vylan – get it? It’s like “Bob Dylan,” except “Vylan,” which sounds like “villain.” That’s the cleverest thing about them. They are basically Milli Vanilli with tattoos, worse music, and less originality – though, having heard snippets of their gawdawful racket, if I were them, I’d cop to plagiarism like the OG Milli Vanilli rather than take the blame for creating the sonic atrocities they call songs. It’s bad even for metal rap, with lots of shrieking about how they want to kill Jews, among other things. Wikipedia describes their oeuvre thusly: Bob Vylan “merges elements of punk, hip hop, grime, and hardcore, and features criticisms of the British establishment, inequality, racism, sexism, and homophobia.” It sounds bad enough that you can probably get Harvard class credit just for listening to it.
Will small nationalisms remake Europe? The continent’s frontiers are never fixed
San Candido is Italy — if only someone would tell the locals. Even before you arrive, past needle peaks and pine trees, you’ll notice the road signs: “Innichen” defiantly above, “S. Candido” almost a nickname below. Once you reach the centre, the houses are all Alpine shutters, and the villagers cry “Grüss Gott” (God bless) for hello. In the cafés, you can sip on schnapps, or gorge on strudels the size of your fist. Spend long enough here, where Italy nuzzles Austria, and even the cows seem to moo for Mitteleuropa.