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Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla near Crete and detains 175 activists

Pro-Palestinian activists say at least 22 boats from a flotilla carrying aid for Gaza have been intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters near the Greek island of Crete.

The organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) denounced the action as “piracy”, saying those on board had been seized unlawfully more than 965km (600 miles) from Gaza, which is under an Israeli naval blockade.

The Israeli foreign ministry said about 175 activists from more than 20 boats had been detained and were being transported to Israel. It dismissed the flotilla as a “PR stunt”.

No Greta?

Greta Thunberg’s freedom flotilla rocked by sexual misconduct allegations https://t.co/HTJc03V5bc pic.twitter.com/JduoHSfwS2

— Blazingcatfur (@fancypants_s) April 19, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 30, 2026•0•"Oct 7 2023"

Federal government to spend up to $145M for security at World Cup events in Toronto, Vancouver

The federal government is allocating up to $145 million for security during the upcoming World Cup.

Canada is co-hosting with the United States and Mexico, with thirteen matches scheduled to take place in Toronto and Vancouver this June and July.

The government said in a new release the funding is in response to “specific operational needs identified by the host provinces and cities.”

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•"Bread and Circuses", Canada, WTF?

New ‘Loyalty’ Guidelines Target AfD-Linked Civil Servants

The minority government of Saxony, led by Minister-President Michael Kretschmer (CDU), has enacted a new code of conduct designed to ensure the constitutional loyalty of the state’s public workforce.

Following the Saxony intelligence agency’s classification of the local chapter of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) as “confirmed right-wing extremist,” the regional interior ministry is mandating heightened scrutiny for civil servants and public employees who maintain ties to the party.

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•Germany, Germany - AfD party

WTF?

Video from Surrey, BC shows South Asian men dumping broken concrete from a demolition job into a rural ditch. Neighbours/farmers came together and blocked the road with trucks so they couldn't leave and made them clean the mess. pic.twitter.com/Yuqzl6tOmJ

— Josh Ryan 🍁 (@joshryanjames) April 29, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 30, 2026•0•WTF?

South Korean bidder to build military vehicles in Canada if it wins submarine contract

The South Korean company vying to win the contract to build Canada’s next submarine fleet is promising, if selected, to build industrial and military vehicles in this country with Canadian auto parts and workers, sources say.

Hanhwa announced a joint venture Wednesday with Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) to build a new entity that would produce the promised vehicles.

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

WTF?

LOL! 😁🥰🐈‍⬛@fancypants_s https://t.co/a5aiUYmjop

— Auntie Polly (@auntie_polly) April 30, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 30, 2026•0•WTF?

UK to create alliance of ‘northern navies’ to counter Russian threat

Britain and its allies will forge a new partnership of “northern navies” comprising ships and drones ready to take on Russia, the first sea lord has announced.

In a speech at the Royal United Services Institute, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said the UK was “at an inflection point” and “there is no time to lose” as he set out plans to bolster defences in northwest Europe and the High North.

Jenkins, the first Royal Marine to be appointed head of the navy, said: “The need to rearm and improve this country’s readiness for war has become an absolute necessity. Just maintaining the ‘capable status quo’ is simply not good enough. We are at an inflection point.”

No mention of Canada.

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•"Arctic Sovereignty"

Canadian Health Minister Eyes Possible Smoking Ban in Wake of Proposed UK Law

Canada’s health minister says she is considering legislation aimed at permanently prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to people born after 2008.

Minister Marjorie Michel was asked by reporters during a press scrum on Parliament Hill whether Canada was contemplating legislation similar to a recently proposed bill in the United Kingdom that seeks to curb cigarette and vape use among youth.

Endorsed by Al Capone and Native Indians.

They never learn.

h/t Mauser

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Trump warns Iran: ‘No more Mr Nice Guy’

Donald Trump warned there would be “no more nice guy” in negotiations with Iran as he prepared to extend a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

The US president posted an AI-generated image of himself holding a rifle in front of several explosions and ordered Tehran to “get smart”.

He wrote: “Iran can’t get their act together. They don’t know how to sign a non-nuclear deal. They better get smart soon!”

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

MARTIN: The self-defence catch-22 — survive the attack, risk the criminal charges

Ontario’s recent call to legalize pepper spray highlights a contradiction. Canadian self-defence law allows people to use force to defend themselves. But other laws make it a crime, or legally precarious, to possess the tools that would let them do so effectively.

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•Canada, WTF?

Doug Ford’s PCs now in statistical tie with Liberals amid jet fallout: poll

The Ontario government’s decision to purchase and later return a $28.9-million private jet appears to have created turbulence for Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservatives.

According to a new poll by Liaison Strategies, for the first time in its monthly provincial tracking, the PCs trail the Ontario Liberal Party by two percentage points among decided and leaning voters.

The Liberals, which do not have a permanent leader at this time, have the support of 38 per cent of decided and leaning voters while the Tories are in second place at 36 per cent.

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•Ontario, Ontario - Your Future Is Elsewhere

Chinese National Engineers Charged With Exporting Industrial Methamphetamine Factory to Europe, in Case That Exposes Beijing’s Role as Upstream Supplier of Synthetic Narco Trade

NEW YORK — A federal indictment unsealed this week has exposed what prosecutors describe as an industrial-scale methamphetamine manufacturing operation engineered by two Chinese national engineers, shipped from Shanghai across two continents, and designed to flood global markets with synthetic drugs at a volume that would dwarf most known production facilities.

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•"China - Communist Slave State"

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25%, warning future decisions are clouded by uncertainty

The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent as expected on Wednesday and said any changes in the rate could be small if its projections for the economy held true.

Governor Tiff Macklem said the key rate is probably at about the right level if the economy follows the central bank’s projections, though he didn’t rule out future adjustments depending on how the risks play out.

“If the economy evolves broadly in line with the base case, changes in the policy rate can be expected to be small,” he said.

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•Canada

Judge demands Indigenous sentencing report after offender claims he’s ‘Caucasian’: ‘He is plainly not’

A Yellowknife judge has insisted a man who claimed to be Caucasian get a report meant for Indigenous offenders before he sentences him for breaking into a hotel.

Jeremy Kuneyuna — who already has 90 convictions — appeared in the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories recently to be sentenced for breaking into a hotel.

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•Canada, Justice, WTF?

Hundreds of police raid Islamic sect based at former orphanage over allegations of rape, modern slavery and forced marriage

Hundreds of police officers have today raided an Islamic sect operating out of a heavily guarded former orphanage in Cheshire following allegations of rape, modern slavery and forced marriage.

The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) was previously based in Sweden before relocating to Crewe in 2021, moving into a former orphanage.

But it has faced allegations that followers are asked to offer up their salaries or sell their possessions to contribute to the religious sect.

by Blazingcatfur•April 29, 2026April 29, 2026•0•"Islamophobia"