An instructor and PhD student with Washington State University (WSU) has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an engineering student who wore a “Take America Back” hat in support of President Donald Trump.
Alberta separatists getting organized — a unity challenge for Canada and Danielle Smith’s party
You don’t need to be a Preston-Manning-like soothsayer to imagine western separatist sentiment ticks upward if the Liberals win re-election.
You just need to remember 2019 and the Wexit movement.
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals narrowly won a second term that fall, and disgruntled Albertans and Saskatchewanians self-branded a separatist movement after the United Kingdom’s Brexit.
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Majority of Canadians think Western separatism is serious: poll
A majority of Canadians across regions and demographic groups say that talk about Western sovereignty should be taken seriously, according to new polling by Nanos Research.
The research found that three in five Canadians think that such talk should be taken seriously (32 per cent) or somewhat seriously (30 per cent).
Fear mongering in the LPC’s favour?
German bakery revives tank-riding Easter bunnies from Nazi era
A bakery in southwestern Germany has caused controversy by reviving the Nazi-era practice of selling Easter bunnies mounted on tanks.
Café Lieb, a bakery in the city of Tübingen, dusted off old moulds it had on its shelves from the past 90 years, including ones with military motifs sold during the Second World War.
At least six wounded, one suspect in custody after shooting reported on FSU campus
One person is in custody and at least six people are wounded, one critically on Thursday after someone reportedly opened fire near Florida State University’s student union.
Police swarmed the university’s Tallahassee campus with guns drawn around noon. Students hid in classrooms. Some fled the area with hands in the air, leaving behind backpacks, food and even shoes. Tallahassee
Police spokesperson Alicia Hill confirmed to the Miami Herald that one person is in custody. She said there are multiple victims but could not confirm an exact number.
Info is sketchy with contradictory details on casualties.
#BREAKING UPDATE: At least 5 dead, 4 injured in shooting at Florida State University (FSU), per WFTV
Reports stating TWO SHOOTERS, with one in custody and the other dead.
The scene is STILL listed as an “active shooter situation.” It is unknown if there are other shooters. pic.twitter.com/QDjKZyG8IC
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 17, 2025
Eyewitness account from Florida State University student Max Jenkins pic.twitter.com/fKgFMBdkKD
— Alicia Devine (@alicia_c_devine) April 17, 2025
Twitter – Florida State
Update via CNN
• FSU shooting: At least six people were wounded in a mass shooting today at Florida State University in Tallahassee, according to a local hospital. One patient is in critical condition while the other five were described as serious.
• Suspect in custody: Police have taken at least one person into custody. Officers found a handgun on the suspect, as well as a shotgun in the school’s student union and another gun in the suspect’s car, according to a law enforcement official.
Dopey King Charles panders to Islamic cult in Easter message
King praises Judaism and Islam in Easter message
The King has praised the ethics of Judaism and the human instinct of Islam in his Easter message.
In a message issued on Maundy Thursday, the King wished the public a “blessed and peaceful Easter”, saying the greatest virtue the world needs is “love”.
On Thursday, he and the Queen will join the congregation at Durham Cathedral for a service before he distributes “Maundy Money”, a longstanding royal tradition.
I see the end of the Monarchy as a genuine possibility in our lifetime.
Need to Know: Carney tried to distance himself from Trudeau during the French-language debate. It’s a hard case to make
By coincidence, Wednesday’s French-language debate was held on the same day as the three-month anniversary of Mark Carney’s leadership launch and his official foray into elected politics. His political recency is sometimes characterized as a weakness. But it’s clear from the debate that Carney and his campaign team view it as an essential strength.
Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration
Israel had planned to strike Iranian nuclear sites as soon as next month but was waved off by President Trump in recent weeks in favor of negotiating a deal with Tehran to limit its nuclear program, according to administration officials and others briefed on the discussions.
Mr. Trump made his decision after months of internal debate over whether to pursue diplomacy or support Israel in seeking to set back Iran’s ability to build a bomb, at a time when Iran has been weakened militarily and economically.
GOLDSTEIN: Liberal spending on climate change has been a $200-billion disaster
Given that the federal Liberal government has earmarked more than $200 billion of taxpayers’ money to fight climate change, how effective has all that spending been?
The answer is that it has been a financial disaster for Canadians when one considers the primary purpose of the spending, which is to lower Canada’s annual output of industrial greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump administration threatens Harvard with foreign student ban
The US government has threatened to ban Harvard University from enrolling foreign students – after the institution said it would not bow to demands from President Donald Trump’s administration and was hit with a funding freeze.
The White House has demanded the oldest university in the US make changes to hiring, admissions and teaching practices – to help fight antisemitism on campus.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has asked for records on what she called the “illegal and violent” activities of its foreign student visa-holders.
Trump exposed Harvard. It's not an institution of higher learning but a manufacturer of elite status, reserved for those who have been taught to hate America and to hate the working class. I don't want Harvard to reform. I want us to stop worshipping institutions that hate us. pic.twitter.com/WG20Ftp0tB
— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) April 16, 2025
GIESBRECHT: Race-based sentencing puts new significance on ‘who done it’
Alex Zoltan of True North reported on April 11, 2025 that an indigenous man found guilty of participating in the biggest fentanyl lab bust in Canadian history will seek a reduced sentence on ‘Gladue’ grounds.
Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system, detecting in an alien planet’s atmosphere the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.
The two gases – dimethyl sulfide, or DMS, and dimethyl disulfide, or DMDS – involved in Webb’s observations of the planet named K2-18 b are generated on Earth by living organisms, primarily microbial life such as marine phytoplankton – algae.
This suggests the planet may be teeming with microbial life, the researchers said. They stressed, however, that they are not announcing the discovery of actual living organisms but rather a possible biosignature – an indicator of a biological process – and that the findings should be viewed cautiously, with more observations needed.
h/t Mauser
GUNTER: Poilievre’s plan to impose true life sentences a legitimate use of notwithstanding clause
The pearl clutchers are at it again.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised Monday that, if elected, he and his government would use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to allow people who commit multiple murders to be imprisoned for life without possibility of parole.
Chicken nuggets grown in lab for first time
Japanese scientists have grown chicken nuggets in a lab in a world first.
They invented a process that mimics blood vessels to allow cells to grow in layers of muscle tissue, in a breakthrough that could finally lead to realistic engineered meat.
Currently, lab-grown chicken is made using sheets of cells less than 1mm thick that then need to be processed into something resembling meat, or minced, leading to an unrealistic texture.
Carney Capitulates: Canada Waives Retaliatory Tariffs On US-Made Cars And Trucks
The first skirmish in the US-China trade war just concluded and Mark Carney is left licking his wounds.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will allow automakers to import US-manufactured cars and trucks without tariffs, as long as the companies continue to build cars in Canada, and continued with previously announced expansions. Which of course, they all will vow to do – after all, there is no downside to a promise – meaning Canada just conceded to a key Trump demands.
h/t DS
Israeli military rescue spaniel stolen by Hamas
A Cavalier King Charles spaniel feared abducted by Hamas in the Oct 7 attacks has been rescued in Gaza 18 months later.
The female dog, called Billy, is reported to have run towards Israeli troops operating in the southern city of Rafah after hearing them speaking Hebrew.
The three-year-old pet belongs to Rachel Dancyg, whose ex-husband Alex Dancyg was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz and murdered in captivity.