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I have not watched the Oscar’s in years. I don’t consider myself a prude. Remember these are the folks who lecture us about wimmins rights and trannies and well everything.

h/t Patti Jo

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How Disney’s Snow White remake became a $270 million headache

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, what’s the most contentious blockbuster of them all? On any list of the most trouble-plagued releases in recent Hollywood history, Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs would surely rank heigh-ho, heigh-ho highly. The $270 million-budget spectacle, starring Rachel Zegler as the storybook princess, finally hits cinemas this month after four years of seemingly never-ending online fury and negative news stories.

From calls to boycott the film and attacks over its alleged “f______ backward” depiction of little people, all the way to the sight this weekend of the movie’s two biggest stars onstage at the Oscars, supposedly refusing to make eye contact with each other over disagreements about Gaza, this is a film beset by controversies. Controversies that, even with a magical, fortune-telling looking-glass like the one hung in the Evil Queen’s castle, Disney could hardly have seen coming.

I’m on Team Evil Queen.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says The King must stand up to Donald Trump

The King should stand up to Donald Trump over his threat to annex Canada because it is a “direct confrontation” to British sovereignty, the head of the Commonwealth nation’s richest province has said.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Alberta premier Danielle Smith said that the King had a duty to confront the US president in his role as head of state.

“We sing ‘God save the King’ every week when we’re in the legislature,” Ms Smith said. “I swear an oath to the King, our cabinet secrecy is affirmed by our oath to the King, and we’ve got him on our bank notes.”

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Jack Daniel’s hits out at Canada pulling US alcohol

Canadian provinces pulling US alcohol off store shelves in response to Trump trade policy is “worse than tariffs”, the boss of Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman has said.

Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario, which is by far the most populated, took action this week in retaliation for US tariffs on Canadian goods.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), one of the largest buyers of alcohol in the world, removed US-made alcoholic drinks from its shelves on Tuesday.

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Tough Talking Canada: We could take part in Ukraine peacekeeping so long as the the USA provides ‘security guarantees’

Canada could take part in Ukraine peacekeeping with ‘security guarantees’ from U.S., defence minister says

OTTAWA — Canada is willing to participate in an as-yet undefined peacekeeping operation in Ukraine if a deal to stop the fighting with Russia is reached, Defence Minister Bill Blair said Wednesday.

Blair stressed that he would want “security guarantees” from the United States, but that Canada is ready to play a role in what United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently dubbed a “coalition of the willing” to defend Ukraine and preserve peace if the ongoing war with Russia stops.

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US confirms direct talks with Hamas over Gaza hostages

The US is holding talks with Hamas over the hostages held in Gaza, the White House has confirmed.

Washington has until now avoided direct engagement with the group, and there is a longstanding US policy against having direct contact with entities it lists as terrorist organisations.

The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing that Israel had been consulted prior to the talks.

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Michael Higgins: Mark Carney and the truth don’t get along

For a Harvard and Oxford University graduate, Mark Carney has done some head-shakingly dumb things lately.

The lust for power may have scrambled his brain, or it could be that as he morphs into a Liberal politician he has adopted some of the worst tropes associated with those who seek elected office: a casual relationship with the truth, embellishing achievements and a reliance on non-existent facts.

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Black Lives Matter Plaza To Be Painted Over After GOP Lawmaker Threatens To Cut Off Federal Funds to DC

Black Lives Matter Plaza, a two-block stretch at Washington that features the phrase painted in 48-foot-high letters across the asphalt, is set to get a new look— and not purely by choice.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed the mural will be painted over and the area renamed, with students and local artists stepping in to create new murals as part of the city’s America250 initiative.

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FINLAYSON: Next federal government should excise many Trudeau-era policies

The Justin Trudeau era is ending, after nine-and-a-half years as prime minister. His exit coincides with the onset of a trade crisis with the United States. Trudeau leaves behind a stagnant Canadian economy crippled by dwindling productivity, a long stretch of weak business investment, and waning global competitiveness. These are problems Trudeau chose to ignore throughout his tenure. His successors will not have that luxury.

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How the return of the German army could help save Europe

It has been described as “one of the most historic paradigm shifts in Germany’s post-war history”.

Friedrich Merz, the incoming German chancellor, announced on Tuesday evening a €500 billion (£414 billion) special fund for German infrastructure and an end to strict borrowing limits on defence spending.

Mr Merz said: “I want to make it very clear: in view of the threats to our freedom and peace on our continent, the following must now also apply to our defense: ‘whatever it takes’.”

The significance of these reforms cannot be overstated.

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Canadians don’t like Donald Trump, poll suggests — and that might be bad news for Pierre Poilievre

Canadians overwhelmingly support retaliatory measures against Donald Trump’s tariffs and most think “negatively” about the U.S. president, a new poll suggests.

The Pollara Strategic Insights survey, conducted before Trump’s levies took effect Tuesday, found only 14 per cent feel positively about him while 76 per cent have negative feelings with the rest undecided.

There is an air of desperation to these Star pieces.

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‘EXPLOITATIVE PRACTICES’: NDP MP sounds alarm on Carney, Brookfield

NDP MP Niki Ashton is raising questions about Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney’s trickery and conflicts of interest, the first of her party to do so.

Leftists party members and media alike have widely favoured the un-elected Carney as the frontrunner of Sunday’s leadership contest — the winner of which will become Canada’s next prime minister.

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