Hollywood’s Easter Meltdown

Hollywood’s Easter Meltdown

As America celebrates faith, military triumph, and space exploration, a woke film industry faces layoffs, lost audiences, and the collapse of its own ideology.

It was a glorious Easter Sunday to wake up to in America, for three reasons. Christ is risen, Navy Seals rescued a downed airman from behind enemy lines in Iran, and U.S. astronauts neared the Moon. But the people in one area, Hollywood, are not celebrating this Easter, also for three reasons. They hate Christians, who worship the first triumph. They despise Trump, who effected the other two. And they’ll probably soon be out of a job.

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Canada’s massive debt problem is even worse than our governments want to let on—here’s why

Canada’s massive debt problem is even worse than our governments want to let on—here’s why

As provincial budget season winds down nationwide, we are left with the fiscal remains of the day as estimates of budget deficits assault our senses. With the 2025-26 fiscal year wrapping up, every provincial government is reporting or expected to report a budget deficit.

For example, Ontario’s deficit came in below what was projected at only $12.3 billion, but next year’s shortfall is now larger than initially projected at $13.8 billion. As numbers go, being a few billion dollars off from year to year, given the turbulent economic times, is to be expected. After all, borrowing from C.D. Howe, in the end, what is a billion dollars these days, anyway?

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The ‘New Syria’: Same Old Jihad

The ‘New Syria’: Same Old Jihad

Why the US Should Not Trust Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa (or Iran’s Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf)

Recent footage from Aleppo and other parts of Syria should serve as a wake-up call to anyone in Washington and European capitals still clinging to the illusion of a “moderate” new Syria under President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

In the video, soldiers from Brigade 60, a unit affiliated with the Syrian Army, are seen chanting slogans that openly threaten Israel: “O my enemy [Israel], I’m coming after you!”

The message is neither subtle nor ambiguous: the struggle of the soldiers does not end inside Syria’s borders. It extends to Israel and, by implication, to its allies, especially the US.

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ZAGAR: Canada having what the world wants is the new energy reality

ZAGAR: Canada having what the world wants is the new energy reality

CERAWeek may not be widely known outside the energy sector, but it should be. Now in its 44th year, this premier global gathering in Houston, Texas, brought together more than 10,000 participants from nearly 90 countries. The conference brought together the most influential figures in industry, policy, technology, finance and government.

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‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns

‘Creepy surveillance’: why some cities are shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy concerns

In recent city council meetings in Dunwoody, Georgia, a spokesman for Flock Safety, a Georgia-based firm that provides automated license plate readers, has found himself in the hot seat again.

For two months running, some residents of the affluent north Atlanta suburb in the region’s tech corridor have been demanding an end to the city’s contract with the security firm, which has drawn similar protest from California to New York.

Between a recent change in terms of service that removed a line assuring customers that the company does not own and will not sell customer data – done to eliminate redundancy, Flock says – and videos circulating of hackers showing how they had obtained access to live video feeds from Flock cameras, Dunwoody residents and some members of the city council have been in revolt.

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A ‘perfect storm’ in the ER: Why one Toronto hospital is sounding the alarm

A ‘perfect storm’ in the ER: Why one Toronto hospital is sounding the alarm

Emergency visits are surging at an east-end Toronto hospital, forcing staff to treat twice as many patients as the facility was built for.

Michael Garron Hospital tells CP24 that emergency department visits have climbed 31 per cent compared to the previous five-year average, with pediatric cases jumping 74 per cent. The spike comes as hospitals across Ontario face mounting pressure tied to funding constraints, staffing challenges, and growing patient needs.

“This is really because of the area that we serve. We have the privilege of serving a community that is represented by a number of patients that are newcomers to Canada, patients that don’t have previous access to care,” he said.

h/t Patti Jo

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Syrian Man Charged with Abuse of Elderly Patients in Swedish Home Care

Syrian Man Charged with Abuse of Elderly Patients in Swedish Home Care

22-year-old Syrian home care worker has been charged with multiple counts of assault, harassment, and unlawful recording involving elderly patients in the city of Örebro, Sweden, according to a report by Swedish outlet Samnytt.

The suspect, identified as Abdulrahman Al Khleef Almasalmeh, is accused of abusing at least 13 elderly individuals while employed in municipal home care services. The case, based on a prosecutor’s indictment, reportedly stems from an investigation involving a total of 15 complainants, including a 99-year-old woman. Two of the victims have since died.

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Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea

Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea

OTTAWA — New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada ought to explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations.

A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark Advocacy’s polling arm in March found that one in four respondents thought it would be a good idea for Canada to formally join the economic and political bloc of European nations.

A further 58 per cent indicated it was a proposal worth exploring further, while the remainder felt it was a bad idea.


For starters I believe the EU’s constitution insists prospective members actually be located in Europe.

Secondly if Carney wants in you know it’s a bad thing. The EU is a confederacy of Dumpster Fires.

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Next Phase Begins: Israel Decapitates Iranian Intelligence

Next Phase Begins: Israel Decapitates Iranian Intelligence

While American forces conducted an astonishing rescue of a downed Weapons Systems Officer, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) escalated the stakes against Iran’s leadership yet again, going after the men in charge of Tehran’s oppression and terror organizations.

One of this weekend’s big names is Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, now confirmed dead, who until the moment of his vaporization served as the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence organization. Khademi’s death was confirmed Monday by an IRGC statement carried by the Iranian state Fars news service.

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Imported conflict in Brampton highlights the value of mass immigration from incompatible cultures

Imported conflict in Brampton highlights the value of mass immigration from incompatible cultures

Protest outside Brampton Hindu temple targets alleged Indian state interference

A Hindu temple in south Brampton was the latest site of protest over the treatment of Sikhs in India and abroad.

On Chinguacousy Road near Queen Street West, dozens of protesters gathered under a sea of yellow flags emblazoned with “Khalistan” — the name given to the desired state, one separate from India, pushed for by Sikhs globally.

Across the street, worshippers peered out from the Triveni Mandir as others came and went for prayers, the protestors amplified shouts muffled by music playing over temple loudspeakers.

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Trump vows to catch ‘leaker’ who revealed US could not initially reach F-15 pilot in Iran: ‘Give it up or go to jail’

Trump vows to catch ‘leaker’ who revealed US could not initially reach F-15 pilot in Iran: ‘Give it up or go to jail’

President Trump vowed Monday to catch the “leaker” who revealed that US forces were not immediately able to rescue the second F-15 pilot shot down over Iran — as he retold of the wounded airman’s dramatic weekend rescue.

“We’re looking very hard to find that leaker,” Trump said in the White House briefing room. “They basically said that we have one and there’s somebody missing. Well, [Iran] didn’t know there was somebody missing until this leaker gave the information.”

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Young People In Carney’s Canada Have Greater Life-Satisfaction Than Counterparts in Afghanistan, Lebanon or Venezuela … Barely

Young People In Carney’s Canada Have Greater Life-Satisfaction Than Counterparts in Afghanistan, Lebanon or Venezuela … Barely

Young Canadians are increasingly miserable. Government priorities show why

Government budgets shape how we live – and how we feel. If you want to see the consequences of government policy choices, look at how Canadians now rate their life satisfaction.

For nearly two decades, the World Happiness Report has asked people around the globe to evaluate their happiness on a scale from zero to ten. The latest evidence for Canada is frightening.

Research by three Canadian academics shows that the average life satisfaction of younger Canadians – those under 30 – has fallen from 7.6 in the late 2000s to 6.4 in recent years. This steep decline, they report, “places Canada just above Venezuela, Lebanon and Afghanistan on the list of countries experiencing the greatest fall.”

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Up to 10 MPs in Talks to Cross Floor to Liberals, Bolstering Carney’s Majority Push

Up to 10 MPs in Talks to Cross Floor to Liberals, Bolstering Carney’s Majority Push

Up to 10 Members of Parliament are reportedly in discussions with Liberal delegates from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office about potential floor-crossings, a move that could solidify the party’s grip on power in the House of Commons. Sources indicate these talks target both Conservative and NDP members, signaling a broader strategy to reshape the political landscape ahead of critical byelections.

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Polymarket criticized over ‘disgusting’ bets on fate of pilots on US jet shot by Iran

Polymarket criticized over ‘disgusting’ bets on fate of pilots on US jet shot by Iran

After strong criticism from a federal lawmaker, the online betting platform Polymarket stopped accepting wagers on when US warplane crew members who were shot down in Iran might be rescued. It promised to investigate how the market materialized.

The criticism came from Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democratic representative who earned two bronze star medals serving with the United States marine corps in Iraq from 2003 to 2008 and published an X post describing Polymarket’s acceptance of bets on the downed pilots’ fate as “DISGUSTING”.

Unseemly yes but would a ban even be legal?

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