OTTAWA — Canada’s $35-billion plan to strengthen defence along its northern frontier is getting mixed reviews.
While Canada has a history of making lofty plans — especially when it comes to its underfunded and under-equipped military — the devil always ends up showing itself in the details.
Al Quds Day protesters do afternoon prayers outside the courthouse.
Meanwhile, Justice Centa is contemplating his decision on Premier Doug Ford’s last minute injunction application to prevent the rally.
📸 Mar 14, 2026#Toronto #ProtestMania
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— Caryma Sa’d – Lawyer + Political Satirist (@CarymaRules) March 14, 2026
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— Andy Lee (@RealAndyLeeShow) March 14, 2026
JUST IN
Iranians, Jews, Cubans BAND TOGETHER to drown out the Al-Quds demonstration in downtown Toronto today
by SINGING the US national anthem outside of the US consulate
(which, if you recall, was shot up this week)pic.twitter.com/qT4FnsU9cJ
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) March 14, 2026
h/t Mauser
I’ll toss in any interesting vids but I suspect this will be fairly quiet. The rally is supposed to kick off at 3PM.
FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal jury in Fort Worth, Texas has convicted all nine members of a North Texas Antifa cell in the first federal Antifa terrorism trial in U.S. history.
The verdict followed two full days of deliberations after a trial that lasted 12 days.
Antifa Cell Members Convicted in Prairieland ICE Detention Center Shooting
Much is being made of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s successful efforts to poach MPs from both the Conservative and New Democratic parties in an effort to convert his minority Liberal government into a majority.
But these MPs’ parliamentary perambulations are small potatoes compared to events in the early 2000s. Floor-crossings in those years helped determine the future of the conservative movement, the fate of a Liberal government and Canada’s foreign policy. Herewith, a brief history lesson on that era – the golden age of crossing the floor.
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Amid crippling U.S. sanctions, an oil blockade and threats of a takeover, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Friday said his government has held direct talks with the United States “aimed at finding solutions through dialogue to the bilateral differences between the two nations.”
The acknowledgment came in a publicly broadcast speech during a meeting in Havana of the top levels of the government and Cuban Communist Party. It confirmed widespread reports of recent secret meetings between senior Trump administration officials and Cubans close to Raúl Castro, the still-influential former president and party head.
If Trump somehow gets Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran all to fall, he should get a Nobel Peace Prize. pic.twitter.com/FrJrjC1pML
— Bill Maher (@billmaher) January 28, 2026
One year ago this week, Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s prime minister. It happened at a moment when my polling indicated that the mood of the country was well into a major shift. The past few years had been marked by what many now call a period of permacrisis. Pandemic recovery, climate emergencies, rising living costs, geopolitical instability and technological disruption all arrived at once. At Abacus Data we have described the public mood that emerged from this as a precarity mindset.
An imam told worshippers at a Twin Cities mosque that Muslims are the “replacement” for those who once held positions of privilege in America, declaring during a sermon that “this is our moment.”
Imam Abdul Malik delivered the remarks on Jan. 23 at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, where he urged Muslims in Minnesota to seek positions of influence across American institutions — including mayor, police chief, congressional leadership and even the presidency.
h/t Gz
More US Marines and warships are expected to be deployed to the Middle East, two officials confirmed to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.
The officials said the reinforcements were to come from an amphibious ready group and its Marine expeditionary unit, with one official adding that the group would be led by the Japan-based USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship.
The unit headed by the USS Tripoli typically consists of around 5,000 sailors and Marines distributed across several warships.
Reminder that Canadian troops were attacked by the Islamic Regime and they didn’t bother reporting it. https://t.co/3wXSBVzh1w
— The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome (@TheMossadIL) March 13, 2026
It was 37 years ago today that my station-mate Mike Sweet was shot down by the Munro brothers during a robbery at a Queen Street bar in Toronto’s downtown. As Mike lay bleeding out on the floor begging for mercy, the murderous Munroe thugs did more heroin and taunted the police officers surrounding the building. They threatened to kill Mike if anyone approached.
They tortured Mike. The press went easy on those details to spare the family and to not inflame potential jury members.
Outside stood Eddie Adamson and his ETF Emergency Task Force team – yanking at their leashes to go in and rescue Mike.
The Palestinian armed group Hamas has called on Iran to stop its attacks on Gulf states, in a rare appeal to its key ally.
In a statement, the Tehran-backed group urged its “brothers in Iran to avoid targeting neighbouring countries”, saying all regional nations should co-operate “to preserve the bonds of brotherhood”.
At the same time, Hamas, which runs Gaza, affirmed Tehran’s right to defend itself against attacks by the US and Israel, which are continuing to strike Iran.
h/t Mauser
Crude oil prices are behaving like the tide these days — moving up and down with unsettling force. Just this past week, prices jumped from roughly $78 on March 10 to above $95 by March 13.
For the food industry, this kind of volatility is far more troubling than a steady rise in energy costs. Gradual increases can be managed. Wild swings cannot.
The possibility of a quick resolution to the conflict is looking less likely for the president, but every way out will come at a cost
President Trump has already declared the war on Iran won. But this week he also said that it was still necessary to “finish the job”.
“We don’t want to leave early, do we?” he said. “We don’t want to go back every two years.”
Trump sometimes speaks as a president but often he speaks as a commentator on his own decisions.
B-2 stealth bombers takeoff to conduct a mission during Operation Epic Fury, delivering long-range fire to not only eliminate the threat from the Iranian regime today, but also eliminate their ability to rebuild in the future. pic.twitter.com/ebyUYNnOLo
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 13, 2026
The Iranian regime has been the number one threat to peace and stability in the Middle East for years. U.S. forces continue to take decisive steps to neutralize Iran’s power projection capabilities. pic.twitter.com/JOT7rRGH7L
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 13, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has expanded its trade investigations to 60 countries, including Canada, in an effort to shore up the president’s tariff policies.
“We are trying to move very quickly,” United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC Friday. “We are trying to move in a matter of months.”
Greer’s office announced Wednesday that it was launching investigations of the European Union and a handful of other countries under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
US approval of Britain has plummeted to a record low as Donald Trump supporters shun Sir Keir Starmer, new data shows.
The share of Americans who have a positive view of the UK has plummeted to 76pc this year from 84pc, according to polling by Gallup.
This is the lowest level since at least 1987 and the first time the share has ever fallen below 80pc. Over the last four decades, the number has averaged 88pc.
