“F*** Jews,” said the graffiti slur on the pole on Carlton St.
“Vote Hamas,” said the slogan scrawled on the statue of iconic actor Al Waxman over the weekend in Bellevue Square. There have been swastikas drawn all over the place, as well.
Democrats brace for Gaza backlash in Michigan vote
Voters in Michigan have been organising for months to send Joe Biden a message during the state’s primary on Tuesday: “No ceasefire. No vote.”
After President Biden narrowly defeated Donald Trump in Michigan in the last election in 2020, a protest vote tied to events in Gaza is of real cause of concern for the Biden team.
The two are headed for a likely rematch in November, and in a close presidential election – as is predicted by most polls – experts say Michigan is a must-win state.
New Liberal ‘online harms’ bill to make online hate punishable up to life in prison
“I’m also a Muslim. The hatred that festers online is radicalizing people and that radicalization has real world impacts for my community, and for so many other communities,” added Virani.
Gee what a shock.
Far-left RAF terror suspect Daniela Klette arrested
A German prosecutor’s office on Tuesday said Daniela Klette, one of three fugitive members of the far-left Red Army Faction (RAF) terror group, had been arrested.
German police had been searching for the trio, suspected of attempted murder and a series of armed robberies after decades on the run.
The public prosecutor’s office in the town of Verden in Lower Saxony said the 65-year-old was caught in Berlin on Monday.
“We have an arrest of Ms. Klette,” said Koray Freudenberg, senior public prosecutor, whose office is investigating Klette and fellow suspects Ernst-Volker Staub and Burkhard Garweg.
Ontario EI recipients surge by almost one third — the highest jump seen in any province
The number of Canadians receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits soared in 2023 amid increasing unemployment rates, according to recent data from Statistics Canada.
People in Ontario receiving EI — which provides temporary income support to unemployed workers — jumped by 34,000 in 2023 — a whopping 32 per cent increase, the highest of any province.
Mass immigration is working!
Israel kills Hezbollah commander with airstrike on car carrying him through streets of Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces says it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in an airstrike that targeted a car driving down the streets of southern Lebanon on Monday.
Video of the strike shows the car carrying Hezbollah’s Hajir chief Hassan Hussein Salami driving through the village of Majadel as an IDF aircraft locks in on the vehicle.
A bomb is quickly dropped on the car, which erupts into flames and crashes into a nearby building before stopping.
An Israeli airstrike has eliminated a senior Hezbollah commander, Hassan Hussein Salami.
Salami, a brigade commander, was reportedly targeted while driving in the village of Majadel.
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— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) February 26, 2024
Michael Taube: If Canada Truly Believes in NATO, the Government Must Meet Its Spending Target
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in 1949. This alliance of member states, most of them based in Europe, established a collective security system to protect against possible outside threats. During the Cold War, the biggest concern was the Soviet Union and its allies. Since the Iron Curtain’s collapse, NATO has shifted its focus to political and military efforts in countries like Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan.
Diversity drive hinders British Army recruitment
At the weekend it was reported that the head of the British Army, General Sir Patrick Sanders, has suggested that the military is at risk of becoming a “static land force”. In a leaked letter Gen. Sir Patrick, the Chief of the General Staff, admitted that the Army’s “strategic resilience” is under threat, and that its capacity for overseas campaigns is now severely diminished. The reasons for this decline are largely self-inflicted.
Indigenous people sue over alleged Canadian secret medical experiment
Members of a First Nation in Canada have launched a lawsuit alleging they were subjected to a secret medical experiment without their consent that left them feeling “violated and humiliated”.
The class-action lawsuit, which was certified by the Nova Scotia supreme court in early February, revives the painful history of Canada conducting medical experiments on Indigenous peoples and the persistent discrimination they continue to face within the country’s healthcare system.
Tory MP claims there are ‘no-go’ areas in Birmingham and London amid Islamophobia row
A Tory former government minister has claimed there are religious “no-go areas” in Birmingham and a part of east London, sparking a fresh row over Islamophobia.
Paul Scully, a Conservative MP who ran to be the Conservatives’ mayoral candidate in London, made the remarks during a discussion about allegations of anti-Muslim sentiments within the party.
It comes as Rishi Sunak is under pressure over his handling of the case of Lee Anderson, who was stripped of the Tory whip after claiming “Islamists” have “got control” of Sadiq Khan.
British Columbians told to stop using term ‘British Columbians’ because it’s offensive now
The Province of British Columbia is now instructing its residents not to refer to themselves as “British Columbians” as the term is offensive.
All bureaucrats must be sent to a gulag.
Michelle Obama tops Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and Gavin Newsom as a replacement for Joe Biden, 81, if he drops out
Michelle Obama has topped Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton in a poll of who Democrats believe could replace 81-year-old Joe Biden on the ticket if he drops out.
The former first lady’s name has surfaced as a potential dramatic late entry into the 2024 race with mounting questions about Biden’s age and fitness for a second term.
The 60-year-old has said multiple times she isn’t interested in running for office and has admitted she is ‘terrified’ of the outcome of this year’s election.
Black organizations bring allegations of racism at Canadian Human Rights Commission to global body
OTTAWA – A coalition of federal unions and organizations representing Black workers has filed an international complaint against the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
The eight organizations say the body that handles human-rights complaints against the federal government is violating global law because of its treatment of Black employees.
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, says evidence of systemic discrimination within the commission is “undeniable” and “unacceptable.”
1 in 5 Canadian Households Facing ‘Energy Poverty’
As many as one in five Canadian households face “energy poverty” due to high energy costs, according to research from McGill University.
More Canadians “potentially suffer” from energy poverty than from food insecurity, with 6 to 19 percent of Canadian households affected, research from McGill University’s geography department has found.
Google Has Changed
I have been amused by many of the reports of Google Gemini’s peculiar behavior (for excellent examples see here, here, here, here, and read Jeff’s piece), but, in my view, the most interesting thing about this episode is what it has shown about where Google now is as a company. All told, Google Gemini has yielded precisely the opposite reaction that Google’s famous search engine did upon its release. In 1998, those of us who were using AltaVista or Ask Jeeves or whatever found Google and said, “wow, that’s incredible!” This week, everyone who has had some experience with other AI products has found Gemini and said, “what total garbage!” (Or worse.)