A record number of people signed e-petitions last year — do they make a difference?

A call for the House of Commons to vote no confidence in the Liberal government is now the most-signed e-petition ever to be launched in Canada — another sign of the increasing popularity of online petitions.

The petition was put forward by a Peterborough, Ont. resident and sponsored by Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri. It calls on the House of Commons to initiate a vote of non-confidence in the Liberal government, defeat it and hold an election within 45 days.

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Switch carriers? How? Ottawa gives mixed messages over rising mobile prices

Even as the minister responsible admitted there aren’t enough competitive options for mobile service in Canada, another federal official said consumers can and should search for other service providers when faced with price increases.

That message — from Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada — came just hours after the Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canadians “still pay too much and see too little competition” for cellular services.

This is yet another fabulous deal negotiated by Frankie Champagne.

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TPS delivers coffee to Hamas supporters

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Fears Grow of Widening Conflict in Mideast as Hezbollah Rockets Israel in an ‘Initial Response’ to Killing of Top Hamas Leader

BEIRUT — Fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East are growing as the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon fired today dozens of rockets at northern Israel — despite American efforts to limit the scope of the conflict.

The Iran-backed Hezbollah warned that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing, which is being widely attributed to Israel, of a top leader from the allied terrorist Hamas group at Lebanon’s capital earlier this week.

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Ottawa has itself to blame for Saskatchewan’s outlawish threats

Dustin Duncan has retained a personal lawyer for the first time in his nearly 18-year political career. The Saskatchewan cabinet minister in charge of Crown corporations said he’s prepared to go to prison, or what he had called “carbon jail” – the most unlikely and extreme outcome in his government’s fight against Ottawa and the current unfairness of its carbon pricing policy for home heating.

Mr. Duncan said he would still rather it didn’t come to all that. He and his boss, Premier Scott Moe, aren’t energy outlaws, as of now.

“Nobody is breaking the law yet,” Mr. Duncan said in an interview with The Globe this week.

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Ukraine war: Atesh, the group spying on Russians in occupied Crimea

“I had a hunch that someone was watching me. My heart was pounding.”

A man, who we’re calling Agent One, takes photos as he crouches down in some bushes.

He tells us he’s part of a group called Atesh – a word that means fire in Crimean Tatar.

And via a messaging app, he describes his secret life to the BBC: spying on Russian forces in occupied Crimea.

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Canada betrays US by failing to list the IRGC as terrorist group

Friendship between nations is based on shared values and mutual interests. But a friend that fails to show up when it matters is no friend at all.

This is the situation that the United States finds itself in with the Trudeau government in Canada. In March 2023, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Ottawa and issued a joint statement in which they stated that both leaders’ “highest priority is to protect our citizens and our sovereign territory.” They named specific areas of cooperation, such as in combating violent extremism and cybersecurity.

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Prince Andrew set be forced to fund Royal Lodge security

The Duke of York is set to be forced to fund future security operations at his Windsor home, The Telegraph can reveal, as Sir Keir Starmer said police should look into sexual abuse allegations made against him.

‌The King is preparing to withdraw the private funding he ploughs into the security operation at Royal Lodge, The Telegraph understands.

‌To avoid being forced out of the 30-room property, Prince Andrew will need to conjure up the small fortune required to maintain security and upkeep. He has no discernible income, and the house is in need of extensive repairs.

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Young Britons exposed to online radicalisation following Hamas attack

There has been an unprecedented 12-fold increase in hateful social media content being referred to specialist police officers since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, according to the UK’s Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit.

Once focused on propaganda shared by the Islamic State group (IS) and the fall-out online following UK-based attacks, much of the unit’s focus has shifted to assessing whether hateful and extreme social media posts breach anti-terror legislation.
The team says it has received more than 2,700 referrals from the public – shared via an online form – since Hamas attacked Israel, and Israel launched waves of air strikes on the Gaza Strip in return.

“Young Britons” are weaned on this stuff.

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Alaska Airlines pilot frantically requests help after plane window BLEW OUT over Portland

Heartstopping audio footage captured the moment an Alaska Airlines pilot radioed for help after a window on her new Boeing 737 Max plane blew out shortly after take off.

‘Portland approach, Alaska 1282 emergency! Aircraft is now leveling 12,000 in a left turn heading three four zero,’ the unidentified woman could be heard saying after Friday evening’s drama over the skies of Portland in Oregon.

‘We need a divert. We’ve declared an emergency. We are depressurized. We have 177 passengers on board and a seal is…18,900’ the pilot can be heard explaining.

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