Canadian forces training African soldiers to kill Muslim terrorists
As jihadist attacks intensify in West Africa, troops train with Canadian soldiers
Under the watchful eye of a Canadian soldier, heavily armed troops from Niger storm into a three-storey hotel and launch a room-by-room close-quarters operation to clear the terrorists who, in this drill, have seized the building.
At a 400-metre shooting range nearby, another Canadian soldier briefs forces from Niger as they prepare to aim their sniper scopes at a series of targets. A third Canadian is monitoring a unit’s battlefield emergency-aid procedures.
Iran, Saudi Arabia make diplomatic breakthrough in China
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran held their first official meeting in Beijing in over seven years on Thursday.
During the meeting, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed reopening embassies and consulates of the two countries, Iran’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
I think we’ll see Israel acting against Iran soon.
Rex Murphy: Liberals put hypocrisy on the menu with grocery ‘rebate’
This is my favourite tweet in a long while.
It is from Chrystia Freeland.
She is Canada’s finance minister. She is also deputy prime minister.
Amazingly — there are no “idle hands” in Ms. Freeland’s workshop — she is also on the board of trustees of the World Economic Forum.
Country star Travis Tritt DROPS all Anheuser-Busch beers from his tour as backlash continues after Bud Light signed up trans activist Dylan Mulvaney
Country music star Travis Tritt has become the latest celebrity to blast Anheuser-Busch for working with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney on a Bud Light promotion.
His decision to remove all of the products from his tour bus comes after fellow singer Kid Rock angrily shot at several cases of Bud Light.
Mulvaney, 26, announced the partnership in a series of videos posted to social media at the weekend to coincide with the NCAA March Madness tournament.
How Convenient! Agencies reviewing foreign election interference face a wall of cabinet secrecy
Both of the federal agencies tasked with reviewing what the Liberal government and security agencies knew about allegations of foreign interference in the last two Canadian elections — and when they knew it — do not have an automatic right to review cabinet records.
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) are not allowed to review cabinet documents.
The agency that safeguards those records — the Privy Council Office (PCO) — will not guarantee that either agency will get an exemption from that rule for the foreign interference probe.
King Charles supports study into royal family slavery links
Buckingham Palace said that it is cooperating with an independent study exploring the relationship between the British monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Palace said King Charles takes the issue “profoundly seriously”.
The research is being carried out by the University of Manchester with Historic Royal Palaces.
Buckingham Palace is granting researchers full access to the Royal Archives and the Royal Collection.
Charles will be the 2nd last King.
Liberal MP asks for second look at carbon tax report that shows Canadians will come out behind, asks PBO to make shit up so Liberals look good
‘Most households will see a net loss, paying more in the federal fuel charge and GST,’ the PBO says
… Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield wrote an open letter to Giroux on Wednesday asking him to take a broader perspective, arguing the PBO wasn’t factoring in the cost of climate inaction.
“In light of the overwhelming body of evidence, including your own analysis, that climate change is bringing huge costs to bear on Canadians, I would ask that you launch a new study that integrates both sides of the climate ledger into your assessment,” Longfield wrote.
Make 2+2=5!
‘I’m done with this sh**!’ Distressing moment Ohio school bus driver resigns ‘after being tormented by bully students
An Ohio school bus driver resigned in despair after screaming at students who sprayed perfume on her bus in the hopes of making her have an asthma attack.
Jackie Miller was filmed telling the alleged teenage bullies to ‘shut your mouth’ in the town of Amherst where she’d worked for the past two years, before finally declaring ‘I’m done with this s**t!’
The driver of 15 years quit after last week’s incident, throwing up her hands on what she told local outlets was incessantly bad behavior from a specific group of students on her line, who she claims bullied her out of a job.
Royal Canadian Navy pitches $60 billion submarine purchase, say defence and industry sources
The Royal Canadian Navy is making a pitch for the purchase of up to 12 new submarines at a cost of $60 billion, say National Defence and industry sources.
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The navy is pushing for the acquisition of the submarines to be included in the Liberal government’s Defence Policy Update. Last month at a defence conference in Ottawa, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre acknowledged he was advocating on behalf of the navy for submarines.
The navy has a team examining the replacement of the current Victoria-class submarine fleet and there have been initial discussions with industry officials, sources said.
Elon Musk fears for San Francisco safety after multiple stabbing of ‘angel investor’
Silicon Valley has been rocked by the murder of a cryptocurrency start-up creator whose violent death has prompted Elon Musk to question police responses to street crime in San Francisco.
Bob Lee, founder of Cash App, on Tuesday died of multiple stab wounds sustained in an apparent attack outside a luxury apartment building in an area home to headquarters of major finance and tech companies including Google.
San Francisco is a progressive paradise, I don’t understand why they’re complaining about the very city they made.
Slain Cash App founder Bob Lee had just moved to Miami because San Francisco was ‘deteriorating’: pal
The Ontario Math Teachers Association Whiffs on Response to NR’s ‘2+2=White Supremacy’ Article
The Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association (OMCA) has released an official statement responding to a National Review report which revealed that its senior leadership believes the basic mathematical truism “2+2=4” is an expression of “Covert White Supremacy.”
International sting on the ‘world’s biggest fraudsters paradise’ stealing YOUR passwords: Criminal ‘online market’
An ‘Amazon for crime’ online marketplace selling millions of sets of stolen personal information for 56p each has been blown open by UK and international investigators.
A sting on the site – which was called Genesis Market – unfolded last night and saw raids on users across the globe.
It was led by the FBI and Dutch police forces and 17 other countries, including the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), which made 24 arrests in and around Grimsby.
Who will stop the gravy train at Toronto city hall?
… As he registered as a candidate on Monday, Anthony Furey promised a 90-day review of all government spending. Furey questioned whether all existing programs are needed at a time when the city is in financial trouble.
He pointed to a grant program that offers up to $1,000 for JK-12 students in the Toronto District School Board to engage in environmental advocacy.
“It’s not the job of Toronto taxpayers to shell out for activists,” Furey said.