China Is Embedded in Canada’s Arctic

“Russia is without question a threat in the Arctic,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said this month at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Without question, Russia does lots of horrible things.”

Russia, despite all the horrible things it does, is not able to challenge Canada without its partner. Carney was quick to name China as the biggest security threat to his country during a federal election debate last April. At Davos, however, he was not willing to talk about China posing a danger to his country.

Moreover, his foreign affairs minister was similarly reluctant. Anita Anand in Davos did not name names when reporters asked her to cite the top threat facing Canada.

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Rutte faces backlash for telling Europeans to ‘keep on dreaming’ about independence from US security

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is facing a backlash after saying that the European Union should “keep on dreaming” about becoming independent from the United States, its largest ally, in matters related to security and defence.

His comments came on the heels of US President Donald Trump’s attempt to seize Greenland from Denmark through punitive measures, an unprecedented dispute that brought the nearly 80-year-old transatlantic alliance to the brink of collapse.

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Canada’s population could surpass 57 million by 2075, StatCan projects

Statistics Canada has released new population projections that paint a picture of a rapidly changing Canada over the next half-century.

The latest projections, covering the period from 2025 to 2075, suggest Canada’s population – estimated at 41.7 million in mid-2025 – will continue to grow under all scenarios examined by the agency.

Under a medium-growth scenario, the total population could reach 57.4 million in 2075, while a high-growth pathway projects the population could climb as high as 75.8 million by the same year.

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Signs point to Liberals again considering ban on Elon Musk’s X in Canada

A Conservative MP sounded the alarm that Liberals might be flip-flopping on a promise not to ban Elon Musk’s X social media platform after Canada’s Artificial Intelligence Minister said the government is now “investigating” it yet again.

Speaking to reporters last Friday, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon told reporters that the “Privacy Commissioner has started an investigation into X.”

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Whoopi Falsely Claims Minneapolis Residents Never Got Violent With ICE

On Tuesday, The View continued with ABC’s full court press to mislead the public about what was actually happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Intentionally ignoring the riot at a hotel where Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were staying, an ICE agent getting his finger bitten off, an agent getting beating with shovels, and the other clashes with agents, moderator Whoopi Goldberg falsely claimed the residents of the far-left city never got violent and commended them for it.

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Amazon cutting 16,000 jobs as it ramps up AI push

Amazon is axing 16,000 jobs as it ramps up a push to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace.

“The reductions we are making today will impact approximately 16,000 roles across Amazon, and we’re again working hard to support everyone whose role is impacted,” Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience and technology Beth Galetti said in a Wednesday message to employees.

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4 charged after hazardous chemicals found near Western University: London police

LONDON — Four people have been charged after hazardous chemicals capable of being used to make explosives were found in a home near Western University.

London police say they were called to the university early Saturday to help campus police with a trespasser in custody.

Police say a loaded handgun was found at the scene of the arrest.

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Amelia Victorious: How to Lose the Culture War With a Video Game

There’s something genuinely funny going on in the United Kingdom right now.

The British government’s Prevent office, housed under the Home Office (think Department of the Interior, but allergic to dissent), partnered with a media nonprofit called Shout Out UK (like a PBS focused on preventing “radicalism”) to come up with a clever new way to re-educate British youth.

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Scott Bessent warns Carney not to ‘pick a fight’ with Trump

The Trump administration is once again ramping up its rhetorical pressure on Canada, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issuing a fresh warning to Prime Minister Mark Carney over looming trade negotiations.

Bessent was at an event in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to launch what U.S. President Donald Trump has dubbed “Trump Accounts,” an investment vehicle for children.

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EU Opens Borders to Mass India Migration with ‘Mother of All Deals‘

The European Union has agreed to open its borders to mass immigration from India as it signed the bloc’s largest free trade agreement.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a press conference in New Delhi alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday that the bloc has agreed to a “mobility” scheme to allow for the influx of “students, researchers, seasonal and highly skilled workers” from India into Europe.

Will the EU rename itself “Brampton”?

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Canada deal on Chinese EVs shows trade ‘trumped national security’: experts

Chinese electric vehicles still pose a national security threat despite Canada lifting its tariff blockade, security experts warn, adding that nothing has changed since the previous federal government voiced concerns nearly two years ago.

Yet those experts also warn that the cybersecurity and privacy threats extend beyond Chinese-made vehicles to any car connected to the internet, which requires a robust response from Ottawa.

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China Hacked UK Officials’ Phones—Just as London Courts Beijing

State-sponsored Chinese hackers have been quietly breaking into the phones of senior British government officials for years—including close aides to recent prime ministers Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak.

The Daily Telegraph reports that spies have “compromised senior members of the government, exposing their private communications to Beijing.”

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