As we approach the second anniversary of Hamas mercilessly slaughtering 1,200 human beings on October 7, 2023, our media remind us daily of the death toll of Palestinians, according to the “Gaza Health Ministry,” which is run by Hamas.
It’s outrageous that these media outlets are such receptive publicists for mass-murdering terrorists. But they have effectively reversed the polarity, and the people of Israel are painted as the most horrible ghouls on Earth.
An international student from India has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty in Saskatoon provincial court to charges of drug trafficking and possessing the proceeds of crime.
Jatinderpal Singh, who came to Canada to study at a university in Ontario, said he turned to selling drugs in Saskatchewan in order to pay off his debts, according to the written decision by Saskatoon provincial court Judge Lisa Watson, who presided over Singh’s sentencing.
Singh, 27, passed his first year of studies but couldn’t complete his second year because he couldn’t afford the school fees, according to information that was presented in court. His student visa then expired.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has deleted its “Glossary of Extremism” after conservatives criticized the descriptions of Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA, among other groups, in the wake of Kirk’s assassination.
Every October, millions of Canadian families gather around the Thanksgiving table to share turkey, potatoes, and pumpkin pie. Beyond being a cherished tradition, this annual meal has also become a window into the state of our food economy.
The Israeli Navy has begun to intercept the large flotilla attempting to break the Israeli maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip, according to activists.
Footage shows a Navy vessel close to one of the boats. According to the organizers, Israeli soldiers have boarded Alma, the flotilla’s lead boat, along with two others, Adara and Sirius.
BREAKING:
The Gaza Flotilla reports that the Israeli military has just boarded their first ships.
Looks like Greta is about to receive another Israeli sandwich pic.twitter.com/JlQW2DYKNZ
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 1, 2025
Activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla shared video they said showed Israeli vessels approaching to intercept before reaching Gaza, an act deemed illegal in international waters. pic.twitter.com/c6AS5du0sC
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 1, 2025
Military ships surround them, communication is cut — but the songs of resistance rise louder than the engines pic.twitter.com/FjdbxcFBy0
— Global Sumud Flotilla Commentary (@GlobalSumudF) October 1, 2025
h/t MP
There’s an old adage, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” It recognizes the universal tactic for doing well away from home. Rep. Ilhan Omar is from Somalia. This we know. Just about all of the other details of her journey to this point are murky at best. The other thing we know is Omar probably would not do in Rome what the Romans do.
Almost half of Canadians say they have seen systemic racism in their province: poll
OTTAWA – Almost half of Canadians polled say they have observed evidence of systemic racism in their province, a new survey suggests.
The Leger poll of 1,627 people, conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 for the Association for Canadian Studies, says 49 per cent of Canadians reported having observed evidence of systemic racism — racism embedded in government and social systems and laws — in their province.
The poll, which was conducted online and can’t be assigned a margin of error, suggests that 37 per cent of those polled said they hadn’t observed evidence of systemic racism in their province, while 14 per cent said they didn’t know or preferred not to answer.
White People need not respond.
Renowned anthropologist and conservationist Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91.
The Jane Goodall Institute took to social media Wednesday to announce that the legendary British scientist, best known for her lifelong study of chimpanzees, died of natural causes during a visit to California.
The US federal government has shut down after Republican and Democratic lawmakers failed to resolve a budget stand-off.
The impasse affects the funding of government operations throughout October and beyond, and is poised to cause widespread disruption for Americans in areas ranging from air travel to zoo visits.
The political gridlock is also expected to put 40% of the federal workforce – about 750,000 people – on unpaid leave.
Senator defends spending nearly $22K for English classes in Vancouver
Quebec Sen. Amina Gerba travelled to Vancouver with her husband for two 20-hour English courses at a total cost of nearly $22,000 — trips that several parliamentarians say raise ethical questions.
The trips in July 2023 and 2024, which fell within the rules of Senate travel, were reimbursed. Gerba and her husband took the courses at Collège Éducacentre, their tuition costing $1,521 each time.
Travel expenses — including hotel, business-class airfare and daily allowances for the six-day trips — cost taxpayers $9,064.30 in the first year and $9,790.25 in the second.
A migrant who assaulted four people at the Bell Hotel in Epping wants to return to Syria, a court has heard.
Mohammed Sharwarq, 32, was a resident at the Bell Hotel in the Essex town when he assaulted four people between July 25 and Aug 12.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of common assault and four of assault by beating, and has been jailed for 16 weeks.
Every political party that earned the right to sit in the current House of Commons — even the winning Liberals — emerged from this year’s election with a dose of humility.
Sure, the Liberals were spared the drubbing that had seemed imminent at the beginning of the year, but just how far they fell beforehand and their failure to win a majority should be staying top of mind. The Conservatives were denied the easy win they expected. The New Democrats, the Bloc Québécois and the Greens all lost seats.
Harvard University has agreed to pay $500m to end its feud with the Trump administration, the US president claimed.
Donald Trump said he “reached a deal” with the university after cutting billions of dollars in funding and launching a series of investigations into the Ivy League university.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Mr Trump said the deal was nearly complete and just needed a sign-off from Linda McMahon, the education secretary.
Trump announces deal with Harvard to reverse loss of $2.4B in federal grants https://t.co/YycjmolCfy pic.twitter.com/tJAFasi2vR
— New York Post (@nypost) September 30, 2025
Numbness. Disbelief. Very wary hopefulness.
These words best capture the reaction in Israel to the extraordinary press conference held on Monday afternoon in the State Dining Room of the White House.
Following two years of war with Hamas, sparked by the savage slaughter of October 7, Israelis are ground down; by grief, hardship, anger, fear and the intensifying hostility of what was the civilized world.
Germany is seeking to extradite a Ukrainian man arrested in Poland on suspicion of diving down to the Baltic sea bed to plant explosives in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline attack.
The man, identified in Polish media reports as Volodymyr Z and by Germany as Vladimir Z, is described as a trained diver and is sought by investigators in Germany, who believe he was part of a group that sabotaged the pipeline, consisting of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines.
“He was part of a group of people who placed explosives on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines near the island of Bornholm in September 2022,” Germany’s federal court of justice said. “The accused participated in the necessary dives.”
