Man walks down Burton Avenue in Greater Sudbury, Ont., wearing a swastika on his arm. March 20.

Will the police respond? 

#Ontario
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He was probably on his way to Parliament to give a standing ovation to yet another Ukrainian "hero" who fought against the Soviet Union during World War II.

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Cocaine worth $194M seized at Port of Halifax after tip from U.S. Homeland Security

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says it has seized more than 1.5 tonnes of cocaine from a shipping container that was destined for Europe at the Port of Halifax.

The CBSA says in a news release it was first tipped off on March 4, when U.S. Homeland Security Investigations flagged the shipping container, which originated from California.

On March 6, the container was examined at the port in Halifax.

Border services officers conducted an in-depth search, leading to the seizure of 1,556 kilograms of cocaine found concealed inside the container.

the agency wrote in a news release.

The seizure has been valued at approximately $194 million.

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One of Canada’s most wanted fugitives returned to B.C. to face murder charge

Conor D’Monte, the accused gangster who is charged with murder and conspiracy, has now been extradited to Canada from Puerto Rico.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia said in a statement on Friday that D’Monte, one of Canada’s most wanted fugitives, is now in a Canadian pre-trial facility.

He was being held in custody in Puerto Rico where he was arrested after years of being on the run for his alleged role in a gang-related homicide.

D’Monte was charged with first-degree murder in 2011 in the killing of rival Red Scorpion gangster Kevin LeClair.

#BritishColumbia
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🥇Canada wins World Women’s Curling Championship in Sydney, Nova Scotia

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🚙 People are installing bollards in their driveways to protect their cars from thieves in Toronto

The car theft situation in Toronto is so intense that it seems the only way to save your car is to physically barricade it. Or to not have a car at all.

The second option would definitely please Chrystia Freeland, who believes you don't need a car to live comfortably. After all, if you need to go somewhere, you can always be picked up by a private driver in a government-provided car.

💸 Not a day without new taxes - Toronto is considering introducing a so-called stormwater tax, as well as stormwater tariffs and water service fees.

Toronto's aging stormwater infrastructure and its impact on the environment are at the core of the proposal.

The proposed fee structure would likely be based on the amount of impervious surfaces on the site, such as roofs, driveways and parking lots, that contribute to runoff during rainfall.

Stormwater fees may place an unfair burden on some groups, such as low-income families or small businesses, who may lack the resources to implement water management solutions or cover additional costs.

And that's not to mention the administrative issues that can arise.

#Ontario
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📉 Ottawa to decrease number of temporary residents to 5% of the population over the next three years

For the first time, Canada will put a “soft cap” on the number of new temporary resident arrivals to the country when it sets immigration levels in the fall, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced Thursday.

A decision that is long overdue.

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🏘 The Trudeau government created the housing crisis, and now it's punishing provinces for failing to build affordable housing in today's market.

#Trudeau #housing
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💸Housing asylum seekers at Niagara hotels cost Canada more than $100 million

The federal government spent more than $100 million housing nearly 5,000 asylum seekers at hotels in Niagara Falls over the last year. Most were from Nigeria, Venezuela, Kenya, Turkey, and Colombia.

On average, the refugee claimants stayed for 113 days at a daily cost of $208 per person.

Canadians can't afford such a "vacation" but the government thinks it's okay to spend their tax money that way.

#immigration
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⚖️💉Court rules woman with autism can seek assisted suicide

A judge ruled Monday that a Calgary woman with autism can obtain Medical Assistance in Dying despite family protesting the idea. Besides autism, the woman also suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

How come she was approved for MAID when Canada doesn't yet allow assisted suicide based on mental illness alone?

#MAID
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📝 Last week, the Liberal government tabled electoral reform legislation, which would add two additional days of advance voting and allow voters to vote at any polling station in their riding.

The fact that this benefits those who want to rig the election is already clear. But what's interesting is that the reform proposes moving the election date from October 20 to October 27, 2025. Why such a small change? According to CTV News, this was done so as not to "conflict with the Diwali" holiday.

But now some interesting facts are surfacing. It turns out that if the election is held on the fixed date - October 20 - about 80 MPs will not qualify for their House of Commons pensions.

So the Liberal government is basically blackmailing MPs. If they don't want to lose their pensions, they will have to accept the electoral reform, regardless of whether they like the proposed amendments or not.

That's what Trudeau's democracy is all about.

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📹❗️A woman is reporting a male physically assaulted her 10 year-old niece in the female changing room of the Cowichan Aquatic Center, in British Columbia.

She says the man became violent after being confronted by parents for undressing in front of children.

#BritishColumbia
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💸📈Ontario deficit will triple as economy weakens, 2024 budget shows

Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy tabled the government's $214-billion budget at Queen's Park Tuesday.

The 200-page document forecasts Ontario's deficit will more than triple from $3 billion last year to $9.8 billion in 2024-2025.

Last year's budget predicted Ontario would be back in the black with a modest surplus of $200 million by 2024-2025. Now, the province doesn't expect to return to balance until 2026-2027 — the year of the next election — when a $500 million surplus is projected.

#Ontario
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🔫 Ottawa has already spent $42M on a Liberal gun 'buyback' that still doesn't exist

Four years after the Trudeau Liberals announced sweeping changes to Canada’s gun laws, the government has so far spent $42 million on a federal firearms confiscation program that doesn’t yet exist.

Public Safety Canada revealed that $41,904,556 has been spent so far on the government’s “firearms buyback program,” and that 60 department employees are working on the project.

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📈 Canada’s population hits 41M months after breaking 40M threshold

Nine months after reaching a population of 40 million, Canada has cracked a new threshold.

As of Wednesday morning, it’s estimated 41 million people now call the country home, according to Statistics Canada’s live population tracker.

Much of this increase is, of course, due to migration. So, we can expect the housing crisis to worsen.

#stats
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A Calgary church is combining its Easter Sunday service with a drag show to "show solidarity" with the LGBTQ+ community.

Apparently, March 31 is also International Trans Day of Visibility. The event is called “Drag Me to Church.”

No other religion in the world is so openly mocked.

#Alberta
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💸📈Canadian members of Parliament will get their customary pay raise on April 1 — resulting in increases of anywhere between $8,500 and $17,000 this year.

Right now, members of Parliament earn a base salary of $194,600 per year — but that’s due to rise to $203,100 on April 1. The prime minister’s salary will see an increase of $17,000 to $406,200.

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💸Trudeau pledges $8.4 million to study 'democratic decline'

Today I’m announcing that Canada is investing $8.4 million on research across the global south to better understand how climate change interacts with democratic decline.

Justin Trudeau said.

At least he doesn't have to spend millions studying the decline of democracy at home. Looking in the mirror is free.

#Trudeau
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In case you missed this strange news, an Indian singer won the Juno Fan Choice Award last week. Karan Aujla, who isn't even a Canadian citizen, performed a Punjabi song on stage Sunday.

Who is trying to push the idea that Punjabi songs represent Canadian culture?

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