🇨🇦📮 Nationwide Strike: Canada Post Workers Walk Out
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has launched a cross-country strike effective immediately after the Liberal government cleared the way for sweeping reforms at Canada Post.
Minister Joël Lightbound announced:
• An end to home delivery for 4 million addresses
• Lifting the moratorium on closing nearly 4,000 rural post offices
• Non-urgent mail shifted from air to ground to save $20M annually
The government argues Canada Post is “effectively insolvent,” set to lose $1.5B this year — but workers call it an attack on jobs, communities, and an essential service.
CUPW says it’s “outraged and appalled,” accusing Ottawa of dismantling a public institution Canadians — especially in rural and Indigenous areas — rely on.
Canada Post has 45 days to present a cost-savings plan. Until then, the mail stops here.
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The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has launched a cross-country strike effective immediately after the Liberal government cleared the way for sweeping reforms at Canada Post.
Minister Joël Lightbound announced:
• An end to home delivery for 4 million addresses
• Lifting the moratorium on closing nearly 4,000 rural post offices
• Non-urgent mail shifted from air to ground to save $20M annually
The government argues Canada Post is “effectively insolvent,” set to lose $1.5B this year — but workers call it an attack on jobs, communities, and an essential service.
CUPW says it’s “outraged and appalled,” accusing Ottawa of dismantling a public institution Canadians — especially in rural and Indigenous areas — rely on.
Canada Post has 45 days to present a cost-savings plan. Until then, the mail stops here.
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Quebec Teen Shot Dead by Police: 1,300 Mourn at Funeral
Fifteen-year-old Nooran Rezayi was laid to rest today as more than 1,300 family members, friends, and community members gathered in Brossard to pray and grieve.
🔹 Nooran’s cousin described him as “always smiling, always kind.”
🔹 Youth attending the funeral cried out “Justice for Nooran” as prayers were said.
🔹 His coffin was carried to Saint-Hubert cemetery after Muslim funeral rites.
The Quebec police watchdog (BEI) says Longueuil officers responded Sunday to a 911 call about “armed people.” Within seconds of arriving, an officer fatally shot Nooran.
Key fact: No weapon was found on the boy. The only firearm recovered was the officer’s service weapon.
Eyewitnesses say the shooting happened almost immediately, with little to no interaction. The officer who pulled the trigger is now on leave.
The family’s lawyer says Nooran had only his school bag with books.
Community leaders are calling the death “unforgivable” and demanding answers.
The BEI has 15 investigators on the case, but outrage and disbelief are spreading: “How does a child end up in a coffin for carrying nothing more than his backpack?”
#Quebec
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Fifteen-year-old Nooran Rezayi was laid to rest today as more than 1,300 family members, friends, and community members gathered in Brossard to pray and grieve.
🔹 Nooran’s cousin described him as “always smiling, always kind.”
🔹 Youth attending the funeral cried out “Justice for Nooran” as prayers were said.
🔹 His coffin was carried to Saint-Hubert cemetery after Muslim funeral rites.
The Quebec police watchdog (BEI) says Longueuil officers responded Sunday to a 911 call about “armed people.” Within seconds of arriving, an officer fatally shot Nooran.
Key fact: No weapon was found on the boy. The only firearm recovered was the officer’s service weapon.
Eyewitnesses say the shooting happened almost immediately, with little to no interaction. The officer who pulled the trigger is now on leave.
The family’s lawyer says Nooran had only his school bag with books.
Community leaders are calling the death “unforgivable” and demanding answers.
The BEI has 15 investigators on the case, but outrage and disbelief are spreading: “How does a child end up in a coffin for carrying nothing more than his backpack?”
#Quebec
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🇨🇦🇶🇦 Most-Wanted Fugitive Caught in Qatar
After three years on the run, notorious B.C. fugitive Rabih Alkhalil has been arrested in Qatar, RCMP confirmed Thursday.
Alkhalil, 38, convicted in two 2012 murders in Toronto and Vancouver, escaped the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam back in July 2022 with the help of men posing as contractors. His breakout — involving a white Econoline van and disguises — became one of the country’s most infamous prison escapes.
🔹 RCMP say Alkhalil was living under an alias in Qatar until his arrest this month.
🔹 Qatari authorities played a “critical” role, acting swiftly after years of joint intelligence sharing.
🔹 Extradition could prove tricky: Canada has no formal treaty with Qatar, meaning Ottawa must rely on diplomacy, international conventions, or concessions to bring him back.
Immigration lawyer Richard Kurland warned Canada is going “cap in hand” to Doha, while criminologist Yvon Dandurand noted UN agreements could help grease the wheels.
Meanwhile, three alleged accomplices in his 2022 escape have been charged. One, John Potvin, was recently arrested in Spain after taunting police on Instagram with comments like: “I get it, you miss me.”
RCMP called the international hunt “one of the most complex fugitive investigations” in Canadian history. Now the focus shifts to whether Canada can secure Alkhalil’s return — and how long it will take.
👉 Should Canada be forced to negotiate deals and make concessions just to get its most violent fugitives back?
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After three years on the run, notorious B.C. fugitive Rabih Alkhalil has been arrested in Qatar, RCMP confirmed Thursday.
Alkhalil, 38, convicted in two 2012 murders in Toronto and Vancouver, escaped the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam back in July 2022 with the help of men posing as contractors. His breakout — involving a white Econoline van and disguises — became one of the country’s most infamous prison escapes.
🔹 RCMP say Alkhalil was living under an alias in Qatar until his arrest this month.
🔹 Qatari authorities played a “critical” role, acting swiftly after years of joint intelligence sharing.
🔹 Extradition could prove tricky: Canada has no formal treaty with Qatar, meaning Ottawa must rely on diplomacy, international conventions, or concessions to bring him back.
Immigration lawyer Richard Kurland warned Canada is going “cap in hand” to Doha, while criminologist Yvon Dandurand noted UN agreements could help grease the wheels.
Meanwhile, three alleged accomplices in his 2022 escape have been charged. One, John Potvin, was recently arrested in Spain after taunting police on Instagram with comments like: “I get it, you miss me.”
RCMP called the international hunt “one of the most complex fugitive investigations” in Canadian history. Now the focus shifts to whether Canada can secure Alkhalil’s return — and how long it will take.
👉 Should Canada be forced to negotiate deals and make concessions just to get its most violent fugitives back?
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🇨🇦🇺🇸 Carney government quietly dropped more U.S. counter-tariffs than advertised
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has been caught quietly walking back its tough talk on U.S. tariffs. While Carney publicly claimed in August that Canada would only remove counter-tariffs on goods “specifically covered under CUSMA,” an order-in-council published days later tells a different story. With the exception of sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminum, and autos, all Canadian retaliatory tariffs have been dropped. In other words, Canada’s policy is not reciprocal — it’s softer than advertised.
Trade lawyer William Pellerin said the move looks like politics, a bid by Ottawa to make the announcement appear “quid pro quo” with Washington, when in reality Canada gave away more than it got. The decision means that even if American goods crossing the border aren’t compliant with CUSMA rules, they’re no longer facing Canadian counter-tariffs.
The government insists this is about advancing trade negotiations with the U.S. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office defended the approach as necessary to “protect Canadian workers and industries” while keeping talks alive. But critics say the concession smacks of weakness. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has accused Carney of handing Trump “generous concessions” without extracting meaningful wins, mocking the prime minister’s “elbows up” rhetoric by pointing out that “his elbows have mysteriously gone missing.”
Supporters of the policy argue the dropped tariffs were of little value anyway. Most goods crossing the border are already CUSMA-compliant, and enforcing extra counter-tariffs would have required more bureaucracy for minimal gain. Pellerin called the decision an “exercise in bureaucratic restraint,” noting that the cost of enforcement likely outweighed any revenue Canada could have collected.
But to ordinary Canadians, the optics are clear: at a time of strained relations and escalating American tariffs, Ottawa blinked first. Instead of showing resolve, the Carney government quietly pulled back — raising questions about whether Canada is negotiating from strength or folding under pressure. For a government elected on promises of sovereignty and toughness at the bargaining table, this looks less like strategy and more like capitulation.
#Canada #USA
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has been caught quietly walking back its tough talk on U.S. tariffs. While Carney publicly claimed in August that Canada would only remove counter-tariffs on goods “specifically covered under CUSMA,” an order-in-council published days later tells a different story. With the exception of sectoral tariffs on steel, aluminum, and autos, all Canadian retaliatory tariffs have been dropped. In other words, Canada’s policy is not reciprocal — it’s softer than advertised.
Trade lawyer William Pellerin said the move looks like politics, a bid by Ottawa to make the announcement appear “quid pro quo” with Washington, when in reality Canada gave away more than it got. The decision means that even if American goods crossing the border aren’t compliant with CUSMA rules, they’re no longer facing Canadian counter-tariffs.
The government insists this is about advancing trade negotiations with the U.S. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office defended the approach as necessary to “protect Canadian workers and industries” while keeping talks alive. But critics say the concession smacks of weakness. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has accused Carney of handing Trump “generous concessions” without extracting meaningful wins, mocking the prime minister’s “elbows up” rhetoric by pointing out that “his elbows have mysteriously gone missing.”
Supporters of the policy argue the dropped tariffs were of little value anyway. Most goods crossing the border are already CUSMA-compliant, and enforcing extra counter-tariffs would have required more bureaucracy for minimal gain. Pellerin called the decision an “exercise in bureaucratic restraint,” noting that the cost of enforcement likely outweighed any revenue Canada could have collected.
But to ordinary Canadians, the optics are clear: at a time of strained relations and escalating American tariffs, Ottawa blinked first. Instead of showing resolve, the Carney government quietly pulled back — raising questions about whether Canada is negotiating from strength or folding under pressure. For a government elected on promises of sovereignty and toughness at the bargaining table, this looks less like strategy and more like capitulation.
#Canada #USA
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🇨🇦📮 Canada Post Meltdown: Strike, Reforms & Delays
Any hope of a quick end to Canada Post’s nationwide strike collapsed Friday after the Crown corporation abruptly cancelled plans to present its latest contract offer to workers.
Instead, Canada Post says it is “reassessing” in light of the federal government’s bombshell reforms announced Thursday — ending home delivery for millions, closing rural outlets, and admitting the company is effectively bankrupt with projected $1.5B losses this year.
Key points:
• Canada Post had promised a new offer Friday but now says it will present a “revised” one later.
• CUPW is demanding a 19% raise, while Canada Post’s last offer was 13%.
• The union has vowed to fight Ottawa’s reforms, calling them a “direct assault on our public post office and good, unionized jobs.”
• Talks have dragged on for 18 months, with pressure mounting as the holiday season looms.
• Last year, a strike and lockout lasted more than a month before Ottawa ordered workers back.
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging both sides to keep negotiating: “Canadians depend on them to get this right.”
Behind the headlines, this fight is bigger than contracts. It’s about whether a once-iconic public institution survives in the age of Amazon, private couriers, and government austerity.
Do Canadians still want a national postal service? Is Ottawa preparing to quietly dismantle it piece by piece?
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Any hope of a quick end to Canada Post’s nationwide strike collapsed Friday after the Crown corporation abruptly cancelled plans to present its latest contract offer to workers.
Instead, Canada Post says it is “reassessing” in light of the federal government’s bombshell reforms announced Thursday — ending home delivery for millions, closing rural outlets, and admitting the company is effectively bankrupt with projected $1.5B losses this year.
Key points:
• Canada Post had promised a new offer Friday but now says it will present a “revised” one later.
• CUPW is demanding a 19% raise, while Canada Post’s last offer was 13%.
• The union has vowed to fight Ottawa’s reforms, calling them a “direct assault on our public post office and good, unionized jobs.”
• Talks have dragged on for 18 months, with pressure mounting as the holiday season looms.
• Last year, a strike and lockout lasted more than a month before Ottawa ordered workers back.
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging both sides to keep negotiating: “Canadians depend on them to get this right.”
Behind the headlines, this fight is bigger than contracts. It’s about whether a once-iconic public institution survives in the age of Amazon, private couriers, and government austerity.
Do Canadians still want a national postal service? Is Ottawa preparing to quietly dismantle it piece by piece?
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Alberta considers new law allowing it to ignore international agreements signed by Canada
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is taking direct aim at Ottawa’s habit of signing international deals without ever asking the provinces. In a new mandate letter, Smith confirmed her government will introduce legislation that allows Alberta to ignore international agreements signed by Canada when they intrude on areas of provincial jurisdiction like health care and the environment.
For Smith, this is about more than paperwork—it’s about sovereignty. Ottawa has repeatedly tied Canadians to global commitments, like the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Agreement, without consulting the very provinces forced to implement them. Alberta’s message is blunt: international treaties are not automatically binding here unless Alberta passes its own law to enforce them.
Critics dismiss this as political theatre, but the reality is clear. For decades, Ottawa has signed sweeping accords abroad, then dropped the costs, restrictions, and bureaucracy on provinces back home. Alberta is following the same path Quebec carved out long ago—formally asserting that globalist agreements do not override provincial authority.
The move strikes at a deeper question: who governs Alberta—its own elected representatives, or distant bureaucrats in Ottawa and Geneva? Smith is betting Albertans want the power to decide for themselves.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is taking direct aim at Ottawa’s habit of signing international deals without ever asking the provinces. In a new mandate letter, Smith confirmed her government will introduce legislation that allows Alberta to ignore international agreements signed by Canada when they intrude on areas of provincial jurisdiction like health care and the environment.
For Smith, this is about more than paperwork—it’s about sovereignty. Ottawa has repeatedly tied Canadians to global commitments, like the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Agreement, without consulting the very provinces forced to implement them. Alberta’s message is blunt: international treaties are not automatically binding here unless Alberta passes its own law to enforce them.
Critics dismiss this as political theatre, but the reality is clear. For decades, Ottawa has signed sweeping accords abroad, then dropped the costs, restrictions, and bureaucracy on provinces back home. Alberta is following the same path Quebec carved out long ago—formally asserting that globalist agreements do not override provincial authority.
The move strikes at a deeper question: who governs Alberta—its own elected representatives, or distant bureaucrats in Ottawa and Geneva? Smith is betting Albertans want the power to decide for themselves.
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🚨🇨🇦 Ottawa’s Fiscal Mirage Exposed
Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer just dropped a bombshell: the federal deficit is set to hit $68.5 billion next year, with debt climbing past 43% of GDP. Servicing that debt? It will swallow nearly 1 in every 7 tax dollars — money that could go to health care, infrastructure, or lowering your tax bill.
Let’s cut through the spin: Ottawa isn’t running a fiscal plan. It’s running a Ponzi scheme with your children’s future. The watchdog’s report doesn’t even factor in new spending promises, NATO demands, or the billions earmarked for bailouts and foreign commitments.
Meanwhile, everyday Canadians face record food inflation, soaring mortgage renewals, and collapsing services. Families are told to “tighten belts,” while the government burns billions on carbon taxes, global climate funds, and endless foreign aid.
The political class calls this “responsible stewardship.” In reality, it’s outsourcing sovereignty to Washington, Brussels, and Davos — draining national wealth while preaching “global responsibility.”
At home, it could mean rising taxes, fewer services, and a generation shackled to debt. Abroad, it means Canada showing up as the dutiful donor at global summits while neglecting its own people.
The fiscal watchdog has said the quiet part out loud: this isn’t sustainable. Canada is on a path where debt becomes destiny.
The question now: who will finally call Ottawa’s bluff?
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Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer just dropped a bombshell: the federal deficit is set to hit $68.5 billion next year, with debt climbing past 43% of GDP. Servicing that debt? It will swallow nearly 1 in every 7 tax dollars — money that could go to health care, infrastructure, or lowering your tax bill.
Let’s cut through the spin: Ottawa isn’t running a fiscal plan. It’s running a Ponzi scheme with your children’s future. The watchdog’s report doesn’t even factor in new spending promises, NATO demands, or the billions earmarked for bailouts and foreign commitments.
Meanwhile, everyday Canadians face record food inflation, soaring mortgage renewals, and collapsing services. Families are told to “tighten belts,” while the government burns billions on carbon taxes, global climate funds, and endless foreign aid.
The political class calls this “responsible stewardship.” In reality, it’s outsourcing sovereignty to Washington, Brussels, and Davos — draining national wealth while preaching “global responsibility.”
At home, it could mean rising taxes, fewer services, and a generation shackled to debt. Abroad, it means Canada showing up as the dutiful donor at global summits while neglecting its own people.
The fiscal watchdog has said the quiet part out loud: this isn’t sustainable. Canada is on a path where debt becomes destiny.
The question now: who will finally call Ottawa’s bluff?
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🇨🇦 Quebec Adoption Story Raises Eyebrows
Reports are circulating on social media that three gay men in a polyamorous relationship in Quebec have adopted a 3-year-old girl through the province’s Youth Protection Services.
The trio — identified online as Jonathan Bidarc, Eric LeBlanc, and Justin Maher — allegedly waited years before being approved as adoptive parents. They told followers that Quebec authorities “learned we are a little different because we’re three, but we’re not different from any other family.” They described the child in one word: “perfect.”
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Reports are circulating on social media that three gay men in a polyamorous relationship in Quebec have adopted a 3-year-old girl through the province’s Youth Protection Services.
The trio — identified online as Jonathan Bidarc, Eric LeBlanc, and Justin Maher — allegedly waited years before being approved as adoptive parents. They told followers that Quebec authorities “learned we are a little different because we’re three, but we’re not different from any other family.” They described the child in one word: “perfect.”
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🇨🇦🪪Digital ID Debate Reaches Canada
While in the UK, Prime Minister Mark Carney was pressed on whether Canada would follow Britain’s move toward a mandatory digital ID system. His answer? “We don’t have current plans.”
But here’s the catch:
• The UK has already rolled out a framework where residents are expected to hold digital IDs, justified under “immigration and efficiency.”
• Carney insists Canada already has “plenty of ID systems” and doesn’t need a new one — for now.
• The language — “no current plans” — leaves the door wide open for the future.
This is the globalist playbook: centralize identification, track citizens, and slowly erode privacy under the banner of modernization. What starts in London, Brussels, or Washington rarely stays there.
Canada’s strength has always been local communities, free citizens, and independent institutions. Digital ID schemes risk turning that into a surveillance society where access to services, work, and even travel could be switched on or off with a QR code.
The question Canadians should ask: if the government doesn’t plan to introduce it today… what about tomorrow?
#Canada
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While in the UK, Prime Minister Mark Carney was pressed on whether Canada would follow Britain’s move toward a mandatory digital ID system. His answer? “We don’t have current plans.”
But here’s the catch:
• The UK has already rolled out a framework where residents are expected to hold digital IDs, justified under “immigration and efficiency.”
• Carney insists Canada already has “plenty of ID systems” and doesn’t need a new one — for now.
• The language — “no current plans” — leaves the door wide open for the future.
This is the globalist playbook: centralize identification, track citizens, and slowly erode privacy under the banner of modernization. What starts in London, Brussels, or Washington rarely stays there.
Canada’s strength has always been local communities, free citizens, and independent institutions. Digital ID schemes risk turning that into a surveillance society where access to services, work, and even travel could be switched on or off with a QR code.
The question Canadians should ask: if the government doesn’t plan to introduce it today… what about tomorrow?
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🇨🇦🇬🇱 Canada & Greenland: Holding the Line in the Arctic Against American Imperialism?
Donald Trump has once again revived his obsession with “getting” Greenland — talking as if an entire nation is a real estate deal. For Greenlanders, it’s a fresh reminder of how Washington treats smaller nations: as pawns on a board, not peoples with sovereignty.
But Greenland’s answer remains firm: “We are not for sale.” With Denmark, it’s building security and capacity in the Arctic. And it’s looking west — not to the U.S., but to Canada — as its closest neighbour and natural partner.
The truth is, the Arctic is changing fast. Melting ice is opening shipping routes. Global powers are watching closely. And while Washington rattles on about bases and minerals, Canada and Greenland share something deeper — Inuit ancestry, family ties, and a lived history of the North.
Even Canada’s ambassador, Carolyn Bennett, admitted: “This isn’t foreign affairs, this is family.” That matters. Because the choice is clear: either the Arctic becomes another stage for great-power land grabs, or Canada and Greenland act together to defend sovereignty, culture, and real security.
Trump’s bluster may make headlines, but it only proves one thing: in the new world taking shape, those who treat nations like real estate transactions will find themselves left behind.
#Canada #Greenland #Denmark #USA
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Donald Trump has once again revived his obsession with “getting” Greenland — talking as if an entire nation is a real estate deal. For Greenlanders, it’s a fresh reminder of how Washington treats smaller nations: as pawns on a board, not peoples with sovereignty.
But Greenland’s answer remains firm: “We are not for sale.” With Denmark, it’s building security and capacity in the Arctic. And it’s looking west — not to the U.S., but to Canada — as its closest neighbour and natural partner.
The truth is, the Arctic is changing fast. Melting ice is opening shipping routes. Global powers are watching closely. And while Washington rattles on about bases and minerals, Canada and Greenland share something deeper — Inuit ancestry, family ties, and a lived history of the North.
Even Canada’s ambassador, Carolyn Bennett, admitted: “This isn’t foreign affairs, this is family.” That matters. Because the choice is clear: either the Arctic becomes another stage for great-power land grabs, or Canada and Greenland act together to defend sovereignty, culture, and real security.
Trump’s bluster may make headlines, but it only proves one thing: in the new world taking shape, those who treat nations like real estate transactions will find themselves left behind.
#Canada #Greenland #Denmark #USA
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🇨🇦📮 Canada Post Crisis Deepens
The standoff between Canada Post and its 55,000 striking workers shows no signs of ending — and now the Crown corporation is denying that Ottawa’s sweeping reforms have given it leverage at the bargaining table.
Last week, the Liberal government announced drastic measures: ending home delivery, closing rural outlets, and demanding a cost-saving plan within 45 days. Ottawa insists these steps are necessary to stop Canada Post from “bleeding” $1.5 billion this year.
But union negotiator Jim Gallant says the reforms aren’t Ottawa’s idea at all — they came directly from Canada Post management. “Canadians should decide what Canada Post is and how it goes through the future,” he told CBC, dismissing talk of insolvency as a political ploy: “Are the RCMP insolvent? Are the Armed Forces insolvent?”
Meanwhile, small-town leaders warn of devastating fallout. Nancy Peckford, mayor of North Grenville, Ont., says losing her community’s post office would be a severe blow: “It’s not just about mail — it’s a hub where people connect.”
With reform plans colliding head-on with worker demands and community needs, the strike is fast becoming a test of whether Canada Post will remain a true public service — or be reshaped into something very different.
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The standoff between Canada Post and its 55,000 striking workers shows no signs of ending — and now the Crown corporation is denying that Ottawa’s sweeping reforms have given it leverage at the bargaining table.
Last week, the Liberal government announced drastic measures: ending home delivery, closing rural outlets, and demanding a cost-saving plan within 45 days. Ottawa insists these steps are necessary to stop Canada Post from “bleeding” $1.5 billion this year.
But union negotiator Jim Gallant says the reforms aren’t Ottawa’s idea at all — they came directly from Canada Post management. “Canadians should decide what Canada Post is and how it goes through the future,” he told CBC, dismissing talk of insolvency as a political ploy: “Are the RCMP insolvent? Are the Armed Forces insolvent?”
Meanwhile, small-town leaders warn of devastating fallout. Nancy Peckford, mayor of North Grenville, Ont., says losing her community’s post office would be a severe blow: “It’s not just about mail — it’s a hub where people connect.”
With reform plans colliding head-on with worker demands and community needs, the strike is fast becoming a test of whether Canada Post will remain a true public service — or be reshaped into something very different.
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🇨🇦✈️ Passport Kiosks Crash, Chaos at Canadian Airports
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed Sunday that a nationwide outage has hit passport inspection kiosks at major airports including Toronto's Pearson, Montreal's Trudeau, Calgary, and Vancouver.
The agency says the glitch was triggered during “routine systems maintenance,” forcing thousands of travellers into long manual customs lines. CBSA insists safety and identity checks are still intact, but passengers are bracing for chaos if the problem extends into Monday.
This marks the third Canada-wide kiosk failure in 2025 — with similar breakdowns in April and June.
Frustrated passengers are already reporting missed flights and confusion. “A technical glitch is causing a lot of frustration,” one traveller in Calgary said after missing two flights before finally making it home.
Airports are urging patience, but the bigger question looms: how many “glitches” before Canadians demand answers about why critical border infrastructure keeps failing?
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed Sunday that a nationwide outage has hit passport inspection kiosks at major airports including Toronto's Pearson, Montreal's Trudeau, Calgary, and Vancouver.
The agency says the glitch was triggered during “routine systems maintenance,” forcing thousands of travellers into long manual customs lines. CBSA insists safety and identity checks are still intact, but passengers are bracing for chaos if the problem extends into Monday.
This marks the third Canada-wide kiosk failure in 2025 — with similar breakdowns in April and June.
Frustrated passengers are already reporting missed flights and confusion. “A technical glitch is causing a lot of frustration,” one traveller in Calgary said after missing two flights before finally making it home.
Airports are urging patience, but the bigger question looms: how many “glitches” before Canadians demand answers about why critical border infrastructure keeps failing?
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🇨🇦 Ontario’s Liberal Party has begun the process of selecting a new leader after Bonnie Crombie announced she will step down.
Crombie, who took the leadership in 2023, confirmed she would vacate the role once a successor is chosen. The move comes after she secured just 57 per cent support in a leadership review earlier this month, a result that exposed divisions within the party.
On Sunday, the Ontario Liberal Party’s Executive Council approved the creation of a Leadership Vote Committee to guide the process. The committee will consult with members, study best practices, and provide recommendations on how the contest should be structured.
“This is an exciting moment for our Party,” OLP President Kathryn McGarry said, stressing the opportunity to “rebuild and renew” ahead of the next provincial election.
In the coming weeks, members will receive a survey to give feedback on how the vote should be conducted. The responses will shape the rules and process for the contest.
The committee is chaired by OLP Treasurer Gabriel Sékaly and includes senior party officials Kathryn McGarry, David Farrow, Jonathan Espie, Mandy Moore, Tim Shortill, Sean Torrie, and Simon Tunstall.
Party officials say the process is an “important milestone” in preparing to present a stronger, more unified alternative to Ontarians in the next provincial campaign.
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Crombie, who took the leadership in 2023, confirmed she would vacate the role once a successor is chosen. The move comes after she secured just 57 per cent support in a leadership review earlier this month, a result that exposed divisions within the party.
On Sunday, the Ontario Liberal Party’s Executive Council approved the creation of a Leadership Vote Committee to guide the process. The committee will consult with members, study best practices, and provide recommendations on how the contest should be structured.
“This is an exciting moment for our Party,” OLP President Kathryn McGarry said, stressing the opportunity to “rebuild and renew” ahead of the next provincial election.
In the coming weeks, members will receive a survey to give feedback on how the vote should be conducted. The responses will shape the rules and process for the contest.
The committee is chaired by OLP Treasurer Gabriel Sékaly and includes senior party officials Kathryn McGarry, David Farrow, Jonathan Espie, Mandy Moore, Tim Shortill, Sean Torrie, and Simon Tunstall.
Party officials say the process is an “important milestone” in preparing to present a stronger, more unified alternative to Ontarians in the next provincial campaign.
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NDP Leadership Race Heats Up
Edmonton MP Heather McPherson has officially entered the race to lead the NDP, launching her campaign in her home riding of Strathcona on Sunday.
McPherson, long-time NDP foreign affairs critic, becomes the only sitting MP in the race — instantly giving her frontrunner status over activist Avi Lewis, labour leader Rob Ashton, and writer Yves Engler.
Her launch speech focused heavily on inclusion and unity, recalling her Alberta roots and chaotic family dinners where, as she put it, “we took the doors off the hinges to make sure everyone had a seat at the table.”
Key messages from her speech:
• The NDP must stop “shrinking into purity tests and pushing people away.”
• She pledged to fight for fair wages tied to the cost of living, affordable housing, public health care, and education.
• She cited her record speaking out on global justice issues, including “Ukraine and Palestine” and “condemning genocide wherever we see it.”
• She accused PM Mark Carney of being “a Conservative prime minister in a Liberal jersey.”
• She slammed Danielle Smith and Pierre Poilievre for “thriving on division.”
McPherson ended with a warning: an election could come “as early as this spring,” and the NDP needs a leader ready to organize now.
The NDP will choose its new leader in March 2026, after suffering its worst-ever federal result in April.
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Edmonton MP Heather McPherson has officially entered the race to lead the NDP, launching her campaign in her home riding of Strathcona on Sunday.
McPherson, long-time NDP foreign affairs critic, becomes the only sitting MP in the race — instantly giving her frontrunner status over activist Avi Lewis, labour leader Rob Ashton, and writer Yves Engler.
Her launch speech focused heavily on inclusion and unity, recalling her Alberta roots and chaotic family dinners where, as she put it, “we took the doors off the hinges to make sure everyone had a seat at the table.”
Key messages from her speech:
• The NDP must stop “shrinking into purity tests and pushing people away.”
• She pledged to fight for fair wages tied to the cost of living, affordable housing, public health care, and education.
• She cited her record speaking out on global justice issues, including “Ukraine and Palestine” and “condemning genocide wherever we see it.”
• She accused PM Mark Carney of being “a Conservative prime minister in a Liberal jersey.”
• She slammed Danielle Smith and Pierre Poilievre for “thriving on division.”
McPherson ended with a warning: an election could come “as early as this spring,” and the NDP needs a leader ready to organize now.
The NDP will choose its new leader in March 2026, after suffering its worst-ever federal result in April.
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Did Carney Fooled Canadians on U.S. Tariffs?
Canadians were told by PM Mark Carney in August that counter-tariffs would only be lifted on goods “specifically covered under CUSMA.” Reality? An order-in-council quietly dropped almost all retaliatory tariffs — except for steel, aluminum, and autos.
That means Canadian tariffs are no longer reciprocal, even as Trump ramps up U.S. levies — 100% on branded drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets, 30% on furniture, and more, effective Oct. 1.
Carney sold this as “elbows up” trade toughness. Instead, he gave away leverage, made concessions, and got nothing in return. Even his own finance officials admit this is about “advancing trade talks,” not protecting Canadian workers.
Meanwhile, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused him of making “generous concessions” and mocked the vanished “elbows up” slogan.
Canada went from retaliating on nearly $100B in U.S. goods to folding quietly under pressure. Workers and industries are left exposed — while Carney tells Canadians “we have the best deal in the world.”
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Canadians were told by PM Mark Carney in August that counter-tariffs would only be lifted on goods “specifically covered under CUSMA.” Reality? An order-in-council quietly dropped almost all retaliatory tariffs — except for steel, aluminum, and autos.
That means Canadian tariffs are no longer reciprocal, even as Trump ramps up U.S. levies — 100% on branded drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets, 30% on furniture, and more, effective Oct. 1.
Carney sold this as “elbows up” trade toughness. Instead, he gave away leverage, made concessions, and got nothing in return. Even his own finance officials admit this is about “advancing trade talks,” not protecting Canadian workers.
Meanwhile, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused him of making “generous concessions” and mocked the vanished “elbows up” slogan.
Canada went from retaliating on nearly $100B in U.S. goods to folding quietly under pressure. Workers and industries are left exposed — while Carney tells Canadians “we have the best deal in the world.”
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🇨🇦🛢️Big Oil shakeup in Alberta
Calgary-based Imperial Oil just announced it will slash **20% of its workforce — about 900 jobs — by the end of 2027. Most of the cuts will hit Calgary, with the remaining head office roles eventually moved to Edmonton’s Strathcona Refinery by 2028.
The company says it will spend $330M upfront on restructuring but expects to save $150M annually once the plan is complete. Imperial reported nearly $1B in net income last quarter, though that was down from the year before.
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson called the move “deeply disappointing,” while policy analysts suggest it’s less about oil demand and more about efficiency, tech adoption, and possibly artificial intelligence replacing jobs.
For Calgary, once the oil patch’s corporate hub, this is another blow to its downtown economy and energy identity.
Question is: is this just cost-cutting, or the start of a much bigger restructuring of Canada’s energy sector under AI and global transition pressures?
#Alberta
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Calgary-based Imperial Oil just announced it will slash **20% of its workforce — about 900 jobs — by the end of 2027. Most of the cuts will hit Calgary, with the remaining head office roles eventually moved to Edmonton’s Strathcona Refinery by 2028.
The company says it will spend $330M upfront on restructuring but expects to save $150M annually once the plan is complete. Imperial reported nearly $1B in net income last quarter, though that was down from the year before.
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson called the move “deeply disappointing,” while policy analysts suggest it’s less about oil demand and more about efficiency, tech adoption, and possibly artificial intelligence replacing jobs.
For Calgary, once the oil patch’s corporate hub, this is another blow to its downtown economy and energy identity.
Question is: is this just cost-cutting, or the start of a much bigger restructuring of Canada’s energy sector under AI and global transition pressures?
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🎮💰 $55B Shockwave Hits Canadian Gaming
Electronic Arts — the studio behind FIFA/EA Sports FC, NHL, Madden, The Sims, Battlefield — has just been swallowed in the largest leveraged buyout in history.
The $55B deal will take EA private under a three-headed investor group:
• Silver Lake Partners (private equity giant)
• Saudi Arabia’s PIF (Crown Prince MBS’s sovereign wealth fund)
• Affinity Partners, run by Jared Kushner (Donald Trump’s son-in-law)
EA’s Vancouver hub alone employs ~2,400 developers, making it one of the beating hearts of Canada’s gaming industry. But history says when private equity takes over, the word “efficiency” usually means layoffs, cost-cutting, and debt restructuring.
EA is taking on $20B in debt just to make this deal work. And this is after they already cut 5% of their staff in 2024, plus more layoffs this past May.
⚠️ Why it matters for Canada:
• EA Vancouver has been building iconic noscripts since 1991 (Distinctive Software acquisition).
• Private equity now controls one of Canada’s biggest creative employers.
• Saudi Arabia’s influence in gaming expands: already invested in Nintendo, Capcom, Take-Two (Grand Theft Auto), and now one of the industry’s crown jewels.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson calls it “a new era of opportunity.” But workers know the pattern: Wall Street profits, Middle East soft power, Silicon Valley insiders… and uncertainty for the people who actually make the games.
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Electronic Arts — the studio behind FIFA/EA Sports FC, NHL, Madden, The Sims, Battlefield — has just been swallowed in the largest leveraged buyout in history.
The $55B deal will take EA private under a three-headed investor group:
• Silver Lake Partners (private equity giant)
• Saudi Arabia’s PIF (Crown Prince MBS’s sovereign wealth fund)
• Affinity Partners, run by Jared Kushner (Donald Trump’s son-in-law)
EA’s Vancouver hub alone employs ~2,400 developers, making it one of the beating hearts of Canada’s gaming industry. But history says when private equity takes over, the word “efficiency” usually means layoffs, cost-cutting, and debt restructuring.
EA is taking on $20B in debt just to make this deal work. And this is after they already cut 5% of their staff in 2024, plus more layoffs this past May.
⚠️ Why it matters for Canada:
• EA Vancouver has been building iconic noscripts since 1991 (Distinctive Software acquisition).
• Private equity now controls one of Canada’s biggest creative employers.
• Saudi Arabia’s influence in gaming expands: already invested in Nintendo, Capcom, Take-Two (Grand Theft Auto), and now one of the industry’s crown jewels.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson calls it “a new era of opportunity.” But workers know the pattern: Wall Street profits, Middle East soft power, Silicon Valley insiders… and uncertainty for the people who actually make the games.
#BC
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Doug Ford considers using decommissioned speed cameras for crime detection
Doug Ford is back on the crime file — this time vowing to flood Ontario communities with surveillance cameras to crack down on home invasions and car thefts.
At a Hamilton news conference Monday, the premier said he wants municipalities to embrace CCTV expansion, citing violent crime spikes in York Region, Etobicoke, Peel, Halton, and Durham. The idea, he explained, is for cameras to automatically scan plates and instantly flag stolen vehicles to police. He pointed to Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca as already on board, with earlier provincial grants helping fund similar setups.
But Ford’s office was light on specifics: what cameras, how they’d work, what oversight — and who exactly would store or monitor the footage. The Toronto Police already run CCTV in some areas, but footage must be deleted within 72 hours unless it’s evidence. Ford hinted that his program would expand and standardize this across Ontario, though only “if residents want it.”
The price tag isn’t small. Ford said Del Duca quoted him $15,000 per camera, with municipalities eligible for provincial cost-sharing of up to $300,000 a year. Yet, critics will notice the timing: just days after Ford vowed to ban speed cameras as a “cash grab,” he’s now floating a provincewide surveillance regime. Asked if old speed cameras could be repurposed, his office ducked the question.
Ford insists the push is community-driven. He says his own Etobicoke neighbourhood has seen four armed home invasions in 10 days, and residents are demanding action. Over the weekend, he visited a family whose home was stormed by four masked men with guns. “It traumatizes people,” Ford said. “You have PTSD. People want to move out of their homes. We have to clean up the streets. Like big time.”
It’s a classic Ford move: tapping into fear of crime to justify new powers. But with surveillance comes its own set of questions — privacy, costs, oversight, and whether the government can be trusted with a tool this intrusive.
#Ontario
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Doug Ford is back on the crime file — this time vowing to flood Ontario communities with surveillance cameras to crack down on home invasions and car thefts.
At a Hamilton news conference Monday, the premier said he wants municipalities to embrace CCTV expansion, citing violent crime spikes in York Region, Etobicoke, Peel, Halton, and Durham. The idea, he explained, is for cameras to automatically scan plates and instantly flag stolen vehicles to police. He pointed to Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca as already on board, with earlier provincial grants helping fund similar setups.
But Ford’s office was light on specifics: what cameras, how they’d work, what oversight — and who exactly would store or monitor the footage. The Toronto Police already run CCTV in some areas, but footage must be deleted within 72 hours unless it’s evidence. Ford hinted that his program would expand and standardize this across Ontario, though only “if residents want it.”
The price tag isn’t small. Ford said Del Duca quoted him $15,000 per camera, with municipalities eligible for provincial cost-sharing of up to $300,000 a year. Yet, critics will notice the timing: just days after Ford vowed to ban speed cameras as a “cash grab,” he’s now floating a provincewide surveillance regime. Asked if old speed cameras could be repurposed, his office ducked the question.
Ford insists the push is community-driven. He says his own Etobicoke neighbourhood has seen four armed home invasions in 10 days, and residents are demanding action. Over the weekend, he visited a family whose home was stormed by four masked men with guns. “It traumatizes people,” Ford said. “You have PTSD. People want to move out of their homes. We have to clean up the streets. Like big time.”
It’s a classic Ford move: tapping into fear of crime to justify new powers. But with surveillance comes its own set of questions — privacy, costs, oversight, and whether the government can be trusted with a tool this intrusive.
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🇨🇦🇺🇳 'Canada does not retreat' during a crisis, Anand tells United Nations
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand took the UN stage with lofty rhetoric — “Canada does not retreat” — pledging loyalty to multilateralism at a time when those very institutions are crumbling.
She vowed Canada would not “turn inward,” tying Ottawa’s foreign policy to three pillars: defense through NORAD and NATO, economic resilience through trade deals, and the usual checklist of progressive values — gender equality, Indigenous rights, and environmentalism.
On Israel-Palestine, Anand echoed Carney’s recent recognition of Palestine but framed Canada’s role as selling peace plans, working with Marco Rubio, and ensuring “Hamas has no role in governance.” The subtext: Canada positioning itself as a junior broker in a U.S.-led deal that Netanyahu already backs, while Hamas remains unconvinced.
At home, Carney had quietly ducked giving Canada’s UN speech himself, leaving Anand to carry the file while he tended to other engagements in New York. It was Carney, however, who just days earlier floated Canada’s possible involvement in multinational forces to “secure Gaza” after the war.
The message is clear: Canada’s foreign policy is hitching itself even tighter to U.S. security interests and the fragile scaffolding of the UN — even as both wobble under geopolitical realignments, financial cutbacks, and declining credibility.
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Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand took the UN stage with lofty rhetoric — “Canada does not retreat” — pledging loyalty to multilateralism at a time when those very institutions are crumbling.
She vowed Canada would not “turn inward,” tying Ottawa’s foreign policy to three pillars: defense through NORAD and NATO, economic resilience through trade deals, and the usual checklist of progressive values — gender equality, Indigenous rights, and environmentalism.
On Israel-Palestine, Anand echoed Carney’s recent recognition of Palestine but framed Canada’s role as selling peace plans, working with Marco Rubio, and ensuring “Hamas has no role in governance.” The subtext: Canada positioning itself as a junior broker in a U.S.-led deal that Netanyahu already backs, while Hamas remains unconvinced.
At home, Carney had quietly ducked giving Canada’s UN speech himself, leaving Anand to carry the file while he tended to other engagements in New York. It was Carney, however, who just days earlier floated Canada’s possible involvement in multinational forces to “secure Gaza” after the war.
The message is clear: Canada’s foreign policy is hitching itself even tighter to U.S. security interests and the fragile scaffolding of the UN — even as both wobble under geopolitical realignments, financial cutbacks, and declining credibility.
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Poilievre: “Christians may be #1 target of hate-based violence”
Pierre Poilievre is claiming that Christians may now be the number one target of hate-based violence in Canada, pointing to a wave of church burnings across the country that he described as “terrorist attacks.” He said more than 100 churches have been burned in recent years, warning that Christians and their places of worship are increasingly under threat, even if it is “not politically correct to say it.”
The data tells a more complicated story. According to Statistics Canada, the vast majority of religion-based hate crimes reported in 2023 targeted Jews, at 70 percent, and Muslims, at 16 percent. Hate crimes against Catholics, however, spiked dramatically in 2021 after revelations about unmarked graves at former residential schools, rising from 43 in 2020 to 155 in 2021 before declining again. Still, arson attacks on churches have remained common. A report by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute found 238 church and religious institution arsons between 2021 and 2023, up sharply from the previous three-year period.
Recent incidents underscore the trend. Just last week, a Ukrainian Orthodox church in Alberta was set ablaze, and several more attacks have been reported this year in rural Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Winnipeg, and Newfoundland. The Catholic Civil Rights League has also tracked dozens of suspicious incidents in recent years.
Poilievre is pledging tougher measures if elected, including mandatory prison terms for arsonists and extortionists targeting churches, deportation of foreign nationals convicted of such crimes, and more resources for police and border services. Whether or not Christians are statistically the most targeted group, the reality is clear: hundreds of churches across Canada have been burned, vandalized, or defaced in just a few years, and the political class has largely ignored it until now.
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Pierre Poilievre is claiming that Christians may now be the number one target of hate-based violence in Canada, pointing to a wave of church burnings across the country that he described as “terrorist attacks.” He said more than 100 churches have been burned in recent years, warning that Christians and their places of worship are increasingly under threat, even if it is “not politically correct to say it.”
The data tells a more complicated story. According to Statistics Canada, the vast majority of religion-based hate crimes reported in 2023 targeted Jews, at 70 percent, and Muslims, at 16 percent. Hate crimes against Catholics, however, spiked dramatically in 2021 after revelations about unmarked graves at former residential schools, rising from 43 in 2020 to 155 in 2021 before declining again. Still, arson attacks on churches have remained common. A report by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute found 238 church and religious institution arsons between 2021 and 2023, up sharply from the previous three-year period.
Recent incidents underscore the trend. Just last week, a Ukrainian Orthodox church in Alberta was set ablaze, and several more attacks have been reported this year in rural Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Winnipeg, and Newfoundland. The Catholic Civil Rights League has also tracked dozens of suspicious incidents in recent years.
Poilievre is pledging tougher measures if elected, including mandatory prison terms for arsonists and extortionists targeting churches, deportation of foreign nationals convicted of such crimes, and more resources for police and border services. Whether or not Christians are statistically the most targeted group, the reality is clear: hundreds of churches across Canada have been burned, vandalized, or defaced in just a few years, and the political class has largely ignored it until now.
#Canada
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