The consultation format was widely criticized for its prioritization of business interests, its lack of attention to human rights and labour concerns related to AI, and its disregard for deliberative public dialogue: the short, 30-day time window and specialized knowledge required to meaningfully answer many of the survey ...
Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to Barack Obama, has announced her resignation in the wake of emails showing a close relationship between her and Jeffrey Epstein, whom she referred to as “Uncle Jeffrey”. ...
A highly regarded theoretical physicist is stepping away from the Ontario institute he helped found, after his ties to the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in recently released files. ...
Police in Prince Albert, Sask., say they're reviewing a video shared online that shows a security guard slapping a woman during a confrontation at the McDonald’s restaurant inside the Walmart on 15th Street East. ...
Canada's military police watchdog issued a scathing report on Thursday over the handling of an investigation into an air force officer who was charged with sexual assault and later took his own life in early 2022. ...
In 1958, an amateur archaeologist named John Cowles excavated the Cougar Mountain Cave in Oregon and retained many of the artifacts found there. Upon his death in the 1980s, these items were transferred to the Favell Museum in Klamath Falls. Finally, modern archaeologists are taking a closer look at these items along with a ...
The Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific determination that gives the government the ability to regulate climate-heating pollution. The move was described as a gift to “billionaire polluters” at the expense of Americans’ health. ...
In a sprawling aquarium complex in south-eastern France that once drew half a million visitors a year, only a few dozen people now move between pools that contain the last remaining marine mammals of Marineland Antibes. Weeds grow on walkways, the stands are empty and algae grows in the pools, giving the water a greenish hue. ...
It is easy to describe this moment as the collapse of democratic norms or the result of extreme polarization. But underneath these trends lies a deeper tension—between two dominant and insufficient visions of democracy. On one side stands technocratic governance: policy making by insulated bureaucracies and arm’s-length ...
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION agents, at least one of whom works on counterterrorism, went to the home of a former member of a climate activism group for questioning last week, potentially signaling a new escalation in the Trump administration’s promise to criminalize nonprofits and activist groups as domestic terrorists. ...
ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI for the first time acknowledged the existence of a secret list of domestic terrorist organizations during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. ...
CANADA DOESN’T TALK about the Avro Arrow because it’s nostalgic. It talks about the Arrow because it’s unfinished business. Every time Ottawa finds itself boxed in on defence procurement, every time the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tries to remind Canada who it thinks really owns North American air ...
Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO and co-founder, is facing growing criticism over a joke he made about US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) monitoring international employees during an event for the company. ...
The Washoe Tribe has purchased more than 10,000 acres of land near Lake Tahoe for conservation in one of the largest tribal land returns in California history. ...
Marni Panas, a trans activist based in Edmonton, says her heart broke when she saw news of Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that left nine people dead, including the suspect, and 27 injured. ...
The Republican-controlled US House on Wednesday passed a new version of the SAVE Act, a sweeping voter restriction bill that would require people to show citizenship documents to register to vote and strict forms of photo ID to cast a ballot, potentially disenfranchising tens of millions of Americans. ...
Newly released body camera footage further undermines the Trump administration’s efforts to falsely portray Marimar Martinez—who was shot multiple times by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum in October—as a “domestic terrorist.” Federal prosecutors shared three videos on Tuesday evening after a federal judge ruled last ...
"I am not asking trick questions here," an exasperated Balint said. "The American people have a right to know the answers to this. These are senior officials in the Trump administration."
"This is not a game, secretary," Balint said.
"I am attorney general," Bondi corrected the congresswoman.
"My apologies, I couldn't tell," Balint shot back.
True, but enough do act upon it that it's a big issue. When hope dies is when people die. The biggest problem is at provincial levels because they're the ones who decide what mental healthcare is paid for ... and right now it's very little. Usually only psychiatrists, but not psychologists, social workers, or any other mental health specialists. Those are all out-of-pocket and it's expensive. Nevermind remote regions who often don't have any.
This is not on the feds because they don't control healthcare. The provinces do, and when you've got provincial leaders who care more about giving away tax dollars to big business than caring for the people, dying by MAID becomes an easy solution to a provincial greed problem.
Manitoba's premier recently expropriated a care home that was set to shut down, even after exhaustive meetings to try and come to a deal.
I am so gd glad we've got Wab Kinew leading us. He's got morals and recognizes that Manitobans need good leadership after the shitshow PC Brian Pallister created.
Every actor has to be in good standing with SAG-AFRA in order to qualify for health insurance, and if the actor hasn't worked in a while they are not considered in good standing so lose the insurance.
It's best if you research these things before commenting.
Cool. How many hours must he have had to work to keep his insurance? How much medical debt had he accumulated before 2025? And if he was working 'regularly' why was he still selling his memorabilia?
Monsanto, and its German owner Bayer, maintain that glyphosate does not pose a health risk, and government officials say that residues of glyphosate and other pesticides found in food products are almost always so low that they are not considered harmful. ...
Glyphosate has been assessed 3 times in the EU. The first assessment resulted in initial approval of glyphosate in the EU in July 2002. The second assessment, which was carried out between 2012 and 2017 , led to the first renewal of approval.
The most recent assessment was carried out between 2019 and 2023 by Member State Competent Authorities, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and showed that there is currently no scientific or legal justification for a ban. This led to the renewal of approval of glyphosate in 2023.
Under the conditions of approval and by following good agricultural practices, glyphosate is considered not to pose any harmful effects on human health or unacceptable effects on the environment.
GOOGLE FULFILLED AN Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoena that demanded a wide array of personal data on a student activist and journalist, including his credit card and bank account numbers, according to a copy of an ICE subpoena obtained by The Intercept. ...
WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE trove of documents from the Epstein files the Department of Justice releases, we’re treated to rare insight into how our ruling class behaves in private, and how connected many of them were to the late sex trafficker. ...
Some Cubans say everyday life on the Caribbean island has reached a breaking point amid a fuel shortage brought about by the U.S. squeezing the country’s oil supply. Meanwhile, Canadian airlines suspended service to the island and are ferrying tourists back home. ...
We should be screaming from the rooftops about our gov'ts lack of action here. At the very least we should be sending a few Hercs down to Cuba laden with food, water and fuel ... and not saying one fucking word about it to the orange scumbag.
tRump wouldn't be able to do a regime change here, and as far as sanctions go he's already doing that.
The fuck we should be sitting around watching him do shitty things to a nation who has done sfa to him. Bullies need to be brought to their knees, not coddled like a small child.
“I’m not going to speak about personnel actions,” acting ICE director Todd Lyons said in response to a question from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) about whether ICE agents have been fired for misconduct during his leadership. ...
Canada’s new AI strategy is off to a bad start | BetaKit ( betakit.com )
The consultation format was widely criticized for its prioritization of business interests, its lack of attention to human rights and labour concerns related to AI, and its disregard for deliberative public dialogue: the short, 30-day time window and specialized knowledge required to meaningfully answer many of the survey ...
These charts show how Trump is isolating the US on the world stage ( www.theguardian.com )
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has accelerated a profound shift in the global order, according to new analysis. ...
Top lawyer at Goldman Sachs resigns after revelation of Epstein relationship ( www.theguardian.com )
Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to Barack Obama, has announced her resignation in the wake of emails showing a close relationship between her and Jeffrey Epstein, whom she referred to as “Uncle Jeffrey”. ...
Canadian physics professor steps back from job over Epstein questions ( www.cbc.ca )
A highly regarded theoretical physicist is stepping away from the Ontario institute he helped found, after his ties to the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in recently released files. ...
Los Angeles fires: California launches investigation into claims of late warnings in Black neighborhoods ( www.lemonde.fr )
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French people exposed to 'concerning' levels of cadmium, lead and aluminum through food ( www.lemonde.fr )
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Suffering Should Never Be Weaponized | The Tyee ( thetyee.ca )
There are moments when words are inadequate. ...
Security response questioned after video shows physical altercation at Prince Albert Walmart ( www.cbc.ca )
Police in Prince Albert, Sask., say they're reviewing a video shared online that shows a security guard slapping a woman during a confrontation at the McDonald’s restaurant inside the Walmart on 15th Street East. ...
Military police 'rushed to judgment' before officer's suicide, watchdog finds ( www.cbc.ca )
Canada's military police watchdog issued a scathing report on Thursday over the handling of an investigation into an air force officer who was charged with sexual assault and later took his own life in early 2022. ...
All 8 victims killed in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting now identified ( www.cbc.ca )
The names of the six children and two adults who died on Tuesday were released by RCMP this afternoon. ...
Oldest known sewn hide and other artifacts from Oregon caves shed light on early clothing in harsh climates ( phys.org )
In 1958, an amateur archaeologist named John Cowles excavated the Cougar Mountain Cave in Oregon and retained many of the artifacts found there. Upon his death in the 1980s, these items were transferred to the Favell Museum in Klamath Falls. Finally, modern archaeologists are taking a closer look at these items along with a ...
Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’ ( www.theguardian.com )
The Trump administration has revoked the bedrock scientific determination that gives the government the ability to regulate climate-heating pollution. The move was described as a gift to “billionaire polluters” at the expense of Americans’ health. ...
The race to save Wikie and Keijo: the mother and son orcas left in a shut-down aquarium ( www.theguardian.com )
In a sprawling aquarium complex in south-eastern France that once drew half a million visitors a year, only a few dozen people now move between pools that contain the last remaining marine mammals of Marineland Antibes. Weeds grow on walkways, the stands are empty and algae grows in the pools, giving the water a greenish hue. ...
Politics Has Grown Too Big for Politicians Alone | The Walrus ( thewalrus.ca )
It is easy to describe this moment as the collapse of democratic norms or the result of extreme polarization. But underneath these trends lies a deeper tension—between two dominant and insufficient visions of democracy. On one side stands technocratic governance: policy making by insulated bureaucracies and arm’s-length ...
Marine Detained in Minneapolis Says Feds Copied His Phone Without a Warrant ( theintercept.com )
AT FIRST, Steven Saari said, federal immigration agents seemed to think he was one of them. ...
FBI Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a Climate Activist — Then Showed Up at His Door ( theintercept.com )
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION agents, at least one of whom works on counterterrorism, went to the home of a former member of a climate activism group for questioning last week, potentially signaling a new escalation in the Trump administration’s promise to criminalize nonprofits and activist groups as domestic terrorists. ...
Pam Bondi Admits DOJ Has a Secret Domestic Terrorist List ( theintercept.com )
ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI for the first time acknowledged the existence of a secret list of domestic terrorist organizations during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. ...
The F-35 Debate Is Really about How We Killed the Avro Arrow | The Walrus ( thewalrus.ca )
CANADA DOESN’T TALK about the Avro Arrow because it’s nostalgic. It talks about the Arrow because it’s unfinished business. Every time Ottawa finds itself boxed in on defence procurement, every time the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tries to remind Canada who it thinks really owns North American air ...
Salesforce workers outraged after CEO makes joke about ICE watching them ( www.theguardian.com )
Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO and co-founder, is facing growing criticism over a joke he made about US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) monitoring international employees during an event for the company. ...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say ( www.theguardian.com )
The world is closer than thought to a “point of no return” after which runaway global heating cannot be stopped, scientists have said. ...
Washoe Tribe buys 10,000 acres in one of California’s largest ever land returns ( www.theguardian.com )
The Washoe Tribe has purchased more than 10,000 acres of land near Lake Tahoe for conservation in one of the largest tribal land returns in California history. ...
After Tumbler Ridge shooting, false claims about trans people have flourished online ( www.cbc.ca )
Marni Panas, a trans activist based in Edmonton, says her heart broke when she saw news of Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that left nine people dead, including the suspect, and 27 injured. ...
The GOP’s “show us your papers” bill Is the latest effort to help Trump take over elections ( www.motherjones.com )
The Republican-controlled US House on Wednesday passed a new version of the SAVE Act, a sweeping voter restriction bill that would require people to show citizenship documents to register to vote and strict forms of photo ID to cast a ballot, potentially disenfranchising tens of millions of Americans. ...
DHS shot her and called her a “terrorist.” New videos show something different. ( www.motherjones.com )
Newly released body camera footage further undermines the Trump administration’s efforts to falsely portray Marimar Martinez—who was shot multiple times by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum in October—as a “domestic terrorist.” Federal prosecutors shared three videos on Tuesday evening after a federal judge ruled last ...
Epstein files took center stage at Bondi’s oversight hearing. Here are 3 big moments ( www.pbs.org )
Canada sidesteps UN scrutiny over assisted dying ( breachmedia.ca )
James Van Der Beek’s Friends Launch Fundraiser For His Wife & Kids After His Death, Saying Actor’s Cancer Treatments “Left The Family Out Of Funds” ( deadline.com )
A Pakistani muslim man found a woman crying and heavily intoxicated. The good samaritan offered to drive her home. She later falsely him accused of rape. ( www.dailymail.co.uk )
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Florida tests show pesticide (glyphosate) in popular breads ( www.thenewlede.org )
Monsanto, and its German owner Bayer, maintain that glyphosate does not pose a health risk, and government officials say that residues of glyphosate and other pesticides found in food products are almost always so low that they are not considered harmful. ...
Alberta Knew Measles Was Harming Pregnant Patients—But Stayed Silent | The Walrus ( thewalrus.ca )
RECENTLY, I REPORTED for The Walrus on how Alberta lost the plot on measles in 2025. ...
Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers ( theintercept.com )
GOOGLE FULFILLED AN Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoena that demanded a wide array of personal data on a student activist and journalist, including his credit card and bank account numbers, according to a copy of an ICE subpoena obtained by The Intercept. ...
Americans Want Accountability With the Epstein Files. Elites Couldn't Care Less ( theintercept.com )
WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE trove of documents from the Epstein files the Department of Justice releases, we’re treated to rare insight into how our ruling class behaves in private, and how connected many of them were to the late sex trafficker. ...
Conservative MP says he's refusing annual pay raise set for April ( www.cbc.ca )
A Conservative MP says he is asking the House of Commons to freeze his salary before parliamentarians get their annual pay bump in April. ...
In Cuba, people go without food and power as U.S. chokes oil supply and tourists flee ( www.cbc.ca )
Some Cubans say everyday life on the Caribbean island has reached a breaking point amid a fuel shortage brought about by the U.S. squeezing the country’s oil supply. Meanwhile, Canadian airlines suspended service to the island and are ferrying tourists back home. ...
Trump's immigration officials don't want to talk about the cruelty ( www.motherjones.com )
“I’m not going to speak about personnel actions,” acting ICE director Todd Lyons said in response to a question from Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) about whether ICE agents have been fired for misconduct during his leadership. ...
Could This Concept Help Canada Fight Off a US Attack? | The Tyee ( thetyee.ca )
The world must, as Prime Minister Mark Carney recently noted, accept the current climate as it is, rather than looking to the past. ...