I mean when presented with new information, changing your stance is a smart thing. We thought the USA was like us and a worthy partner, their admin and a large percent of their population has shown they aren’t like Canadians

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EDMONTON - Alberta’s police watchdog says a retired RCMP officer has been charged six years after shooting a man in the face. The officer is facing one count of aggravated assault and has been released before a court date next month in Red Deer. Mounties previously told the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, or ASIRT, that the issue began when they were tipped off about stolen oilfield property on the north side of Eckville, west of Red Deer. While checking four vehicles parked behind a business strip, an officer found a man sleeping in a pickup truck that had been stolen from Saskatoon almost one week prior. RCMP told ASIRT the officer called for backup and laid down a spike belt, but there was an altercation and the man was shot in the cheek, sending him to hospital with serious injuries. It’s not known when the officer retired, but investigators say no further details will be released as the matter is now before the courts. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 29, 2025.

I know they have over prescribed the shit out of these. I’ve had bottles and bottles of them that have been thrown out.

Shame shame shame. Carney and Anand are war criminals

The PA exist to make sure the Palestinians are split between the West Bank where the PA has control and submits to the IDF, and Gaza where the IDF kills and commits war crimes and genocide while the Israeli govt funds Hamas.

August 5 will mark the eighth month of lockout for the fifty workers at Béton Provincial (BP) in LaSalle and Longueuil. The lockout was triggered by the employer after the workers unanimously rejected a management offer they deemed unacceptable. Concrete industry workers across the province are watching this fight closely, as the contract that these workers obtain will likely serve as a precedent. During negotiations, the LaSalle and Longueuil workers are asking for an 18% wage increase over four years. For its part, the employer is offering nothing less than a complete wage freeze until 2027, followed by a 2% annual increase in 2028 and 2029, as well as the abolition of pension and group insurance plans. It should be noted that the consumer price index in Quebec has risen by 15.5% over the past four years. According to workers at the LaSalle plant interviewed by North Star, the hardline stance of controversial CEO André Bélanger can be explained by the fact that the company is seeking to set an example by “cutting off the head” of one of the industry’s “strongest” unions:

I read this report. I’m left feeling sad, both about the colonialism that’s led to the marginalization of Indigenous peoples in Canada and the ongoing failure to address effects of this, like Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Indigenous people make up 5% of Canada’s total population and 8% of its child population, yet 51% and 55% of women and girls trapped in sex trafficking in Canada are Indigenous, and 54% of the foster care system is Indigenous children. Canada STILL does not have a national database for Indigenous disappearances. The report presents interesting geospatial analyses that, combined with insights from survivors and insiders, create good leads for enhanced protection and policing efforts. For a very privacy-oriented person like myself, I thought a fairly compelling argument for using facial recognition technology was made: that when an Indigenous woman is reported missing (especially with details that match typical poaching and abduction schemes), sex ads across Canada and the US should be scanned for matches to try and locate the missing/abducted person. I think I might see a new journalism paradigm in my lifetime. I’m finding that an increasing proportion of the most important and critical Canadian news stories I’m reading are published in outlets outside of Canada. I’m reminded of a few George Orwell quotes: Journalism is printing something that someone does not want printed. Everything else is public relations The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it Now that mainstream news is almost naked corporate establishment PR, science is being defunded in the US, and fascism and extreme weather are becoming more unignorable - maybe a investigative coalition between researchers, programmers, and journalists will arise that can find a way to do good work and get fairly compensated for it.

You don’t make policy based on the threat of a small number of bad actors. What evidence is there that a significant amount of criminals and bad actors are infiltrating Canada for nefarious purposes by lying? Until there’s reason to believe there’s a problem, it’s paranoia and prejudice

Because Canada has been so “untransparent” about its military exports to Israel, said Small, the researchers were unable to “fully corroborate” the data obtained from Israeli authorities and corporations with Canadian export permits. The press conference was supposed to be broadcast on CPAC, but the public affairs channel made an “editorial decision” not to carry it, according to independent journalist Samira Mohyeddin. ~ The most recent of these shipments arrived in Tel Aviv from Montreal on July 23, with General Dynamics shipping a package of its 120 mm HE Mortar Cartridge, which are manufactured at its plant in the Montreal suburb of Repentigny. The mortar cartridges are precisely those that the U.S. State Department announced in August 2024 would be shipping to Israel, which then-global affairs minister Joly pledged to prevent. These same cartridges were also shipped from Montreal on May 22 and September 19—the latter date coming nine days after Joly pledged to block their sale via the U.S. ~ This means that in about two-thirds of these flights, “military-related cargo was transported alongside civilian passengers,” the report reads. The airlines that allowed their flights to be used to transfer weapons to Israel include Air Canada, Air Transat, Air France, Air India, Avelo Airlines, Challenge Airlines, El Al Israel Airlines, Etihad Airways, Eurowings Discover, FedEx, Lufthansa, and SilkWay Airlines.

That’s the reason for you? That it’s becoming slightly less convenient? For me it was the enormous environmental impact, the economic abuse, the unsustainable policies and some other factors, but sure, let’s go with the hassle

Online is sometimes cheaper and sometimes not. I always check online vs local store, because I’d rather support local when possible.

Hell yeah, CUPE. Power to them.

Even the Saudis were smart enough to diversify their economy.

The airline continues to see lower demand for trips to the U.S., with revenue dropping 11 per cent on eight per cent less capacity, says president and CEO Michael Rousseau. According to Statistics Canada, Canadian return trips by air from the U.S. declined throughout the first five months of 2025, dropping 14 per cent year-over-year in April and 24.2 per cent in May.

While that’s awful that’s not really a municipal issue like housing and water treatment.

Should we be complicit in genocide, or not? Tough choice. Hmmm…

I get angry everytime I see LNG ads propaganda. Especially on busses.

This makes me so mad. If we can’t do anything to actively help stop the genocide, the very least we can do is not be complicit!

At least there’s a possibility for a progressive vote maybe next time. PP would have likely sold out Canada to Trump as a state at this point. Carney was never a friend, just the enemy of the enemy.