Samidoun leader Charlotte Kates assisted a British law firm filing an application seeking to delist Hamas as a “proscribed,” or banned, terror group in the United Kingdom, she says. “It’s an honour to have contributed to this critically important application … against the criminalization of Palestinian resistance in Britain, the imperial power responsible for Zionist colonialism in Palestine,” Kates posted on X last Wednesday. The … Continue reading Samidoun leader Charlotte Kates helps effort to get Hamas removed from U.K. terror watchlist

Border crossings from Canada into the United States dropped by close to a million travellers in March compared to the same month last year, suggesting Canadians are avoiding the United States while U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs and annexation. It’s the lowest border traffic since COVID-19 restricted travel. The latest data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection released late Monday says 4,105,516 travellers were … Continue reading Canadians travelling to U.S. hits lowest rate since COVID amid Trump trade war: new data

MONTREAL — Liberal leader Mark Carney says pipelines are “not necessarily” the large projects his government would prioritize to deal with the “crisis” of the trade war with the United States. On Sunday, both Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre were interviewed on Tout le monde en parle , a very popular televised Quebec talk show on Radio-Canada. While both guests brought talking points that … Continue reading Carney says pipelines ‘not necessarily’ among major projects to prioritize

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had long ago expressed appreciation for the notwithstanding clause, which allows legislators to override some sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. So it should have come as no surprise that on Monday he vowed to use the so-called “override clause” to reinstate consecutive life sentences for multiple murderers . By rights, it should be something of a slam-dunk for … Continue reading Chris Selley: Poilievre has a great case for the notwithstanding clause. He’ll need to make it

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have new designs for urinals they say reduce the amount of splatter or “splashback” to just 1.4 per cent of the standard public model. Dubbed the Cornucopia and the Nautilus, the urinals are designed so that the “impinging stream angle” remains below 30 degrees, significantly reducing “the flow rate of splashback under human urination conditions.” Zhao Pan , an … Continue reading Scientists are solving the problem of urinal splashback, one drop at a time

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford fired off another salvo in the on-again, off-again battle between his provincial Progressive Conservatives and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party, saying his own campaign manager would have avoided the federal party’s current election woes. With the Conservatives lagging behind Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s party since the beginning of the campaign, after enjoying a huge polling lead for the better part … Continue reading ‘The truth hurts’: Poilievre wouldn’t be losing if he had my campaign manager, Doug Ford says

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have new designs for urinals they say reduce the amount of splatter or “splashback” to just 1.4 per cent of the standard public model. Dubbed the Cornucopia and the Nautilus, the urinals are designed so that the “impinging stream angle” remains below 30 degrees, significantly reducing “the flow rate of splashback under human urination conditions.” Zhao Pan , an … Continue reading Scientists are solving the problem of urinal splashback, one drop at a time

If Mark Carney and the Liberals fail to retain power in this election, the former banker and economist will add a new entry to his much-ballyhooed resume: Canada’s shortest-serving prime minister ever. Carney, who has served 31 days as head of government as of April 14, is technically already the shortest-serving, but with his political future undetermined until April 28, Sir Charles Tupper’s 68 days … Continue reading Mark Carney could replace Sir Charles Tupper as Canada’s shortest-serving prime minister

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford fired off another salvo in the on-again, off-again battle between his provincial Progressive Conservatives and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party, saying his own campaign manager would have avoided the federal party’s current election woes. With the Conservatives lagging behind Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s party since the beginning of the campaign, after enjoying a huge polling lead for the better part … Continue reading ‘The truth hurts’: Poilievre wouldn’t be losing if he had my campaign manager, Doug Ford says

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre renewed his promise to use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to restore consecutive life sentences for mass murderers. Poilievre said on Monday that the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a Harper-era law that allowed consecutive life sentences could let “Canada’s most notorious killers… walk free early.” “The worst mass murderers should never be allowed back on our streets. For … Continue reading Jailed mass murderers will ‘come out in a box,’ Poilievre promises