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Ontario still hasn’t acted on advice to toughen rules around lead in drinking water
For at least four years, Ontario officials have known that the provincial safety limit for lead in drinking water doesn’t go far enough to protect the public, newly released documents show. Read More
J.D. Tuccille: Don’t count on Hamas accepting irrelevance
Even Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters might be surprised to see the U.S. president bring — possibly — peace to the Middle East. But the fact is that the bloody conflict that began when terrorists swarmed from Gaza into Israel on October 7, 2023, is on hold and there’s real potential for a long-term settlement that could reduce the threat to Israelis while bringing stability to Gaza. It’s early days yet, but even a glimmer of hope is more than the region usually sees. That said, there’s a long way to go from a ceasefire to ending the threat posed by Hamas and its international enablers. Read More
Jamie Sarkonak: Anti-Israel artist blames ‘Zionist narratives’ for cancelled TDSB workshop with students
On Thursday, the Toronto District School Board had planned to put more than 2,600 students in an Arabic calligraphy workshop run by a niqab-wearing woman who uses her art to call for the obliteration of Israel. It was cancelled just in time, but questions remain: Why was such an event approved in the first place? And why isn’t the school board reviewing its vendor screening procedures? Read More
NDP leadership race is a battle between building a big tent and returning to the party’s labour roots
OTTAWA — Two separate paths to party renewal — and three very different contenders — have emerged as the race to choose the next leader of the federal NDP begins to take shape. Read More
Here is the Canadian artwork Mark Carney chose since he took office
OTTAWA — When Prime Minister Mark Carney took the stage on Parliament Hill for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, he mentioned a piece of art that he requested be installed in the corridors of power shortly after he took office. Read More
John Ivison: Canada got it wrong on the Middle East
Even Donald Trump’s harshest critics — among whom I count myself — have to concede that he has orchestrated a landmark deal in the Middle East that maximized American leverage. Read More
Vivian Bercovici: Now, Israel learns how to live again
Re’im, Israel — Traffic is usually light at 5:30 a.m. in southern Israel, but not Monday. Thousands of people, like me, were driving to stake out a roadside spot for the imminent return of 20 men who have been held hostage by Hamas for two years. Read More
Justin Trudeau ‘just too vanilla’ for Katy Perry, says Canadian ‘super fan’ who voted Conservative
A self-described Katy Perry “super fan” isn’t particularly pleased former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is making fireworks with his pop idol. Read More
Trump suggests pardon for Netanyahu in three corruption trials
Jerusalem (AFP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday told the Israeli parliament that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three separate corruption cases, should be pardoned. Read More
Canada seeking to ease China and India tensions even as Trump digs in
Canada is pushing to strengthen ties with China and India, even as it remains in precarious trade talks with a U.S. administration that has escalated its tariff war with Beijing. Read More
Growth of food delivery platforms based on cheap, often immigrant, labour: Canadian study
Food delivery couriers and their e-bikes are fixtures in many neighbourhoods. From midday on, they gather on streets dense with restaurants. All this waiting time is unpaid. And even when orders do come in, couriers often spend more uncompensated time waiting for them, says Émile Baril, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Research on Migration and Society at Concordia University in Montreal. Read More
Israel redeems all 20 living Hamas captives as part of Trump peace plan
Israel on Monday morning saw the return of all 20 living hostages from Gaza, two years after their kidnapping by Hamas during the Palestinian terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023 massacre. Their return is part of the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump‘s plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip. Read More
October 7 documentarian pledges proceeds to help rebuild Israeli kibbutz destroyed by Hamas
Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich has pledged the net profits from his documentary The Road Between Us to help rebuild an Israeli community devastated by the October 7 terrorist attacks. Read More
Travelling to Seattle to see the Jays in the ALCS? Some things to know
There’s more than 4,000 kilometres between the home ballparks of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners. Read More
Michael Higgins: J.K. Rowling versus Canadian zealotry
It has taken the august local institution, the Vancouver Board of Arts and Recreation, to truly show Canadians that taking stupidity to the level of absurdity requires all the artifice and virtue signalling of the petty bureaucrat. Read More
Opinion: It’s the judges, not the Charter, that have turned Canada into a lawfare nation
Judicial overreach has become all too common in Canada. From an Ontario judge’s recent decision to block the province from removing bike lanes, to the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling, last year, declaring a novel right for courts to supervise and question the legislative process, judicial activity has intruded into the realm of elected governments and legislatures. Read More
Jamie Sarkonak: Canada doesn’t owe the world’s children a passport
Anyone in the world can come to Canada, have a baby, and secure that child a lifetime of Canadian benefits along with a family link to this country for later chain migration. They don’t have to speak English or French; they don’t have to share our taboos against incest and rape; they don’t need to contribute anything to Canadian society. There are no guardrails. Read More
What the European Union’s new fingerprint entry system means for travellers
This month, the European Union will roll out an automated biometric program for foreign travellers entering nearly 30 countries. Read More
A Canadian PM named Trudeau dating beautiful celebrities? It’s happened before
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau is making headlines for his liaison with pop singer Katy Perry, following once again in the life of his prime ministerial father Pierre, whose romantic exploits were legendary. Read More