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Carney Says New Electricity Strategy Will Double Canada’s Grid by 2050

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/carney-says-new-electricity-strategy-will-double-canadas-grid-by-2050-post-6025816?ea_src=ca-frontpage&ea_med=section-1

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a plan to double Canada’s electricity grid by 2050, which he says will lower energy costs for 70 percent of Canadian households.

Carney announced his government’s new National Electricity Strategy, dubbed Powering Canada Strong, at a May 14 press conference on Parliament Hill. He said the grid expansion is estimated to generate up to $15 billion in energy savings, with seven in 10 households paying less for their total energy by 2050.

“Canada will double its electricity generation over the course of the next two decades, because the path to affordability is electrification, the path to competitiveness is electrification, the path to net-zero is electrification,” Carney said, adding that many goods such as cars, heaters, and factory machines, are switching to electric power.

He said the federal government will work with provinces, territories, indigenous peoples, and utilities unions over the next few months to identify how to execute the plan “most effectively and affordably.”

Carney noted doubling Canada’s electricity generation will require “massive investments,” with estimated costs at more than $1 trillion from now until 2050.

The plan is also expected to generate nearly 30,000 jobs by the end of 2028 and 100,000 more by 2050, Ottawa said. Continue…

Toronto researchers find gene associated with common autism behaviours

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto-researchers-find-gene-that-may-be-responsible-for-common-autism-behaviours

Researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto have discovered a gene that influences the behaviours commonly linked to autism.

The study published in the May 13 issue of the science journal Nature, looked at genetic data from 9,349 people with autism and 8,332 without the condition.

This was a 15-year venture, Dr. Stephen Scherer, senior study author and chief of research at SickKids told National Post in an email.

“We were looking for something we thought might exist but did not know until we found it. We found a different kind of gene involved in a complex neurodevelopmental condition, which is a first. The fact we found it involved uniquely associated with the core features of autism (social behavioural and repetitive traits), and not learning and cognitive traits, may help explain all forms of autism.”

The newly pinpointed gene has been dubbed PTCHD1-AS. It was discovered using a “revolutionary technology called whole genome sequencing,” says Dr. Scherer. This technology allows analysis of all genes in the DNA, he adds. “Other lesser technologies would have missed this discovery.”

PTCHD1-AS may play a role in impaired social interaction and repetitive behaviours such as self-stimulating, according to the SickKids team.

“The fact we found genetic changes in a novel gene like this in autism surprised many people (including geneticists) and only now with the paper coming in the world’s top scientific journal will they believe it. Scientists around the world will now pivot their research to study these novel genetic pathways,” says Dr. Scherer.

He notes that his team is working “full-steam ahead” on PTCHS1-AS. “We see this as perhaps the best entry point into developing therapeutics.” Continue…

26 more people in Canada being contacted after 'low risk' exposure to confirmed hantavirus case

https://nationalpost.com/news/hantavirus-canada-exposure

Twenty-six more Canadians who were on a flight with a confirmed case of hantavirus are now being contacted by public health officials but are considered to be at “low or minimal risk” of infection because of where they were seated, federal health officials said Thursday.

While the outbreak associated with the MV Hondius cruise ship is evolving, the risk to the general population in Canada remains low and “further spread of the virus within Canada is not expected,” Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Joss Reimer, said.

“But given the severity of the symptoms of the virus, we are taking a precautionary approach to ensure that Canadians are protected,” Reimer told reporters.

Some Canadians already isolating were travelling on a Saint Helena-Johannesburg-Amsterdam flight taken by a Dutch woman April 25 after her husband died while at sea.

When the ship docked in Saint Helena, the woman boarded the flight to Johannesburg, but was then taken off the connecting flight to Amsterdam when she started to show symptoms. She died the next day in hospital in South Africa. Dutch media have reported that passengers who sat in the same row as the woman or in the two rows in front and two rows behind her are considered high-risk contacts who should be in quarantine.

The 26 newly identified travellers were deemed by local European public health authorities as being “no risk,” Reimer said.

“Again, in Canada we are taking a precautionary approach, and we have deemed them to minimal or low risk as opposed to no risk,” she said.

The provinces and territories are contacting all 26 to make sure they’re aware that they were on the affected flight and what symptoms to watch for. However, Reimer said she is not directing that they self-isolate but added that local public health officials could recommend isolation following a more thorough risk assessment. Continue…

U.S. drug enforcement 'keeping an eye' on Port of Vancouver as conduit for chemicals used to make fentanyl

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/u-s-drug-enforcement-keeping-an-eye-on-port-of-vancouver-as-conduit-for-chemicals-used-to-make-fentanyl

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is pointing its finger at the Port of Vancouver, alleging it to be an entry point for the chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl, which can then find its way into the U.S.

DEA Administrator Terrance Cole has stated publicly that the agency is “very conscious” of precursor chemicals moving through the port and warns that the DEA is “keeping (its) eye on Canada.”

Cole told U.S. senators in Washington on Tuesday that the chemicals are entering the port, before being transported to cartel-linked labs in Canada and ultimately crossing into the U.S. across the shared border, the CBC reports.

Cole made his comments during a Senate appropriations committee examining budget requests from the DEA, FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies.

He said the DEA will be expanding its Canadian presence, including plans for two more offices in 2027, though he didn’t identify Vancouver as one of them. At present, the DEA has two offices in Canada — in the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa and U.S. Consulate in Vancouver.

The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is responsible for border protection at points of entry such as the container terminal in Vancouver, says Vancouver Port Authority communications advisor Arpen Rana. Continue…

Liberal Judge Quashes Petition Forcing a Vote on the Independence of Oil-Rich Alberta From Woke Canada – Premier Danielle Smith Vows to Appeal ‘Anti-Democratic’ Decision (Video)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/liberal-judge-quashes-petition-forcing-vote-independence-oil/

Indigenous groups win legal challenge against referendum – for now.

A liberal judge in Alberta dealt a blow to Alberta’s separatists by ruling that they can’t proceed with a petition to force a vote on a separation from Canada.

The reason stated is that the government ‘failed to meet its obligation to consult with Indigenous people’. Continue…

Higher Loyalty: A deep dive into the bloodlines of the Old Guard. Ep:1 featuring Duppy!

412 Productions

https://thefoxhole.app/foxhole/412Productions?topic=1404301

or

https://rumble.com/v79ph8m-higher-loyalty-i-deep-dive-into-the-bloodlines-of-the-old-guard.-ep1-featur.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_a

Really interesting and entertaining hope you enjoy.

Israel to Sue New York Times Over ‘Blood Libel’ Accusing Troops of Raping Palestinian Prisoners

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/israel-sue-new-york-times-blood-libel-accusing/

Israel is threatening legal action against The New York Times over a Nicholas Kristof opinion column alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli personnel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said the article was “one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel in the modern press.”

“Today I instructed my legal advisers to consider the harshest legal action against The New York Times and Nicholas Kristof,” Netanyahu said.

“They defamed the soldiers of Israel and perpetuated a blood libel about rape, trying to create a false symmetry between the genocidal terrorists of Hamas and Israel’s valiant soldiers,” he added.

“Under my leadership, Israel will not be silent. We will fight these lies in the court of public opinion and in the court of law.” Continue…

WW3 WATCH: Russian Parliament Approves Law Authorizing Military ‘To Protect Russian Citizens Abroad’, as Critics Warn It Allows Putin To Invade Other Countries

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/ww3-watch-russian-parliament-approves-law-authorizing-military/

'''Blood is thicker than water (and oil).

The brutal war in Ukraine is in its fifth year, and seemingly nowhere near the end, despite statements to the contrary by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and US President Donald J. Trump.

But already on the horizon, there appear dark clouds suggesting further military conflicts may be about to erupt.

Euronews reported:

“Russia’s State Duma approved a law allowing the use of the armed forces “to protect Russian citizens abroad,” which de facto permits Vladimir Putin to invade other countries.

Russia’s lawmakers have passed a law formally authorizing the Kremlin to deploy troops abroad to ‘protect Russian citizens’, giving Russian President Vladimir Putin the authority in practice to invade foreign countries.” Continue…

"LoL420F*ckThePOLICE!": Millennial Uses Claude To Crack Crypto Wallet After Decade-Long Lockout

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/lol420fckthepolice-millennial-uses-claude-crack-crypto-wallet-after-decade-long-lockout

A millennial used Anthropic's Claude to crack the password to his Bitcoin wallet after locking himself out for more than 11 years.

Back in 2014, the X user "cprkrn," who did not identify himself, explained that he had a crypto wallet on an old computer, got stoned one night, changed the password, and forgot it. He tried trillions of password guesses over the years with no luck.

"I tried like 7 trillion passwords lmfao. Found this old pneumonic a few weeks ago that ended up being the old password before I changed it. Thought I was screwed. Last-ditch effort dumped my whole college computer into Claude," cprkrn said.

He noted, "It found an OLD wallet file that the pneumonic successfully decrypted. Locked out 11+ years because I got stoned and changed the password."

The password turned out to be: lol420fuckthePOLICE!* . Continue…

How Global Economic Power Shifted In The Last 10 Years

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/how-global-economic-power-shifted-last-10-years

The global economic order has shifted dramatically over the last decade, with countries reshuffling positions amid inflation shocks, geopolitical tensions, pandemic disruptions, and the rapid rise of AI-driven industries.

This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen, compares the world’s 15 largest economies in 2016 and 2026 using IMF World Economic Outlook data, revealing which countries gained ground, which fell behind, and which surprised the most. Continue…

The UN's Architecture To Annihilate The West

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/uns-architecture-annihilate-west

The United Nations functions as a predatory cartel dedicated to the systematic liquidation of national borders. Its agenda demands the total eradication of the nation-state to pave the way for a centralized, unelected global tyranny.

The 2018 Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration serves as the executioner’s blade for national sovereignty. This document transforms migration from a matter of domestic policy into a universal human right, stripping citizens of their power to decide who enters their lands. It creates a legal framework that criminalizes dissent against mass migration under the guise of hate speech suppression.

The UN mandate forces governments to promote migration and eliminate all forms of discrimination against migrants, a directive that effectively prioritizes foreign nationals over the rights and resources of their own taxpayers. This policy transforms the fundamental duty of the state from protecting its citizens to serving a globalist movement of people.

The UN Population Division openly plots the demographic overthrow of Western populations. Their Replacement Migration report outlines a cold, calculated strategy to offset declining birth rates in Europe and North America by importing tens of millions of foreign agents. This is the deliberate engineering of a new, rootless labor force designed to dissolve traditional cultural identities.

The UN identifies replacement migration as the sole, non-negotiable solution for aging Western nations, deliberately ignoring the preservation of indigenous cultures and social cohesion. This mechanism treats human populations as interchangeable economic units, engineering a demographic shift that renders traditional national identities obsolete. The UN’s own demographic projections provide the cold, mathematical blueprint for this replacement strategy.

The United Nations maintains a blood-sealed partnership with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to integrate Islamic blasphemy laws into Western legal systems. Through the Combatting Defamation of Religions resolutions, the UN enforces a pro-Islamic bias that shields religious doctrine from legitimate critique. This alliance facilitates the steady Islamization of the European sphere by granting special status to specific religious ideologies under the umbrella of international protection. Continue…

Unitree Unveils Real-Life Transformer Robot. Only Costs $650,000

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/unveils-real-life-transformer-robot-only-costs-650000

Chinese robotics firm Unitree, known for its robot dogs and humanoids, has unveiled a production-ready "manned mecha": a large robotic machine piloted by a human.

Unitree wrote on X that the manned mecha costs $650,000 and weighs as much as a car. The bipedal mecha is piloted by a human operator who sits in its belly.

The machine looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. And it tranforms into a giant robo-dog.

Chinese media outlet Global Times reported that Unitree Robotics CEO Wang Xingxing piloted the bipedal mecha in the promotional video, calling it the "world's first production-ready manned mecha." Continue…

Nuclear Buildout Accelerates With Goldman Now Including SMRs Into Forecast

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/nuclear-buildout-accelerates-goldman-now-including-smrs-forecast

Goldman's latest edition of "Nuclear Nuggets: Global Reactor Tracker" reinforces that the buildout of the cleanest and most reliable form of so-called "green" energy, nuclear power, continues to gain momentum. The theme we first laid out in December 2020 continues to broaden, with buildouts accelerating across both large-scale and small modular reactors, even as the growing risk of a massive uranium supply deficit emerges.

Focusing on the latest North American reactor progress and announcements:

4/16/2026 - Canada - Bruce Power has signed an MoU with SaskPower to share its experience in large-scale nuclear reactors, including project development and long-term operations, as Saskatchewan evaluates large reactor technologies alongside its SMR program. The agreement formalizes information-sharing and aligns provincial and federal nuclear strategies. Continue…

Nuclear Buildout Accelerates With Goldman Now Including SMRs Into Forecast

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/nuclear-buildout-accelerates-goldman-now-including-smrs-forecast

Goldman's latest edition of "Nuclear Nuggets: Global Reactor Tracker" reinforces that the buildout of the cleanest and most reliable form of so-called "green" energy, nuclear power, continues to gain momentum. The theme we first laid out in December 2020 continues to broaden, with buildouts accelerating across both large-scale and small modular reactors, even as the growing risk of a massive uranium supply deficit emerges.

Focusing on the latest North American reactor progress and announcements:

4/16/2026 - Canada - Bruce Power has signed an MoU with SaskPower to share its experience in large-scale nuclear reactors, including project development and long-term operations, as Saskatchewan evaluates large reactor technologies alongside its SMR program. The agreement formalizes information-sharing and aligns provincial and federal nuclear strategies. Continue…

Ralph Baric And UNC's Biodefense Contract Racket Exposed

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/ralph-baric-and-uncs-biodefense-contract-racket-exposed

“DLA Piper wants to get you,” I was told, from a source in DC over the weekend.

“Well, what can they do to me?” I asked.

“They can’t really do anything,” she said. “But they are pissed off.”

Well, they should be. DLA Piper is one of the largest law firms on the planet, with over 90 offices scattered across more than 40 countries. A week back, I took a shot at one of DLA Piper’s top lobbyists, former Republican North Carolina Senator Richard Burr, and one of DLA Piper’s major clients, the University of North Carolina (UNC).

As I reported last month for RealClearInvestigations, The National Institutes of Health removed UNC virologist, Ralph Baric, from all his NIH grants. And UNC put Baric on administrative leave. This all took place last year, but remained hidden until I exposed it all in a sprawling investigation that delved into Baric’s career, his past lobbying efforts of the federal government to keep taxpayer money pouring into his UNC lab, and Baric’s manipulations of public opinion to shut down speculation that the pandemic started because of the dangerous virus research that he pioneered in collaboration with Shi Zhengli at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Continue…

Prime Minister of Latvia Resigns Over Stray Ukrainian Drones Constantly Invading Baltic Country’s Territory

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/prime-minister-latvia-resigns-stray-ukrainian-drones-constantly/

Stray drones have destroyed the Latvian coalition.

Some people believe that Ukrainian drones are revolutionary, state of the art craft that will soon be exported worldwide.

The Head of German defense industry giant Rheinmetall, on the other hand, has said that Ukrainian drones are just assembled from Chinese parts ‘like Lego’.

Whatever our take on this subject, the fact is that during combat operations in the five-year war against Russia, Kiev’s drones have often strayed into friendly countries’ territory – so much so, that it caused a major crisis in the Baltic nation of Latvia. Continue…

A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded

https://www.breitbart.com/news/africas-top-health-body-confirms-new-ebola-outbreak-in-remote-congo-province/

A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recordedThe Associated PressKINSHASA, Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Africa’s top public health body on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.

The deaths and suspected cases have been recorded mainly in the Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones, the Africa Centres for Disease Control ​and Prevention said in a statement.

The Ebola virus is highly contagious and can be contracted through bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare, but severe and often fatal.

“Four deaths have been reported among laboratory-confirmed cases. Suspected cases have also been reported in Bunia, pending confirmation,” the agency said, referring to the capital of Ituri province, near the border with Uganda.

It said preliminary laboratory results had detected the Ebola virus in 13 of 20 samples. The results suggest a non-Ebola Zaire strain of the virus with sequencing ongoing to further characterize the strain, the agency said. The Ebola Zaire strain has been prominent in Congo’s past outbreaks.

The World Health Organization said last year that Congo has a stockpile of treatments and some 2,000 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine, However, the vaccine is effective against the Ebola Zaire strain of the virus, it said. Continue…

W.H.O. Claims ‘Global Health Financing Emergency’ in Report Revealing Major Progress

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2026/05/14/w-h-o-claims-global-health-financing-emergency-in-report-revealing-major-progress/

World Health Organization (W.H.O.) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world is facing a “global health financing emergency” in the latest edition of the agency’s World Health Statistics report, published on Wednesday.

The report documents the rate of diagnoses of various major health conditions and diseases, as well as phenomena that affect health such as domestic violence, tobacco and alcohol use, and pollution. The report found significant declines in the incidents of several major global health conditions and evidence of some improved lifestyle changes globally, but lamented with each bit of good news that the results were not in line with the “Sustainable Development Goals” for 2030 that the United Nations had set. The report especially focused on the lack of political progress in obtaining global universal health care, which the W.H.O. openly advocates for. Continue…

Ukrainian arms firm linked to graft probe says NATO member froze factory project

https://www.rt.com/russia/640026-fire-point-denmark-plant/

The Danish government has suspended plans for a solid rocket propellant facility intended to supply Fire Point, a Ukrainian defense company facing allegations of involvement in high-level corruption, according to one of the firm’s executives.

Originally operating as a film scouting agency, Fire Point emerged as a major player in Ukraine’s defense sector last year, receiving strong public backing from Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and reportedly securing contracts worth up to $1 billion.

The Danish government had used national security provisions to bypass potential legal objections surrounding the construction of a facility in Vojens, southern Jutland, where fuel for Fire Point’s missile systems was expected to be manufactured. However, the project announced last September was quietly halted earlier this month, Fire Point chief designer and co-owner Denis Shtilerman told the Financial Times on Thursday. Continue…

Canadian city mayor denies using AI for government decisions

https://www.rt.com/news/639992-canada-artificial-intelligence-government/

The mayor of the Canadian city of Vancouver, Ken Sim, has clarified that artificial intelligence systems are not used to make municipal decisions after remarks about digital assistants handling parts of his workload sparked debate online, local media reported.

The backlash began after Sim told a technology conference earlier this week that he has “11 AI agents” running “a lot” of his work “in the background.” Critics, including mayoral challenger Kareem Allam, questioned how sensitive information is handled and warned of potential data leaks linked to third-party AI services.

On Wednesday, Sim clarified that AI tools are not being used to make policy or governance decisions at Vancouver City Hall, adding that the technology is mainly used for administrative support, research, and productivity tasks. He explained the systems help him scan news, follow financial and global events, and manage diet planning.

Sim’s comments about using AI agents came as Canada’s federal government announced plans to support the construction of two new AI data centers in Vancouver. Ottawa has spent more than CAD$800 million (over US$580 million) on AI-related technologies and services over the past three years, Canada’s National Observer reported this week.

The episode comes as governments worldwide increasingly adopt AI systems for administrative work, data analysis, and public services, arguing the technology can improve efficiency and reduce costs. Countries such as Singapore and the UAE have integrated the technology into government operations, while Albania last year appointed an AI-generated ‘minister’ to oversee parts of its public procurement system.

At the same time, concerns have intensified over AI-related risks, including misinformation, cyberattacks, privacy violations, criminal misuse, job displacement, mental health effects, and the growing role of automated systems in critical decision-making.

Canadians are going broke at levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis

https://www.rebelnews.com/canadians_are_going_broke_at_levels_not_seen_since_the_2008_financial_crisis

The cost-of-living crisis continues as Canadians struggle to make ends meet.

New insolvency data shows Canadian households are buckling under mounting debt pressure, with more than 37,000 people filing for insolvency in just the first three months of 2026.

According to figures from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, 37,121 Canadians sought relief under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act between January and March of this year, working out to roughly 17 insolvency filings every hour.

The numbers mark the highest quarterly insolvency total since the fallout of the 2008 global financial crisis.

Consumer insolvencies were up 8.5 per cent compared to the same period last year, and climbed 6.5 per cent from the final quarter of 2025.

The financial strain is not limited to households. Another 1,232 Canadian businesses filed for insolvency during the same three-month period. While business insolvencies were slightly lower than a year ago, they rose nearly 10 per cent from the previous quarter, suggesting corporate financial pressure may also be intensifying. Continue…

Judge orders RCMP to hand over names in Artur Pawlowski lawsuit

https://www.rebelnews.com/judge_orders_rcmp_to_hand_over_names_in_artur_pawlowski_lawsuit

Pastor Artur Pawlowski scored a partial court victory this week as his sweeping civil lawsuit against multiple government agencies and officials made its first appearance before the courts.

Pawlowski and his brother Dawid are suing the RCMP, CBSA, Calgary Police Service, Alberta Health Services, the City of Calgary, former Calgary police chief Mark Neufeld, correctional authorities connected to the Calgary Remand Centre, and Canada Post.

The lawsuit stems from a series of arrests, investigations and enforcement actions tied to COVID-era church crackdowns and protest-related policing.

The brothers allege they were targeted, harassed and intimidated over their political and religious beliefs, accusing multiple agencies of abusing their authority through coordinated enforcement actions, arrests, investigations and ongoing legal pressure. Continue…

Convicted axe murderer loses preferential parole after faking Métis ancestry

https://www.rebelnews.com/convicted_axe_murderer_loses_preferential_parole_after_faking_m_tis_ancestry

A convicted axe murderer who spent more than half a century behind bars in Manitoba has lost his day parole after prison officials discovered he had been falsely claiming Métis ancestry for years in order to access Indigenous programming and culturally-based rehabilitation services.

According to a newly released decision from the Parole Board of Canada, 74-year-old Jack Wayne Bender admitted he fabricated his Indigenous identity while participating in Indigenous correctional programs and working with elders inside prison. The board revoked his day parole on May 5 after the deception came to light.

“You have maintained this deception for several years,” the board wrote, criticizing Bender’s dishonesty and lack of transparency throughout the parole process. Continue…

Canadians busted by feds trying to smuggle Vietnamese nationals into US

https://thepostmillennial.com/canadians-busted-by-feds-trying-to-smuggle-vietnamese-nationals-into-us

Two residents of British Columbia, Canada have been charged in Washington state after federal authorities say they smuggled Vietnamese nationals into the United States through Point Roberts, a small US peninsula accessible by land only through Canada.

Van Phuong Vu, 28, of Vancouver, and Johnny Huynh, 36, of Burnaby, appeared in US District Court in Tacoma on charges of conspiracy to transport certain aliens for private financial gain.

Authorities said the scheme unfolded on May 5, 2026, when US Border Patrol was alerted to a group crossing from Canada into Point Roberts along the beach. Agents later located the suspected migrants at Bellingham Airport after they had allegedly flown from Point Roberts to the mainland US.

Agents first observed a group leaving the charter flight terminal with Huynh and heading toward a nearby hotel, where they were stopped. A second group, allegedly accompanied by Vu, was intercepted shortly after another flight arrived.

Federal authorities determined that eight Vietnamese nationals had entered the US without inspection. Some allegedly told law enforcement they had agreed to pay between $13,000 and $15,000 to be smuggled into the country.

According to prosecutors, some of the migrants had communicated with the smuggling group over social media and were told to pay the smuggling fees after reaching their final destinations, including New York and Tennessee.

Vu, a Vietnamese citizen and lawful permanent resident of Canada, and Huynh, a Canadian citizen, face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.

“I commend the US Border Patrol for their quick and diligent work in this case,” said First Assistant US Attorney Neil Floyd. “An early morning alert of border crossing at the beach led to the apprehension of eight illegal aliens and charges against those who sought to profit from the smuggling event.”

Canada moves to force tech companies to allow back-door for government access to encrypted communications

https://thepostmillennial.com/canada-moves-to-force-tech-companies-to-allow-back-door-for-government-access-to-encrypted-communications

The Canadian government is facing pushback to amend a bill that opponents say would allow the government to circumvent encryption in devices and platforms. Tech companies, including Apple, have threatened to pull out of Canada if the bill passes.

Bill C-22 was introduced in March, titled "An Act respecting lawful access." The bill aims to amend various laws "to modernize certain provisions respecting the timely gathering and production of data and information during an investigation." Companies, however, say that the bill would weaken encryption used on various platforms, exposing customers to risks such as hackers.

Apple, which uses encryption to protect customers’ data, said in a statement, "at a time of rising and pervasive threats from malicious actors seeking access to user information, Bill C-22, as drafted, would undermine our ability to offer the powerful privacy and security features users expect from Apple. This legislation could allow the Canadian government to force companies to break encryption by inserting backdoors into their products – something Apple will never do."

The statement added, "We will continue our longstanding cooperation with governments to help protect public safety while also advocating tirelessly against any measures that would put users’ personal data at risk."

Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has said that it would pull out of Canada if the bill is passed. Signal vice-president of strategy and global affairs Udbhav Tiwari said the company "would rather pull out of the country than be compelled to compromise on the privacy promises we have made to our users." He added, "Bill C-22 could potentially allow hackers to exploit these very vulnerabilities engineered into electronic systems, with private messaging services serving as an ideal target for foreign adversaries."

“End-to-end encryption is incompatible with exceptional access, no matter how creative the route taken to achieve it,” Tiwari said. “Provisions that enable the deliberate engineering of vulnerabilities into critical infrastructure like Signal are a grave threat to privacy everywhere.”

Windscribe, a Canadian-based VPN service, said in response to Signal’s warning, "We won't be far behind if C-22 passes. In its current state, VPNs would almost certainly require us to log identifying user data. Signal isn't headquartered in Canada so they can just shut off Canadian servers, but our HQ is. We pay an ungodly amount of taxes to this corrupt government, and in return they want to destroy the entire essence of our service to basically spy on its own citizens. Not happening. We'll move HQ and take our taxes elsewhere."

Tobi Lutke, the CEO of Shopify, wrote, "C-22 is looking like a huge mistake. It worries me a great deal. There is so much nonsense in there that It may well end up dealing a death blow to Canadian tech viability." He added in a separate post, "C-22 must be scrapped."

Police charge five 'Calgary men' in violent South Asian extortion-linked kidnapping case

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/police-charge-five-calgary-men-in-violent-south-asian-extortion-linked-kidnapping-case/73544

Calgary police have laid charges against five men following what investigators describe as a violent, coordinated kidnapping tied to an ongoing extortion series targeting members of the South Asian community, marking what officers say is a significant escalation in the pattern of attacks.

The investigation by the Calgary Police Service Organized Crime & Offender Management Section centres on an incident that began on May 6, when a man was allegedly abducted from a residence in Edmonton by four suspects before being transported to Calgary under threat.

Police say the victim was assaulted, threatened with a firearm, and forced into a vehicle during the initial abduction between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

He was later driven to a home in Calgary’s Cityscape neighbourhood, where investigators allege additional suspects and vehicles were waiting as part of a coordinated extortion attempt targeting the victim’s associate.

According to police, the suspects tried to compel the victim to lure his friend outside the residence so he could be targeted in the extortion scheme.

When he refused, he was assaulted again.

While the suspects remained outside the home, the intended target and his wife attempted to leave but were allegedly followed and threatened with a firearm, forcing them back inside where they contacted police.

Shortly after, officers conducted a traffic stop near Metis Tr. and 104 Ave.N.E., arresting two men believed to be involved in the Cityscape incident.

Police said the initial Edmonton kidnapping had not yet been reported at that time.

The suspects later transported the victim back to Edmonton, where he was released near his residence early the following morning. The victim then contacted police to report the kidnapping.

On May 12, with assistance from the CPS Tactical Team, investigators located and arrested two additional suspects during a traffic stop in the 600 block of Martindale Blvd. N.E.

Police also seized a privately manufactured firearm during the investigation.

In total, four men have been charged and a fifth suspect is wanted on warrants. Police say additional individuals may still be involved and are urging anyone with information to come forward.

Charged are Taranveer Singh, 24, and Daksh Gautam, 25, Akashdeep Singh, 18, and Pardeep Singh, 24, all of Calgary.

The charges include kidnapping with a firearm, pointing a firearm, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, and assault, among other offences.

Court appearances are scheduled between May and June.

Gagandeep Singh, 29, is currently wanted on warrants for multiple firearms-related kidnapping and assault charges.

Police say he has tattoos of a woman on his right forearm and a blue and red eagle on his left forearm and is known to have ties to Calgary, Ontario and BC.

“This is a significant escalation in violence in the extortion incidents that we have seen in Calgary so far,” said Supt. Jeff Bell of the CPS Criminal Operations & Intelligence Division.

He said coordination with policing partners across jurisdictions helped accelerate arrests.

Since April 2025, Calgary has seen 45 extortion-related incidents in the South Asian community, including 19 involving shootings at homes, businesses or vehicles. Police say 11 people have been charged so far in connection with the broader series.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234, submit tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers, or email extortion@calgarypolice.ca. Authorities are also urging victims of extortion not to pay and to contact police immediately.

Ontario Truck Driver Gets 2.5-Year Sentence in Crash That Killed Olympian Alexandra Paul

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An Ontario truck driver who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison in connection with a crash that killed an Olympic figure skater and injured several others.

Sukhwinder Sidhu had been driving for 16 hours when he crashed into the car of figure skater Alexandra Paul, killing her and injuring four others including her 10-month-old son, whose leg was broken.

Sidhu pleaded guilty in February to dangerous driving, causing the crash on Aug. 22, 2023, at a construction zone in the rural township of Melancthon, just north of Toronto.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Clayton Conlan heard evidence that Sidhu, who had several prior infractions for speeding, had been driving at about 108 km/h in the marked 60 km/h construction zone when he crashed into several cars, including Paul’s.

Following the reading of victim impact statements and an apology from Sidhu, Justice Conlan handed Sidhu a seven-year driving ban, along with the prison sentence. Continue…

US Secretary of State Official Weighs In on Canadian University DEI Complaint

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U.S. Under Secretary of State Sarah Rogers has again spoken out on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in Canada, this time commenting on a tribunal ruling that found views opposing “systemic racism” theories are not grounded in political or legal principles.

The decision involves a Simon Fraser University political science professor who was denied a job because he did not support DEI.

The B.C. human rights tribunal decided against holding a hearing on the issue last month. Adjudicator Devyn Cousineau said in her April 15 ruling that the educator had no reasonable likelihood of proving that he was denied the position because of his political views, because opposition to DEI did not constitute a political stance under the law.

Rogers posted a portion of the tribunal’s decision on social media to accompany her comments on the case.

“The court’s reasoning here is that if you reject ‘systemic racism’ theories, and resulting DEI prescriptions, your views bear no apparent relation to politics or law,” she said in a May 13 post. “Thus, those views are unprotected in Canada.”

Rogers last year also criticized a report by UK-based Global Disinformation Index (GDI), which labelled “digital denialism” of Canadian residential schools as an example of “hate speech” that harms democracy. Continue…

RCMP Says Mexican Cartels Not Major Players in Canadian Drug Production After US Officials Raise Concerns

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Mexican cartels do not have a “significant” presence in synthetic drug production in Canada, the RCMP said in reaction to concerns among top U.S. law enforcement officials that the cartels are moving operations to Canada to produce and distribute fentanyl.

Available intelligence indicates Mexican cartels “do not have a significant or controlling presence in Canada’s synthetic drug production landscape,” an RCMP spokesperson told The Epoch Times.

“We recognize that our U.S. counterparts are taking significant steps to disrupt serious and organized crime operations, including cartels, in several countries, and we are committed to continuing to work with them to that end; thereby safeguarding the citizens of both our countries,” a spokesperson for the RCMP said in a May 14 emailed statement.

“Organized crime groups seek to increase profit however possible, and new trends continue to emerge as long as demand exists. Our shared goal is ensuring that these organized crime groups do not expand their operations and gain a foothold within Canada.”

The remarks come after Terry Cole, head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and FBI Director Kash Patel told a U.S. Senate Committee on May 12 of their organizations’ efforts to disrupt new drug production facilities in Canada, in addition to working to prevent source countries like China and India from shipping narcotics ingredients to North America. Continue…

US Law Enforcement Charges 13 in Connection With Gun Trafficking Into Canada

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The United States has charged 13 people for trafficking firearms from New Hampshire into Canada in a law enforcement operation that traced guns to Canadian crime scenes.

“This tracking network allegedly exploited border geography and reservation corridors to move firearms into Canada while attempting to avoid law enforcement detection,” said U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire Erin Creegan at a news conference in Concord, N.H. on Thursday.

Court documents said members of the Akwesasne reservation in New York travelled to Vermont, where they enlisted Justin Jackson to purchase firearms on their behalf.

The documents allege that since Jackson was prohibited from purchasing firearms, he got Melissa Longe, Dustin Tuttle, Caleb Wilcott and Doug Mulligan to buy guns from licensed dealers in New Hampshire—a scheme known as “straw” purchasing.

“The allegations paint a troubling picture of how straw purchasing fuels violent criminal networks across the northeast and into Canada,” Creegan said.

The firearm trafficking began in 2021 and ran until at least 2024, the documents said. Continue…

Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Smuggling Indian Migrants From Canada Into US

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American officials say a man from India has pleaded guilty to his role in smuggling Indian migrants into the United States from Canada.

The U.S. Justice Department says in a news release that Shivam Lnu was charged earlier this year with smuggling a dozen people across the border.

It says that according to court documents, Lnu directed operations beginning from at least October 2024 to June 2025 to smuggle people into New York state.

The Justice Department says his role was to co-ordinate drivers to pick up migrants and take them to stash houses around northern New York and to hotels in Plattsburgh, about 100 kilometres south of Montreal.

It says that in January 2025, U.S. Border Patrol found a total of 12 migrants in two vehicles that tried to flee from agents.

Justice officials say the 22-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit alien smuggling and three counts of alien smuggling for financial gain, and faces up to 15 years in prison.

He is set to be sentenced Sept. 4.

Court Recognizes Intimate Partner Violence as Legal Basis for Damages

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The Supreme Court of Canada has recognized intimate partner violence as a distinct legal basis for pursuing civil damages.

The top court’s ruling today comes in the case of a woman who suffered years of physical and emotional abuse by her husband during a 16-year marriage.

The court says intimate partner violence is a pernicious social ill deserving the full attention of the law.

It says the existing torts of assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress fail to remedy the specific wrong to dignity, autonomy and equality that intimate partner violence creates.

The judgment says this form of violence is not limited to physical or psychological abuse, but includes all abusive behaviour by one intimate partner to coerce and control the other, effectively depriving them of their autonomy.

It says this could involve egregious acts of physical and psychological violence, as well as tactics of isolation, manipulation, humiliation, surveillance, economic abuse, sexual coercion and intimidation.

LNG Canada Expansion Takes Step Forward as BC, Ottawa Reach Agreement

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Plans to expand Canada’s first liquified natural gas export terminal moved ahead on May 14 as Ottawa, British Columbia, and company LNG Canada announced an agreement on enhanced investment cooperation.

B.C. Premier David Eby, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson, and LNG Canada president Chris Cooper made the announcement from Vancouver.

Stakeholders now expect the company could make a final investment decision by the end of the year.

LNG Canada Phase 2 was referred to the federal Major Projects Office for steering last year. Phase 1 of the project, in Kitimat, B.C., came online in summer 2025 and exported Canada’s first shipments of liquified natural gas (LNG).

LNG Canada is a joint venture between multinationals Shell, Petronas, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Korea Gas.

The agreement on enhanced investment cooperation between the governments and LNG Canada was reached after the joint venture partners approved hundreds of millions of dollars in incremental funding for different phases of the project as it works toward a final investment decision. Continue…

Manitoba Teen Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Alleged School Attack Plot

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Manitoba RCMP have filed conspiracy to commit murder charges against a 14-year-old boy who was previously accused by police of plotting an attack at his school in March.

The teen was originally arrested on March 16 by Manitoba RCMP and charged with uttering threats to harm students at Rivers Collegiate, a rural Grade 7 to 12 school in Rivers, Man. Investigators with RCMP Major Crime Services re-arrested the youth on May 13 while he was in custody at the Manitoba Youth Centre.

The youth is now facing several new charges including conspiracy to commit murder and counselling the offence of murder, according to an RCMP press release. He has also been charged with two counts of uttering threats.

The new charges were laid after further investigation into the original incident, the RCMP said in its May 14 press release. Continue…