Canada

Canadians who invested in cannabis companies have lost more than $131 billion, according to data collected by law firm Miller Thomson, which calculated the total losses of 183 publicly traded and licenced cannabis producers.

It’s a staggering number that if divided equally between an estimated three million active investors would equate to each l…[Read more]

Xi Jinping’s threatening rebuke of Justin Trudeau was a rare and surprising move by the Chinese president, and highlighted the disregard he has for the Canadian prime minister, according to some experts and former diplomats.

“He certainly wouldn’t speak like that to the U.S. president. So it does suggest that Mr. Xi has a degree of disdain for…[Read more]

..snip… On October 28 2022, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a plan to raise further money for Ukraine as the eight year NATO-led proxy war against Russia rages on. This plan involves Canada selling a government backed 5-year bond for Ukraine, NATO’s primary means used to target Russia. Canada calls it a “Ukrainian Sovereignty Bon…[Read more]

Ontario has now passed legislation making it illegal for 55,000 education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees to strike and imposing a contract on them.

The workers are expected to walk off the job Friday after mediation between the Ontario government and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) failed to reach a…[Read more]

This morning in Montreal, I and other anti-war activists disrupted U.S. Secretary of State @ABlinken and Canadian Foreign Minister @MelanieJoly. We denounced their reckless warmongering, which is endangering the future of our children.

This morning in Montreal, I and other anti-war activists disrupted U.S. Secretary of State @ABlinken and Canadian Foreign Minister @MelanieJoly.

We denounced their reckless warmongering, which is endangering the future of our children.#cdnpoli #Ukraine #nuclearwar #peace pic.twitter.com/zyFosq3Uf8

— Dimitri Lascaris (@dimitrilascaris) October 28, 2022

When Charles Steele stepped on to a debate stage last week, it was the first time since the election campaign began that he’d confronted his lone opponent in a bitterly contested race to become mayor of a small Canadian town.
The encounter also marked the first time he’d spoken to his brother Bill – the incumbent mayor – in more than 30 years.…[Read more]

Today I interrupted deputy PM @cafreeland press conference to ask if she’s a warmonger and to criticize her for devoting half a billion $ in last week’s budget for weapons to fight Russia. pic.twitter.com/2GlOokO8aO

— Yves Engler (@EnglerYves) April 11, 2022

Today I interrupted Deputy Prime Minister Christya Freeland at a press conference to ask if she’s a warmonger. I criticized her for devoting half a billion dollars in last week’s budget for new weapons to fight Russia. I also questioned her support of NATO exp…[Read more]

Vancouver police are investigating after an apparent act of vandalism at the Russian Community Centre in the city’s Kitsilano neighbourhood overnight.

The Vancouver Police Department said in a news release Saturday that it had sent investigators to the community centre near Arbutus Street and West 4th Avenue after receiving reports that the…[Read more]

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Canada’s ruling class is fond of praising the Westons for representing an ethical form of capitalism. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The Westons made their fortunes by ruthlessly exploiting workers.

Disgraced ex-media magnate Conrad Black recently used the pages of his former newspaper to justify the fortunes of the Weston family, the…[Read more]

You can call Sushi Village’s newest server Bella, if you want. She’s a cutie, a little over four feet tall with feline good looks. She’s stunningly efficient, too, able to tote as much as 40 kilograms of food at once to four tables of customers as she glides through the dining room.

Bella, it should be said, has no concerns about COVID-19 and d…[Read more]