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Published on Sep 29, 2026

Enough Division: An Alberta Referendum Explainer

Progressive Albertans are on the front lines organizing for the referendum fight that Premier Danielle Smith, and her United Conservative Party government, have imposed upon the people of Alberta on October 19. It is not just Alberta separatism that is on …

Source: Perspectives - Left-wing
Published on Sep 29, 2026

Victor Davis Hanson: Why Is Mark Carney Preparing for an American Invasion?

Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. I am going to mention Canada again. I know we’re getting tired of this subject because, after all, Canada is our closest ally, closest friend, the country that is most like the United States, or so …

Source: The Daily Signal - Washington D.C. - Right-wing
Published on 01:40 GMT

How Pro-Israel Voices Warped The Belleville Shooting Narrative

Just after 7:00 p.m. on September 20, a man in a truck drove near the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ont., and opened fire with a shotgun at a police officer who was in a vehicle outside the building. Around 25 congregants were gathered inside the …

Source: The Maple - Left-wing
Published on Sep 24, 2026

Justice Centre launches campaign to repeal Western Canada human rights speech provisions

“Keep the law aimed at discriminatory conduct,” Carpay said. “Leave debate and opinion, even sometimes unpopular opinion, outside the complaint process” The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is calling on four Western provinces to repeal sections …

Source: Canada Free Press - Pending
Published on Sep 25, 2026

Alberta seeks leverage with Ottawa through immigration referendum question

A three-pronged question dealing with immigration in Alberta will give the provincial government strong leverage no matter the result according to an Edmonton political science professor. Albertans will be asked this fall whether the province should seek …

Source: St. Albert Gazette - Pending
Published on Sep 22, 2026

Human rights hearing begins over Westlock rainbow crosswalk flyer

A two-week special hearing on a human rights complaint against Westlock resident Benita Pedersen began this week on Monday, Sept. 14, with the first week of the hearing concluding on Friday, Sept. 18. A two-week special hearing on a human rights complaint …

Source: Town and Country Today - Pending
Published on Sep 25, 2026

Alberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie

We must now acknowledge that a contagion is infecting the Canadian polity. This pandemic of disinformation and dishonesty, through the conduit of the Alberta separatist movement, is testing not our hospitals but our political institutions and our belief …

Source: The Walrus - Left-wing
Published on Sep 25, 2026

Canada’s Illiberal Export

From Cancel Culture to Incarceration Culture: Prosecutorial Democracy and the Future of Cancellation, by Collin May (Academica Press, 196 pp., $25) President Trump has found plenty to dislike about Canada lately. He slapped 50 percent tariffs on Canadian …

Source: City Journal - Right-wing
Published on Sep 25, 2026

Police investigating threatening email sent to Muslim schools across Canada

A number of regional police forces in Ontario have launched an investigation into an email sent to Islamic schools across Canada over the course of this week, which threatened to kill Muslims unless they are deported. The Muslim Association of Canada, …

Source: CBC/Radio-Canada - Public Broadcaster
Published on Sep 23, 2026

A new EU status for Canada? Israel has lived the model for decades - opinion

Ursula von der Leyen made a striking proposal in Strasbourg on September 16. With Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in attendance, the European Commission president opened the door to Canada becoming what she called the European Union’s first “associate …

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Indeterminate
Published on Sep 28, 2026

Why are Calgary voters growing disaffected with the UCP? Is it Danielle Smith, or just her referendum?

The $64,000 Question, as they used to say, is whether urban voters in Alberta are growing disaffected with Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government because of Danielle Smith’s divisive separation referendum or with Danielle Smith herself. I say it’s …

Source: Alberta Politics - Left-wing
Published on Sep 14, 2026

Benita Pedersen human rights complaint hearing begins

A two-week special hearing on a human rights complaint against Westlock resident Benita Pedersen began this week on Monday, Sept. 14. A two-week special hearing on a human rights complaint against Westlock resident Benita Pedersen began this week on Monday …

Source: Town and Country Today - Pending
Published on Sep 15, 2026

Woman behind Alberta flyer decrying rainbow crosswalk didn’t mean to discriminate, human rights hearing told

Play Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An Alberta woman facing a …

Source: CBC/Radio-Canada - Public Broadcaster
Published on Sep 15, 2026

John Carpay: Alberta Must Amend Its Human Rights Act to Protect Free Speech

Commentary Let me tell you about two Albertan laws. The first law punishes discrimination in employment, housing, and services. The second law allows a government tribunal to prosecute citizens for expressing their opinions. Both laws are within the same …

Source: The Epoch Times - Right-wing
Published on Sep 20, 2026

As Holocaust education becomes mandatory in most of Canada, teachers adapt to new curricula

Starting this year, students across Ontario taking Grade 10 Canadian history will be required to learn about the impact of antisemitism on Canadian Jews and extreme political ideologies such as Nazism as part of their study of the Holocaust. The province …

Source: The Canadian Jewish News - Pending
Published on Sep 28, 2026

Trump’s ‘Greater North America’ Is Fascist Geopolitics

The year after fascist Italy forcibly seized Ethiopia’s capital, in 1937, Benito Mussolini’s minister of national education said, “A geographical revival is always correlated with a political revival.” Few statements so pithily capture what the MAGA …

Source: Foreign Policy - Neutral
Published on Sep 11, 2026

She handed out a flyer. Now she faces a human rights hearing

Imagine handing out a flyer in your own community, encouraging your neighbours to contact their elected officials You are taking part in democracy. You are exercising your freedom of expression. You are acting as a model citizen. Then someone files a human …

Source: Canada Free Press - Pending
Published on Sep 16, 2026

CANADA: 28th EU Member or 51st State of the U.S.: Brussels Offers a “Third Option” to Ottawa

“Wouldn’t it be lovely if Canada was the 28th state of the European Union rather than the 51st state of the United States?” Finnish President Alexander Stubb asked provocatively this summer. His tongue-in-cheek remarks came amid unprecedented security and …

Source: The Eurasian Times - Indeterminate
Published on Sep 15, 2026

Canada pitched itself as a climate leader. Its investment prospectus tells a different story, climate groups say

The fossil fuel projects Canada is pitching to global investors could produce an estimated 180 megatonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions every year when their oil and gas are burned — more than the annual emissions from every car and truck in the …

Source: Canada's National Observer - Left-wing

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 13:21 GMT

Palestine Urges Firms to Cut Ties With 214 Settlement-Linked Cos

(MENAFN) Palestine called on businesses worldwide on Tuesday to re-examine their dealings with companies named in the updated UN human rights office database of firms tied to activities linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 13:21 GMT

Myanmar Airstrike Kills Over 50 at Market, UN Rights Chief Condemns

(MENAFN) UN human rights chief Volker Turk condemned Myanmar military airstrikes on Tuesday that reportedly killed at least 50 people at a packed market in Rakhine State, warning that the death toll could climb. The UN human rights office said the strikes …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 13:22 GMT

Palestine Calls on Firms to Review Links to Israeli Settlements

(MENAFN) Palestine on Tuesday urged businesses around the world to reassess their commercial relationships with companies named in an updated UN human rights database concerning activities connected to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 11:11 GMT

Senate Blocks Van Hollen West Bank Rights Resolution, 51-47

(MENAFN) The US Senate on Wednesday blocked an effort to force a vote on a resolution demanding answers about human rights conditions in Israel and the occupied West Bank, falling four votes short with a 47-51 tally. Sen. Chris Van Hollen sought to pull S …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 14:41 GMT

OHR September 2026 Newsletter Director's Note (English)

OHR September 2026 Newsletter Director's Note Dear Residents, Neighbors, and Friends: September has been a month of connection, culture, and community as we honored African Immigrant Heritage Month and Hispanic Heritage Month. At the DC Office of …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 15:23 GMT

Alisa Kovalenko to receive $200,000 from Rinat Akhmetov for 'Traces' Oscar campaign

KYIV, UKRAINE, September 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- By decision of Rinat Akhmetov, director Alisa Kovalenko will receive a scholarship of $200,000 (UAH 9 million) for the international Oscar campaign for the documentary film “Traces”. On September 16 …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 15:35 GMT

Rep. Noah Arbit’s Floor Speech Recognizing Combating Antisemitism Month in Michigan

“Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my resolution to declare October 2026 as Combating Antisemitism Month in the State of Michigan. Over the past decade and a half, Jews have been told not to believe our eyes or ears as individuals and movements …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 13:21 GMT

UN Chief Denounces Deadly Myanmar Airstrike, Civilian Attacks

(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over reports of a military airstrike in Myanmar’s Rakhine State and condemned continued violence targeting civilians, his spokesperson said Tuesday. "The secretary general …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 16:00 GMT

Central Arkansas Pride honors the 14th annual 2026 Arkansas PRIDEFest Diamond Honoree and Parade Grand Marshals

14th annual 2026 Arkansas PRIDEFest Diamond Honoree - Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Parade Grand Marshals: Ms. Sharyn Grayson, Lisa Smith, and Sandy Bidwell LITTLE ROCK, AR, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- October is LGBTQIA+ …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 15:28 GMT

Chris Hendricks and TikTok Stars Team Up for Nashville Disability Community Event

Jess of All Trades and Wendi Plus 12 join Chris Hendricks Nov. 14 in Nashville for music, speaking, & creator training, tax-deductible sponsorships available. NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Keynote …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 15:23 GMT

Alisa Kovalenko to receive $200,000 from Rinat Akhmetov for 'Traces' Oscar campaign

KYIV, UKRAINE, September 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- By decision of Rinat Akhmetov, director Alisa Kovalenko will receive a scholarship of $200,000 (UAH 9 million) for the international Oscar campaign for the documentary film “Traces”. On September 16 …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 15:20 GMT

A New Model for Community Wellness Takes Shape in Downtown Hagerstown

Public launch celebrates growing community impact and invites broader participation in the vision for the Sylvia Frank Community Health Hub HAGERSTOWN, MD, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Horizon Goodwill Industries …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 15:12 GMT

Anita Bushnyakova Joins James Moore to Lead Nonprofit Accounting and Controllership Work

TALLAHASSEE, FL, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Anita Bushnyakova, former in-house chief financial officer of Kids Incorporated of the Big Bend and independent nonprofit finance and accounting advisor, has joined James …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 15:08 GMT

The Following Statement Was Issued to the Media By Dr. Gail C. Christopher on the Proposed Overhaul of the 2030 Census

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Regrettably, the Commerce Department’s proposed changes to the 2030 Census counting practices and priorities align with this administration’s ongoing attacks on the nation…

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 14:50 GMT

OpenDoor Women’s Recovery Alliance to Host Third Annual Morning of Hope at Ohio Statehouse

Dr. Lisa Courtice of United Way of Central Ohio to headline October 9 event celebrating the power of relationships and community in sustained recovery COLUMBUS, OH, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- OpenDoor Women’s …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 13:15 GMT

NEA and NASW-PACE Back Andy Beck in Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District

Two national organizations representing educators and social workers add their support to Beck’s campaign for Wisconsin’s 5th District. WEST BEND, WI, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Two national organizations …

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Published on September 29, 2026 - 20:07 GMT

Poet Chyrel J. Jackson Wins 2026 POTY Book Award for Unsung Canaan Ballads

Chicago raised poet Chyrel J. Jackson wins the 2026 POTY Book Award (Non-Fiction–Poetry) for Unsung Canaan Ballads, her first Sisters Roc’N’Rhyme solo. RALEIGH, NC, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Poet Chyrel J. Jackson has been …

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Published on September 29, 2026 - 17:45 GMT

Florida’s Commercial Vehicle Crash Rankings Shift Sharply When Traffic Volume Is Factored In

Miami-Dade remains No. 1, while Polk jumps from seventh to third among Florida’s 10 highest-volume counties after roadway exposure is factored in. WINTER HAVEN, FL, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Miami-Dade remains …

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Published on September 29, 2026 - 17:02 GMT

Giving A Smile Foundation Announces Second Annual “Smile Under the Stars” Gala at The Beverly Hilton

Kelsey Grammer Returns as Master of Ceremonies for November 12 Benefit Supporting the Foundation’s Vision for a Year-Round, No-Cost Dental Clinic BEVERLY HILLS, CA, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Giving A Smile …

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Published on September 29, 2026 - 15:19 GMT

Diane Owen Connelly Releases From the Crosswalk to the Cross, a Memoir About Grief, Faith and Forgiveness

The author recounts the loss of her daughter and the role that Christian faith, forgiveness and an unexpected connection played in her journey through grief. BRIGHTKEY PR, NY, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Author Diane …

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Published on September 29, 2026 - 15:00 GMT

Stephen Shaya, M.D. Receives 2026 Agent of Change Award at the United Nations During UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS, NY, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Stephen Shaya, M.D., Executive Servant Leader at J&B Medical and Managing Director of Akkad Holdings, received the 2026 Agent of Change Award from the Global …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 02:56 GMT

West Bank: ICRC calls for urgent protection of civilian population

This year alone, dozens of Palestinians have been killed, hundreds injured and many more displaced. Homes and property have been damaged or destroyed, leaving many without shelter or livelihoods. “The frequent and severe violence must be brought to an end …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 02:56 GMT

Ethiopia: Evacuation of 161 people from Mekelle, Tigray to Semera, Afar

Amongst the evacuees were Ethiopian Federal Police personnel and family members, Ethiopian Airlines staff and family members, Civil Aviation Security personnel, African Union (AU) monitors and Ethiopian Red Cross Society members. They were transported from …

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Published on September 30, 2026 - 02:56 GMT

ICRC-IFRC joint statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Excellencies, On behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) I am honored to address you on the occasion of the International Day for the Total Elimination of …

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Published on September 29, 2026 - 14:53 GMT

DC-Area Maternal Health Expert Kimberly Marie Helps First-Time Mothers Prepare for Birth, Postpartum & Newborn Care

WASHINGTON , DC, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- For many first-time mothers, pregnancy comes with an overwhelming amount of information—but having information is not always the same as feeling prepared. Kimberly Marie …

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Published on September 29, 2026 - 14:50 GMT

The Japanese Clothing Co Offers Japanese-Inspired T-Shirts Spanning Traditional Arts and Modern Subcultures

The UK-based brand designs men's and women's T-shirts across dozens of themed collections drawn from Japanese culture, produced entirely by hand. NORTH ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, September 29, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Japanese …

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Published on September 29, 2026 - 14:50 GMT

Digital Converters Sets Out How Output Format Shapes Access to Converted VHS Footage

BARKER BUSINESS PARK, RIPON, UNITED KINGDOM, September 29, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Digital Converters, a media digitisation company based in Ripon, North Yorkshire, has set out how the choice of output format affects the way converted video …

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Published on September 29, 2026 - 14:15 GMT

Modern Widows Club® Receives $15,000 Grant from Russell Berrie Foundation, Names Angelica Berrie 2026 Leadership Awardee

Support and recognition come ahead of MWC's Legacy & Leadership Awards Dinner, October 20 in Jersey City. WINTER PARK, FL, UNITED STATES, September 29, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Modern Widows Club® | The Movement for Widow Care (MWC, a …

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