Where is the ostrich farm now, two months after the CFIA slaughter?

https://www.rebelnews.com/where_is_the_ostrich_farm_now_two_months_after_the_cfia_slaughter

It's been 60 days since the Canadian Food Inspection Agency carried out a slaughter of ostriches at a B.C. farm. Katie Pasitney, daughter of the farm's co-owner, describes the emotional toll, lingering restrictions, damaged property and unanswered questions following the federal government's slaughter of a healthy flock. Continue…

Escaped deranged Toronto killer should be easy to spot

https://www.westernstandard.news/news/escaped-deranged-toronto-killer-should-be-easy-to-spot/70241

Toronto police issued an urgent public alert Thursday after a man found not criminally responsible for murder walked away from a psychiatric facility, warning he is extremely dangerous and should not be approached.

Dylan Sherief, 33, was charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 57-year-old Nicola Maiorano.

Early in 2025, he was found not criminally responsible due to a schizoaffective disorder diagnosis and was committed under a Form 49 Warrant, which allows individuals to be detained in a psychiatric hospital.

Police say Sherief also faces four counts each of impersonating a peace officer, forcible confinement and fraud, allegedly carrying out unauthorized traffic stops in Scarborough while dressed in “Federal Agent” tactical gear and using emergency lights with another man.

Sherief is described as 6-ft., 2-ins., approximately 215 lbs., with numerous tattoos on his face and neck.

He was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, light brown pants, and black shoes with white soles near Queen Street West and Ossington Ave.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Toronto Police immediately.

Military to Assist Manitoba First Nation After Days-Long Power Outage

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/military-to-assist-manitoba-first-nation-after-days-long-power-outage-5968868?ea_src=ca-frontpage&ea_med=medium-2

Canada’s Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski says Ottawa is sending a “specialized team” to aid a Manitoba First Nation after days of power outages have led to the evacuation of thousands and damage to hundreds of homes.

The Pimicikamak Cree Nation is located about 530 kilometres north of Winnipeg and has a population of around 7,000 people. Around 4,000 of its residents have been evacuated out of the community over the past several weeks, since a four-day power outage several weeks ago followed by burst pipes led to hundreds of homes becoming uninhabitable.

“Today, Minister McGuinty and I approved the deployment of a specialized team from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to Pimicikamak Cree Nation to provide targeted assessment and advisory support focused on water treatment and sewage systems, power generation, project management, and logistics,” Olszewski wrote in a Jan. 9 statement, noting that the deployment was approved in conjunction with Minister of National Defence David McGuinty.

“This decision was made in response to requests from Pimicikamak Cree Nation and the Province of Manitoba, and followed ongoing discussions with partners.” Continue…

More problems hit anti-tank missiles destined for Canadian troops in Latvia

https://nationalpost.com/public-service/defence-watch/anti-tank-missiles-canada-latvia/wcm/57302864-421b-4d45-8028-d9f7ac4a775d

This after an initial shipment of Spike anti-tank missiles was delayed over a series of problems with launchers and ammunition before delivery to troops stationed in Latvia last year

Another problem has been discovered with new anti-tank missiles to be used by Canadian soldiers in Latvia but the military is confident those can be solved by the time the final systems are delivered later this year.

An initial shipment of Spike anti-tank missiles was delivered to troops stationed in Latvia last year after a series of problems with launchers and ammunition had caused delays.

Those issues were dealt with but in September 2025 another problem with ammunition emerged, Department of National Defence spokeswoman Cheryl Forrest confirmed to the Ottawa Citizen.

She stated the latest problem is considered minor and will be dealt with by Rafael, the Israeli defence firm building the systems, before final deliveries.

“The remaining equipment will be delivered and operational by mid-2026,” Forrest explained.

Testing of the systems is ongoing and operator training was conducted in Latvia in September 2025. That included a live firing of the system, Forrest noted. “This cleared it for initial operational capability,” she added.

In 2024, the Ottawa Citizen reported that more than half of the new Spike missiles received by the Canadian Forces didn’t function properly during testing. The federal government spent US$32 million ($45 million Canadian) to purchase the weapons.

The Canadian Army and Department of National Defence declined to outline what the specific problems were as they wanted to protect Rafael’s commercial interests. Continue…

Influenza surge slows, but Eastern Ontario hospitals are still under intense pressure

https://nationalpost.com/news/influenza-surge-eastern-ontario-hospitals-pressure/wcm/78da747e-f485-40c6-914c-ce2fdf622325

Health Canada says 74 deaths have been reported this year by participating provinces and territories

Just before New Year’s Day, in the midst of the worst flu season in years, Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital declared a Code Orange. In the language of hospital emergency colour codes, orange means disaster.

At the time, all of the hospital’s 105 beds were full, as were 20 additional surge beds squeezed in to help it cope with the high number of patients who needed to be hospitalized for flu complications and other reasons. Twenty patients were on stretchers in the emergency department, waiting for beds. The declaration activated the hospital’s emergency response protocol and sent a signal to emergency services that, if safe, patients should be taken elsewhere while the hospital coped with unprecedented patient volumes.

The hospital got some breathing room earlier this past week, though, and ended the Code Orange, but it is likely to be reinstated in the coming days as pressure again starts to build, president and CEO Michael Cohen said.

“We are definitely not out of the woods.”

Even as the severe flu season shows signs of having peaked, hospitals in Ottawa, across Eastern Ontario and beyond are still straining under high demand from patients in need of care, especially because of influenza and its complications. Case numbers in Ottawa are four times higher than they were at this time last year. Continue…