Death toll rises in Kenyan flooding

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Floods have killed at least 81 people across Kenya this month, with emergency teams deployed nationwide as heavy rains continue, the Kenyan National Police Service said on Sunday.

Authorities stated search and rescue operations were ongoing in coordination with other agencies, as rising waters triggered flash floods, displaced about 2,690 families, and damaged infrastructure. Fatalities were reported in eastern, coastal, Nyanza, Rift Valley, and central regions.

“Nairobi remains the hardest-hit region, with 37 victims,” according to a statement. The death toll across the country has risen by dozens in the past two weeks.

Officials in the capital have intensified drainage clearing, river desilting, and clean-up operations, while also demolishing illegal structures built along riverbanks to reopen blocked waterways and improve water flow. Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has also ordered an urgent overhaul of the Nairobi Dam to reduce the risk of further flooding. Continue…

Taxpayers take court fight to force release of gun confiscation cost estimates

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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is pushing for transparency to shine a light on the federal government's controversial firearm 'buyback' program.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is escalating its legal battle with the federal government, asking the Federal Court to overturn a decision that allows Ottawa to keep key cost estimates for its gun confiscation program secret.

At issue is the federal government’s refusal to release full projected costs of the program, which the CTF argues taxpayers have a right to see.

The dispute dates back to July 2023, when the CTF filed an access-to-information request seeking detailed cost projections. While the government released partial records in January 2024, those documents only included an estimate from the RCMP’s Pacific Region, pegging costs at $12.6 million for confiscation and destruction efforts in that area.

Ottawa withheld cost projections from other RCMP divisions. Continue…

Ottawa admits it can’t track foreign workers in high-unemployment regions

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High immigration levels continue to impact the unemployment rate across Canada.

The federal government says it does not know how many temporary foreign workers are employed in parts of Canada where unemployment is already above the national average — because the data “is not readily available.” The same response reveals that 160,170 Temporary Foreign Worker Program permits were active in 2025 as of November 30.

The admission came in response to a written Order Paper Question from Conservative MP Rhonda Kirkland, tabled in January and answered March 23 by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

Despite tracking the total number of permits and their distribution across provinces, the department says it cannot determine how many of those workers are in regions with higher-than-average unemployment — a key concern as Canadians struggle to find work in some parts of the country.

According to the data provided:

• Ontario had the highest number of permits at 47,805

• Quebec followed with 44,885

• British Columbia had 34,165

• Alberta recorded 17,035

Smaller provinces and territories accounted for far fewer permits, including Newfoundland and Labrador (1,850) and Prince Edward Island (1,355). Continue…

Toronto’s CN Tower was recently lit up in the colour teal. You’ll never believe why…

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If we were running the CN Tower, we would have the thing lit up in red and white all year long. Continue…