Gloating Man Posing as Shiloh Hendrix Online Laughs and Brags About Scamming MAGA – Now He May Be Facing Several Years in Prison (VIDEO)

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A man posing as Shiloh Hendrix on X and stealing donations from well-meaning Americans has decided to expose himself to the world. Now, he may be facing some serious criminal charges.

As TGP readers may know, an X account claiming to be owned by Shiloh Hendrix emerged online late Friday, teasing that “she” would be speaking out about the unjust “disorderly conduct” verdict levied against her last week.

The “Shiloh Hendrix” account quickly racked up thousands of followers as it posted about the verdict and talked about double standards against white people.

It also posted a link to a Venmo account to help “her” set up a podcast, along with a PayPal account, in the profile before it was removed.A man posing as Shiloh Hendrix on X and stealing donations from well-meaning Americans has decided to expose himself to the world. Now, he may be facing some serious criminal charges.

As TGP readers may know, an X account claiming to be owned by Shiloh Hendrix emerged online late Friday, teasing that “she” would be speaking out about the unjust “disorderly conduct” verdict levied against her last week.

The “Shiloh Hendrix” account quickly racked up thousands of followers as it posted about the verdict and talked about double standards against white people.

It also posted a link to a Venmo account to help “her” set up a podcast, along with a PayPal account, in the profile before it was removed.

In the afternoon, it was clear thousands had been conned. The real person behind the account came forth, revealing himself as a large black man.

He started by bursting out laughing before bragging for roughly 50 minutes about how he scammed MAGA Republicans with the fake account.

He added that he used the money sent to him to cover personal expenses, including rent, gym membership, and food. Continue…

Disgusting Media Headline: “Car Hits Crowd at Berlin Pride Parade” after Suspect from ‘Islamist Scene’ Plows Through Crowd Killing 1, Injuring 16

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/disgusting-media-headline-car-hits-crowd-berlin-pride/

You really can’t hate the legacy media enough!

On Saturday a suspect believed to be tied to Berlin’s “Islamist scene” plowed through the Berlin Gay Pride Parade killing at least one person and injuring 16 others.

The fake news headline reads, “Car Hits Crowd at Berlin Fest.”

Here are a few of the headlines following the jihadist attack: Continue…

DEVELOPING: Houthis Target Saudi Aramco Oil Facilities as Trump Threatens “Major Military Punishment” for Houthi Agression

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/developing-houthis-target-saudi-aramco-oil-facilities-as/

The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen targeted Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil company on Saturday with missiles and drones, marking a significant escalation in the second front of the ongoing Iran conflict.

…The Houthis’ latest attack on Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure comes after they attacked two ships in the Red Sea while imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabian ports and the Bab ​el-Mandeb Strait, connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Per CBS: Continue…

ARRESTED: Intern at NATO Headquarters Faces Charges of Espionage in Belgium – Canadian Woman With Chinese Origin Also Suspected of Links to Criminal Organization

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/arrested-intern-nato-headquarters-faces-charges-espionage-belgium/

NATO infiltrated.

In Belgium, home of the military headquarters for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), police made an arrest with geopolitical significance.

A ‘Canadian woman ​of Chinese origin’, an intern at ‌NATO’s military headquarters, has been detained on spying charges, Belgian prosecutors said today (25). Continue…

‘Cardboard Revolution’ Hasn’t Stopped, With Young Ukrainians Insisting Zelensky Reappoint Fedorov as Defense Minister

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/cardboard-revolution-hasnt-stopped-young-ukrainians-insisting-zelensky/

The firing of Commander-in-Chief Syrsky hasn’t quelled the large protests.

We have been reporting here on TGP about the reshuffle that Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky has implemented in his government, after the US ambassador resigned under suspicion of corruption, as you can read in Zelensky’s Latest Government Reshuffle Was Triggered by New Incoming Corruption Scandal – Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Olga Stefanishyna Will Reportedly Be Charged.

During the shakeup, Zelensky committed an unforced error that is costing him dearly.

Because he could not get top General Oleksandr Syrsky and Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, ‘Vova’ decided to sack the young minister, as you can read in Zelensky Fires ‘Reformist’ Defense Minister Fedorov, and Now There’s Reported Turmoil in the Ukrainian Military.

Large protests followed: Second Day of Protests in Kiev After Zelensky Dismisses Defense Minister Fedorov – Demonstrators Demand Firing of Top General Syrsky (VIDEOS).

Zelensky, under pressure, ended up firing Syrsky – so that should be the end of it, right?

Wrong.

The fallout from Fedorov’s firing continues to reverberate all over the country. Continue…

WATCH: US Central Command Releases Footage After Boarding Comoros-flagged Tanker and Disabling Mozambique-Flagged Tanker During Naval Blockade on Iran

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/watch-us-central-command-releases-footage-after-boarding/

US Central Command announced on Saturday that US forces disabled another oil tanker sailing toward Iran for violating the US Navy blockade of Iranian ports.

Video from the mission released by CENTCOM shows US forces conducting a “verification boarding” on a Comoros-flagged tanker in the Arabian Sea and attacking a Mozambique-flagged tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it “attempted to violate the blockade multiple times.”

The disabled tanker is “no longer transiting to Iran,” and the Comoros-flagged tanker is “now continuing its journey,” CENTCOM announced.

US Central Command said in a statement on Saturday, Continue…

WALZ’S MINNESOTA: Taxpayer-Backed University Program Rolls Out ‘Transgender Dolls’ With Removable Genitalia for Children as Young as Four to ‘Learn About Different Options’

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/walzs-minnesota-taxpayer-backed-university-program-rolls-transgender/

Minnesota’s radical gender experiment is now targeting the playroom.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported earlier this month that a controversial program developed at the University of Minnesota Medical School is preparing to make so-called “MyGender Dolls” available to educators, school counselors, clinicians, pediatricians, and mental-health providers working with children between the ages of four and ten.

The dolls, which mimic classic paper dolls but allow children to swap out genitals, reproductive organs, clothing, hairstyles, and accessories, are being marketed as a “therapeutic” tool “grounded in gender-affirming clinical practices.”

The paper dolls reportedly have gender-neutral names, including Sam, Rory, Avery, and Parker, according to the New York Post. Continue…

Madison, Wisconsin, Police Gun Down Homeless Violent Career Felon Allegedly Threatening Them with a Knife, Sparking Angry Protests Across City (VIDEOS)

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A fatal police shooting involving a career criminal in far-left Madison, Wisconsin, has sparked massive protests demanding the prosecution of the cops.

As the Associated Press reported, 38-year-old Corey Ruiz was killed on a busy city street Wednesday. This occurred two blocks away from his daughter’s home, and along the route she walks to school.

Videos circulating online show various angles of the incident. ABC News verified and synchronized three videos.

The videos last a total of 28 seconds.

Ruiz, who is homeless, is seen falling from the bicycle at the intersection of S. Baldwin and Williamson Streets in Madison. Moments later, three officers are seen rushing to restrain him as he is on the ground.

A struggle then ensues between Ruiz and four of the officers. According to Madison Police Chief John Patterson, Ruiz pulled out a knife during the fight, injuring one officer.

The injured officer then allegedly fired the shots that killed Ruiz. Patterson also noted that a second officer was injured during the incident.

Here is one of the videos of the incident, which was obtained by WISN. Continue…

Two Drones Shot Down Over NATO Airspace In Less Than 24 Hours

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/two-drones-shot-down-over-nato-airspace-less-24-hours

This week has witnessed more dangerous Ukraine war spillover aerial activity in Eastern Europe. In a fresh instance, Romania's defense ministry is reporting that two drones entered the country's airspace in less than 24 hours.

The military said that radar systems had earlier picked up a drone "operating in the vicinity of the Ukrainian border" Saturday morning - after which F-16 fighter jets were scrambled and successfully shot it down. Continue…

France Orders Largest Peacetime Evacuation Since WWII As Wildfires Rage

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Thousands of firefighters are battling fast-moving wildfires spreading across Spain and France as extreme heat and strong winds forced more than 300,000 people to evacuate or shelter in place near Madrid, Valencia and Bordeaux.

Socialist Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said fires burned about 20,000 hectares over the past 24 hours, with more than 105,000 people affected and two deaths reported so far. France evacuated more than 220,000 people in the Gironde region and mobilized 1,500 troops as roughly 30 fires spread near Bordeaux. Continue…

Russia Blasts Ukrainian Drone Mass Casualty Attack On Holiday Camp In Zaporizhzhia

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Russia has blamed Ukraine for a mass casualty event at a 'holiday camp' in the partly Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia region on Saturday.

Local Russian officials overseeing Zaporizhzhia have said twelve people were killed and at least 19 more wounded due to a major Ukrainian drone attack. Ukraine did not immediately issue any statements acknowledging the deadly strikes.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that "Striking civilians is the method used by terrorists" in a press briefing.

ABC News later reported that "Four children were among 11 people killed in the attack on the resorts in Zaporizhzhia, Yevgeny Balitsky, the Kremlin-installed regional head, said, adding that 16 others were wounded." Russia's RT in an update stated the official number at 12 deceased.

Pro-Russian regional Governor Evgeny Balitsky was cited in Russian media as saying: Continue…

UK Cities Roll Out More Diversity Barriers; Vehicle-Ramming Threat Now The Norm

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A family summer beach event in the UK city of Nottingham now sits behind portable anti-ram steel barrier, the latest admission that open borders have turned public spaces into soft targets.

Local authorities across Britain are quietly installing more of what critics now call "diversity barriers" - heavy portable steel devices designed to stop vehicles being driven into crowds.

The annual artificial "Nottingham Beach" event opened this week behind a line of bright red Husson H-Stop units.

Meanwhile in the UK Local authorities are installing more and more 'Diversity Barriers'. Why? Because as regularly seen throughout Europe - Radical Islamist Terrorists like to murder innocent people by driving their vehicles into crowds of people. pic.twitter.com/hq7tRKYcbW

— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) July 22, 2026

About 15 of the barriers now block the four main entrances. They tip upward on impact, changing a vehicle's trajectory and generating enough friction to halt a three-and-a-half-tonne truck travelling at 30 mph.

Councillors and organisers insist the move is simply a precaution. The multi-agency safety group that approved them included counter-terrorism officers. Continue…

The United Nations Has Run Out Of Alibis

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Institutions built to prevent atrocities eventually face the question of what they actually protect. For the United Nations, voting patterns, internal investigations and its own decisions this year no longer support the fiction of neutrality. An UNRWA school in Gaza sat above a Hamas tunnel shaft and three anti-tank positions, and its own principal was on the payroll of both institutions at once - a fact that American investigators, not the UN, brought to light.

The pattern is old: during the oil-for-food scandal, a mid-level program director faced US prosecution while the officials who managed the program from above kept their positions. When UN failures surface, line staff absorb the exposure. The people who set the policy rarely do. Continue…

Beijing Blacklists 14 EU Firms After Brussels Targets Chinese Companies In Latest Russia Sanctions Package

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Beijing prohibited 14 EU companies from obtaining Chinese dual-use goods on Friday, targeting Europe's defense industry shortly after the EU included 14 Chinese and Hong Kong firms in its 21st sanctions package against Russia.

Announcing the measures with immediate effect, the Chinese Commerce Ministry called the bloc's conduct "egregious" and demanded the EU "immediately correct its wrongdoing, eliminate the egregious impact, and safeguard the overall interests of China–EU relations with concrete actions." Continue…

19 Million Eggs Pulled As Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 98 Across 17 States

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The FDA and CDC have tied a growing Salmonella outbreak to eggs produced by Texas-based Midwest Poultry Services, which recalled roughly 1.5 million cartons - more than 19 million eggs - after the contamination surfaced. As of July 24, 98 people across 17 states had been sickened, according to the FDA, which said the recalled eggs are "a likely source of illnesses in this outbreak" and that its investigation is ongoing. Continue…

US To Resume Mexican Cattle Imports After Yearlong Screwworm Ban

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The United States said on Friday it will end a ban on imports of Mexican cattle implemented more than a year ago to combat the New World screwworm (NWS), a flesh-eating livestock pest that has already made it into Texas and New Mexico.

In its announcement, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would coordinate a phased reopening of southern cattle ports beginning Aug. 24.

USDA officials said the United States will first start taking Mexican cattle again at Douglas, Arizona, with two more ports in New Mexico to follow.

The reopening will be staged and depends on Mexico sticking to its New World screwworm control plan. Officials called the move safe to begin now.

Ports in Arizona and New Mexico sit farther from the heaviest infestations in Mexico, livestock traders noted, which lowers the immediate risk compared with Texas crossings.

"Every animal entering the United States through these ports will undergo a full USDA inspection to ensure it is free of any signs of New World screwworm (NWS)," the USDA said. Continue…

War Zones Converging? Zelensky Says Ukraine Hit Ship "Transporting Military Cargo" From Iran

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Ukraine has rapidly expanded its one-way attack-drone campaign from the Sea of Azov into the Black Sea, claiming strikes against more than 180 vessels and maritime targets around the Crimean region over the past three weeks, according to Reuters. The widening maritime offensive follows a summer campaign in which Ukrainian drones struck dozens of Russian energy assets, warehouses and logistics hubs.

The risk of the Russia-Ukraine conflict merging with the US-Iran conflict seems plausible, but remains low at this point, despite overnight signals from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on X that Ukrainian forces had hit "military cargo shipments involving Iran."

Zelensky noted, "We also have very good results from long-range strikes in the waters of the Caspian Sea. In particular, these are vessels that were involved in transporting military cargo from Iran, and a warship." Continue…

$139 Million Drug Bust Exposes Broker-Style Cross-Border Trucking Operation

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Canadian authorities seized nearly 1.7 metric tons of illegal drugs during a cross-border investigation named Project Bay. The haul included suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and opium. Authorities estimated the products’ street value above $139 million. Investigators called it one of Ontario’s most significant seizures from a single case.

Traffickers used broker-style transportation model Continue…

Canada, UAE Conclude Negotiations on a Free-Trade Agreement

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The governments of Canada and the United Arab Emirates say they have concluded negotiations on a free-trade agreement.

International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told a press conference in Toronto on Friday that the next steps include legal review, the signing of the deal and ratification.

UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani al-Zeyoudi said the agreement was reached in 47 days, which he called “record time.”

Sidhu said he plans to travel to the UAE with a Canadian trade and investment delegation later this year.

The federal government’s website says bilateral merchandise trade between Canada and the UAE reached $3.4 billion in 2024.

The United Arab Emirates pledged last year to invest around $70 billion in Canada and al-Zeyoudi said he is expecting that announcements about investments will be made soon.

BC’s Unionized Nurses to End Job Action Provincewide to Review Recommendations

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/bcs-unionized-nurses-to-end-job-action-provincewide-to-review-recommendations-6067149

The union representing 55,000 nurses in British Columbia has accepted a mediated proposal that could end its weeks-long strike action.

The BC Nurses’ Union says in a statement that its bargaining agent has accepted the recommendations for settlement from mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers, and all job action will cease as of midnight Friday.

The union says its members will review the offer, while outstanding issues on compensation are anticipated to move to binding arbitration this fall.

Nurses have been conducting strike action since the start of July after members voted to reject a tentative contract reached in May between union and the Health Employers Association of B.C. Continue…

175 World Cup Visitors Filed Asylum Claims in Canada, Says IRCC

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Ottawa says that 175 people who got approval to come to Canada in connection to the 2026 World Cup have submitted asylum claims.

The country with the largest group of foreign nationals claiming asylum was Ghana with roughly 25 citizens, followed by Egypt, Kenya, and Colombia with approximately 15 claims each; and Bangladesh, China, Nigeria, and Senegal with roughly 10 claims each, according to information provided to The Epoch Times by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Five claims each were also recorded for citizens of Burundi, Nepal, Pakistan, and Ecuador, along with between one to four claims each for a number of additional nations including Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Sudan, to arrive at the grand total of 175.

IRCC noted that counts above five were rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Continue…

Federal Government Rejects Expansion of Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/federal-government-rejects-expansion-of-torontos-billy-bishop-airport-6067371

The federal government has rejected Ontario’s plan to expand Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport to accommodate jets on a longer runway.

Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says public consultations that ended Friday heard feedback on a range of issues, including transportation, economics and quality of life.

MacKinnon says the government won’t pursue any plans that will infringe on public spaces, cause more noise, have significant environmental impacts or hinder the building of housing in Toronto.

He says the government is “exclusively” focused on the approved safety upgrades that are now taking place at the airport.

Mayor Olivia Chow thanked Prime Minister Mark Carney and MacKinnon for “listening to the people of Toronto.”

Chow also called on the province to “return the city’s land,” after Premier Doug Ford’s government recently passed legislation to take over the city’s spot in a tripartite agreement that governs Billy Bishop airport.

Residents of Clinton, BC, Wait to Discover Fate of Village After Fleeing Wildfire

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Residents of the B.C. Interior village of Clinton are facing an anxious wait to discover the fate of their community after an advancing wildfire forced them to flee.

The community was ordered to evacuate on Friday as flames swept toward it late in the afternoon.

Mayor Roland Stanke said the situation in the community of several hundred residents, about 350 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, was “extremely bad.”

He said in an interview late Friday that he had been watching the fires from a camera set up at his home, which he expected to lose to the flames. Continue…

BC Clears Way for FortisBC LNG Expansion in Delta

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The British Columbia government has cleared the way for FortisBC to expand its liquefied natural gas facility in Delta by exempting the project from a permit requirement that would normally apply to public utility expansions.

The expansion will increase the facility’s ability to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG), and is expected to create jobs and help reduce emissions by offering an alternative to conventional marine fuels, the province said in a July 24 news release.

The province issued an Order in Council that exempts the Phase 1B expansion of the Tilbury LNG Facility from the need to obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under the Utilities Commission Act.

The construction phase of the $2 billion expansion is expected to create more than $800 million in GDP and $260 million in tax revenue, as well as generate 1,100 jobs each year over four years, the release says.

FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG Facility supplies LNG for local and international shipping vessels, including BC Ferries and Seaspan.

The Order in Council also enacted regulatory amendments that establish a framework allowing FortisBC and the Musqueam Indian Band to form an equity partnership for project ownership, the release says.

An environmental assessment of Phase 2 of the expansion is also underway, with the government expected to make a decision late in 2026, the release says.

The Phase 1B project remains subject to all other applicable regulatory approvals prior to construction, which may start as early as mid-2027, the province said, adding that the expanded facility would be in service as early as 2031.

Trump Takes Fresh Aim at Canada Over Wildfire Smoke in Latest Social Media Post

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U.S. President Donald Trump has shared an AI-generated image depicting a giant filtration barrier along the U.S.-Canada border, in apparent reference to his recent criticism of Canadian wildfire smoke drifting across the border into the United States.

The image, posted on his Truth Social platform on July 25, shows a large air filter stretching miles along the shared border, with a label on one end of the structure that reads “MERV 16 High Efficiency Particulate Air Filter.” On the U.S. side, at the base of the imaginary barrier, is a sign that reads “North America Air Filter Barrier” above the slogan, “Clean Air, Clear Borders.”

Trump has been critical of the Canadian government’s response to wildfires of late. His latest post came a day after he remarked in the Oval Office that he would impose tariffs on Canada in retaliation for smoke from wildfires that has blanketed multiple U.S. states in recent days.

“We’re going to put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke,” the president told reporters following his announcement on the Americans’ recent advancement in nuclear energy.

“I’ve told Canada they have to do something about it. You know, we’ve never had this problem. All of a sudden, we have this problem with Canada.”

Trump did not elaborate on how the tariff would be implemented during the press conference. Continue…

Conservatives Call for Emergency Meeting on Trump Threats, Demand Carney Explain Plan

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The Conservative shadow minister for Canada-U.S. relations is calling on Ottawa to provide its negotiation plan with U.S. President Donald Trump at an emergency meeting.

Shuv Majumdar says in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney that the Conservatives want an emergency meeting of the Standing Committee on International Trade next week, and Ottawa needs to table its written plans at the hearings.

Majumdar says Carney must explain how the government will address Trump’s latest tariff threat.

Trump said Monday the U.S. government will hit an array of Canadian products with 50 percent tariffs in 30 days.

American officials said the new levies are a response to provincial bans on U.S. alcohol, Canada’s supply-managed dairy system and quotas on American cars.

Majumdar says Carney ran a campaign promising to handle the American president but has since caved into many of Trump’s demands.

Wildfires Merge, Cross Highway 97 North of Clinton, BC

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/wildfires-merge-cross-highway-97-north-of-clinton-bc-6067616

Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community.

An update from BC Wildfire Service said the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek blazes had combined and remained “very active” on Sunday, moving north and northeast of the Chasm area, about 20 kilometres north of Clinton.

Fire information officer Shae Stearns said crews continued to work in Clinton to protect structures and fight what she described as an “active fire” in the community, which was ordered evacuated as the Pear Lake fire surged on Friday. Continue…

How a Vancouver ATM User With 66 Cards Set Off Years-Long Probe of Online Drug Sales

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/how-a-vancouver-atm-user-with-66-cards-set-off-years-long-probe-of-online-drug-sales-6067629

It was more than three years ago when Vancouver police arrested a man after he was seen using multiple bank cards to make withdrawals at an ATM.

A search revealed he was carrying 66 bank cards and $39,200 in cash.

The strange discovery in March 2023, described in an affidavit by an RCMP cyber crime investigator, would set off a chain of events leading to a years-long probe into nationwide illicit online sales of cannabis and hallucinogenic mushrooms.

The investigation by RCMP with the help of FINTRAC, Canada’s money laundering watchdog, untangled a web of numbered companies and bank accounts used to allegedly collect, move and disguise the funds.

Despite the B.C. government’s Director of Civil Forfeiture alleging in a lawsuit that a “criminal organization” is behind the websites, no one named as a defendant in the case has faced criminal charges, and the websites targeted by investigators remain online offering a wide range of cannabis and psilocybin products.

The director instead filed a lawsuit in March 2026 seeking to seize funds from the holders of accounts where the money allegedly ended up. Continue…

Carney Calls Byelections in 3 Federal Ridings for August

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/carney-calls-byelections-in-3-federal-ridings-for-august-6067593

Prime Minister Mark Carney has called byelections for Aug. 31 in three federal ridings in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia to fill vacant seats in the House of Commons.

The byelections will be held in the Beaches–East York riding in Toronto, the Chicoutimi–Le Fjord riding in Quebec’s Saguenay region, and the North Vancouver–Capilano riding in British Columbia.

Nate Erskine-Smith, who runs the political podcast Uncommons, resigned his seat as MP of Beaches–East Yorkon on July 7. He endorsed Tanveer Shahnawaz for the Liberal nomination in that riding. Shahnawaz, who had been a long-time staff member in Erskine-Smith’s office, won the Liberal nomination against three competitors on July 18.

The Chicoutimi–Le Fjord seat had been held by Conservative Richard Martel since 2018 until he stepped down on July 7 after being appointed to the Senate by Carney.

Jonathan Wilkinson officially resigned as Liberal MP for North Vancouver–Capilano on June 19 when he was named by Carney as Canada’s ambassador to the European Union.

With the three vacancies, the Liberals now hold 172 seats in the House of Commons, including Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia, while the Conservatives hold 139. Meanwhile, Liberal MP for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Steven Guilbeault, is expected to resign on Aug. 28. Continue…

Canada’s two biggest railways at odds over U.S. mega-merger

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As a massive merger of two U.S. railway giants goes before a federal regulator, Canada’s largest rail lines are now at odds over whether the deal should go ahead.

Until earlier this week, both Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. stood in opposition to Union Pacific Corp.’s proposed US$85-billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern Corp.

If approved, the proposal would create the United States’ first transcontinental railway, controlling about 40 per cent of the country’s freight traffic.

That joint front changed when CN agreed to drop its opposition in exchange for more access to Union Pacific’s network south of the border, particularly through several areas of the Midwest. A separate deal between the two companies, aimed at supporting freight movement between Canada and Mexico, was revealed at the same time.

Tracy Robinson, CN’s chief executive, says the company had concerns around how the merger could affect its network, business and customers. Continue…

Ukraine seeks 30-year energy pact with Canada, minister says

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ukraine-seeks-30-year-energy-pact-with-canada-minister-says

Ukraine is looking to sign a 30-year strategic energy agreement with Canada and proposing an “energy security bridge” focused on the supply of Canadian LNG, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

The proposal, which Shmyhal discussed with Canadian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, follows agreements reached by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Shmyhal said in a post on X.

As part of the talks, the two sides discussed the possibility of direct grant support from Canada worth $650 million to help Ukraine buy gas for the coming winter as part of Ottawa’s broader aid package. Ukraine has faced repeated Russian strikes on its energy infrastructure through successive winters of the war, now well into its fifth year.

Zelenskyy this month overhauled his government and said preparations for winter were a key reason driving the change. Sergii Koretskyi, chief executive officer of state-run energy company NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy, was named as prime minister, replacing Yuliia Svyrydenko.

Ukraine’s power and heating infrastructure remain vulnerable to Russian ballistic-missile strikes and low supplies of interceptors.

Ukraine also invited Canadian suppliers to store gas in its underground facilities and sought supplies of energy equipment from Canadian manufacturers, Shmyhal said. The ministers also discussed cooperation on small modular reactors, or SMRs, an area Kyiv wants to fold into the proposed long-term agreement as it looks to Canada’s experience in the technology.

New permanent residents down 20% in Canada. Nearly half the drop came from India

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Canada admitted 20 per cent fewer permanent residents in the first three months of this year, with study permits and asylum claims also falling.

The country took in 83,130 permanent residents between January and March, down from 104,320 over the same three months in 2025, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada data analyzed by the Association for Canadian Studies. It is the second consecutive year admissions have fallen. New study permits dropped 24 per cent and asylum claims fell 35 per cent over the same period.

Jack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies, said in an email the pattern is not a quarterly fluctuation. “Canada has moved from rapid immigration expansion to a deliberate, government-driven contraction,” he said.

Nearly half that reduction in permanent residents came from a single country. The number of Indian citizens granted permanent residence fell to 21,565 from 31,690, a drop of 10,125 people that accounts for 48 per cent of the entire national decline. New study permits for Indian students fell 42 per cent, and India made up 55 per cent of the national drop in study permits.

“When the government sharply reduces a stream in which one country is disproportionately represented, that country inevitably absorbs a disproportionate share of the cut,” Jedwab said. Continue…

Canada's only operational submarine just sank a U.S. warship

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Six days after the federal government said only one of Canada’s four submarines is seaworthy, that submarine sank an American warship off Hawaii.

HMCS Corner Brook launched a Mark 48 heavyweight torpedo at the decommissioned cruiser USS Mobile Bay on July 12, and the Canadian shot was the one that sank it, CTV News reported. It was Canada’s first submarine at the Rim of the Pacific exercise in 12 years. Continue…

RCMP urged to reopen Flight PS752 criminal probe after records reveal Trudeau meeting

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The RCMP is facing renewed calls to reopen its criminal investigation into the 2020 downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 after newly released records suggested the probe was shelved days after then-prime minister Justin Trudeau held a private meeting with Iran's foreign minister.

According to documents first reported by Blacklock's Reporter, Ontario businessman Shahin Moghaddam, who lost his wife and 10-year-old son in the attack, says Canadians deserve answers and believes the Mounties should launch a full criminal investigation into the deaths of the 138 Canadian citizens and permanent residents killed when Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down the passenger jet shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020.

"The RCMP must open the case even if it takes years to collect the clues," Moghaddam said. "They must start an investigation. They cannot ignore it."

Moghaddam said he has never understood why Canadian authorities failed to pursue their own criminal investigation into the attack.

"It is the duty of the Canadian government to look out for its citizens, any Canadian," he said. "It doesn't matter how or when."

"Why was there no Canadian investigation? They must make clear what happened."

Internal RCMP records now made public show investigators initially believed an independent Canadian criminal investigation was essential.

"The RCMP's expertise in obtaining information to an evidentiary standard could allow the Canadian government to provide victims' families with a factual sequence of events to explain the crash of PS752," investigators wrote.

"It is therefore imperative to determine what actually occurred, independently from open source reporting and the Iranian narrative."

The documents said an investigation conducted to Canadian evidentiary standards would help establish "individual or systemic culpability" and provide Canadians with confidence about what took place.

However, that planned investigation was abandoned less than two weeks after Trudeau met privately with then-Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif during the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14, 2020. Iranian state television later broadcast footage of the meeting, which had not been publicly disclosed to Canadian media.

Twelve days later, on Feb. 26, the RCMP informed Canadian diplomats by email that it would not proceed with a domestic criminal investigation.

"The RCMP will not be launching a formal domestic investigation into the downing of PS752," the email stated. "The decision was taken based on advice provided by the Department of Public Safety and considerable internal work and discussions."

Moghaddam questioned the timing of the decision.

"Somebody gave them an order to stop right after Trudeau met with Iran's foreign minister," he said. "The Prime Minister was smiling and bowing. It is strange."

The records were obtained through a review conducted by the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, which declined to comment on the case.

"All investigations by the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency must be held in private," the agency said in a statement. "As such NSIRA is not in a position to comment."

For Moghaddam, the passage of time has not diminished the need for accountability.

He said the RCMP still has an obligation to investigate the deaths of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, regardless of how long it takes.

"They must start an investigation," he said. "They cannot ignore it."

The Saturday Wrap-Up - Donald Trump Wields Secret Weapon Against London and Iran - July 25, 2026

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Iran's IRGC is a death cult. The same is true of its financial sponsors in the City of London. Barbara Boyd traces the line from 1979 — the Iranian Revolution and Three Mile Island — to Trump's nuclear renaissance and Bessent's campaign against Dope and Terror Inc. Continue…