Federal, provincial environment ministers conclude meeting by stressing economic growth

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/environment-ministers-meeting

Environment ministers from across the provinces and the federal government wrapped up a meeting in Calgary on Wednesday with a message that conservation policies need to be balanced against the need for economic development.

The spirit of willingness to accept trade-offs between industry and the environment seemed to differ from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment meetings under longtime environment minister Steven Guilbeault.

Alberta Environment Minister Grant Hunter said at a press conference at the end of the meeting that his focus was on amplifying a “significant shift in the national conversation” that’s moving governments toward more pragmatic environmental policies that boost, rather than hinder economic activities.

“Not long ago, the economic consequences of environmental policies were too often treated as a separate consideration, or even as something that should not be part of the discussion,” said Hunter

“Today, there is a growing recognition that the decisions we make as environment ministers have major implications for investment, jobs, affordability, competitiveness and Canada’s ability to get major projects built,” he added.

Hunter said that the very location of the annual meeting exemplified this change in thinking, happening as it was in the city headquarters of the oil and gas industry. The fossil fuels sector was previously seen as targeted by the former prime minister, Justin Trudeau, and Guilbeault.

“Meeting (in Calgary) sends a clear message: Canada is ready to build again,” said Hunter. Continue…

Podcast couple wins defamation suit against rival over incest claims

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/podcast-couple-wins-defamation-suit-against-rival-over-incest-claims

A Hamilton, Ont., podcaster is liable for more than $40,000 in damages and legal costs after saying on a livestream that married rivals of his were biological siblings whose incestuous relationship caused their son’s autism.

As part of the ruling, Ontario Superior Court Justice A.J. Goodman ordered Tuesday that political content creator Spencer Butts reimburse $20,000 in legal costs incurred by plaintiffs Ryan and Tanya Davies, the husband and wife co-hosts of the popular conservative podcast Northern Perspective.

Butts, who represented himself in court, chose not to file any materials relating to the reimbursement, according to a filing obtained by National Post.

Goodman found in late May that Butts made defamatory comments about the Davies during an April 17, 2025, livestream analyzing that evening’s federal election leaders’ debate. He awarded the couple $25,000 in damages.

While giving “shout outs” to fellow conservative content creators during the broadcast, Butts said that the Davies “very well might be brother and sister, which would make another thing make sense, which would be way too mean of me to say but you can all infer.”

The couple has a nine-year-old son who lives with autism and a global developmental delay, whose condition they’ve spoken about publicly. In 2023, they appeared on a local Hamilton TV news segment criticizing the Ford government over cuts to provincial autism funding.

Goodman said in a 31-page decision that Butts crossed a legal line by saying the couple engaged in unlawful and highly taboo sexual activities.

“Incest is a crime in Canada, and carries a high level of stigma,” wrote Goodman.

Goodman also found Butts further defamed the Davies’ by saying their supposed blood relation would “make another thing make sense,” reasoning that their son’s condition was widely known in conservative influencer circles. Continue…

Canadian who allegedly hit pro-Trump teen overstayed her U.S. visa. Husband says incident 'blown out of proportion'

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-who-allegedly-hit-pro-trump-teen-overstayed-her-u-s-visa-husband-says-incident-blown-out-of-proportion

Canadian woman, Kaitlyn Tracey, has been taken into custody by ICE for outstaying the Visa she used to enter the U.S.

ICE wrote in a July 15 X post that Tracey “entered the United States on April 14, 2024, on a visa set to expire on September 6, 2024. In violation of our nation’s laws, she overstayed her visa and failed to depart.”

Tracey was released from a New Jersey jail into ICE custody after she was arrested and charged for allegedly slapping a teen Trump supporter on the Jersey Shore during the July 4th weekend, reports the New York Post.

Her husband, Matthew Geroni, is insisting the incident has been exaggerated. Geroni told New Jersey news website, NJ.com, that the “whole situation has been blown out of proportion and a person like Kate does not belong in any facility.”

But according to a Point Pleasant Beach police affidavit, Tracey filmed herself as she approached teenagers on a Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk in New Jersey on July 3. Two of the girls were allegedly wearing sweatpants with the words “Trump” and “ICE,” NJ.com reported.

The police have alleged Tracey slapped one of the girls across the face before fleeing the scene. Geroni counters that, despite admitting not to being there, with the claim it was his wife who was shoved and hit and insists she was not the one doing the recording, and never fled from the police, says the NY Post.

Canadian podcaster Jasmin Laine shared an X post today with a video that appears to capture the incident. Continue…

Fake Mark Carney video cost elderly Ontario woman nearly $1 million

https://nationalpost.com/news/deepfake-politicians-costing-canadians-life-savings

An 86-year-old Sault Ste. Marie woman lost close to a million dollars to a deepfake of Prime Minister Mark Carney she saw on Facebook.

She is one of a growing number of Canadians being defrauded by artificial intelligence. Scammers are using AI to fake the faces of people the public trusts, and selling investments that do not exist.

Judy Skene, a retired pharmacist, saw a Facebook ad in July 2025 in which a deepfake of Carney told viewers to put $350 into a cryptocurrency platform, SooToday reported. The video claimed the money would be backed by the Bank of Canada, Skene told CTV News. Carney never made it.

A deepfake is video or audio generated by AI to make a real person appear to say or do something they never did. They are being used to impersonate politicians, celebrities, financial experts and government officials, said Jeff Horncastle, client and communications outreach officer at the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.

“The advertisement is usually only the first step,” Horncastle said.

Once someone clicks or hands over their contact information, a fraudster may call posing as an investment advisor, Horncastle said. The victim may then be directed to a professional-looking trading platform, encouraged to buy cryptocurrency or asked to hand over remote access to their computer. The platform may display fabricated profits, he said.

Skene’s case followed that pattern. She signed up and paid, and a caller told her the money had already tripled, CTV News reported. The scammers sent her a link that gave them access to her computer, where they found her investments, her longtime friend Pat Probert told SooToday.

Over several months she cashed in a $650,000 registered retirement income fund, mortgaged her Bay Street condo for $300,000 and took a $35,000 cash advance on her credit card, according to SooToday. The scammers promised her $40,000 a month in dividends if she kept investing, SooToday reported.

The deepfake supplies the credibility, but the fraud itself still runs on social engineering, Horncastle said. Fraudsters use the image and voice of someone Canadians recognize to lower their guard. Continue…

Detroit air quality worst in world, thanks to Ontario's wildfire smoke: global ranking

https://nationalpost.com/news/local-news/detroit-air-quality-worst-in-world-thanks-to-wildfire-smoke-global-ranking/wcm/f48a2f49-b4d6-446f-80ea-fa1709aefeca

Wildfire smoke drifting from northwestern Ontario has given Detroit the worst air quality in the world, according to a global ranking.

Meanwhile, Windsor remains under an Orange air-quality warning as smoke blankets the border region.

According to Swiss global air-quality monitoring company IQAir, Detroit registered the worst air quality on the planet on Thursday, followed by Toronto, joining a host of other Canadian and U.S. regions with the most smoke-affected urban centres.

The worsening conditions come as Environment Canada warns Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent residents about deteriorating air quality caused by smoke from wildfires burning in northwestern Ontario. Continue…

Man shoved into traffic for waving Alberta flag speaks out: 'I could have been killed'

https://www.rebelnews.com/man_shoved_into_traffic_for_waving_alberta_flag_speaks_out_i_could_have_been_killed

Don Bonnar says he was pushed into the roadway, where his foot was run over by a vehicle. He says doctors suspected a fracture, and he underwent medical treatment following the incident.

Justice Watch: Justice Ann Smith rules Nova Scotia court can't hear challenge to self-regulated Indigenous lobster fishery

https://www.rebelnews.com/justice_watch_justice_ann_smith_rules_nova_scotia_court_can_t_hear_challenge_to_self_regulated_indigenous_lobster_fishery

A Nova Scotia judge has dismissed an attempt by commercial fishermen to have the courts determine whether a self-regulated Indigenous lobster fishery operating outside the federal licensing system is lawful, ruling the case cannot proceed.

In a decision released this week, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Ann Smith struck the lawsuit brought by the Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance against the Sipekne'katik First Nation, concluding the court lacked jurisdiction because the claim did not raise a legal issue the court could decide.

The alliance, which represents thousands of commercial fish harvesters across the Maritimes, argued that the Sipekne'katik First Nation has conducted an unlawful commercial lobster fishery in St. Mary's Bay for years by fishing outside federally regulated seasons and without commercial licences. The group asked the court to affirm that the federal Fisheries Act and its regulations apply equally to all commercial harvesters.

Justice Smith rejected the application, writing that the alliance was not challenging the validity of any federal law or government action and therefore had failed to raise a "justiciable issue" suitable for judicial determination. She also ruled the organization lacked standing to seek declarations about treaty rights because it is not a party to any treaty between the First Nation and the Crown.

The dispute stems from the Sipekne'katik First Nation's self-regulated "moderate livelihood" lobster fishery, launched in 2020 following the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark Marshall decision, which recognized a treaty right for Mi'kmaq people to earn a moderate livelihood from fishing. Ottawa has never fully defined what that right entails, leaving ongoing disagreements over licensing, seasons and enforcement.

The ruling means the courts will not resolve the long-running dispute through this case, leaving commercial harvesters without the declaration they sought and the broader legal questions surrounding the fishery unresolved.

Carney facing backlash after $160K in airplane meal costs during one trip abroad exposed

https://www.rebelnews.com/carney_facing_backlash_after_160k_in_meals_costs_during_one_trip_abroad_exposed

The prime minister and his entourage used $160,000 of taxpayer funds to dine on Chilean sea bass, “chicken chasseur,” and "death by chocolate" during a week-long trip in November 2025. Continue…

CSIS warned feds about scientist's China connection for 21 years

https://www.rebelnews.com/csis_warned_feds_about_scientists_china_connection_for_21_years

A senior Natural Resources Canada scientist has been charged with breach of trust and unauthorized use of federal computers after allegedly copying thousands of files on the eve of his retirement. Continue…

Nenshi apologizes for photo with Israeli ambassador after Stampede appearance

https://www.rebelnews.com/nenshi_apologizes_for_photo_with_israeli_ambassador_after_stampede_appearance

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has issued a public apology after being photographed with Israel's ambassador to Canada during the Calgary Stampede, saying the image caused "immense hurt" within parts of his party's support base.

The apology has also renewed scrutiny of Nenshi's own record of public engagements with representatives of the Chinese Communist Party while serving as Calgary mayor.

In October 2011, Nenshi attended a reception hosted by the Chinese Consulate in Calgary marking the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The event, documented on the Chinese Consulate's official website, shows Nenshi posing for photographs with Chinese diplomats and addressing attendees alongside provincial cabinet ministers and other political leaders.

That appearance was one of several documented interactions between Nenshi and Chinese officials during his time as mayor.

In the statement released Thursday, Nenshi said he wanted "to speak to you from the heart" about the photograph, explaining that Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed approached him at a public Stampede event and the pair had "a very brief and frank exchange during which a photo was taken." Continue…

Fully-exposed Peterborough man allegedly returns to terrorize residents after arrest

https://www.rebelnews.com/naked_peterborough_man_allegedly_returns_to_homes_hours_after_release

Victims say a man exposing himself and attempting to enter homes was repeatedly released, leaving families living in fear. Continue…

Ontario trucking industry under scrutiny over increasing illegal and dangerous activity

https://www.rebelnews.com/ontario_trucking_industry_under_scrutiny_over_increasing_illegal_and_dangerous_activity

Hell on wheels! In southern Ontario, unsafe transport trucks, poorly trained truckers, and illegal truck yards are all being tolerated! The question is: why? Continue…

Hitler posts, vanishing accounts and legal threats: what happened after a Montreal man was exposed?

https://www.rebelnews.com/hitler_posts_vanishing_accounts_and_legal_threats_what_happened_after_a_montreal_man_was_exposed

Zubair Sattar has denied being the individual behind the disturbing social media posts. Continue…

12 shootings in the GTA, so CBC focuses on 78-year-old gun collector instead

https://www.rebelnews.com/12_shootings_in_the_gta_so_cbc_focuses_on_78_year_old_gun_collector_instead

Former MP Inky Mark has been a longtime collector of firearms, and his case potentially involving mishandled paperwork is being given the same attention as a spate of deadly shootings in the Greater Toronto Area by the state broadcaster. Continue…

Advocate says hospital is ‘trying to kill’ disabled Canadian by denying basic care

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/advocate-says-hospital-is-trying-to-kill-disabled-canadian-by-denying-basic-care/

A close contact and primary care advocate of disabled Canadian Roger Foley, who is suffering from a degenerative brain disease and living in “constant pain,” says the hospital he has been staying at for some time is in effect trying to “kill him” by not giving him the care he needs to survive.

Lino DeFacendis, founder of Life Care Network, spoke with LifeSiteNews about the state of Foley, who has been in a Canadian hospital for about 10 years. He is currently at the London, Ontario, Health Sciences Centre.

DeFacendis, who is close to Foley, said that he believes the hospital is “trying to kill him” by denying “his basic care.”

“He has been courageously fighting for a long time,” DeFacendis told LifeSiteNews, “even through much documented evidence and legal correspondence with hospital executives, including the CEO.”

Foley uses amber-wavelength room lighting to be able to see because his body does not do well with the hospital’s fluorescent lights. He is afraid to leave the hospital despite the fact he has been offered euthanasia many times.

DeFacendis said that due to the generous support of donors from a past donation campaign through his Life Care Network, he has been able to hire personal support workers (PSWs) to help Foley and hold the hospital accountable. Continue…''

Canadian woman slaps a 16-year-old kid on the Jersey Shore for wearing pro-Trump gear.

https://breaking-news.ca/canadian-woman-slaps-a-16-year-old-kid-on-the-jersey-shore-for-wearing-pro-trump-gear/

Her husband posts videos openly wishing cancer on Trump’s entire family, including the kids and hoping for another assassination attempt.

Now she’s charged with assault and child endangerment… and ICE picked her up over her immigration status.

This is the “resistance” the left keeps defending 🙈

Violence against kids. Death wishes against political opponents. All wrapped in some twisted sense of moral superiority. REALLY?

If the roles were reversed, this would be wall-to-wall coverage calling it “domestic terrorism.”

Instead we get excuses, minimization, or silence.

Political disagreement is protected.

Wishing fatal violence on people and their children crosses a line. Every single time.

No double standards. No special treatment.

This is unhinged. Full stop 🛑

#cdnpoli #PoliticalViolence #DoubleStandards

WATCH LIVE: President Trump’s Primetime Speech on Foreign Election Interference – Deep State Withheld China’s Interference and Hacking of Election Data

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/watch-live-president-trumps-primetime-speech-foreign-election/

President Trump is delivering a primetime speech on foreign election interference on Thursday at 9 pm ET.

President Trump will be joined by CIA Director Ratcliffe, Acting DNI Bill Pulte, DHS Chief Markwayne Mullin and FBI Director Kash Patel.

The president is expected to discuss the following:

China’s role meddling in US elections.

The president will reportedly unveil evidence showing Beijing compromised US voter data and the CIA knew about it but didn’t share the information with him during his first term.

A White House task force will be releasing classified intelligence documents related to the 2020 election.

Trump will speak about the newly declassified intelligence.

“Those responsible for sounding the alarm instead kept the information secret and hidden,” Trump said.

“They did not disclose to me as president or to anyone else and to the best of our knowledge, they did not inform Congress,” he said.

“US spy agencies began learning about the compromise of voter registration files in 2020 when they discovered that tens of millions of voter data, think of that tens of millions of voters data in 18 states have been bought, stolen or hacked by China,” Trump said.

“China has signed a data exploitation unit specifically to this new project. Compounding the travesty, the second set of documents we are releasing reveals that members of the deep state, very, very famous group of people, many cases, in our intelligence agency work to actively suppress and downplay information about the extent of China’s sinister election meddling, covering it up from both the president and the American people like nobody thought was possible,” Trump said. Continue…

WATCH: President Trump Lays Bare Massive GBI Strategies Fake Voter Registration Scam in His Nationwide Address—The Gateway Pundit Broke The Story in August 2023

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/president-trump-lays-bare-massive-gbi-strategies-fake/

Tonight, in his address to the nation, President Trump presented and “fully confirmed” the “authenticity” of documents that have been declassified. One of the five areas of major concern he covered was a massive voter registration scheme by GBI Strategies, a story I broke in August 2023. Continue…

REPORT: House Republicans Launching Investigation of the Mamdani Administration Over Attempt to Hold Meeting With Officials From Iran

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/report-house-republicans-launching-investigation-mamdani-administration-attempt/

House Republican have put in a request to the Trump Justice Department for a formal investigation of the Zohran Mamdani administration over their attempt to hold a meeting with the Iranian regime’s ambassador to the United Nations.

The Gateway Pundit reported last week:

Commissioner Ana María Archila, head of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs, had scheduled the meeting for July 7 at 11 a.m. at 2 United Nations Plaza with Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s permanent representative to the UN.

Two other senior officials from the office were also set to attend, according to calendar invitation screenshots reviewed by City Journal and confirmed by multiple sources, including a State Department official.

The meeting was called off only after the U.S. State Department, which had not been informed in advance, stepped in and met with the Mamdani administration to “clarify acceptable conduct,” according to City Journal.

House Republicans claim this is a potential violation of the Logan Act.

Breitbart News reports: Continue…

Trump Announces Iran Has Freed American Woman Held Captive Since Biden’s Term

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/trump-announces-iran-freed-american-woman-held-captive/

An American woman who has been held in Iran for more than 18 months has been freed, according to President Donald Trump.

Jared Genser, the attorney for Dena Karari, said it was a “minor miracle” that she was freed during a war, according to CNN.

He noted that her health issues, which included a massive heart attack suffered last week, may have played a role in the 53-year-old’s release.

“Iran has allowed an American Citizen, who was wrongfully detained in December of 2024 under the ‘presidency’ of Sleepy Joe Biden, to leave the Country,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

“She is now safely outside of Iran, and in good condition,” Trump wrote.

“The United States of America appreciates this gesture of Goodwill by Iran!” he posted.

Genser credited Trump for his client’s release. Continue…

Elon Musk’s xAI Sues User of Chatbot Grok for Allegedly Creating Child Sexual Abuse Material, Sexually Explicit Deepfakes Of Adults

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/elon-musks-xai-sues-user-chatbot-grok-allegedly/

Intelligence against predators.

The AI assistant Grok is under constant attack by the Liberal-Globalists of the MSM, but now its parent company is pushing back.

Elon Musk and his xAI are suing a South Carolina man who has been arrested on charges of sexually exploiting minors.

The company is alleging that the man misused the company’s AI system Grok to create child sexual abuse material. Continue…

BOMBSHELL REPORT: DNC Chair Ken Martin Made Democrat Officials Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements Before Viewing the Party’s Finances

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/bombshell-report-dnc-chair-ken-martin-made-democrat/

Ken Martin, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), made Democrat officials sign non-disclosure agreements before they could view the party’s financial records at a recent meeting, according to a new report from Axios.

It has been widely reported for months that the DNC is struggling to raise money. Donors are not exactly lining up to hand over their cash to the party that blew through two billion dollars in a matter of weeks in 2024, only to come up empty handed in the end. Also, now that USAID is effectively over, there are no more dollars flowing from that source.

Still, why would Martin make party leaders sign NDAs to simply view the family check book? This raises all kinds of red flags.

From Axios: Continue…

Marius Borg Høiby Released on House Arrest as He Appeals His Rape Conviction – Reunited With His Recovering Mother Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/marius-borg-hoiby-released-house-arrest-as-he/

In the case of Høiby, it’s a ‘palace arrest’.

The Norwegian Royal Family drama had another development today, as the convicted son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been released on house arrest, as he continues to appeal his conviction and sentencing for rape and other charges. Continue…

SOCIALIST GRIFT: Madrid Court Rejects Appeal, and Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez’s Wife, Begoña Gomez, WILL STAND TRIAL for Influence Peddling and Embezzlement

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/socialist-grift-madrid-court-rejects-appeal-spanish-pm/

Sánchez’s family is always in the headlines, for all the wrong reasons.

A Spanish court rejected for the most part the appeal by Begoña Gomez, the wife of Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and she will have to stand ​trial before a jury on charges of influence peddling and embezzlement.

It’s another heavy blow for the Socialist government, embroiled in months of graft investigations and scandals.’

This development comes only two days after the PM’s brother David Sáchez was convicted, as you can read in ENDLESS SOCIALIST SCANDALS: Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez’s Brother David Convicted of Nepotism and Administrative Misconduct, Banned From Public Service for 9 years. Continue…

UPDATE: Former Marine and Congressional Candidate William Upham Arrested in Florida by Local Sheriff After Calling for President Trump’s Assassination

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/update-former-marine-congressional-candidate-william-upham-arrested/

…According to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office inmate records, Upham, 35, was booked into Duval County Jail late Wednesday night, July 15, 2026, at 11:20 p.m. under Jail Number 2026015579 / JSO ID 892658.

He was held on a U.S. MARSHAL HOLD with the charge comment explicitly listed as “THREATS AGAINST THE PRESIDENT.”

The white male, 5’5”, 170 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes, was arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Records show he was released on July 16, 2026, after a first appearance hearing scheduled for 1:00 p.m. today. Continue…

WATCH: Terrifying Video Shows Freight Train Crew Encased in Flames During Canadian Wildfires

A shocking video captured the moment a freight train crew in Northern Ontario found themselves surrounded by raging Canadian wildfires, with flames filling the view from the cabin windows.

The footage, taken late Tuesday, shows the crew desperately calling for help as the fire threatened to overtake them before it suddenly receded enough for the train to push through thick smoke.

One crew member can be heard pleading over the radio, “This could potentially overtake us here. This has gotten a little scary. Holy [bleep]. You all need to hurry up here. Seriously. We’re encased in flames now.”

Another voice adds, “This has got to move quick,” followed by “Holy crap” as the fire begins to pull back, allowing the train to pass through. Continue…

Trump Administration Announces Investigation of 75 Truck Driver Schools Suspected of Helping Non-Citizens Obtain CDLs

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/trump-administration-announces-investigation-75-truck-driver-schools/

The Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) have announced an investigation into at 75 entry-level truck driver Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) schools across the country suspected of fraudulently helping non-citizen drivers qualify.

Safety experts estimate that as many as 130,000 illegal-alien truck drivers may be operating in the United States, with tens of thousands believed to have obtained licenses through illegitimate means.

The Gateway Pundit has reported on the deadly consequences of illegal alien truckers.

Fox News’ Bill Melugin reports, “NEW: DHS and DOT have announced they’ve identified 75 entry level truck driver CDL schools across the US that are suspected of fraudulently helping non-citizen drivers qualify for CDLs, and the agencies are partnering to investigate them, with HSI and DOT already visiting some of the schools to probe them.”

“Some of the schools are suspected of falsifying training records, providing improper certifications, and failing to properly train the drivers.”

Statements via DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin noted, “Too many American lives have been lost in completely avoidable accidents because illegal aliens have been granted commercial driver’s licenses to drive trucks and 18-wheelers on America’s roadways.”

“DHS law enforcement is partnering with the Department of Transportation to eliminate CDL fraud, strengthen the integrity of the CDL system, and investigate commercial driver’s license schools throughout the country. This is a whole of government approach, to keep America’s roads safe.” Continue…

JUST IN: Trump Administration Revives Federal Rule to Prevent Welfare Leeches from Obtaining Green Cards

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/just-trump-administration-revives-federal-rule-prevent-welfare/

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has rescinded a Biden-era rule, which prevented immigration officials from considering an alien’s risk of becoming reliant on welfare services such as food stamps, Medicaid, and housing assistance.

“The now-rescinded Biden-era regulation restricted which public benefits DHS could consider, limiting officers’ ability to review all relevant factors as intended by Congress. With this final rule, USCIS officers are empowered to assess all pertinent facts on a case-by-case basis for each applicant,” USCIS said in a press release.

“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule rescinding the 2022 Biden-era regulation regarding public charge determinations, further aligning immigration law with Congressional intent that aliens in the United States be self-reliant and not dependent on taxpayer-funded government benefits,” USCIS said.

”Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), an individual applying for a visa, admission, or adjustment of status is inadmissible to the United States if deemed likely at any time to become a public charge.”

USCIS spokesperson Zach Kahler said in a statement, “The Trump administration is upholding the rule of law and protecting American taxpayers from subsidizing aliens who may become dependent on public benefits. USCIS is committed to safeguarding the safety, security, and financial well-being of Americans.”

The move could reportedly impact hundreds of thousands of green card applicants inside the US.

Per CBS: Continue…

Zelensky Fires ‘Reformist’ Defense Minister Fedorov, and Now There’s Reported Turmoil in the Ukrainian Military

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/zelensky-fires-reformist-defense-minister-fedorov-now-theres/

Fedorov reportedly had a troublesome relationship with Top General Syrsky.

Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky continues with his latest government reshuffle, this time dismissing the popular defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, generating turmoil and even calls for protests.

Fedorov brought a technology overhaul to Ukraine’s military but was also known for clashing with top generals. Continue…

Greenland Institute of Natural Resources Pauses Collaborations With US To ‘Protect Its Scientists’

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/greenland-institute-natural-resources-pauses-collaborations-us-protect/

Science under geopolitical pressure.

Denmark is on edge over the US threat to control its Arctic autonomous territory of Greenland.

And on the island, they are taking whatever precautions they feel will leave them more secure in the face of this danger.

Yesterday (15), news arose that the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources is ‘halting new collaboration with US partners’ in order to ‘protect its data and scientists’.

The Institute is regarded as Greenland’s leading environmental and natural-resource research center. Continue…

Iran Orders Power Conservation After US Hits Energy Infrastructure - IRGC Claims 'Powerful' Strike On Qatar Base

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-orders-power-conservation-after-us-hits-energy-infrastructure-irgc-claims

Iran has on Friday warned of a "more crushing" retaliation following the conclusion of last night's sixth consecutive day of US attacks, targeting military targets and logistics infrastructure, but also civilian sites connected to the power grid. By all accounts this current wave goes beyond the prior strikes in size and scope compared to the past several days.

Iranian state media has reported that eight people were killed from the overnight attacks, and that several bridges had been attacked overnight. Continue…

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Zelensky's Cabinet Reshuffle Backfiring As He Names New Defense Minister

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/zelenskys-cabinet-reshuffle-backfiring-he-names-new-defense-minister

Amid a continuing status of martial law in Ukraine, one European headline underscores that President Zelensky's significant cabinet and defense ministry reshuffling has 'backfired'.

Public outrage and rare protests have ensued in the capital and across various cities after he sacked popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who many Ukrainians see as having turned the tide of the war with Russia, implementing an ambitious tech-focused drone strategy.

Zelensky has now confirmed the dismissal by appointing Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) chief Yevhen Khmara as acting defense minister.

"Once the necessary legal procedures are completed, I will ask lawmakers to support Yevhen Khmara's appointment as defense minister," Zelensky announced.

None of this is being received very well among the public, also days after the forced resignation of Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who was merely six months into the job: Continue…

Historic NYC Church Torched In Confirmed Arson - City Rejects Save Plan As Demolition Ordered

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nyc-historic-church-torched-confirmed-arson-city-rejects-save-plan-demolition-ordered

The FDNY has now confirmed what many suspected from the start: the massive fire that gutted the historic South Bushwick Reform Church in Brooklyn was intentionally set. The 1853 landmark, a Greek Revival structure that served generations of worshippers as both a house of faith and a community hub, is a total loss, and it will be completely torn down. Continue…

GOP Senator Readies Sanctions Bill Against Canada As Toxic Wildfire Smoke Chokes Millions

https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/canadas-wildfire-management-failures-choke-millions-americans-toxic-smoke

Summary:

• GOP Members Blast Canada Over Toxic Smoke; Sanction Bill Against Canada Set To Be Introduced

• Toxic Smoke Plume Over Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast

• Canada's Wildfire Management Failures Choke Millions Of Americans With Toxic Smoke

Ohio Sen. Moreno To Introduce Bill To Sanction Canada Over Wildfire Smoke

Tens of millions of Americans are choking on toxic wildfire smoke drifting south from Canada. Years of inadequate forest management, often justified in the name of climate change, have intensified focus on the country's liberal government.

Across the Northeast on Friday morning, an eerie haze blanketed major cities. Even a brief step outside exposed people to air so toxic, it was like smoking multiple cigarettes.

Here's your Friday smoke forecast. Another rough day with poor air quality for millions. Even seeing some smoke sneak down into the Carolinas. pic.twitter.com/gJrHOyJVeL

— Jordan Steele (@JordanSteele) July 17, 2026

"The Canadian parliament & Mark Carney's decision not to do the most basic forest maintenance out of climate activism stupidity is now threatening hundreds of millions of Americans with carcinogens," Daily Signal's Tony Kinnett wrote on X.

On Thursday, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) said he will be "introducing a bill next week to sanction Canada and the responsible Canadian government officials for this atrocity." Continue…

Why 'Big Pharma' Will Never Make A Cheap Anti-Aging Drug

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/why-big-pharma-will-never-make-cheap-anti-aging-drug

For years, scientists have hypothesized that safe, cheap, generic drugs like metformin and rapamycin could slow aging, based on promising findings in animal models. But despite the evidenced hope, little has been done to see if these drugs actually slow aging in humans. There have been no rigorous clinical trials exploring whether metformin or rapamycin prolong life and and boost health.

How is it possible that metformin and rapamycin, long used to respectively treat diabetes and prevent organ transplant rejection, have had their anti-aging potential ignored for so long? To conspiracy-minded critics of 'Big Pharma', the answer is obvious: there's no money in it. In this case, they seem to be correct. Speaking at the 12th Aging Research and Drug Discovery (ARDD) meeting convened at the University of Copenhagen last summer, industry leaders conceded the point. Continue…

"One Step Closer To Extradition": Cox Media Heir Faces Reckoning Over Funding Marxist Revolution

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/one-step-closer-extradition-cox-media-heir-faces-reckoning-over-funding-marxist

Sovereign Media, a far-left media outlet funded by the Babochki Collective, a nonprofit run by Jim "Fergie" Chambers, the communist centi-millionaire and heir to the Cox Media fortune, reports that Fergie, who was arrested in Ibiza last week at the request of the US Justice Department, "has been transferred to a maximum-security facility in Madrid."

"BREAKING: James "Fergie" Chambers has been transferred to a maximum security facility in Madrid - one step closer to extradition to the US," Sovereign Media wrote on X earlier Thursday.

BREAKING: James “Fergie” Chambers has been transferred to a maximum security facility in Madrid - one step closer to extradition to the US.

Chambers faces dubious charges by Trump’s Department of Justice. Federal charges of “international money laundering… with the intent to… pic.twitter.com/W1E8CNDevy

— Sovereign Media (@sov_media) July 16, 2026

Chambers was arrested last week and is awaiting extradition on federal charges linked to "international money laundering… with the intent to provide material support and resources to foreign terrorist organizations."

The indictment alleges that Chambers transferred funds from U.S. banks to accounts in Tunisia with the intent to support foreign terrorist organizations. Continue…

Heavy Overnight Iranian Attack On Bahrain, Gulf Allies, After US Launched 6th Straight Night Of Strikes

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-warns-us-infrastructure-infrastructure-war-will-control-hormuz-unbreakable-read

Update(0950ET): Heavy Iranian strikes are being reported on Bahrain and possibly Qatar overnight, in a fluid situation. At the moment the ballistic missile attacks on Bahrain look the heaviest.

Below are some emerging unverified videos being widely shared of the alleged fresh retaliatory attacks from Iran…

In a statement shared on X, the Ministry of Defence said its armed forces intercepted a missile attack that had targeted Qatar.

Footage of a coalition PATRIOT SAM battery fighting off a major Iranian ballistic raid on Bahrain earlier tonight. pic.twitter.com/Tp6KEZyBjo

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) July 17, 2026

Footage captures a possible impact from an Iranian missile in Bahrain pic.twitter.com/QfGBGvxxqU

— Arya Yadegaar (@AryJeayBackup) July 16, 2026

Reports of missiles flying between both US and Iran, with heavy attacks reported on allied Arab states: Continue…

What's Really Going On? UK Government Announces Mass Stockpile Order, Wargames

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/uk-government-announces-mass-stockpile-order-wargames

The British government is preparing to tell ordinary people a blunt message: the state is not coming to save you. Households will be urged to stockpile long-life food, bottled water, essential medicines and even wind-up radios as part of a new national resilience campaign launching later this year.

At the same time, ministers have confirmed Operation Albiston Shadow - the largest home defence wargame exercise in decades - will take place in 2027, testing responses to 'hybrid' attacks alongside a major NATO drill.

Officials frame it all around Russian cyber threats, sabotage risks and the need to update the old Government War Book. Yet the timing and language raise a sharper question about what Whitehall is actually preparing for.

BREAKING: The UK will hold its largest home defence exercise in decades next year

Dubbed 'Operation Albiston Shadow' Sky's @haynesdeborah says it will play out over a number of days and will be testing the UK's responses to 'hybrid' threats under the threshold of conventional… pic.twitter.com/HZTqjNlVvl

— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 14, 2026

Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones stated "The government will do all it can and we are well prepared - but we can all play our part to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe. This campaign will help the public to take small but important steps to be prepared in case of emergencies and disruption - be that severe weather or a cyber-attack, which can impact access to power, water, or phone signal."

Armed Forces minister Louise Sandher-Jones was more explicit about the external threat: "Russia is not only a threat to NATO's eastern flank. It is a direct threat to the UK homeland and these exercises, together with important measures like updating our 'War Books', will help prepare us to meet that threat, as well as showing the British public how seriously we are taking it." Continue…

GOP Lawmakers Threaten Canada with Sanctions for Failing to Prevent Wildfires and Smoke Choking the U.S.

https://www.breitbart.com/environment/2026/07/17/gop-lawmakers-threaten-canada-with-sanctions-for-failing-to-prevent-wildfires-and-smoke-choking-the-u-s/

A U.S. Senator from Ohio has joined with Republican House members in neighboring Michigan in calling out Canada’s alleged forest mismanagement that has led to dozens of wildfires now blanketing the American Midwest and Northeast with toxic smoke. Continue…

Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as source of a diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak

https://www.breitbart.com/news/lettuce-at-taco-bell-in-5-states-confirmed-as-source-of-a-diarrhea-causing-parasite-outbreak/

Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. Continue…

A huge landslide in southwest China buries homes and force more than 1,000 to evacuate

https://www.breitbart.com/news/a-huge-landslide-in-southwest-china-buries-homes-and-force-more-than-1000-to-evacuate/

A landslide in Chongqing, China, has buried residential buildings and forced over 1,100 residents to evacuate.

BEIJING (AP) — A landslide Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing buried residential buildings, forced more than 1,100 residents to evacuate and trapped an undetermined number of people, state media reported.

State broadcaster CCTV said at least 10 people were rescued from the debris, and that search and rescue operations were ongoing.

CCTV said the landslide occurred at around 9:08 a.m. in Chongqing’s Pengshui County. Massive amounts of rocks and soil washed downslope, burying more than 10 residential buildings.

Images by CCTV showed part of a mountainside collapsing onto a residential area. Several buildings were located next to the collapse site, while rescue crews combed through the debris. Rescue efforts were hindered by the unstable terrain and the ongoing risk of another landslide, according to the broadcaster. Continue…

RT crew witnesses IDF strikes on residential area in southern Lebanon (VIDEO)

https://www.rt.com/news/643142-israel-idf-strikes-lebanon/

A “huge blast” from an Israeli strike has hit southern Lebanon just as an RT crew was preparing to go on air in Nabatieh province, RT correspondent Steve Sweeney has reported.

The explosion on Thursday was heard “very loudly across the region,” with a large cloud of smoke billowing from the nearby area. “We could hear it very loudly from where we are now,” Sweeney said, describing this part of southern Lebanon as having been “heavily targeted by Israel over the past few weeks” and subjected to daily bombardments and demolitions.

Villages along the ridgeline around Nabatieh have faced repeated air and drone strikes, with roads, vehicles, and other infrastructure among the targets, as local officials appeal for an end of the “Israeli aggression.”

The latest strike came as Lebanon and Israel concluded a two‑day round of US‑brokered talks in Rome, where officials agreed on the structure and guidelines for withdrawing Israeli forces from two ‘pilot zones’ in southern Lebanon. The designated areas are intended to test a phased framework involving an Israeli pullout, the disarmament of Hezbollah units there, and the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces. Continue…

CBC’s coverage of the Canadian wildfire smoke choking US cities this week has been a textbook case of omission

https://breaking-news.ca/cbcs-coverage-of-the-canadian-wildfire-smoke-choking-us-cities-this-week-has-been-a-textbook-case-of-omission/

The network ran multiple interviews with climate activists framing the fires as unquestionable proof of climate change. Yet in the only segment even touching forest management — this piece highlighting complaints from Michigan Republican lawmakers — CBC quickly pivots to Carney government talking points about “global cooperation” and “climate change being a global problem,” while giving almost no airtime to practical forestry solutions

Where is the discussion of:

• Proactive clearing of pine beetle-killed timber?

• Scaled-up controlled burns (including Indigenous-led practices)?

• Regular removal of deadwood and underbrush?

Where is the historical context on Canada’s steady decline in active forestry labour and management intensity since the late 1980s? Those are measurable policy and resource choices, not weather

An average Canadian cannot let their roof rot for years, then blame “climate change” when it collapses in a storm. Yet when it comes to our publicly managed forests, CBC treats neglect of basic maintenance as off-limits for debate. Instead, the network allows activist guests to declare the cause “unquestionably climate change” with zero pushback or counter-analysis.

Forest management is not a partisan issue — it is land stewardship

Canadians cannot lecture Americans about transboundary pollution while neglecting basic land stewardship. In the 1970s and 1980s, Canadian politicians repeatedly scolded the US over acid rain drifting from Midwest coal plants, demanding action and treaties because it was damaging Canadian lakes and forests. They didn’t simply blame “global climate patterns” and move on — they insisted on accountability for preventable emissions and management failures on the American side and Americans followed through

Responsible coverage would examine both long-term climate trends ANDthe on-the-ground failures in prevention and maintenance. CBC has chosen the former while burying the latter. That’s not journalism; it’s advocacy. Canadians and our American neighbours deserve better

This all merits an Ombudman complaint @brodiefenlon @CBCOmbud

Mark Carney: “…the second he gets power, he creates a brand new position — Chief Operating Officer of the PMO — and hands day-to-day control of his own office to an American.”

https://breaking-news.ca/mark-carney-the-second-he-gets-power-he-creates-a-brand-new-position-chief-operating-officer-of-the-pmo-and-hands-day-to-day-control-of-his-own-office-to-an-american/

Mark Carney spent over a year screaming “elbows up” at America.

Told Canadians the relationship was “over.”

Told us we couldn’t rely on the U.S. anymore.

Told us to turn our backs on our biggest trading partner.

Then, the second he gets power, he creates a brand new position — Chief Operating Officer of the PMO — and hands day-to-day control of his own office to an American.

Maia Johnson.

New York-based Democratic operative.

Ties to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign.

Worked with Michael Bloomberg’s Hawkfish LLC.

Fined $200 in June for missing federal ethics disclosures.

First person in Canadian history to hold this title… and she’s not even Canadian.

This is the same guy who positioned himself as the tough guy who would “stand up to Trump.”

Instead he’s installing American Democrats in the Prime Minister’s Office while Canadians are told to hate the country she comes from.

The hypocrisy isn’t even subtle anymore.

It’s insulting.

7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes off Coast of Guatemala

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/7-4-magnitude-earthquake-reported-off-coast-of-guatemala-6063577?ea_src=ca-frontpage&ea_med=section-1

A massive earthquake initially measured at 7.4 magnitude struck off the coast of Guatemala at about 8 a.m. on July 17, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The National Weather Service has issued a tsunami threat warning near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico.

The USGS initially measured the quake at 7.4 magnitude but downgraded it slightly to 7.3 after review.

The agency expects the event could be felt across the state of Chiapas and into Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz, and in parts of Guatemala and El Salvador, according to initial maps.

Local officials have not yet reported damage or injuries from the earthquake.

Residents were urged to move away from the coast and seek higher ground during the resulting tsunami threat alert, which triggered public alarms in nearby cities. Continue…

Little Improvement Expected in Ontario’s Air Quality Heading Into Weekend as Smoke Affects Much of Province

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/little-improvement-expected-in-ontarios-air-quality-heading-into-weekend-as-smoke-affects-much-of-province-6063605?ea_src=ca-frontpage&ea_med=section-1

Wildfire smoke continues to cause poor air quality across much of Ontario today, with minimal improvement expected heading into the weekend.

Revised forecasts indicate that several regions may not experience the clear skies originally predicted as smoke from ongoing wildfires in the northwest is being pushed south by shifting winds.

There were slight improvements in southern Ontario air quality overnight but conditions worsened by morning.

Environment Canada categorized the air quality health index (AQHI) as high to very high risk throughout large swaths of the province as of 9 a.m. Several of the cities in southern and southwestern Ontario are being assigned a rating of 10+, the highest risk level on the index.

The change in wind patterns has provided some respite to eastern Ontario, as air quality measurements have fallen below a level seven—the threshold at which severe air quality alerts are issued.

Here’s a look at what Ontarians can expect today and throughout the weekend. Continue…

Ontario Drops Push for National Regulator of Securities, Joins Canada-Wide ‘Passport’ System

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/ontario-drops-push-for-national-regulator-of-securities-joins-canada-wide-passport-system-6063255?ea_src=ca-frontpage&ea_med=section-1

Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the province will fully join Canada’s unified “passport” system for securities, ending Ontario’s status as the lone holdout advocating for a national regulator.

The move aims to simplify approvals, lower costs, and give investors faster access to funds, according to Bethlenfalvy. The decision was also backed by supportive statements from several federal and provincial finance ministers.

“Joining the passport system will help streamline regulatory processes, reduce unnecessary duplication, and make it easier for businesses to access capital and operate across provincial borders,” Bethlenfalvy said on July 15 during a meeting of finance ministers in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

He said the announcement represents a commitment by Ontario rather than an immediate change to securities law in the province, with details still to be negotiated.

Bethlenfalvy added that he had told the Ontario Securities Commission to continue already ongoing negotiations and work toward the province fully participating in the passport framework. Continue…

US Trade Rep Says Canada Gets No Credit for Concessions, Calls Them a Reversal of ‘Bad’ Policies

https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/us-trade-rep-says-canada-gets-no-credit-for-concessions-calls-them-reversal-of-bad-policies-6063641?ea_src=ca-frontpage&ea_med=section-1

A top trade official in the U.S. administration says there’s little movement in talks with Canada, even as some policies criticized by Washingon are rolled back.

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer gave an update on the state of trade negotiations with Canada during a fireside chat at the Aspen Security Forum on July 15.

Greer noted how Canada has repealed its Digital Services Tax (DST) and asked the broadcast regulator CRTC to review its decision to triple its tax on large online streamers.

“I’m glad they did that, but they don’t really get credit for doing something bad and then undoing it, right?” Greer said.

Ottawa announced the repealing of the DST last summer to facilitate trade talks with Washington. The directive to the CRTC came in early June, one day after Greer met with Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc.

Another apparent recent concession from the Canadian side pertains to revisiting the revenue-sharing agreement for the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., after the United States delayed the bridge’s opening while the two sides negotiated outstanding issues. Continue…