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