Rabbi accused of war crimes selected for Israel’s national celebration Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv has filmed himself demolishing Palestinian buildings in Gaza while reciting religious verses.

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Israeli sexual violence is pushing Palestinians from West Bank: Report NGO finds at least 16 cases of conflict-related sexual violence attributed to Israeli settlers and soldiers.

Rights groups condemned the decision, with Amnesty International calling it “yet another unconscionable chapter in the Israeli legal system’s long-standing history of granting impunity to perpetrators of grave crimes against Palestinians”.
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The Edmonton Police Service cop knocked the woman out.
#Police #PoliceButality

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‘Predators’: Amnesty slams Netanyahu, Putin, Trump, as human rights decline Global rights group says leaders of three countries behind devastating wars inspire other states to carry out abuses.

"The heads of Israel, Russia and the United States are leading the destruction of global human rights, Amnesty International has said, describing them as “voracious predators” intent upon economic and political domination."

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Romantic relationship with inmate lands charges for former Alberta correctional officer A former Bowden employee accused of having a romantic relationship with an inmate is charged with breach of trust by a public official.

Jail guards should be randomly scanned on entry to the jail.
#Prison

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Israeli Soldier in Lebanon Sledgehammered a Statue of Jesus

"Ms. Bendowsky lamented that no one around the soldier stopped him."

Precisely.

This is obviously part of the culture of, at least, this IDF unit.

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Sexual assault charges stayed against Alberta spiritual leader, wife | CBC News Sexual assault charges against a self-styled spiritual leader and his wife in the Edmonton area have been stayed.

Here is a clue: "Bottos told reporters that the prosecution team has been replaced, and described one of the original prosecutors as "overzealous.""

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Sexual-assault charges against Alberta spiritual leader John de Ruiter to be stayed, Crown tells complainants He and his wife, Leigh Ann, have faced allegations related to assaults on multiple women who formerly belonged to his circle of followers

"Crown said all charges will be stayed because of court delays & misconduct by the prosecution. Alberta Justice declined to comment."

Unacceptable secrecy.
Will the public & complainants be told about the Crown misconduct, including accountability for it?
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Hegseth says US is ‘locked and loaded’ to finish job of destroying Iran energy grid US defense secretary says Iran’s energy infrastructure is ‘not destroyed yet’ while also lambasting the media

What would Trump and Hegseth do without this phrase: "than ever before"?

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Hegseth says US is ‘locked and loaded’ to finish job of destroying Iran energy grid US defense secretary says Iran’s energy infrastructure is ‘not destroyed yet’ while also lambasting the media

What would Trump and Hegseth do without this phrase: "than ever before"?

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"Antichrist Superstar" YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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B.C. challenge to Catholic hospital’s ‘traumatic’ denial of MAID enters closing phase The mother of a woman who was denied medical assistance in dying at a Catholic-run hospital in Vancouver says her daughter’s final hour was “unbearably painful,” and a legal challenge of St. Paul’s po...

This is an important case that, hopefully, will lead to the Supreme Court ruling publicly-funded Catholic hospitals must comply with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is the Supreme Law of Canada.
#MAID #HumanRights
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Police watchdog probes March case of woman who died in custody The province’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a woman last month in Edmonton while she was in custody.

Was she transported in the Edmonton Police Service cage van?
#Police
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Saint John police chief accused of misconduct in Ontario, lawsuits reveal | CBC News The widow of an OPP officer who died by suicide more than six years ago accuses Saint John Police Chief Robert Bruce of misconduct in lawsuits against the Ontario Provincial Police and the police unio...

If the allegations about Bruce are proven, the union claims Crown knew or should have known he ”habitually engaged in bullying behaviour, & was inadequately trained &/or suited for his new leadership position … as documented by a history of complaints.”
#Police

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Disgusting.

This is why mass pardoning people for politics is never a good idea.

Edmonton police emails, documents provide new information on Canada-first AI facial recognition bodycam pilot | CBC News Key details include a “critical fault” system outage, possible extension of pilot project and that facial recognition model was supplied by Corsight AI, a company whose technology has reportedly been ...

"In a statement, Edmonton police commission chair Ben Henderson said the oversight body had no concerns with the pilot and the commission followed its standard process for assessing new technology."

Why should Edmontonians trust their opinion?
#Police

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2. ... I wonder what is happening with Justice Minister Mickey Amery's report about explaining why charges are dropped against law enforcement officers (‘Clear Statement’)?
#Police #PoliceAccountability #Transparency

Crown drops charges against sheriffs accused in Edmonton courthouse death Crown prosecutors have dropped the case against three Alberta sheriffs charged after a man died in custody at the Edmonton courthouse.

1. “Multiple senior Crown prosecutors reviewed the evidence & gave thorough & careful consideration to all possible paths forward. That review resulted in the determination available admissible evidence did not meet the standard for prosecution.” ...

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Former employees file $2M lawsuit against Alberta Law Foundation | CBC News Thirteen people who resigned from the Alberta Law Foundation three months ago filed a $2-million lawsuit against their former employer this week. The lawsuit alleges the foundation changed its rules o...

"At the heart of the conflict is an allegation that the provincial government has taken control of the organization, which is funded by interest revenue from Alberta lawyers' pooled trust accounts, where client funds are held."

#abpoli

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It is worth noting that in the separation referendum court case in Alberta that recently resulted in a temporary injunction, an Elections Alberta lawyer testified that that the Alberta Prosperity Project had not disclosed who was funding it. Why not?

How does one get a job as a 'Senior Fellow'?

Alberta libraries, staff, city councillors denounce Dan Williams’ book censorship scheme. albertapolitics.ca/2026/04/albe...

I'm so shocked. Said no one ever.

Israel's ‘ceasefire’ in Gaza is no ceasefire at all — after killing more than 730 Palestinians, pushing new borders and continuing its brutal starvation campaign.

From strikes to blocking aid, here are some of the violent ways Israel continues to destroy Gaza: zeteo.com/p/israel-des...

Calgary officer who shot man swinging sledgehammer won’t be charged: ASIRT A Calgary police officer won’t face any charges in the shooting of an armed man, despite the province’s police watchdog saying there were reasonable grounds to believe an offence was committed.

Another case where ASIRT concludes there are reasonable grounds to believe a criminal offence was committed but the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service decides not to prosecute.

#Police #PoliceBrutality #PoliceAccountability

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For those who still support the narrative of Edmonton Police Service Chief Driechel & lawyer Hankewich, I urge you to read the following from the court's decision reported at R v Rattlesnake, 2026 ABKB 150 (CanLII). At best for the Crown, it was manslaughter, not murder.

Israeli threats to occupy or annex south Lebanon dust off a decades-old playbook As before, however, any such move into the country would be fraught with the same risks that have bedeviled past Israeli invasions of Lebanon.

Israel can be trusted to illegally invade & occupy part of Lebanon, annex it, displace its people, kill thousands of them, raze parts of Lebanon, destroy Lebanon's infrastructure & economy & the USA can be trusted to do nothing to stop that. #Lebanon #Israel

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The Overtime Incident By Sruthi Tadepalli

5. ... Edmonton City Council & the Edmonton Police Commission should be ashamed for unanimously appointing him EPS Chief. But they can fix it by getting rid of him, like they did with Chief Rayner, thanks to @charlesrusnell.bsky.social exposing his lies.

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4. ... EPS has been provided reasons, or they haven't asked for them, because they already know the reasons & if they ask, their negligence may be exposed. Driechel, McFee's protege, has carried on the tradition & upped the ante. We are calling him on it. ...

3. ... This copaganda started with Dale McFee's strategy to blame prosecution failures on the Crown when it was really due to EPS investigative negligence. Years ago, when McFee was still talking to me, I told him the Crown would explain reasons to the EPS on request. ...