SPECIAL REPORT - Your Neighbour Canada Has Changed And You're Not Going to Like What is Happening The unvarnished truth about Donald Trump, Big Business, Big Media

SPECIAL REPORT - Your Neighbour Canada Has Changed And You're Not Going to Like What is Happening
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Opinion | This is the scariest question about Putin — and Trump The Russian president's back is to the wall. That makes him more dangerous.

Very important piece (gift article) from David Ignatius that should scare our pants off: This is the scariest question about Putin - and Trump wapo.st/48GN2jP

Overshadowed by Iran, Gaza stuck between war and peace With the war in Iran, the conflict in Gaza has faded from international attention. Despite a six-month ceasefire, efforts to end the conflict have stalled.

Overshadowed by Iran, Gaza stuck between war and peace www.dw.com/en/overshado...

JOHNSTON: NATO secretary general ignores reality Despite NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s praise of Donald Trump, Canada and its allies recognize the U.S. has become a dangerous ally.

Kingston Whig Standard’s @GeoffyPJohnston.bsky.social calls out SecGen of NATO for sucking up to Trump: “sounding more like a public relations professional promoting Trump than the supposed leader of the most successful alliance in world history” www.thewhig.com/opinion/john...

In Defense of Dumb Dogs

A well written and funny piece (gift article) In Defense of Dumb Dogs www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/s...

Hungary: What's next for Peter Magyar after election win? Peter Magyar has promised nothing less than a "system change" in Hungary. The expectations both at home and abroad are huge. DW explores what Magyar is likely to do on the most pressing issues facing ...

Hungary: What's next for Peter Magyar after election win? www.dw.com/en/hungary-w...

Iran: Hundreds of thousands of jobs lost due to war After six weeks of war, job losses are growing in Iran. Destroyed industrial facilities have brought production in many sectors to a standstill, hitting Iranian workers particularly hard.

After six weeks of war, job losses are growing in Iran. Destroyed industrial facilities have brought production in many sectors to a standstill, hitting Iranian workers particularly hard. www.dw.com/en/iran-hund...

Germany: Sudan aid conference in Berlin raises €1.3B The war in Sudan is entering its fourth year with international attention focused on other conflicts. The conference in Berlin is aiming to bring back some attention to help fund urgent projects.

The war in Sudan is entering its fourth year with international attention focused on other conflicts. The conference in Berlin is aiming to bring back some attention to help fund urgent projects. www.dw.com/en/germany-s...

How Kitchener's Finite Robotics aims to help grow larger apples A crunchy, tasty and low-cost apple - that's the end game for a Kitchener ag-bot company. Finite Robotics has developed an orchard robot that helps during the fruit thinning process of the growing sea...

How Kitchener's Finite Robotics aims to help grow larger apples www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

April 26, 1900: The Hull-Ottawa Fire - The official blog of Newspapers.com A combination of high winds and densely packed homes decimated Hull and Ottawa. Learn more about this fire that left 15,000 homeless.

April 26, 1900: The Hull-Ottawa Fire: Two-thirds of Hull was destroyed, along with Ottawa’s western edge, and the fire became one of the most devastating urban disasters in Canadian history. blog.newspapers.com/april-26-190...

Column | Justin Trudeau at Coachella is a Rorschach test Why did an image of the former Canadian prime minister in a backward baseball cap with his pop-star girlfriend at a music festival strike such a nerve?

Justin Trudeau at Coachella is a Rorschach test (gift article) wapo.st/4emxmG1

Merck's Keytruda: A lifesaving drug, a global divide A cross-border investigation by DW and ICIJ reveals how pricing and patents helped turn a life-saving medicine into one of the world's best selling drugs while leaving many patients struggling to acce...

Merck's Keytruda: A lifesaving drug, a global divide www.dw.com/en/mercks-ke...

Happy 201st birthday Thomas D’Arcy McGee, an important historical figure in Ireland, the U.S. and of course Canada. My brother Charles has written a 5 volume bio on his life. See a backgrounder including links to a podcast series I have saved on my Dropbox tinyurl.com/4wnuemn6.

After reading all the rave reviews for “Theo of Golden” I read it. Will be adding to my favourites of all time list. Clever idea for a story, masterfully executed. Joyful, uplifting. Perfect antidote to the nasty unkind world Trump has created.

What could come after a rules-based world order? The war between the US, Israel and Iran was, for many, a sign that the rules-based world order, a set of principles developed after World War II, is collapsing. If that era is over, what could be next...

The assessment in DW is will worth pondering: What could come after a rules-based world order? www.dw.com/en/what-coul...

Column | How digital thieves use fake profiles and invites to scam your friends The FBI reported this week that Americans were defrauded of nearly $21 billion last year. Here’s how to spot even the most realistic-looking phishing attempts.

Worth the read: How digital thieves use fake profiles and invites to scam your friends. Many victims don’t realize they’ve been targeted until their accounts are taken over. gift article wapo.st/4c7Z0oQ

JOHSTON: Trump and Putin terrorize innocents For Christians, Easter is the holiest day of the year, a time of resurrection, hope and the celebration of life over death.

The Kingston Whig Standard’s @GeoffyPJohnston.bsky.social compares Putin’s and Trump’s attacks on innocent civilians.
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While civilians in the region pay the highest price, the Iran war has reshaped power balances far beyond the Gulf. Some states have gained leverage. Others have lost influence. www.dw.com/en/iran-war-...

Why the US won't leave Cuba alone - a good report (15 minutes) from DW.
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Column | Do men or women have worse farts? Science has the answer. Yes, scientists have studied whether men or women have worse farts, what makes them smell and why air travel tends to make people gassy.

Count on me (gift article) for the latest in medical science: Do men or women have worse farts? Science has the answer. wapo.st/3Q7ucfj

What Tokyo's New Long-Range Counterstrike Capabilities Mean | JAPAN Forward The new long-range missile deployment marks a major strategic shift, boosting deterrence while testing constitutional limits, costs, and integration.

Japan's deployment of long-range missiles reflects a broader recalibration of its national security strategy.
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How Iran shot down a F-35 x.com/7signxx/stat...

Opinion: The U.S. will emerge from the war with Iran as a lesser power It will be so diminished that we are staring down a post-American future

The U.S. will emerge from this war a lesser power. No one trusts it. No one will work with it. Worst of all, after this, fewer will even be afraid of it. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

The Mongols, Drones, and the Future of War The $500 Weapon That Changes Everything

The Mongols, Drones, and the Future of War. The $500 Weapon That Changes Everything share.google/qyMjeZSEkhNJ...

Opinion | Every President Tries It. It Never Works.

Exceptionally smart piece (gift article): Stop measuring success by the number of assembly lines reopened and start focusing on what actually raises living standards: productivity, affordability and the growth of the whole economy. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/o...

Iran war: How long can Tehran's asymmetric strategy hold? After many years of sanctions and weeks of US-Israeli bombing, the Iranian regime is shaken — but still very much capable of threatening the region.

Iran war: How long can Tehran's asymmetric strategy hold? www.dw.com/en/iran-war-...

War imperils children in Lebanon Within days of the launch of the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran, the conflict spread to Lebanon.

Another good piece on the impact of war on children by Kingston Whig Standard’s @GeoffyPJohnston.bsky.social - looking at the war in Lebanon www.thewhig.com/opinion/war-...

Will Iran war start a nuclear arms race in Middle East? The nuclear threat in the Middle East is growing due to the Iran war, and not just because nuclear sites in Iran and Israel are being attacked. Other countries may decide they're safer with a nuclear ...

The nuclear threat in the Middle East is growing due to the Iran war, and not just because nuclear sites in Iran and Israel are being attacked. Other countries may decide they're safer with a nuclear weapon too. www.dw.com/en/iran-war-...

These tiny changes might lengthen your life Three manageable tweaks to behavior could have an outsize influence on how long and well we live, a study involving tens of thousands of people shows.

In a new study Australian researchers determined that adding about five minutes of sleep, two minutes of exercise and half a serving of vegetables a day to people’s normal routines could be expected to add a year or more to lifespans. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz by force is so dangerous Iran is calling the shots on the global choke point that is the Strait of Hormuz. What would it actually take to force the narrow waterway open again? DW speaks to security analyst Megan Sutcliffe abo...

Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz is so dangerous www.dw.com/en/iran-war-...