Live updates: Trump threatens ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ ahead of his Iran deadline | CNN Trump’s warning comes ahead of his 8 p.m. ET deadline for Iran to make a deal, as the US also struck military targets on Iran’s strategic Kharg Island. Follow live news updates.

A regional source tells CNN that a deal between the US and Iran is expected to be closed tonight.

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Members of the Iranian Jewish community inspect what is left of their synagogue in Tehran after Israel bombed it. On Passover...

In case it's not already obvious, we're going to see a lot of conflicting reports over the next hour or two. Best not to jump to any conclusion based on any one piece of info.

The Bloc issues a support statement to Canadian PM Mark Carney! #cdnpoli

It’s pretty sad when Trump would rather have us talking about him committing war crimes than being the star of the Epstein files.

What to Watch in the Election to Succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia

Tonight’s other event: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

PM Carney just signed an agreement with India to work together on hydrogen.

President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to "hit and obliterate" Iranian power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. https://cnn.it/4uLcNcd

Now THIS is what Presidential responses look like.

Refugee released by Border Patrol found dead, sparking outrage Surveillance video obtained by The Post shows Border Patrol agents releasing the partially blind refugee, who went missing for days before being found dead.

They dropped off Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind refugee who didn't speak English, at a CLOSED Tim Hortons.

5 miles away from his home.

He never made it.

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Images of lung cells damaged by radioactive radon gas inside a University of Calgary lab shows how long-term exposure to radon leads to lung cancer.

Are Canada's radon guidelines 'failing to protect Canadians' from lung cancer? www.cbc.ca/news/health/radon-guidel...
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Nothing like a US-backed war to reveal the mass delusion at the centre of news media.

B.C. RCMP say three foreign nationals charged with extortion, one suspect at large Police say three foreign nationals face extortion and firearms charges amid a spasm of shootings at homes and businesses in British Columbia. 

Police say three foreign nationals face extortion and firearms charges amid a spasm of shootings at homes and businesses in British Columbia. 

‘Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US Lax American gun laws mean weapons are readily available to buy and smuggle south of the border

‘Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US

The true cost of Ecuador’s perfect roses: how the global flower trade poisons workers Many farmers in the Andes rely on growing blooms for export, but high water usage and risky pesticides threaten Indigenous communities

The true cost of Ecuador’s perfect roses: how the global flower trade poisons workers

Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.

Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space? Massive data centers for generative AI are bad for the Earth. How about launching them into orbit?

Massive data centers for generative AI are bad for the Earth. How about launching them into orbit? www.wired.com/story/could-...

Feds warn First Nations people to carry passport when crossing U.S. border OTTAWA – The federal government has updated its travel advice for the United States, urging First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a status card when crossing the border. 

OTTAWA – The federal government has updated its travel advice for the United States, urging First Nations people to carry a passport in addition to a status card when crossing the border. 

This is an excellent analysis by Sophie of a great European conundrum. French leaders, from De Gaulle, through Chirac to Macron, have been prescient about the need for greater European independence from the US. They are getting grudging, belated credit from other Europeans. BUT…1/

A black-and-white aerial view of the Avro Arrow, a delta-winged jet aircraft marked with "RL-201" and a Canadian maple leaf insignia, displayed on a tarmac surrounded by a large crowd of people and a stage with officials, near a building and parked cars.

On Feb. 20, 1959, the Avro Arrow program was cancelled by the Diefenbaker government.
Thousands of people lost their jobs, and the Canadian aeronautical and aviation sector was decimated. The day became known as Black Friday.
This is the story of the Arrow.

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US Poses Greater Security Threat Than China, Canadians Say in Poll More than half of Canadians say the US currently poses the greatest threat to their country’s security, a stark indicator of how wide the perceived rift has become between the historically close allies.

More than half of Canadians say the US currently poses the greatest threat to their country’s security, a stark indicator of how wide the perceived rift has become between the allies

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.

Oh www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients are turning to artificial intelligence for health advice — and getting answers that put them in danger.

🤖🫧💥

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With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.

have never seen popular public opinion shift so fast about a surveillance product than the fallout from ring's super bowl "search party" ad. they'll teach this in advertising courses one day. chef's kiss baby www.404media.co/with-ring-am...

It's a long shot with their limitations, but God I hope China can save Cuba from this atrocity the US is inflicting on them.

I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.

It’s Gone Too Far YouTube video by Jewish Democratic Council of America

This is the AD that Fox News REFUSED to run (even though Jewish Democratic Council of America was willing to pay for it to air). Please spread it to your circles here, on FB, X, IG, etc. You can find it via @jewishdems.bsky.social and @jewishdems). www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-EH...

Two Alberta Judges Under Investigation over Donations to the UCP | The Tyee Ethical standards say judges should not be involved in politics or supporting parties.

“Alberta’s chief justice is investigating the conduct of two judges after the Investigative Journalism Foundation uncovered evidence suggesting they gave money to the United Conservative Party after being appointed to the provincial court bench.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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UCP Warns of Bad-News Budget, but Denies Responsibility | The Tyee And Danielle Smith pushes for more control of judges.

After a year of boasting that Alberta is the richest province, the UCP suddenly declares poverty at budget time #abpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

"Democracy & justice in Alberta are being threatened. Alberta is being abused by its own government much the same way the United States of America is being abused by its current president."

Over 180 Lawyers have penned an open letter calling out Smith's attack on the law.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli