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Older News ~ October 2015 -- December 2015

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Vancouver: Now, safe in Canada, Mohamed Fahmy seeks to reclaim his denounced Egyptian citizenship; "I will continue to fight for it as long as it takes and at any cost"
Ottawa: New challenges facing Liberals, Conservatives and NDP in new year
Ujjal Dosanjh: Don't change Canada's electoral system without parliamentary unanimity or a national referendum!
updated Toronto: Winter storm watch downgraded for southern Ontario
Rex Murphy: The Liberal government does not have the right to unilaterally change our voting system
Robyn Urback: Eventually, Trudeau will have to acknowledge that campaign promises don't always make great policy
Ottawa: Liberals won’t hold referendum on voting reform; public be damned
World Juniors: Here are the Team Canada players to watch
Deporting deer: B.C. towns try innovative approach to removing unwanted ungulates
Intoxicating: The long Canadian battle over marijuana legalization
Toronto: Man charged with attempted murder after machete attack near Eaton Centre; security guard hero tackled attacker; crude anti-White yells as huge weapon swung; victim in hospital
Michael Den Tandt: Why Trudeau should keep our CF-18s in the fight against ISIS
Bloomberg: The oil crash is taking a heavy toll on Alberta and the worst is yet to come
Vancouver: UBC student wins $50,000 grant for eDrink invention; uses heat from coffee mug to charge smartphone
Lower demand: Natural gas prices ease down
Don Braid: Overwhelmed NDP government flailing as Alberta’s budget crisis mounts

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Looking good: 'I'm Stephen, by the way': Canadians report their 'surreal' encounters with the ex-Prime Minister
Jean Marie River, NWT: The chief who said no: One Northern village rejected residential schools and built their own instead
Finance Dept: Ottawa posts $941M deficit for October; surplus of $634M for April to October period despite oil drop
First province: Quebec court overturns injunction against assisted-dying law
Gary Mason: Tory insiders weigh in on where to go from here
Chris Selley: Spanking ban an unreasonable overreaction
John Ivison: Ontario finds itself in danger of shedding ‘have-not’ status and losing $3B
Margaret Wente: A ban on spanking: Who’d be hurt the most?
John Richards and Pierre Fortin: Niqab rulings: A disingenuous pretext for judicial intervention
Ottawa: Liberal move will make spanking your child a criminal code offense
Even less transparency: Liberals put halt to financial disclosure rules for unions — keeping their members and the public in the dark
Ottawa: Provincial finance ministers tell Bill Morneau timing not right for CPP expansion
Stephen Toope: Why Canada's refugee plan falls well short of a real solution
John Ivison: Liberals and public service are falling out of love. It’s time for them to kiss and make up
Michael Den Tandt: Why Trudeau must keep one ear tuned to the countryside
Red Fisher: Remembering great friend and Habs legend Dickie Moore, dead at age 84
Ankara: Canada's Syrian refugees’ airlift out of Turkey weighed down by spreading chaos
Transition to pot economy won't be easy: Justin Trudeau and the cannabis factory
The Black Rod: The system worked. Still, Tina Fontaine died. Who do we blame?
Saint John: Dennis Oland found guilty of second-degree murder in death of father; evidence seen as thin and largely circumstantial
Canada’s other refugees: 26,000 arrive annually without fanfare or an official welcome
Now AA-plus: S&P downgrades Alberta credit rating from AAA
updated "Barbaric and gratuitous act of violence": South Edmonton armed robberies leave 2 Mac's workers dead; charges pending against 2 men, 13-year-old boy
Tasha Kheiriddin: Trudeau’s plan to borrow our way to wealth is looking crazier all the time
Jen Gerson: The case for a referendum
Ottawa: Liberals tossing out 2014 First Nations Fiscal Transparency Act recommended by 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples; return to being only governments in country with hidden finances
Is Trudeau changing tune or just waffling? PM tells media won't rule out a referendum on new electoral system
Shared gain, shared pain: Ontario to lose equalization payments as Alberta's economic fortunes fall
Christina Blizzard: Liberals want power at all cost
Mark Sutcliffe: Liberals misfire in asking senior executives to resign
Backtracking: Liberals renew pledge to lower EI premiums, but won't say by how much or when
Austerity coming: Justin Trudeau says vow to balance budget in 4 years is 'very' cast in stone
Toronto: Canadian dollar tumbles below 72 cents U.S.
Toronto: Why the two McGuinty aides face criminal charges
Vancouver: Top B.C. Liberal exec Miller resigns over Ontario gas plant scandal charges
Alberta Oil magazine: What lifting the U.S. oil export ban means for Canada
Montreal: Teen convicted of ISIS-related terrorism offences
Ottawa: Justin Trudeau's still-unclear war against ISIS
Anthony Furey: Trudeau’s Baltic blunder hurts our rep; fallout not pretty (unlike those countries)
Blockbuster: Shaw buys Wind Mobile in deal valued at $1.6B
David Reevely: Duffy already admitting to a faulty memory under cross-examination
Dale Smith: A new era for government — almost
Robyn Urback: So much for bringing the CF-18 jets home; 'consultation' replaces commitment
Beef and pork COOL: U.S. may avoid trade sanctions from Canada and Mexico under WTO if agreement on new legislation signed into law
John Ivison: First Nations spending promises could worsen fiscal crunch; "This is a government that has a spending problem but thinks it has a revenue problem"
TRC: Report's map shows location of infamous aboriginal residential schools across Canada
Christie Blatchford: Mismatch between Duffy's Senate words and trial testimony certainly noticeable; judge unlikely to ignore
Morneau deflects: More taxes coming to cover Liberal promises, but not necessarily GST increase, says FinMin, until he "consults"
Ottawa: Rona Ambrose proud to promote women critics, and 'not because it's 2015', but on merit
Winnipeg: Manitoba's residential school survivors grateful for TRC report
Anthony Furey: Teach residential school scandal in history classes; good intentions gone horribly wrong with abuse and worse can teach lessons
Ottawa: Warrantless access to internet subscriber data OK sometimes, privacy czar says
Ottawa: Shrug, who studies geography... Trudeau: Baltic nations are “not a thing”
Waterloo: Economical Insurance gets policyholders' approval to demutualize
Ottawa: Liquor stores not restrictive enough to sell marijuana; haven't kept alcohol from teens: Ambrose
Unreal dept: Trudeau says Ottawa will be head waiter to provinces for infrastructure; will simply give money away
Public safety: B.C. commits $3M for improvements on 750-km 'Highway of Tears'
Montreal study: Antidepressant use in pregnancy appears to increase autism risk
Feds need 300 rooms daily: Government hotel bill for Syrian refugees expected to near $80M by March
Ottawa: Duffy says he resisted PMO plan for housing expense repayment 'at every opportunity'; felt entitled
Green road to ruin: Ontario’s surging electricity prices endanger domestic manufacturing, says concerned industry group
UberHop at $5 a pop: Uber launches Toronto commuting service on four routes
Ontario's West coast: Walt Disney's Canadian roots
Mark Bonokoski: Time for the truth: Liberal voters duped
Trial balloon? Blizzard: Will accomplished Caroline Mulroney seek Conservative leadership?
Lorrie Goldstein: Paris fraud shows how divorced UN climate policy is from reality; Canada again receives two “Fossil of the Day” awards at summit despite acquiescent Trudeau rhetoric
Exploitation: Toronto has become a 'major hub' for human traffickingand sexual violence, says legislative committee report; found Ontario lacks up-to-date statistics about harassment and childhood sexual abuses, doesn't have standardized system to track cases of human trafficking
Rex Murphy: The High Church of global warming
Chantal Hébert: It is already clear the Liberal Party's preferred option of a ranked preferential ballot is dead on arrival
Hamilton: Independent CHCH-TV suspends newscasts as company declares bankruptcy; forced to spend 15K to 30K per month on electricity for transmitter alone
Winnipeg: Career criminal Cormier charged with 2014 Tina Fontaine murder; 94 prior convictions in 4 provinces
Halifax: Court strikes down anti-cyberbullying law created after Rehtaeh Parsons's death; due to Charter violation
Toronto: ISIS has a passport printer, might be using it to sneak terrorists into western nations as refugees: report
Ottawa oops: Liberals goof, fumble first money bill after assurances in House of Commons from Treasury Board President Brison
Vancouver: B.C. Supreme Court rules in favour of Christian law school
Kelly McParland: Liberals owe Canadians a referendum before ditching a successful election model after 150 years
Ottawa: Canada Post puts power-mad Liberals in their place; their requests for executive resignations are wrong factually and morally, and against recommendations of Auditor-General
Not a brain surgeon: Leonardo DiCaprio mocked for fear over warm Calgary chinooks
Ottawa: Liberal excuses multiply for tax math errors
Macleans Editorial: Liberal plan to eliminate first past the post is flawed
Toronto Star: The Trudeau government’s arrogant approach to electoral reform
McCallum scrambles to Plan D: Syrian refugees won't 'jump the queue' for housing and citizenship; Mayors have contacted McCallum to let him know they don't want queue jumping
Joe Oliver: Trudeau should hold a referendum on electoral reform
For the record: What Stephen Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada told the Empire Club of Canada today: ‘It’s prudent to be prepared’
Calgary: Don Martin acknowledges that part of Scud Stud article was ‘not true’ during defamation trial
Ottawa: Trudeau appoints terrorist supporter to PMO staff
Terence Corcoran: Bill Morneau ups the fudge factor over deficit; further misleading Canadians
Rookie FinMin already out of his depth? Morneau now admits critics right, Liberal numbers don't add up—on either side of the ledger; "before pen has hit paper on next year's budget, the Liberals look to be already in the hole by about $15 Billion"
Direct human costs: Suicide rate in Alberta up 30% in wake of mass oilpatch layoffs
Ottawa: Canadian dollar falls below 74 cents as oil slips below $38
Ottawa: Liberals forced to concede changes to federal tax brackets won’t add up; as opponents said during election
Return of the federal nanny state: "Big, activist government is alive and well"; lacks a transparent costing and implementation strategy, will download a huge fiscal burden to provinces
Ottawa: Peter MacKay leads Conservative leadership poll, again
Alberta: Bill 6 meeting brings out 500 disgruntled farmers in Bassano
Victoria: B.C. Premier Christy Clark complains Trudeau legitimizing unaccountable Senate and B.C. under-representation; province has only 6 Senators of 105-seat chamber; Ontario & Quebec have 24 apiece
Canada's refugee welcome: Weather the big shocker say former refugees from warm countries; newcomers need to learn about need for 'layers' of clothing
Toronto: Why the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Fed are parting ways
Thomas Walkom: Ontario’s green energy botch-up a lesson for those fighting climate change
Jeffrey Simpson: Allies will remember Canada’s withdrawal from the ISIS fight
Kelowna: Former B.C. Premier 'Builder' Bill Bennett dead at 83; made a big mark on province
Ottawa: Trudeau Government Throne Speech promises to legalize, regulate, restrict pot
Ottawa: Will today's Throne Speech nod to natives implement any of 440 recommendations from 1996's Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples which Liberals have 100% ignored? Or just recommendations from Harper's Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
Ottawa: Immigration Minister McCallum calls his officials 'crazy', claims more than 5% of Syrian refugees do want to come to cold Canada
Andrew MacDougall: Stay (middle) classy, Trudeaus
Mark Sutcliffe: Why Trudeau's nannies matter
Calgary: Norfolk Southern rejects CP Rail merger proposal
Liberal era begins: Canada lost 35,700 jobs in November, jobless rate up
Michael Den Tandt: How Rona Ambrose is leading the Conservative Party in a kinder, gentler direction
Globe and Mail Editorial: Liberal Senate reform is no reform at all, and could have unintended consequences
Ottawa: Liberals warned by mandarins that infrastructure budget fiddling not so easy
Ottawa: Geoff Regan elected House Speaker as 42nd Parliament opens
Assuming risk, too: Bruce Power to invest $13B in nuclear station refurbishment
Ottawa: Top Tory priorities:
taxes, deficit, security
Boondoggle Dept: Canada sent 383 people to UN climate conference, more than Australia, UK and US together
Shocking stupidity by Wynne, McGuinty: Liberals haven’t a clue what they’re doing on energy and their green energy plan — the one praised by Al Gore — has been a complete and ruinously expensive disaster
Ottawa: Election of new Speaker to kick off new session of Parliament
Voodoo economics: Liberal plan to hike taxes on top one per cent may lead to revenue hole: CD Howe study
Ontario AG: Province's consumers paid $37B extra for electricity between 2006 and 2014
Liberal mess worsens: Ontario Auditor General slams Wynne Govt spending, raises safety concerns; taxpayers on hook for 10s of $$ Billions after Libs ignore law
Comet Catalina: Get out the binoculars & watch its only trip by Earth

English amateur astronomer and software programmer Ian Sharp captured this image using a telescope in Australia back in August. The comet is now visible in the northern hemisphere with binoculars. ~ Ian Sharp CBC
Airstrikes critical: Iraq army retakes Ramadi; heavy price paid
Australia: Burlington, Ontario’s John Beeden becomes first
to row solo across Pacific Ocean; left from San Francisco

John Beeden, 53, set off from San Francisco on June 1st and rowed for an average of 15 hours a day. He had hoped to reach Cairns in north-east Australia weeks ago, but was slowed down by bad weather. Mr. Beeden, who rowed across the Atlantic four years ago, said there were times when he didn't think he could go on. "To be the first person to achieve something on this scale is incredible really, and I haven't processed it yet," he added. Beeden is originally from the northern English city of Sheffield but now lives in Canada. ~ BBC
Big win: Iraqi troops seize ISIS-held complex in central Ramadi
Texas: Garland tornado that killed 8 classified as EF4
Mississippi: 11 dead after pre-Christmas tornadoes ravage U.S. South

Unseasonably warm weather Wednesday helped spawn twisters from Arkansas to Michigan. The line of Springlike storms continued marching east Thursday, dumping torrential rain that flooded roads in Alabama and caused a mudslide in the mountains of Georgia. Authorities confirmed seven deaths in Mississippi, including that of a 7-year-old boy who was in a car that was swept up and tossed by a storm. Three more died in Tennessee. One person was killed in Arkansas.
Norad Tracks Santa: Christmas tradition for children turns 60

Volunteers for Norad Tracks Santa gather at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado and report Santa's exact location to the media and the public throughout the day and night on December 24.~ YouTube Norad Tracks Santa
Over-promise, under-deliver: Promised 10,000 Syrian refugees
won't be 'on Canadian soil' by year's end: McCallum
Cape Canaveral: SpaceX reusable rocket launch/landing test success
Nigeria: 9 dead, 24 injured as three kid suicide
bombers blow themselves up at security checkpoint
Stony Brook study: Up to 90% of cancers not ‘bad luck,’
but due to lifestyle choices, environment

Cancer cells, as imagined in 3-D software. ~ iStock
COOL: U.S. Congress repeals meat labelling law; Harper Govt fought
COOL for farmers and won at WTO; U.S. averts trade retaliation
David Bercuson: Canadians deserve better answers about the ISIS mission
Northern Iraq: Helping Kurds to repel ISIS attack Canada's
"most significant" engagement yet; no Canadian losses
Northern Iraq: Canadian forces strike back against ISIS offensive;
Special Forces on the ground and CF-18s from the air

Canadian participation in the counter-attack Thursday night came as Trudeau Government avoids saying when it will withdraw Canada's six CF-18s from combat.
Toronto: Two former Ontario Liberal staff charged in gas-plant scandal
Pyonyang: Hyeon Soo Lim, Toronto pastor, gets life sentence
for 'undermining' North Korea with 'religious activities'
Ottawa: Truth and Reconciliation Commission efforts won't be in vain,
says Trudeau; drops arrogance façade long enough to pay tribute to
Stephen Harper for 2008 apology from Canada to aboriginal peoples
Set up by Harper Government in 2008: Truth and Reconciliation
Commission makes 94 recommendations; indicts nanny state
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia forms 34-nation Islamic
counter-terrorism coalition; the kingdom strikes back
Two thumbs up: Star Wars premiere crowd cheers for familiar, new faces
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, takes Hollywood by stormtroopers


Stormtroopers take the red carpet at the world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Hollywood Monday night. The cast of this and previous Star Wars movies were all there. Harrison Ford is shown signing autographs as he arrives. A record opening is predicted this weekend, and reviews from premiere have been gushing.
MSM: Trump backers say 'he hits nail on the head',
while his opponents are riskily 'playing politics'
Tokyo: Japan will not sacrifice growth to combat 'climate change': Abe
updated Paris: Prosecutor says France pre-school teacher NOT stabbed

Police outside the Jean-Perrin pre-school in Aubervilliers, France, December 14, 2015. The school is for children between the ages of three and six. Prosecutor says teacher's wounds 'self-inflicted'. ISIS had identified teachers as a primary target for its killers in France.
Conrad Black: The perfectly respectable environmental
movement has been hijacked by climate radicals
Tony Heller: Paris Agreement is based on fraudulent data

National Geographic graph from 1976, based on National Academy of Sciences and NOAA temperatures. It showed no net warming from 1890 to 1976, and a sharp decline after 1940 “halfway back to the chill of the Little Ice Age”. ~ National Geographic - November 1976, page 614
NY Times: San Bernardino attackers’ friend spoke
of ‘sleeper cells’ before terror rampage
Switzerland: Geneva, Chicago and Toronto part of terror plot: reports
Paris: Scientists at 'Day of Examining the Data' debunk climate hysteria;
the fear-mongering narrative pushed at the nearby UN climate summit countered mercilessly with facts, data, logic, and common sense
Tokyo: For first time, North Korea says
it has hydrogen bomb, and it’s ready to use it
Ottawa: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan mum on Afghan
security funding after Kandahar attack
Afghanistan: Death toll jumps to 50 in Kandahar airport siege
NY Daily News: Farook friend Marquez said: 'There's a lot of Muslims
in our own backyard, just ready to go haywire and attack';
he bought the guns used in the San Bernardino massacre

Killers Tashfeen Malik (left) and Syed Farook came to the United States together in July 2014. ~ AP
Mississauga: Al Huda Institute Canada closes doors temporarily
after CBC reveals its students had gone to Syria to join ISIS
Toronto: 4 female students who went to Syria to join ISIS attended local school; sister school in Pakistan connected to terror killings in California
Les MacPherson: Liberal promises are proving as fragile as pretzel sticks
John Ivison: Who could have predicted these problems
for the Liberals? Absolutely everyone
Ottawa: Old Trudeau family arrogance alive and
well in Question Period non-answers

The first Question Period of the second Trudeau era notable for its smug non-answers from Justin Trudeau and repeated non-answers from rookie Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Immigration Minister John McCallum provoked guffaws when he talked being "open and clear with Canadians" while not answering questions about immigrants and refugees.
Paris: Canadian youth slam Trudeau for selfie 'obsession'; want results
Conrad Black: The great climate conference
charade playing out in Paris
The Atlantic: What just happened on MSNBC and CNN?
Redlands: Live media swarms San Bernardino shooters’ apartment,
manhandle and rifle through evidence to dismay of police

CNN’s law enforcement analyst, Harry Houck, said he was “shaking” watching reporters go through the apartment which “still contained evidence.” “I’m having chills down my spine with what I’m seeing here,” he said. “This apartment clearly is full of evidence.” The chaotic scene sparked a wave of criticism on Twitter, as reporters and media watchers questioned whether the large media presence inside the apartment would damage potential evidence.
CNN: San Bernardino attacker Malik pledged allegiance to ISIS;
terror evidence piling up; smashed cellphones, missing hard drive
Coalition boost: Germany vows to obliterate ISIS
as Berlin approves huge air and sea deployment
FBI: Muslim San Bernardino gunman 'radicalized by known terrorists'
San Bernardino: Terrorists left behind pipe bombs, which failed,
to kill responders, had 12 more pipe bombs ready at home
End scientific inquiry, free speech: Jail AGW debunkers?
updated San Bernardino: Killers were Syed Farook & Tashfeen Malik
both dead after gun battle; FBI still "not yet" calling it terrorism

David Bowdich, the FBI's assistant director in Los Angeles, said the incident was being regarded as "possibly terrorism." He said investigation going where evidence leads. Killers were dressed in black battle fatigues. Then a bomb threat was phoned in to hospital where the victims had been taken. Tips from general public were vital to quick responses by police. Final toll is 14 dead — plus two killers — and 21 wounded.
Cameroon: 900 Boko Haram hostages freed, at least 100 Islamists killed
Boessenkool & Speer: How Harper’s philosophy
transformed Canada for the better
PBO: Liberals mislead Canadians, omit promise costs from economic update; watchdog foresees no return to surplus before next election
Ottawa: Canada GDP grew 2.3% in July-August-September 3Q
Ottawa: Immigration Minister McCallum still unclear on refugee timeline
Nanton: ‘We want safety’: Farmer combines,
tractors line Alberta’s Highway 2 to protest Bill 6

Farmers and ranchers across Alberta held protests Monday, saying Alberta Govt is moving too quickly on Bill 6, which will endanger family farms.
Anthony Watts: Why scientists disagree about global warming

“Probably the most widely repeated claim in the debate over global warming is that ‘97% of scientists agree’ that climate change is man-made and dangerous,” the authors write. “This claim is not only false, but its presence in the debate is an insult to science.”
London: China's Yuan expected to join select
group of IMF reserve currencies Monday
Windy Lake: Brothers take selfie with bald eagle after saving its life

Michael and Neil Fletcher of Windy lake, Ontario, pose with the thankful bald eagle they rescued.
Italy: Syrians caught with fake passports
on way to Malta say they escaped from ISIS
New York Post editorial: Why America is right to think Obama’s losing the war on terror
David Stockman: The next Big Short — Jeff Bezos’ Brobdingnagian bubble
Peggy Noonan: Will the New Year’s tumult Trump the old?
Built-in fire risk? Experts query quality of cladding on Dubai buildings
Rochester: Fireworks cancelled after feds say man's plan to attack bar on New Year's Eve foiled
Once every 5 years: Temporary 'heat wave' in far north almost brought temperatures above freezing for a few hours; but bitter cold quickly returned
Caused by New Year's fireworks: Fire tears through impoverished Manila neighborhood
Bill’s behaviour is fair game: The Clinton war on women
Tyler Durden: Swiss Army chief warns of social unrest, calls upon citizens to arm themselves
Los Angeles: Demand for ‘panic rooms’ growing — from homeowners and businesses
Clinton emails: Billionaire Soros 'regretted' backing Obama
Des Moines: Top Carson staffers quit, question his readiness for White House
St. Louis: Flooding from aftermath of deadly Texas storm closes I-55 and I-44; 20 dead in Missouri and Illinois from historically high waters
Terry Glavin: Is the UN still a force for good in the world? Not much suggests it is
Brussels: 10th suspect arrested in Belgium in Paris attacks probe
Belgium: Brussels cancels New Year's Eve fireworks due to threat
Washington: Airstrikes have killed 10 ISIS leaders over past month, including some linked to Paris attacks
Scum of the earth: ISIS fatwa details 15 rules for raping female slaves without violating religious law
Brussels: Belgian police arrest two over suspected New Year's Eve attack plot; Police find military clothing and ISIS propaganda
Genome sequencing reveals: Ireland saw massive prehistoric migration from the Middle East and eastern Europe
Utah: Judge reverses decision, rules state can strip Planned Parenthood federal funding over selling of aborted baby parts
Tyler Durden: Ending the crude oil export ban - The U.S. is far more economically vulnerable and dependent on foreign oil today than when crude oil export was banned 40 years ago
South Africa: Family that housed 100+ foreign refugees on farm attacked and threatened with murder by their 'guests'
Facts and fakes: The great Pacific garbage patch of plastic and other myths and exaggerations
Terror cell? San Bernardino cleric denies knowing the terrorists; FBI finds phone records tell a different story
Reuters: Seized documents reveal Islamic State's Department of 'War Spoils'
Terry Glavin: What to expect if the U.S.-led coalition wins the war against ISIS' self-declared caliphate
New Orleans: 2006 Canada-U.S. lumber agreement had 'tremendous' humanitarian impact
Dallas: Christmas time storms, tornadoes kill at least 43 in U.S.
Lahore: Strong 6.9M quake rattles Pakistan
Not ISIS: Top Syrian rebel leader killed in Russian air strike in Damascus suburb
Saudi Arabia: At least 31 dead, 100 injured as fire hits hospital's intensive care, maternity and neonatal care wards
Belgium: 9th suspect in Paris terror attacks arrested
Clinton lives in New York, doesn't know local expressions? Jeff Greenfield: On further review, Trump is right on this. "I got schlonged" is a commonplace NY way of saying: "I lost big time"
Washington: Trump calls Clinton a 'liar' over video claim
New Jersey: Scout leader stops hike to show boys a cave. Bear jumps up and pulls him in. He beats it back with a hammer. Scouts dial 911 and took direction from leader. Life saved.
Kabul: Motorbike suicide bomber kills six U.S. troops in Afghanistan
NJ.com: Some Jersey City Muslims did celebrate 9/11 from within sight of World Trade Center ruins, cop and residents say
Meteorologists' study:
NOAA over-estimated U.S. warming by 50%
Berlin: ISIS jihadists stole 'tens of thousands' of blank passports
Technology heritage: How NASA brought the monstrous F-1 Saturn 5 moon rocket engine back to life
Financial Times: How ISIS runs its economy
Jalalabada: ISIS expands Afghan footprint with terror campaign
Los Angeles: Family ties can help shield terrorists from detection
As feared: Britain no longer a Christian country, and it’s time to rid public life of Anglicanism, panel says
Andrew Coyne: Making sense of the analog counter-revolution
New York: UN endorses peace process for Syria, but no mention of Assad
Geoffrey Johnston: Persecuted Iraqi Christians celebrate Christmas
New York: Syrian peace proposals get new attention from world powers
Brussels: EU demands Thailand address slavery in its seafood industry
Des Moines: Jackpot-fixing investigation expands to more state lotteries
Riverside: San Bernardino gun buyer wondered when his ‘multiple lives’ would collapse
Beijing: North Korea girl band concert was cancelled last week over China's objection to 'anti-American lyrics'
Copenhagen: Denmark ponders seizing jewelry and other valuables from refugees
San Bernardino: Shooters' friend and arms supplier Enrique Marquez finally arrested
Havana: Aviation deal with U.S. allows up to 110 scheduled airline flights a day
Faida Hamdy: 'I started the Arab Spring. Now death is everywhere, and extremism blooming'
Why not now? Why Trump absolutely right about ‘shutting down’ parts of internet from ISIS
Washington: U.S. Fed raises key interest rate for first time in 9 years
SPOILER ALERT: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' is the best movie of 2015 says Toronto Star; continuity and feel get new trilogy off on right foot
Conrad Black: Trump is the good guy
Geneva: Swiss arrest two Syrians, probing possible Islamist ties; traces of explosives found in their car
Austria: 2 men arrested, possibly connected to Paris terror attacks
Bjelasnica: Arab investors pour in billions to make Bosnia a summer holiday hit
Washington: Iran breached agreement with secret ICBM rocket test in October; White House won't rule out new sanctions
EU fret: American visa clampdown on people travelling to Iran, Iraq, Syria and Somalia seen to conflict with Iranian nuclear agreement
Study: Less than 7 hours sleep a night = possible link to obesity
Scientific American: Down the rabbit hole: Lettuce produces more greenhouse gas emissions than bacon
Berlin: Germany says overestimated migrants with fake Syrian passports; 8% not 30%
Los Angeles: Over 900 Los Angeles schools closed over threat New York dismissed as hoax
Los Angeles: ABC News LIVE on massive LA school closure
Los Angeles: All LA public schools closed due to unspecified "threat to students at school"; keeps 640,000 students home
Las Vegas: Cruz in the spotlight as Republicans take the debate stage
Berlin: Islamist preacher in Germany arrested over terror links
Bangkok: Leading Thai seafood boss: Associated Press shrimp probe a 'wake-up call'
Charles Krauthammer: Obama’s ISIS speech ‘reminiscent of the strategy of the Vietnam War’
Larry Kudlow: I’ve Changed. This Is War. Seal the Borders. Stop the Visas. This is a war. Therefore I have come to believe there should be no immigration or visa waivers until the U.S. adopts a completely new system to stop radical Islamic terrorists from entering the country. A wartime lockdown.
Fails on every front: Obama’s awful year
Iraq report: ISIS orders killing of kids with Down's Syndrome in latest sickening attack on innocents
Monmouth University poll: Trump hits new polling high Monday, at 41%, opening up 27-point lead over next closest contender
updated Veers off bridge: 43 police officers killed in Argentina bus accident
Washington: Secret U.S. policy upheld by Obama Homeland Security Secretary for "PR reasons" blocked immigration agents from looking at social media postings of visa applicants, says former top official
Terror watch: Trump escalates UK feud, says more British Muslims are joining ISIS than Armed Forces
Washington: Obama goes on PR offensive to demonstrate he has resolve to fight ISIS on homefront
Are slaves peeling your shrimp? Here's what you need to know
Modern day slavery: Global supermarkets selling shrimp peeled by slaves
Global equity tumble: Stock options surge as hedge of choice for cornered junk owners
Terror watch: 70 Paris airport workers have security passes revoked over extremism fears
David Frum: America's immigration challenge; "nobody is making conscious decisions about who is wanted and who is not, about how much immigration to accept and what kind to prioritize"
Helsinki: Finland to require refugees to work for free, and to acknowledge a 'national curriculum' on Finnish culture and society which highlights the rights of women and children; an estimated two-thirds of 32,000 asylum seekers in 2015 will be deported
Bujumbura: U.S. pulls employees, urges citizens to leave Burundi after attacks kill 87
Los Angeles: Wife’s role in California attack raises fear of militant brides
updated Peshawar: At least 23 killed, 30 injured as powerful blast hits Pakistan market near border with Afghanistan
NY Times: U.S. visa process missed San Bernardino wife’s zealotry on social media
Bujumbura: Death toll from day of clashes in Burundi capital rises to nearly 90
James Delingpole: Blaming rain and floods in rainy and historically flood-prone areas shows how elites take us for idiots
Afghanistan: 10 dead, 9 wounded; Afghan forces end suicide bomber siege at Spanish embassy in Kabul
Invisible negotiations about invisible gas of life: Latin American countries object to carbon trading references at Paris talks
Washington: FBI says it is refocused on movement of ISIS recruits into U.S.
Washington: Feds nab another Minnesotan allegedly tied to ISIS propagandists
Paris: Australia unlikely to join climate coalition
Washington: Palin backs Trump proposal for moratorium on Islamic influx; references Jimmy Carter's actions against Iranians
Australia: 5 Sydney terror suspects face charges; include 15 and 20 year old
Riyadh: Saudi FM says Assad must leave peacefully or be forced out of power
Paris: ISIS text to mom from Syria announcing death reveals 3rd Bataclan attacker
Paris: Many of the Friday the 13th terrorists crossed officials' radar
San Bernardino: California shooters radicalized at least 2 years ago
Fortune: Prediction: Private sector will engineer a nuclear fusion breakthrough in 2016; billionaires getting on board
updated Loma Linda: Bomb threats at school and hospital, but no bombs found
San Bernardino: FBI looking into $28,000 November deposit into California shooters' account
Not a unique idea: Donald Trump's no-Muslims immigration idea right in line with U.S., Canadian history
Caracas: Triumphant Venezuelan opposition looks to free political prisoners of socialists as it gains majority in legislature
updated While Trudeau backs off: Obama pledges stronger attack on ISIS in rare Oval Office address
Sanaa: ISIS-claimed bombing kills Yemeni governor, 6 guards in Aden
Death from above: At least 32 ISIS fighters killed by airstrikes in Syria's Raqqa
Washington: Culture shapers George Lucas, Carole King, Rita Moreno, Seiji Ozawa and Cicely Tyson receive critical Kennedy Center Honours tonight; TV broadcast on December 29th
London: Throat sliced by machete in subway station; "This is for Syria," says terror attacker
Alabama: San Bernardino terror attack raises fears outside big cities
San Bernardino: Remarkable how many survived terror shooting, says Sheriff; 70 in small room, 14 killed, 21 wounded
San Bernardino: Shooter Tashfeen Malik became hardline in Saudi Arabia; no one in family saw her always-covered face
Dakar: 27 dead, 90 wounded from triple suicide bombing by Boko Haram Islamists at Lake Chad
Washington: U.S. economy adds 211,000 jobs; removes ‘final doubts’ about rate hike
Cairo: 16 dead, 2 injured after Molotov cocktail destroys nightclub, a popular Egyptian target for terrorists in the 1990s
London: Islamic Society students disrupt university lecture on blasphemy and make 'death threat'
Daniel Greenfield: 2007 poll showed 77% of Syrians supported financing Islamic terrorists including Hamas and Iraqi fighters who evolved into ISIS
San Bernardino: Victims at Christmas banquet had thrown a baby shower for their newlywed killers just weeks ago
Washington: Study finds problems in detecting fraud among asylum seekers
Dallas: Muslim refugees say many in Texas welcoming, but string of 'events' including killings continue to stir unease
Washington: U.S. factory orders rise in October, ending streak of declines
Toledo: Crews finish pumping tanks from sunken barge in Lake Erie near Canada-US border; sunk in 1937 storm
FIFA Corruption: Top officials arrested in pre-dawn raid at Zurich hotel
San Bernardino: What is known about killer Syed Farook and what the media got wrong and right
After 397-223 vote: British bombers enter fray in Syria, strike ISIS oil fields
San Bernardino: Authorities search Redlands home tied to killer Syed Farook
Riyadh: Oil speculators risk 'short squeeze' if impulsive Saudi Prince throws OPEC surprise on Friday
updated San Bernardino: 14 dead, 17 wounded as terrorists storm rented banquet hall at disabilities center; car chase and gunfight follows
updated San Bernardino: Fire Dept units responding to reports of 20-victim shooting; shooting reportedly at Inland Regional Center, a center for adults with developmental disabilities
Trump redeemed: Video surfaces of CBS Channel 2 report of 9/11 cheering on rooftops of Jersey City
Washington: Report warns of 'unprecedented' support in U.S. for ISIS
London: Four arrested in Luton terrorism raids
Brussels: Airstrikes hurting ISIS, forcing change in tactics: EU anti-terror coordinator
Syria: ISIS targets gays with brutal public killings
Rio De Janeiro: Rio Olympic water badly polluted, even far offshore
Ottawa: Bus crash report says driver speeding, distracted by video screen
Montreal: Couche-Tard to buy Ireland’s Topaz convenience store chain
De-centralization: How Stephen Harper’s open federalism changed Canada for the better; Ottawa was no longer the voice of sanctimoniousness and unhelpful intrusions into health care, education and other provincial responsibilities
Ottawa: Syrian refugee flights to start Dec. 10th; Govt shopping for discount rates in highest travel season
Harper Govt fall-out: Canadian millennials richer, more likely to be working than U.S. counterparts; better job prospects
Lisa Raitt on Nannygate: Trudeau a hypocrite; 'only man in Canada who makes $325,000 who is going to get money for his child care'
Matt Gurney: Two nannies? I’m sorry, Prime Minister, but no
Boondoggle Dept: Sacre bleu! B.C. has big carbon footprint at the UN climate-change conference
Toronto: Wind Mobile offering free phones, service to Syrian refugees
Latest Trudeau backflip: Nannygate: Justin's children's nannies paid for by taxpayers — by order of cabinet, three weeks after they were hired
Les MacPherson: Cloak of crapola spoils Paris climate fest
Don Braid: Contentious farm Bill 6 catches Alberta NDP in rural brushfire
St. John's: Liberals win big in Newfoundland and Labrador; will province now lose big like other Liberal Atlantic provinces?
Andrew Coyne: Any role Canada might play in Paris is strictly for show
But not retiring: MP Mauril Belanger, diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, withdraws from Speaker race
Dillon Hillier: My experience fighting ISIS shows Trudeau is wrong
Liberal connections matter: Tax agency kept charges/conviction against high-profile Liberal quiet during election
Liberals fly three cabinet ministers for photo-op in ME on latest boondoggle: Canada opens refugee processing centre in Jordan; 90 applicants line up
Liberal connections matter: Syrian refugee coordinator in Montreal to make $1800 a day to welcome the newcomers to Canada
Most dangerous man in the world: Maurice Strong dead at 84
Vancouver: Canadian health and social services gearing up for refugee influx; experienced and have a realistic plan and perspective to give these new citizens TLC and integrate them into Canadian society
Peter Loewen & Daniel Rubenson: These 3 charts help explain how Trudeau won upset victory
Philip Cross: Sick sick leave benefits; federal government employees take average of 10.5 sick days per year, while private sector employees average 6.4 days
Edmonton: Farming is a 24/7 lifestyle, not a 9-5 job; NDP doesn't get it in Bill 6 bid to unionize and kill family farms
Alberta: Petition launched to save Alberta farms from Bill 6; sign it to support farmers who feed Canada
Ottawa: New Health Minister using her children as chief advisers on marijuana; says it scares her
Andrew Coyne: Whacking the top one per cent with a tax hike not the bonanza Liberals hype
J.J. McCullough: Trudeau refugee policy trainwreck offers glimpse of his reckless, deceitful governing style; muzzling civil servants, claiming dog ate his homework
Law and order: Firebombing north of Toronto adds urgency to warnings of brewing mob war in city
Ottawa: Public servants 'gaming the system' — take twice as many sick days as private sector workers: report
Rex Murphy: Ujjal Dosanjh — a truly admirable Canadian
Andrew MacDougall: Sometimes breaking a promise can be good politics; Trudeau Liberals "hugging substance-free talking points with more ardour than even the most hardened Harper minister"
Malta: Trudeau doubles Harper Govt 5-year commitment to help poor nations battle climate issues in another display of crass oneupmanship requiring govt borrowing; once again spouts "Canada's back" when it was never 'away'; sees it as bribe for Commonwealth support
Vancouver: One-punch attacks leave 3 dead in violent 'trend' blamed on alcohol, drugs
Ottawa: Canada job vacancies rise in second quarter, best opportunities in west
Toronto: Trudeau Govt rejection of Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport expansion becomes ammunition for Opposition in Ontario
Ottawa: Cities are going to need federal and provincial financial support very soon if they are to house 25,000 refugees over the next few months: Mayor Watson
London: Daily Mail takes Trudeau to task for 'insincere, patronizing handshakes'
Chinese officials intercept Miss World Canada en route to pageant; no comment from Ottawa
Tacky Dept: How much did Birks pay Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau so it could hype its diamonds being seen by Queen?
London: Trudeau uses BBC interview to re-write history of roller coaster 2015 election campaign; ignores mentioning Liberal attack ad campaign
Peter Foster: Posturing toward Paris with good hair; nobody appears to have been briefed on fact CO2 is plant food, and that greater concentrations boost agricultural production
Toronto: Farming may be expensive victim of Ontario Liberals cap-and-trade nonsense
Global warming bloviation: Wynne, Murray, can’t fix weather
Lorrie Goldstein: Liberals wasting billions on 'green' energy we don't need
Ottawa: Liberals risk penalties and missed deadlines by putting hold on emergency supply ship contract; Seaspan, Irving want shot at ship despite full plates
Liberal follies: Nova Scotia Premier's chief of staff resigns after releasing confidential health information on MLA to media
Immigration mega-fraud: The rich Chinese immigrants to Canada who don’t really want to live here
Ottawa: Liberals change tune on refugee answers; most elements not like election promise, including sponsorship, timelines, security checking
Ottawa: Liberals give priority to trans-gendered and gay Syrian refugees; first 10K will be privately sponsored, keeping with original Conservative plan
Ottawa: Liberals back down at last minute under pressure of public, deadlines; 25K Syrian refugee deadline extended to end of February; most to arrive on chartered aircraft
Lost control: Alberta PC MLA Manmeet Bhullar killed after stopping along highway to help driver in distress
Joe Oliver: Deficits as far as the eye can see; but we left the new government with a surplus, not a deficit; reduced government tax revenue only accounts for $600M of the total; most of the difference relates to increased expenses
Lost control: Man, woman robbed 3 businesses before deadly Winnipeg crash, police say
Vancouver: Ontario Premier Wynne slammed by Liberal, ex-BC Premier Dosanjh over tarring thoughtful Canadians as racists
Telegraph: Canada sends patrol aircraft to join U.K.’s hunt for Russian submarine spotted lurking off Scotland
Backtracking? Canada's Syrian refugee plan limited to women, children and families; no single men due to security concerns
Nova Scotia: Turkish Airlines plane grounded by bomb threat leaves Halifax
Ottawa: How most Canadians will be left out in the cold by Trudeau’s proposed tax cut
Crux of the Matter: Conservatives should stop apologizing for the Harper Govt; they got things right
Montreal: Trudeau's refugee gamble: Time — and most Canadians — aren't on his side
Ottawa: Canada Post reports $13M loss before tax in third quarter
Supreme Court: Alberta's English-only laws are constitutional
After weekend polling? Liberals to finally announce details of their Syrian refugee plan Tuesday
Chantal Hébert: Trudeau loses his post-election shine after Paris attacks, with juvenile antics, arrogance
Montreal: Mobs hit big in police raids after 34-month investigation
Who will Trudeau blame? World oil below $40, Canadian dollar under 75 cents
Paul Wells: Why Justin misses Harper; the days when he gave Trudeau opportunities to just say no are over
Experience matters: Rona Ambrose names Andrew Scheer as Conservative House Leader
Liberal rift widens: Trudeau wrong to end ISIS combat mission, former Liberal Minister Ujjal Dosanjh says; sending wrong message to allies after Paris attacks
Lorrie Goldstein: On issues that matter, Harper was right
Manila: Trudeau to remove warplanes from ISIS fight in Iraq and Syria, instead will boost ground troops training Iraqi forces
Ottawa: Quebec, Saskatchewan and British Columbia tell Trudeau to slow up on his "25K by the end of the year" refugee rush; have been asked to take refugees but have been given no plan
Toronto Star editorial: Honour pledge to resettle 25,000 Syrians, but take the time to get it right
Turkey: Trudeau insists Canada will stop anti-ISIS air role, refuses to say when; tries to have it both ways, shows weakness; others stepping up fight
Lorne Gunter: Liberals fail Canada with Syrian refugee pledge
Hamilton Spectator: The Spectator’s View: Public safety before election promises
Crisis coming here: Ontario prepares for refugee influx: timing and magnitude unknown
CBC insight: Paris-style ISIS attacks could hit anywhere, including Canada; security experts warn civilian soft targets are 'jihadist fantasy'
Montreal: In wake of Paris attacks, Quebec Premier Couillard urges world leaders to act; no comment on Trudeau withdrawal from engaging ISIS
Turkey: Trudeau warplane pull-out celebrated; "ISIS claimed it as a victory on all the websites. They were saying ‘the first crack in the coalition, it’s a major victory for ISIS, Canada has been defeated"
Lawrence Martin: After Paris attacks, Trudeau’s soft power already under fire
Anthony Furey: Trudeau must reconsider ISIS fight
Ottawa: RCMP and CSIS brief Trudeau on Paris terror attacks
NOT 'Government by Cabinet': Liberal cabinet puppets get detailed marching orders from Trudeau in Mandate Letters
Holly Nicholas: How the U.S. Tides Foundation funded Leadnow.ca's anti-Harper campaign -- and helped give Trudeau a majority
Andrew Coyne: Fair Elections Act produces highest turn-out in 20 years; NDP sinks like rock
Ontario: Wynne Government's payments to teacher unions top $3.7M
Anne Jarvis: Sandals should resign over secret union payoffs
Ballots on the floor, mismatched tallies and frazzled clerks refusing to recount: Judge grants judicial recount in federal riding of Edmonton Mill Woods
CTV: Diane Finley on what went wrong for the Conservatives
Ottawa: Justin Trudeau won't move in to 24 Sussex, says Margaret Trudeau; not good enough for him without 'major' upgrades
Just election bait: Trudeau’s Syrian refugees pledge unrealistic: immigration lawyer
No kidding dept: Trudeau's promises to aboriginal people feared to be unachievable
Judi McLeod: Obama campaign team hands Canada Over to the Lib-Left
Crux of the Matter: 15 economic reasons to vote Conservative, 50 tax relief reasons to vote Conservative, and 100 accomplishments from the Harper Government record to vote Conservative
Alberta: Anti-Bill 6 protests picking up steam;
NDP Govt continues to reveal its devastating hidden agenda

Alberta Legislature protest on November 27th captured tone of heated opposition to intrusive Bill 6.
Paris: At memorial honouring victims,
President Hollande vows to destroy ISIS 'army of fanatics'

France mourns and honours those killed in the Paris terror attacks that took the lives 130 people.
Brussels: Belgium charges sixth suspect over Paris attacks
Toronto: RCMP seeks help finding pair who acted suspiciously

RCMP are seeking help identifying these two men, who were observed near the Rogers Centre 'exhibiting suspicious behaviour' in August. ~ Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Another backflip: Trudeau tells BBC
he's not against bombing ISIS after all
London: Justin Trudeau’s vacuous stance on Syria an embarassment
London: UK PM Cameron calls for airstrikes on ISIS in Syria:
"very direct threat ISIS poses to our country and our way of life"
updated Roubaix: Hostage-taking in north France ends; not terrorists
Matt Gurney: Putin the bully just got a bloody nose. Now, we wait
Ankara: No ISIS targets in area where Russian jet shot down
Ankara: Turkey says Russian plane warned 10 times
in space of five minutes before downing
Ankara: Moscow denies Su-24 Turkey airspace violation
Turkey crisis: NATO emergency meeting called at Turkey's request;
Putin threatens "significant consequences" for downing of plane
updated Turkey shoot: Russian jet destroyed, Syrian rebels fire at pilot

Burning Russian Sukhoi Su-24 after being hit by air-to-air missile fired by Turkey near the Turkish-Syrian border after multiple air space incursions.
ISIS cowards still on the run: 'Belt of explosives'
found in litter bin in town south of Paris
Thanksgiving: U.S. issues worldwide travel alert citing terrorism threat
Brussels: Five more terror suspects arrested; lockdown continues
Kingston: Troops and RMC students being forced out of military
accommodations for incoming Syrian refugees; exams be damned
Brussels: 16 arrested in Belgium raids; manhunt continues
Canada shuts embassy amid high alert
Syrian refugees: Private contractors to help protect Canadians going overseas; Canadian Forces to provide "hostile environment training"
'Anonymous' says ISIS planning 'worldwide day of terror' tomorrow;
events in France, U.S., Indonesia, Italy & Lebanon to be targeted
Brussels: U.S. Embassy warns citizens in Belgium: 'Stay home'
Brussels: Belgium in 'shut down' as terror scares grip Europe
Belgium: Brussels at highest alert level; subway is closed

Belgian soldiers patrolled a nearly deserted street on Saturday in central Brussels, after the government raised the country’s threat level to its highest. ~ Youssef Boudlal Reuters
Ottawa confusion: Liberals keep even refugee-processing public servants in the dark
updated Bamako: 150 freed as security forces in Mali capital swarm Radisson;
at least 3 sought, 22 dead after siege; U.S. & French helped local police
Mali: At least 3 dead as Islamist gunmen attack Radisson hotel, take 170 hostages;
Malian special forces have responded and freed some hostages; situation 'fluid'
Ivison: Trudeau spending $500K on ad campaign promoting flawed refugee plan
5,000-6,000 refugees to be airlifted from Amman, Jordan, every week in December
900 passengers a day will arrive on flights to Montreal and Toronto
Washington: U.S. nervously watches Trudeau’s massive refugee plan

Close watchers of the Canada-U.S. file in Washington say they are unsurprised by the added U.S. scrutiny, given how border security dominates American political conversation. ~ Marcus Oleniuk Toronto Star
Operatives already in place: ISIS threatens New York City attack
Paris: Female suicide bomber cried out "help me, help me" to lure police
before intense firefight that ended with Friday the 13th mastermind dead
France strikes back: Bullets, bombs and body parts fly in heavy raid
Paris: At least two die in police raid on group planning new Islamist attack
Justin Trudeau ignores: Majority of Canadians wisely oppose
naive plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees in just 5 weeks
Paris: Suspected architect of Paris attacks dead: two senior European officials
Ottawa: Yasin Ali arrested on Parliament Hill with concealed meat cleaver;
bought tour ticket; arrested at screening area outside Centre Block
France: Heavily armed French SWAT teams neutralize cell planning to launch
new attacks, at least two dead, including woman who exploded explosives belt

French special police forces are seen shortly after disturbances were heard in the area after 4:30 a.m. local time. ~ Christian Hartmann Reuters
Shock and Awe: Russian warplanes destroy 140 terrorist targets in Syria
Syria: Putin orders Russian missile cruiser to support French forces
Moscow: Russia confirms 1kg bomb downed its passenger plane
over Sinai; Egypt to 'take findings into consideration'
Paris attacks: France seeks global coalition against ISIS
Paris: Anonymous declares war on ISIS in online video

"Watch every one of your propaganda sites disappear ISIS... When we are done with you there will be nothing left." says Anonymous tweet. The online activist group Anonymous has declared war on ISIS, pledging to launch a massive attack against the terror group in the wake of the deadly Paris bombings and mass shootings. Speaking in French, the man warned that the group's operations against ISIS will include cyber-attacks. "War has been declared," he said in French.
Paris: French police conduct 168 raids, identify 2 more suspects
Paris: François Hollande says attacks “planned in Syria, organized
in Belgium and perpetrated on our soil with French complicity”

Police officers during a raid in the Molenbeek neighborhood of Brussels on Monday in a manhunt for Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the Paris attacks. ~ Yves Herman Reuters
Raqqa: France strikes back; pounds ISIS targets in Syria
Baghdad: Iraq warned coalition countries of imminent assault before Paris attacks
NY Times: Manhunt for 8th terrorist underway as Paris investigation widens
Turkey: G20 leaders vow to fight terror; Paris attacks take centre stage
Paris update: Terror toll now 129 dead, 99 of 352 wounded in critical condition
NY Times: Three teams of co-ordinated attackers carried out Paris assault;
"including one who travelled to Europe on a Syrian passport" as a refugee
Strasbourg update: 11 dead as French high-speed train derails Saturday;
5 still missing, children among those aboard as it crashed at 350 km/h (217mph)

The TGV locomotive partly submerged in a canal alongside tracks after the crash. The crash happened during a test run in the town of Eckwersheim, on a new Paris-Strasbourg line. Reports say technicians and children were on board the train. The injured have been taken to hospital by helicopters. The AFP news agency is quoting sources as saying the derailment happened due to "excessive speed". Wreckage was also scattered in a field beside the track. ~ Reuters
Amsterdam: Air France flight AF1741 to Paris grounded after Twitter threats
Paris timeline: 127 killed, 80 critically wounded; six sites hit mercilessly
with guns, genades and suicide bombs; ISIS claims responsibility

Simultaneous shootings and explosions take place across Paris starting at 3:20 pm EST (9:20 pm Paris time). It all begins as three explosions take place near the Stade de France stadium during a friendly match between France and Germany attended by 80,000 spectators, including French President François Hollande, who was immediately evacuated. ~ AFP
Paris: 118 killed in Bataclan concert hall, 3 hostage takers among dead
Live link to France24: "Over 100 dead" so far in multiple ongoing terrorist attacks;
President closes national borders, acts to "vanquish these terrorists"

Multiple attacks have taken a heavy toll as gun-wielding terrorists unleash murderous rampage tonight in Paris and suburbs. At least 100 hostages were held at Bataclan concert hall. This is a live TV link to France24 coverage.
NY Times: Calls grow at UN for Security Council to do its job
Foreign Affairs: ISIS as revolutionary state
Kansas City: Blue Jays eliminated after Game 6 ALCS loss to Royals
AFP: Russia says ready to provide air support
to moderate Syria rebels fighting ISIS
Cliff Kincaid: Obama takedown of another U.S. ally
Reputation Institute: Canada 'most admired' country in world; praise for
"effective govt," "absence of corruption", "friendly & welcoming people"
Turkey: Pipe bomb explodes on overpass near Istanbul metro, five hurt
Less politics, more science: International Climate Science Coalition also holding Paris event this week -- to challenge bogus climate "consensus"
UN climate talks: The Ritual
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil’s Petrobras probe widens after arrest of billionaire banker
Malta: Commonwealth leaders agree on tackling radicalization, extremism and terrorism
Guardian: Evidence doesn't support goofball contention that Syria crisis caused by climate change; just more proof AGW advocates will say anything to try to influence public
Turkey: Prominent Turkish lawyer/activist shot dead during press conference
Bamako: Suspected jihadists kill three at UN base in north Mali
Halifax: A Charlie Brown Christmas turns 50, but creators thought it would be a 'one-shot thing'
Reuters: ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Bangladesh Shia shrine
Berlin: German police arrest 2 men deemed terror threat
Dhaka: One dead, three injured as gunmen open fire in Bangladesh Shia mosque
Shanghai: Chinese stocks drop 5.5% after probes at 3 big brokerages
Jerusalem: Israel tests Barak-8 missile co-developed with India
London: Labour's Corbyn facing resignations as shadow cabinet members back David Cameron air strikes in Syria
New challenge? F1 Champ Lewis Hamilton expresses interest in racing NASCAR
updated New York: Port Authority Bus Terminal re-opened after suspicious package prompted evacuation
NATO: Russia repeatedly failed to inform Turkey of close-by bombing runs over Syria in weeks leading to Tuesday's downing of one of its jets by Turkish forces
Breitbart: The media is wrong, white student unions are not ‘hoaxes’ created by racists
Ankara: Turkey sent clear message they're not happy with Russia propping up Assad dictatorship in civil war which has displaced millions
Report: Israel strikes Hezbollah positions in Syria, killing 13
Washington: Police with machine guns at U.S. airports this holiday weekend
Tunis: Tunisia declares state of emergency after terrorist bus blast kills 12 members of Presidential Guard
Irbil: Under recovered Iraqi town, ISIS network of tunnels found
Scamster chronicles: Global warming double dipper enriches family with tax dollars
U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns: Russians were warned not to violate Turkish airspace
Energy and Policy Climate Summit: Marc Morano undresses the climate warming claimists and their conflicting invisible clothes
FBI: 900 investigations underway into suspected terrorist-related plots, majority involve ISIS
Buenos Aires: Opposition wins Argentine election, ending 'Kirchner era'
Hamtramck: In the first majority-Muslim U.S. city, residents tense about its future
Global trade just snapped: Container freight rates plummet 70% in 3 weeks
Australia: Coffee fixes the damage booze did to your liver, study finds
Cameroon: Female suicide bombers blow selves up in attack that kills eight
Hanover: German football match cancelled after French spies warned of 'five bomb plot' by five jihadists including a woman to carry out Paris-style attack on stadium
Syrian refugees: 80% of Canadians, 83% of Americans and 86% of Britons say refugees must be properly security screened before arrival
Paris: French PM warns extremists could use chemical, biological weapons
Global cooling? Pre-winter storm blankets parts of U.S. Midwest with more than foot of snow
Brussels: EU nations promise action to stanch inflow of Islamist extremists
France: Syrian passports available in 4 days for $2,000; non-terrorist refugees feel guilt
Texas: 8 Syrians nabbed illegally crossing border in Laredo sector
Syrian community leader: ISIS already in America; fraudulent docs easy to procure in Syria
Washington: Additional subpoenas may be required to pull back U.S. Govt climate propaganda curtain
Cooking the books: Record crushing fraud from NOAA and NASA ahead of Paris
Washington: Obama's taunting rhetoric -- and reality
Tegucigalpa: Honduras detains 6 Syrians headed to U.S. with stolen Greek passports
Janice Gross Stein: The order that held dysfunctional Middle East states together is over
Syria: Al-Qaeda affiliate says it shot down two Russian drones over the Abu Duhur military airport
Bomb threats: 2 Air France flights from U.S. to Paris diverted
Paris: France says one more attacker is on the loose, as soccer stadium in Germany is evacuated over new threat
Moscow: Russians put $50M bounty on heads of airliner bombers
Paris: Anonymous begins leaking details of suspected ISIS accounts
The Guardian: ISIS hates Middle Eastern civilization too
Paris: France demands EU security aid, hits ISIS strongholds in Syria
Victoria: Earth's hidden mega-stashes of groundwater discovered
Moscow: Russia reveals thwarted Islamist bomb plot before Sochi Olympics
Express: ISIS operative says over 4,000 operatives have been smuggled into Europe
Washington: Top Dem: ISIS has adapted, eyeing attacks against U.S.
Turkey: U.S. to work with France to intensify air strikes in Syria, Iraq: Rhodes
Vienna: Timing of Beirut, Paris attacks 'no coincidence': Lebanon Foreign Minister
Belgium: Brussels-area mayor says five arrested in Brussels raids linked to Paris attack
Paris: France identifies one dead gunman as attacks re-ignite debate over refugees
Paris: Kalishnikov-wielding terrorist scum delighted in gunning down wheelchair-bound music fans at back of Bataclan
Paris: Stadium security stopped even greater carnage when blocked suicide bombers from entering 80,000-seat venue
Roger Cohen: To have Paris, defeat ISIS
Michael Coren: The challenges to France’s intelligence and internal security are cultural
Euronews: France vows ‘merciless’ response after attacks
Paris: Dead Bataclan assailant had been previously flagged by French police for Islamic extremist links
Reuters: Dutch ramp up border security, say 'at war' with ISIS
Sky News: Russia banned from world athletics over doping; includes 2016 Rio Olympics
Beirut: Lebanon holds day of mourning after deadly Thursday blasts kill 41
Lebanon: Beirut suicide bombs kill dozens in Shiite suburb Burj al-Barajneh
NY Times: A global chill in commodity demand hits America’s heartland
Washington: Three takeaways from the Canadian Election — as seen from America
Washington: U.S. identifies Oklahoma soldier killed in rescue of 69 ISIS hostages
Hemeimeem: Russia showcases military prowess in Syria airstrikes
Bordeaux: Death toll rises to 42 in horrific France's worst road crash in decades
Washington: Obama Machine takes over Canada
National Post editorial: We hope Canadians re-elect
a Conservative majority
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