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7 October SuperNova Festival Massacre: Impact on Israel & Palestine War The Festival Survivors’ and rescuer Rami Davidiyan’s testimony on what happened on Oct 7 when Hamas militants attacked the festival site. This incident alone has hugely impacted the minds of civilians and will affect the process of war and retaliation. Please let us know what you think about this incident in the comments.

🚨 A b*mb threat forced the evacuation and cancellation of a Shen Yun performance at Toronto's Four Seasons Centre on Sunday. The threat was unfounded. Organizers blame Beijing, calling it part of a campaign to silence the show. ⚠️🇨🇦

📉 Ottawa's job market is the worst in Canada right now — 30,500 jobs disappeared in 12 months and unemployment hit 6.3%. Federal public service cuts are the main driver. No other Ontario city comes close to those losses. 🇨🇦

✈️ Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau is stepping down after failing to deliver a French condolence message following a fatal crash that killed two pilots. It's the second time his lack of French has sparked national backlash. 🇫🇷🇨🇦

🏛️ Filmmaker and activist Avi Lewis is the new federal NDP leader, winning decisively with nearly 40,000 votes at the Winnipeg convention. He's already facing pushback from Alberta and Saskatchewan NDP leaders over his oil and gas policies. 🔶

🏠 PM Carney and Premier Ford just signed a massive housing deal — removing the full 13% HST on new Ontario homes under $1M and cutting development charges by up to 50%. Buyers could save up to $200K. 💰🇨🇦

🌱💰 The federal government is putting $28.9 million into carbon capture and renewable energy projects across Canada. Saskatchewan gets nearly $15M for carbon capture tech, with $9M+ going to solar power.

🏠📉 Buying a home just got harder AGAIN. A new Ratehub.ca report shows mortgage affordability worsened in 11 of 13 major cities in February — even with flat rates. Montreal and Halifax got hit worst, needing $2,800+ more income to qualify. 😬💸

🚨⚖️ Richmond MLA Hon Chan has been kicked out of the BC Conservative caucus after being charged with assault, assault by choking, and uttering threats. The alleged offences date back to January 2024 — before he was even elected. Court date set for April 22. 😳

📉💰 Ontario just dropped a $244-billion budget with a projected $13.8B deficit — nearly double last year's $7.8B. Ford's government is blaming trade tensions and global instability. Small business taxes drop from 3.2% to 2.2% and HST is removed on new homes under $1M. 🏠

🇨🇦🛡️ PM Carney just announced over $3 billion in defence spending for Atlantic Canada — $2B+ for Nova Scotia alone. CFB Halifax gets $1.2B in upgrades, 14 Wing Greenwood gets $648M for drone infrastructure.

🇨🇦 The town of Didsbury, Alberta has passed a "Public Spaces Neutrality Bylaw" — banning all decorative flags and non-standard crosswalks from government property. The 4-3 vote means no Pride, First Nations, or Veterans flags allowed in public spaces, making Didsbury the 3rd Alberta town to pass such a ban. 🏳️

🇨🇦⚓ PM Carney says Canada is ready to help escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz — but only if a ceasefire is reached in the Iran war. 🕊️

🚨🥛 RECALL ALERT: Three major milk brands — Farmers, Natrel, and Québon — have been pulled from shelves nationwide. Agropur voluntarily recalled the products after a consumer complaint revealed possible pieces of glass in 2L cartons from its Bedford, NS plant. ⚠️

⛽🌏 Canada's Trans Mountain pipeline is expected to hit full capacity in April as the Iran War cuts off global oil supplies. Asian buyers are turning to Canadian crude as Middle East energy flows are disrupted — a massive win for Alberta's oil sands. 🛢️

🇨🇦🪖 Canada has officially hit the NATO 2% GDP defence spending target — for the first time since 1990. PM Carney made the announcement in Halifax while touring a Royal Canadian Navy frigate, reaching the milestone 5+ years ahead of Trudeau's plan.

🚨🇨🇦 A Vancouver company — Seven Seas for International Trading and Logistics — has been hit with U.S. sanctions for alleged ties to a $100M Hezbollah financing network. The U.S. Treasury says the network is led by Hezbollah financier Alaa Hassan Hamieh and has 16 companies and individuals involved. ⚠️ The company is currently NOT sanctioned in Canada.

⚠️🌍 Canada's CBSA has paused removals of inadmissible individuals to four Gulf nations as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran spreads across the Middle East. The Administrative Deferral of Removals cites "volatile and unpredictable conditions" in the region. 🚫 The pause does NOT apply to those flagged for criminality, organized crime, or security threats.

💵🇨🇦 Canada's federal minimum wage is going up to $18.15/hour on April 1 — a 40-cent increase from the current $17.75. This covers about 1.1 million workers in federally regulated industries like banking, airlines, and telecom. 📈

🏠💰 Premier Doug Ford is removing the full 13% HST on new homes valued up to $1M, starting April 1, 2026 for one full year. That's up to $130,000 in savings, with partial rebates on homes up to $1.85M. 🇨🇦

🚨🇨🇦 PM Carney is calling out Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau after he released an English-only condolence video following the deadly LaGuardia runway crash — no French. Carney called it a "lack of judgment and compassion," Quebec's Premier Legault is demanding the CEO resign, and over 560 complaints have been filed with the Official Languages Commissioner. ✈️