Correlation Fallacy and the Tumbler Ridge Tragedy

Yesterday, a person in Tumbler Ridge, BC went into the high school and shot a large number of people, killing 6 at the school, and injuring dozens more.  This is…

McMaster backs Evette to replace him as South Carolina governor. Is Trump’s endorsement next?

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is endorsing Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette ’s bid to succeed him in office, an attempt to clear the field in the…

Ontario Liberals opt to allow temporary residents to vote in leadership race even though federal counterpart barred them

Unlike the federal Liberals’ leadership election, no changes were made to who could cast a ballot, meaning non-citizens and people in Canada on student or work visas are all eligible,…

Parents can now see medical records of Alberta…

Some Alberta doctors are warning a move by the provincial government to increase the access parents have to the medical records of teenagers could put some patients at risk. Until…

Wednesday Afternoon Links

Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Zoe Williams writes that Donald Trump is just the most egregious and unrestrained example of the vice-signalling which has become standard operating procedure among…

Melania Trump says she doesn’t eat ‘much sweets’ as she celebrates Valentine’s Day with children

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Melania Trump on Wednesday celebrated an early Valentine’s Day with children and young adults being treated for rare and serious diseases, joining them in holiday-themed craft-making…

🌙 Flags at half-mast – iPolitics

The president has asked aides why he shouldn’t withdraw from the agreement, which he signed during his first term, though he has stopped short of flatly signalling that he will…

BMO joins rest of big bank peers in supporting proposed international defence bank

TORONTO — BMO Financial Group says it’s joined the rest of the big Canadian banks in backing the proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) being set up by democratic…

Loss of government funding, secularism putting many Quebec churches ‘on the brink’

MONTREAL — In 2023, the Ste-Marie-de-l’Isle Maligne church in Alma, Que., completed its transformation into the St-Crème — a combination hotel, ice cream shop and event space. It’s one of…

World leaders send condolences to Tumbler Ridge in wake of deadly school shooting

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he has heard from a number of world leaders offering condolences in the wake of Tuesday’s deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge,…