Thursday, February 25, 2021

Latest news

Canadian Politics

Average wait time calling CRA now 25 minutes

True North Wire -
The average time Canadians are on hold when they call the Canada Revenue Agency is now at a record 25 minutes, with some waiting hours just to speak to an agent.
covid19

Government-contracted quarantine officer charged with sexual assault and extortion

True North Wire -
According to Halton Regional Police, a 27 year-old security officer attempted to exhort cash from a woman during a quarantine compliance check in Oakville, Ont. before sexually assaulting her.
Anti-Semitism

NBC to pull Canadian show cited for anti-Semitic depiction of Jews

True North Wire -
NBC will be pulling an episode from the Canadian series “Nurses” after audience members and Jewish organizations accused the series of an anti-Semitic depiction of Orthodox Jews.
covid19

FUREY: A third lockdown is not the answer to a third...

True North Wire -
More medical experts are speaking out and saying lockdowns are no longer needed, even if there's a third wave.
Canadian Politics

Alberta, taxpayer group go to court to fight “no more pipelines”...

True North Wire -
The province of Alberta and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) are heading to court, looking to defeat Bill C-69, which they claim would end resource development in Canada.
Culture

US Congresswoman cites Canada as an example of dangerous gender ideology

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa -
US Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert cited Canada as an example of the dangers gender ideology poses when written into law.

Opinion

Immigration

Immigration

Majority of Canadians oppose Trudeau government’s immigration plan: study

True North Wire -
A study commissioned by the Department of Immigration found that the majority of Canadians disagree with the government’s plan to increase the number of immigrants.
Read more

UN praises Canada for keeping borders open to refugees during pandemic

covid19 True North Wire -
The UNHCR's Canadian representative Rema Jamous Imseis said that the agency was thankful Canada kept its borders open to refugees while other countries closed their borders to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

CBSA still cannot locate 800 criminals up for deportation

Immigration True North Wire -
Speaking to the House of Commons public accounts committee, CBSA President John Ossowski said that the agency is still looking for hundreds of criminals living illegally in Canada.

Economy

covid19

39% of federal employees received $819 million in paid leave last year

True North Wire -
As the private sector faced lockdowns and unprecedented unemployment, thousands of public sector employees were paid to stay at home.
Read more

Doug Ford fundraises off his alleged support for businesses

covid19 Cosmin Dzsurdzsa -
Critics have accused the Ford government of unnecessarily harming small businesses in the province through the use of wide-sweeping lockdowns.

Harper says world governments are headed for a debt crisis

Canadian Politics True North Wire -
According to Harper, the difference between the current impending financial crisis and the crisis his government successfully managed in 2008 has to do with how governments handle stimulus.
65,975FansLike
36,475FollowersFollow
41,500SubscribersSubscribe

Coronavirus coverage

Average wait time calling CRA now 25 minutes

Canadian Politics True North Wire -
The average time Canadians are on hold when they call the Canada Revenue Agency is now at a record 25 minutes, with some waiting hours just to speak to an agent.
Read more

Government-contracted quarantine officer charged with sexual assault and extortion

covid19 True North Wire -
According to Halton Regional Police, a 27 year-old security officer attempted to exhort cash from a woman during a quarantine compliance check in Oakville, Ont. before sexually assaulting her.
Read more

FUREY: A third lockdown is not the answer to a third wave

covid19 True North Wire -
More medical experts are speaking out and saying lockdowns are no longer needed, even if there's a third wave.
Read more

Adamson Barbecue billed $187,000 by City of Toronto for November protests

covid19 True North Wire -
In November, Adam Skelly opened Adamson Barbecue in protest of Ontario’s lockdown of businesses.
Read more

Liberal MP implies premiers who end lockdowns are being criminally negligent

Canadian Politics True North Wire -
On Sunday, Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull implied that provincial and territorial leaders who open up their economies could be seen as criminally negligent for any resulting deaths.
Read more
Subscribe to True North on YouTube       |       Donate to keep True North on the air!

In case you missed it

Media

Only 28% of radio listeners see value in CBC Radio

True North Wire -
The vast majority of Canadians, 68%, prefer commercial radio stations to CBC Radio, with a further 37% of Canadians saying they have never listened to CBC Radio.
Read more
covid19

Taxpayer group slams “shameful” Ontario MPPs who voted against pay cut

Cosmin Dzsurdzsa -
“These politicians should be working for the Ontario taxpayers who pay their salaries - not spending their time in the legislature mocking an MPP who suggested they take a pay cut,” Ontario Director with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Jasmine Moulton told True North.
Read more

Adamson Barbecue billed $187,000 by City of Toronto for November protests

covid19 True North Wire -
In November, Adam Skelly opened Adamson Barbecue in protest of Ontario’s lockdown of businesses.

Eritrean army allegedly destroys sixth century monastery, kills monk

Foreign Affairs True North Wire -
Eritrean troops have reportedly looted and destroyed an ancient monastery in neighbouring Ethiopia.

39% of federal employees received $819 million in paid leave last year

covid19 True North Wire -
As the private sector faced lockdowns and unprecedented unemployment, thousands of public sector employees were paid to stay at home.

Mississauga man pleads guilty to helping North Korean hackers

Foreign Affairs True North Wire -
Ghaleb Alaumary, 37, a dual Canada-U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one charge of conspiring to commit money laundering and faces a maximum 20 years in prison.

Podcast episodes

Canadian Politics

Canada’s Back… Or Not

Andrew Lawton -
Tune into The Andrew Lawton Show!
Read more
Canadian Politics

Guns and 3D Chess

Andrew Lawton -
Tune into The Andrew Lawton Show!
Read more
Firearms

Trudeau’s War on Guns is a War on Facts

Andrew Lawton -
Tune into The Andrew Lawton Show!
Read more
Free speech

Canadian Lawyer magazine pulls article criticizing mandatory pronouns in BC courts

Andrew Lawton -
Law Society of Ontario bencher and lawyer Jared Brown tells True North's Andrew Lawton it's clear these lawyers – and the magazine – don't support free speech.
Read more
Big Tech

Pillows and Politics: Mike Lindell on faith, business and cancel culture

Andrew Lawton -
Tune in as Mike Lindell and Andrew Lawton talk about faith, business and politics, and Lindell's memoir, "What Are The Odds: From Crack Addict to CEO."
Read more
Big Tech

Resisting the Big Tech Purge (feat. Mike Lindell)

Andrew Lawton -
Tune into The Andrew Lawton Show!
Read more
True North seeks to provide Canadians with fair, accurate, truthful and fact-based news reports, analysis, investigative reports, podcasts, interviews and documentaries. True North journalists are professional, independent and credentialed members of the Independent Press Gallery of Canada. All True North journalists must pledge to respect and uphold the Principles of Conduct laid out in the International Federation of Journalists’ Bordeaux Declaration.


© Copyright 2020 True North. All rights reserved.         1811 4 Street SW, Suite 485, Calgary, Alberta     T2S 1W2