Ontario minimum wage rises to $17.95 an hour
Ontario’s minimum wage rose 35 cents to $17.95 an hour today. Labour officials say the increase falls far short of a living wage, while the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce calls it a modest, predictable increase that smaller businesses will feel more. Subscribe to CTV News to watch moreContinue Reading
America’s Largest Producer of Foundry Coke Is Operating Under an Expired Permit. Who Is at Fault?
County health officials told lawyers for an environmental group they would move forward with the permitting process after a legal filing asked a judge to force the agency’s hand. By Lee Hedgepeth BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—It’s time to act. It’s long past time. Continue Reading
‘People’s Rights Are Being Signed Away,’ Claim Albertans Near Proposed Carbon Capture Project
With only two months until a binding agreement on a major $20 billion carbon capture project is to be finalized, Albertans living in communities that could be directly impacted by the project say they still have not been consulted. “Industry and government have had two years to answer our questions, and they still haven’t,”Continue Reading
Exclusive: Pig and Poultry Air Pollution Costs UK Over £130 Million a Year
Air pollution from intensive pig and poultry farms costs England and Wales over £131 million a year, contributing to cases of asthma, stroke, and heart disease, it can be revealed. A new analysis by DeSmog and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates that ammonia pollution from England and Wales’ largest 1,200 farms causes an average of at least 25 hospital admissions and over 1,000 lostContinue Reading
UK-Mauritius Chagos sovereignty deal stalls amid fears of further delays
Renewed talks over the stalled agreement have revived hope of resettlement, but ageing Chagossians fear time is running., Pointe aux Sables, Mauritius – “At one funeral, we scattered sand from Chagos into an elder’s tomb to honour his unfulfilled wish to breathe his last in his homeland,” says Olivier BancoultContinue Reading
Iran war live: US moves 2,000 Marines to Middle East, tanker hit in Hormuz
US deploys Roosevelt strike group and 2,000 Marines to the Middle East as part of a wider buildup around Iran., Iran war live: US moves 2,000 Marines to Middle East, tanker hit in Hormuz President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran “has never avoided” dialogue with the US, even though it’s beenContinue Reading
‘You See How This Looks?’: Jordan Klepper Dunks On Eric Schmitt’s Jack Smith Debacle
“Let’s see their bubble get popped,” The Daily Show correspondent said., Read MoreContinue Reading
Rachel Maddow Lays Out A Worrying Traitor 47 Succession Scenario
“I think that’s probably the way his mind is working, so we’ll have to see.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Traitor leans into Iran war, admits it could cost Republicans the midterms
The president insists the war is worth it. An American majority disagrees Published October 1, 2026 5:26PM (EDT) Traitor 47 speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 22, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images) President Traitor 47’s war against Iran, which justContinue Reading
The Real Existential Risk Is AI CEOs Avoiding Oversight: “Alternative Nobel” Winner Timnit Gebru
We speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind the global buildup of artificial intelligence. “Instead of discussing faulty, unreliable systems,” Gebru says tech leadersContinue Reading
Pittsburgh Gay Bar Cancels Long-Running Show After Blackface Drag Performance Triggers Death Threats
A long-running weekly tradition at a Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ venue came to a sudden halt this week after a drag performance involving black makeup provoked intense community backlash and a wave of violent threats. Blue Moon Bar, located on Butler Street in the city’s Lawrenceville neighborhood, called off its September 30Continue Reading
The Merger-Muzzle Pipeline
The following story is co-published with Nolan Higdon’s Substack. “3 US news outlets return to White House after judge orders The Traitor to lift ban,” read a Sept. 24, 2026, Associated Press headline, published just one week after the administration had barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from press briefings. InContinue Reading
Two Men Spared From Border Patrol Arrest By Upstate NY Protesters
Collective action spared two men in Oswego, New York Wednesday following a multi-hour stand-off with federal immigration agents. For seven hours, two men were trapped on the roof of a house in the central New York city as Border Patrol agents attempted to arrest them. But the agency’s efforts wereContinue Reading