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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 18h
NEW: Pro-Israel voices have suggested that anti-Zionism, the pro-Palestine movement and “anti-Israel” policies were responsible for causing the Belleville attack. There is no public evidence to support any of these claims. www.readthemaple.com/how-pro-isra...
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How Pro-Israel Voices Warped The Belleville Shooting Narrative
Pro-Israel voices suggested that anti-Zionism, the pro-Palestine movement and “anti-Israel” policies were responsible for causing the attack.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Mark Carney today downplayed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to completely destroy Iran as simply “the language of war.” www.readthemaple.com/carney-downp...
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Carney Downplays Trump’s Threat To Destroy Iran As ‘Language Of War’
“Well, there is a war underway, and he’s speaking the language of war.”
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Sarah Kardash 🍉 @kardashsarah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wednesday, this week! You can register for one or both of the @nbmediacoop.bsky.social AGM and keynote by @alex.readthemaple.com
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 15/09/2026
NEW: Stephen Harper Says He Wishes He Came Up With Carney’s CEO Summit “It is such a great innovation that I wish I had thought of it.” www.readthemaple.com/stephen-harp...
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Stephen Harper Says He Wishes He Came Up With Carney’s CEO Summit
“It is such a great innovation that I wish I had thought of it.”
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 16/09/2026
NEW: Here’s a list of Canadians who signed an open letter denying the genocide in Gaza. It includes people associated with Canadian institutions as well, such as professors. www.readthemaple.com/a-list-of-ga...
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A List Of Gaza Genocide Deniers In Canada
Thousands of people signed an open letter denying genocide in Gaza.
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 17/09/2026
NEW: Liberal Government Leaves Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Survivors In Limbo “You don’t offer help to people and then kick them when they’re down and tell them, too bad, so sad.” www.readthemaple.com/liberal-gove...
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Liberal Government Leaves Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Survivors In Limbo
“You don’t offer help to people and then kick them when they’re down and tell them, too bad, so sad.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 16/09/2026
Notice the submission deadline date
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 15/09/2026
NEW: Stephen Harper Says He Wishes He Came Up With Carney’s CEO Summit “It is such a great innovation that I wish I had thought of it.” www.readthemaple.com/stephen-harp...
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Stephen Harper Says He Wishes He Came Up With Carney’s CEO Summit
“It is such a great innovation that I wish I had thought of it.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 10/09/2026
NEW: CIJA has for months been lobbying the federal government to expand the grounds for revoking Canadian citizenship. This included meetings with Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree and CSIS director Dan Rogers. www.readthemaple.com/cija-is-lobb...
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CIJA Is Lobbying To Expand Grounds For Revoking Citizenship
Experts say CIJA’s demands would have troubling implications for the rights of naturalized Canadian citizens.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 10/09/2026
NEW: CIJA has for months been lobbying the federal government to expand the grounds for revoking Canadian citizenship. This included meetings with Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree and CSIS director Dan Rogers. www.readthemaple.com/cija-is-lobb...
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CIJA Is Lobbying To Expand Grounds For Revoking Citizenship
Experts say CIJA’s demands would have troubling implications for the rights of naturalized Canadian citizens.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 02/09/2026
NEW: U.S. Admiral Refuses To Say If He Would Obey Order To Invade Canada He said “I find that scenario to be absolutely and utterly preposterous.” He added: “I follow the orders of the commander-in-chief, but that is a needlessly emotional question.” www.readthemaple.com/u-s-admiral-...
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U.S. Admiral Refuses To Say If He Would Obey Order To Invade Canada
“I find that scenario to be absolutely and utterly preposterous.”
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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 02/09/2026
SCOOP To prevent this story from coming to light, Alberta’s UCP government billed me $1,500 for a freedom of information request, misled me into trimming it, then delayed it by six months after I paid $646. That’s why you should read it. drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 20/08/2026
NEW: Poilievre Wants Canada To Fuel U.S. Wars In Exchange For Tariff Relief www.readthemaple.com/poilievre-wa...
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Poilievre Wants Canada To Fuel U.S. Wars In Exchange For Tariff Relief
“We should present the Americans with the prospect of a Canadian strategic mineral and oil reserve available and tailor made for our tariff-free allies.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 13/08/2026
NEW: Corporate media's coverage of the WestJet strike featured 2x more complaints from passengers than worker grievances, analysis from Emma Paling shows 👇 www.readthemaple.com/media-featur...
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Media Featured 2 Times More Passengers Than Workers In WestJet Stories
TV broadcasts and articles cited passengers’ grievances a total of 44 times, while flight attendants’ grievances were cited only 20 times
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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 11/08/2026
Petition signed by thousands calls for U.S. ambassador to be removed from Canada nationalnewswatch.com/2026/08/11/p...
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Petition signed by thousands calls for U.S. ambassador to be removed…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 11/08/2026
NEW: David McGuinty met with a secret list of arms industry leaders last month. The Department of National Defence says the talks were held under Chatham House Rules and won't reveal the names of those McGuinty spoke with. www.readthemaple.com/david-mcguin...
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David McGuinty Met With Secret List Of War Industry Leaders
A spokesperson said the meeting was held under Chatham House Rules.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 30/07/2026
NEW: The Liberal government is applauding a new business jet deal with a Saudi-owned company. It represents growing trade between Canada and the Saudi dictatorship under PM Mark Carney. www.readthemaple.com/liberals-cel...
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Liberals Celebrate Bombardier Jet Deal With Saudi Company
Canada is increasingly doing business with the repressive Middle Eastern Kingdom.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 29/07/2026
Please step up and support The Grind. They do fantastic work 👇
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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The Grind is being sued for defamation. We intend to defending our reporting. We need your support to be able to fight this case and to continue publishing essential journalism in Toronto. See the full announcement for more info.
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The Grind Is Being Sued By an IDF Reservist Soldier
This defamation case could sink one of the only publications closely covering the Palestine solidarity movement in Toronto and the repression it has faced. We need your help…
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 28/07/2026
NEW: Mark Carney is looking to cash in under the new right-wing presidency of Keiko Fujimori in Peru. Carney dispatched parliamentary secretary Rob Oliphant to attend Fujimori's inauguration in Lima today with instructions to “unlock new opportunities.” www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Wants To Cash In Under Peru’s New Right-Wing President
For Canada’s Liberal government, Keiko Fujimori’s election victory is being seen as an opportunity to open new business ventures.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 21/07/2026
NEW: Defence Minister David McGuinty says there’s “really little daylight” between Canada and the United States on military and intelligence affairs. “We trust each other. We work together. That will not stop in my view. I don’t think it can stop for Canadians.” www.readthemaple.com/david-mcguin...
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David McGuinty Says There’s ‘Little Daylight’ Between U.S. And Canada
“We trust each other. We work together. That will not stop in my view. I don’t think it can stop for Canadians.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 21/07/2026
NEW: Defence Minister David McGuinty says there’s “really little daylight” between Canada and the United States on military and intelligence affairs. “We trust each other. We work together. That will not stop in my view. I don’t think it can stop for Canadians.” www.readthemaple.com/david-mcguin...
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David McGuinty Says There’s ‘Little Daylight’ Between U.S. And Canada
“We trust each other. We work together. That will not stop in my view. I don’t think it can stop for Canadians.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 16/07/2026
Mark Carney is promoting his plans for a new Alberta oil pipeline while Ontario is ravaged by wildfires. www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Boosts Alberta Pipeline While Ontario Wildfires Rage
In northern Ontario, 180 wildfires were burning as of Wednesday evening, including 72 that were “not under control.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 16/07/2026
NEW: First Nations Chiefs Call Out Exponential Rise In Anti-Indigenous Hate “Canada has failed to take the necessary steps to follow its own legislation and has failed to protect First Nations people.” www.readthemaple.com/first-nation...
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First Nations Chiefs Call Out Exponential Rise In Anti-Indigenous Hate
“Canada has failed to take the necessary steps to follow its own legislation and has failed to protect First Nations people.”
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 15/07/2026
Quebec Agency Warns Arms Exports To U.S. Could Violate Treaty “It considers this exemption a risk factor for violations of the Arms Trade Treaty, ratified by Canada.” www.readthemaple.com/quebec-agenc...
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Quebec Agency Warns Arms Exports To U.S. Could Violate Treaty
“It considers this exemption a risk factor for violations of the Arms Trade Treaty, ratified by Canada.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 14/07/2026
NEW: Mark Carney has appointed a former oil executive once described as a “climate villain painting Big Oil green” as Canada's consul general in New York. www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Appoints Former Oil Executive As U.S. Diplomat
An advocacy group accused Susannah Pierce of being a “climate villain painting Big Oil green.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 14/07/2026
NEW: Mark Carney has appointed a former oil executive once described as a “climate villain painting Big Oil green” as Canada's consul general in New York. www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Appoints Former Oil Executive As U.S. Diplomat
An advocacy group accused Susannah Pierce of being a “climate villain painting Big Oil green.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 14/07/2026
NEW: An independent body of the Quebec government has warned that exports of artillery propellant to the United States risk violating Canada’s Arms Trade Treaty obligations. www.readthemaple.com/quebec-agenc...
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Quebec Agency Warns Arms Exports To U.S. Could Violate Treaty
“It considers this exemption a risk factor for violations of the Arms Trade Treaty, ratified by Canada.”
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 09/07/2026
Mark Carney Says Trump ‘Won The Argument’ On NATO Spending “It’s not just he’s winning the argument, he’s won the argument.” www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Says Trump ‘Won The Argument’ On NATO Spending
“It’s not just he’s winning the argument, he’s won the argument.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 08/07/2026
NEW: Mark Carney claims Donald Trump "won the argument" on NATO spending, as Canada prepares to spend $159 billion per year on its military. Carney made the comment at this week's NATO summit in Ankara, where he also supported the latest U.S. attacks on Iran. www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Says Trump ‘Won The Argument’ On NATO Spending
“It’s not just he’s winning the argument, he’s won the argument.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 08/07/2026
NEW: Mark Carney claims Donald Trump "won the argument" on NATO spending, as Canada prepares to spend $159 billion per year on its military. Carney made the comment at this week's NATO summit in Ankara, where he also supported the latest U.S. attacks on Iran. www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Says Trump ‘Won The Argument’ On NATO Spending
“It’s not just he’s winning the argument, he’s won the argument.”
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 08/07/2026
The Conservative Party of Canada spent $100 million trying to convince Canadians to vote for Pierre Poilievre last year They lost the election and ended the year with a $14 million deficit
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Conservatives' near $100M annual spend speaks to 'the limits of what money can buy in politics,' says former Grit pollster - The Hill Times
Despite record-breaking fundraising last year, the Conservatives’ $84-million in annual revenue falls over $14-million short of its expenses, as the Liberals' more moderate spending and lower loan bal...
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 07/07/2026
What's missing from corporate media's coverage of the new pipeline announcements? Emma Paling breaks it down in tomorrow's edition of Second Scoop 👇 www.readthemaple.com/signup-secon...
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 06/07/2026
NEW: Pierre Poilievre once again parrots Pete Hegseth’s call for a ‘warrior culture’ in the military. www.readthemaple.com/poilievre-ag...
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Poilievre Again Parrots Pete Hegseth’s Call for ‘Warrior Culture’
“We will reinstill a warrior culture, not a woke culture.”
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Poilievre: "We will reinstill a warrior culture, not a woke culture."
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 07/07/2026
Look, I'm glad the yanks got washed but there are so many other teams who deserved the honour of kicking them out of the tournament more than Belgium.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 06/07/2026
NEW: Pierre Poilievre once again parrots Pete Hegseth’s call for a ‘warrior culture’ in the military. www.readthemaple.com/poilievre-ag...
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Poilievre Again Parrots Pete Hegseth’s Call for ‘Warrior Culture’
“We will reinstill a warrior culture, not a woke culture.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 03/07/2026
NEW: The RCMP can apply the lessons it learned at an Israeli military seminar last year to “Canadian law enforcement contexts,” according to a briefing document written by Canada’s defence attaché in Israel. www.readthemaple.com/rcmp-can-app...
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RCMP Can Apply Israel’s Gaza Tactics To Canadian Policing: Briefing
The RCMP can apply the lessons it learned at an Israeli military seminar last year to “Canadian law enforcement contexts.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 03/07/2026
NEW: The RCMP can apply the lessons it learned at an Israeli military seminar last year to “Canadian law enforcement contexts,” according to a briefing document written by Canada’s defence attaché in Israel. www.readthemaple.com/rcmp-can-app...
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RCMP Can Apply Israel’s Gaza Tactics To Canadian Policing: Briefing
The RCMP can apply the lessons it learned at an Israeli military seminar last year to “Canadian law enforcement contexts.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 01/07/2026
If you've been following the "controversy" surrounding the Canadian Museum for Human Rights' Nakba exhibit, you won't want to miss tomorrow's edition of Second Scoop. Emma breaks down how the campaign against it pushes anti-Palestinian racism. Sign up below👇 www.readthemaple.com/signup-secon...
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 25/06/2026
NEW: Emma Paling looks at why there is such a wide and persistent gender gap when it comes to support for Alberta separatism. www.readthemaple.com/why-men-and-...
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Why Men And Women Are So Divided On Alberta Separatism
35% of Albertans want to start the process to hold a binding referendum on separation, according to recent polling.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 25/06/2026
We just published the first wide edition of Second Scoop, a new media criticism newsletter from The Maple. This week, Emma panned the National Post's love affair with Elon Musk and highlighted what the press missed in its coverage of the Iran deal. Sign up: www.readthemaple.com/signup-secon...
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The Maple @readthemaple.com · 24/06/2026
Canada’s corporate press churns out too much bullshit to keep up with, but Emma Paling has you covered. Sign up to receive Second Scoop, a brand new newsletter from The Maple covering stories that Canada’s mainstream media over-hypes, overthinks, or just ignores. readthemaple.com/signup-secon...
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 24/06/2026
NEW: The Zionist lobby is spinning a false narrative about overnight shootings at Jewish schools and synagogues being motivated by Palestine protests. The goal of this is to facilitate the stripping away of civil liberties in Canada, writes Davide Mastracci. www.readthemaple.com/the-zionist-...
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The Zionist Narrative On ‘Antisemitic’ Shootings Is Bullshit
The false claim that shooters were motivated by Palestine protests has been used to help strip civil liberties.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 23/06/2026
NEW: A report from Just Peace Advocates finds the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its investments in companies complicit in Israel’s crimes by more than $23 billion. www.readthemaple.com/cpp-invests-...
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CPP Invests $23 Billion More In Companies Tied To Israel: Report
“It’s more than doubled if we’re looking back over two years.”
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 15/06/2026
NEW: Mark Carney, who initially supported the U.S.-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, says he supports the MOU for a 60-day ceasefire. And you can bet that when Trump rips up the agreement, Canada won't say a word. www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-...
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Mark Carney Welcomes Iran Deal That Leaves Key Issues Unresolved
The plan proposes significant concessions to Iran but leaves other key issues unresolved.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 12/06/2026
NEW: Activists in Toronto unfurled a banner reading, “Kick Israel out of FIFA,” over a FIFA logo this morning ahead of the city’s first World Cup game. www.readthemaple.com/kick-israel-...
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‘Kick Israel Out Of FIFA,’ Toronto Activists Demand During Protest
‘I think it’s important to be aware of the institutional complicity of organizations that are holding these games.’
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 12/06/2026
NEW: Activists in Toronto unfurled a banner reading, “Kick Israel out of FIFA,” over a FIFA logo this morning ahead of the city’s first World Cup game. www.readthemaple.com/kick-israel-...
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‘Kick Israel Out Of FIFA,’ Toronto Activists Demand During Protest
‘I think it’s important to be aware of the institutional complicity of organizations that are holding these games.’
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 09/06/2026
NEW: Canada has remained silent as the Americans continue to throw the World Cup into chaos through visa denials, delays and revocations. In April, Canada denied entry to Iranian and Palestinian football officials ahead of the pre-tournament congress. www.readthemaple.com/canada-silen...
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Canada Silent As American Authorities Throw World Cup Into Chaos
Canada, one of the tournament co-hosts, has not issued any official statement regarding the interruptions.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 09/06/2026
NEW: Canada has remained silent as the Americans continue to throw the World Cup into chaos through visa denials, delays and revocations. In April, Canada denied entry to Iranian and Palestinian football officials ahead of the pre-tournament congress. www.readthemaple.com/canada-silen...
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Canada Silent As American Authorities Throw World Cup Into Chaos
Canada, one of the tournament co-hosts, has not issued any official statement regarding the interruptions.
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