October 14, 2025 Update https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/11/us-troops-begin-arriving-in-israel-to-oversee-ceasefire-implementation-in-gaza

"An op-ed in 2019 described Trudeau as a "narcissistic showman with an ego larger than his intellect."

Peace in Gaza? After Israel has destroyed the area! Will the West which contributed to the genocide, rebuild? US among a handful of countries which is not acknowledging Palestine yet collaborated with Israel to destroy Gaza. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/israel-and-hamas-agree-to-halt-fighting-in-gaza-trump-says-9.6932831

October 4, 2025 So much for American influence. To stop Israel, refrain from contributing $ n arms! https://aje.io/vk87jq

I was teaching a bear defense course in Clinton, BC when we had to delay training to allow a bear and her cubs to pass through the training area.

Me too Rebecca regarding the spokesperson. I've been involved in many such incidents where the suspect tries this stunt. I suspect the RCMP officers are limited in techniques they can use to force the doer to stop resisting. I found pressure point tactics highly reliable.

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Update https://cfjctoday.com/2025/09/03/city-of-kamloops-swears-in-first-cohort-of-community-services-officers-with-peace-officer-status/

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We totally agree! As one of the writers noted, it is unlikely a Canadian will be convicted for self defense but we have to put a stop to the arrests in the first place. The cost of defending oneself against a case the prosecution knows it will lose is ludicrous. BC prosecutors have a track record of this behavior against law enforcement officers charged with assault for doing their jobs. The government wastes taxpayers $, stress the officer and his/her family for months then drop the charges. Asinine.

This? "In Canada, you can shoot, stab and bludgeon an intruder who comes into your home with hostile intentions, and the legal system will almost always determine that you didn’t do anything wrong.   But the problem, according to self-defence advocates, is that this determination often only comes at the tail end of a ruinous and years-long legal battle."

The Lindsay home invasion: here are the facts the police and the mainstream media won’t tell you

Alberta premier weighs in on the incident. https://www.facebook.com/chad.priest.982/videos/644054622079075/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ey1WuHXsW/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I'm unsure why Alberta wans to take on the rental company instead of simply advising Canadians not to use the service.

Them searching the vehicle reminded me of a time I was returning solo from my in-laws in Washington State in our ranch pick-up. I was chosen. In the search the agents found a .30/.30 bullet and insisted the rifle was there somewhere. The bullet had slipped out of the holder on my saddle gun and into the seat fold. No rifle was found of course because it was in the safe at home. The irony for me was that I carried a .38 across the border regularly, with the necessary permits, when training with Seattle Police and King County Deputies.

Alberta firearms producer hit by classifications. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-sterling-arms-international-jr-cox-aj-somerset-1.7580838

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-sterling-arms-international-jr-cox-aj-somerset-1.7580838

Jackson, I just read one on Threads in which the writer pointed out the number of indigenous folks who have relatives in Washington. It reminded me of some of my former students who would trek across open waters from the west coast of Vancouver Island to Neah in the Olympic Peninsula.

Repercussions of US forcing a regime change in Iran. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-u-s-regime-change-1953-1.7568828