Tracking Canada’s fascist fight clubs

Second Sons, meanwhile, is an “active club in everything except name,” said Lamoureux. It promotes itself as a fitness-based fraternity based on European culture. But unlike NS13, there is no Nazi iconography in Second Sons’ internet content. Beyond its use of the Red Ensign, the group alludes to the Great Replacement, the conspiracy theory that…

Step-grandmother of missing N.S. kids recalls hearing their voices, followed by ‘nothing’

Janie Mackenzie was asleep in her trailer when she awoke to the sound of her dog barking, a telltale sign her two young step-grandchildren were out playing on a swingset in the backyard. She said she heard Lilly and Jack Sullivan’s voices. Her bedroom is only a few steps away.  “After that, I heard nothing,”…

Your 1st look at Biidaasige Park in Toronto’s redeveloped Port Lands

Good morning, park lovers! Welcome to some special CBC Toronto coverage as Biidaasige Park, the jewel of the Port Lands redevelopment, opens at the mouth of the revitalized Don River. You can watch a special live broadcast of CBC Radio’s Metro Morning with host David Common in the player above. Or, keep this story up…

Trump denies writing birthday message to Epstein described in Wall Street Journal report

The controversy over U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension on Thursday, as his administration struggles to make good on its promises to release details on the sex-trafficking case involving a one-time friend of the now-president. Trump promised a lawsuit after the Wall Street Journal described…

Trump says he wants ‘all pertinent’ Epstein grand jury testimony released

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he had asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent grand jury testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case, subject to court approval. “Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any…

Lawyers question fairness of same-day bail for Calgary cop charged with murder

Some members of Alberta’s legal community are calling into question the treatment of a Calgary police officer charged with murder earlier this week who was able to get released on bail the same day he was charged. “It’s very difficult to get before a King’s Bench judge on short notice and on the same day…

Halifax incident where navy sailor died happened after boat hit unlit buoy: documents

An inflatable navy boat that capsized in the Halifax harbour in January struck an unlit buoy, according to documents obtained by CBC News through a freedom of information request. Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West, N.L., died after he and another sailor were thrown into frigid water at 9:25 p.m. AT on Jan. 24, 2025. Applin…

American singer Connie Francis, whose hits include Pretty Little Baby, dead at 87

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ’60s whose hits include Pretty Little Baby, has died at 87. Her death was announced Thursday by her friend and publicist Ron Roberts, who did not immediately provide additional details. Francis was a top performer of the pre-Beatles era, rarely off the charts from 1957 to…

Trial against Meta higher-ups ends on 2nd day as investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement

Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy, a lawyer for the shareholders told a Delaware judge on Thursday. None of the parties disclosed details of…