After losing two court battles over its use of the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy, the federal government is going back for a third try. On October 22, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Ottawa’s appeal after two federal courts ruled that the Trudeau government illegally invoked the Emergencies Act in 2022, using its extraordinary powers to freeze bank accounts and restrict protests. Rather than accept the rulings, the Carney government is now asking Canada’s highest court to overturn both decisions.

Interest on Canada’s federal debt now costs taxpayers more than $1 billion a week—and the bill keeps growing. According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s October 20 report, Ottawa is projected to spend $59.3 billion on debt interest this fiscal year (roughly $5,600 for a family of four). That figure is expected to soar to $83 billion annually by 2030–31, while the government racks up another $333 billion in deficits over five years. That’s billions going toward interest payments instead of hospitals, infrastructure, or tax relief, all while Canada falls deeper into debt.

Carney is spending $2 billion in taxpayer money on heat pump rebates—and companies linked to his former employer could cash in. Brookfield, where Carney was previously an executive, owns Enercare, which sells and installs heat pumps. Critics are raising conflict-of-interest concerns over his past investments and corporate ties.

The Canadian government once again decides what qualifies as journalism. The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the CRA’s refusal to grant Rebel News federal journalism tax status. The CRA determined the outlet did not qualify, citing excessive commentary, a failure to present opposing viewpoints, and its activism during the Freedom Convoy.

After September’s four-day Allison Inquiry on Parliament Hill, where dozens of Canadians testified about devastating COVID-19 vaccine injuries, Canadian Health Minister Marjorie Michel dismissed the Allison Inquiry outright, stating: “We have no comment on the Allison Inquiry. Vaccines are safe and effective, and they save lives.”

A BC brewery co-owner was fired for wearing a T-shirt that simply read “Show Me the Evidence.” On September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, co-owner and head brewer of Sooke Brewing Company John Adair was photographed wearing the shirt at work. After online outrage erupted, the brewery issued a public apology, fired Adair, and temporarily shut its doors. Many interpreted the slogan as questioning claims surrounding unmarked graves near residential schools, although Adair has not publicly explained its meaning.

In Montreal, hurting a police officer’s feelings could cost you up to $2,000. A new city bylaw makes it punishable to insult police officers and other municipal employees.

A Quebec man had his fine for displaying a protest sign dropped only to be fined again three days later! Brian Jenkins was ticketed in Sherbrooke for wearing a sandwich-board sign expressing anti-abortion views under a bylaw banning commercial advertising signs even though he wasn’t selling anything. The city withdrew his ticket, but police fined him again under the same bylaw for the same peaceful protest.

BC is once again offering COVID-19 shots to children as young as six months (even though the WHO no longer routinely recommends revaccinating healthy children.) Remember Dr. Bonnie Henry? She oversaw vaccine passports, Christmas gathering bans, and public health guidance suggesting “glory holes” for safer sex. Now she’s promoting BC’s 2026–27 COVID vaccination campaign, offering free shots to everyone six months and older.

A new analysis of US government data reports links between childhood COVID-19 vaccination and autism, ADHD, anxiety, and special-education use. Examining 21,990 children, researchers reported in a preprint study (Hulscher et al.) 32% higher adjusted odds of autism, 33% for ADHD, 27% for anxiety, and 19% for special-education use among vaccinated children. Children aged 5–7 who received three or more shots had 154% higher reported odds of autism than unvaccinated children.

Washington State is investigating a nonprofit for cleaning up Seattle’s streets without proper safety and hepatitis B vaccination records. Since 2020, We Heart Seattle has removed trash, discarded needles, and drug paraphernalia from public spaces. Now, instead of praise, the group faces a state investigation over a lack of safety and hepatitis B vaccination records (even though volunteers use protective gear and proper disposal containers).

153 countries just backed a new UN pandemic declaration that calls for countering vaccine hesitancy and health misinformation. Canada supported the October 12 declaration, while only the US, Israel, and Argentina voted against it. The declaration raises questions about who decides when legitimate scientific disagreement becomes “misinformation.”

A Scottish museum has removed ancient Egyptian mummies from display because they never gave their “informed consent.” Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum removed several mummified remains, including those of an Egyptian priest who lived nearly 4,000 years ago. 

Google wants to release 64 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes into the wild. The company has applied to release lab-bred mosquitoes in Florida and California to prevent wild mosquitoes from reproducing. In 2021, Oxitec began a separate experiment releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. Now, Tampa Bay is experiencing its largest dengue outbreak in decades.

In Britain, a 15-year-old boy was dragged out of bed and arrested by four police officers for mocking a politician on Facebook. The teenager ridiculed a Conservative councillor for wearing shorts, posted a picture of him with rabbit ears, and called him a “rent boy.” Police alleged he committed harassment, malicious communications, and potentially a “hate crime.” They searched his bedroom, seized electronics, collected his DNA, and banned him from council meetings while on bail. Meanwhile, British police made more than 12,000 arrests in 2023 under laws covering offensive and malicious communications.

Food bank visits in Canada have more than doubled since 2019, and even Canadians with jobs are struggling to afford groceries. With food prices up approximately 30% since 2021, Food Banks Canada’s latest HungerCount 2026 report reveals a staggering 2.35 million food bank visits in March alone—up 117% since 2019 and nearly 9% in just one year. Children accounted for almost 776,000 visits, while roughly one in five food bank clients reported employment as their main source of income.