The City of Calgary has passed a new flag policy. City Hall flag displays are now limited to Canadian, provincial and municipal flags. When introducing the motion, Councillor Dan McLean explained that flag raisings should be limited to symbols that unite all Calgarians. While not explicitly stated, this should put an end to rainbow flags.

A Canadian judge has dismissed a demand from Canadian government lawyers to seize Freedom Convoy leader Chris Barber’s “Big Red” semi-truck. She ruled that the court is already “satisfied” with Barber’s sentence and taking away his very livelihood would be “disproportionate.”

In a major shift, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ended its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the Hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. Instead, for babies born to mothers who test negative for Hep B, the CDC now says the decision should be made by parents together with their physician. The Hep B shot given at birth has always been controversial because infants are at extremely low risk, and original clinical trials followed infants for mere days, with virtually zero long-term safety studies.

Florida takes on the pediatric gender industry: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a sweeping lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and the Endocrine Society, accusing them of misleading the public about the safety of “gender-affirming” medical interventions for minors. The suit alleges the groups pushed irreversible treatments on confused children to serve ideological and financial interests, despite no credible evidence supporting their claims. Florida says their conduct violates consumer-protection laws, amounts to racketeering and is seeking $1 million in penalties per organization, plus $10,000 for every misleading claim about the safety or reversibility of these treatments.

In a major victory for religious freedom that highlights the real risks of vaccine mandates in education and healthcare, the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine has agreed to pay over $10.3 million in damages, tuition, and legal fees to 18 students and staff who were denied religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

The US State Department has ordered a visa ban on foreign “censorship” workers, targeting content moderators and fact-checkers accused of suppressing Americans’ free speech—a move supporters say reclaims digital sovereignty and pushes back against global speech policing.

Jury holds Johnson & Johnson accountable for talc cancer cover-up. A Los Angeles jury has awarded $40 million to two women who developed ovarian cancer after decades of using Johnson & Johnson’s talcum-based baby powder. Jurors found the company failed to warn consumers about known cancer risks and instead worked to suppress the truth. According to trial testimony, J&J withheld critical safety information, manipulated scientific research, and misled regulators for years to protect profits.

House votes to protect kids from medical gender interventions. The US House has passed the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender surgeries for minors. The bill passed 216–211 and now heads to the Senate.

In a moment that marks a historic rupture with more than a decade of ideologically driven medical policy, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally declared that so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors is unsafe, ineffective, and constitutes chemical and surgical mutilation—and will no longer be permitted, funded, or protected by the federal government.

The US Department of Health and Human Services has terminated roughly $19 million in federal grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), citing growing concerns over the organization’s drift from evidence-based medicine toward ideological advocacy. Officials pointed specifically to the AAP’s promotion of gender-affirming medical interventions for minors, its prolonged school masking guidance despite limited evidence of benefit, and COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for infants that exceeded federal guidance.

A multi-state push for a moratorium on mRNA is now underway. Lawmakers from Michigan, Minnesota, Idaho, and Washington have launched a coordinated push to halt mRNA injections, marking the first multi-state effort of its kind. Elected officials cited vaccine injuries, public distrust, and suppressed scientific debate as driving forces behind the movement. Proposals include classifying mRNA shots under existing bio-weapons laws, restricting their use, and passing county-level resolutions warning residents.

YouTube quietly reinstates “disinformation” channels. Without fanfare, YouTube has unblocked two prominent voices it censored during the pandemic: activist Ronnie “Rizza” Islam and Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMedInfo and co-founder of Stand for Health Freedom. Both were members of the so-called “Disinformation Dozen,” a label used to justify widespread censorship—yet YouTube now admits neither violated its rules. Earlier this year, Alphabet Inc.—the parent company of Google and YouTube—acknowledged in an official letter to Congress that it had removed content, not because it was false or unlawful, but due to coercion from federal officials.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province will move to ensure people who defend their homes from unlawful intruders are not automatically charged, framing the change as a clarification of self-defence law often referred to as a “castle doctrine” approach.

President Donald Trump signed a memo seeking to align US childhood vaccine recommendations with best practices in developed countries, where children receive fewer vaccines than in the United States. Trump said further study is needed to ensure Americans receive “scientifically-supported medical advice.” Currently, the United States gives the most injections and doses, followed by Canada.

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Trump lawsuit puts media power under legal scrutiny. President Donald Trump has filed a $10-billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, accusing the state-funded broadcaster of deliberately editing his words to falsely portray him as inciting violence. The 33-page filing cites whistleblower testimony, leadership resignations, and a documented history of misconduct to argue that the edit was not a mistake, but a calculated act of malice.

The family of 14-month-old Violet Skye Rodela, who died 19 days after getting an MMR and other routine vaccines, won compensation from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for the toddler’s death. The vaccine court’s decision grants Violet’s parents legal recognition that their daughter suffered an adverse event from the MMR vaccine. Government experts were unable to offer an alternative, clear cause for Violet’s death.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has proposed an AI Bill of Rights that puts people—not corporations—first. The plan would safeguard privacy and personal autonomy, stop utility companies from passing the massive costs of AI data centres onto everyday Floridians, block taxpayer subsidies for Big Tech, and give local communities the power to reject unwanted data centre construction. It would also protect farmland and water resources and prevent foreign-controlled entities from operating critical AI infrastructure in the state.