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Merry Christmas from True North!  As you unwrap your presents, celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and spend time with your loved ones, let’s take a look at the wildest Christmas-related stories of 2023. Tune into the Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Isaac Lamoureux!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After nearly two years of social media silence, Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich has reemerged online. Lich reactivated her account on X 22 months after she was barred from social media as part of a host of bail conditions. Plus, as the City of Toronto scrubs Henry Dundas from subway stations and a major square, a descendent of the influential politician is slamming the legacy media for “inacc...

The terrorist group Hamas thanked Canada after the Trudeau government voted in favour of a UN resolution that called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War. Plus, a national debate has been sparked after the Amber Trails School Choir sang the Canadian national anthem in Punjabi at a Winnipeg Jets game. And Alberta Premier Danielle Smith slams the federal government’s new mandate for zero emission...

Canada’s population grew by 430,000 people in one single quarter – a spike not seen since 1957, according to the latest Statistics Canada data. Plus, Republican primaries contender Vivek Ramaswamy has thanked the Freedom Convoy and Canadian truckers for leading the way when it came to the fight against government authoritarianism. And a controversial McGill University student group that has put ou...

In a year-end interview with True North, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rejected “perverse incentives” for illegal immigration after the Trudeau government promised amnesty. Plus, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland confirmed she plans to run in the next federal election – and even predicted a Liberal win with Justin Trudeau as leader. And the Trudeau government announced that all new ca...

Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square will now be called Sankofa Square after a vote by city council. The word Sankofa relates to a tribe known to be involved in the slave trade. Plus, 1.6 million Canadian children and youth struggle with mental health disorders and barriers to treatment which means that it could take up to 2.5 years before being seen by a professional. And the Liberal government wants to...

A motion to recognize the month of December as “Christian Heritage Month” was shut down in the House of Commons this week. Plus, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called Trudeau’s environment minister Steven Guilbeault a “national embarrassment” after his visit to the COP28. And Statistics Canada excludes assisted suicide from its death totals, despite it being the sixth highest cause. Tune into The...

Representatives at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai have launched yet another attack on Canada’s energy sector by agreeing on a climate pledge to transition away from oil and gas. Plus, Freedom Convoy organizers are set to appear in court today to attempt to dismiss a $290 million class-action lawsuit. And a whistleblower on corporate mismanagement in the federal government’s green tech fund deli...

The Trudeau government broke with years of Canadian foreign policy by voting in favour of a non-binding UN resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Plus, despite the government’s costly carbon tax, Canada feell to 62nd out of 67 on the Climate Change Performance Index. And the Trudeau government paid $323 million for a COVID vaccine factory that never produced an...

The Trudeau government wants to reduce how much cows burp – and this will likely raise the price of beef in Canada. Plus, the Northwest Territories wants a full exemption from carbon tax. And the University of Alberta removed a Christmas tree on campus after a student requested to light menorah for Chanukah. Tune into The Daily Brief with Andrew Lawton and Isaac Lamoureux! Learn more about your ad...

In a move to align with the Liberal government’s commitment to “inclusivity,” Canadian military bases are required to provide menstrual products, including tampons and pads, in men’s washrooms by December 15.. Plus, following a series of telephone town hall meetings, the Alberta Pension Plan Engagement Panel reports that approximately half of the participants oppose the proposed Alberta Pension Pl...

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek will skip the city’s annual menorah lighting ceremony, asserting that she can’t attend because the event politically supports Israel. Plus, “white supremacy” and “colonialism” stand in the way of achieving net-zero climate targets claimed a COP28 panel of climate activists from Canada and abroad. And Greg Fergus signalled he will stay on as the House of Commons Speaker a...

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion to ban all bonuses for CBC executives after the state broadcaster’s president Catherine Tait confirmed the Crown corporation would lay off 10% of its workforce was foiled by the Liberals in the House of Commons on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a Conservative MP was kicked out of the House of Commons after he called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a liar. And the c...

The Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois are calling for the resignation of Speaker Greg Fergus after he appeared wearing full regalia at a partisan Ontario Liberal event. Plus, members of Toronto’s Jewish community were left stranded Monday morning when 17 out of 72 buses booked for transportation to a pro-Israel rally in Ottawa failed to show up. And a new report found that over 95% of people in dev...

Seven hundred journalists will be out of a job soon after the CBC confirmed it was cutting up to 10% of its workforce due to financial difficulties despite a landmark $100 million deal with Google for the legacy media. Plus, Nova Scotia’s volunteer fire services is demanding a federal carbon tax exemption as it faces evermore stringent budget constraints. And patients seeking assisted suicide in C...

Covid lockdown and masking advocate Dr. Joe Vipond is back in the news again and this time it’s because he was trash-talking Alberta while at the COP28 summit in Dubai. And Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie has won the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party. Plus, international students seeking asylum in Canada has become an explosive trend, with the number more than doubling over the last five ye...

A True North exclusive reveals out of six major Muslim organizations in Canada contacted, only one bothered to reply and condemn Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre in Israel and the terrorist organization itself. Plus, the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is warning that serious challenges threaten to derail its readiness commitments for 2024 and beyond. And Google has agreed to pay Canadian legacy media...

One day before the event was set to happen, the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre cancelled a booking for a November 29 speaking tour stop featuring German Member of European Parliament Christine Anderson and Dutch activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek. Plus, the NHL’s selective theme policy has left fans and commentators shaking their heads. And the vast majority of Canadians believe that the housing cr...

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault wasted no time responding to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s invocation of the Sovereignty Act by misleading Canadians on his government’s net-zero electricity. Plus, Canadian high school sports teams are awash with white privilege and racism. At least, that’s the conclusion made by a team of academics in a paper published to the Sports Coaching Review. And...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new communications and marketing expert was radically pro-lockdown and pro-vaccine mandate during the Covid-19 pandemic. Plus, Montreal Jewish leaders are sounding the alarm about a “frightening” rise in antisemitism after a Jewish community centre was attacked with a Molotov cocktail. And ahead of this week’s United Nations COP28 summit in Dubai, one of the key arc...

A Toronto elementary school teacher was placed on home assignment following a series of arrests by the Toronto Police Service’s Hate Crimes Unit in relation to an alleged anti-semitic property attack targeting a Chapters Indigo book store. Plus, Alberta’s 44 wind farms operated at 0.3% capacity last Wednesday, leading many to question how effective wind power actually is. And Canada’s Revenue Agen...

Two people are dead after a vehicle exploded on the American side of the Canada-U.S. border at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, N.Y. New York Gov. said there was “no indication” that the incident was related to terrorism, despite earlier media reports. Plus, in their latest fall economic statement, the Liberals lavished the legacy media with $129 million more in bailout funds. And a True North...

The Toronto Police Service Hate Crime Unit has arrested eleven individuals in connection with an alleged antisemitic property attack targeting a book store. The suspects include a public school teacher and faculty from York University. Plus, Victoria City Councillor Susan Kim has issued a formal apology for signing her name on an open letter that denied sexual violence at the hands of Hamas follow...

The Trudeau government will increase federal spending and will not provide any tax relief for Canadians despite the ongoing inflation crisis and warnings from economists and opposition politicians to scale back its spending. Plus, a True North exclusive reveals a controversial Diversity Equity Inclusion trainer got more than $315,000 from Toronto, Peel school boards. And a federal body in charge o...

It’s been over two weeks since federal immigration minister Marc Miller revealed the Liberals’ new mass immigration targets, and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre still hasn’t offered up his own potential figures to Canadians. Plus, an EV battery plant that received $15 billion in government handouts received a number of temporary workers from South Korea instead of hiring Canadians. And Enviro...