Vancouver apologizes to LGBT activists for Harry Potter attraction

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre joined world leaders in celebrating Hamas’ release of Israeli hostages who had been held captive since Oct 7, two years ago. A Canadian think tank is warning the Liberal government that Canada works best when the federal government doesn’t overstep by making decisions outside of its “constitutional lane.” Diplomatic relations between Canada and India seem to have been mending as the Liberal’s foreign affairs minister travelled to India with both countries agreeing to cooperate more closely. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Ontario elementary school union is offering art workshops, but white members of the union are not allowed to participate. Elections Alberta has approved a citizen petition which could end the province's decades-old “funding follows the child” and school choice. U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated that he will declare Antifa, which is now designated as a domestic terror organization, as an international terror organization. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he wants to “salute President Donald Trump” for his role in brokering a peace deal between Hamas and Israel. Vancouver city officials are apologizing after facing backlash from trans activists for approving a Harry Potter-themed attraction at the city’s Stanley Park. Ontario’s education minister is condemning a Toronto high school after it replaced O Canada with an Arabic version of the anthem on the second anniversary of the October 7th terror attack. Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Mississauga university student union hosted an event “honouring our martyrs” where they quoted Hamas death toll numbers among those killed in the Israel-Hamas war. Several Canadian premiers are united against Prime Minister Mark Carney’s bid to limit provinces' right to use the notwithstanding clause. The Liberals and Bloc Québécois have stopped a Conservative motion which would have removed birthright citizenship from a Liberal bill which would grant citizenship to over an estimated 100,000 people. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Geoff Knight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre slammed Prime Minister Mark Carney, calling his "trillion-dollar concession" to U.S. President Donald Trump a move that cost Canada jobs and investment.  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called B.C. Premier David Eby’s pipeline opposition unconstitutional and contrary to Supreme Court judgements on provincial jurisdiction. Freedom Convoy leaders Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were granted a conditional sentence in the Ontario Court of Justice for their involvement in the Freedom Convoy. The decision means the Convoy leaders will avoid further jail time. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Alex Zoltan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian doctors have now begun transplanting organs harvested from individuals killed through Canada’s euthanasia program. A new poll shows the NDP Premier David Eby is now tied or ahead of BC Conservative Leader John Rustad in public opinion on several issues, including crime. A Conservative MP grilled the Liberal government over its ban on nicotine pouches, highlighting how contradictory the law is when compared to the Liberals’ stated goal to reduce smoking levels in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quebec Premier Francois Legault has issued a “wake-up” call for the province, warning that radical Islam poses a threat to Quebec cultural values. A conservative MP grilled the president of the Public Health Agency of Canada on what the agency means by its stated goal to “decolonize science,” but the health official couldn’t give a clear answer. Despite voting to recognize a Palestinian state before Hamas signalled it would surrender and release the remaining Israeli hostages, Prime Minister Mark Carney is now thanking Trump for helping to negotiate peace in the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government’s independent parliamentary budget officer warns that under the Carney government, Canadians will face financial troubles unlike anything he’s seen in his career. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Canada would be better off with the US-Canada tariff situation if Prime Minister Mark Carney "locked himself in a room.” The Toronto Star published an opinion piece advocating for the criminalization of "residential school denialism," and stated falsehoods about True North's best selling book, "Grave Error." Tune into The Daily Brief with Cosmin Dzsurdzsa and Clayton DeMaine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A city council in the GTA passed a motion nearly unanimously, making it clear that the community wants federal prosecutors to start prosecuting drug offences in the city. The PEI government revealed its plans to rename Savage Harbour after it was deemed offensive by a community group. TikToker Rachel Gilmore has received a new wave of criticism after she downplayed anti-Christian vandalism and arson in a clip from her podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new survey finds that a majority of youth in Canada believe that Canada belongs to Indigenous people. Academic Frances Widdowson, a co-author of the True North-published book “Grave Error,” and her team were surrounded, shouted down, and allegedly assaulted by a mob of Indigenous activists. Toronto’s dancing mayor, Olivia Chow, has warned that the feds’ failure to fund housing for asylum seekers on the taxpayer dime could lead to a two per cent property tax hike for residents. Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Walid Tamtam! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices