War/military

07/02/26
Author: 
Pablo Meriguet, People's Dispatch
photo: Tens of thousands of Cubans honor 32 killed in US attack on Venezuela. Miguel Díaz-Canel/X.

Feb.6, 2026

The White House’s decisions aim to energetically destroy an island already burdened by a US economic blockade.

Several politicians and experts have warned that Trump’s decision could lead to a humanitarian crisis.

07/02/26
Author: 
Raffy Boudjikanian
Israeli soldiers are seen looking toward Gaza this month. A internal report obtained by CBC News shows the Crown corporation in charge of international arms transfers in Canada has looked into whether shipments destined for the U.S. were potentially being used by Israel. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)

Feb. 5, 2026

Redacted internal report by corporation's human rights body obtained by CBC News

As Ottawa publicly defended its largely permit-free procedure to send Canadian arms and munitions to the United States, the Crown corporation overseeing international transfers conducted a review of the final destination of those shipments, CBC News has learned.

Obtained through an access to information request, the assessment's main text is mostly redacted — including its conclusions.

06/02/26
Author: 
Nick Gottlieb
Photo by Gatis Rozenfelds/Flickr

Prime Minister Carney’s now-famous speech at Davos outlined a vision of Canada charting a path as a “middle power” between increasingly belligerent “great powers” dominating a lawless planet.

But his speech left out something critical.

02/02/26
Author: 
Pitasanna Shanmugathas
NDP 2026
 
Canada’s federal New Democratic Party (NDP), which has the third-largest membership base in federal politics, is facing controversy in its 2026 leadership race after an unelected three-person vetting committee rejected two successive candidates advancing an explicitly anti-war, anti-capitalist platform. The decision has sparked fierce debate about the boundaries of acceptable political discourse within the country’s social democratic party.
31/01/26
Author: 
Chauncey K. Robinson
People's World composite - Doomsday

Jan. 30, 2026

WASHINGTON—The popular 1984 song “2 Minutes to Midnight” by Iron Maiden—which highlighted humanity’s march toward nuclear war—needs an update to 85 seconds. Because that’s how close the world now stands to human-made global catastrophe, according to the experts behind the Doomsday Clock. The update might not be the catchiest tune, but the alarm has to be raised somehow, as scientists say the situation facing the world is more dangerous than ever. 

28/01/26
Author: 
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
Businessman Jim Pattison returns to his seat after speaking during a Canada's Walk of Fame ceremony honouring him in Vancouver on Friday Feb. 15, 2019. File photo by: Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press

Jan. 26, 2026

Activists are urging BC billionaire Jim Pattison — Canada's fifth-richest person — not to sell a warehouse his company owns in Virginia to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for use as a detention centre. 

Last Thursday, officials from Hanover County, VA said they had received a letter from the Department of Homeland Security, which is responsible for ICE, about purchasing the 17.6 hectare property, the Lewiston 95 Logistics Centre, "in support of ICE operations." 

24/01/26
Author: 
Peter Oborne
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on 20 January 2026 (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)

Jan. 23, 2026

After failing to stand up for Gaza or Venezuela, the Canadian prime minister took umbrage when US imperialism hit home

ours before Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s call for a new world order in Davos, Switzerland, Israeli forces stormed Unrwa headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem.

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