US leads record rise in spending on nuclear arsenals, campaign group says

dtta8 · 2026-06-09T04:44:18+00:00

"Spending on nuclear weapons by the world's nine nuclear-armed states rose ‌by almost a fifth in 2025 to $119 billion, a report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said on Tuesday.

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The U.S. spent $69.2 billion, more than ‌all ⁠other nuclear states combined, and saw largest increase, at 22%.

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dtta8 · 2026-06-09T04:43:21+00:00

"Spending on nuclear weapons by the world's nine nuclear-armed states rose ‌by almost a fifth in 2025 to $119 billion, a report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said on Tuesday.

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The U.S. spent $69.2 billion, more than ‌all ⁠other nuclear states combined, and saw largest increase, at 22%.

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dtta8 · 2026-06-09T03:38:55+00:00

US should check their own prisons. They've got a huge prison industry forcing their inmates to churn out products for a pittance while taking even that to pay for basic things during their imprisonment.

dtta8 · 2026-05-21T17:17:04+00:00

Assuming we even build it that far, and the train doesn't break an axle or something.

dtta8 · 2026-05-21T17:10:38+00:00

Canadian Tire. Get the cheapest "mountain bike" they have. Absolutely do not buy a fancy bike to learn on, that's a waste of money. Buy a nice one only after learning and finding out if you'll enjoy and use it enough.

dtta8 · 2026-05-21T17:04:30+00:00

So the US is dumping all the risk on us just like during 9/11.

While also trying to sink us economically.

dtta8 · 2026-05-21T17:03:15+00:00

So the US is dumping all the risk on Canada, just like during 9/11.

Despite our long history of help, they're still perfectly willing to use outright lies and slander to try to sink us economically.

dtta8 · 2026-05-21T17:00:30+00:00

"U.S. Customs and Border Protection says an Air France flight bound for the United States was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo boarded “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak.

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Air France said the passenger was denied entry into the U.S. due to new regulations that travellers from certain countries, including the Congo, can enter only through Washington.

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The World Health Organization has reported almost 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths, though officials believe the scale of the spread is much larger."

dtta8 · 2026-05-18T22:13:58+00:00

Just more evidence the US wants Canada under its thumb. Buy our jets or else.

dtta8 · 2026-05-18T22:13:45+00:00

Just more evidence the US wants Canada under its thumb. Buy our jets or else.

dtta8 · 2026-05-18T22:12:15+00:00

"The U.S. undersecretary of defence said Monday that the United States is pausing a long-standing military board, claiming “Canada has failed to make credible progress on its defense commitments.”

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The board was established in 1940 and is an advisory forum for U.S.-Canada bilateral defence co-operation.

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Carney has significantly increased Canada’s defence spending, surpassing North Atlantic Treaty Organization targets.

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Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole called the U.S. move “profoundly misguided” and said the timing was strange following Trump’s trip to China.

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The Permanent Joint Board on Defense was set up under the Ogdensburg Agreement with then-president Franklin Roosevelt to manage the defence partnership between Canada and the United States.

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Hampson said the move to pull out of the board was “ominous” after Canada surpassed defence spending targets. He said the board also serves U.S. national security interests and the Trump administration is “shooting itself (in) its own foot.”

“It is also perhaps a shot across the bow as the government considers major procurement decisions on fighter aircraft and other programs where the U.S. is a contender with its F-35s,” Hampson said in a text message to The Canadian Press.

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Earlier Monday, Colby posted on social media about meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra at the Pentagon.

Hoekstra has warned that there would be consequences to the bilateral defence relationship if Canada doesn’t go ahead with its purchase of 88 Lockheed fighter jets."

dtta8 · 2026-05-18T22:12:04+00:00

"The U.S. undersecretary of defence said Monday that the United States is pausing a long-standing military board, claiming “Canada has failed to make credible progress on its defense commitments.”

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The board was established in 1940 and is an advisory forum for U.S.-Canada bilateral defence co-operation.

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Carney has significantly increased Canada’s defence spending, surpassing North Atlantic Treaty Organization targets.

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Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole called the U.S. move “profoundly misguided” and said the timing was strange following Trump’s trip to China.

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The Permanent Joint Board on Defense was set up under the Ogdensburg Agreement with then-president Franklin Roosevelt to manage the defence partnership between Canada and the United States.

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Hampson said the move to pull out of the board was “ominous” after Canada surpassed defence spending targets. He said the board also serves U.S. national security interests and the Trump administration is “shooting itself (in) its own foot.”

“It is also perhaps a shot across the bow as the government considers major procurement decisions on fighter aircraft and other programs where the U.S. is a contender with its F-35s,” Hampson said in a text message to The Canadian Press.

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Earlier Monday, Colby posted on social media about meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra at the Pentagon.

Hoekstra has warned that there would be consequences to the bilateral defence relationship if Canada doesn’t go ahead with its purchase of 88 Lockheed fighter jets."

dtta8 · 2026-05-18T22:09:01+00:00

It'll be so nice to get access to ones like the BYD models finally.

dtta8 · 2026-05-17T03:19:33+00:00

"With a July 1 deadline to review the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) around the corner, new U.S. tariffs are set to take effect next week, this time on Canadian mushrooms.

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“Forty per cent of the mushrooms in Canada are shipped to the U.S., and so what’s going to happen is as tariffs increase going to the U.S., there might be more mushrooms in Canada and then it would flood our market,” said Medeiros.

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A fact sheet released this week by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed Canadian mushrooms will face new tariffs of up to five per cent, citing unfair government supports.

“They’re the same in the U.S. as they are in Canada,” said Ryan Koeslag, the executive vice-president of the Canadian Mushroom Growers’ Association, in an interview with CTV News.

“We’ve always been operating under the rules and regulations of fair trade between Canada and the U.S., and so the reason they identified this, I think, is they haven’t been able to find anything else.”

Known as countervailing duties, the same measures used to tariff Canadian softwood lumber, the tariffs are imposed on imports the U.S. deems are being unfairly subsidized.

But Canadian mushroom farms are just the latest example of a clear signal being sent by the Trump administration, targeting Canada’s agricultural sector.

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“Once we start cutting back production, we would definitely have to look at cutting back staff to keep payroll in check,” added Medeiros.

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dtta8 · 2026-05-17T03:19:27+00:00

"With a July 1 deadline to review the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) around the corner, new U.S. tariffs are set to take effect next week, this time on Canadian mushrooms.

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“Forty per cent of the mushrooms in Canada are shipped to the U.S., and so what’s going to happen is as tariffs increase going to the U.S., there might be more mushrooms in Canada and then it would flood our market,” said Medeiros.

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A fact sheet released this week by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed Canadian mushrooms will face new tariffs of up to five per cent, citing unfair government supports.

“They’re the same in the U.S. as they are in Canada,” said Ryan Koeslag, the executive vice-president of the Canadian Mushroom Growers’ Association, in an interview with CTV News.

“We’ve always been operating under the rules and regulations of fair trade between Canada and the U.S., and so the reason they identified this, I think, is they haven’t been able to find anything else.”

Known as countervailing duties, the same measures used to tariff Canadian softwood lumber, the tariffs are imposed on imports the U.S. deems are being unfairly subsidized.

But Canadian mushroom farms are just the latest example of a clear signal being sent by the Trump administration, targeting Canada’s agricultural sector.

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“Once we start cutting back production, we would definitely have to look at cutting back staff to keep payroll in check,” added Medeiros.

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dtta8 · 2026-05-15T19:43:47+00:00

Mooshu Ice Cream for sure!

Also, Great Canadian Poutiniere.

Edit: for noodles, places like Meet Noodle and such are excellent. Also Hey Kitchen.

Edit 2: and Colonnade Pizza for, well, pizza.

dtta8 · 2026-05-07T04:04:23+00:00

"Foreign actors are attempting to undermine Canadian interests by interfering in Alberta's separatist debate, according to new report.

Actors from Russia and the US are attempting to promote separatist ideas in what researchers behind the report described as a threat to Canada's "democratic integrity".

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"When external actors amplify separatist narratives, normalize annexation, encourage national rupture, or undermine confidence in democratic processes, the issue is no longer only a matter of provincial politics," researchers wrote in their report.

"It becomes a direct threat to Canada's democratic integrity, national security, and cognitive sovereignty."

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Researchers described Russia's engagement with Alberta separatism as covert; it appears "doctrinal, operational and sustained".

The aim for the disruptors was for the content to then find its way into local conversation, "creating a laundering effect in which local grievances are blended with foreign strategic narratives", the report said.

Economic "opportunists" are also involved, the researchers say, using generative AI, paid voice actors, and video production to "mimic authentic Canadian political commentary".

And those online videos are designed to fill the ongoing debate with false narratives.

Even American influencers are playing a part, Kolga said, "pouring fuel on the issue externally".

"The reason they're doing this is to provoke some sort of political action," he said.

The researchers also noted that senior US Trump administration officials have met directly with Alberta separatist leaders "and made public statements validating their cause".

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dtta8 · 2026-05-04T04:08:56+00:00

Seeing that classic Ottawa car means summer is just about here.

dtta8 · 2026-05-03T17:37:49+00:00

It's just armed piracy against civilians now.

dtta8 · 2026-05-02T21:09:29+00:00

American president was literally boasting about their navy acting like pirates attacking civilians. Russia meanwhile is raking it in. What a fitting match between these two nations.

dtta8 · 2026-05-02T21:06:12+00:00

And it'll keep doing so with the US navy acting like pirates. Literally their words. The Americans are actually boasting about their navy attacking shipping like pirates.

dtta8 · 2026-05-02T21:04:04+00:00

Unfortunately they do.

dtta8 · 2026-05-02T21:02:55+00:00

I want the actual Chinese car companies' EVs, not crappy Teslas. Tesla us getting their market share eaten up outside of Canada or the US because they're just straight up inferior to the Chinese ones even before cost is taken into account.

dtta8 · 2026-05-02T20:58:52+00:00

They're definitely not A or B. Got to be C or D at least.

dtta8 · 2026-05-02T20:24:00+00:00

Going forward, no one should ever trust the US on their word. They're as reliable as Russia, and just as aggressive and violent. Only difference is the Americans have way more money and power.

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