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He Says He Refused a DNR for His Wife Five Times. The Hospital Put It on Her Chart Anyway.

October 16, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
He says he refused a DNR for his wife five times. It went on her chart anyway.

Richard Leskun says Abbotsford hospital staff pressed him five times for a DNR on his wife, raised assisted death on her final night, then placed the DNR without his consent.

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Israel Says It Has Killed 4,000 of the 6,000 October 7 Terrorists. Here’s How the Count Grew.

October 16, 2026October 8, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
Israel says 4,000 of the 6,000 October 7 terrorists are dead, and 2,000 remain on the list

Defense Minister Israel Katz says two-thirds of the October 7 invaders have been killed. In August the count was 2,700 of 5,000. Here is why the numbers changed.

Categories Israel, World

John Cleese Reported to Britain’s Counter-Terror Program Over Islam Posts. He Says He Looks Forward to Arrest.

October 16, 2026October 1, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
John Cleese was reported to Britain's counter-terror program for criticizing Islam

A referral to Prevent accuses the Monty Python legend of anti-Muslim rhetoric over his posts. Cleese called it one of the proudest moments of his life.

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Air Force Veteran With Stage 4 Cancer Got a MAID Packet Before She Saw an Oncologist in Canada

October 16, 2026September 29, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
Before she saw an oncologist, a packet on her end-of-life options arrived in the mail

Kristin Logan, a U.S. Air Force veteran with stage 4 ovarian cancer, says end-of-life paperwork reached her before an oncologist did, and she had to flee Canada three times to stay alive.

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Gallego Called Trump an ‘Idiot’ Over Greenland. Trump Just Signed a Permanent Arctic Security Deal.

October 16, 2026September 26, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
Gallego called Trump an idiot over Greenland. Trump signed a permanent Arctic security deal.

The U.S.-Denmark-Greenland agreement opens two new U.S. military sites, permits Golden Dome on the island, bars non-NATO bases and has no expiration date.

Categories Politics, World

UAE Bars Every Iranian Airline as Bessent’s Sanctions Close the Skies on Tehran

October 16, 2026September 25, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
The UAE just barred every Iranian airline. Bessent: Iran's UN team may not get home.

The Emirates suspended all Iranian airline flights a day after a U.S. deadline, as Treasury warned airports and fuel suppliers they would be cut off from the dollar.

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Canada Kept Roger Foley in a Hospital for 10 Years. Then the Feeding Stopped.

September 24, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
Canada kept Roger Foley in a hospital for 10 years. Then the feeding stopped.

A disabled Ontario man who has refused assisted death for a decade went weeks without being fed after his hospital removed the lighting he needs to eat.

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Milei Tells the UN to Its Face: A ‘Useless Organization’ of ‘Fatally Arrogant Parasites’

September 23, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
Milei to the UN: a useless organization of fatally arrogant parasites

Argentina’s president used the General Assembly podium to accuse the UN of sheltering dictatorships, voting against Israel and staying silent on Islamic terrorism.

Categories Israel, World

Trump to the UN: ‘While I’m President, There Will Be No Global Taxes’

October 16, 2026September 22, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
Trump tells the UN: while I'm president, there will be no global taxes.

At the General Assembly, Trump took credit for stalling a UN shipping carbon levy and for a 15 percent cut to the UN budget. Here is what the record shows.

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Family Says Canada Euthanized a Christian Grandmother Who Wept ‘I’ve Made a Mistake’

October 16, 2026September 20, 2026 by M.A. Rothman
Family says she wept 'I've made a mistake.' Two days later, Canada's MAiD ended her life.

Brigitte Stegemann, 83, died by MAiD at an Ontario care home. Her granddaughter says she failed her capacity test and never consented. Police are investigating.

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