All Purpose Politics and News Thread

[Ciel21]

Late to discover this news, but the Hakim Optical chain is known to act as Lions Club dropoff sites for used eyewear that get repaired and donated.
https://retail-insider.com/retail-in...ry-challenges/

More Ontario Beer store closures are occurring for July 6. Harder to get deposit funds (not just for individuals but also community groups doing bottle drives) for those who have difficulty accessing open locations in or outside their community-seems like a cash grab. Do bars and restaurants even want to continue stocking alcohol considering fewer locations exist for returns?
https://www.insauga.com/closure-11-m...-over-ontario/

[Ciel21]

More chains hitting the bankruptcy option:

Rite-Aid pharmacy chain in US for second time in two years
https://www.reuters.com/legal/govern...ss-2025-05-07/

Weight Watchers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/wei...rugs-1.7528653

House fire had electronic devices that were likely source of ignition:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/2-january-fatal-fires-in-halifax-area-ruled-accidental-1.7528006

[Ciel21]

Skype videocalling service ends.
https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/05/05/skype-dead/

Former HSR Director of Transit has moved to Mississauga's MiWay
https://bayobserver.ca/mississauga-h...ransit-system/

Doors Open Toronto has a gaming company site on its lineup for 2025
https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/05/12/u...-open-toronto/

Liberals pick up a Quebec riding after recount gives their candidate a 1 vote lead
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada...quebec-recount

There are recounts happening in Windsor and Milton Ontario ridings also.

Elections Canada to do a report on Nunavik voting problems.
https://www.montrealgazette.com/news...cle904401.html

Beer Store closures in Ontario scheduled for July 6:
https://windsorstar.com/news/local-n...sures?tbref=hp
I feel for anyone relying on deposit money for empty containers to earn some extra cash that loses a store in their area. There have to be some restaurant owners wondering whether selling alcohol is worthwhile if there is no convenient Beer Store location for orders and empty container returns.

[walkonby]

Good grief!!

https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-minnesot...y?id=122840751

[walkonby]

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...w-what/683276/

So is WW3 the next step?

[walkonby]

uh oh.....things have suddenly gone from bad to even worse GULP!
What other goods from the USA can I NOT buy to show my support for Canada?

[walkonby]

This JUST happened! The USA and its Politics has gotten inanely violent!!

https://apnews.com/live/utah-valley-...ooting-updates

[Darth Penguin]

Don't go looking for the video, it's graphic. And it's all over Reddit!I'm worried about my trans friends, my gay friends and anyone who is non-gender-conforming. There's going to be a blood-bath, sooner or later over this.I feel sorry for his widow and children but I'm not sparing my "new age toxic empathy" on Charlie, himself. He thought the loss of life to gun violence was necessary to protect 2A.

[walkonby]

I cannot stop crying over the cruel way they hired a marksman to KILL the 300 ostriches at the BC farm.
( how that that POS sleep at night?! )
I had held out hope that the order to destroy them would be overturned but the Supreme Court FAILED to
save these UNINFECTED birds.

More than 300 ostriches shot dead on B.C. farm by a professional marksman: CFIA

[walkonby]

Just a song....lol

[walkonby]

GULP!!!

Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress!!

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/polit...ign-in-january

[walkonby]

Supreme Court actually said NO to the Trump Tariffs??! Stranger things have happened. 3 Conservative Justices dissented. ( Alito, Kavanaugh and Thomas ).

[walkonby]

Well...Trump has gotten his wish! Netflix just opted out of their chance to win the bid to take over CNN. It was all but a done deal until Netflix permitted Paramount to make another offer for it. Netflix refused to match their much higher bid. So, imho in a few short months CNN will be GONE. Or at the very least it will be become a Fox " news " type of media Frankenstein .
The last threat Trump made to Netflix was to remove Susan Rice from the Board of Directors or " pay the price ", which basically means he would never approve their merger if they won the bid. The Mid terms will be even more meddled with now....IF real news cannot be reported.
The " King " wants all news stations gone that dare to say anything negative about him.