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Or sign-in if you have an account.Ann Widdecombe speaks at Reform UK South West Conference on Nov. 9, 2024. Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty News ImagesIt’s Monday, July 20. Here are the top stories we’re following today.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorNewman writes about the murder of former U.K. Reform MP Ann Widdecombe, which is now being investigated by Britain’s counter-terrorism police. She notes that the sort of violent and dehumanizing rhetoric that was directed at Widdecombe by “zealous leftists” happens in Canada, too, and even politicians on the left can be targets of it. A Canadian Red Cross badge. Photo by JUSTIN SAMANSKI-LANGILLE/Brunswick News ArchiveDanielle Haas talks about an investigation by her organization EiGHT, which found major NGOs including Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF and others to be rife with bias, particularly against Jews and Israel, while often refusing to acknowledge atrocities committed by Hamas. Israel’s Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed examines bullet holes in windows at the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue in Vaughan, Thursday March 12, 2026. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post“When DEI is framed almost exclusively around systemic barriers defined by race, it cannot grapple with how antisemitism operates along religious, cultural, economic and national lines,” said study co-author Rhonda Lenton. Stan Cho, Ontario minister of tourism, culture and gaming, in June 2026. Photo by Peter Power/PostmediaStan Cho resigned as tourism minister on Friday, a few days after it was revealed that he spent more than $16,000 on Toronto hotel rooms despite living just a few kilometres from the Queen’s Park legislature. Questions have now been raised about his other expenses. British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne. B.C.’s MAID Oversight Unit, housed within the the ministry of health, reviews every case of MAID in the province. Photo by Nick Procaylo/Postmedia/FileIn 2024, 4,169 people sought MAID in B.C., with 51.9 per cent of those cases requiring follow-up by the province’s MAID oversight unit, according to a government report. But serious deviations from the mandated MAID process are rare, the province says. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Afternoon front page: No politician is safe from ‘zealous leftists’; how DEI has lowered opinions about Jews, Israel; and more
Catch up on the stories we’re following today.
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