Tragic news out of Minnesota:

Minnesota Superintendent Drew Evans says officers received a call at 02:00 local time this morning regarding the incident involving State senator John Hoffman and his wife.

Evans says another call was placed to police at 03:35, when officers were proactively checking on Democratic politician Melissa Hortman.

Police believe the gunman was impersonating a police officer and escaped after exchanging fire with officers who responded to the attacks.

Update: Police are currently looking for the alleged shooter.

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Just a quick reminder that Canadian Truckers are badasses.

The Los Angeles riots are not organic:

• A number of NGOs have been implicated in this. Foremost is Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights or CHIRLA, and the photos of signs show they were printed by PSLWEB / Party for Socialism and Liberation.
• CHIRLA has the EIN of 954421521. Most of its private funding appears to be from DAFs, which are the hardest to trace. However 34 million of its reported 45 million in revenue are from government grants.
• The group which printed the signs for protests, Party for Socialism and Liberation, is not a nonprofit – they are a literal Communist party.
• Neville Singham – sorry. Real nice guy. Activist who became a billionaire by pushing Chinese propaganda worldwide.<

Nick Shirley reports live from the streets of L.A.

Styx weighs in.

Windless Wednesday in Alberta as output falls to 0.1 per cent, while Nova Scotia pitches powering a quarter of the country with wind.

B.C. gives green light to LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment.

Brian Zinchuk on Evan Bray: Energy superpower, energy corridors and bitumen

Today Gord Magill interviews Humboldt Saskatchewan trucker and Canadian trucking legend, Kim Wylie. Kim became known for this viral video he made after the Humboldt tragedy.

Voice Of GO(r)D is honored to bring you Mr Kim Wylie, a veteran trucker from Humboldt, Saskatchewan (yes, that Humboldt) who, like myself, is doing what he can to raise alarm bells about the state of the industry, and offer policy solutions to improve life for all of us out on the road. Working with friend and former guest of the show, Trent Lalonde, Kim is highlighting issues with training and licensure of truckers, and despite difficulty in getting policy makers in Saskatchewan to listen, seem to be making headway next door in Alberta, where discussions of recognizing truckers with trade certification are happening in earnest.

Daily Wire;

The Federal Trade Commission is setting its sights on the industry pushing transgender medical procedures on minors, documents obtained by The Daily Wire show, a potential major step in the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on radical gender ideology.

The FTC, an agency tasked with protecting American consumers, will hold a day-long workshop in July on transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers, according to an internal memo obtained by The Daily Wire. That’s a likely indicator of the agency’s intentions: the FTC often holds such events before initiating legal action against an industry to gain information, gather evidence, and solicit the input of affected Americans.

“Under the Federal Trade Commission Act, the FTC is provided broad authority to protect consumers from unfair and deceptive trade acts and practices,” the memo reads. “There is now considerable reason to believe that the doctors and medical providers pushing [gender-affirming care] on minors are knowingly deceiving parents by exaggerating [gender-affirming care’s] ‘benefits’ and downplaying its harmful side effects.”

Fraud and cargo theft are huge issues in trucking today, among other things…

They both HATE Donald Trump much more than they’ve ever loved their own country!

In the case of Canadians, they’re about to learn a very painful lesson . . . which has very little to do with the American President.

These stickers are available on Amazon. Buy some for your TDS-suffering friends & family members, encouraging them to publicly celebrate their 24/7 hatred!

#BREAKING Multiple casualties as person drove vehicle into crowd at Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver, Canada.pic.twitter.com/MtLORXCHSt

— Fast News Network (@fastnewsnet) April 27, 2025

Posting as I find info, there’s a long Reddit thread here.

Unconfirmed reports of several fatalities, video from the scene is disturbing.
Vancouver police confirm: A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd at a street festival at E. 41st Avenue and Fraser shortly after 8 p.m. tonight. The driver is in custody. We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds.

Footage of the alleged driver.

…Chief Rai says the suspect is “known to police.”

Earlier today, I saw 4 comments caught up in the spam filter. 3 of them used the F-word. 1 of them did not. I freed the last one.

Please refrain from formally swearing on SDA and you’ll find far more of your comments published.

SDA regular Denise shared the following:

Here’s hoping for more of Robert’s photos during his stay in Sedona – the next best thing to being there. In the spirit of reciprocal trade, this photo from the Grand Canyon State was taken en route to the Phantom Ranch, a trip that inspired musician/husband James Frazer to write The Ballad of Twinkie.  The song answers the age old question: What do you get when you cross a rogue mule with a narrow ledge and a thousand foot fall?

A must-listen song for anyone thinking of riding a mule from the national park rim to the Colorado River. Cursed with the worst mule, the song’s conclusion is my own:

Sure, make your own decisions – do whatever you like
But for me I’m not going again unless I can hike
His daddy was a donkey, his Momma was a horse
They call that intraspecies intercourse

Ottawa Police- East Block Update: One man arrested

After hours of negotiations, the man surrendered peacefully to police and was arrested on scene. Several packages were found in the area and were searched and cleared by police. No one was injured in the incident. No explosives, weapons or hazardous materials were located on the accused.

A 31-year-old Ottawa man was charged with the following offences:

Breach of Probation (x2)
Public Mischief
Uttering Threats to Cause Property Damage
He will appear in court today.

National Post- Police respond to barricaded man on Parliament Hill as lockdown of East Block continues

h/t fc

@FoxNews – President Trump celebrates after Republicans expand their majority in the House with two special election wins in Florida.

Wisconsin Supreme Court: polls just closed. High turn out, *unexpectedly* resulting in a shortage of ballots and registration forms.

Update: Wisconsin Question 1, which adds a Voter ID requirement to the state’s Constitution has passed, the Supreme Court seat looks to be retained by the Democrats.

Rich Baris has questions.

A thread documenting some of the damage.

4. The scary oscillation of the skyscrapers at Park Origin Thonglor complex in Bangkok, during today's earthquake with its epicenter in Myanmar.pic.twitter.com/Q6L3Q4Bfau

— Vertigo_Warrior (@VertigoWarrior) March 28, 2025

For now anyways.

Doug Ford – Please see a joint statement from United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and myself: 

Today, United States Secretary of Commerce @howardlutnick and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford had a productive conversation about the economic relationship between the United States and Canada.

Secretary Lutnick agreed to officially meet with Premier Ford in Washington on Thursday, March 13 alongside the United States Trade Representative to discuss a renewed USMCA ahead of the April 2 reciprocal tariff deadline. In response, Ontario agreed to suspend its 25 per cent surcharge on exports of electricity to Michigan, New York and Minnesota.

More here

Ford video

Western Standard;

Global Health Imports Corp., an Alberta-based medical supply company co-founded by Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, has been barred from bidding on federal contracts for five years.

Blacklock’s Reporter says the Department of Public Works placed the firm on its Ineligibility And Suspension List following an investigation into its business practices.

“We continuously assess the risk a supplier may pose to the federal government,” testified Catherine Poulin, assistant deputy minister, at a Commons ethics committee hearing.

She said multiple sources, including civil and criminal lawsuits, factored into the decision. A recent Edmonton Police investigation, she added, met the threshold for action.