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American Military News
19-07-2025
- Politics
- American Military News
Videos/Pics: Teen charged in 'politically motivated attack' against GOP headquarters in Michigan
A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged after allegedly trying to burn down the Dickinson County Republican Party headquarters in Iron Mountain, Michigan, on Saturday with a Molotov cocktail in a 'politically motivated attack.' According to WLUC, 19-year-old Zayn Arcand was arraigned on Monday and has been charged for arson and for the manufacturing and possession of explosives. An Iron Mountain Police Department press release obtained by WLUC indicates that police officials were notified on Sunday regarding a suspicious person outside the Dickinson County Republican Party headquarters who was trying to start a fire with a rag in a bottle. Police officials confirmed that Arcand was identified due to a security camera that showed the 19-year-old throwing a bottle toward the headquarters building. WLUC reported that law enforcement officials arrested Arcand following the incident on Saturday. READ MORE: FBI arrests 'arson attacks' suspect over firebombing GOP, Tesla facilities According to WLUC, the Iron Mountain Police Department noted that the 19-year-old suspect admitted to making explosive devices in his driveway and throwing a bottle at the Republican headquarters building to 'send a message against the corruption.' Sharing a picture of Arcand and a video of Saturday's incident, Michigan Republican Party Chair Jim Runestad tweeted, 'On Saturday, a liberal Antifa scumbag threw a Molotov cocktail at the Dickinson County Republican County headquarters. Fortunately, the beta scumbag didn't have enough arm strength to get his bomb through the window.' 'The business next door caught the scumbag in the act, and he was arrested and is now facing charges,' Runestad added. 'This is the kind of violence the Left is generating across the board with their absolute intolerance of any view that doesn't adhere to their dogma.' On Saturday, a liberal Antifa scumbag threw a Molotov cocktail at the Dickinson County Republican County headquarters. Fortunately, the beta scumbag didn't have enough arm strength to get his bomb through the window. The business next door caught the scumbag in the act, and he… — Jim Runestad (@RunWithRunestad) July 15, 2025 The National Republican Congressional Committee also released a statement, claiming that Saturday's incident was a 'politically motivated attack.' WLUC reported that Ray and Barb Broullire, the owners of the building that serves as the Dickinson County Republican Party headquarters, said they were 'very concerned' about Saturday's attempted arson incident. 'We were very concerned,' Ray Broullire said. 'Not to mention there's people in this building. It was a Saturday, thank goodness. You know, that was a big plus. But yeah, when something like that happens, you just kind of expect the worst. We're glad it worked out the way it did.' A video shared by Libs of TikTok appears to show Arcand admitting that he identifies as 'sexually fluid,' 'genderfluid,' and 'ambiamorous.' BREAKING: MORE TRANS VIOLENCEZayn Edward Arcand a 'genderfluid, polyamorous sometimes female' person was just arrested for allegedly trying to BURN DOWN Dickinson County, MI Republican Committee headquarters Arcand admitted to throwing the Molotov cocktail at the Republican… — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 15, 2025
Winnipeg Free Press
04-07-2025
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg GDP, disposable income growth to slow in 2025: Conference Board
As trucking companies shutter and manufacturers brace for layoffs, the Conference Board of Canada forecasts slower GDP growth in Winnipeg this year than upcoming years. The research body predicts Winnipeg's gross domestic product will grow 1.1 per cent in 2025 and 2.4 per cent, on average, in the following four years. 'There's a lot of uncertainty,' Walter Bolduc, a Conference Board economist, said of current times. Tariffs have flung between the United States and Canada since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January. Additionally, China placed tariffs on certain Canadian agricultural exports — like pork and canola — in retaliation to Canada tacking levies to its electric vehicle imports. Slower population growth in Winnipeg also contributes to the GDP prediction. Both manufacturing and transportation/warehousing sectors will likely see less output in 2025 — a 0.9 per cent contraction, a new Conference Board report says. The forecast might be conservative, said Aaron Dolyniuk, executive director of the Manitoba Trucking Association. 'It is very slow in the trucking industry,' he added. 'I don't know that we've seen the worst of it yet.' He's noted a handful of small- and medium-sized businesses closing shop. There's more supply than demand in the current landscape, he added. 'Uncertainty is one of biggest challenges,' Dolyniuk said. 'I think a lot of companies and individuals have been tightening up their spending.' Winnipeg saw a boost in manufacturing jobs during the first five months of 2025, per Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters tracking. The province's sector is diverse, shielding it from massive blows, said CME chief economist Alan Arcand. However, the extra 1,500 jobs could be temporary — a result of companies ordering bulk from manufacturers ahead of tariff implementation, he said. Projecting fewer manufacturing jobs in the coming year, as the Conference Board has done, is a 'fair forecast,' Arcand said. 'Given the threat of the ongoing trade dispute … (it) wouldn't be surprising.' Manufacturing layoffs have happened nationally, though largely concentrated in Ontario and Quebec, Arcand said. The Conference Board is pegging Winnipeg's average unemployment rate at 6.1 per cent this year. The city's labour force growth could outpace employment, the report reads. The unemployment rate should lessen over the following four years due to stronger business activity and slower labour force growth, the report adds. Sectors including construction and accommodation and food services are anticipated to grow. High demand for new homes and large projects like Portage Place's redevelopment were cited as boosters, as were influxes of visitors to Winnipeg for events like wildfire evacuations and tourism draws. The Conference Board predicts household disposable income growth will weaken by 4.2 percentage points — from 6.5 per cent in 2024 to 2.3 this year. Homeowners renewing fixed-rate mortgages may see higher rates. Also, there's less demand for wage increases because inflation has cooled from recent years' highs, the report outlines. Inflation could rise to an average 2.5 per cent this year, up from 1.2 per cent in 2024, the Conference Board calculated. It pointed to retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods and the end of Manitoba's gas tax holiday. Gabrielle PichéReporter Gabrielle Piché reports on business for the Free Press. She interned at the Free Press and worked for its sister outlet, Canstar Community News, before entering the business beat in 2021. Read more about Gabrielle. Every piece of reporting Gabrielle produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
CBC
18-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
'Very disturbing': STC chief blasts Saskatoon city councillor's shelter comments at SUMA
Social Sharing Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Chief Mark Arcand didn't hear the public comments a city councillor made about his emergency shelter, but it only took a moment before he heard about them. On Wednesday, Saskatoon Ward 3 Coun. Robert Pearce spoke during a "bear pit" session at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) annual convention and asked Premier Scott Moe if he would consider replacing STC as the operator of the Emergency Wellness Centre in the Fairhaven neighbourhood. "When he stood up at SUMA, my phone blew up," Arcand said at a Thursday news conference. "People were telling me what he just said and I was concerned. I wasn't there to defend our name, our reputation in front of strangers, other mayors, other councillors." Pearce, first elected to city council last year, represents Fairhaven and made moving the STC shelter out of the neighbourhood his top campaign issue. STC operates the 106-bed shelter, which opened at the current location in 2022, under a service and funding agreement with the province. Arcand said Pearce's comments are "very disturbing" when the city is dealing with a housing crisis and a rise in homelessness. Arcand questioned why Pearce is singling out an Indigenous-led shelter, while ignoring issues at other shelters in the city. "If this is his own personal view then he should not be a city councillor in my view," Arcand said. "He needs to be working with all of us together to try to solve a crisis we have in Saskatoon and not to target STC anymore. This has to stop." Pearce did not respond to messages requesting an interview about STC's response. This is not the first time Pearce and Arcand clashed over STC's Emergency Wellness Centre. Pearce has blamed the shelter for a rise in crime and other disturbances in the neighbourhood. Arcand said crime rates have since returned to levels seen before the shelter opened. Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block called Arcand on Wednesday after the SUMA convention. Arcand said the mayor apologized for Pearce's comments. The mayor's office confirmed the two spoke, but did not provide details about the call's contents. On Thursday, Block posted a Facebook message thanking people working with and supporting unhoused people in Saskatoon, and specifically mentioned STC. "As a vital and trusted partner to the City of Saskatoon, STC continues to lead with compassion and strength, playing a pivotal role in addressing homelessness in our community," Block said in the social media post. "Their leadership and cultural wisdom are helping shape solutions rooted in dignity and inclusion." The SUMA bear pit lets mayors and councillors from across the province put questions to the premier and cabinet ministers in a public forum. Pearce asked Moe two questions. "Will this government honour their promise to reduce the beds in Fairhaven now that another shelter is in place, and will you work with the city in order to find replacement beds for those shelters?" Pearce said at the SUMA convention, referencing the opening of a new downtown shelter. "And secondly, will you consider replacing the operator as more successful operators seem to be in place and seem to be enjoying much more success with the communities around them?" Moe had a clear answer for Pearce. "We're not looking at replacing the operator," Moe told delegates. Moe also said there are no current plans to reduce the beds at the Fairhaven shelter, but suggested smaller shelters could be the standard model as the province opens up more facilities in Saskatoon and other communities. STC and the Ministry of Social Services are negotiating a new funding agreement for the Fairhaven shelter that will run to the end of the 2025-26 winter season. Reducing the 106 beds is not currently part of the new agreement, Arcand said. Earlier this year, Pearce toured Saskatoon streets at night with homeless advocate David Fineday. They met people who are unhoused, handed out hot drinks and offered rides to shelters. "There's a very real situation. People are going to die," Pearce said at the time. "We keep talking about delays with budget and needing to do things quicker and better because people die regardless." WATCH | Saskatoon city councillor says night walking the streets showed harsh realities: Saskatoon city councillor says night walking the streets showed harsh realities 3 months ago Duration 2:49 Ward 3 Coun. Robert Pearce spent a night on the streets of Saskatoon hearing what supports are needed to tackle the city's homelessness crisis.
