The Hudak Report 04/21/25

CBC News: Long lines at polling stations as Canadians turn up for advance voting

Calgary Herald: Review after Alberta withholds renewable energy survey results

CNN: US citizen says he and his wife detained without explanation after returning from Canada

Common Dreams: Supreme Court Blocks Deportation of Venezuelan Migrants

Hindustan Times: Who is Jose Hermosillo, US citizen wrongfully arrested in Tucson for ‘illegally entering US’?

Middle East Eye: Israeli settlers kidnap two Palestinian children, tie them to a tree

New Means: We can’t be afraid to live differently

Here’s your updates on the Canadian election:

• Autism community pushes for federal attention during election

• Candidate expelled by police for denouncing small-party censorship

• Conservatives say a suspicious document was made to sway prisoners against them. We looked into it

• Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in B.C.

• Poilievre dodges questions about repealing national handgun ban

• Poilievre pledges platform 'soon' after Liberals, NDP release costed campaign plans

• Rebel News owner Ezra Levant was 'mentor' to Poilievre, says author

• These immigrants say Canada failed to plan for a population explosion. Now it's their top election issue

Other Canada news:

• Alberta transportation minister wants bike lanes gone, critics say stay in your lane

• Danielle Smith leaves for week-long trade trip to Japan and South Korea

• Fire breaks out on grounds of steel plant northeast of Montreal

• More than half a million in attendance for Surrey Vaisakhi parade, the world’s largest

• Nova Scotia has cancelled U.S. supplier agreements and contracts worth $130,600

Here’s your updates on the Trump administration:

• ACLU-WV sues Trump administration officials over Marshall student’s revoked visa

• Court orders immigration officials to restore legal status of three people who came to Texas on student visas

• Federal appeals court upholds block on Trump's trans military ban

• Federal cuts shutter Purdue University's regional climate center

• Judge Blocks Passport Ban For Plaintiffs, Citing Government Animus And Equal Protection

• US Intelligence Report Rules out Venezuela’s Government Links to Tren de Aragua Gang

• US judge rules Rumeysa Ozturk must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont

• USC student sues over terminated student visa status

• Utah international students and ACLU sue DHS over abrupt visa terminations

Other USA news:

• Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies in New York, Washington and other cities across country

Here’s your updates on the Palestinian genocide and other US and Israeli aggressions in the Middle East:

• At Least Three Killed in US Bombing of Yemen’s Capital

• Iran and US to Advance On Nuclear Negotiations With New Technical Meetings

• IOF report first soldier killed in Gaza since ceasefire collapse

• IOF violations in Syria’s Quneitra signal displacement plan: Exclusive

• Israel cancels visas for 27 French left-wing lawmakers ahead of visit

• Israel probe finds no 'indiscriminate fire' in killing of Gaza medics

• Israeli bombardment of Gaza kills 92 in two days: Health Ministry

• Israeli drone strikes escalate in Southern Lebanon, casualties rise

• Pope Francis calls for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages in Easter address

Other world news:

• DR Congo: Boat fire less deadly than reported — officials

• DR Congo suspends Kabila's party amid allegations of insurrection and M23 support

• First wheat shipment arrives in Syria since fall of Assad

• Fraud in Ecuador: Luisa Gonzalez Reveals New Irregularities in 2nd Round of Elections

• Over 100 inmates make deadly prison break in Chad

• Over 170 arrested for attacks on Pakistan KFC outlets in Gaza war protests

• Pakistan expels tens of thousands of Afghans

• Russia Recovers 246 Soldiers,15 Wounded in Prisoner Exchange for Easter Ceasefire

• Thailand Detains a Person in Connection With Collapsed Building Due to Earthquake

• Trans rights supporters rally in London, Edinburgh after landmark ruling

• Tunisia opposition figures get prison terms after mass trial

• UK: University workers plan to strike together on 1 May

• In the tariff war, Canada forgetting about Indigenous nations

• Many Wrongs Don’t Make a Right in Wisconsin

• Nope, Not Normal

• Pakistani survivor of Morocco boat tragedy speaks out amid rising illegal migration trends

• Safety Is a Practice We Enact Together: Building Solidarity Under Trump 2.0

• The Last beacon of Hope Is Failing Refugees With Disabilities