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Trump-linked influencer visits power substation in Kyiv region rebuilt after Russian strike

27 juillet 2026 à 22:30
Laura Loomer, a U.S. conservative influencer closely associated with President Donald Trump, visited a DTEK Group power substation in the Kyiv region that was destroyed by Russian forces in 2022 but has since been rebuilt and returned to operation.

Minnesota Judge Blocks First State Ban on Prediction Markets Like Kalshi and Polymarket

27 juillet 2026 à 22:49
The law, which would make it a felony for most prediction markets to operate and advertise in the state, was set to take effect on Saturday.

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Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have surged in popularity in recent months.

6 Takeaways From Michigan’s Senate Debate Between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens

28 juillet 2026 à 14:50
At the final debate before next week’s Democratic primary for Senate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens showcased their wildly different ideological stances and political styles.

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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens are competing in one of this year’s most contentious and expensive Democratic primary races for the Senate, in a state that will be a November battleground.

Quatrième nuit d'accalmie en Iran, Donald Trump voit "de bonnes chances" de résultats

27 juillet 2026 à 18:43
Alors que les hostilités entre les États-Unis et l'Iran ont cessé depuis samedi, le président américain Donald Trump a estimé lundi que les discussions avaient "de bonnes chances" d'aboutir. Téhéran avait toutefois affirmé plus tôt n'être à "l'heure actuelle" engagé "dans aucune négociation" avec Washington.

Alberta to start allowing some privately paid medical tests this week

27 juillet 2026 à 21:05
Beginning Friday, Alberta will open up its diagnostic medical testing by allowing people to bypass medical referral for tests like an MRI or an ultrasound with patients paying out of pocket and a potential for reimbursement. Photo: Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, centre, makes a health-care announcement with Justin Wright, left, Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services and Dr. Rob Davies in Calgary, Monday, July 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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  • Michigan progressive Abdul El-Sayed says ‘ogre’ remark not directed at rival
    El-Sayed says in TV debate ‘ogre on a pike’ Zoom comment was in reference to John Fetterman, not Haley StevensThe Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said his comments that progressives need to put the head of an “ogre” on a pike was in reference to the Senator John Fetterman – not his opponent, Representative Haley Stevens.In a televised debate on Monday, the final head-to-head before the state’s 4 August primary, the moderator asked El-Sayed whether he regretted his comments ma
     

Michigan progressive Abdul El-Sayed says ‘ogre’ remark not directed at rival

27 juillet 2026 à 20:54

El-Sayed says in TV debate ‘ogre on a pike’ Zoom comment was in reference to John Fetterman, not Haley Stevens

The Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said his comments that progressives need to put the head of an “ogre” on a pike was in reference to the Senator John Fetterman – not his opponent, Representative Haley Stevens.

In a televised debate on Monday, the final head-to-head before the state’s 4 August primary, the moderator asked El-Sayed whether he regretted his comments made in a Zoom meeting, in which, according to leaked audio published by Politico, he suggested that if “you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message”.

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  • Des médecins épuisés quittent les urgences
    Selon une étude publiée dans le Journal de l’Association médicale canadienne, la plupart des urgentologues canadiens continuent à souffrir d’épuisement professionnel à un niveau comparable à celui observé au plus fort de la pandémie. Sur les 410 urgentologues qui ont répondu à trois sondages (en 2020, 2022 et 2025), en 2025, 10% avaient quitté les services d’urgence. Parmi ceux qui exerçaient toujours aux urgences: près de la moitié avaient réduit leurs heures; 20% avaient, dur
     

Des médecins épuisés quittent les urgences

27 juillet 2026 à 20:47

Selon une étude publiée dans le Journal de l’Association médicale canadienne, la plupart des urgentologues canadiens continuent à souffrir d’épuisement professionnel à un niveau comparable à celui observé au plus fort de la pandémie.

Sur les 410 urgentologues qui ont répondu à trois sondages (en 2020, 2022 et 2025), en 2025, 10% avaient quitté les services d’urgence.

Parmi ceux qui exerçaient toujours aux urgences:

  • près de la moitié avaient réduit leurs heures;
  • 20% avaient, durant la période, pris une pause de la médecine d’urgence.

[L'article Des médecins épuisés quittent les urgences a d'abord été publié dans InfoBref.]

Haïti organisera des élections en fin d'année si les condition de sécurité sont réunies

27 juillet 2026 à 20:06
Les autorités haïtiennes ont annoncé lundi soir des élections présidentielle et législatives dont le premier tour se tiendra le 13 décembre prochain et le second le 21 février 2027. Ce calendrier dépend toutefois de "l'établissement d'un climat sécuritaire acceptable".

Trump Backs New Iran Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time

28 juillet 2026 à 05:29
Iran denied President Trump’s claim that it wants to talk, and gave no sign that it would make concessions or speak directly with U.S. officials.

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President Trump in Waterford, Michigan, on Monday.

Le consulat des États-Unis à Toronto a été à nouveau pris pour cible 

27 juillet 2026 à 19:47

Un coup de feu a atteint hier la façade du consulat américain à Toronto.

  • Et ce, malgré la présence d’un agent de police devant l’édifice. 

Des policiers ont pris en chasse le véhicule du suspect, mais ne sont pas parvenus à l’arrêter.

C’était la deuxième fois cette année que le consulat américain était visé par balle. 

Deux suspects avaient déjà tiré plusieurs coups de feu sur l’édifice en mars dernier. 

  • Ils avaient été arrêtés en juin.  

[L'article Le consulat des États-Unis à Toronto a été à nouveau pris pour cible  a d'abord été publié dans InfoBref.]

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  • Wikimedia Will Not Voluntarily Recognize Union a Supermajority of Its Workers Want
    The Wikimedia Foundation waited until the days following its largest worldwide conference to issue a statement saying it would not voluntarily recognize a union of its workers.Last week, Wiki Workers United, which is organized through the Communication Workers Union and represents U.S. workers at the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, requested voluntary recognition of their union. Wiki Workers United said that it had secured a “supermajority of union-eligible workers who have signed union authoriz
     

Wikimedia Will Not Voluntarily Recognize Union a Supermajority of Its Workers Want

27 juillet 2026 à 19:43
Wikimedia Will Not Voluntarily Recognize Union a Supermajority of Its Workers Want

The Wikimedia Foundation waited until the days following its largest worldwide conference to issue a statement saying it would not voluntarily recognize a union of its workers.

Last week, Wiki Workers United, which is organized through the Communication Workers Union and represents U.S. workers at the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, requested voluntary recognition of their union. Wiki Workers United said that it had secured a “supermajority of union-eligible workers who have signed union authorization cards.” A group of more than 1,100 Wikipedia editors have also signed a letter of support for the union.

On Monday, just days after the massive Wikimania Conference concluded in Paris, the Wikimedia Foundation announced it would not voluntarily recognize the union and said the union would have to conduct a vote as overseen by the National Labor Relations Board.

“The Foundation’s responsibility is to ensure that they can make their own choice freely,” the foundation wrote in the statement. “So that every eligible employee has an equal voice, we believe a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board is the appropriate path forward.”

“We have heard a range of views from staff, including concerns from those who have felt pressured to support union efforts and those who are confused by the unionization process,” the foundation added in a frequently asked questions section. “We have also seen a misunderstanding around what the union can do for global staff and Wikimedia movement communities.”

The Wikimedia Foundation’s statement and its frequently asked questions section is full of very carefully-worded language that is common among companies and organizations that have fought against unionization. For example, the FAQ includes a long section about the benefits that Wikimedia Foundation already offers its staff, and the statement suggests that there is a “wide range of views on unionization” among employees. 

Wikipedians immediately took issue with the timing of the statement and the language of it. On a talk page discussing the statement, the Wikimedia Foundation is getting hammered for the timing of the statement and the statement itself.

“What a shameful decision to tie the process to the willingness of Trump-controlled NLRB. Everyone involved in denying the voluntary recognition should resign in disgrace or be driven out,” one editor wrote. 

“The fact that this response came exactly 1 day after Wikimania shows that you are afraid of being confronted,” another wrote. 

“This is an extremely disappointing statement. It says that ‘Foundation leadership respects the right of staff to unionize, if they choose to do so. That decision rests with them.’ But that decision has been made - by a supermajority of US-based staff. The only thing standing between the US WWU and recognition is WMF executive leadership, who could recognize the union today if they cared to,” a third wrote. 

“As a U.S. trained labor lawyer and past organizer with WWU, this statement, alongside the WMF’s public facing community post reek of union-busting disinformation. What’s critical for the community to know is that a supermajority of the workers already did vote by signing a card. This ‘extra step’ is just a delay tactic that employers are advised to do when they don’t want a union,” a fourth wrote. “These WMF workers have already been extremely brave by expressly affirming their commitment to a union. Years of efforts to get this accomplished. This is not some rash decision by them. Moreover, the community supports their union too! It literally makes no sense as to why WMF thought this was the right decision here in this critical moment.”

At Wikimania in Paris, the Wikimedia Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer Bernadette Meehan was asked about voluntarily recognizing the union. Meehan said “our focus is on executing and helping the core organizing team execute a great event. We will respond to that particular request when we have a chance to review it.”

“We are supportive and we support employees’ right to unionize. The context is complicated because we operate in multiple different places,” she added. “We respect the right if it is the majority will of eligible staffers to unionize.” 

 The Wikimedia Foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Le Royaume-Uni va fournir à l’Ukraine un système qui empêcherait la Russie de détecter les drones ukrainiens 

27 juillet 2026 à 19:36

Volodymyr Zelensky est le premier dirigeant étranger que reçoit le nouveau premier ministre britannique, Andy Burnham, depuis son entrée en fonction la semaine dernière.

  • Ils se sont retrouvés sur une base militaire à Portsmouth, dans le sud de l’Angleterre. 

Le gouvernement britannique compte céder à l’Ukraine la propriété intellectuelle d’un nouveau système qui permettrait à l’armée ukrainienne de protéger ses drones en brouillant les défenses aériennes russes.

Pour contexte, l’Ukraine a intensifié au cours des derniers mois ses attaques de drones sur des cibles militaires et pétrolières en Russie.  

[L'article Le Royaume-Uni va fournir à l’Ukraine un système qui empêcherait la Russie de détecter les drones ukrainiens  a d'abord été publié dans InfoBref.]

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  • US influencer ‘couldn’t seem to get away’ from husband accused of killing her, ex-partner says
    Police believe Sara Gilson was killed by husband Jeremiah Duffy after she accused him on TikTok of child sexual abuseSara Gilson, the social media influencer who was killed after she publicly accused her husband of child sexual abuse, “couldn’t seem to get away” from Jeremiah Duffy despite filing multiple protective orders, Gilson’s ex-husband said in an interview.“She had been stuck in a relationship where domestic abuse seemed ‘OK’,” Lyle Landers told People. “I had begged her for five years t
     

US influencer ‘couldn’t seem to get away’ from husband accused of killing her, ex-partner says

27 juillet 2026 à 19:12

Police believe Sara Gilson was killed by husband Jeremiah Duffy after she accused him on TikTok of child sexual abuse

Sara Gilson, the social media influencer who was killed after she publicly accused her husband of child sexual abuse, “couldn’t seem to get away” from Jeremiah Duffy despite filing multiple protective orders, Gilson’s ex-husband said in an interview.

“She had been stuck in a relationship where domestic abuse seemed ‘OK’,” Lyle Landers told People. “I had begged her for five years to get away from him. I had offered to help her, in any way I could, to get away from him. But he seemed to have some sort of control over her, and she couldn’t seem to get away.”

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  • Police refocus search for missing Calgary boy
    Police are ending the ground search for an 11-year-old Calgary boy who has been missing since July 16. Chief Katie McLellan says police are refocusing their investigation into the disappearance of Parker, who has autism and is non-verbal.
     
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  • Fuite à Saint-Octave-de-Métis : Alex Bradette doit patienter
    Le fuyard arrêté le 9 juin dernier à Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage après avoir notamment traversé la rivière Mitis et quitté les lieux d’une sortie de route survenue à Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Alex Bradette, de Fermont, reviendra devant le tribunal ce mercredi 29 juillet à Rimouski pour la tenue de son enquête sur remise en liberté. L’individu de 29 ans était de retour à la cour le 13 juillet dernier pour son enquête sur remise en liberté qui avait été reportée au 27 juillet pour fixer une date d’audi
     

Fuite à Saint-Octave-de-Métis : Alex Bradette doit patienter

Le fuyard arrêté le 9 juin dernier à Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage après avoir notamment traversé la rivière Mitis et quitté les lieux d’une sortie de route survenue à Saint-Octave-de-Métis, Alex Bradette, de Fermont, reviendra devant le tribunal ce mercredi 29 juillet à Rimouski pour la tenue de son enquête sur remise en liberté.

L’individu de 29 ans était de retour à la cour le 13 juillet dernier pour son enquête sur remise en liberté qui avait été reportée au 27 juillet pour fixer une date d’audition.

Le dossier a été placé au pied du rôle, lundi matin, en raison de l’absence de l’avocat de l’accusé, Me Pierre Gagnon. Il a été appelé en après-midi pour être reporté à mercredi.

L’accusé est détenu depuis son arrestation, le 9 juin. Rappelons que la détention préventive purgée avant l’imposition d’une peine est comptabilisée à 1,5 jour par jour.

Bradette a comparu une première fois le 9 juin au palais de justice de Rimouski pour répondre à de nombreuses accusations. Le ministère public s’est alors objecté à sa remise en liberté.

De nombreuses accusations

Selon la dénonciation obtenue par Le Soir.ca, Bradette est accusé d’avoir conduit un véhicule avec les capacités affaiblies, d’avoir refusé d’obtempérer à un ordre de se soumettre à l’éthylomètre, sans excuse raisonnable et de conduite dangereuse.

Il doit aussi répondre d’avoir agi de manière et avec l’intention de provoquer la peur chez une personne associée au système judiciaire, de harcèlement envers la même personne, d’avoir volontairement entravé les agents de la paix dans leurs fonctions et de méfaits sur une autopatrouille.

Alex Bradette fait aussi face à deux chefs d’accusation de bris de probation.

Embardée et délit de fuite

Les policiers de la Sûreté du Québec sont intervenus mardi, vers midi, à la suite d’une embardée impliquant un véhicule survenue sur la route du Grand-Remous, à Sainte-Octave-de-Métis.

À leur arrivée sur les lieux, les policiers ont constaté qu’aucun occupant ne se trouvait à bord du véhicule. Des démarches ont rapidement été entreprises afin de localiser la ou les les personnes impliquées.

Dans le cadre de l’intervention, un homme de 29 ans a été localisé dans le secteur du 4e Rang, à Saint-Joseph-de-Lepage, après avoir notamment traversé la rivière Métis.

Partir ou être expulsés : 350 000 Haïtiens ne sont plus les bienvenus aux États-Unis

27 juillet 2026 à 18:59
Quelque 350 000 Haïtiens vivant aux États-Unis voient leur statut de protection temporaire révoqué à partir de lundi soir. Celui-ci leur permettait depuis 2010 de vivre et de travailler légalement dans le pays.

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  • Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting
    Police arrested a high school physics teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last Wednesday. Teacher Lux Claridge went to a meeting of the Emporia, Kansas City Commission on July 22 with their spouse and brother. All three were there to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land in Emporia. They left the meeting in handcuffs, dragged out by police on the orders of a city commissioner.
     

Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting

27 juillet 2026 à 18:56
Person Opposing Data Center Arrested for Clapping at City Meeting

Police arrested a high school physics teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last Wednesday. Teacher Lux Claridge went to a meeting of the Emporia, Kansas City Commission on July 22 with their spouse and brother. All three were there to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land in Emporia. They left the meeting in handcuffs, dragged out by police on the orders of a city commissioner.

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  • DNC chair faces growing scrutiny amid financial pressure and internal turmoil
    Fraught time for Ken Martin as new reporting details cash-flow problem and divisions over party’s directionMounting financial pressures and growing internal turmoil at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) have intensified scrutiny of chair Ken Martin, as new reporting detailed a deepening cash-flow problem, management concerns and widening divisions over the party’s direction less than 100 days before the November midterm elections.The latest reporting has underscored both the committee’s fin
     

DNC chair faces growing scrutiny amid financial pressure and internal turmoil

27 juillet 2026 à 18:43

Fraught time for Ken Martin as new reporting details cash-flow problem and divisions over party’s direction

Mounting financial pressures and growing internal turmoil at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) have intensified scrutiny of chair Ken Martin, as new reporting detailed a deepening cash-flow problem, management concerns and widening divisions over the party’s direction less than 100 days before the November midterm elections.

The latest reporting has underscored both the committee’s financial distress and the toll it has taken on Martin personally. The New York Times reported that the embattled DNC chair, who took the helm last year, became the subject of an internal HR inquiry after throwing his phone in the direction of a junior aide’s desk during a heated exchange in early July, prompting a formal complaint. The Times, citing people familiar with the matter, also reported that the incident nearly cost him his job and has contributed to growing isolation with the party as the committee grapples with mounting financial strain.

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Trump Blames Affordability Problems on Biden in Michigan Speech

27 juillet 2026 à 19:13
The president also assured supporters that negotiations over ending the war in Iran, a conflict that has sent fuel and energy prices soaring, are continuing in a “friendly” fashion.

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President Trump’s decision to head to Michigan is part of a plan to travel the United States and defend his choices before the midterms.
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