# news & media (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover news & media. Page: Feed: --- ## [Randall Denley: Ford has capitalized on Trump war, but his bigger challenge will be managing Concession Carney](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/randall-denley-ford-has-capitalized-on-trump-war-but-his-bigger-challenge-will-be-managing-concession-carney) _2026-08-27 · Randall Denley · National Post_ For the premier, the trade war is a chance to rise above the minor-league missteps and general lack of direction that have dogged his government for most of this year ## [LeBlanc ‘welcomes’ U.S. comments on French language protections, raises possibility of renewed trade talks](https://nationalpost.com/news/leblanc-welcomes-u-s-comments-on-french-language-protections-raises-possibility-of-renewed-trade-talks) _2026-08-27 · Jordan Gowling · National Post_ Greer said issues surrounding French language discoverability on U.S. streaming platforms was 'the farthest thing from a red line' ## [Nepal flood death toll rises to 359, rescuers search for 1,400 missing people](https://nationalpost.com/news/nepal-flood-death-toll-rises-to-359-rescuers-search-for-1400-missing-people) _2026-08-27 · AFP · National Post_ The sudden flood swept through the Bhote Koshi River basin in northern Rasuwa on August 26 ## [After U.S. settlement, European Union says Meta must ‘protect our kids too’](https://nationalpost.com/news/after-u-s-settlement-european-union-says-meta-must-protect-our-kids-too) _2026-08-27 · AFP · National Post_ 'The ball is in Meta's court,' spokesperson told reporters. 'Meta knows what we are expecting from them' ## [Modern living: The coolest aging-in-place home in town](https://nationalpost.com/life/homes/modern-living-the-coolest-aging-in-place-home-in-town) _2026-08-27 · Special to National Post · National Post_ Architecture Riot crafts a sleek, accessible Richmond Hill home tailored for high-design aging-in-place and family gatherings ## [Today’s Jewish birthday: Paul Reubens](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/27/todays-jewish-birthday-paul-reubens-2/) _2026-08-27 · Cailin Acosta · San Diego Jewish World_ Paul Reubens (August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023) was an American actor and comedian, widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman. \[Wikipedia\] ## [Parsha Ki Tavo: The secret to genuine happiness](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/27/parsha-ki-tavo-the-secret-to-genuine-happiness/) _2026-08-27 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ Gratitude simply means refusing to let the difficult things become the only things we see. We can be disappointed and grateful at the same time. We can be worried and still recognize our blessings. We can experience loss and still appreciate what remains. \[Michael R, Mantell Ph,D.\] ## [Marty York: The WNBA’s Sophie Cunningham tells it like it is](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-wnbas-sophie-cunningham-tells-it-like-it-is) _2026-08-27 · National Post · National Post_ Instead of being booed at games, the Indiana Fever star should be applauded for her opposition to trans athletes playing in women's sports ## [Colby Cosh: Naheed Nenshi is completely fumbling the trade war](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/colby-cosh-naheed-nenshi-is-completely-fumbling-the-trade-war) _2026-08-27 · Colby Cosh · National Post_ Trump's machinations are fuel to the federalist side of the upcoming independence referendum, which the New Democrats fail to understand ## [Conrad Black: This is an opportunity Carney, don’t squander it](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-this-is-an-opportunity-carney-dont-squander-it) _2026-08-27 · Conrad Black · National Post_ The prime minister should produce a national policy that defends the irreducible requirements of Canadian sovereignty ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TopibLdFhvST) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Stephen Nagy: U.S. trade deal dead until Canada stops being the ‘Ugly Ally’](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/stephen-nagy-u-s-trade-deal-dead-until-canada-stops-being-the-ugly-ally) _2026-08-27 · Special to National Post · National Post_ The Liberals have disastrously mishandled Canada's relationship with the Trump administration ## [Jamie Sarkonak: Britain warns migrants against rape, but Canada avoids offence](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jamie-sarkonak-britain-warns-migrants-against-rape-but-canada-avoids-offence) _2026-08-27 · Jamie Sarkonak · National Post_ More effort is put into telling newcomers about switching genders than about sexual consent ## [National Jewish news briefs](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/26/national-jewish-news-briefs/) _2026-08-27 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ Jewish families and individuals are signing the Jewish Future Promise, with 200,000 units so far pledging to direct at least half their future charitable giving to Jewish caused including Israel.Together, they represent an estimated $6.821 billion in future philanthropic commitments to Jewish life. (SDJW staff) ## [Jewish Community Orchestra performs Pops from around the world](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/26/190522/) _2026-08-27 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ The concert featured the beautiful tenor voice of Rabbi Hanan Leberman, current rabbi and cantor of Tifereth Israel Synagogue. He has appeared in operas in Israel, Italy and the United Kingdom and in the touring Broadway musical, Soul Doctor. He received operatic training as well as his rabbinical ordination, in Israel, and served for many years in the IDF. (Eileen Wingard) ## [Federation’s Information session on Thursday for next year’s trip to Israel](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/26/190518/) _2026-08-26 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ Jewish Federation San Diego announces that registration is open for next May’s Community Trip to Israel, which lasts from Tuesday, May 18 through Tuesday, May 25. An upcoming information session will be held on Zoom at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, to answer questions. Click here to register. \[Cailin Acosta\] ## [Legislature removes requirement that school principals must approve religious absences](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/26/legislature-removes-requirement-that-school-principals-must-approve-religious-absences/) _2026-08-26 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ Authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San Jose) and sponsored by Jewish California, AB 1763 removes the current requirement that a parent submit a written request and obtain principal approval before a student’s religious absence is excused – a hurdle not required for absences due to bereavement, illness, mental health, or civic and cultural ceremonies. (Press Release) ## [Prince Harry and family arrive back in Britain, U.K. media reports](https://nationalpost.com/news/prince-harry-and-family-arrive-back-in-britain-u-k-media-reports) _2026-08-26 · AFP · National Post_ Media reports are that the couple plan to stay for 'an extended period' in a home in the Cotswolds region, in central England ## [Toilet paper, cutlery and motorcycles among products impacted by Canada’s counter-tariffs](https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/u-s-products-canada-will-tariff-and-the-companies-hit-hardest) _2026-08-26 · Ellie Hutchings · National Post_ The new counter-tariffs are concentrated in sectors such as steel and aluminum, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment and paper ## [Amy Hamm: Carney, release the deal](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-carney-release-the-deal) _2026-08-26 · Carson Jerema · National Post_ The prime minister has been too stingy with details about the breakdown in trade talks ## [Meta, U.S. states agree on $16.7B settlement in landmark teen safety case](https://nationalpost.com/news/meta-u-s-states-agree-on-16-7b-settlement-in-landmark-teen-safety-case) _2026-08-26 · AFP · National Post_ Changes include a nighttime block on teens' Facebook and Instagram accounts, and a two-hour daily use cap ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2pBtqF0q4QLC) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Today’s Jewish birthday: Shlomo Bentin](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/26/todays-jewish-birthday-shlomo-bentin-2/) _2026-08-26 · Cailin Acosta · San Diego Jewish World_ Shlomo Bentin (August 26, 1946 – July 13, 2012) was an Israeli neuropsychologist and recipient of the 2012 Israel Prize in psychology. Bentin was a professor of psychology and education and a member of the Center for Neural Computation at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. \[Wikipedia\] ## [9 million faces exposed in ClarityCheck leak. How many of the photos were Canadian is unknown](https://nationalpost.com/news/faces-exposed-photo-search) _2026-08-26 · Mason Kossak · National Post_ ClarityCheck lets a stranger upload your photo and get back your name. A University of Ottawa privacy chair says Canadians have almost no way to get one removed ## [Jesse Kline: Doug Ford is right, time to hit Trump back hard](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/doug-ford-is-right-time-to-hit-trump-back-hard) _2026-08-26 · Jesse Kline · National Post_ One cannot win a fight without throwing a punch ## [Robert Brym: Yes, anti-Zionism is antisemitic](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/robert-brym-yes-anti-zionism-is-antisemitic) _2026-08-26 · Special to National Post · National Post_ Contrary to what was claimed in a recent Globe op-ed, the small faction of anti-Zionist Jews are misguided at best, antisemitic at worst ## [Anthony Furey: Canada should seize the moment and embrace AI data centres](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/canada-should-seize-the-moment-and-embrace-ai-data-centres) _2026-08-26 · Special to National Post · National Post_ Canadians should choose the techno-optimist route and embrace the future ## [Could Trump really rename Lake Ontario? Yes, but here’s why he shouldn’t](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/could-trump-really-rename-lake-ontario-yes-but-heres-why-he-shouldnt) _2026-08-26 · Joseph Brean · National Post_ U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid a trade war with Canada. Here's what we know ## [Robot dogs are here and they’re cheap, Canada, but their software still needs a human and their security has flaws](https://nationalpost.com/news/robot-dogs-here-cheap-purpose-undecided) _2026-08-26 · Mason Kossak · National Post_ They cost about $6,000 and get pitched to fire crews. The researchers who work on them call the machines a novelty. ## [Rock music battles conformity in dystopian society](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/25/rock-music-battles-conformity-in-dystopian-society/) _2026-08-26 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ The prescient show mimics today’s reality! Society so often wants to control the masses through fear and social media. Our schoolchildren today have fallen prey to Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. \[Eva Trieger\] ## [Jewish Heritage Alliance builds global digital resource to enable research on Conversos and their descendants](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/25/jewish-heritage-alliance-builds-global-digital-resource-to-enable-research-on-conversos-and-their-descendants/) _2026-08-26 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ JHA is developing a global digital community dedicated to the Converso experience, bringing together historical knowledge, genealogical discovery, education, technology, and community. (Michael Steinberger) ## [Koren Publishers’ new siddur: An appraisal](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/25/koren-publishers-new-siddur-an-appraisal/) _2026-08-25 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ A siddur does not merely tell Jews what words to say. Its primary purpose is to help congregants understand what they are saying and why: the meaning of what the siddur contains, their biblical and historical sources, and why ancestors suggested they read them. \[Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin\] ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BzT7mYhZbHMZ) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [San Diego’s Chinese museum tells stories of Shanghai refugees](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/25/san-diegos-chinese-museum-tells-stories-of-shanghai-refugees/) _2026-08-25 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ Created in collaboration with the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum, the Chinese American GI Project and the local community, the exhibition explores the journeys of Jewish refugees to Shanghai and their lives during and after World War II. (Cailin Acosta) ## [Today’s Jewish birthday: Gene Simmons](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/25/todays-jewish-birthday-gene-simmons-2/) _2026-08-25 · Cailin Acosta · San Diego Jewish World_ Gene Simmons (August 25, 1949), also known by his stage persona "the Demon", is an Israeli and American musician and songwriter. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss, which he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss in 1973. Simmons, alongside Stanley, remained a constant member of the band until their dissolution in 2023. \[Wikipedia\] ## [Long-time chaplain draws inspiration from the dying](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/24/long-time-chaplain-draws-inspiration-from-the-dying/) _2026-08-25 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ Humor appears alongside heartbreak, as it does in real life. Inspiration is earned rather than asserted. Resilience is shown in the slow, often invisible work of continuing to show up—for patients, for families, for one’s own life—after the worst has already happened. \[Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel\] ## [California can put Jewish day school tuition within reach](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/24/california-can-put-jewish-day-school-tuition-within-reach/) _2026-08-25 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ A new federal program, enacted by Congress, offers taxpayers a federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donating to nonprofit Scholarship Granting Organizations. Those organizations then award scholarships to eligible K-12 students for tuition and a wide range of educational expenses: tutoring, transportation, technology, special education services, textbooks, uniforms, and after-school programs.… ## [2 Jewish organizations appoint senior staff members](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/24/190467/) _2026-08-24 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ A pair of national Jewish communal organizations have announced personnel changes at the top of their organizational charts. (SDJW staff report) ## [Shanghai Jewish memories: 2 community members relate families’ stories](https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/08/24/shanghai-jewish-memories-2-community-members-relate-families-stories/) _2026-08-24 · Donald H. Harrison · San Diego Jewish World_ For Jewish refugees fleeing Europe during and after World War II, Shanghai became both a refuge and a place of uncertainty. But not every Jewish family experienced Shanghai in the same way. \[Cailin Acosta\] ## [Why Canadians don’t ride trains anymore](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/why-canadians-dont-ride-trains-anymore) _2026-08-23 · Tristin Hopper · National Post_ Tristin Hopper: Riding trains is no different than a lot of folksy, charming things we used to do, only to stop doing it the moment we could afford not to ## [Canadian airlines scramble to make economy class less wearying](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-airlines-scramble-to-make-economy-class-less-wearying) _2026-08-23 · Stewart Lewis · National Post_ Industry expert says promised upgrades by WestJet, Air Canada, Porter and AirTransat are more about 'premiumization' than pleasing passengers ## [J.D. Tuccille: The progressive plan to loot Silicon Valley keeps getting worse](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/j-d-tuccille-the-progressive-plan-to-loot-silicon-valley-keeps-getting-worse) _2026-08-23 · Carson Jerema · National Post_ Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) has an idea for promoting his pet wealth tax. To prosperous Californians who say their wealth is tied up in businesses that create value but don’t offer a lot of liquid cash to pay massive tax bills, the progressive politician responds that the government could loan them the money secured by \[…\] ## [Amy Hamm: Attack ad with David Eby dressed as a communist could backfire](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-attack-ad-with-david-eby-dressed-as-a-communist-could-backfire) _2026-08-23 · Carson Jerema · National Post_ The B.C. Conservatives need to appeal to those outside their immediate base ## [Two months to go: Inside Alberta separatists’ campaign](https://nationalpost.com/news/two-months-to-go-inside-alberta-separatists-campaign) _2026-08-23 · rrobertspostmedia · National Post_ They are organized, professional, and focused on converting the undecided. Pro-Canada Albertans like me cannot be complacent ## [Gary Mar: Governments need a co-ordinated response to hate and violent extremism](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/gary-mar-governments-need-a-co-ordinated-response-to-hate-and-violent-extremism) _2026-08-23 · Special to National Post · National Post_ In a healthy democracy, public confidence comes from the actions of governments ## [Warren Mirko: Wildfires shouldn’t be used as a reconciliation morality play](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/wildfires-shouldnt-be-used-as-a-reconciliation-morality-play) _2026-08-23 · Special to National Post · National Post_ The governments of Canada and B.C. are claiming Indigenous cultural burning is distinct from western science. Yet it's a basic principle of fire management ## [John Ivison: Things are about to get verrrrrry ugly](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-things-are-about-to-get-verrrrrry-ugly) _2026-08-22 · John Ivison · National Post_ The pain will be felt on both sides of the border ## [Michael Higgins: Just how bad was this deal?](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/michael-higgins-just-how-bad-was-this-deal) _2026-08-22 · Michael Higgins · National Post_ Mark Carney owes Canadian the full details of why he pulled out of trade agreement with Trump ## [Carson Jerema: Mark Carney’s path from here is surprisingly obvious](https://nationalpost.com/opinion/carson-jerema-mark-carneys-path-from-here-is-surprisingly-obvious) _2026-08-22 · Carson Jerema · National Post_ The end of free trade is a tragedy the Liberals failed to prepare for ## [Jivani calls Carney’s dollar-for-dollar tariff response an ‘overreaction’ that will ‘accelerate conflict’](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/jivani-calls-carneys-dollar-for-dollar-tariff-response-an-overreaction-will-accelerate-conflict) _2026-08-22 · Rahim Mohamed · National Post_ Jivani says that Prime Minister Mark Carney is erring with his fiery response to U.S. tariffs ## [‘You’re at war when you get attacked,’ Carney says after trade talks collapse](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/carney-press-conference-trade-talks-collapse) _2026-08-22 · Christopher Nardi · National Post_ Just minutes before a midnight deadline on Friday night, Carney said that Canada was withdrawing from the talks ## [Read Mark Carney’s full statement on the collapse of trade talks with the U.S.](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/read-mark-carneys-full-statement-on-the-collapse-of-trade-talks-with-the-u-s) _2026-08-22 · National Post Staff · National Post_ The progress has not been enough to meet our objectives for Canadians, says Carney ## [Sexual frequency is on the decline for all ages. So, how often should you have sex?](https://nationalpost.com/life/how-often-should-you-have-sex) _2026-08-22 · Special to National Post · National Post_ On average, people in long-term relationships are having sex about once a week, studies suggest. But that may not match their desires