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George Zinn, has been charged with obstruction of justice and possession of child sex abuse material.

The Utah County Sheriff’s Office has released information on the arrest and booking of George Zinn, aged 71, on charges of obstruction of justice and possession of child sex abuse material.

Zinn was present at the Utah Valley University (UVU) event where Charlie Kirk was shot and killed last week.

“Shorty after that shooting occurred, and while people were fleeing the area, Zinn was seen yelling that he had shot Charlie Kirk,” the sheriff’s office statement says. “UVU Police took Zinn into custody and transported him to the UVU Police department. At that time, Zinn was not co-operative with law enforcement and did not want to speak.”

The office added that “Zinn began to have a medical issue” and was taken to hospital. While there, he said he was not the shooter but had yelled to hinder the police response.

Zinn also spoke to an FBI agent and an agent from the Utah State Bureau of Investigation, who asked to look at his phone.

“Zinn told the Agents that he uses his phone to view and abuse Child Sex Abuse Material and there may be some images on his phone,” the office said. “Those Agents did see several images on the phone of prepubescent girls scantily dressed.”

At that time, Utah County Special Victims Unit detectives took over Zinn’s case. On Monday, a search warrant was obtained for his phone.

“During a preliminary review of the phone … investigators did view over 20 images of children ranging from 5 to 12 years old in various stages of undress and sexual posing,” the office said. “There were several very graphic sexual text threads in which Zinn shared the images with other parties.”

Zinn told investigators that he gets sexual gratification from viewing and sharing these images, and that his preferred victim age is 5 to 12 years old. He remains in Utah County Jail under the two charges.

Last week, a story in the Salt Lake Tribune quoted Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill as referring to Zinn as odd but overall harmless, “more of a gadfly.” His criminal history dates back to the 1980s.

The paper also made reference to a video circulating at the time that showed a uniformed officer and men in plainclothes holding Zinn’s arms and moving him away from the scene of the shooting.

Near the end of the video, one officer is heard saying: “He said he shot him, but I don’t know.”

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a public notice about a salmonella outbreak connected with dogs, their food or treats. Twenty-seven laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported.

Twenty-seven people have been infected in a new salmonella outbreak, according to the

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

. Most are in Alberta (13) and B.C. (12). One is in Ontario and another in Northwest Territories.

The most common source of salmonella is contaminated food, but it can also be spread through human and animal contact. The CFIA stated in a public notice issued Monday that in this case the salmonella bacteria was spread

 through contact with a dog, their food or treats. 

Even dogs that don’t show any signs of illness could infect people who are in contact with them, the agency added.

When did this outbreak occur?

The CFIA says this outbreak involved people becoming sick between mid-February and mid-August 2025. The age range was less than one up to 87 years of age. Most (59 per cent) were female. Six people were hospitalized. There have been no reported deaths.

Most people reported handling dog food and treats before they became ill, including kibble, dehydrated and freeze-dried treats. A single manufacturer of the dog food or treats has not been identified.

Therefore, a recall has not been issued.

More recent infections may still be reported, says the agency. For this outbreak, the illness reporting period ranges between 15 and 101 days.

The CFIA investigation into the outbreak is ongoing.

Could more people be infected?

The CFIA notice states it includes laboratory-confirmed cases only. “The actual number of sick people in Canada is likely much higher. Many people have mild symptoms and don’t go to the doctor, so they aren’t tested.”

In general, researchers estimate that for one case of salmonella reported to public health there are 26 more cases that are not reported.

What are the signs of infection?

Daunting when it comes to salmonella is that food products contaminated with the bacteria do not usually look, smell, or taste spoiled, according to the

Centres for Disease Control

.

Symptoms usually start within 6 to 72 hours. They include: chills, fever, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach cramps and headache. Most symptoms end within 4 to 7 days, says the CFIA.

When should you seek medical care?

Anyone who has handled dog food or treats and developed symptoms of salmonella infection should see their doctors and mention the connection. Special tests are necessary to diagnose salmonellosis. Moreover, the symptoms can mimic other illnesses and that could result in misdiagnosis.

Most sufferers recover on their own, says the CFIA. However, some people may develop a more serious reaction that requires hospital care and may have long-lasting health effects and potentially result in death.

People most at risk for serious illness include seniors, young children, pregnant women and people with a compromised immune system.

What should a person do to reduce the risk of this particular infection?

  • To reduce your risk of becoming ill, recommends the CFIA, always wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling any type of dog food or treat.
  • Children should wash their hands thoroughly after touching dogs, their food or treats.
  • Wash and sanitize any containers, utensils and surfaces used for dog food or treats before using them again. That includes counter-tops, microwaves and refrigerators.
  • Wash dedicated water and food bowls separately from other dishes and utensils.
  • Store dog food and treats away from where human food. And follow instructions for food that requires refrigeration.

 

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Author Robert Munsch reads to schoolchildren from one of his books at City Hall in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009.

While globally cherished children’s author Robert Munsch still suffers from

a degenerative disease from which he’s chosen to escape through Medical Assistance in Dying,

 his daughter made it emphatically clear Tuesday that her father “IS NOT DYING.”

In a Facebook post through the Guelph author’s page, Julie Munsch thanked everyone for the outpouring of well-wishes that followed The New York Times reporting that the 80-year-old had been previously approved for Canada’s MAID program.

“My dad is doing well but of course with a degenerative disease it can begin to progress quickly at any point,” Julie Munsch wrote of her father, who has both dementia and Parkinson’s.

Message from Julie Munsch

My father IS NOT DYING!!!

Thanks to everyone and their well wishes, however, my father’s…

Posted by Robert Munsch on Tuesday, September 16, 2025

But nowhere in the Times story, she highlighted, does it suggest her father “isn’t doing well, nor that he’s going to die anytime soon!”

She also clarified that her adoptive father made his MAID decision five years ago, which was around the time he was first diagnosed with the degenerative disease. Julie said he discussed his choice during a 2021 CBC interview. (There is no mention of MAID in the text of the story, nor in the audio of his interview with Shelagh Rogers.)

“If I were god, in charge of the world, I would make it illegal,” Munsch told Rogers when asked about his diagnosis.

“I worry about what I’ll be in a year. Will I be a turnip in a bed in a year?”

Munsch, an American who moved to Canada in 1975, penned more than 70 books for kids, including classics like The Paper Bag Princess and Love You Forever.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (L) and US President Donald Trump arrive for a family photo during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Kananaskis Country Golf Course in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025.

Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson talks to Brian Lee Crowley, the managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, about the big challenges ahead for Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

Carney and Poilievre faced off in the

House of Commons on Monday for the first time

, with a few niceties and some light sparring as Conservatives attempted to paint Carney as “just another Liberal.”

In August, Poilievre was elected in one of the safest Conservative ridings of the country, Battle River—Crowfoot, after one of his MPs, Damien Kurek, agreed to step down. The Conservatiuve leader was defeated in his Ottawa-area riding of Carleton in April and therefore could not sit as leader of the opposition during the short spring session.

Carney spent part of the summer making good on two campaign promises by setting up new entities: Major Projects Office and Build Canada Homes. But the upcoming budget is shaping up to be a challenge. Already, Liberals have been setting the stage for a substantially bigger deficit than the $42.2 billion that was budgeted for this fiscal year.

The state of the economy, not U.S. tariffs, is top of mind for Canadians right now,

Leger polling CEO Jean-Marc Léger told reporters

, after his presentation on the “mood of the country” to cabinet earlier this month.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney rises during Question Period, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.

OTTAWA — Canada’s top oil and gas executives are giving Prime Minister Mark Carney partial marks on his first six months in office, acknowledging baby steps but stressing he has a long way to go to fulfill his vision of making Canada an energy superpower.

“Maybe the grade I’d give Mr. Carney would be ‘incomplete’,” Suncor CEO Rich Kruger told the National Post.

“The actions taken to date have been necessary but insufficient,” he added.

Kruger was one of 95 energy sector leaders who co-signed an open letter to Carney this week calling on him to reverse several of the anti-oil and gas policies implemented by predecessor Justin Trudeau.

The letter thanked Carney for matching his “positive change of tone” on oil and gas with meaningful actions like launching the Major Projects Office, but warned that his ambitious energy agenda was in jeopardy absent more sweeping reforms.

“Canada still lacks the clear, competitive and durable fiscal and regulatory policies required to achieve the so-called ‘Grand Bargain.’ That bargain being significant emissions reductions, expanded market access and material upstream production growth,” read the letter.

One

vision of this “grand bargain”

frequently touted by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is linking the construction of a new West Coast bitumen pipeline to large-scale decarbonization efforts like the oilsands-based Pathways project.

Pathways Alliance CEO Kendall Dilling was notably one of the letter’s signatories.

The letter is the

third sent to Ottawa

by oil and gas executives since March, reiterating prior calls to scrap the federal Impact Assessment Act, West Coast tanker ban, oil and gas emissions cap and federal industrial carbon levy.

The signatories also called on Carney to beef up Indigenous loan guarantees for resource projects.

François Poirier, CEO of TransCanada, said he’d advise Carney to take a “two-track” approach to revitalizing Canada’s energy sector.

“Track one is well underway, with the government fast-tracking projects deemed to be in the national interest, in close partnership with provinces, territories, Indigenous peoples and private investors,” said Poirier.

“Track two requires fixing the root cause of why Canada has fallen behind on all infrastructure projects; namely, our misaligned policy framework and regulatory overreach,” he added.

Carney, who took office in March, has promised to make Canada a clean and conventional energy superpower, and to build the strongest economy in the G7.

He’s recently been under pressure from both environmentalists and industry groups as he strives to strike the right balance between climate and economic goals. He’s reportedly upset some members of

his own Liberal caucus

by backing away from key environmental policies like the electric vehicle mandate and clean fuel regulation.

Carney is expected to roll out a new

“climate competitiveness”

strategy in the weeks to come.

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U.S. officials said a Canadian man is facing charges after allegedly trying to smuggle nearly a thousand pounds of methamphetamine into Canada through the Bluewater Bridge border crossing between Sarnia, Ont., and Port Huron, Mich.

A Canadian citizen is facing federal charges in the U.S. after allegedly trying to smuggle nearly a thousand pounds of methamphetamine into Canada through the Port-Huron-Sarnia crossing last week.

The commercial vehicle bust was one of two made by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Sept. 11, with the other netting more than half a ton of cocaine and resulting in the detainment of its driver, an Indian national.

According to a press release from CBP, officers, drug sniffing dogs and Immmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) personnel at the Port Huron border station searched a Canada-bound commercial vehicle and found more than 400 bags of meth inside weighing 937 pounds.

According to an affidavit from HSI special agent Andrew Erber, the truck and trailer, both with Ontario plates, were spotted parked next to another truck with U.S. plates in a Memphis, MI., gas station parking lot just after noon.

While the doors on both vehicles remained open, the observing agent said two people “appeared to be moving items between the trailers.”

The Ontario vehicle, now with a blue bolt security seal on the trailer door, was then followed to the Blue Water Bridge border crossing, where it was stopped. A subsequent search uncovered “numerous resealable plastic bags containing opaque-colored crystals,” which field-tested positive for methamphetamine.

The driver, who had a cut blue bolt security seal in his pants pocket and a bolt cutter in the cab of the truck, was detained and taken to St. Clair County Jail.

The drugs and vehicle were seized, and CBP said “the driver, a Canadian citizen, faces federal prosecution,” according to CBP.

Officers also followed the other vehicle and detained its driver, whose nationality is not known.

The HSI wants to charge both with possession with intent and conspiring to distribute “500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of Methamphetamine.”

In Erber’s experience, the location of the transfer, in this case a public commercial area, and the way it was stored in the Canadian trailer, is indicative of trafficking.

“Couriers will utilize packing boxes and garbage bags to facilitate the quick transfer of large amounts of narcotics between vehicles. This allows couriers to avoid a lengthy process of concealing and comingling the narcotics into the legitimate merchandise,” he wrote.

National Post has contacted Global Affairs Canada to confirm a Canadian citizen is being held in custody.

The other drug interception occurred at the Detroit-Windsor crossing, where CBP officers found “several white bricks of a white powdery substance concealed within multiple boxes and two duffel bags” in a commercial rig also destined for Canada. The bricks, weighing 1,047 pounds, were later confirmed to be cocaine.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers founder over half a ton of cocaine in the back of this truck at the Detroit-Windsor border crossing on Thursday.

CBP said the driver, a citizen of India, will also be charged federally.

Both cases remain under investigation by HSI, whose acting special agent in charge, Matthew Stentz, said his office will “continue to work closely with our federal, state, local and Canadian partners to stop the flow of illicit narcotics and provide for our common safety on both sides of the border.”

According to CBP data, the agency has seized 3,500 pounds of cocaine at the northern border as of the end of July, over 1,100 more than it captured in all of 2024. Meanwhile, just over 260 pounds of methamphetamine have been seized so far this year, already eclipsing the 2024 mark before the latest hefty seizure at Port Huron.

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The CBC Radio Canada logo / sign in May 2013.

A journalist has been “relieved from her duties” at Radio-Canada, CBC’s French-language service, until further notice after a Jewish group condemned comments she made on air for being “antisemitic.”

“My understanding, and that of multiple analysts here in the United States, is that it is the Israelis, the Jews, that finance American politics a lot,” said Elisa Serret, the Washington correspondent for Radio-Canada, who was speaking in French.

“There is a big machine behind them, making it very difficult for Americans to detach themselves from Israel’s positions. It’s really money here in the United States. The big cities are run by Jews, Hollywood is run by Jews…”

The comments were made in response to host and news anchor Christian Latreille asking Serret to break down why Americans “have such difficulty distancing themselves from Israel, even in the most difficult moments.”

This episode of

sur le terrain

(or “on the ground,” in English) aired on Monday. It covered U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Israel and meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A clip of the episode was posted on social media by Jewish advocacy group, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).

“Antisemitism is absolutely unacceptable on Canadian airwaves, especially on our public broadcaster. Yet these words were aired earlier today,” the group said on X on Monday, quoting some of the phrases used by Serret.

The group said it expected “immediate and unequivocal condemnation from all relevant leaders, including Heritage Minister” Steven Guilbeault. On Tuesday morning Guilbeault released a statement on X, saying that “antisemitism has no place in Canada.”

He said the public broadcaster “belongs to all Canadians, and as leaders, we have a responsibility to hold it to account and demand the highest standards in journalism.”

“The words used last night were pernicious antisemitic tropes and have absolutely no place  on Canadian airwaves. When antisemitic language is used by journalists, or anyone in a position of trust, it risks normalizing hatred in deeply dangerous ways,” he said.

In a statement released in French on Tuesday afternoon, Radio-Canada said the analysis by Serrat “about American policy in the Middle East led to stereotypical, antisemitic, false, and harmful allegations against Jewish communities.”

“These unacceptable comments contravene Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and in no way reflect the opinion of the public broadcaster. As a result, newsroom leadership has decided to relieve the journalist from her duties until further notice,” the statement said.

“We recognize that these remarks have hurt many viewers. We are sincerely sorry and apologize.”

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Loaves of Canada Bread Co. Ltd. Dempster's multigrain bread are displayed for sale as an employee stocks shelves at a grocery store in Vancouver.

If you bought packaged bread in Canada sometime between 2001 and 2021, you may be entitled to a slice of a new, $500-million class-action lawsuit against Loblaw and Weston. Here’s what to know.

What was the bread price-fixing scandal?

In 2018, the Competition Bureau of Canada released court documents alleging that senior officials at Canada’s two largest bread makers, Canada Bread and Weston Bakeries, had made a secret agreement to artificially inflate the price of bread in this country. The bureau alleged that at least $1.50 was added to the price of a loaf of bread over at least 16 years.

Grocers alleged to be involved in the scheme included Loblaw Companies Ltd., Walmart Canada Corp., Sobeys Inc., Metro Inc. and Giant Tiger Stores Ltd.

In May, Loblaw and its parent company, George Weston Ltd.,

agreed to pay

$500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding their involvement in the scheme. Class-action lawsuits continue against Canada Bread, Sobeys, Metro, Walmart Canada and Giant Tiger.

Where do things stand now?

Courts in Ontario and Quebec have approved the settlement, and the claims process is now open for Canadian residents who bought packaged bread for personal use between 2001 and 2021. Claims for compensation must be submitted by Dec. 12.

How do people apply?

An application form is available at

canadianbreadsettlement.ca

. Claimants must be 18 years of age or older and have purchased packaged bread in Canada between 2001 and 2021. No proof of purchase is necessary. Also, officers and directors of the Loblaw/Weston group of companies are not eligible.

The claims form does not cover the province of Quebec. However, a similar form for Quebec residents can also be found on the site.

Didn’t something like this happen already?

Yes. In 2018, Loblaw offered

$25 gift cards

to anyone who purchased bread from its stores from 2001 onward. People who received one of the cards can still participate in the class-action lawsuit, but any payout will be reduced by $25, and will only be paid if it then amounts to $5 or more.

How much do people stand to receive?

Those who didn’t participate in the Loblaw gift card program will receive a maximum payment of $25 made as initial compensation.

The site notes: “If there is money left after the calculation of the initial compensation, a supplemental compensation may be made to all approved claimants (including those who got a Loblaw Card under the Loblaw Card Program in 2018).”

What about non-personal purchases of packaged bread?

The lawsuit website states: “Settlement funds allocated for the benefit of businesses or entities in Canada that purchased Packaged Bread for resale in the period 2001 to 2021, inclusive, are being held in Trust at this time and will be distributed as the Courts direct at a later date.”

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This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing on September 16, 2025.

Israel started a long-threatened push into the heart of Gaza City after U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat warned Hamas there’s a “very short window” for negotiations to end the war.

The Israel Defence Forces said Tuesday its troops have begun an “expanded” ground operation in the de facto capital of the Palestinian territory after weeks of airstrikes and incursions into the outskirts of the city. The offensive will broaden according to ongoing assessments of the situation, the military said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier the military had begun an intensive operation, signalling a new phase of the campaign is underway. Israel’s Army Radio reported that forces planned to encircle the city within days.

“Gaza is burning,” Defence Minister Israel Katz said. “The IDF strikes with an iron fist at the terror infrastructure, and IDF soldiers fight with courage to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas.”

A convoy of Israeli tanks is deployed at Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip on September 16, 2025.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio left Israel on Tuesday morning for Qatar, where he said he would try to encourage the Gulf state’s leaders to re-engage in mediation talks between Israel and Hamas. Qatar was outraged by an Israeli missile strike on its capital, Doha, a week ago that targeted Hamas officials in a residential area.

“We want them to know how much we appreciate and respect all the time and effort they’ve put in with these negotiations,” Rubio told reporters in Tel Aviv before flying to Qatar, a key ally of the U.S. and home to the largest American military base in the Middle East. “We hope they’ll re-engage despite everything that’s happened. We know they’re upset about it.

“At some point, this has to end. At some point, Hamas has to be defanged, and we hope it can happen through a negotiation. But I think time, unfortunately, is running out,” Rubio said.

Israel started preparations for an offensive on Gaza City, home to roughly one million people, about a month ago. In recent days, Israeli forces have levelled dozens of high-rise buildings.

Israel’s told civilians to leave. The IDF says around 40 per cent of Gazans have fled so far and is urging the rest to do so too.

Several world governments — including in Europe and the Arab world — are calling on Israel to halt its plans, saying the offensive will lead to more suffering for Palestinian civilians. Many have been displaced several times already during the war and say there’s nowhere safe or with enough shelter and food for them to flee.

A UN-commissioned inquiry on Tuesday concluded that Israel is responsible for committing genocide in Gaza, and called for countries to fulfill their obligations under international law to end it and “punish those responsible.”

“It is clear that there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention,” said Navi Pillay, chair of the commission, referring to the UN directive adopted in 1948.

Israel rejected what it called a “distorted and false report,” saying the findings are based on “Hamas falsehoods.”

Rubio arrived in Israel on Sunday and Netanyahu said the trip, which included them praying at the Western Wall together, proved how strong U.S.-Israeli relations were.

Standing beside Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, Rubio endorsed Israel’s goal of destroying Hamas on the battlefield. While the U.S. wants the Islamist group to negotiate, lay down its weapons and free 48 hostages that it still holds, “it may require ultimately a concise military operation to eliminate them,” Rubio said.

Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and European Union, triggered the war with an attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 that killed 1,200 people. Around 460 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza.

Rubio also suggested the Abraham Accords — a series of deals that saw a few Arab countries including the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel five years ago — could be expanded. That’s an important goal for Trump, but one that looks increasingly challenging given the anger toward Israel among Middle Eastern governments as the war in Gaza continues. Their frustration only increased after the Sept. 9 strikes on Qatar.

On Monday evening, Gulf leaders, including Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, met in Doha and condemned Israel’s attacks on Qatar. Saudi Arabia previously described them as a “criminal act.”

Qatar, along with Egypt, has been the main interlocutor between Israel and Hamas since their war started.

Bloomberg News, with assistance from Alisa Odenheimer and Dana Khraiche and additional reporting by Jewish News Syndicate

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Costco in the U.S. issued a recall for its Kirkland brand prosecco due to a risk of the glass bottles spontaneously shattering.

Costco has issued a recall for a Kirkland brand sparkling wine due to a risk of the glass bottles spontaneously shattering.

In a letter to customers who’ve purchased the item between April 25 and Aug. 26 this year, the retail giant said unopened bottles of Kirkland Signature Prosecco Valdobbiadene, so named for the Italian town where its foundational grapes are grown, can break “even when not handled or in use.”

It advised customers not to open any bottles and dispose of them immediately by “wrapping the unopened bottle in paper towels and placing it in a plastic bag before placing it in the garbage to avoid risk from shattered glass.”

Costco apologized and said it will offer full refunds to anyone returning a copy of the letter to a store.

The bottles were sold in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

National Post has contacted Costco Canada to determine if the product was or is still sold in select locations in Canada.

The prosecco is made by

Ethica Wines

, an Italian wine importing company based in Miami, Fla. The firm imports wine to Canada through trade partners, not directly.

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