Double standard? Kinew’s explicit rap video resurfaces after N.S. minister quits
A sexually explicit 2005 rap video featuring Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has resurfaced after Nova Scotia Energy Minister Marco MacLeod resigned over offensive lyrics he recorded before entering politics.
The video features Kinew performing with Winnipeg hip-hop group Dead Indians and contains graphic sexual references, derogatory language about women and a homophobic slur.
Kinew has previously apologized for his lyrics and spoken about turning his life around. Keep Reading
EXCLUSIVE: Liberals call Rebel News shirts a “campaign of hate” over a hoax image
Liberal MPs accused Rebel News of running a “campaign of hate” over its Orange Shirt Day merchandise.
But Rebel News editor Sheila Gunn Reid says the image at the centre of the controversy was never part of the collection and was created by an Indigenous social media user.
The shirts instead feature slogans questioning claims surrounding unmarked graves at former residential schools. Gunn Reid says asking for evidence is not hatred. Keep Reading
Canada grants citizenship to nearly 380,000 as Bill C-3 opens door to more
Nearly 380,000 people were granted Canadian citizenship last year, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada figures.
The applications cost taxpayers $86.8 million to process.
Bill C-3 has expanded citizenship by descent, allowing certain people born abroad to pass citizenship to their children if they meet new requirements. Ottawa says the changes could increase pressure on processing times. Keep Reading
EXCLUSIVE: Emails expose close access between pro-Palestine group and Islamophobia czar
Exclusive emails obtained through access-to-information requests show pro-Palestine group CJPME repeatedly communicating with former Islamophobia representative Amira Elghawaby, including asking what government “levers” could be pulled over alleged anti-Palestinian bias within Canadian police, intelligence and national security agencies. Keep Reading
Smith vows to crack down on illegal dumping
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will take action this fall against illegal dumping, with offenders potentially facing fines of up to $10,000 and two years in jail as municipalities report a surge in dumping incidents. Keep Reading
Murder of former Liberal MP’s employee resurfaces in Grewal legal battles
A former employee of ex-Liberal MP Raj Grewal was murdered in December, and a recent court deposition has brought the case back into focus as Grewal faces multiple lawsuits and a Law Society investigation. Police charged three men, but no motive was publicly identified. Keep Reading
42,000 jobs lost in August: StatsCan
Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August, falling short of economists’ expectations as wage growth slowed to its lowest annual rate since 2017. Quebec and Ontario suffered the biggest losses, shedding 19,000 and 18,000 jobs respectively. Keep Reading
New survey finds Canadians happiest in years
Canadians are apparently the happiest they’ve been in years, according to a new Leger poll that found a significant increase in optimistic attitudes, with the “national average at 70.5 out of 100, up from 68.7 in 2025.” Keep Reading
Opinion: Be afraid when police care more about politics than crime
“Whenever police devote any of their scarce resources to pursuing a political agenda, it’s an insult to victims of crime. That’s why police should spend 100% of their resources on fighting crime, and 0% of their resources on monitoring speech and enforcing ‘correct’ opinions on political issues.” Keep Reading
Opinion: Time to clear up the “$400 billion cost” of Alberta independence mystery
“There has been silence from the Alberta government on how the $400 billion in transitional costs and the $25 to $50 billion in annual costs were calculated.” Keep Reading
Wab Kinew threatened to throw his girlfriend off a balcony. His song Stank Bitch, which demeans women, or his song West End Girls which has the line “you like to fuck kids,” will also be brushed off by mainstream media.
Is this legitimate news? I suppose so, if the intent is to inform. But if the intent is to rage-bait, then this is beneath the integrity of the news outlet that Juno appears to wish to be. Juno does good, necessary journalism. And Juno also does rage-bait posting that purports to be reporting. Please do more of the former and less (or none) of the latter. You don't need to do stuff like this. Your competition is outlets like CBC, not Rebel.