Children’s video promotes LGBT rainbow poppy for Remembrance Day!
A CBC Kids video tells children that the traditional red poppy honoring Canada's soldiers and veterans 'glorifies war.'
by Jonathon Van Maren
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/childrens-video-promotes-lgbt-rainbow-poppy-before-remembrance-day

The local world of foraging is an interesting place. To this day in many parts of Europe, foraging is still engaged in to augment what is bought at the store. Here in the Okanagan of BC, Canada however, the idea of foraging is still mostly a foreign concept, and one that seems to be associated with earth worship, paganism, new age beliefs, and even witchcraft. The idea that one can be involved in foraging and NOT be engaged in those belief systems is a mind-blower to some that we've met, not to mention those who feel that the concept of foraging is reserved solely for first nations peoples and no one else.


Various people who come to our booth feel that our 1850's aesthetic is somehow reminiscent of witchcraft. A wooden tea sign slowed down these accusations for a time, but they've ramped back up again. It's gotten to the point where an explanation of what we are and are not, needs to be written.


Our aesthetic grew out of the restoration of an 1890's travel trunk that we turned into a popup apothecary. We cheer when someone comes to our booth and promptly declares it a roving apothecary! THAT is what we are after! In lieu of a coffeetable book, allow me to take you on a short tour of what travelling and brick and mortar apothecaries have looked like over the years.


Welcome to the world of phytotherapeutic herbalism as seen through the eyes of two born-again Christian foragers!


https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2026/11/04/no-we-are-not-witches/

Understanding Canada’s Population Hangover!
Canada miscounted its population. Now growth will stay depressed for years - no matter the targets.
https://looniehour.substack.com/p/understanding-canadas-population

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🍞As the UK moves to mandate synthetic folic acid in all non-wholemeal flour, medicating over 99% of the British population...


💬"Emerging evidence links excess folic acid to serious harms, including mass B12 deficiency, irreversible neuro damage, accelerated mental decline and a nearly threefold increase in prostate cancer diagnosis in one major trial..." and that's not all!


🎥Watch Christof Plothe DO and Dr. Mark Trozzi as they discuss this controversial move and the implications on our WCH YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/zaF6yDnMoA4

Andrew Potter: The separatists are in power in Quebec again, but not by much!
For now, at least, Mark Carney’s popularity in the province should be a bulwark against secession plans
by Andrew Potter
https://www.readtheline.ca/p/andrew-potter-the-separatists-are

Here's the breakdown in plain terms:


## Who's fighting whom


Yemen has been split in two since 2014:


- **The Houthis** (also called "Ansar Allah") — a Zaydi Shia rebel group from northern Yemen. They seized the capital Sanaa in 2014 and control most of the north and west. They just captured the Red Sea coastline, including the critical **Bab al-Mandeb Strait** (the chokepoint between the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, through which a huge share of global shipping passes).


- **The Yemeni Government** (the "Presidential Leadership Council" or PLC), led by **Rashad al-Alimi** — the internationally recognized government, based in the south. The "general mobilization" is *him* calling on Yemenis to join his forces to fight the Houthis. He's offering amnesty to Houthi fighters who defect.


## Who's paying and backing each side


| Side | Backed by | What they get |
|------|-----------|---------------|
| **Houthis** | **Iran** (primary), plus reported support from Russia and China | Weapons, ballistic missiles, drone technology, military training (via Hezbollah and the IRGC), **free oil shipments**, funding through exchange networks in Yemen, Turkey, and the Caribbean |
| **Yemeni Government (PLC)** | **Saudi Arabia** (primary), plus the US and UK | Military funding, air support, intelligence, political recognition at the UN |


So this is fundamentally an **Iran vs. Saudi Arabia proxy war**, with the US/UK on the Saudi side. The Houthis also attack Israeli and Western shipping, which ties them to the broader US-Iran conflict that started in February 2026.


## Where the Houthis came from


They emerged in the 1990s in Yemen's northern Saada province, from Yemen's **Zaydi Shia minority** (a different branch of Shia Islam than Iran's Twelver Shia, but Iran still backs them ideologically). They fought six wars against Yemen's government starting in 2004, then seized Sanaa in 2014 when the government was weakened by a popular uprising.


## Why @BRICSNews posted it


This is the tricky part. **BRICS** is a bloc of 11+ countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Ethiopia, etc.) that positions itself as an alternative to the Western-led order. But on Yemen, **BRICS is split down the middle**:


- **Iran, Russia, China** → support the Houthis
- **Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt** → oppose the Houthis


At the BRICS summit in New Delhi in September 2026 (held at the *exact moment* the Houthis were seizing the Red Sea coast), the final declaration **deliberately omitted any mention of Yemen, the Houthis, or the Red Sea**. The only thing they agreed on was a vague call for "maximum restraint."


So when @BRICSNews posts this, it's not a unified "BRICS position" — it's likely a member state (probably Iran or Russia) using the BRICS account to frame the story in their favour: that the Yemeni government is the aggressor and the Houthis are the legitimate defenders. It's **propaganda framing**, not a consensus statement.


## In one sentence for a Canadian


A Saudi-backed government in southern Yemen is calling up its citizens to fight an Iran-backed rebel group that just seized the country's Red Sea coast — and a media account associated with a bloc of countries that contains *both* sides of the conflict is posting it as if it's a unified position.

A Strange Chain Reaction Is Causing Antarctica to Grow. The Scary Part Is What Happens When It Stops.
Despite surprising recent ice gains, the frozen continent remains in a perilous balance as warmer seas continue to erode the Antarctic Ice Sheet from below.
By Darren Orf
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a73655068/antarctica-ice-increasing

With many areas of North America suffering or having suffered various levels of wildfires this summer, and with discussions above and below the 49th Parallel centering around whether or not governments are doing enough to mitigate forest fire potential and better fight forest fires, fire mitigation and forest fuel management are popping up more and more frequently.


One method of protecting property . . . is the use of vegetation that doesn't easily catch fire or stay aflame.


As foragers, we can do our bit for forest management, by harvesting the peeling/shedding bark of the Ponderosa Pine tree, taking it home, grinding it up, and using it in place of cinnamon in our cooking, baking, drinks, etc. When we see downed branches with green pine, spruce or fir needles, we can snap off needle bunches and take them home as well. We can gather unopened green or brown cones of pine, spruce and fir, and make mugolio from them. Sap and resin that has hardened on the outside of conifer trunks can be broken off and taken home for use in salves and oils. Its easiest to harvest in winter


Brown pine needles can be gathered and used to weave baskets and mats. Opened cones laying on the ground can be gathered for use in fall and winter crafts such as table center-pieces, votive candle accents, wreaths, garlands, in decorative jars, etc. Gathering windfall or deadfall is an ethical way of stocking up your pantry and craft cupboard while doing your part in forest fuel management.


https://naturalhealthgodsway.ca/2026/08/26/forest-fuel-management-foraging-style/

Trade Wars And Political Popularity!
Connecting the dots...
https://canadarisingcanadian2025backlash.substack.com/p/trade-wars-and-political-popularity