thecanary.co

VN:F [1.9.22_1171]
Rating: 2.8/10 (4 votes cast)

Independent media news outlet with an edge of leftist activism.

Irish teachers confront ministers with calls to pass Occupied Territories Bill

8 April 2026 @ 12:24 pm

occupied territories billDelegates at two conferences for teachers’ unions have confronted education ministers about the Irish government’s ongoing failure to pass legislation limiting trade with so-called ‘Israel’ via the Occupied Territories Bill. Attendees at the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) annual congress met minister for further and higher education James Lawless with chants of “enact the Occupied […] By Robert Freeman

Animal rights campaigners urge Sinn Féin to back fox hunting ban at conference

8 April 2026 @ 11:55 am

Sinn FéinThe Irish Council Against Blood Sports (ICABS) is urging delegates at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis to back a ban on the barbaric practice of fox hunting. The party’s main conference is set to take place at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall on April 24-25 2026.  Two motions on the topic will be voted on by party […] By Robert Freeman

Israel-backed militia slaughters Gaza refugees as Israel bombs

8 April 2026 @ 11:46 am

GazaThe Israel-funded Abu Nasira militia group, with air cover from occupation warplanes, has massacred Palestinian civilians in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. Dozens of dead and wounded were brought to the Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, including children. Local resident Ahmed Al-Maghari said that Israeli strike aircraft targeted locals as they tried to […] By Skwawkbox

Man in giant bird costume running for Scottish parliament

8 April 2026 @ 11:44 am

Rob Pownall, in giant bird costume, campaigns against gannet huntA man dressed in a giant bird costume is officially in the running to become a Member of Scottish Parliament. It’s one of the most unusual election campaigns Scotland has seen. Robert Pownall is the founder of wildlife advocacy organisation Protect the Wild. He has announced that he’s standing as a candidate in Edinburgh Central. […] By The Canary

US bombed Iran’s biggest aluminium works, risking release of mass toxic vapour

8 April 2026 @ 11:01 am

iranJust a couple of hours before the alleged two-week ceasefire between Iran and the US-Israel axis, the US bombed Iran’s largest aluminium works. A huge explosion that ripped through the Arak aluminium factory in central Iran was captured in footage broadcast on Iranian local media: The US have again showed complete disregard for the health […] By Skwawkbox

Disabled Panorama interviewee calls out BBC bias

8 April 2026 @ 10:53 am

bbcA disabled woman who featured in a BBC Panorama episode about benefit cuts has shared her complaint to the BBC over their biased reporting of her experiences. She also shared the BBC’s bullshit response. BBC Panorama doing the DWP’s job Alex appeared in the Panorama episode ‘The Rising Cost of Health Benefits’, which aired in […] By Rachel Charlton-Dailey

The AA needs to stay in its lane and leave disabled people alone

8 April 2026 @ 10:36 am

the aaThe AA has decided to enter the war on disabled people, for some reason. The president of the car insurance firm, Edmund King, has accused disabled people of ‘misusing’ blue badges. And of course, the mainstream media were frothing at the mouth. The Sun went with: Number of blue badge holders hits record high amid […] By Rachel Charlton-Dailey

The 0.1% have hidden more wealth in offshore tax havens than half of humanity own

8 April 2026 @ 10:20 am

tax the richResearch by Oxfam shows that globally the 0.1% have hidden more untaxed wealth offshore than the amount owned by half of humanity. Offshore tax havens The super rich 0.1% have £2.68trn hidden in accounts registered abroad, while the 0.01% hold half of that amount. For context, the amount is almost the size of the entire […] By James Wright

Kanye banned – but war criminals are welcome in Starmer’s Britain

8 April 2026 @ 9:17 am

kanyeKeir Starmer has ordered an entry ban on rapper Ye (formerly Kanye West) to please Israel lobby groups. Ye’s record of antisemitic speech doesn’t prevent the ban being the latest step in Starmer’s Israel-driven war on UK free speech rights. The ban forced the cancellation of the entire Wireless festival, outraging many who oppose Israel’s […] By Skwawkbox

Qatar government orders residents to stay indoors away from windows

8 April 2026 @ 8:53 am

qatarThe Qatar government has issued the following alert to residents ordering them to stay indoors and away from windows because of a heightened state of threat that must be attributed to likely Iranian retaliation for anticipated or ongoing US-Israeli escalation: The move from Qatar comes in spite of the apparent ceasefire between the US and […] By Skwawkbox