James Burrows
@JamesCBurrows
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Passionate, opinionated follower of politics and sports. James served on St. Albert City council for 9 years.
St. Albert, Alberta
Joined February 2012
The command of the Russian occupying forces has removed from his post the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy for Coastal and Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov, who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia" in the summer of 2025. Akhmedov commanded a
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Russia lost 415,000 soldiers to death and wounded in 2025, according to British intelligence. This was the second-worst figure since the start of the war, after 2024 (430,000). By the end of 2025, average daily losses had risen to 1,130 soldiers due to active infantry attacks
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Ukrainian forces struck another group of Russian high-value targets, especially air defense systems. Within 48h 6 Russian units were struck. The following systems were located and targeted in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions: - TOR air defense systems - „Vityaz“ 50N6E radars
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❓Khakassia has gone bankrupt The first Russian region has entered the stage of economic crisis, at which the state cannot fulfill its obligations to budgetary employees: a treasury deficit of five billion rubles triggered salary debts and utility payments arrears. At the New
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Allies are not ornaments. They are force multipliers. They are how America projects power without exhausting itself. They are how we avoid fighting alone, paying alone, bleeding alone. Undermining them in a moment of global tension is not toughness—it is self-sabotage. (Link in
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Mark Carney says America is “destroying our way of life.” Spare us the lectures. Mark Carney has spent most of the last two decades living and working outside Canada, collecting three passports, while Canadians dealt with the consequences of Liberal fiscal incompetence and
Carney has become completely unhinged ! America is destroying our way of life ?? Let me tell you Carney it’s your Government’s fiscal incompetence and economic mismanagement that has denigrated our standard of living -not the USA !! https://t.co/AVWZ7EfQB5
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Russian Z-bloggers are claiming that China has now effectively taken over a large part of Russia`s far east. China is now allegedly earning taxes from areas from Chita all the way to Vladivostok, with a large Chinese population now residing there.
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Hezbollah and Hashd al-Shaabi terrorists have declared their readiness to go to Iran and help suppress the Iranian people. The people of Iran, empty-handed, are fighting both their own regime and the region’s terrorists. Do not remain spectators. Stand with the Iranian people —
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TEA OR BALCONY? Staggering Russian casualties at Pokrovsk and Huliaypole have led to the dismissal of Russia Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov. He was responsible for the massive losses of Russia’s jinxed 155th Marine Brigade. The 155th was virtually wiped out in the battles
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Mark Carney on the Chinese threat -Apr 17, 2025 "I think the biggest security threat to Canada is China." -Apr 18, 2025 "China is the biggest threat 'from a geopolitical sense.' We're taking action to address it." Note: took no action - May 9, 2025 "China poses the biggest
I have just arrived in China with the Prime Minister and my colleagues. Building on my visit in October, this trip will help create greater stability, security, prosperity and people-to-people ties for both sides.
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Gary Anandasangaree says the GUN BUYBACK will absolutely SOLVE the gun violence problem on 🇨🇦 STREETS It’s part of a multifaceted approach This PROVES 🇨🇦 Safety Minister has ZERO clue what he is doing A 5 year old would be able to do a better job https://t.co/XQ6UNy41bA
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🇩🇪🇺🇦 Germany will transfer several Westland Sea Lynx Mk.88A multi-purpose helicopters to Ukraine. They have a maximum speed of 324 km/h. The machines are equipped with the Seaspray-3000 radar and a FLIR optical system with the ability to detect infrared radiation. A 12.7 mm
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is focused on Greenland, instead of ending the war in Ukraine.
"Denmark has sent an advance military command to Greenland as preparations are made to deploy larger forces to the Arctic territory...The advance command is tasked with preparing for the arrival of additional units"
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🚨 BREAKING: One of the men accused of murdering an elderly Abbotsford couple came to Canada on a student visa just weeks before the crime. After 10 years of Liberal weak-on-crime, Canadians are less safe. Violent offenders avoid jail. Non-citizen criminals avoid deportation.
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Arrested 30 minutes after he was released despite horrific charges, this man was arrested again.
Lethbridge Police re-arrested and charged an accused sex offender for breaching the conditions of a release order approximately half an hour after his release from custody. READ MORE: https://t.co/lXFX1YORXk
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🇮🇷 IRAN MASSACRE Estimates are 12,000-20,000 killed. Following is just the verified data as of Jan. 13: 97 forced confessions 1,134 severely injured 2,403 killed (12 children) 18,434 detained 🇺🇳 U.N. Human Rights Council reaction: 0 resolutions 0 investigations 0 urgent sessions
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The time to strike was before Iranian streets turned into this.
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Proper standpoint.
Canada's interests must always come first. Any EVs that function like roving surveillance systems on our streets should not be allowed in Canada - collecting data, tracking Canadians and exposing us to a foreign regime is an unacceptable national security threat. Canadian
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