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King Charles III reaffirmed Canada’s sovereignty while delivering a rare Speech from the Throne.

When a friend recommended I visit Canada’s cultural capital as an alternative to the Big Apple, I was skeptical.

When a friend recommended I visit Canada’s cultural capital as an alternative to the Big Apple, I was skeptical.

Amateur sleuths have seized on the disappearance of two young siblings in rural Canada, flooding TikTok with speculation.

Lily Sullivan, six, and her brother Jack, four, were last spotted a week ago at their home in Pictou County, Nova Scotia.

The children were reported missing on May 2, when authorities received a frantic phone call from their family.

Since then, dozens of search and rescue teams equipped with drones and canine units have scoured the thickly forested region of Pictou county to find them – so far, without any trace.

Police believe the brother and sister wandered away from their home and entereda woodland, but TikTok is awash with videos speculating – without foundation – about a possible kidnapping.

What began as a desperate search has now rapidly become internet fodder as the case is drawing more and more attention.

No suspects have been named, but some are even targeting the children’s stepfather, Daniel Martell, without any evidence.

Citing ‘body language red flags’ and ‘contradictions’ during police and news interviews with their parents, people have been sharing their conspiracy theories about what happened to Lily and Jack.

Mr Martell has even agreed to a polygraph test with authorities as a result of the unfounded speculation. 

He said he willingly handed his phone over to police, adding that officers have also searched the home and ‘everything I own,’ CBC reported.

‘They searched every rock, every root. Everything,’ said the stepfather. ‘I’ve been giving them every detail, everything from my bank account statements to all the information that came off my Google maps.’

Regarding a polygraph test, which is expected to happen in the next few days, he said: ‘I just want to clear it up for everyone, not just the people online making crazy accusations and everything else.

‘I asked for that early on, and there’s not many places that do that in Canada, so they’re flying somebody in.’

Lily and Jack’s mother, Malehya Brooks-Murray, told local media that she and Mr Martell were sleeping with their 16-month-old baby on Friday morning as their two older children played in the house.

When they awoke later in the morning, the siblings had vanished, without a trace where they went.

Police announced on Wednesday that after six days of scouring the heavily wooded areas surrounding the home, there was no sign of the children and it is not likely they are alive.

Staff Sgt Curtis MacKinnon told a news conference the active search was being ‘scaled back,’ but the missing persons investigation would continue.

‘So rather than having the large presence here, the massive number of searchers on scene every day, searches will be based on information that comes in,’ he said.

‘We are not packing up and we’re not giving up. Our investigation is broad and it won’t end until we know where Lily and Jack are and can bring them home.’

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‘I felt I had to do something to help the war effort’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has told Donald Trump his country ‘will never be for sale’ while sitting beside him in the Oval Office.

The US President has made repeated threats to take over control of Canada since he returned to office in January, saying he wished to turn it into the ’51st state’.

His comments were a top issue in the recent snap election which led to a victory for Carney’s Liberal party, just a few months after they were trailing in the polls to the right-wing Conservatives.

Since replacing Justin Trudeau as the Canadian leader earlier this year, the former banker has made it explicit that he will not allow a US takeover to happen.

Unsurprisingly, the topic was quickly raised by journalists when Carney met Trump for the first time at the White House this afternoon.

The President said he ‘still believes’ the arrangement would benefit Canadians, but ‘it takes two to tango’.

Carney responded: ‘As you know, from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale.

‘We’re sitting in one right now. You know, Buckingham Palace, where you’ve visited as well.

‘And having met with the owners of Canada over the course of the campaign in the last several months, it’s not for sale. It won’t be for sale, ever.’

Trump appeared to take the rebuke without offence, repeating ‘it’s true’ as the Prime Minister spoke about his experience in selling property, but he followed up by saying: ‘Never say never, never say never.’

Carney appeared to struggle to speak over the shouting journalists in the Oval Office, but said again before the end of the meeting: ‘Respectfully, Canadians’ views on this is not going to change, on the 51st state.’

The encounter showed no sign of descending into a bitter argument, like the infamous moment between Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this year.

Trump referenced that explosive meeting while speaking to the press beside Carney, saying: ‘This is very friendly.

‘This is not going to be like, we had another little blow-up with somebody else, that was much different. This is a very friendly conversation.’

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