Two Calgary residents were arrested after police found approximately eight kilograms of fentanyl hidden in their vehicle during a traffic stop on a highway in Saskatchewan (Canadian province).According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the drugs were seized during a patrol on January 28, 2025. Officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 1, part of the Trans-Canada Highway.During a search of the vehicle, officers found approximately eight kilograms of fentanyl hidden under the spare tire. Police detained two people traveling in the vehicle as part of a drug trafficking investigation.The suspects were identified as Swati Narula, 27, and Kunwardeep Singh, 29, both residents of Calgary, Alberta. Authorities said the couple told investigators they were traveling to Regina at the time of the traffic stop.Narula and Singh were both charged with one count of trafficking in a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. He appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court on January 29, 2025.Kunwardeep Singh was released on bail on February 20, 2025 with a bond of $25,000. Swati Narula was released on a $10,000 cash bond on March 4, 2025, with rules to surrender her passport, abide by a nightly curfew, and stay within 100 km of her sister’s home in Calgary. Singh’s bail conditions were later relaxed to allow him to resume work as a truck driver in Calgary.Additionally, all charges against them were stayed – against Narula on 24 February and against Singh on 27 February. In Canada, stayed charges can be reopened within a year, but if not, the case is expunged. A stay means the Crown has decided there is little chance of a conviction or it is not in the public interest to continue with the case.Police called the seizure significant because of its high potency of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that has contributed to overdose deaths across Canada. RCMP Superintendent Grant St. Germain said even a few grains of fentanyl could cause a potentially fatal overdose. He said the seizures prevented “potentially millions of doses” of the drug from reaching communities.

mayor of new york city Zohran Mamdani He was criticized for attending a Gracie Mansion breakfast with Mahmoud Khalil and his family on the day that also marked the one-year anniversary of Khalil’s detention. Mamdani said he and his wife Ram Duwaji were honored to welcome Mahmoud Khalil, his wife Noor and their son Deen to the mayor’s residence to break their fast together. Mamdani posted a photo and wrote, “Mahmood is a New Yorker and he is a resident of New York City.” He posted a picture in which Mahmood Khalil can be seen smiling at the breakfast table.“A year ago, Mahmoud was walking home through our city after having iftar with his wife, Nour, when he was detained by federal agents, taken to Louisiana, and then held in an ICE facility for months. At that time, he was forced to miss the birth of his first child. All for exercising his First Amendment rights in protest of the ongoing genocide in Palestine,” the NYC mayor posted. The post read, “And yet, even in the face of that brutality, there has been beauty. New Yorkers are raising their voices in solidarity. A city that refuses to look away. Mahmoud regained his freedom, and a father finally reunited with his child.” MAGA activist Laura Loomer called it ‘disgraceful’ and called the NYC mayor a national security threat. “Are you going to invite Amir Balat to your home too?” one wrote, referring to the arrest of two ISIS supporters who tried to detonate an explosive device in front of Mamdani’s residence during a protest. “As a Jewish New Yorker I am deeply offended by this photo. This man harassed Jewish students and is anti-Semitic! How can you think it would be okay to post this photo on government social media?? As an advocate for the Jewish community I apologize immediately!!!” Another wrote. “This is incredibly offensive to the Jewish community as Mahmoud Khalil has aggressively harassed Jewish students on campus for the past nearly 3 years. Whether you agree with his deportation or not, his behavior was abhorrent and should not be celebrated by the mayor,” wrote the CEO of the Jewish organization Aish.

One year since Mahmoud Khalil’s ICE arrest

Mahmoud Khalil was picked up by ICE inside the Columbia University campus on March 8 last year. He was a leader and negotiator of the pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University. While federal authorities tried to deport him, he was released from custody by court order. “It’s been a full year now. It’s been a year since that fateful night that marked the beginning of a brutal wave of arrests targeting protesters for doing nothing but speaking the truth. Although we have never met in person, ever since Nour called me when I was detained in Jena, Louisiana, to tell me you were taken, I take you with me every day. I remember thinking: Not again, in our To no one else. From that moment on, a piece of my heart belonged to your struggle,” Khalil wrote for The Guardian. The one-year anniversary of his detention.“I am free, but I am not free. I carry that detention center in Jena with me. I carry with me my fellow captives – Alex, Ziad, Marcel, Juan and Mamuki. I carry with me the cold and the fluorescent lights. I carry with me the night they came for me and the night I walked out and every night in between. And I carry with me the knowledge that while I’m here, other people are still out there. My freedom. Partial as long as someone is caged for the same reasons I was caged,” Khalil wrote.

Candace Owens sparked online debate after drawing attention from her controversial series about Erica Kirk. A viral social media post claimed that the series was sidelined due to low audience interest. Owens instead promoted a new episode discussing geopolitical issues, leading followers to question whether Erica Kirk’s storyline is over or simply on hold.

People started talking more about Candace Owens online when they noticed that her ongoing commentary series had suddenly focused its attention on the late conservative figure. charlie kirk and his widow Erica Kirk. The news spread quickly on social media, where both critics and fans began to wonder whether the commentator had quietly backed away from the controversial story he had promised to detail.For several weeks, the series had gained attention for teasing major revelations related to Erica Kirk. However, discussion appeared to slow down dramatically, leading some online observers to claim that the topic had been sidelined entirely. As the conversation heated up, a viral post from a popular X account fueled speculation that the change was because viewers had lost interest.

Social media backlash after Candace Owens changes focus of series

A viral post criticizing the situation quickly circulated online, capturing the frustration of some viewers following the story. Message read:“Holy sh*t 🤯 Candace Owens completely sidelined her Erica Kirk series ‼️ The numbers were dropping. No one was talking about it except the people who were making fun of it. They promised there were going to be big reveals and now this. I think exploiting the Iran war algorithm was more important. The fake Erica Kirk drama can wait.”The criticism spread shortly after Owens promoted a new episode of his show, which appeared to move toward geopolitical themes rather than continuing the series as expected by many followers. In a post previewing the episode, Owens wrote:“Today on the show: – Donald Trump has completely betrayed America – Charlie Kirk was the first casualty of the war in Iran. – Israel panics at the mere thought of goyim refusing to fight their war.”The change in focus triggered mixed reactions online. Some said Owens was moving on more important global issues. Some thought the move was an attempt to get people’s attention back after interest in the previous story waned.People who track digital media trends say that content creators often quickly change the topics they cover depending on their audience’s interest. Even a well-advertised series may be stopped or replaced by a new topic that gets more people talking if interest wanes or the public conversation changes.Owens has not yet officially said whether the Erica Kirk storyline is over or simply put on hold. But the quick change in direction shows how unpredictable the online comment cycle can be. In today’s media world, a topic can be the hottest topic of discussion one week and then not be in the news the next week.