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National Observer
5 days ago
- Politics
- National Observer
CF-18 jets intercepted plane violating restricted air space above G7 site in Alberta
Canadian fighter jets were deployed to intercept a private, civilian plane that violated restricted airspace above Kananaskis, Alta., where G7 leaders are gathering for meetings. RCMP say in a news release that the fixed-wing Canadian aircraft entered the restricted area shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, and NORAD's Canadian region deployed CF-18 Hornet fighter jets to intercept it. The release says that after multiple steps were taken to gain the pilot's attention, "final warning measures" were used to contact the pilot and have them safely land under their own power. Const. Lauren Mowbray says those measures involved the jets firing warning flares, and the plane was met on the ground by the RCMP and their partners. The release doesn't say where the plane originated or where it landed, noting the matter remains under investigation. It says two NOTAMs, or Notices to Airmen, of temporary air restrictions over Calgary and Kananaskis have been in place since Saturday morning and will continue until noon Tuesday. "It is every pilot's responsibility to ensure that there are no restrictions in the air space they intend to fly," the release stated, noting that further information wouldn't be provided at this time. "These incidents take away resources that could be utilized in police work and securing the summit site." Mowbray did not have any information on whether the pilot is facing charges. Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting G7 leaders from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Italy, in Kananaskis, southwest of Calgary in the Rocky Mountains. Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are also set to attend.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Canadian F-18 Hornet fighter jets intercept civilian plane violating airspace during G7 Summit
Canadian fighter jets intercepted a civilian plane violating restricted airspace above Kananaskis, Alberta, where G7 leaders are meeting on Sunday, June 15, 2025. NORAD 's Canadian region deployed CF-18 Hornet fighter jets to intercept the plane. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) launched investigation after the pilot was contacted using "final warning measures" and safely landed. The incident occurred despite existing air restrictions and is now under investigation, raising concerns about resource allocation during the summit. RCMP reported the fixed-wing Canadian aircraft entered the restricted area shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday. Multiple steps were taken to gain the pilot's attention. 'Final warning measures' were used to contact the pilot and have them safely land under their own power. Const. Lauren Mowbray stated those measures involved the jets firing warning flares. The plane was met on the ground by the RCMP and their partners. Live Events 'It is every pilot's responsibility to ensure that there are no restrictions in the air space they intend to fly,' the release stated. 'These incidents take away resources that could be utilized in police work and securing the summit site.' Mowbray did not have any information on whether the pilot is facing charges. The release doesn't specify the plane's origin or landing location. Two NOTAMs, or Notices to Airmen, of temporary air restrictions over Calgary and Kananaskis have been in place since Saturday (June 14) morning. The restrictions will continue until noon Tuesday (June 17). Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting G7 leaders from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Italy, in Kananaskis, southwest of Calgary in the Rocky Mountains. Some leaders of non-member countries, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are also set to attend.
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
CF-18 jets intercept plane violating restricted air space above G7 site in Alberta
KANANASKIS – Canadian fighter jets were deployed to intercept a private, civilian plane that violated restricted airspace above Kananaskis, Alta., where G7 leaders are gathering for meetings. RCMP say in a news release that the fixed-wing Canadian aircraft entered the restricted area shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, and NORAD's Canadian region deployed CF-18 Hornet fighter jets to intercept it. The release says that after multiple steps were taken to gain the pilot's attention, 'final warning measures' were used to contact the pilot and have them safely land under their own power. Const. Lauren Mowbray says those measures involved the jets firing warning flares, and the plane was met on the ground by the RCMP and their partners. The release doesn't say where the plane originated or where it landed, noting the matter remains under investigation. It says two NOTAMs, or Notices to Airmen, of temporary air restrictions over Calgary and Kananaskis have been in place since Saturday morning and will continue until noon Tuesday. 'It is every pilot's responsibility to ensure that there are no restrictions in the air space they intend to fly,' the release stated, noting that further information wouldn't be provided at this time. Monday Mornings The latest local business news and a lookahead to the coming week. 'These incidents take away resources that could be utilized in police work and securing the summit site.' Mowbray did not have any information on whether the pilot is facing charges. Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting G7 leaders from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Italy, in Kananaskis, southwest of Calgary in the Rocky Mountains. Some leaders of non-member countries, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are also set to attend. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 15, 2025.
Scoop
09-06-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Aotearoa's Billionaire Class Thrives As Everyone Else Struggles
In a moment of deepening crisis for most working people in Aotearoa, the capitalist class has something to celebrate. According to the National Business Review's latest Rich List, New Zealand's wealthiest individuals now command a combined fortune of over $102 billion. Let that sink in. While people queue outside foodbanks, live in motels, or work three jobs to make rent, the ruling elite quietly consolidate their grip on the nation's resources. In a country founded on colonisation and class exploitation, this is not an aberration—it is the inevitable outcome of a system designed to enrich the few at the expense of the many. This article isn't just about the numbers, obscene as they are. It's about what they reveal: the brutal logic of capitalist accumulation, the complicity of the state, and the need for radical alternatives. It's about a system that must be dismantled—not reformed. Aotearoa needs more than tinkering tax reforms or charitable crumbs. It needs a revolution in who controls the wealth, the land, and the means of life itself. Billionaire Boom in the Age of Misery The Rich List paints a picture of staggering inequality. From the Mowbray siblings, whose empire in toys and consumer products has inflated their wealth to over $20 billion each, to the increasing ranks of tech entrepreneurs and investment magnates, the ultra-rich in Aotearoa are thriving. In fact, the number of billionaires on the list has jumped, with a total of 18 now sitting atop a mountain of wealth that dwarfs our public health and education budgets combined. What's striking is not just the scale of their riches but the context in which it is growing. These gains have been made not despite 'tough times,' but because of them. As inflation, housing costs, and food prices surged, the wealthy were positioned to profit. They owned the assets—property, shares, companies—that inflated in value. While the average family scraped to cover the rising cost of groceries or power, the elite cashed in. Capitalism doesn't just weather crises—it feeds on them. What we are witnessing is not some neutral or unfortunate side effect of market dynamics. It is systemic. The rich get richer because the economic system is built to transfer wealth upward, from workers to owners, from renters to landlords, from the public to the private. If you're shocked that the rich are thriving while the rest suffer, you're finally seeing the system as it really is. Meritocracy Is a Myth We are often told that such wealth is the reward of hard work, innovation, or risk-taking. But let's be clear: billionaires are not the by-product of personal genius—they are the outcome of systemic theft. Their fortunes are built on labour they did not perform, land they did not rightfully inherit, and political conditions they did not create alone but which favour capital at every turn. Take the Mowbrays. Their wealth has grown exponentially on the back of global manufacturing networks, cheap overseas labour, and intellectual property laws that allow the few to monopolise ideas. Or consider tech millionaires who capitalise on data extraction and financialisation rather than producing tangible value for communities. This is not innovation—it is extraction. The accumulation of billions requires not just success but a system rigged in your favour: a state that subsidises capital, tax loopholes that reward speculation, and a legal order that protects private property at all costs. The billionaire class does not represent the best of us; they represent the worst: hoarding, opportunism, and a parasitic relationship with the rest of society. There is no moral justification for anyone to own that much in a world where others go without. The Role of the State: Partner in Crime You might think the government would look at this growing inequality with alarm. After all, wealth hoarding undermines social cohesion, corrodes democracy, and fuels resentment. But the opposite has occurred. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, a former Air New Zealand CEO and multi-millionaire himself, openly praised the increase in billionaires, calling it something to 'celebrate.' This is the same government that talks of 'tightening belts' when it comes to funding mental health services or schools. It is the same state that introduces punitive welfare rules, cuts public services, and lectures beneficiaries about personal responsibility. Yet when the rich hoard billions, they are met with applause. When they evade taxes through loopholes, trusts, and clever accounting, they are called 'astute.' When they dominate the housing market, they are described as 'investors.' The state is not a neutral body. It is the executive committee of the ruling class, managing the affairs of capital while selling us stories of democracy and fairness. The legal system protects private property over human need. The police are deployed to evict the homeless, not the landlords. The state's primary allegiance is not to the people but to profit. Tokenism and the Women's Rich List One of the more perverse developments this year is the fanfare around the new 'Women's Rich List.' Heralded as a sign of progress, this list celebrates the rising fortunes of a handful of ultra-wealthy women. Anna Mowbray and Lucy Liu have joined the boys' club of billionaires, and media outlets are hailing this as a feminist achievement. This is not feminism—it is neoliberal tokenism. The presence of women among the elite changes nothing about the structure of class exploitation. Whether it is men or women accumulating billions, the system remains violent, hierarchical, and unjust. True liberation does not come from seeing more women at the top of a pyramid built on the suffering of others. It comes from flattening the pyramid entirely. The 'diverse billionaire' trope is a clever PR move. It suggests that capitalism can be made kinder, more inclusive, more ethical. But this is a fantasy. A woman exploiting labour is still an exploiter. A person of colour accumulating wealth through gentrification or property speculation is still contributing to the dispossession of others. Representation without redistribution is a trap. Who Pays the Price? While the rich celebrate, ordinary people are being crushed. The cost of living crisis continues unabated. Housing remains unaffordable in most parts of the country. Wages stagnate while landlords and banks raise rents and mortgages. The mental health system is in tatters. Food insecurity is rising, especially among children. And Māori, Pacific peoples, migrants, and working-class Pākehā bear the brunt. This is not a shared crisis. It is a class war. And one side is winning decisively. We are told there is no money for free dental care, no budget for proper public transport, no funds to end homelessness. Yet there are billions in private wealth sitting idle in trusts, investments, and offshore accounts. The issue is not scarcity—it is control. The problem is not mismanagement—it is ownership. Until we confront who owns what and why, we will continue to treat symptoms instead of causes. A System Beyond Reform Some will argue that we just need better taxes. And yes, taxing the rich is essential. But tax reforms alone will not end class society. They may slow the bleeding, but they won't heal the wound. We must go further. The very idea of a billionaire is incompatible with a just society. No one should control that much wealth when others lack the basics. Redistribution cannot be voluntary. It must be structural. It must involve the collective reclaiming of land, housing, and resources from private hands and their return to common stewardship. This is not a utopian dream. It is a necessity. Climate breakdown, economic instability, and social fragmentation are symptoms of a system that has reached its limits. Capitalism cannot be made sustainable or fair—it is built on exploitation. The choice is not between capitalism and socialism. It is between capitalism and collapse. Toward Anarcho-Communism: Reclaiming the Commons What would a different Aotearoa look like? It would begin with decolonisation, returning land to tangata whenua, not as symbolic redress but as real power. It would mean abolishing private landlords and replacing them with community-controlled housing. It would mean transforming workplaces into cooperatives, where workers control the means of production and profits are shared or reinvested, not hoarded. It would mean the end of the wage system as we know it. Instead of selling our lives to survive, we would organise around need and mutual aid. Health, education, transport, and food would be guaranteed—not because they are profitable but because they are essential. And it would mean dismantling the state as a tool of elite domination. We do not need new politicians. We need new ways of making decisions: directly, collectively, and without hierarchy. Anarcho-communism is not chaos. It is the self-organisation of communities based on equality, autonomy, and cooperation. It is the abolition of all forms of domination—class, colonial, gendered—and the building of a society in which everyone has what they need and no one has too much. No More Billionaires The Rich List is not a celebration. It is an indictment. It is evidence of a system in which the few feast while the many suffer. It is a monument to theft, protected by law and myth. But it need not continue. We can dismantle the structures that make billionaires possible. We can reclaim our commons, redistribute wealth, and rebuild society on principles of cooperation, not competition. We owe the rich nothing. They owe us everything. Let's collect.
Daily Mirror
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Gary Lineker's colleague sends Match of the Day goodbye message after final show
Gary Lineker finally said goodbye to Match of the Day, but not long after the ex-Tottenham star's farewell, one of his BBC colleagues also had their own message Not long after Gary Lineker said farewell to Match of the Day, BBC commentator Guy Mowbray send his thanks to the departing star and issued his own "goodbye" message – until the summer. After the Premier League season came to an end, Lineker, while holding back the tears, bowed out of the iconic Premier League highlights programme. He did so after presenting the flagship show for more than 25 years. But barely 24 hours after the ex-Tottenham Hotspur star left the show for good, Mowbray, who has worked for the BBC since 2004, had a message for his own social media fanbase. However, the experienced commentator, who has also been narrating the BBC's Champions League highlights programme this year, will only be away from Match of the Day screens until the start of next season. Thanking Lineker on X, he wrote: "Time to say goodbye (until August) Thanks Gary. Thanks to the whole @BBCMOTD team for another incredible end of season montage that worked on every level. Nobody does it better. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy summer." Mowbray, who is a commentator rather than a pundit who worked alongside Lineker, stood by the now ex-MOTD host two years ago amid the former Leicester striker's brief suspension from BBC duties. In March 2023, Mowbray was among those who boycotted the show after Lineker was stood down by the Beeb for one episode, following his criticism of the Conservative party's asylum policy. When a similar demonstration was going to take place for Match of the Day 2 the following day – after the previous days' boycott of the main show – Mowbray acted as a spokesperson for other colleagues. He wrote: "Update: As yesterday, there will be no 'normal' MOTD(2) programme tonight. "The scheduled commentary team are in full agreement with our BBC Sport colleagues. We hope that a resolution can be found ASAP." Around 18 months later, Lineker decided to step down from his position after sharing a social media post about Zionism that included a picture of a rat, which he later deleted and apologised for. Lineker was going to continue presenting live FA Cup coverage for the BBC as well as that of the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, before stepping down. However, he chose to walk away at the end of this campaign, bringing his 26-year career with the BBC to an earlier than anticipated end. In his final Match of the Day monologue, Lineker said: "Let me take this opportunity to thank all of the other pundits that I've had the pleasure of working with over the last 25 years, you've made my job so much easier. "Also, a huge thank you to those you don't see at home: the work that goes into making this iconic show is a huge team effort. From the editors, to the analysis team, from the commentators to the floor managers, from the producers to the camera operators, from the PAs to the subs, thank you all, you're the very best. "Rather like my football career, everyone else did all the hard work and I got the plaudits. It's been an absolute privilege to host Match of the Day for a quarter of a century. It's been utterly joyous. I'd like to wish Gabby, Mark and Kelly for when they sit in this chair - the programme is in the best of hands. "And my final thank you goes to all of you. Thank you for watching. Thank you for all of your love and support over the years. It's been so special - and I'm sorry that your team was always on last. Time to say goodbye. Goodbye." Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
