-- "Prime Minister Mark Carney quietly handed Washington a cut of Gordie Howe Bridge tolls—breaking a 2012 agreement—and now his cabinet won’t release the secret terms of the multi-billion-dollar concession. Under the 2012 Crossing Agreement, Canadian taxpayers funded the entire $6.4B bridge project." --And Trump isn't shy about letting everyone know...
-- “'I was able to cut a much better deal for America,' U.S. President Donald Trump wrote in a social media post." --
-- "The Israel Defense Forces eliminated Hamas naval commander Osama Naim Hamdi Shamlakh in a strike in the Gaza City area on Monday, the military said. In a separate strike in northern Gaza, the IDF eliminated three armed Hamas terrorists who tried to carry out attacks against Israeli soldiers operating in the Strip." --
-- "Drug smuggling charges against Harinder Singh Saini carrying a possible life sentence were thrown out of court after Superior Court Justice Jennifer Bezaire said the cross-border truck driver's Charter rights were violated in an ‘egregious’ manner." --I'm so old, I remember actual journalism...
-- "CNBC faced a wave of online mockery Monday after releasing its annual quality-of-life rankings, which exclusively placed conservative red states in all 10 spots of the 'worst places to live' — even as official U.S. Census data shows some of those states are leading the nation in population growth." --That's funny... they somehow missed New York.
-- “'Both victims signed their own death warrants. They caused this tragedy, a law enforcement source alleged. 'Both of the dead guys had guns on them and were part of the shooting. In fact, we believe they started the gunplay. The only silver lining is that no innocents died.'” --
-- "Kerri Greenidge, the author of an acclaimed book about slavery is crying racism after her writing came under scrutiny by scholars for questionable assertions and sloppy sourcing. She also seems to have lost her job as a tenured associate professor in the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora at Tufts University. Now another one of Greenidge’s books, 'Black Radical,' which also had praise heaped upon it, is now being given a closer look." --
-- "Toronto Police are investigating after a man with gunshot wounds showed up at a hospital in Scarborough early Tuesday morning. There is no word on suspects." --
And not a Bob or a Doug in sight.
-- "Toronto Police have identified the two men murdered at the Salsa on St. Clair street festival over the weekend as Shaquan Nathaniel Quashie, 25, and Cesar Adrian Vernaza Vinces, 20. The two deceased individuals did know each other, though Chief Myron Denkiw says that investigators are not prepared to reveal anything about them beyond that." --
COPS, AS USUAL, AREN'T GONNA SHARE...
-- "Police Chief Myron Denkiw says that police 'are not saying anything about suspects at this time.'" --
No Myron... what the city has is a BLACK GANGBANGER PROBLEM... which you seem utterly powerless to address. Were the two illegal firearms recovered... were they found beside cold, stiff Shaquan & Cesar?
Nota bene... you wanna chip in to plant Cesar?
Looks like Shaquan's peeps needs some cheddar too.
GOOD GRIEF... SOMEBODY'S ACTUALLY SAYING IT...
-- “Both of the dead guys had guns on them and were part of the shooting. In fact, we believe they started the gunplay. The only silver lining is that no innocents died.” --
-- "Mielun Butler, 18, was booked in the Hinds County Detention Center on July 1 on a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Melvin Edwards, 32, at the notoriously dangerous Pine Ridge Garden Apartments in Jackson last month." --Who needs cops, or a justice system anyhow?
-- "Sixteen months after Ontario pulled nearly $80 million worth of American alcohol from Liquor Control Board of Ontario shelves in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, the province still won't say what it plans to do with it." --
-- "Around 300 people were evacuated on Saturday from a neighborhood in Sarcelles, north of Paris, after a suspicious vehicle containing a long firearm, a military-grade weapon in the vicinity of a synagogue." --
-- "Toronto Police say five people are injured (one is in critical condition) and five have been arrested following a 3am shooting at Polson and Cherry streets near the waterfront." --
Tell me, why do the media and police never want to give you the shooter's names?
UPDATE: Those darned 'Brampton' men...
-- "Brampton man Omar Abdul Singateh, 25, is facing 10 charges after an early morning shooting at Polson Pier." --
-- "Toronto Police say they are responding to an active shooter near St. Clair Avenue and Arlington Avenue at the Salsa on St. Clair festival. There are multiple injuries and the public is being warned to stay away from the area." --
UPDATE: TORONTO HOMICIDES #19-20/2026... 
-- "Two males were pronounced dead and three others have been injured in a shooting at Toronto’s biggest Latin culture celebration. Police have not released any description of the shooter." --That's four gangbanger gun murders in Toronto this week.
-- "The threats — a chilling echo of the murder of a Colombian player more than three decades ago — against Campaz, 26, began pouring in after he kicked an open shot over the crossbar in extra time during Colombia’s round of 16 match against Switzerland." --
-- "One person is dead and two men in their 20s are seriously injured after a late night shooting at Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue in North York, Toronto Police say. It’s unclear what led up to the shooting and there is no word on a suspect description at this time." --
UPDATE: The guys with the way-cool names... again...
-- "Abdihamim Aden, 22, was pronounced dead at the scene." --
Nota bene... this is Toronto's second murder this week.
And there's this...
-- "Devante Boyce, 21, Darius Hamilton, 21, Tristan Devounte Mitchell, 22, and Quinton Parr, 21, are facing 39 charges combined including multiple counts of possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm without a licence." --And also this.
-- "Tuan Ubayd BADURDEEN, age 19 from Ajax was located inside the residence and taken into custody without incident. A search of the residence located a Glock auto sear switch, drugs, and drug paraphernalia." --
Not familiar with the term 'AUTO SEAR?'
More... no you don't get to know his name, says CP24...
-- "A 30-year-old Pickering man has been charged after multiple 3D printed firearms and knives were found during a police search of his home." --ALWAYS THE GUYS WITH THE WAY-COOL NAMES...
-- "Immigration and Refugee Tribunal member Warren Puddicombe said video evidence showed Jashandeep Singh holding the gun to the head of a friend at a party last summer." --So why are Mark Carney and the Liberals still chasing legal, registered firearms owners?
-- "Joshua King Mcrea, 24, has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and child luring after police allege he used social media to communicate with people under the age of 16. Investigators believe there may be additional victims." --And...
-- "Police in Hamilton are searching for three suspects in connection with an early morning home invasion. One of the suspects was armed with a firearm and, once inside, they demanded money from the residents before fleeing the scene in a dark sedan." --In other diversity/strength news...
-- "Aoqi Xu, 21, of Vaughan, has been charged with fraud over $5,000, after after police say they found more than $5,700 worth of baby formula and hygiene products in his vehicle." --And...
-- "Vancouver man Garinder Deo, named in an American indictment as part of a multipronged investigation into international organized crime has been arrested in France." --
-- "In the video, King Misuzulu criticises his wife, who he married last November, for making excursions without his approval. ‘She's out there without my permission. When you're a wife, you ask for permission. At least let your husband know,’ he told the queen, who is his third wife. After repeatedly insulting the queen, he told her he had a girlfriend waiting for him." --
Somebody at the BBC needs to look up the word 'regret' in the dictionary.
Oh, look... the Beeb got over their usual aversion to physically describing criminals...
Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the man, who is a white British national, was arrested at an address in Newton Abbot, Devon, on Friday and is in custody.
-- "Last month, Robert Evans Jr. entered his plea and apologized to Sharif Rahman's family, in a case that has drawn widespread attention since the killing outside The Curry House on Aug. 17, 2023. His dad and uncle were previously sentenced in the case." --It's a legal system... not a 'justice' system.
-- "Mississauga MiWay bus driver Baljeet Dhaliwal has been found not guilty in connection to a crash that killed 50-year-old Sharron Williams back in 2023. In his descision, Justice David Harris said the mystery of what caused this incident ‘has not been solved.’" --It puts one in mind of the catastrophic OC Transpo tragedy.
-- "A Law Society Tribunal has ruled that Toronto lawyer Jagdeep Sikh Virk, 47, originally charged with intimate partner violence and making death threats can continue to practise. Virk claims he is innocent, but audio recordings suggest otherwise. 'OK, you whore. Listen to this... Guess what? Guess what? No body – no body, no case. No body – no charge. No body – Bitch. Bitch. No body, no murder. No body, no murder. Fuck you, whore. I’m going to fucking kill you, bitch.'" --
-- The Law Society argued that in light of both the audio and the criminal charges, public confidence would be shaken if Virk was permitted to continue to practise. THE PANEL DISAGREED." --Meanwhile... not a Bob or a Doug in sight.
-- “We’ve already won militarily. They have very little left. And they want to make a deal so badly. They called a little while ago. They want to make a deal so badly. I just don’t know if they’re worthy… I don’t know that they’re going to honor the deal, that’s the problem.” --
-- "Abhishek Kumar Patel, 30, of Brantford has been arrested after police say hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of specialized equipment was stolen from an aerospace company in Oakville. Patel was caught after he posted the stolen goods for sale on social media." --
