-- "Ottawa Police say they've arrested and charged a [curiously unnamed] 45-year-old man following an investigation into the theft of thousands of mobile phones worth $7 million. The man threatened, harassed and extorted his sister, a Bell Canada employee, who has since died" --Fortunately, Ottawa Police have filled in the blanks...
-- "Rabih KASSIS, 45, of Ottawa, has been charged." --And now... there's even more fakery.
-- "IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohabi told the Iranian Young Journalists Club news agency that... 'We are in the preparatory stages of unveiling the Father of All Bombs. This is something new for the enemy.' Mohabi, however, declined to provide details on the weapon type, its power, operational capabilities, or when it would be unveiled to the public." --The ACME Corporation was apparently similarly unwilling to comment.
-- "Toronto Police say they have arrested Desmond Okuohae, 18, and two 17-year-old males, all of Toronto, following what investigators called violent robberies that stemmed from sales originating on online marketplaces. The three suspects showed up in a stolen car with stolen license plates." --The Liberals know who the actual shooters are... but consistently misdirect the blame.
-- "Virginia state senator Lillie Louise Lucas is among seven people indicted in a sprawling racketeering scheme on five charges that include Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Fraud, and Firearms Charges. The group that includes her two daughters, Lisa Lucas Burke and Theresa Lucas Lamb, and her grandson." --The 82-year-old Lucas has served as a Virginia state senator since 1991, and as the President Pro Tempore of the state's senate since 2020.
-- "Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed once signed a letter to Mohamed Morsi urging the then-newly crowned president of Egypt, a leader in the Muslim Brotherhood, to 'purge' the media and police. El-Sayed’s half-sister had touted their family’s ties to the Brotherhood in resurfaced tweets." --The Michigan hopeful now insists he disavows the Muslim Brotherhood.
-- "Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) begs for more cash as she vowed to return to the campaign trail after federal agents seized her phone, notebooks, computers and passport last week as part of a years-long probe into immigration fraud." --It's about more than immigration...
-- "A winery co-owned by the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was shuttered amid fraud claims that the business had been selling empty barrels to investors under the guise of 'wine to be aged.' House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said." --BREAKING... DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A DENIAL TO ME...
-- "When asked if there's any familial relation with her ex-husband, Omar admitted, 'Not to my knowledge.'". --
-- "A landmark report written by former schools inspector Sir David Bell, will on Wednesday is set to detail the vast scale of antisemitism in English schools and colleges, which the government is poised to accept in full. Bell said he was 'very struck' by the evidence of rising antisemitism in schools, but also the extent to which it actually goes underreported." --It gets better.
Toronto Police are asking for the public’s help in an investigation after a suspect committed an indecent act act on the train while staring at the victim on a GO train at Union Station.
-- "Hamas terrorist Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Zabaq, who infiltrated Israeli territory on October 7 and who kidnapped 22-year-old Shani Louk, was killed in the strike on Monday. Louk, a German-Israeli dual citizen and tattoo artist, attended the Nova music festival near Re’im on October 7." --NOTA BENE...
-- "In May 2024, IDF soldiers operating in Gaza located Louk’s remains and returned her to Israel for burial." --OH CANADA...
-- "The Federal Liberals last year sent nearly twice as much foreign aid to Palestine as it sent to Ukraine, totaling nearly a quarter billion." --
-- "Rogers earned 12,635 votes in Saturday's municipal election, making him the fourth-most popular candidate. That followed a campaign built largely on self-deprecating humour, with other campaign slogans including, 'How hard could it be,' 'Just trying to pay my rent,' and 'Let's see what happens.'" --
And there's some hopeful election news from the 'Devil's Armpit.'
And, let's face it... politicians are liars.
-- "York Regional Police say Toronto man Lucien Teufack, 23, is facing almost a dozen charges, including three counts of sexual assault, after he contacted an underage victim through social media and leading led her to believe he was also a minor." --The guys with the way-cool names...
-- "Yetebarek Woldemichael, 45, is facing charges in connection with an unprovoked assault on a TTC bus in Toronto’s west end last week." --Those 'Canadian' men are ruining our country's reputation.
-- "'The WNBA has just taken the first step in defining what a woman is for the sports community,' Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., said in a statement. 'By clearly labeling Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White as men they have acknowledged that identifying as a woman does not change basic human biology.'" --The Bee, as usual, nails it.
-- "The NFL says Sunday's game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints in Paris is still on, even as France deals with some of its worst rioting in years." --
-- "Addressing a raucous session of parliament, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu condemned 'the planning, in certain locations, of an insurrectionary plan led by far-left and ultra-left fringe groups'. He added that the authorities would not tolerate such groups 'marching on the Elysée or Matignon', referring to the offices and residences of the President and Premier in Paris." --TIME TRAVEL WITH ME TO 2021...
-- "The letter, which was signed by 20 former generals, including the former Commandant of the French Foreign Legion Christian Piquemal, called on President Emmanuel Macron to defend patriotism in France." --It appears as though Italy is on their back foot as well.
-- "Police said a man in his 50s was rushed to hospital following a shooting near Sherbourne and Wellesley streets in Toronto’s downtown core early Tuesday morning. A man in his 20s, was arrested at the scene. A second suspect remains outstanding." --UPDATE: Jah Williams, 22, and Lashano Mackey, 20, have been arrested
-- "Peel Regional Police say 10 arrests have been made with more than 100 charges laid through Project High Guard, an eight-month investigation targeting a violent criminal network linked to carjackings and high-end vehicle thefts across the Greater Toronto Area." --Nota bene...
-- "Some of the carjackings left victims with 'severe injuries' he said, and the suspects involved would often brandish knives, firearms, and carry out assaults in committing their crimes." --
-- "Toronto man Abdoul Bah, who tried to shoot unarmed, off-duty Police Const. Igor Zdrazhko during a botched carjacking in Scarborough has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by by Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Goldstein." --
-- "York Police have charged Kamel Hazime, 41, of Vaughan in connection to a fatal hit-and-run that killed a 60-year-old woman earlier this month." --Those gosh-darned Vaughan men. He left a woman to die at the side of the road... won't even tell cops where he hid the vehicle.
-- "Toronto Police are searching for a man in connection with a suspected arson investigation near Danforth and Sibley avenues in Danforth Village. The man is described as having a light complextion, between 60 and 70 years of age, five-feet-eight to five-feet-10 with an average build, bald and short grey facial hair." --
Why not just say 'white guy?' Smell that 'professional' journalism.
Who are Vasyl Galychyn, 61, and Anton Chernyshov, 41?
And...
-- "Toronto Police are investigating after a man in his 30s showed up to a hospital with a gunshot wound on Sunday morning." --
-- "Robert Robin Cropearedwolf, 47, who was convicted of manslaughter in the 2023 death of CBC journalist Douglas Michael Finlay is now wanted for an alleged break and enter early last month." --So, 20 months in jail for killing a man. No wonder criminals don't give a shit.
-- "Toronto police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an early morning stabbing on the Exhibition grounds." --
