-- "Calgary Police have arrested and charged a 25-year-old Calgary man in connection with a weekend shooting at the Victoria Park/Stampede CTrain station.
His name? That's 'professional' journalist Ken MacGillivray's little secret, apparently.
I know, let's ask Calgary Police...
Meet Mostafa JAFARI, 25, of Calgary." --
-- "A 40-year-old man is fighting for his life after being stabbed near Queen and Main streets in downtown Brampton on Tuesday, Peel Regional Police say." --
-- "Riza Jafari, 34, a B.C. man who murdered 40-year-old Fred Sangan, who been having an affair with his wife, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Jafari and his partner Hatice Haydari, both armed with knives, cornered Sangan in his car and stabbed him at least 35 times." --Not sure what makes this psycho a 'B.C. man'...
-- "Jafari, an Afghani born and raised in Iran, came to Canada in 2022." --
-- "One of Canada's most wanted fugitives, Tresor Horimbere, 24, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in British Columbia in connection with the fatal shooting of Mohamed Yusuf Abdullahi, 22, two years ago, police say. Abdullahi had just finished playing in the sixth Canada African Cup of Nations 2024 tournament on Team Eritrea." --So, my friends... can we maybe admit that diversity is not always our strength?
-- "Jennifer Lackard, a Deputy Police Commissioner with the Mount Vernon Police Department, drove the getaway car for her son in an apparent gangland shooting in the Bronx, police and sources said Tuesday. The pair were hit with attempted murder, attempted assault, criminal possession of a firearm, conspiracy and reckless endangerment charges." --Of course... not all moms are that dedicated.
-- "It became this goal, their own stated goal, to turn museums from institutions of education, of public education, into institutions to encourage activism, which could also be said to indoctrinate. Ginn said he found ‘factually incorrect information’ in some exhibits but argued what they don't tell visitors is just as misleading." --
-- "Speaking in Arabic, former hostage Braslavski addressed living Hamas and PIJ terrorists who participated in the October 7th attacks and the Gaza hostage crisis. ‘You did whatever you wanted, but now you are dying one after the other – and there will be none of you left.'" -- ’Orange Man Bad could learn a thing or two from the Israelis.
-- "Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei claimed Monday that no negotiations with the US were in prospect and Tehran had no plans to host any foreign delegations or send negotiators abroad in the coming days. The only talks under way, Baghaei added, were discussions with Oman over management of the Strait of Hormuz." --
-- "David Simpson, 29, a convicted killer shot two men, killing one, less than two hours after he was released from a North Carolina jail on bond last week, a stunning timeline that is raising fresh questions about why the repeat violent offender was free in the first place." --Oh, yeah... one more thing...
-- "The shooting followed a long-running dispute over a parking space outside the apartment complex." --He hit her so hard, her dentures shattered...
-- "A Tucson grandmother who twice survived cancer died after she was attacked by felon Dahseir Edward Jefferson, 27, outside her apartment complex, the Tucson Police Department said. Jefferson had previously served time in an Arizona prison for aggravated assault." --
And, then... there's this genius.
Scott Adams had a point.
-- "The 15-year-old boy wanted in a double murder last week has surrendered to Hamilton Police. He has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder with a firearm. The shooting was likely retaliation for an attack involving bear spray at a residence in Hamilton’s east end." --
PS... The shooter was a 15 year-old named Rahziel. The deceased were 18-year-old Abdulmalek Shibli and 16-year-old Afef Binafif,
It's past time to abolish the Young Offenders Act... and tighten up border controls.
Meanwhile... in other diversity/strength news.
-- "Thirty-five years after the Soviet Union collapsed, the Communist bread line is poised for a comeback in the Big Apple, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces his government grocery stores will be undercutting real groceries by 30%. Not to worry, socialism will work this time." --Remember, Mayor Zo opposes presenting ID to vote...
-- "If you want to purchase food from one of communist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s government-run supermarkets... you MUST present some form of ID." --And, there's this...
-- "Hate crimes have surged in the Big Apple this year under Mayor Zohran Mamdani – with more than half of the incidents targeting Jewish New Yorkers, unsettling new crime statistics show." --
-- "According to reports, the human traffickers accused terrified passengers of witchcraft whenever something went wrong during the 11-day voyage, such as engine problems, food shortages or even rough seas. The Olive Press expat news website reports that at least 50 people were thrown overboard." --
-- "Jordan Salinas, 35, reached for his shoulder holster and drew an FN Five-Seven — a semi-automatic pistol with a suppressor fixed to the barrel. He then worked through the framework he’d practiced for years." --Nota bene...
-- "'He did not like it when bullets started firing both ways,' Salinas said Sunday morning." --
UPDATE: First casualty revealed...
-- "A 23-year-old woman, Ashley Garibay, of Stockton, Calif., has been identified as one of those killed when a gunman opened fire at an Idaho In-N-Out this weekend. Garibay was one of three killed during the harrowing shooting, which left several others wounded." --
-- "Police have identified Tryce James as the person who was killed in a Friday night shooting at a Midland, Ontario apartment complex. No arrests have been made in connection to this incident.". --I'm calling this one an 'Act of Gawd'...
-- "Tryce James, 18, of Toronto, is wanted for: three counts Assault; Assault/Choking; Breach of Probation; Fail to Comply Release Order" --
-- "A heroic armed citizen tried to take out a gunman who opened fire on an Idaho In-N-Out, according to heart-stopping video and witnesses. Harrowing footage shows a man with a handgun exchanging fire with the shooter with a rifle outside the restaurant in Twin Falls. Police have yet to announce the identity and motive of the deceased gunman." --
UPDATE: Dead gunman identified as Chad Williams, 24
In other 'Good Guy with a Gun' news...
-- "'The surveillance video shows [the shooter] Sapirman exit the restroom at 5:56:48 p.m.,' Ison said. 'He was neutralized by Dicken at 5:57:03 p.m.'" --
-- "Kentucky child killer Ronald Exantus, who stabbed 6-year-old Logan Tipton to death was acquitted by reason of insanity and released from prison on Wednesday. Exantus doesn’t face any other probation regarding the killing." --
-- "A man was rushed to the hospital after gunshots rang out near Bloor Street and Dovercourt Road in Toronto’s west end early Sunday morning. No suspect descriptions are available at this time and the circumstances that led to this shooting are still unknown." --But wait... there's more...
-- "Toronto Police are seeking information after a male attended a local hospital with a gunshot wound on Sunday morning. Investigators have not specified which hospital the person went to, or where the shooting occurred." --
Remember... you get all the journalism the government pays for.
So... what are the actual numbers for the first half of 2026?
-- "Peel Regional Police are searching for 34-year-old Gregory Darling of Brampton in connection with an overnight stabbing at Sugar Daddy’s nightclub in Mississauga." --In other diversity/strength news...
-- "Two Toronto men, Kiya Sayeed, 23, and arid Mir, 24, face a number of charges after being arrested in a sexual assault investigation." --
-- "A 56-year-old man, Khaliq Hussain Anwar is facing charges after an East York church was targeted by violence three times in just over a week." --Versus...
-- "Reginald Cuff, 45, approached a victim on July 19 near Bond and Shuter Streets, and repeated anti-Muslim comments." --
-- "Pimicikamak Cree Nation, a First Nation community in northern Manitoba, has been placed under lockdown after a fatal shooting. Treaty and Indian Days celebrations have been cancelled until further notice, according to the chief. RCMP had not released additional details about the shooting or identified the victim as of Friday afternoon." --And...
-- "OPP say a shelter-in-place warning has been lifted and one person is critically hurt after gunshots were reported at a First Nation west of Sudbury, Ont. Police didn’t share details on what happened or whether there have been any arrests." --
-- "Through raw police interrogation footage and expert criminal analysis, we examine the suspect’s behavior, unravel the mind games used by detectives, and explore the psychological tactics that ultimately led to a breakthrough. This is the interrogation of a killer duo who realize they can't leave." --
-- "The death toll has climbed to 67, including some who drowned and others who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier, the Spanish government said Saturday. After days of chaos and streets packed with people who had hoped for a better life in Spain, residents of Ceuta woke up Saturday to an uneasy calm." --
The BEE, as usual... nails it.
UPDATE: The final death toll numbers are shocking
-- "A man was rushed to hospital after a stabbing at Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue in North York early Saturday morning. Police have not released any suspect information." --Oh, look… a suspect description...
-- "Peel Regional Police are searching for a suspect after a man was seriously injured in a stabbing at Dixie Road and Eglinton Avenue in Mississauga early Saturday morning." --
Who's your 'Sugar Daddy' now?
MORE FESTIVAL BLUES...
-- "Police in Rochester, New York, are looking for suspects after a woman was killed and two others were injured in a shooting after a Puerto Rican festival early Saturday morning." --
-- "A 39-year-old Malaysia Airlines pilot could face the death penalty in Indonesia after being arrested at Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta with more than 70,000 ecstasy pills in his luggage, Indonesian police said on Friday. They also said the pilot had been under the influence of drugs while flying the jet." --
