-- "The man is described as between 25 and 30 years of age with a thin build and black hair. He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap with gold lettering, aviator sunglasses, a black t-shirt with a logo on it, jeans and a blue surgical mask." --
-- "When your screechy, pinko-haired, non-binary sibling-in-law isn’t busy gluing its unemployed cloven hooves to a museum painting, zhe is probably Greta-Thunberging zhir way around your house, calling out your vile light bulbs and planet-killing ceiling fan for its part in making the weather bad." --
-- "Some academics and politicians say it’s further evidence that the stories are unproven. 'I don’t like to use the word hoax because it’s too strong but there are also too many falsehoods circulating about this issue with no evidence,' Jacques Rouillard, a professor emeritus in the Department of History at the Université de Montréal." --And the Trudeau gravy train isn't just contained to our aboriginal friends.
-- "In 2021, the government estimated that around one million non-permanent residents lived in Canada; however by CIBC Capital Markets Deputy Chief Economist Benjamin Tal’s analysis, that number is closer to two million. He argued that the main reason for this discrepancy is that the government wasn’t counting people who continue to live in Canada once their visas have expired." --
-- "The Vancouver Police Department said Wednesday that Arturo Garcia Gorjon, 45, had been linked to the four 'blitz-style' assaults. But Deputy Chief Const. Fiona Wilson said Gorjon went before a judge and has been released in Vancouver with conditions." --
-- "Back in March 2020, a dozen or so sheriff's deputies wearing bullet-proof vests descended upon Waylon Bailey's home in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, with their guns drawn, ordered him onto his knees with his hands on his head, and arrested him for a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The SWAT-style raid was provoked by a Facebook post in which Bailey had made a zombie-themed joke about COVID-19." --
-- "An arrest warrant has been issued for 27-year-old Brayan Jimenez-Arguijo who is wanted for removing a court-ordered GPS ankle bracelet in connection with a shooting in Schomberg." --
Schomberg, Schomberg... that sounds so familiar.
WE ARE ALL TORONTONIANS NOW...
-- "Noel Datta, 38, Lukas Bahile, 38, and Kimara Kailan, 24, all of Ajax, are facing multiple charges after a gun and cocaine were seized in Ajax." --
-- "A Saskatchewan First Nation now says it has found 79 SUSPECTED child grave sites and 14 POTENTIAL infant grave sites. 'This is NOT A FINAL NUMBER. It breaks my heart that there are likely more,' English River First Nation chief Jenny Wolverine." --Nota bene... apparently they've been searching for two years... mind you, zero shovels in the ground so far, but...
-- “'Horrifying and gruelling stories of abuse have been circulating in our communities for generations,' the council said in a statement." --
Yeah... I bet they have.
Meanwhile, in other 'diversity, strength' news.
And Jagmeet demands justice.
-- "Eyewitnesses testifying at the Commons Special Committee on Afghanistan said the flight of the diplomats stranded thousands. 'We were the first embassy to depart,' testified Major-General Dean Milner, the last Canadian combat commander in the region. 'That was very embarrassing for a lot of us on the ground.'" --
-- "Police have arrested 35-year-old Toronto man Syed Hofioni who allegedly robbed a person who was depositing money at a bank and then tried to flee by jumping over a fence in Markham. Hofioni was stopped by an off-duty York Regional Police officer who arrested him." --NO-NAME BRAMPTON MAN GUN BUST
-- "Two 26-year-olds from Brampton were arrested on firearms charges after provincial police say they saw a person holding a firearm while posing for pictures in that city." --
-- "A large fish. Seemingly dead. Hanging from a subway handrail. The TTC doesn’t have a specific rule prohibiting anyone from hanging a fish from a subway handrail, but TTC spokesperson Stuart Green said 'we would prefer people not do this as a courtesy to others.'” --
People seem to have forgotten Nyima Dolma and Vanessa Kurpiewska.
And Gabriel Magalhaes.
-- "The two-day Afro-Caribbean Notting Hill Carnival, which has been a staple of the summer in the Central London district since the 1960s, saw 275 people arrested and eight men stabbed this year." --
-- "A 27-year-old woman, Mireille Pardieu, is facing a second-degree murder charge after Fadumo Hassan, 29, died in hospital following a fight earlier this month, Toronto Police say." --And...
-- "A man was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after an assault just east of King and Bathurst streets in the city’s downtown core on Monday night." --
-- "It is an ecosystem in Canada that is very lucrative and it's come with some perverse effects: some fraud in the system, some people taking advantage of what is seen as a backdoor entry into Canada, but also pressure in a number of areas — one of those is housing." --
-- "An Ottawa man, 30-year-old Ahmed Farah, is facing more than 100 charges after 20 Glock Pistols, four Springfield Armory Pistols, three Smith & Wesson Pistols and one Sig Sauer Pistol were found in a hotel room in North York, Toronto Police say." --
Who buys illegal guns? Meet Abbas Zeidan.
And now climb aboard the ol' Isamophobia reparations train.
MORE FOLKS JUSTIN ISN'T CHASING...
-- "Toronto Police have arrested Prince Kofi Apawu, 27, following a string of alleged armed robberies at retails stores across four neighbourhoods in the city. following a string of alleged armed robberies at retails stores across four neighbourhoods in the city." --
-- "Nathaniel Le May, a 41-year-old Canadian civil servant is seeking a phalloplasty (an artificial penis) but not a vaginectomy (vagina removal). In other words, Le May is a biological woman who wants to have both a vagina and a penis, at taxpayer expense. Government officials caved in, even before the appeal was heard. Indeed, they capitulated so quickly that Le May seems upset to have been denied a bigger legal stage; and so is now (retroactively) pursuing a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission." --
-- Peel Regional Police say a man has serious injuries after being shot at Steeles Avenue and McLaughlin Road in Brampton on Sunday night. Police said there is no suspect information." --And...
-- "One man has been rushed to a trauma centre for treatment following a stabbing in Brampton this morning, Peel Regional Police say." --
A U.K. citizen set to be deported because of 'serious criminality' gets to stay in Canada for at least a bit longer because a judge, unprompted by either the Crown or the defendant, wondered if the use of gender-neutral pronouns in a single government document violated the man’s Charter rights. 'In 31 years of practice, I have never been confronted with a situation where the judge, during a hearing, brought up an argument that neither of the parties had raised in their memorandums,' said the Montreal-based lawyer.
-- "A customer caught up in a fatal police raid at a Port Dover gun repair shop is suing Toronto police for $2.6-million, alleging negligent, unnecessary and excessive use of force by officers. In March 2022, Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit cleared the Toronto police officer involved in the shooting of gunsmith Rodger Kotanko, 70, of any wrongdoing." --
A spokesperson for the Toronto police declined any comment.
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH...
-- "A suspect is outstanding after a man in his 30s was reportedly stabbed in the back of the neck at Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue East late Sunday afternoon in North York." --And...
-- "One person has been stabbed in the Eglinton Avenue East and Thermos Road area of Scarborough on Sunday evening. The suspect is described as a Black male, 5’9, wearing a black sweater and black pants." --
-- "At least 14 women across the country used a firearm to fend off assailants between July 29 and Aug. 22 , local news reports show. As gun purchases exploded, about half of firearm customers were women, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health." --IF IT ONLY SAVES ONE LIFE...
-- "Daniil Matin, 35, of Toronto, has been charged with second-degree murder of a woman at a Richmond Hill residence on Friday. The victim and the accused were known to each other and had previously been in a relationship." --
-- "A man in his 40s has died after being stabbed at an apartment building near Woodbine Avenue and O'Connor Drive in East York Saturday afternoon. Toronto Police said a male suspect was arrested at the scene without incident." --DIVERSITY, STRENGTH UPDATE:
-- "The victim, who died in hospital, was identified as Majid Abdulaziz, 37, of Toronto, on Sunday. Abdelaziz Abdella Abdelaziz, 34, also of Toronto was arrested at the scene without incident." --
-- "On Saturday, police identified the murdered man as Toronto resident Nakhari Negus Henry-Robinson (aka Scottie Flip'him). He is the city’s 42nd homicide victim of the year. Police said a suspect fled the scene on foot. They have yet to release a description." --TIME TRAVEL WITH ME TO 2018...
-- "Police say they are still searching for 18-year-old Nakhari Henry-Robinson, wanted for aggravated assault and failing to comply with a court order." --AND YET AGAIN...
-- "Nakhari Henry-Robinson, 22, is facing 17 charges, including two counts of breach of probation and the possession of a loaded firearm." --
Out on bail? Thank Justin Trudeau.
UPDATE: R/TORONTOLOGY WEIGHS IN...
-- "One less pirate off the streets" --Think he means 'on the streets' but you get it. More here.
-- "At least seven people have been injured in a shooting at the J’ouvert parade, a Caribbean event in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, police said on Saturday. The annual celebrations have been marred by violence in previous years, reported the Boston Globe." --
-- "Hunter Biden, who is embroiled in a tenuous legal position, reportedly downsized to a $15,800 a month ocean view Malibu home, a substantial cut back from his previous $20,000 a month California residence." --
-- "Cartel gunmen hung three bodies from a highway overpass near the 21st-kilometer marker along the highway that connects Monterrey with the Colombia International Bridge to the state of Nuevo Leon." --
-- "Kersi Buakasa, 19, has been arrested for attempted murder and Elijah Kerridge-Lall, 21, and Alearen Stewart, 18, are also wanted following a shooting in Cobourg, Ont., earlier this month." --And there's this...
-- "Sharif Rahman, owner of The Curry House in Owen Sound, suffered a brain injury in the assault Aug. 17 and was being treated in a London hospital. Friends and family said Friday he has died." --THOSE DARNED MEN...
-- "A woman has been pronounced dead following an altercation at a residence on Taylor Mills Drive Southin Richmond Hill. A man, age 35, has been charged with second-degree murder." --
-- "New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said, 'This amazing yet straightforward technology – imprinting unique identifiers on the firing pin of firearms – will have a profound impact on public safety across the state.'"
WAIT A MINUTE...
"Two things: 1) The technology only applies to semiautomatic firearms, as they are the guns that eject shell casings after each shot. Therefore, criminals who use revolvers will immediately circumvent the microstamping issue. 2). Maryland had a microstamping requirement for 15 years and ended it after spending $5 million to maintain the microstamping database but solving no crimes." --PS... You can buy a Colt 1911 firing pin for $19.99.
-- "Ontario truck driver Harvinder Singh of Brampton could be heading to prison for up to 12 years after being found guilty in a Sarnia courtroom of smuggling $3.5 million in cocaine into Canada via the Blue Water Bridge." --It gets better...
-- "Singh is the first among 12 truckers – the latest being just three weeks ago – arrested at the Blue Water Bridge since 2021 and accused of smuggling millions of dollars in illegal drugs into Canada." --HAVE TORONTO COPS JUST SURRENDERED?
-- "New surveillance footage has surfaced showing a brazen gunpoint robbery at a Parkdale A&W restaurant on Thursday night. Franchise owner Achintya Roy said police did not immediately respond to the restaurant’s call for help, arriving at the scene several hours after the incident." --NOT ME... NOT MINE... NOT TONIGHT...
-- "The death of Gerald Pope, 23, was classified as a justifiable homicide, said Capt. Jason Rivarde, a Sheriff's Office spokesperson. The taxi driver, 43, will not face criminal charges, according to authorities. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office believes Pope was involved in two previous robberies of taxi cabs from the same company that was targeted Monday." --
-- "One of Canada’s most wanted fugitives, Malique Calloo, 26, has been extradited from Michigan to Windsor to face a first-degree murder charge." --MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH
-- "A man and woman, both in their 20s, are in hospital after being stabbed at Christie Pits Park on Thursday evening. The suspect is a Black man in his twenties standing approximately five-foot-five inches tall, with black hair in braids." --
-- "Two people have been injured in a shooting near St. Clair Avenue and Dufferin Street in the city’s west end, Toronto Police say. Residents in the area told CityNews they heard at least a dozen shots fired inside the restaurant. A suspect fled the scene on foot. No description has been released." --UPDATE: TORONTO HOMICIDE #42/2023
-- "Witnesses who spoke to CTV News Toronto said the victims were inside the Royal Caribbean Café when the suspect approached and opened fire." --And...
-- "Toronto Police are searching for a man wanted in an alleged armed robbery at Yonge and Adelaide streets in downtown Toronto. The suspect indicated he had a gun in his bag before grabbing a gold chain from around one of the victim’s necks and fleeing the scene on foot." --And...
-- "A physical altercation ensued that resulted in the suspect being stripped of his shorts and shoes, police said. He then fled to a vehicle that drove away, heading north on Burkholder Drive." --
-- "If found guilty of pushing Shamsa Al-Balushi, 40, onto the subway tracks at Bloor-Yonge station. Edith Frayne will argue she’s not criminally responsible due to a mental health diagnosis of Schizophrenia. If found guilty, but not criminally responsible, Frayne would be returned to hospital rather than be incarcerated." --Wait a minute...
Court documents show that Al-Balushi is currently facing her own set of unrelated charges, including assault and a failure to comply with release orders. As of Tuesday, she is also in custody.YOUR TAX DOLLARS... AGAIN...
-- "Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton is set to put $160 million toward skills training programs, prioritizing help for people on social assistance and the one million people in Ontario who have a criminal record." --
-- “The decision to put so many senior-level people on one plane was a poor decision, as key figures should always fly separately. Prigozhin was feeling overconfident. He might have genuinely been made to feel like he was pardoned.” --Let's just cut to it...
-- "For many Russian insiders, the bigger question is how he defied Putin and remained alive for so long." --
-- "Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as scientific evidence shows many offsets they have bought have no environmental worth and can sometimes be linked to alleged human rights concerns. Some carbon credit traders are writing off investments that would have been worth hundreds of millions of dollars as recently as last year." --
-- "The hunt is on for Marco Cordeiro, 46, after a man was allegedly pepper-sprayed and beaten with a collapsible baton at Wakunda Pl. and O’Connor Dr. in the city’s east end." --
Wakunda, Wakunda... that sounds so familiar.
And...
-- "Peterborough police Chief Stuart Betts announced the arrest of 34-year-old Eduardo Tito Silva, who has allegedly been hiding from officers since he was identified as one of the suspects in the shooting death of Shawn Singh." --
-- "Data from government documents put the cost of flying Governor General Mary Simon to four overseas engagements and 17 domestic trips across Canada last year at $2.78 million, spread across a number of government departments and ministries." --
-- "Seattle Councilwoman Lisa Hebold announced on Friday 911 calls could soon be answered by unarmed 'crisis responders' instead of police officers through a new 'alternate response team.'" --WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT...
-- "The phenomenon of mass looting has appeared nationwide in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter riots, which also involved looting. City police departments were cut or ordered to pull back, leaving criminals with more leeway." --
-- "So, what's the message here? That in Canada, it's now acceptable to rewrite history, to mold it into whatever shape fits the current popular narrative. And if you dare to raise a voice, to call out these historical alterations, you risk everything. Your job, your reputation, your livelihood, all because some 'woke' board decided they knew better than an educated professional. It's a chilling reminder of where we're headed if we don't question these narratives and stand up for the truth." --
-- "Ten people have been killed in a private jet crash north of Moscow - with the Russian Civil Aviation Authority saying Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list." --
At least, he didn't fall out a window.
THE WAGNER GROUP RESPONDS...
-- “The Embraer Legacy 600 business jet with registration number RA-02795, which belonged to Yevgeny Prigozhin, was shot down by air defense fire from the Russian Defense Ministry in the Bologovsky district of the Tver region.” --
-- "First female OPEC President Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged with bribery offences relating to her time as Nigeria’s Oil Minister. She has been linked to a string of money laundering, bribery and asset recovery cases in Nigeria, as well as in Italy and the United States." --
-- "A Toronto man, Seyed Hashemi Pour, 53, has been arrested and charged with assaulting a Peace Officer and uttering threats." --
-- "Newly released statistics by the BC Centre for Disease Control shows that overdoses were the leading cause of deaths for those under 18 in the province last year." --Let's ask Justin's 'Minister of Addiction'...
-- "One of the decisions Ms. Saks (a single mother with two teenage daughters) is currently considering is whether to extend the decriminalization pilot to other cities, including Toronto." --
-- "Toronto Police have identified 41-year-old Oluwatobi Alaga as the man shot and killed near Kensington Market on Monday. No suspect information has been released." --NO GUN... NO PROBLEM...
-- "A man who was stabbed multiple times while pushing his granddaughter in a stroller down a residential street in Oshawa on Tuesday morning may have been attacked at random, Durham Regional Police say." --Update - Grampa stabbing...
-- "Noah Denyer, of Oshawa, is charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. He was held for a bail hearing." --'BRAMPTON' MAN...
-- "A Brampton man, Gurarpan Aulakh, 23, has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an ongoing investigation in Mississauga. Aulakh was held for a bail hearing." --
-- "The federal government rejected a plan to reform Canada’s ailing access to information regime, and instead, against the advice of bureaucrats, embarked on a limited internal review that produced no substantive change." --
-- "'We understand that over time burial sites may be lost to the natural elements,' Chief Derek Nepinak of the Minegoziibe Anishinabe explained in an earlier press release. 'But to bury remains under a building suggests a dark and sinister intent that cannot be unaddressed as we expose the truth of what happened in our homeland.'" --
-- "A man in his 40s is dead after a shooting in in the area of College Street and Spadina Avenue near Kensington Market in downtown Toronto Monday morning. Investigators say there was an altercation between a number of individuals, and that one of those individuals fired two to three rounds, striking a man in his 40s." --BUT WAIT... THERES MORE...
-- "Mubarak Rirash, 34, who is under a lifetime weapons ban has been arrested after gunfire in Mississauga. A second man, 28-year-old Wardi Dahir of Toronto, was also held pending a bail hearing." --
I guess it could be worse.
WE ARE ALL TORONTONIANS NOW...
-- "Police are investigating a shooting and two stabbings early Monday morning in northeast Montreal that left one dead and two injured." --And...
-- "York Regional Police responded on Monday at about 2:25 a.m. to a home in the Greensboro Dr.-Milliken Meadows Dr. area for a home invasion." --
-- "It was reported that a man was standing on the pedestrian bridge and, on both occasions, waited for a vehicle to approach before throwing a 'softball size rock' on top of the vehicle, 'causing damage to the windshield.'" --UPDATE:
-- "On Monday, police arrested 62-year-old Robert Jensen of Toronto." --
-- "A male left the subway station and police located him near Christie Pitts taking him into custody." --
-- "Wenzile Ndlangamandla, 19, has been arrested in connection with the homicide of 54-year-old Douglas James MacDonald, who was violently assaulted in Moss Park earlier this week. He has been charged with second-degree murder." --And there's this...
-- "Police identified the victim in the slaying as 26-year-old Granit Ahmeti of Ottawa." --
-- "Two robbery suspects, 19-year-old Anthony Lee and 18-year-old Martavious Henderson were killed during an armed robbery at a vape shop in Shreveport, Louisiana , while their accomplice managed to escape." --
-- "Muhsin Sufi and Abdulhai Patel, wanted in connection with a violent kidnapping and assault near Scarborough Town Centre last year have been arrested." --
-- "Paramedics confirmed that an adult male has been rushed to the trauma centre in life-threatening condition after a shooting at Huntingwood Drive and Midland Avenue. No suspect information has been released." --
WE ARE ALL TORONTONIANS NOW...
-- "Durham Regional Police have charged Noah Hurlock, 25, after he discharged a firearm Thursday night in Oshawa. The suspect was on a prohibition order for firearms from a previous conviction." --
-- "'You can go to the park, but only if there are no men there. If there are men, then Sharia does not allow it. She can do all these things, but not in the same way as some women want, to be semi-naked and among men,' said Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue spokesman Molvi Mohammad Sadiq Akif." --
-- "Vishal Sharma, 40, of East Gwillimbury has been charged after allegedly following and harassing a woman with a knife near Highway 7 West and Martin Grove Area in Vaughan on Thursday night. Police also released his photo as they believe there could be additional victims." --But wait... there's more.
-- "The OPP’s repeat offender parole enforcement squad is requesting the public’s help in locating federal offender Spencer Sebastiampillai, 49, wanted on a Canada-wide warrant as a result of his breach of statutory release." --
-- "Fawad Abdalay, 21, of Whitby, is facing several charges after Durham Regional Police say he robbed sex workers at an Ajax hotel while pretending to be a client. Police are appealing to anyone who may have had contact with the suspect and experienced similar incidents to contact investigators." --And...
-- The suspect, 24-year-old Christopher Persaud, of Whitby, is a nurse at the hospital who worked on the unit with the victim." --
-- "Toronto Police are searching for Faysal Mohamed, 25, in connection with the first-degree murder of Ahmed Hassan last week." --
-- "Douglas James Macdonald, 54, who died after a hit-and-run in Toronto’s Moss Park earlier this week was violently attacked prior to the collision. Police are searching for a Black man with short to mid-length hair in dreadlocks or twists, and an average build." --
-- "Toronto resident Sadid Sultan Ahmed, 20, was arrested and charged with a number of offences, including theft of a motor vehicle, three counts of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, and theft exceeding $5,000." --
-- "The Pentagon and FBI have notified some of the families of victims of the 9/11 attacks that suspected terrorist mastermind Kalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other defendants could be spared the death penalty under plea agreements being considered by the Biden administration." --
-- "During the course of the investigation, 31 stolen vehicles, valued at about $2.8 million, were recovered. The three suspects—identified as Richmond Hill residents Ranvir Saffi, 24, Kuljeet Singh Sivia, 23, and Brampton resident Jasman Pannu, 21 — are facing 83 charges in total." --
-- "Sonya Ahenakew, 38, of Toronto has been charged with first-degree murder after Ahmed Hassan, 67, was found dead in a in an apartment in the Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue area apartment last week." --
Ahenakew, Ahenakew... that sounds so familiar.
UPPERDATE:
-- "Police announced Wednesday evening that 29-year-old Kidus Kane of Toronto is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of Ahmed Hassan." --
-- "Ontario Provincial Police say their Investigation and Enforcement Bureau, with help from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, arrested Sandeep Sogi, 24, Sukhvir Singh, 28, Deepak Kakkar, 30, and Anchhu Kumar, 24, in the investigation." --
-- "Last week taxpayers gave almost half a billion dollars to a shipyard owned by one of Canada’s richest families. The federal government’s news release on this new funding was barely reported on, having come in the middle of summer, when few are paying attention." --
-- "The Homicide Squad is investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck by the driver of a vehicle late Monday night Sherbourne Street, just north of Queen Street East in downtown Toronto." --And...
-- "A man has been hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed near Victoria Park Avenue and York Mills Road in North York Tuesday evening. No suspect information has been released." --
-- "Liberal Minister for Women and Gender Equality Marci Ien announced $867,162 in taxpayer funding for two Newfoundland and Labrador LGBTQ organizations – including one that co-hosted a seminar on fetish and BDSM 'kinks.' On Friday, Ien praised St. John’s based Quadrangle for the 'vital work' it’s doing." --
-- "Two additional suspects, Ahmed Mustafa Ibrahim, 20, and Khalila Zara Mohammed, 23, have been arrested in the murder of Karolina Huebner-Makurat, 44, of Toronto." --Oh... it gets better...
-- "Mohammed was profiled by CBC last year for the work she was doing with addicts in the centre’s harm-reduction program. Now she’s facing criminal charges in relation to a shooting, allegedly for helping one or more of the shooters." --
IN REXDALE, THEY CALL THAT TUESDAY...
-- "A shooting at inch Avenue West and Martin Grove Road in Rexdale has left a man with life-threatening injuries. Police have not released any suspect information." --
-- "Local residents have frequently blamed the site for ushering in a sharp uptick in local crime and disorder, which was characterized most notably by the shooting death of 44-year-old mother Karolina Huebner-Makurat just steps from the front door of the South Riverdale Community Health Centre." --