A fugitive father who tied up and drowned his daughter in an honour killing that shocked the Netherlands has been sentenced to 30 years in jail.
Khaled al Najjar, 53, skipped the country hours after the body of his daughter Ryan, 18, was found bound and gagged in a swamp at an isolated nature reserve and is now hiding in Syria.
His two sons Mohamed, 23, and Muhanad, 25, were also found guilty and given 20 years each but only the eldest was in court for the verdict.
Five dimensional chess? Or is it six?
The usual suspect have, in fact, gone from “No Kings” to complaining that Trump has somehow violated international law. This is true only to the extent that “international law” means “a wish-fulfillment tool for the Left.” Which is its chief use now.
But what Trump did is basically indistinguishable — except for being much swifter and cheaper — than what George H.W. Bush did with Manuel Noriega, the “President” of Panama (not recognized as such by the United States due to election fraud) just as Maduro was the “President” of Venezuela, but not recognized as such by the United States (and other countries) due to election fraud.
🇻🇪I’m in tears. In the middle of the night, a husband woke his wife just to tell her that President Trump had confirmed Maduro’s capture, a moment they never thought they would witness. pic.twitter.com/XC09r2Hzl7
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) January 3, 2026
We grew up believing Canada was the steady one — the fair broker, the peacekeeper, the reliable neighbor. Right? But that image is dissolving before our eyes. The uncomfortable reality is that Canada’s institutions are crumbling under a weight of inefficiency and duplicity that Alberta can no longer afford to subsidize.
OTTAWA – Foreign policy experts say Ottawa should reach out to nations threatened by the United States to co-ordinate a response to the Trump administration’s actions against Venezuela.
The U.S. shocked the world this weekend when it captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military raid that followed months of airstrikes on Venezuelan boats Washington said were trafficking drugs.
Max Cameron, a professor at the University of British Columbia who studies the politics of Latin America, says this could be the first step in Washington’s deployment of its new national security strategy, which calls for the U.S. to exert more control over North and South America.
The sound of clanking leg shackles could be heard moments before Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro walked into the door of a New York City courtroom for the first time.
He then told packed rows of reporters and the public that he had just been “kidnapped”.
Minutes after his entrance, the Judge Alvin Hellerstein asked Maduro to confirm his identity so the proceedings could start.
More … I saw how Maduro was humbled in court
Venezuela’s ‘kidnapped’ ex-president tried to put on a defiant front as he was heckled at Manhattan hearing
The Bolivarian regime seems to be eating itself, now.
🚨 BREAKING: Armed men seen running the streets of Caracas, Venezuela near the presidential palace amid heavy gunfire all around
Something is going down 👀 pic.twitter.com/r7tYfUrnpt
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 6, 2026
Translation – Serious situation in Caracas, Venezuela. Gunshots and anti-aircraft activity can be heard. It is speculated that it is an attempt at a coup d’état against Delcy Rodríguez, president of Venezuela.
Situación grave en Caracas Venezuela. Se escuchan disparos y actividad anti aérea. Se especula que se trata de n intento de golpe de estado en contra de Delcy Rodríguez presidenta de Venezuela.
— Jesús Martín Mendoza Arriola (@JesusMartinMx) January 6, 2026
Translation: Armed Chavista colectivos inspect vehicles on the streets of Caracas to identify and detain those who are against the dictatorship.
How nice the ‘democracy’ is that the little lefties like.
Colectivos chavistas armados revisan vehículos en las calles de Caracas para identificar y detener a quienes están en contra de la dictadura.
Que linda la ‘democracia’ que le gusta a los zurditos. pic.twitter.com/EimJRoOEkh— El gordo edición (@GordoEdicion) January 5, 2026
h/t Canuknucklehead™
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he plans to make good on his threat to pull Crown Royal whisky from LCBO shelves following the company’s decision to move some production from Ontario to the U.S.
“Oh, 100 per cent. I can’t wait,” Ford said Monday when asked by a reporter whether he still planned to follow through with the plan.
🚨FIRST ON LOTT🚨
Decorated musician James Zimmermann is SUING the Knoxville Symphony, alleging they discriminated against him because of his skin color and chose a much less qualified person over him because of DEI guidelines.
“These orchestras can’t keep throwing out their… pic.twitter.com/eoFrX8pjI5
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 5, 2026
North American oil prices climbed by more than one per cent on Monday following the upheaval in Venezuela over the weekend, while stock prices of some large Canadian oil and gas companies have fallen.
A barrel of West Texas Intermediate, the North American benchmark, was trading about 1.5 per cent higher by midday, up nearly $1 to just over $58 US. Prices remain relatively cheap and are about $15 lower than compared to one year ago.
Meanwhile, several Canadian oil and gas companies are taking a hit to their stock price. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s energy index was down about 4.5 per cent by midday Monday.
Meet Jennifer, an artist who is taking art to a whole other level of innovation.
Imagine if you will, a shovel wrapped in floral paper. That's right. Allow your mind to be blown. pic.twitter.com/u3d6hFbQgQ
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) January 5, 2026
The “good” news about the Islamic terrorism and domestic urban violence that have rocked Western nations in recent months is that the attacks were foreseeable—and thus preventable. The bad news is that the fear of being called “racist” will stymie many governments’ ability to act on that foresight.
The December 14 massacre at Sydney’s Bondi Beach is the latest in a grim series of Islamist attacks across Europe, the U.S., and Australia. An Egyptian immigrant and his son opened fire on beachgoers during an annual Hanukkah celebration, killing 15 and wounding another 39.
The hammer-wielding suspect accused of smashing four windows at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home is a transgender woman who enjoyed a luxurious upbringing filled with privilege.
William D DeFoor, 26, was charged early Monday with one count each of obstructing official business, criminal damaging or endangering, criminal trespass and vandalism after an overnight break-in at Vance’s $1.4 million Cincinnati residence.
DeFoor – who is understood to have gone by Davis while attending an elite $27,000 per year Catholic high school – appears to have transitioned to female and now goes by the name Julia.
I knew it!
Former longtime cabinet minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland says she will resign from Parliament, just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced he’d appointed her as an advisor on economic development.
In September, Freeland was tapped to be Canada’s special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine. At the time, she stepped down from her cabinet position of transport and internal trade minister to take on the new role, but said she’d stay on as an MP.
In light of Freeland’s appointment I think I understand why the Libs are diddling the Foreign Agents Registry – it’ll provide cover
Minister proposes to weaken foreign registry mandated by Parliament 19 months ago. Draft regulations disclosed Saturday suggest penalties as modest as $50 fine and cash payments to foreign agents remain hidden: “Regulations would allow certain information not to be published.”… pic.twitter.com/499MvriXFb
— Holly Doan (@hollyanndoan) January 5, 2026
Guess it’s best if she’s working without Canadian scrutiny … h/t Mauser
Good column from Urback – What’s a Canadian MP doing as an adviser for a foreign government?
Chrystia Freeland became the “minister of everything” in Justin Trudeau’s government because of her ostensible good judgment. This never made much sense to observers of her actual performance, which routinely showcased her poor political instincts against a backdrop of poor policy decisions.
Maybe the Chrystia Freeland that emerged at the end of Mr. Trudeau’s tenure – the one that decried “political gimmicks” and urged fiscal restraint – was there all along, hiding behind an obligatory façade of unyielding partisanship. Or perhaps, and what seems more likely, Ms. Freeland’s instincts actually aren’t that great.
If on September 11, 2001, someone had told us that one day New York would have a Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated mayor, that he would swear his oath on the Qur’an, that as his first act he would repeal the fight against antisemitism and appoint as his chief counsel the lawyer for al‑Qaeda terrorists (including the brother of one of the hijackers who crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon), who would have believed it?
It is early January, 2026, and the world, in its eternal comedy of misunderstandings, is already offering a spectacle that not even the most cynical observer could invent
Prime Minister Carney says we are at a “hinge moment.” He is right. The question is: will we seize it?
Canada is in a period of geopolitical realignment, trade conflict and AI-driven economic upheaval. These forces operate through digital infrastructure, data, platforms and algorithms — most of which are owned and governed by a small number of gargantuan US technology firms.
This is the missing link in our national debate. Big Tech is not just an economic actor; it is now a central vector of American power.
