Homicide charge laid after man injured in Toronto encampment fire dies: police
An encampment fire has led to a death and a charge of first degree murder, Toronto police said Wednesday.
Crews responded to a fire outside a church on Dec. 26 near Yonge and Charles streets.
Toronto police allege a man set a tent and mattress on fire before throwing items on top of the tent to feed the flames.
This guy is a native and has a years long record I’m betting he’s already bailed.
When the ball drops in Times Square tonight in New York City, revelers will scream “Happy New Year,” kiss the girl (or guy) next to them, blow horns, and prepare for the traditional drop of a massive “tidal wave” of 3,000 pounds of confetti as it’s released from the rooftops of eight surrounding buildings at the stroke of midnight.
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says it’s owed $10.35 billion in COVID-19 benefits.
Nina Ioussoupova, a spokesperson for the agency, says that as of Nov. 30, it had disbursed $83.5 billion in COVID benefits to Canadians, including $45.3 billion for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, the financial support program known as CERB.
Ioussoupova says the CRA began sending recovery letters to individuals with debts related to COVID-19 benefits in 2023
What are you top ten favourite gay cruising bars in Gaza?
Obviously The Fistbunker on Al-Shawa in Gaza City is everyone's favourite, but there are so many to chose from.
— Climate Warrior🐬 #ClimateJustice🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 (@ClimateWarrior7) December 31, 2025
h/t Patti Jo
Ratings on the latest episode of Netflix’s Stranger Things took a downturn this week after the character Will Byers came out gay to his friends in a dramatic reveal.
Released on Christmas, the Season 5 Vol. 2 episode of the hit sci-fi show has been getting review bombed on various platforms, per Variety.
“The recent episodes have dragged the season’s fan-driven Rotten Tomatoes score from the 70s down to 56 percent, a stark decline from the show’s previous seasons,” noted the outlet. “For reference, the Season 4 Popcornmeter sits at 89 percent, Season 3 at 86 percent, Season 2 at 90 percent and Season 1 at 96 percent.”
Netflix has ruined many good programs with unwanted awkward woke eruptions.
I haven’t watched Stranger Things, this probably means never but I feel sorry for the many fans who were let down.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were in second-last place, slugging it out with the Detroit Red Wings for bragging rights as the worst of the worst in the hapless Norris Division.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and The Golden Child ruled the Christmas box office. It was 1986, a different time and a very different place.
A great closure rate but I doubt that makes a difference to victims unable to adequately defend themselves.
Another take on murder rates …
Makes sense. @fancypants_s https://t.co/KH1nBeGtBk
— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) December 30, 2025
Thieves used a large drill to break into a safe at a high street bank branch in western Germany and steal an estimated €30m (£26m; $35m) in cash and valuables, police have said.
A police spokesman likened the break-in to the Hollywood heist film Ocean’s Eleven, telling AFP news agency it was “very professionally executed”.
During the heist at Sparkasse savings bank in the city of Gelsenkirchen, thieves broke open more than 3,000 safe deposit boxes containing money, gold and jewellery.
Gelsenkirchen Police said they became aware of the crime after a fire alarm was set off in the early hours of Monday morning.
Sparkasse? I got no sympathy for anyone who puts their valuables in the “Light Your Farts On Fire Bank?”
Ontario is paving the way for Premier Doug Ford’s controversial “special economic zones” in 2026 amid other changes that include making life tougher for impaired drivers and easier for skilled workers moving here.
Stepping up the push to fast-track development to offset economic damage from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, new regulations taking effect Jan. 1 let the province bypass local and provincial rules for “trusted proponents and projects.”
But critics are worried protections for the environment, workers, wildlife, endangered species, Indigenous communities and their treaties will be watered down in what they dub “no law” zones.
Cast member saves children from runaway Disney World boulder
Hero saves the day During Indiana Jones show at Disney World. A 400-pound boulder prop dislodged from its track. A Cast Member was injured stopping it before it reached the audience. Disney says the Cast Member received immediate care and is recovering. pic.twitter.com/kyKQ9qiAj5
— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) December 31, 2025
h/t MP
Canadians are growing impatient with the lack of progress in Canada-U.S. trade relations, a new Leger poll suggests.
Confidence also appears to be waning over whether Canadians can trust Prime Minister Mark Carney to defend Canada against U.S. President Donald Trump’s political firestorms.
Thousands of people have protested in Iran in recent days against the dramatic devaluation of the currency, amid an economic crisis that has engulfed the country.
What began as a strike by shopkeepers and bazaar merchants on Sunday has become an outcry of political anger, with some even chanting “Death to the dictator!” The spontaneous protests have already spread from Tehran to other cities, such as Isfahan and Mashhad.
#Breaking: A special unit of the #Iran's Islamic Regime is deployed to #Isfahan city center to brutally suppress an anti-regime protest there.
The regime is brutally suppressing protests across the country today.#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/hLq5cOht6B
— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) December 31, 2025
Thousands of heavily armed police officers are patrolling the streets of Sydney as people mark the new year – a rare and stark sight in Australia, following the Bondi Beach mass shooting.
Some officers were authorised to carry high-grade weapons as part of heightened security measures. The attack on 14 December targeted Australia’s Jewish community and killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival.
New South Wales (NSW) Police said more than 2,500 officers would be on duty across the city.
I remember a time not in the too distant past when our societies had no fear of today’s routine Muslim killing sprees.
REMIGRATION.
🚨HOLY SMOKES
IT was SO COLD in Canada during the week before Christmas
that Hudson Bay Froze SOLID in under 10 days
(Braeburn hit -55C, lowest temp in Canada since 1970) pic.twitter.com/bIuVEz7yXc
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) December 30, 2025
h/t Mauser
OTTAWA — Federal officials say that Alberta separatists going around Ottawa and repeatedly meeting with U.S. officials to advance their cause is legal for Canadians, within certain limits, even though similar behaviour could be prohibited elsewhere.
When separatist organizer Jeffrey Rath claimed last week he was meeting with officials connected to the White House to garner support for Alberta’s independence, Edmonton talk show host Ryan Jespersen responded by saying, “In a lot of countries, this tomfoolery would get you strung up for treason.”
