Author: Blazingcatfur

Ford government says it will require defendants to pay cash security deposits before they are released

The Ontario government says it will require defendants to pay cash security deposits before they are released from custody as part of a bill aimed at “tightening” bail requirements.

In a news release issued Monday morning, Attorney General Doug Downey said the current bail system is “broken” and that the bill will introduce repercussions for offenders.

“That’s why our government is advancing a comprehensive tough on crime bail strategy that will strengthen the rules, reinforce compliance, and keep violent and repeat offenders off the street,” Downey said at a news conference announcing the proposed change.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Justice", "Law and Order"

Elon Musk‘s X Begins Labeling Account Locations, Revealing MAGA Division Is Being Pushed by Foreigners

Elon Musk’s X recently rolled out a new feature that shows the location that accounts operate from. Many anonymous accounts claiming to be MAGA yet pushing division in the conservative movement have been exposed as operating from India, Pakistan, and other nations. Popular influencers with known identities are pointing out foreign fakers, most of which who have claimed to be Americans for years.

Click “joined” under the account name to see location data. Recent travel may provide inaccurate data.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Fire that destroyed Toronto’s historic St. Anne’s church now suspected to be arson

St. Anne’s Anglican Church

The fire that destroyed a historic Toronto church last year and more than a dozen murals by the Group of Seven is now being treated as suspected arson, Toronto police said Monday.

The 117-year-old St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Little Portugal burned in June 2024, leaving only the church’s brick walls and the charred skeleton of its domed roof behind. Days after the fire, Toronto police said the fire was not being investigated as arson, but in a meeting after St. Anne’s worship service on Sunday, Toronto detective Patrick Stewart informed the congregation of the change.

ARSON? That’s a grave charge.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inChristian Persecution, Christianophobia

Trump has called Europe’s bluff

The bureaucrats had no strategy

The 28-point plan the White House negotiated with the Kremlin is not a done deal. It’s not even close. It is a blueprint, no more, no less. In any case, Trump is an unpredictable player — he could back out at any moment. But this time, I don’t think he will.

The plan, first circulated on a Telegram channel, is clearly not a great one for Ukraine. But, equally, it isn’t a “capitulation” and those who have described it as such don’t really want a deal. Ukraine will be able to improve on it. But, admittedly, not by much. “You don’t have the cards,” Trump once told Zelensky. Unfortunately, after the recent corruption scandal, his hand is weaker than ever.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia"

Trump quietly holds off on Canada tariff increase

President Donald Trump has yet to follow through on his threat to impose an additional 10 percent tariff on Canadian imports, four weeks after he halted “all trade negotiations” over an anti-tariff ad the province of Ontario ran during the Major League Baseball World Series.

“Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Oct. 25, after announcing two days earlier that he was terminating trade talks over the the ”egregious” ad.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Trump vows to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization

President Donald Trump told Just the News on Sunday morning that he will designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, striking a blow against a group long blamed for destabilizing the Middle East and radicalizing young Muslims.

“It will be done in the strongest and most powerful terms,” Trump said. “Final documents are being drawn.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Muslim Brotherhood, USA

George Brown suspended hospitality programs here, but still runs them in Dubai. ‘That doesn’t make sense,’ say faculty

George Brown has suspended enrolment in two of its high-profile hospitality programs here in Toronto, but the college is still offering the diplomas in Dubai, the Star has learned.

The international partnership — a deal signed just before a provincial ban on such ventures — has the faculty union crying foul and the government reminding the school to put Ontario students first.

“I think that’s what people are trying to make sense of — why?” said Jeff Brown, the local union steward for the Ontario Public Services Employees’ Union.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Judge dismisses cases against ex-FBI Director James Comey, NY AG Tish James

A federal judge dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James Monday, finding that interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan was improperly appointed to her position and “had no lawful authority” to present the indictments of either of President Trump’s longtime enemies.

Attorneys for both Comey and James had argued that Halligan had to be confirmed by the Senate after Attorney General Pam Bondi used up her allotted 120-day interim appointment on Erik Siebert, who resigned after President Trump publicly criticized him for not bringing charges against the former head of the FBI.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

‘The worst is behind us’: Canada’s economy is defying some of the grim forecasts about Trump’s tariffs

The hardest hit areas have proven to be concentrated in Ontario and parts of New Brunswick, reflecting their reliance on automotive manufacturing, steel, aluminum, and lumber

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When U.S. President Donald Trump first threatened tariffs on Canadian goods, the forecasts were grim.

GDP was expected to decline three per cent in seven months, job losses in the auto sector would top 100,000, inflation would tick up over 3 per cent and Canada would be mired in a recession.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for ‘magic charms’

JuJu Practitioner with wrapped Human head

The mother of an 11-year-old boy murdered as part of a suspected black magic killing four years ago is devastated that no-one has yet been brought to justice for his death.

“Today I’m in pain. They killed my child and now there is just silence,” Sallay Kalokoh told BBC Africa Eye, explaining how her son Papayo was found with parts of his body removed, including his vital organs, eyes and one arm.

He had gone out to sell fish at the market and never came back.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

With Carney in power, the Liberals seek to turn the purple vote

At a steakhouse on Avenue Road in Toronto earlier this month, a number of conservatives turned up for a Liberal MP’s fundraiser. One was John Tory, the former Toronto mayor and onetime leader of Ontario Progressive Conservatives.

It was perhaps not surprising that Mr. Tory was at this fundraiser, given that the Liberal MP in the Eglinton-Lawrence riding, Vince Gasparro, was his deputy chief of staff at City Hall. In fact, Mr. Tory was the marquee special guest.

OH NO! JOHN TORY MAY DEFECT TO THE LIBERALS!

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canadian Politics"

‘That doesn’t exist’: Doge reportedly quietly disbanded ahead of schedule

The “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has apparently been dissolved with eight months still remaining on its contract, ending a drawn-out campaign of invading federal agencies and firing thousands of federal workers.

“That doesn’t exist,” office of personnel management (OPM) director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month when asked about Doge’s status, adding that it was no longer a “centralized entity”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

KLEIN: Senate tribunal shows our institutions are failing Canadians

“… The Senate of Canada allowed its space to be used for what was described as a tribunal on “Canadian responsibility.” In practice, it became a platform for speakers who have promoted antisemitic claims, defended terrorist violence, and spread bizarre, evidence-free accusations such as “rape by animals.” These are not fringe comments from an obscure website. They were spoken inside one of the most respected democratic institutions in our country. The room was booked by a senator appointed by the Prime Minister. Other senators were invited to join.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Australian senator suspended for ‘racist’ burqa stunt

Pauline Hanson, the leader of Australia’s hard-right One Nation party, prompted an uproar in parliament after wearing a burqa into the chamber.

Hanson, 71, whose party supports widespread cuts to migration and a nationwide ban on the burqa, was suspended after members of parliament’s upper chamber expressed outrage at her actions.

Islam isn’t a race, it is a cult.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Australia