Toronto police say the service’s hate crime unit is investigating after a Jewish girls elementary school in North York was shot at for the third time this year.
In a brief social media post, police said they were called to Bais Chaya Mushka Girls Elementary School at about 2:33 a.m. Friday.
Responding officers found “evidence of firearm discharge,” according to police. No injuries were reported.
@fancypants_s https://t.co/fohekTm11f
— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) December 20, 2024
She’s a Justin lackey. h/t Patti Jo
As more Democrats are losing House seats, following the Republican presidential win, the Democratic Party has been questioning its up-and-coming leaders. In reviewing this discussion, The View’s Sunny Hostin was appalled on Wednesday, claiming persecution against young Democratic lawmakers such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) by Republicans. The ABC co-host claimed that Ocasio-Cortez’s political beliefs were not so left-leaning, aligned with most of young Americans, and should be considered basic stances by the Democratic Party.
A Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City has been transferred to a provincial detention centre in Montreal from Rimouski, Que.
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who appeared in Quebec Superior Court this morning, was transferred to the jail in the city’s east end on Thursday, but his lawyer says he hasn’t yet been able to review court documents with his client in person.
The US has scrapped a $10m (£7.9m) reward for the arrest of Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, following meetings between senior diplomats and representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf said the discussion with Sharaa was “very productive”, and he came across as “pragmatic”.
The US delegation arrived in the capital, Damascus, after HTS overthrew the Bashar al-Assad regime less than a fortnight ago. Washington still designates it as a terrorist group.
UPPERDATE: The Telegraph reports authorities are treating this incident as a Terror Attack and the Perp is a Saudi Doctor.
Update: Bild is reporting that the attacker is a Muslim born in Saudi Arabia
A car drove into a group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday, leaving at least one person dead and 20 people injured.
The driver of the car, reported to be a dark BMW, was arrested following the crash which took place at 7:04pm today, according to unidentified government officials in the state of Saxony-Anhalt who spoke to the dpa news agency.
Video footage too graphic to share appears to show the dark car careening into the dense crowd, leaving dozens of people lying on the floor.
No confirmation on the Perp just yet, but there is the suggestion it is a Muslim.
Car drives into crowd in German Christmas market ‘terror attack’
A car ploughed into a crowd at a German Christmas market on Friday, killing at least one person and leaving more than 20 wounded in a suspected terror attack.
The car crashed through barriers protecting the market in Magdeburg and drove straight into shoppers, eyewitnesses reported.
Video purportedly taken by a nearby camera showed a car mowing down pedestrians as it sped through a narrow alleyway with stalls on either side.
JUST IN: A vehicle just PLOWED into a Christmas Market in Germany at highway speeds, kılling at least 11 and injuring 60+
This is INSANE to watch.
The driver of the vehicle has been taken into custody.pic.twitter.com/yW9Zojg23W
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 20, 2024
Auf dem Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt hat es einen Anschlag gegeben.
Der Täter wurde festgenommen.#Magdeburg pic.twitter.com/3saEc4xDCZ— Ralf reicht's ❎ (@dingsda123) December 20, 2024
At least 3 dead Germans at the Christmas market in #Magdeburg after a man breaks through anti-terror bollards with his car and crashes into the crowd. Allegedly it’s a Syrian.
Has Germany had another terrorist attack at the end of 2024? pic.twitter.com/07kq0rmErK— Martin Sellner (@Martin_Sellner) December 20, 2024
This is a translation of the Bild.de account of the attack
No word on the Perp’s identity or motive of course.
h/t XC
Two men have been charged with assaulting police officers following a brawl at Manchester Airport in July.
Mohammed Amaaz, 20, faces two charges of causing actual bodily harm, one charge of assaulting an emergency worker and one charge of common assault. Muhammed Amaad, 25, is charged with causing actual bodily harm.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said no police officers will be charged.
Sunni brothers Ammad & Amaz charged for assaulting police officers at Manchester airport
No charges were brought against the police officers
यह लोग तो दंगे कर देंगे वहाँ pic.twitter.com/YSJNSRJgXv
— Kreately.in (@KreatelyMedia) December 20, 2024
The Canadian Armed Forces has been deploying “gender advisors” to international operations, including in Ukraine and Haiti, as part of a broader push to integrate gender ideology into military activities abroad.
This initiative, highlighted in the Department of National Defence’s recently released 2024 Departmental Report, is drawing sharp criticism from veterans and observers who question its relevance during active conflicts and humanitarian crises.
Pretty sure our armed forces need to be shut down and rebuilt from the ground up.
h/t Mauser
In a first test case for warrants issued by a global court at Hague, Poland is announcing it would arrest Prime Minister Netanayahu of Israel if he attends the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where an estimated 1 million Jews perished as part of the genocidal Nazi war against them.
“We are obliged to respect the provisions of the International Criminal Court,” Poland’s deputy foreign minister, Władysław Bartoszewski, who is charged with organizing the ceremony, claimed Friday, according to the Polish-language newspaper Rzeczpospolita. Dozens of world leaders are expected to attend the January 27 ceremony.
This is so gross. So treasonous. So insulting.
So disgusting that I just can’t even. https://t.co/KCrOuRwxup
— Ari Goldkind (@AriGoldkind) December 20, 2024
Donald Trump doesn’t think much of Justin Trudeau. The president-elect has been needling the Canadian prime minister for weeks, amusingly calling him “governor” of the “Great State of Canada.” During the June 2018 Group of Seven summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, the president called Mr. Trudeau “meek and mild” as well as “very dishonest and weak.”
With Mr. Trump’s help, Mr. Trudeau, who has flirted with political disaster for years, came close to hitting rock bottom on Monday. This was because of the stunning resignation of Chrystia Freeland as deputy prime minister and finance minister. Often dubbed the “minister of everything” because of her influence in the Liberal government, Ms. Freeland expressed her anger and frustration with the ineffectiveness of Mr. Trudeau’s response to Mr. Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods.
After Elon Musk posted his support for Germany’s far-right AfD, the party’s leader Alice Weidel expressed her gratitude. Other German lawmakers have criticized “interference” in the country’s upcoming federal elections.
It’s almost certain Jagmeet Singh will claim that first class Pod he’s enjoying on this Air Canada Flight wasn’t his.
This guy complains about rich people while living like one. pic.twitter.com/Yt9lm401lq— Ryan Gerritsen (@ryangerritsen) December 20, 2024
Singh says the NDP will vote to bring Lib government down in new letter
With the House of Commons set to return from its Christmas break on Jan. 27, Singh’s pension is all but assured.
Justin Trudeau failed in the biggest job a Prime Minister has: to work for people, not the powerful.
The NDP will vote to bring this government down, and give Canadians a chance to vote for a government who will work for them. pic.twitter.com/uqklF6RrUX
— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) December 20, 2024
h/t Patti Jo
As the new Syria struggles to take shape, old threats are re-emerging.
The chaos since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad is “paving the way” for the so-called Islamic State (IS) to make a comeback, according to a leading Kurdish commander who helped defeat the jihadist group in Syria in 2019. He says the comeback has already begun.
“Activity by Daesh [IS] has increased significantly, and the danger of a resurgence had doubled’, according to General Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a mainly Kurdish militia alliance backed by the US. “They now have more capabilities and more opportunities.”
