Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been diagnosed with leukemia, a form of bone marrow cancer, multiple reports detailed Monday.
Toronto is on the hook for millions to replace failing water meter transmitters
Work to replace parts of 470,000 failing water meter transmitters in homes and businesses across Toronto is underway, but the latest update shows it will cost taxpayers millions of dollars to solve the problem that’s only getting worse.
In July, civil servants said thousands of radio transmitters on water meters were failing years ahead of schedule, meaning they can’t relay usage from homes or businesses to the city. In a new report to councillors on the infrastructure committee, Toronto Water says over 150,000 of those units have now failed and the city will need to spend $5.6 million on the first wave of replacements.
Did Kamala Harris Lie to Get Into a Law School Program for Impoverished Students?
Kamala Harris will say or do whatever it takes to win the presidency, and her campaign is built on a foundation of lies—whether it’s smearing Donald Trump or distorting her own record. But Harris’s troubling relationship with the truth didn’t start in politics. In fact, she may owe her entire career to a lie that helped her get into law school in the first place.
Toronto’s homeless shelters house almost triple the number of kids they before Trudeau
Toronto’s homeless shelters now house almost triple the number of kids they did eight years ago — with more than 1,400 in hotel rooms paid for by city hall
… As of September, nearly 1,500 kids were staying in the city’s shelter system, two thirds of whom were 10 or younger, as well as more than 1,400 children waiting for space in scattered hotel rooms paid for by city hall
… These “bridging hotel” rooms are different from hotels leased as temporary shelters during the pandemic, which are now considered part of the regular shelter system and offer more services like meals. The federal government also operates its own network of hotels specifically for refugees.
Pentagon suspects employee of Iranian origin in Israeli strike plan leak – report
The Pentagon has reportedly named Chief of Staff of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, Ariane Tabatabai, as the prime suspect for an alleged leak of classified documents, Sky News Arabia reported on Tuesday, citing a senior Pentagon official.
Tabatabai, an American of Iranian origin, is also an officer in US Naval Intelligence.
Wait, so Ariane Tabatabai is the suspect for the leak?
You mean the same person who was already outed as an Iranian agent?
Shocking! pic.twitter.com/uiisiezPCL
— Jews Fight Back (@JewsFightBack) October 22, 2024
Her name has been bandied about for some time as someone to watch. This deliberate carelessness speaks volumes about the Biden-Harris admin.
h/t patthedog
Jesse Kline: CBC lets Hamas apologist cheer Sinwar unchallenged
Thirteen years ago, U.S. President Barack Obama stood in front of the world and announced that, “The United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida and a terrorist who is responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children.” The death of the mastermind of 9/11, nearly 10 years after the attacks took place, was generally well received throughout the western world.
Cats beat babies at word association game
Contrary to their reputation for being largely indifferent to the ways of humans, cats pay close attention when we speak and can beat babies at a word-association game, a study suggests.
The research seems to show that cats can assign a meaning to a word in a matter of minutes. Moreover, they did this without special training or the prospect of being rewarded, which mirrors how infant humans learn languages.
Garbage Immigration minister calls efforts to oust Garbage PM Trudeau ‘garbage’
Immigration Minister Marc Miller today called efforts by disaffected Liberal MPs to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “garbage” and said it would be better for the team to pull together to take on their main opponent: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
“Any minute spent on this garbage is a minute that’s not spent on Pierre Poilievre and what he wants to do to this country, and I think that is very dangerous,” Miller told reporters ahead of a cabinet meeting.
Civil servants sued by colleague over claims transgender people can’t change sex
Two civil servants are being sued by a colleague who claims their view that transgender people cannot change their sex is discriminatory.
It marks the latest row in the Whitehall “culture wars” in which civil servants who believe that sex cannot be changed feel they are victims of a “witch hunt” by “bullies with a dangerous agenda”.
The case will go to court on Tuesday to determine if the civil servant who is bringing the claim can remain anonymous.
Christopher Dummitt: Serious questions for Canadians who still support Samidoun and Hamas
The Hamas-supporting terrorist group Samidoun represents a conundrum for this country. But it might not be the one you’d think.
We can take Samidoun at its word — that they really do have a vendetta against Canada and the western world in general. The federal government has, finally, listed the group as a terrorist organization.
Lots of great questions “why” for the Hamas supporters.
But I would love to ask our political and chattering classes why they run cover for the Islamist cult, why they invited the cult to settle in Canada and what they propose to do to safeguard society from Muslim predation. Look to Europe to glimpse Canada’s future with Islam. Nothing ever gets better by adding more Islam.
China and Vatican agree to extend controversial bishops deal
China and the Vatican have agreed to extend a deal on the appointment of Catholic bishops in the Asian nation by four years. Some conservative Catholics have criticized the accord for handing too much control to Beijing.
CBC president accuses MPs of trying to ‘vilify’ and ‘discredit’ her, defends executive bonuses
OTTAWA — The CEO and president of CBC/Radio-Canada says she believes members of the parliamentary heritage committee have been using her appearances to “vilify and to discredit” her, along with the public broadcaster as a whole, as she defended bonuses paid to executives.
Tait deftly accomplishes her own self-vilification. Just listen to this entitled nonsense justifying the tax payer picking up the tab for her Paris Vacay.
It was absolutely necessary for CBC’s Tait to be at the Olympics opening ceremony for reasons known only to herself. WTF? We used to call this chicanery abuse of expense accounts, a firing offence. https://t.co/ARIwACxHnA
— Fancypants Maloney (@fancypants_s) October 22, 2024
h/t Mauser
Yahya Sinwar may have ordered Hamas to execute hostages if killed – report
Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar may have issued an order to execute all remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza if he were to be killed, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday, quoting leading Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin.
Baskin, who played a key role in the 2011 negotiations that secured the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit in exchange for over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including Sinwar himself, described the current situation as “a moment of either opportunity or doom.” He explained that if the rumors are true, the fate of the remaining 101 hostages in Gaza, at least 60 of whom are thought to be alive, could be dire.
HUNTER: ‘Out-of-touch’ Trudeau claims Liberals have smashed handgun market … Toronto Police Association shuts him down
The loved ones of single mom Kassidy Ballantyne-Holmes never got the firearms memo.
The 35-year-old Stratford woman was shot to death early on Oct. 15. Her family and friends are now trying to make sense of her senseless slaying.
Criminals did not get your message. Our communities are experiencing a 45% increase in shootings and a 62% increase in gun-related homicides compared to this time last year. What difference does your handgun ban make when 85% of guns seized by our members can be sourced to the… https://t.co/DOyjfCXHfe
— Toronto Police Association (@TPAca) October 22, 2024
h/t Mauser
CNN pundit says ‘white folks should face accountability’ if they don’t ‘save democracy’ by voting for Kamala
Liberal commentator Angela Rye says ‘white folks should face accountability’ if they decline to elect Kamala Harris and ‘save democracy.’
Rye has espoused radical views in the past, including refusing to refer to Donald Trump as ‘president’ after he was elected and calling for all statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to be taken down.
Appearing on CNN Sunday, she was asked to respond to Barack Obama’s recent lecture to black men that they were sexist for not wanting to vote for the vice president.