Canada’s failure to act against transnational crime is imperiling US national security

The magnitude of the Oct. 7 attacks has prompted Israel to draw up plans for a “new security reality”, encompassing the threat that the Iranian regime and regional proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah pose to its existence. The Netanyahu government has also stepped up its anti-terror financing efforts and seized significant funds intended for use by these terror groups. However, while … Read more

LAPD investigating gunfire at graffitied skyscraper in downtown L.A.

Graffiti appears on more than two dozen floors of Oceanwide Plaza. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Gunshots rang out just before midnight Friday at a vacant skyscraper that taggers recently covered in graffiti across the street from Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Officers responded to Oceanwide Plaza on Figueroa Street late Friday night … Read more

Toronto police release images of man suspected of impersonating SickKids canvasser, soliciting cash

Police have released photos of a man believed to have gone door-to-door in Toronto, impersonating a SickKids canvasser and soliciting cash donations. According to investigators with the Toronto Police Service (TPS), a man has reportedly attended apartments in the downtown core a number of times since November 2023. Within those interactions, police allege the man … Read more

Toronto conservation agency buys chunk of Ontario peninsula to protect against development

Another chunk of the Black Bay Peninsula – widely regarded as one of the most majestic wetland and forested areas in the world – has come under permanent protection from development. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced this week it has acquired 191 hectares of the 50,000-hectare woodland located about 100 kilometres east of Thunder … Read more

Elmo reassures internet he’s ‘doing great’

The account for “Sesame Street’s” famous red puppet Elmo posted online to celebrate the character’s birthday and shared a message after going viral last week that he is “doing great.” “A lot of friends have been asking, and yes, Elmo is doing great. Today is Elmo’s birthday! Yeah, baby! Thank you for checking in. Now … Read more

Cuellar: GOP lawmakers ‘irresponsible’ to reject border bill when ‘nobody has seen the text’

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said it is “irresponsible” to reject a bipartisan border bill “without even reading it” in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Saturday. “The crisis at our Southern Border should not be about party politics. The entire nation is finally feeling the burden that border communities have felt … Read more

An Irish nationalist will lead Northern Ireland’s government for the first time

Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill speaks after being appointed Northern Ireland’s first minister, during proceedings of the Northern Ireland Assembly, in Belfast, on Saturday. The Irish nationalist has made history by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister. (Liam McBurney / Associated Press) An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as … Read more

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