Tarek Fatah dead at 73

Tarek Fatah was courageous in his defence of human rights

Fearless. That’s the one word that, for me, best described Tarek Fatah.

As one of the editors of the immensely popular political columns he wrote for the Toronto Sun starting in 2012, I always marvelled at his fearlessness.


Sad news. I met him on a couple of occasions at events around town, fun to chat with, not everyone’s cup of tea I know but always interesting.

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Singer John Lydon’s wife Nora Forster dies aged 80

Nora Forster, the wife of singer John Lydon, has died aged 80 after living with Alzheimer’s disease for several years.

The 67-year-old former Sex Pistols frontman, also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, was his wife’s full-time carer following the diagnosis and raised awareness of the condition through his recent attempt to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023 with a song he dedicated to Forster.

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Traute Lafrenz obituary

Last survivor of the White Rose movement who was twice arrested by the Gestapo but liberated three days before her trial for treason

On February 18, 1943, Traute Lafrenz was walking to a neurology lecture at Munich University with her friend Willi Graf when she spotted Sophie and Hans Scholl hurrying through the empty courtyard. The siblings looked purposeful, if a little frazzled, but it was the leather suitcase that caught Lafrenz’s attention.

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Diamond – of pro-Trump vlogging duo Diamond and Silk – dies aged 51 at her home in North Carolina: Former President leads tributes to one of his biggest cheerleaders saying ‘Probably her precious HEART just plain gave out’

Lynette ‘Diamond’ Hardaway, half of the pro-Donald Trump vlogging duo Diamond and Silk, has passed away at her home in North Carolina.

A post on the pair’s Twitter account stated that a memorial ceremony will be held at a later date and asked for privacy for her family.

‘The World just lost a True Angel and Warrior Patriot for Freedom, Love, and Humanity!’ their Twitter account stated.

I was a fan.

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