Canadians spent more on taxes than basic necessities in 2025: Study

Canadians spent more on taxes than basic necessities in 2025: Study

The average Canadian family last year spent more on paying taxes than for the basic necessities of shelter, food and clothing combined, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.

A family with an average income of $112,111, the report by the fiscally conservative think tank says, spent $50,721 or 41.9% of its income on taxes in 2025 compared to $43,657, or 36%, for shelter ($27,686), food ($13,249) and clothing ($2,722).

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MANDEL: ‘Worst of the worst’ Brampton-based trucking firm has operating licence revoked

MANDEL: ‘Worst of the worst’ Brampton-based trucking firm has operating licence revoked

Finally, a crackdown on unsafe trucking firms that continue to allow dangerously fatigued drivers on the road.

LD Trans Line Ltd., a Brampton-based carrier described as the “worst of the worst,” has been stripped of its Ontario operating licence after countless safety violations, including falsifying the number of hours on the road — that continued even after one of its drivers caused a fatal January 2025 multi-vehicle pileup.

h/t Mauser

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London, Ont. explosives probe: 19 new charges laid against four accused

London, Ont. explosives probe: 19 new charges laid against four accused

Nineteen more criminal charges have been added to the list of counts faced by four people arrested in connection with the north London gun-and-explosives investigation earlier this year.

A new, amended and lengthy list of charges was filed with the Ontario Court of Justice Tuesday, bringing the total to 31 separate counts. Some of the counts are joint charges against all four accused, while others pertain to specific people in the case.


Weird.

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Polymarket let users bet on wildfires. Lawmakers warn that could spur arson.

Polymarket let users bet on wildfires. Lawmakers warn that could spur arson.

As wildfires rushed down the hills surrounding Los Angeles in January 2025, Polymarket users were trying to correctly predict how many acres would burn — chasing a payout for getting it right.

Some users appeared to grow uneasy, even as Polymarket let people bet on whether the fires would spread to nearby counties or when they might be contained.

“i hope i lose,” one user wrote in the site’s comments section, adding: “i wont cash out as i’m a man of my word.” Another replied, “Don’t be a man of your word, be a man of your money!”

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The Myth of Black Female Exceptionalism

The Myth of Black Female Exceptionalism

Jasmine Crockett recently repeated a familiar talking point: that black women are the most educated demographic in America. However, this false claim is not supported by the data. Yet it continues to circulate in political discourse because it serves a psychological need rather than an empirical one. According to the Postsecondary National Policy Institute, Asian and white women hold bachelor’s degrees at higher rates than black women. Hence, black women are not the most educated group in the country. The statistic that black women are the most educated relies on selective interpretations of enrollment data among narrow age cohorts. It does not reflect overall degree attainment. But the media and political class refuse to correct this error because they are afraid of offending a powerful voting bloc.


Well this appears to be in a school

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Student police officer Mohammad Hassan allegedly ‘bundled’ woman into his car and raped her before ‘driving off at 125mph’ with her inside, court told

Student police officer Mohammad Hassan allegedly ‘bundled’ woman into his car and raped her before ‘driving off at 125mph’ with her inside, court told

A student police officer ‘bundled’ a woman into his car before raping her and then driving off at 125mph with her still inside, a court heard today.

Mohammad Hassan, 23, was arrested on the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire on Saturday after a police pursuit which followed a 999 call from the Manchester area.

A woman who could allegedly be heard in distress in the VW Golf during the call was ‘safeguarded at the scene’, police say.


Wherever you find Islam you find diversity!

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