Toronto. Just a stinking shithole of a city. My hometown. Disgusting and representative of the decline of this once great nation. There’s no fixing it. pic.twitter.com/B36bVJli6f
— Dame E🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 (@themadsloth) September 20, 2026
WTF?
US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity, says UN
A UN report has concluded that recent US airstrikes on vessels allegedly trafficking drugs breached international law and could constitute crimes against humanity.
The report by Special Rapporteur Ben Saul said since September last year there had been at least 68 US strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, outside US territorial waters, which killed more than 220 people.
Saul said that even if targets could be identified as members of designated terrorist groups, they had not staged an armed attack on the US which would trigger a right to self-defence under international law.
🇺🇸 U.S. forces unleashed a lethal strike on a suspected drug-running speedboat in the Caribbean
SOUTHCOM says the vessel was racing along a known trafficking route when Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere struck it, killing four people the military described as…
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 20, 2026
Who cares what the UN says?
WTF?
A police girl with an undercut.
Jesus Christ. https://t.co/ATQOXo1Tw2
— Kellie-Jay Keen (@ThePosieParker) September 21, 2026
Big crime, little time: Why many arrested Ontario car thieves go right back to stealing cars
In the old days, when a horse was stolen, they’d round up the thief and hang him. That’s a half-serious, half-joking refrain among victims the Star has spoken to.
Today, much to the consternation of vehicle owners, car thieves are almost never caught, and if they are, the public belief is that they get a slap on the wrist. A Star review of 20 criminal cases that made it to an Ontario courtroom over the past five years shows that is partly true. Since the car theft “crisis” began in 2020, sentences have ranged from no jail time to under two years in most cases, and two to four years in a few cases, particularly for home invasion and carjacking thefts where the person is a repeat offender.
Does the Press Understand the First Amendment?
The corporate “news” media is caterwauling because President Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. He first announced the ban on Friday, and it became effective Saturday morning when “journalists” from all three outlets were denied access to the executive mansion. Predictably, they all insist that Trump is violating their First Amendment rights. This is where the confusion comes in. The First Amendment reads as follows: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press …” This doesn’t mean they have reserved seats in the White House briefing room.
Canada’s Intel Agency Again Flags China as ‘Most Active’ Foreign Meddler
Canada’s spy agency says China is the “most active state” conducting foreign interference in Canada, and warns that Beijing is likely to continue targeting Canadian democratic institutions.
In its Sept. 3 report on foreign interference (FI), the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said Chinese officials and proxies are responsible for planning, organizing, and carrying out interference activities in Canada.
Key ally urges Trump to back US farmers amid anger over rising prices
Donald Trump is facing growing calls, including from within his own party, to boost support for US farmers as his administration faces mounting anger over its treatment of the agricultural sector.
Republican senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa called on the US president to place an embargo on diesel exports this weekend and help farmers grapple with high prices.
Grassley, who is largely aligned with Trump, suggested the embargo in multiple social media posts, calling on the president to issue a 1970s-style embargo on diesel and agricultural products to help farmers.
The Corporate Takeover of Canada’s Apartments Is Worse than You Think
Driving around Herongate in Ottawa, I saw the usual signs of a low-income neighbourhood: social housing, worn apartment buildings, modest townhomes. I parked at the plain, low-rise community centre and followed the handwritten “Tenants Meeting →” signs on the cinder-block walls, carried along by lively chatter that led me to a room full of people. Residents had gathered because they were being evicted from their homes. One hundred and five families were at risk—more than 500 people.
The space was packed: elders, parents, young people, children, able-bodied and disabled alike. Later, I would learn that 93 percent of the community was racialized, with roots in Africa, the Arab world, and Asia. This was the most diverse neighbourhood I had ever visited in the city, and its residents were being displaced by Timbercreek—a financial firm dressed up as a landlord, with close to $12 billion under management.
I agree Canada’s rental property market is being exploited, but the Walrus is so left it ruins an important story by crying Capitalist racism at every turn rather than speak to real causes like the LPC’s exploitation of immigration policy.
The Next Frontier for Autonomous Vehicles Is Burying Your Garbage
Inside a cool, dimly lighted trailer where the quiet is broken mostly by the crackle of radio traffic, Abrin Vasquez drives a 40-ton bulldozer hundreds of yards away.
Vasquez is remotely piloting a Caterpillar dozer spreading trash across the Marana Regional Landfill near Tucson, Ariz. He used to be out in the heat running the machine from the cab, a potentially dangerous job in the landfill’s rough, trash-filled terrain. Now, he is safely away from that in the control trailer, doing the same job from a virtual cab.
“It was challenging at first, but it’s just a matter of getting used to it,” said Vasquez, 25. He spent two years operating the dozer in the landfill, where treading uneven ground can be physically punishing work. “I don’t feel the bumps now,” he said.
Parliament returns with a big agenda and a fight brewing between Carney and labour unions
OTTAWA – Parliament is set to return after a three-month long summer break on Monday and the Liberal government’s agenda will be jammed packed this fall.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is running high in the polls, and his government maintains a majority of seats in the House of Commons, which gives the Liberal leader ample room to implement his policies.
Canada is no longer a democratic country and only a a fool believes it is. https://t.co/pBoW7aE2KC
— Mr. Bill K. 🇨🇦🏴🇺🇲 (@KieserBill) September 20, 2026
European spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against Nato
European intelligence officials have raised the possibility of an imminent Russian test of Nato, with one saying a potential attack could come in a matter of “months, not years”.
The warnings come after Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, told parliament that intelligence assessments suggested Russia might launch an attack with drones or missiles on Nato territory in the coming months, as part of efforts to prove that “article 5 is more theoretical than practical”.
Taxpayer watchdog tells Ottawa to slash debt, spending as MPs return
OTTAWA — Time to put away the chequebook and pick up a pair of scissors.
That’s the message the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has for Parliamentarians returning to Ottawa on Monday, as the House of Commons begins its fall session.
The Gospel according to Popeye?
Toyota in the spotlight over “blasphemous” SUV advert in South Africa
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has come under fire over the wording used in an online banner used to promote its new Land Cruiser FJ.
According to the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB), a consumer filed a formal complaint against the manufacturer over an advertisement used for its new SUV.
The complainant took issue with the text used in the banner image displayed on TSAM’s website page for the Land Cruiser FJ, which reads “I Am What I Am.”
How COVID-era ‘freedom’ politics still shape — and challenge — Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
OTTAWA — Earlier this month, with MPs still on summer break, a group of Canadians with a deep distrust of the federal government descended on a parliamentary committee room to tell politicians they felt lied to.
The men and women from across the country came to Conservative MP Dean Allison’s event about COVID-19 vaccines, the injuries and deaths they believe were caused by them, and the vaccine injury support program, which the government recently took back from the private contractor overseeing it.
The Star hates you as it hates freedom.
White House TV pool announces boycott in solidarity with banned outlets
Major television networks in the White House TV press pool have said they will boycott covering President Donald Trump to stand in solidarity with CNN after the president banned the outlet on Friday.
In a joint statement on Monday, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News said that they will not provide coverage of Trump after he banned CNN from the White House. The president also revoked credentials from MS Now and Politico journalists.