Christopher Leighton

Canadians increasingly layering loans as debt loads soar, report finds Average number of creditors for each debtor now sits at 10.5 - levels unseen since 2013

Canadians are sinking in debt.

"Overall debt loads have grown about 11 per cent from the year prior, Monday’s report found, and nearly 37 per cent over the past three years."

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I guess that means he left one behind! When they go out of their way to make an odd statement....consider it.

Lutnick talking about his private boat to a private island with the family nannies, is rich — on a day where consumer delinquencies hit a nine-year high.

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‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

Beyond belief.....

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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I taught an introduction to palliative care for a decade at Western/Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Humour is a great way to illustrate a practice to last a career. Pick a setting that is private and deliver the news with empathy.

An Army battalion reports for morning PT and are surprised to see their Commanding Officer. They are called to attention. The CO then orders: ” If your mother is still alive, take one step forward.”

He then looks to his right singling out one Private: “ Not so fast Kowalski!”.

Breaking Bad News

Ontario high schoolers need higher grades to get into university than ever before, data shows | CBC News The numbers paint a stark picture of what it’s like to be a graduating student in the province right now, as university admissions ramp up and education experts call for an overhaul of both the high s...

This story is incredible. What has caused grade inflation?Ontario students should not need a 90+ average in order to receive a university education.

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MeidasTouch sent a reporter to look for waste, fraud, and abuse behind the Melania movie. Here’s what we found.

Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?

MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.

Someone remind him of the fundamental tenet of Christianity to love your neighbour as yourself.

Breaking

The world’s first vaccine targeting the entire SARS coronavirus family has commenced human testing.

GBP511, developed by UW Medicine and tested by SK Bioscience, seeks to provide protection against COVID-19 and future coronaviruses, potentially preventing the onset of the next pandemic.

“.. This list should give pause to anyone — no matter his or her political beliefs — who cares about the rule of law,” Judge Schiltz added.

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(Bloomberg) - The regional premium for aluminum delivered to the US market climbed above $1 a pound for the first time as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs make the metal more expensive in the domestic market. 🤡

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I continue to believe that the fastest way to get Stephen Miller fired is to convince Trump that Miller's ICE operations are what cost him the Nobel Peace Prize.

One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.

U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies

America is bleeding scientific talent

U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Ironic isn’t it? Had an ICE thug been hurt at the very same location 5 minutes earlier, Alex would have dropped everything to save his life.

But 5 minutes later….

The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.

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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.

"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.

This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.

Some good news....

Influenza activity is finally waning in Canada.

Believe Your Eyes People are risking their lives to document agents in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis residents are risking their lives so that the world can see what is actually happening to their city, Charlie Warzel reports.

NYT video review confirms this. Pretti had a 2nd Am right to carry a firearm. But even if he didn’t he wasn’t pointing it at anyone or threatening agents. There is no legal justification for the execution-style shooting & no basis for DHS’s claim he was there to massacre them. He was a helper.

Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.

The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/

The available videos clearly show that ICE agents killed an innocent man that they had already disarmed. Now the government is lying about it and trying to smear him as a “terrorist”.

News organizations not willing
to say this clearly are not doing journalism. Period.

Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.

Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.

Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis

An ICU nurse is a gifted professional who has spent years of training to hone his craft! His last action before his murder was checking on a fellow protester. ICE & DHS lies. I hope this occupation ends soon. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

🚨“You’re gonna have to kill me!" Minneapolis protester SCREAMS as swarm of Border Patrol agents pin him to the ground.

"I have done nothing at all! I am a United States citizen! You're gonna kill me! That's what you want! You want to kill me on this street!" LIVE NOW ⬇️