14 November 2017

I Blame Geography

Once again, the mysterious curse of Northwest Toronto strikes down a hapless citizen...
A man believed to be in his 50s has died in hospital after a daylight stabbing on Weston Road, north of Lawrence Avenue. Police said they are looking for one suspect who fled in a red sport utility vehicle.

He is described as a [insert speculation here] in his late 20s or early 30s, five-foot-eleven, slim build and long curly hair. He was wearing all black clothing and a black toque.
Oh my gawd... it's ninjas!!!

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UPDATE: Slain man 54th murder victim...
David Blacquiere, 54, a father of four from Angus stabbed to death Tuesday morning in Toronto’s northwest end may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, police say.

Police say Blacquiere’s attacker fled the scene with the help of another man. Demetrius McFarquhar, 24, of Toronto is wanted for accessory after the fact to murder, attempting to obstruct justice and failure to comply with recognizance.
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UPDATE2: The usual suspects...insert alt text hereToronto... get out while you still can.

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RELATED: And then, there's Regent Park...

...renowned home to neurosurgeons and particle physicists...
A man is in hospital with critical injuries following a shooting near Regent Park late Monday night.

Shots rang out near Dundas and Parliament streets at around 11 p.m.
Which is how pre-adolescent area children know it's time to come inside.

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RELATED2: The criminality spreads...
According to police, investigators believe that the two suspects in the recent incidents are likely responsible for a total of six carjacking and attempted carjacking incidents in Ajax over the past month.
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LAST WORD: Curse you, Samuel de Champlain...
Slavery was introduced by French colonialists in the early 1600s and remained a feature of early Canadian life for 200 years — until it was abolished throughout British North America in 1834.
We will commence pulling down statuary in three... two...