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Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by Sun readers like you.
Here are our top stories:
WARMINGTON: Five years after being fired for pushing poppies, Don Cherry is still pushing poppies
It was the promotion of poppies that got Don Cherry fired from Hockey Night in Canada five years ago, and while he laments what could have been, he doesn’t regret it entirely because of how he feels wearing one.
“You people that come here … whatever it is, you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you could pay a couple of bucks for a poppy,” Cherry said on Coach’s Corner at the time.
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The result was Grapes being hung out to dry, and eventually turfed.
Cherry said he was not trying to be racial or even controversial but be more of a coach trying to remind the players on the bench to wear their poppies, Joe Warmington reported in the first of his trifecta of top stories this week.
“I want people to think of the soldiers, airmen and the sailors who were killed overseas. That’s the guys I want them to remember,” said Grapes. “These guys offered their lives, and I just don’t want them to be forgotten.”
LILLEY: Progressive outrage over Gretzky and Trump pure hypocrisy
Wayne Gretzky showed up at a victory party for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and, boy, oh boy, were people outraged.
Is it really surprising that the Great One was there? His wife Janet Gretzky has long been a Trump supporter, as is her mother Jean, while his son-in-law Dustin Johnson has also known the former president for years and has spoken about golfing with him, Brian Lilley noted.
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But despite his right to back whomever he chooses, Gretzky’s cancellation has begun. Sigh.
WARMINGTON: Cop car shot, 23 arrests, 100 bullets fired in ‘Wild West’ shootout
Toronto has been transformed for Taylor Swift’s six soldout shows at Rogers Centre, but it hasn’t all been sunshine, rainbows and wild(est) dreams.
A shooting earlier this week on Queen St. W. was described by Warmington as a “gangster movie-style shootout” in which an unmarked Toronto Police car with two officers inside was hit by gunfire.
The officers, ducking bullets, were not injured. But they sure could have been given 100 shots were fired.
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Police made 23 arrests and seized 16 guns in the “Wild West shootout,” which Toronto Police Association President Clayton Campbell called “very concerning.”
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Aside from the troubling violence on Toronto streets, it also puts a spotlight on the court system, which continues to release violent people before their trials on bail, putting the whole community at risk.
The latest incident is just another reminder of how many people are out there on bail for serious crimes and how they laugh at the system and do whatever they want.
Parents shocked after Palestinian protest song used in school Remembrance Day service
Parents of confused students at Sir Robert Borden High School in Nepean were shocked and dismayed to learn that a Palestinian protest song was used as the soundtrack for a slide show during a Remembrance Day service.
Played on a repeating loop, the song “Haza Salam” was the only tune used for the slideshow’s soundtrack, and quickly became an anthem for anti-Israel activists following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks, Bryan Passifiume reported.
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The school’s principal apologized in a letter to parents who were upset by the inclusion of the song.
But it also didn’t sit well with the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, which said it was deeply concerned over the incident.
“Remembrance Day is a solemn time to pay tribute to Canadian veterans,” the statement read.
“Including a song associated with one side of an ongoing foreign conflict – especially one currently contributing to division and tension in our communities – reflects poor judgment for a public school setting.”
WARMINGTON: Mississauga event celebrates Hamas terror leader killed by Israel
Meanwhile, in Mississauga, things went from confused to absolute bewilderment after the City announced it was planning to hold a ceremony to mourn the death of deceased Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the Oct. 7 slaughter of more than 1,200 Jews.
The martyr event to honour Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces last month, will be held at the city’s grand Celebration Square on Nov. 26, according to Warmington.
“As you know, public demonstrations of a peaceful and respectful nature are not subject to permits or permissions,” Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish told the Toronto Sun. “We can’t stop one group and not another.”
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