Graeme Gordon

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STORMY WEATHER: Company behind Amber Alert notifications says it's working well

The company behind the distribution of the Amber Alert notifications says its National Public Alerting System is working properly in helping to save lives.

July 26, 2019 Ontario

Alert Ready is the system that facilitates sending mass notifications to Canadians in the case of an emergency like an Amber Alert. Alert Ready is under the same parent company -- Pelmorex -- as The Weather Network. (Screen grab/www.alertready.ca)

Late-night Amber Alert triggers widespread complaints to 911 province-wide

Despite plenty of media coverage on its futility and public disgust tying up 911 operators, first-world complainers are still clogging emergency lines across Ontario to gripe about being woken up because a child’s life may be in danger.

July 26, 2019 Ontario

911 ABUSERS: Petition to punish Amber Alert crybabies gaining steam

Ontarians want punishment for crybabies who call 911 to whine and pout about receiving notifications through the Amber Alert system — a petition directed at Premier Doug Ford and Attorney General Doug Downey has already amassed over 75,000 signatures in a few day’s time.

July 25, 2019 Ontario

The petition created by a Toronto woman calling for the Ontario government to change the law to crackdown on frivolous 911 calls proliferating due to province-wide Amber Alert notifications. (Change.org/Screen grab)

DRIVER REPORT CARD: Best and worst motorists by Ontario city

The average Ontarian’s driving record varies wildly depending on the city they live in, according to study conducted by InsuranceHotline.com .

July 25, 2019 Ontario

Ranger Wrecking Yard on Bodson Drive in Hanmer, Ont. on Tuesday October 30, 2018. (John Lappa/Postmedia Network)

Cold McDonald's fries draw ire and gun fire: Report

A woman angry about getting cold fries at a McDonald’s in Georgia showed her displeasure by firing a shot into the floor of the restaurant.

July 23, 2019 Crime

Lillian Shantel Tarver is accused of shooting a gun off in a McDonald's because her fries were cold. (Chatham County Center)

SPCA investigating Canadian-based pro video gamer for throwing cat

A Canadian-based professional video gamer is being investigated by the Saskatoon SPCA for a live-stream video from late last week that showed her tossing her pet cat behind her head while playing online.

July 22, 2019 Canada

Popular video gamer Alinity, aka Saskatchewan-based Natalia Mogollon, is being investigated by the Saskatoon SPCA for a live-stream video in which she threw one of her pet cats.

GORDON: Democracy suffers when we let the far-left off the hook

I met journalist Andy Ngo at the beginning of this year at a celebratory event for his employer, Quillette, an online magazine that enrages far-left zealots who cannot handle reasonable opinions which counter their radical ones.

July 7, 2019 Columnists