TOP CLICKS: The week that was in viral stories
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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:
‘LEARNED TO CUT TIES:’ Sophie Gregoire Trudeau wants to redefine heartbreak after split from Justin
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and her marriage to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t go the distance — but she doesn’t think of their divorce as a failure.
She said in a new interview that she’s trained her brain “to deal with uncertainty,” “learned to cut ties and not cling too much to life, to others, to relationships.”
In fact, from doing “a lot of self-regulation,” since their 2023 split, Gregoire Trudeau believes people shouldn’t feel guilty about divorce because those feelings could get passed onto the kids, who shouldn’t have to deal with that burden, Denette Wilford reported.
And it’s clear that despite their split, the exes have stayed close because of their kids, which is ultimately all their family needs.
WARMINGTON: Mayor says he refuses to be bullied or pay fine for not flying Pride flag
Mayor Harold McQuaker in Emo Township was fined for voting against flying a Pride flag at town hall, but he won’t be bullied into paying the $5,000 penalty — which he called “extortion” — nor will he undergo LGBTQ training ordered by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO).
And if you weren’t sure on where McQuaker stands, he also won’t cave to demands that he must host a Drag Time story hour at the local library, Joe Warmington reported.
That said, the Mayor insists this isn’t about hate – it’s about the facts.
On Tuesday, council members will either acquiesce to these demands in the interest of having this not cost their taxpayers any more money in legal fees or choose to fight.
It appears McQuaker is ready to battle.
Trudeau Liberals expand gun grab, adding 324 new models to ban list
The Trudeau government has added 324 new models to its list of banned “assault-style” firearms, but given an amnesty period ends 10 days after the latest possible date for the next federal election, will the new measures even come into effect?
According to Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, the new additions were determined through what he described as a “robust” consultation with RCMP firearms experts, Bryan Passifiume reported.
Naturally, the announcement caused a mixed reaction in Canada’s legal firearms community as talks are currently underway with the Ukrainian government to hand over seized firearms to their military for use against Russia, according to Defence Minister Bill Blair.
It’s the latest gun grab in the Trudeau Liberals’ contentious and often troubled attempts to restrict access to firearms in Canada.
Previous attempts by the feds to apply blanket bans on firearms proved so unpopular that even Liberal MPs spoke out against them.
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More alleged shady details emerge about men in Paul ‘BizNasty’ Bissonnette assault
A brawl at an Arizona steakhouse last week involving Paul “BizNasty” Bissonnette has escalated into a brouhaha like no other steakhouse brawl, with the former NHLer vowing to “do everything (he) can to ruin these f***s” involved in the incident.
Ouch (literally and figuratively).
It helped that one X user helped expose the six men as alleged scam artists, detailing the shady operations of the group he believes they are part of, Dan Bilicki reported.
The user on X, one Shea Stevens, posted video last week of what appeared to be a member of the group attacking an employee at a Phoenix golf club before the incident with Biz at the restaurant.
Police are investigating whether the incident at the golf club is in any way connected to the brawl involving Bissonnette.
But it’s safe to say the ruining of lives has begun.
Toronto Public Library apologizes after lost child denied help
The Toronto Public Library is apologizing after a woman said her lost child was denied help at the Riverdale branch at Broadview Ave. and Gerrard St. E. when the 11-year-old girl’s youth program ended two hours early.
The staff’s advice to the child was to use a payphone — like 11 year olds even know how to use them.
Instead, the girl left the branch and “ended up crying alone on the street corner,” her mom wrote on X, Kevin Connor reported.
Thankfully, a kind, random person let her use their cellphone and while the girl was fine, that’s no excuse.
“This is simply not okay, and it doesn’t align with our commitment to serving all community members, especially children, with care and compassion,” a TPL representative wrote in an email.
“Our branch manager is personally handling this matter and hopes to be in direct communication with the family. We want to speak with them and learn from this experience.”
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