TOP CLICKS: The week that was in viral stories

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The Toronto Sun takes you straight to the heart of the action.

Whether it’s local news, provincial and national politics, or the worlds of celebrity and sports, we have you covered.

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:

‘DICTATORSHIP OF THE WORST KIND’: European MPs blast Trudeau for COVID ‘rights violation’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the European Parliament speaking about how important it is for countries on both sides of the pond to work together to defend (cough, cough) democracy. Oy.

The Sun’s Eddie Chau went down a rabbit hole of some of the best comments from the MPs in the room who accused him of violating human rights over how he and his government handled the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa last month. (Was it only last month? It seems like forever ago.)

The most memorable? One MEP described Canada in recent months as a “symbol of civil rights violation” under Trudeau’s “quasi-liberal boot,” and his invoking of the Emergencies Act was of “a dictatorship of the worst kind.”

LILLEY: Trudeau warns Canadians, European leaders against politicians acting as he does

Chau passed the baton off to political columnist Brian Lilley who went one step further to question Trudeau’s complete and utter lack of self-awareness.

He issued a warning, first to European leaders, then Canadians, against politicians who act just like he does. Um, what??

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Man who fell off Jet Ski shot and killed by his rescuer in South Carolina

Did you hear the one about the man who saved a man and woman who fell off a jet ski, then ended up shooting the man who nearly drowned?

Okay, well, this is no laughing matter but it did happen, in South Carolina, and the shooter was not prosecuted after the shooting was ruled as self-defence.

Just when you thought things couldn’t get more bizarre.

‘IT’S AN HONOUR’: Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews caps hat deal

From hat tricks to hats, Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is the new face of Lids, the North American sports cap retailer.

It also makes him the first NHL player and first pro athlete from a Canadian team with such a partnership.

“It’s an honour for me,” Matthews told the Sun’s Lance Hornby. “I’ve always been into hats; I think they’re a really big part of hockey culture.”

Don Cherry may not be a fan of Matthews’ fashion choices but others sure are. Hats off to you, Auston!

KINSELLA: Breaking down the motive for this undemocratic Liberal-NDP backroom deal

As you already know, the Liberals reached an agreement that would see the New Democrats support Justin Trudeau’s minority government through to 2025.

Political columnist Warren Kinsella broke down, then broke down the “undemocratic backroom deal” between the two parties that transformed Trudeau, the minority prime minister, into Trudeau, majority prime minister — something most Canadians didn’t want back in October during the election.