Authorities are investigating a targeted shooting at the United States Consulate in downtown Toronto early Tuesday morning, an incident that local leaders are calling a dangerous escalation of political violence. Toronto Police responded to reports of gunfire at the consulate, located at University Avenue and Queen Street West, at approximately 5:29 a.m. While officials initially confirmed only “evidence of a firearm discharge” at the scene, visual reports from CBC revealed multiple bullet holes piercing the glass of the building’s front doors. Breaking: Shots have been fired at the US Consulate, on University Avenue, in Toronto reportedly around 5:30 this morning. "there are bullet holes in the glass door, the front door of the building." pic.twitter.com/OBlpNSgVyK — cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) March 10, 2026 No injuries were reported, and it remains unclear how many staff members were inside the high-security facility at the time of the attack. The shooting has triggered a swift and forceful response from Canadian officials, who linked the attack to a disturbing wave of antisemitic violence across the greater Toronto area. This incident follows a harrowing week in which three synagogues — two in North York and one in Vaughan — were struck by gunfire. Federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree described seeing bullet holes through “three layers” of one synagogue, saying the violence is “not the Canadian way.” The shooting has triggered a swift and forceful response from Canadian officials. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow linked the attack to a disturbing trend of local violence tied to international conflicts. “This morning the U.S. consulate was shot at. This comes after shootings at synagogues over the past two weekends. This cannot stand,” Chow told reporters. She emphasized that the city’s Jewish community and international partners have the right to live without fear, noting that “anti-Semitic incidents spike when international tensions rise.” Ontario Premier Doug Ford echoed these sentiments, describing the shooting as an “absolutely unacceptable act of violence and intimidation aimed at our American friends and neighbors.” Ford called for a zero-tolerance approach, urging law enforcement at all levels to “bring every resource to bear” to prosecute those responsible to the fullest extent of the law. The Toronto Police Service is currently working alongside the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to process the scene. A heavy police presence remains at both the U.S. and Israeli consulates as a precautionary measure. Former OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis noted that while the consulate lacks the permanent, heavy-armed presence of the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, it is heavily monitored by 24-hour surveillance. “They are making an obvious statement here,” Lewis said, attributing the motive to “anti-U.S. sentiments” fueled by ongoing volatility in the Middle East. Southbound University Avenue remained closed Tuesday morning as forensic teams scoured the area for evidence. Police are urging anyone with dashcam footage or information regarding the incident to contact investigators immediately.

The family of a beloved teacher killed during a high school prank gone wrong is speaking out, saying they want to see charges against the teens dropped following the tragic accident. Jason Hughes, 40, was a math teacher at North Hall High School in Georgia. He died last Friday night after accidentally being run over by a teen driver who was there with other students putting toilet paper in his trees. Hughes slipped near the car and was then accidentally hit by the vehicle, according to NBC News.  The teen driver was accompanied by four other students in two separate cars. The teens immediately stopped and tried to administer first aid, but Hughes, who is a father of two, succumbed to his injuries. The family told The New York Times in a statement that they don’t wish to ruin the students’ lives for what amounts to a tragic mistake.  “This is a terrible tragedy, and our family is determined to prevent a separate tragedy from occurring, ruining the lives of these students,” they said in the statement. “This would be counter to Jason’s lifelong dedication of investing in the lives of these children.” Hughes’ family told ABC News that he knew about the prank and was excited about it, which is why he went outside to see the teens.  “The family wants to make clear that they knew these kids and they loved them and these kids loved the Hugheses. This was not a malicious act,” they told the outlet in a statement.  “We are thankful for the outpouring of prayers and support as we grieve the loss of Jason. We ask that you continue to pray for our family and also for the students involved in the accident along with their families. Please join us in extending grace and mercy to them as Christ has done for us.”  The 18-year-old driver was charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, reckless driving, criminal trespass, and littering, NBC reported. The other four teens involved were each charged with criminal trespass and littering. District Attorney Lee Darragh said of dropping the charges, “It is much too early in this process. I’ll not be commenting until the closure of the case.” A GoFundMe for the Hughes family has raised over $400,000 as of Tuesday morning.  “Jason’s life was a blessing to so many, and his untimely passing will be indescribably difficult for his wife and two young boys for years to come. Please use this opportunity to come alongside them in their time of immediate need and future planning for his children,” the description said.

In the immediate aftermath of an attempted terrorist attack by young supporters of radical Islam outside Gracie Mansion, Mayor Zohran Mamdani chose to tell the world which side he’s on. And it’s definitely not on the side of the cops and protesters who would’ve died in an explosion the young radicals hoped would cause death and destruction “even bigger” than the Boston Marathon bombing. No – it’s on the side of radical Islam, the kind supported by his virulent anti-Israel activist friend Mahmoud Khalil. “Last night, as we marked the one year anniversary of his detention, Rama and I were honored to welcome Mahmoud, Noor, and their son Deen to Gracie Mansion to break our fast together,” Mamdani posted. The mayor attached a picture of he and his wife welcoming the activist who led the anti-Jewish protests at Columbia University, including illegal occupations of buildings which caused the Trump Administration to detain him over support for terrorist organizations like Hamas and lying on his original visa form. The mayor, who chose to condemn the twenty participants in the “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” protest as white supremacists but slow-rolled his condemnation of the would-be Islamist terrorists, was deliberately sending a signal that is impossible to ignore. Zohran Mamdani won’t endorse the violent young radicals outright – that would be a bridge too far – but he wants everyone to know where his heart lies. It’d be less disturbing if, as so many legacy media organizations declare, Mamdani is a fringe character in the Democratic Party, a TikTok friendly accidental mayor thanks to the fluke of a rash of bad candidates undone by scandals present and past. But Mamdani doesn’t do things by accident, especially when it comes to social media: he sent a message by hosting Khalil, and he wanted young Democrats to see it. And for New York City’s Jewish population to see it, too. The reason why is made clear by new polling data from the Manhattan Institute, which surveyed the current Democratic coalition on numerous questions related to policy. MI’s overall takeaway is that the Democratic Party has opinions that are much more moderate than those of Mayor Mamdani or New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But digging into the survey’s details illustrate a younger radical fringe which doesn’t have a problem with Khalil, and probably doesn’t have much of a problem with the attempted bombers, either. According to MI’s polling, a quarter or more of 18–29 year-old Democrats view Israel essentially the same way as Nick Fuentes. “One in four (26%) of these younger Democrats believe that Israel is a colonial apartheid state that must be dismantled and that Israel bears responsibility for any and all violence since its founding,” writes MI vice president Jesse Arm. And of that same cohort, 38% claim the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel was either an “inside job” or a “false flag operation”, allowed or created whole cloth by Israel as a pretext for war in Gaza. And of course they would think that – 24% of them told MI’s pollsters that the Nazi Holocaust of Jews was either greatly exaggerated, or did not happen at all. There’s no real separation between these Democrats and Mayor Mamdani – he simply represents an elevated luxury version of these beliefs, one that calls for the end of billionaires while hanging with Alex Soros and Huma Abedin in their tricked out penthouse duplex overlooking the city. The Gracie Mansion Khalil fete is a drab return to the Seventies era of “That Party at Lenny’s,” when Leonard Bernstein hosted the Black Panthers and the doyennes of the city hoped to leave their society friends behind as one of “the few attuned souls” to the new Radical Chic. As Tom Wolfe wrote: They had to be morally avant-garde, able to articulate the luxury opinions fashionable at that exact moment. They had to perform all these inversions—rising to the social stratosphere by ostentatiously demonstrating their solidarity with the oppressed, securing their place atop the structures of power by striking radical poses, and pretending to support tearing those structures down. Of course, Democrats and their legacy media allies will dismiss this development as an exaggeration. It’s just a dinner, after all. What’s to worry about a bit of light terrorism among friends? And there were probably Nazis there, what do you expect? His wife’s Instagram likes, who cares about those, she’s a private citizen! Chuck and Hakeem, they’re still the leaders of the party last we checked. The aging neoliberal Democrats still fancy themselves in charge of the situation. They still have their hands on the wheel, and the youngsters will learn their place in time. With the rise of Mamdani and his cohort, that grip will be tested like it has not been in half a century. Do not be surprised when it fails.

New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday celebrated terrorist sympathizer Mahmoud Khalil, a man the federal government has identified as a threat and has tried to deport. Mamdani proudly took to social media to announce that he welcomed Khalil, an anti-Israel activist, to Gracie Mansion to break the Ramadan fast. The spectacle was a direct challenge to the Trump administration’s efforts to secure the nation. Khalil, a Green Card holder of Palestinian descent, was ordered to be deported. “Khalil led activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization,” then-DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin announced last year. Adding, “It is a privilege, not a right to be in this country to live or to study. And if you are pushing propaganda that relishes the killings of Americans or promotes terrorists, the door’s that way.” Mamdani painted Khalil as a victim of “cruelty” who was merely “exercising First Amendment rights.” The mayor used the dinner to double down on the blood libel that Israel is committing “genocide” in “Palestine” — a country that, as a matter of historical fact, has never existed. For Mahmoud Khalil, this past year has been marked by profound hardship—and by profound courage. A year ago, Mahmoud was walking home through our city after sharing an iftar with his wife Noor when he was detained by federal agents, flown to Louisiana, and then held in an ICE… pic.twitter.com/6dBtLh0GeT — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) March 10, 2026 The “genocide” narrative has been thoroughly debunked by military experts. Data shows the Palestinian population has tripled since 1987, making Israel the most “incompetent” practitioner of genocide in human history if the Left’s claims were true. Reports from the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies confirm that Israel has taken “unprecedented” measures to protect civilians, while Hamas continues to use Gazans as human shields. Khalili’s deportation was not carried out immediately because his lawyers filed a flurry of appeals and federal court challenges. In January 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that his challenge must proceed through the immigration court system. While this handed the administration a tactical victory by moving the case forward, the court did not order an immediate deportation. Because of these ongoing proceedings, federal authorities have not yet announced a firm deportation date, and it remains unclear exactly when ICE will attempt to detain him again. However, the administration’s stance remains firm: “The door’s that way” for those who push terrorist propaganda. The Trump administration has been clear: living in the United States is a privilege, not a right. As Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted in a memo, “An alien is deportable from the United States if the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to believe that the alien’s presence or activities in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States … I have determined that the activities and presence of these aliens in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences and would compromise a compelling U.S. foreign policy interest,” adding on X, “Those who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists. Violators of U.S. law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation, and deportation.” Those who support designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, threaten our national security. The United States has zero tolerance for foreign visitors who support terrorists. Violators of U.S. law — including international students — face visa denial or revocation, and… — Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) March 6, 2025 After Khalil made an appearance on CNN, the Department of Homeland Security stated, “Mahmoud Khalil refuses to condemn Hamas because he IS a terrorist sympathizer not because DHS ‘painted’ him as one. He ‘branded’ himself as an antisemite through his own hateful behavior and rhetoric. It is a privilege to be granted a visa or green card to live and study in the United States of America. The Trump Administration acted well within its statutory and constitutional authority to detain Khalil, as it does with any alien who advocates for violence, glorifies and supports terrorists, harasses Jews, and damages property.” Mahmoud Khalil refuses to condemn Hamas because he IS a terrorist sympathizer not because DHS ‘painted’ him as one. He ‘branded’ himself as antisemite through his own hateful behavior and rhetoric. It is a privilege to be granted a visa or green card to live and study in the… pic.twitter.com/nC2WCR6Dul — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 22, 2025

Additional explosives were reportedly found in a storage unit that was searched in connection with the terror suspects who threw improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at a group of protesters outside New York City’s Gracie Mansion on Saturday. FBI agents searched the storage unit in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, on Monday as part of the ongoing investigation, and local authorities shared information about what had been discovered in a Tuesday Facebook post. “Update Regarding Overnight Activity at Local Storage Facility,” the Middletown Township Police Department titled the post, adding, “Last night, residents in the area of the storage facility on S. Flowers Mill Road may have heard several loud bangs during the overnight hours.” “As part of the ongoing federal investigation that took place yesterday, the FBI safely disposed of explosive materials that were recovered during the execution of search warrants. These controlled detonations were conducted by trained personnel and were carried out in a controlled manner,” the post continued. “While the noise may have been startling to some residents, there was no danger to the public at any time. The operation at the storage facility has now concluded and the location has returned to normal operations. We appreciate the community’s patience and understanding while federal authorities conducted this investigation.” Middletown Township, a suburb that sits just northwest of Philadelphia, is located in Bucks County — the same general area from which bombing suspects Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, had come. The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has taken over the investigation after both suspects pledged allegiance to and claimed they’d gotten their inspiration from the Islamic State. According to authorities, Balat also told law enforcement that he’d intended to inflict more damage than the Boston Marathon bombers, lamenting the fact that they had only killed three people. The type of explosives used in the bombs recovered on the scene in New York City, Triacetone Triperoxide (TATP), is favored in terrorist circles and has been nicknamed “Mother of Satan.” Reports have not indicated whether the explosives detonated by the FBI at the Pennsylvania storage unit were the same type. New York City has been at the center of several scares in recent days, with law enforcement blocking off part of the Upper East Side on Sunday when a suspicious device was found in a vehicle near where the suspects had first attacked. On Monday, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced charges against Balat and Kayumi, whom she called “the two alleged ISIS-inspired terrorists,” adding, “We will not allow ISIS’s poisonous, anti-American ideology to threaten this nation.”