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13 hours ago, Sabrefan1 said:

 

I'd like to know how any of these geniuses intend to secure a 5.5k mile border?!  Those useless fences they use at the smaller Mexican border are easily defeated with tools you can buy at a Harbor Freight store for $40.

 

Well, I can't speak for the American side, but on our side I'd just put up signs saying, "Welcome to the Socialist Constitutional Monarchy of Canada. No guns allowed".

 

Consider the border "secured".....

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1 hour ago, The Arrogant Worms said:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/23/us/us-canada-border-rainbow-bridge-explosion-thursday/index.html

 

Unnamed law enforcement sources told CNN that the driver of the vehicle which crashed on Rainbow Bridge was a 56-year-old man who “had plans to attend a KISS concert in Canada.

 

When the concert was ultimately cancelled, the man allegedly drove to a casino with his wife. The accident then occurred after the man and his wife left the casino. Both were killed in the accident.

 

Well, this had to be an anti-Semetic act of Terrorism.

 

His plan was obviously to blow up Gene Simmons....

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8 hours ago, RupertKBD said:

Well, I can't speak for the American side, but on our side I'd just put up signs saying, "Welcome to the Socialist Constitutional Monarchy of Canada. No guns allowed".

 

Consider the border "secured".....

 

I dunno.  Ivanka may still sneak over for Justin after his divorce is finalized.

 

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2 minutes ago, 5forFighting said:

Whenever I see someone post about adulterous relationships between him and women on a hockey forum. 

 

I thought he was single now?

 

Or, you mean daughter Trump? well JT is looking away from her lusty glare.

 

Anyway, he's gonna end up stealing Taylor Swift from that footballer. Creating a power couple which will bringout all the soccer moms across Canada to vote for him. Resulting in yet another term of nice hair, stuttering, and infuriating the F'JT crowd to levels that their anger could result in a brand new energy sector.

 

You heard it here first. 

 

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7 minutes ago, bishopshodan said:

 

I thought he was single now?

 

Or, you mean daughter Trump? well JT is looking away from her lusty glare.

 

Anyway, he's gonna end up stealing Taylor Swift from that footballer. Creating a power couple which will bringout all the soccer moms across Canada to vote for him. Resulting in yet another term of nice hair, stuttering, and infuriating the F'JT crowd to levels that their anger could result in a brand new energy sector.

 

You heard it here first. 

 

Nah, him and Macron are going to make the power couple!

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We interrupt your side-tracking with the latest from News1130:

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Police identify American couple killed in Rainbow Bridge crash, explosion

 
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Debris is scattered about inside the customs plaza at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP) Copyright 2023. The Buffalo News
   

Posted November 24, 2023 7:04 am.

Last Updated November 24, 2023 7:29 am.

 

Police have identified the two people killed in a fiery crash at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls earlier this week.

 

The Niagara Falls Police Department say the occupants of the speeding vehicle that lost control on the U.S. side of the border were 53-year-old Kurt P Villani and his wife, 53-year-old Monica Villani, both of Grand Island, New York.

 

The couple was killed in the collision and explosion around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The incident prompted an FBI investigation and set off security alerts on both sides of the border, until officials determined it was a local police matter and nothing more.

 

Video released from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows the couple’s Bentley speeding into the customs area, striking a curb and flying through the air before crashing into a row of checkpoint booths and bursting into flames. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the collision.

 

Police have not publicly confirmed media reports that the car’s occupants had just left the nearby Seneca Niagara casino and may have been bound for Canada when the crash occurred.

 

“The incident is currently under investigation by the Niagara Falls Police Department’s Crash Management Unit, therefore no details are available at this time,” reads a Friday release from investigators.

 

Traffic resumed Thursday night across the Rainbow Bridge.

 

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/11/24/police-identify-american-couple-killed-in-rainbow-bridge-crash-explosion/

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A little more comprehensive update from CBC News' website:

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Police name New York couple killed in fiery Rainbow Bridge car crash that shut borders with Canada

Family of Kurt P. and Monica Villani, who were in vehicle that exploded Wednesday, release statement

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Samantha Beattie · CBC News · Posted: Nov 24, 2023 8:10 AM PST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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In this photo taken from security video, a light-coloured vehicle, top left, travels toward the Rainbow Bridge customs plaza on Wednesday in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The vehicle exploded and investigators later ruled it out as terrorism. (Customs Border Protection/Associated Press)

 

A man and his wife from Grand Island, N.Y., have been named by police as the driver and passenger in this week's fiery crash on the American side of the Rainbow Bridge that shut border crossings and set Canadian and U.S. emergency officials into high gear. 

 

Kurt P. Villani and Monica Villani, both 53, were in the vehicle, the City of Niagara Falls Police Department in New York said in a statement on Facebook on Friday morning. 

 

Police have not confirmed who was driving the car at the time of the crash. They said they're still investigating and the city extends its "sincere condolences to the families as they deal with this tragedy." 

 

The Villanis own Gui's Lumber, which CBC Hamilton reached Friday to confirm a statement from their family.

 

The statement says, "We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all that [have] extended prayers, condolences and well wishes. We are deeply touched. At this point, we would request privacy so we may begin the process of healing." 

 

The incident was initially investigated as possible terrorism, but that was ruled out later Wednesday. It's now being treated as a traffic investigation.

 

WATCH | What's happening after Rainbow Bridge blast determined a traffic investigation:
 
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Rainbow Bridge reopens after car explosion

 
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The Rainbow Bridge border crossing at Niagara Falls has reopened one day after a car crashed in a fiery explosion and two people were killed on the American side. The FBI said they found no connection to terrorism or explosives in the car.

 

 

A security camera that captured the crash shows a car travelling from the U.S. at high speed toward the Rainbow Bridge that connects Niagara Falls, N.Y. and Niagara Falls, Ont. The car is seen hitting an object and flying into the air before crashing to the ground and exploding in flames. 

 

The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. ET and resulted in the closure of the Rainbow and three other nearby bridges that serve as border crossings between the U.S. and Canada. Three bridges reopened later Wednesday and the Rainbow reopened on Thursday, the American Thanksgiving. 

FBI Buffalo found no explosive materials in the car

Multiple agencies — including the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) — were involved in the aftermath of the explosion.

 

While some right-wing U.S. media initially reported it was a terrorist attack, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters Wednesday evening "there is no sign of terrorist activity in this crash."

 

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The vehicle is seen burning at the Rainbow Bridge U.S. border crossing with Canada on Wednesday in this still image from video. (Saleman Alwishah via Reuters)

 

FBI Buffalo said it had found no explosive materials. 

 

A U.S. businessman seeking the Republican presidential nomination used the incident, during an appearance on Fox News, to promote an aspect of his platform: Building a border wall with Canada.

 

"I have been sounding the alarm bell about the northern border for a long time," said Vivek Ramaswamy, despite the absence of any evidence pointing to terrorism.

 

In the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre cited inaccurate news reports of a "terrorist attack" in a question to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

 

"It is the principal responsibility of the government to protect the people. Can the prime minister give us an update on what he knows and what action plan he will immediately implement to bring home security for our people?"

 

Trudeau responded that the government was "taking this extraordinarily seriously," but there were "a lot of questions" about the incident.

 

Hochul pointed out that it would take some time to get "the real story" about what happened as the vehicle basically "incinerated" and nothing was left but the engine.

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/niagara-villani-kurt-monica-rainbow-bridge-1.7038869

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14 minutes ago, 6of1_halfdozenofother said:

A little more comprehensive update from CBC News' website:

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/niagara-villani-kurt-monica-rainbow-bridge-1.7038869

 

A U.S. businessman seeking the Republican presidential nomination used the incident, during an appearance on Fox News, to promote an aspect of his platform: Building a border wall with Canada.

 

 

Lol. Please build one and keep out the crazy Americans. 

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