‘Appalling’ allegations at B.C. police undercover training course prompt investigation

school disruptions during the COVID pandemic, Jessie Lamontagne of Toronto called her nine-year-old son’s third-grade year “phenomenal” because he spent most of it in the classroom, not online.However, Lamontagne was quick to add that her son and his peers have a lot of catching up to do.“Other than the children who are gifted, who are naturally able to progress without support, I think the majority of his peer group is behind level when it comes to reading and writing. That kind of literacy now is going to snowball because once you get past Grade 3, you’re no longer learning to read, you’re reading to learn,” she said.Lamontagne is looking at various options to supplement her son’s learning this summer, though she does not plan to includer summer school.

A real-world study in Israeli children ages 5 to 11 found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine provided moderate protection against infection and symptomatic diseases, similar to the pattern seen in adults.

Following a vaccine advisory group input earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today recommended that vaccine companies update their booster shots to target BA.4 and BA.5, two Omicron subvariants that are driving up cases in a number of countries.In a statement, Peter Marks, MD, PhD, who direct

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - A 14-year-old boy is in custody charged in a connection to a police chase in Coweta County that ended with his car crashing into a home, killing a woman inside, deputies say.Officials with the Coweta County Sheriff's Office say the chase started around 2:30 a.m. on Gordon Road in Senoia when a deputy noticed a vehicle that failed to dim its headlights.When the deputy tried to pull the car over, officials say the driver sped off, getting to speeds of over 130 miles per hour.During the police pursuit, officials say the driver lost control and drove straight into a home on the 900 block of Johnson Road, smashing through the front porch and knocking out the main electrical breaker.FOX 5 cameras were at the scene as tow trucks worked to remove the vehicle, which had become embedded in the rubble and what remained of the home's front wall.According to a family member of the victims, the car hit one woman who was in the bedroom of the home.

Roe v. Wade last week. A cursory look at Google Trends shows searches for the word "vasectomy" jumped on the morning of June 24, which was the day the Supreme Court’s ruling came down. There was a staggering increase of over 850% for the search term "where can I get a vasectomy," according to preliminary data collected by Innerbody Research, a telehealth and health research company. The top two states where people searched for the term were in Texas (No.

A couple react as they go through their destroyed mobile home following the passing of hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on August 27, 2020. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Nearly 7.8 million homes with more than $2.3 trillion in combined reconstruction cost value (RCV) are at risk of hurricane-related damages during this Atlantic season, CoreLogic's 2022 Hurricane Report says.In evaluating the storm surge and hurricane wind risk levels for both single-family and multifamily residences along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts this season, the corporation said that 33 million homes with nearly $10.5 trillion in combined RCV are at risk of wind and flooding-related destruction.More than 31 million single-family homes were at moderate or greater risk and over 7.5 million of the homes had direct or indirect coastal exposures and subsequent risk from coastal storm surge and damage from hurricanes. At the metropolitan level, New York City has the greatest risk, with nearly 900,000 homes with more than $432 billion in RCV at risk of storm surge damage and more than four million homes with more than $2.2 trillion in RCV at risk of wind damage.At the state level, three Gulf Coast states have the greatest number of homes at risk of storm surge damage. A bent stop sign in a storm damaged neighborhood after Hurricane Ida on September 4, 2021 in Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Why one country wrote a playbook for the rest of the world If you could have flown anywhere in the world in 2019 to ride out a hypothetical pandemic, you probably wouldn’t have picked Norway.

Celebrity Gogglebox star Fred Sirieix, 50, was left trapped inside his holiday accommodation after a bout of severe food poisoning left him confined to the toilet.The horrified star became aware of the unhygienic conditions his food had been prepared in - but not before he'd polished it off.First Dates foodie Fred told Express.co.uk that he'd been in Indonesia at the time that his appetite was piqued.He went in search of a delicious chicken satay and began to eat."The Indonesian street food [was] absolutely delicious [but] then I looked round behind the car, where the guy was washing his plates," he grimaced."You should have seen the water where he was washing his plates, and this is where we were eating from - ugh!"I thought to myself, if only I'd looked, but it was too late, I'd already eaten everything!" Fred groaned.Fortunately, he added: "An upset stomach was as far as it went for me."The kind where you sit down on the toilet for a few hours, or days.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are asking for the public's help after releasing the video of a suspect fatally shooting a man last month.The shooting occurred inside a store at 2139 West Diamond Street in North Philadelphia on May 22.In the video, a man armed with a gun in a white hoodie approaches another man in a Phillies jersey and hat.He can be heard saying, "Don't move. Take your bag off.

Members of the Proud Boys march towards Freedom Plaza during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations.The two groups join 18 others including Islamic State that have been given an official terrorist designation, making it illegal in New Zealand to fund, recruit or participate in the groups, and obligating authorities to take action against them.The U.S.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - A woman has died after being hit by a police cruiser in South Philadelphia, authorities say. According to officials, the 69-year-old woman, identified as Suzanne Shepherd, of Society Hill, was struck by the cruiser near 9th and South Streets around 9:10 a.m. Tuesday.The cruiser was heading east on South Street and turned left onto the 500 block of South 9th Street when Shepherd was hit.Police say the woman sustained multiple injuries throughout her body.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESShe was transported to Jefferson Hospital where she was listed as critical.

BRUSSELS - A huge Belgian chocolate factory has halted production after detecting salmonella in a batch of chocolates.The Barry Callebaut company said Thursday that its plant in Wieze – which it says is the world’s largest chocolate factory – shut down all production lines as a precaution while the contamination is investigated.Barry Callebaut produces chocolate for multiple brands sold around the world.FILE - Barry Callebaut company factory in Weize, Belgium. (The Barry Callebaut Group)The salmonella was detected Monday, and all chocolate products made at the plant were placed on hold pending investigation, the company said.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office hosted a three-day boxing clinic for youngsters to learn lessons of discipline and self-control in an effort to stem gun violence.The ‘Get Out and Grind’ clinic also sought to teach students fitness and life skills. Trainer Dwayne Fletcher from ‘Gunz Down, Glovez Up’ wanted to use the camp as an opportunity to address the tragic link between young people and gun violence. "It's so important to me because I've been a victim of gun violence, I've been shot in the face," Fletcher said.

General views of wild bison walking along a highway in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) ((Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images))YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - For the second time in three days, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison, park officials said Thursday.A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania and her daughter inadvertently approached the bison Wednesday as they were returning to their vehicle at a Yellowstone Lake trailhead.The woman's injuries were not life-threatening, park officials said.

Pfizer has said it is seeking full US approval for its oral Covid-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, which is currently available under an emergency use authorisation.

Producer Randall Emmett is under fire for his treatment of Bruce Willis amid struggles with the actor’s health.

Sonny Barger started the Oakland chapter of the Hell's Angels in the 60's and 70's and gave them their rep as outlaws. Photo of Sonny with his motorcycle outside his home in Desert Hills, Arizona, May 8,2000.

BALTIMORE, Md. - More than 30 pounds of cocaine was found inside a man's electric wheelchair at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport last week. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers made the drug bust and Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police officers arrested Gabriel Ruiz, 34, of Union City, N.J.Authorities say CBP officers referred Ruiz on June 20 to a secondary examination after he arrived from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. During that secondary examination, officers x-rayed his Jazzy 614 electric wheelchair and detected anomalies within the seat and back cushions. Officers probed the cushions and extracted 13 plastic-wrapped bricks that contained a white powdery substance.CBP officers used field test kits and a handheld elemental isotope analysis tool and the powdery substance was confirmed to be cocaine.   SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 5 DC ON YOUTUBECBP officers subsequently turned Ruiz and the cocaine over to MDTA Police officers.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose police have arrested four suspects following a violent string of home invasions, including occasions where several men bound an elderly couple with belts before stealing their bank cards and jewelry and then continued on to hold a father and toddler at gunpoint. Police on Thursday said they have arrested three men and a minor for some of these robberies. Booked into custody are: Armando Manzano, 19; Daniel Mendez, 19; Eduardo Santiago, 23; and a 17-year-old who wasn't identified. Sgt.

Junkyard fire in Bucks County PHILADELPHIA - A huge fire burning at a junkyard in Bucks County has prompted a response from emergency crews Thursday afternoon.The fire reportedly erupted at Mazza Iron & Steel on Middle and Solar Drive. Several crews are on scene attempting to get the fire under control.SkyFOX was live at the scene as heavy smoke and flames filled the sky.This is a developing story.

COVID-19 vaccines is raising concerns about academic freedom in the province.Patrick Provost, a professor in the university’s department of microbiology and immunology, says he was suspended for eight weeks without pay earlier this month for comments he made last December.Provost says he thinks the risks of COVID-19 vaccination for children outweigh the benefits.The Université Laval faculty union says it has filed a grievance over the suspension, adding that it worries the university’s actions could have a chilling effect on other professors who share controversial views.David Robinson, the executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, says professors should be disciplined only for comments that amount to incompetence or that violate legal limits to speech, such as libel laws.Quebec Higher Education Minister Danielle McCann says Provost’s suspension is an example that justifies the government’s decision to adopt a bill earlier this month protecting academic freedom.

Alonzo Whitaker (Clifton Heights Borough Police Department)CLIFTON HEIGHTS, Pa. - A Philadelphia man is in custody after an alleged drive-by shooting in Clifton Heights last week.Police say Alonzo Whitaker was riding his bike when he fired into a car at Baltimore Avenue and Penn Street on June 22.Two people were in the car at the time, and reportedly told police he shot one round at them as they were making a turn.A loaded semi-automatic pistol was found in Whitaker's car during his arrest, according to police.He is charged with attempted murder, assault and gun charges.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 04: Independence Day fireworks erupt over the Philadelphia Art Museum on July 4, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Americans are resuming the celebrations of Independence Day as the COVID-19 pandemic lessens in severity.

Isiah Roberts MERCER COUNTY, N.J. - A New Jersey man will face several charges after a nine-year-old girl was killed while playing outside with her brother in Trenton.Sequoya Bacon-Jones, 9, was playing with her brother and other friends outside when she was struck by gunfire in the Kingsbury Square courtyard on March 25. She later died from her injuries at a hospital.RELATED COVERAGE: Trenton community mourns 9-year-old girl killed in shootingPolice say the shooting stemmed from a nearby argument between two women.

Himanshu is associate professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University and visiting fellow at the Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi

Uvalde, Texas’ Robb Elementary School to save her children says she is now being harassed by local police officers.Angeli Rose Gomez told San Antonio News 4 that she took matters into her own hands during last month’s school shooting massacre that left 19 children and two adults dead.Gomez said she rushed to the school when she heard an active shooter was on the property. She could hear gunshots and children screaming as she came face-to-face with officers standing outside the school doors.

COVID-19 has died, the province says, bringing the death toll to 2,043 since the beginning of the pandemic.According to the province’s weekly update, 46 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized — including five in intensive care — between June 19 and June 25.The latest data from Manitoba Health shows severe outcomes from COVID-19 are still on the downswing.From June 19-25, 46 people were hospitalized, 5 sent to the ICU.That's down from 58 and 8 the week before.One person lost their life to the disease last week.— Skylar Peters (@SkylarAPeters) June 30, 2022 New COVID guidelines make it easier to visit loved ones in Manitoba care homes, hospitals There was also one outbreak in a long-term care home during that period.While the virus is seen to be on a downswing, there is ongoing activity based on the City of Winnipeg’s wastewater surveillance data.

BHUBANESWAR : As Odisha's coastal city Puri is about start its Rath Yatra celebrations from tomorrow, 1 July, the Bhubaneswar administration has made face mask mandatory in the capital city of Odisha amid a surge of Covid-19 cases.  The advisory issued by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday has asked every resident and visitor of the capital city to ‘to wear mask appropriately while moving out and while in public places’ "All citizens residing within BMC area as well as outside citizens coming to BMC area or present in BMC area shall have to wear mask appropriately while moving out and while in public places," the advisory read. The advisory further stated that all citizens need to maintain a social distance of two metres among themselves at all times while in public places. In the order, the BMC said, "All malls, shops, store owners etc.

Province pledges $16 million toward staffing, training at Manitoba care homes More access is also now available for social visitors, though the specific numbers allowed differ from site to site based on size and space.

BERKS COUNTY - A horrifying discovery was made in Berks County Wednesday morning after police say a three-year-old child was found dead.Police responded to a home on the 100 block of 47th Street in Exeter Township for an unresponsive child in cardiac arrest around 3:40 a.m.A three-year-old child was reportedly found dead inside the home. Officers performed CPR, then transported the child to Reading Hospital, where they were pronounced.Police say the child's mother is in custody, but has not been charged at this time.This is a developing story.

WASHINGTON - Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to be sworn in on Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court’s 116th justice and the first Black woman to serve on the high court. The ceremony, which is being livestreamed at 12 p.m.

ALBANY, N.Y. - On a spring morning in Albany, New York, a group of people gathered at the Capitol to share poignant stories of grief and suffering. They lit candles and read aloud the names of 22 people who have lost their lives while waiting for their cause to be heard: The right to die "with dignity."Outside and in the same room, a smaller group of advocates emerged.

VENICE, Fla. - A Sarasota County judge has decided to move forward with the lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's parents, which claims they knew their son murdered Gabby Petito as authorities were searching for her.Thursday, Judge Hunter Carroll denied a motion to dismiss the case, filed by the Laundries' attorney. The decision comes one week after the first hearing in the civil lawsuit filed by Petito's parents, Nichole Schmidt and Joseph Petito.

ALSO READ: COVID-19 cases on rise in 110 nations, driven by 2 Omicron sub-variants: WHO According to data from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants are now dominant in the United States. The CDC had earlier said that the fast-spreading Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 together are estimated to make up half of the coronavirus cases in the United States.

Travis Barker's daughter Alabama thanked fans for their prayers during her dad's recent health scare. Alabama shared a photo of her hand next to Barker's on her Instagram story Wednesday. "Thank you guys for all of the prayers and love," she wrote before adding, "I appreciate u & love all of you." Earlier Wednesday, Alabama had posted and then deleted a separate post asking for prayers for her father.

DOVER, Del. - A Delaware judge has struck down a small town ordinance mandating burial or cremation of fetal remains. Wednesday's ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Democratic Attorney General Kathleen Jennings against the town of Seaford. The town council passed the ordinance in December after Planned Parenthood opened a facility in Seaford, its first clinic in southern Delaware since a Rehoboth Beach location closed in 2011. The judge said state law regarding the disposal of humans remains supersedes the local ordinance. Under state law, fetal remains from an abortion are not considered a "dead body" and must be incinerated as "pathological waste. Laster noted the case didn't involve any federal constitutional rights or any Delaware law regarding abortion.

MADRID - President Joe Biden said Thursday that the Supreme Court's decision ending a constitutional right to abortion is "destabilizing" and that he supports changing Senate rules to codify nationwide abortion protections. He maintained the ruling does not affect U.S.

FILE - Sheets and mylar blankets flutter in the wind at a makeshift shelter at the U.S.-Mexico border wall as immigrants wait for transport to a U.S. Border Patrol processing center on Dec.