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Ontario NDP call for plan on expanded 4th COVID vaccine shots
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04.07.2022 / 22:53
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Shooter at large after 6 killed, 24 injured at Chicago-area Fourth of July parade
Fourth of July parade in the Chicago-area suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, according to local officials. Police are actively looking for the shooter.At a press conference on Monday, law enforcement officials told media that the shooting was “very random” and “very intentional,” and it appears the shooter was on a roof with a high-powered rifle.
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Ontario NDP call for plan on expanded 4th COVID vaccine shots
COVID-19 vaccine doses.Interim Leader Peter Tabuns says details are needed now that a federal immunization panel is recommending the shots and Quebec has moved ahead with fourth doses for all adults.He says the NDP want easy and equitable access to the shots, including community clinics and availability in doctors’ offices.
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04.07.2022 / 20:01
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Who killed Rita Horbyk? A war crime in Ukraine, heartbreak and a flawed investigation
Unearthing the evidence of Russia’s war crimes in east Ukraine The incident is among thousands under investigation by Ukrainian authorities, who are treating Russia’s invasion not only as a war but also as a series of war crimes.But it reveals the challenges of that approach, especially during a large-scale armed conflict like the Ukraine war.An investigation by Global News has found that overwhelmed prosecutors failed to conduct basic groundwork before publicly announcing their findings and their suspect, a Russian commander.The family was not interviewed. Captured Russian soldiers who were prosecution witnesses were allowed to leave the country in prisoner swaps.
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04.07.2022 / 16:51
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Inside Ontario group homes where kids were called ‘paychecks’
private foster care and group homes.But interviews with more than two dozen former workers, child welfare experts, ministry documents, and court filings tell the story of a private company that some former employees say placed profits over the care of vulnerable children. Experts in the field of group and foster care homes also cite the company’s troubled history, which included a fire at one of its residences in 2017 that killed two people.A Global News and APTN investigation discovered the key players behind Connor Homes, Bob Connor and his son Sean, have amassed real-estate assets under their own names and through their companies estimated to be in excess of $10 million.The investigation found the company has also been accused of underreporting serious incidents in its homes, received poor inspection results, and recently surrendered its foster care licence.
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04.07.2022 / 08:19
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Unemployment in Canada has dropped, yet some firms are struggling to hire. Here’s why
jobs because of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the work environment.“It’s very hard to make the argument that you need to physically come to work five days a week,” said Sarah McVanel, chief recognition officer and founder of Greatness Magnified, a company that helps organizations retain top talent and combat burnout.McVanel says that COVID-19 presented Canadians with a different reality that changed the way people think about work.Grocery store, alcohol sales down in April as prices rose: Statistics CanadaAccording to a report released by Statistics Canada on May 24, the number of job vacancies at the beginning of April hit just over one million, up more than 40 per cent compared to last year amid a tight labour market pushing up wages and fuelling inflation concerns.The agency said on its website that employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill 1,001,100 vacant positions, up 23,300 from March of this year and a gain of 308,000 compared to April 2021.Vacancies in the health care and social assistance sectors reached a record high of 136,800, up five per cent from the peak of three months earlier and up 90.9 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic pummelled the economy, according to a report by Statistics Canada, which was released on May 21.
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04.07.2022 / 06:07
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Denmark shooting: Several killed at Copenhagen shopping mall, suspect arrested
A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital on Sunday, killing several people and wounding several others, police said.
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Jays coach Budzinski leaves team following daughter’s death
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays first base coach Mark Budzinski will be away from the team following the death of his eldest daughter, Julia.
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03.07.2022 / 20:41
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Blue Jays mourn death of coach’s daughter
Toronto Blue Jays following the death of his daughter.The team announced the passing of Julia Budzinski on Sunday morning.“The Budzinskis have been part of our Blue Jays family over the last four seasons. This devastating loss is felt by our entire organization and we grieve alongside Bud and his family,” said Ross Atkins, executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager of the Blue Jays.
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03.07.2022 / 14:31
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France mulls return to masks as COVID-19 hospitalizations rebound
COVID-19. French officials have “invited” or “recommended” people to go back to using face masks but stopped short of renewing restrictions that would scare visitors away or revive antigovernment protests.From Paris commuters to tourists on the French Riviera, many people seem to welcome the government’s light touch, while some worry that required prevention measures may be needed.Virus-related hospitalizations rose quickly in France over the past two weeks, with nearly 1,000 patients with COVID-19 hospitalized per day, according to government data.
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03.07.2022 / 09:53
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Canadian fighting in Ukraine pleads for more equipment
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Wearing a military uniform marked with with both the Ukrainian and Canadian flags, Matthew McGill pleaded for more support to fight Russia’s invasion.
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03.07.2022 / 08:37
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Three people wounded following blasts in Russia’s Belgorod near Ukraine border
Ukraine, resulted in a fire in a residential building, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region, said in a post on the Telegram messaging app early on Sunday.Three wounded people were taken to a hospital, he said.“Reasons for the incident are being investigated,” Gladkov said.
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02.07.2022 / 23:05
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41-year-old man in custody after missing Edmonton teenager found in Oregon
‘This is a nightmare’: Mom of missing Edmonton teenager Lila Smith A 41-year-old man is in custody and will be facing charges of child luring. Police said additional charges may follow as the investigation progresses.Several organizations were a part of the investigation, including ALERT (Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams), Northern Alberta ICE Unit, RCMP, Abbotsford Police, U.S.
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02.07.2022 / 19:19
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Jan. 6 hearings, abortion ban fallout could impact Trump’s comeback hopes. Here’s why
Trump’s powers of persuasion.“Trump is unfit to be anywhere near power ever again,” the editorial board of the right-wing weekly Washington Examiner, a publication long deferential to the former president, wrote this week following Tuesday’s surprise hearing of the Jan. 6 committee.The hearing was called at the last minute to showcase the revelations of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who described in shocking _ if not surprising — detail Trump’s state of mind in the waning days and hours of his ill-fated presidency.That hearing “confirmed a damning portrayal of Trump as unstable, unmoored and absolutely heedless of his sworn duty to effectuate a peaceful transition of presidential power,” the editorial continued.“Republicans have far better options to lead the party in 2024.
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02.07.2022 / 17:19
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Canadians are in a spending mood heading into summer. What that means for inflation
pandemic started that travel restrictions have dropped and the world feels like it’s opening up again.So when it comes time to check out and the plane tickets are twice as expensive as you had budgeted, do you cancel the plans?Or do you just say whatever and click buy?For Canadians weighing decades-high inflation with pent-up demand for travel and other experiences after years of pandemic lockdowns, the answer seems to be landing on “buy now.” Searing hot inflation could shift Canada Day BBQs to ‘hotdogs instead of steaks’ But a surge in demand for consumer spending could make efforts to bring rampant inflation back into line even more of an uphill battle, experts say.TD Economics put out a report this week tracking spending data leading into the busy summer months.Real spending was up 15 per cent year-over-year in May, with TD suggesting that surging prices — inflation hit a nearly 40-year high of 7.7 per cent that month — had yet to take a bite out of consumer demand.TD said that spending has shifted from an appetite for goods, as Canadians sought to buy stuff for their homes during lockdown, to services, now that the weather is warming and their favourite experiences are opening back up.Demand for recreation and entertainment is leading the charge, with spending in this category 40 per cent higher (on a nominal basis, meaning not adjusted for inflation) compared with pre-pandemic levels.TD senior economist Leslie Preston, one of the report’s authors, tells Global News that after years of being denied the chance to go out and spend their money, the next few months will likely see Canadians keen to “scratch that itch.”“I do think there’s a lot of pent-up demand,” she says.“People made a lot of sacrifices for the two
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As it happened: Canada Day celebrations, protests held across the country
Canada Day celebrations since before the COVID-19 pandemic began.Public events marking the holiday were put on hold due to the pandemic, but eased health restrictions have once again made large gatherings and celebrations possible.Not all cities returned to staging major events, however. Montreal, Vancouver and other jurisdictions opted not to hold parades, for example, citing financial issues related to the pandemic as well as safety concerns.Smaller street festivals and events focused on Indigenous reconciliation were held instead.
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Thousands gather in Ottawa for Canada Day celebrations, protests amid tight security
Canada Day in the nation’s capital after two years that saw Canadians marking the country’s birthday at home, or virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Tensions were high amid a significant police presence as thousands gathered in the streets of downtown Ottawa where residents continue to grapple with what police have acknowledged is “lingering trauma” from the convoy blockade earlier this year. As it happened: Canada Day celebrations, protests held across the country In normal years, Canada Day festivities draw thousands to the lawns and streets around Parliament Hill for concerts, fireworks and parties.
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01.07.2022 / 17:03
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Massive cruise brawl captured on video, requires coast guard intervention
cruise ship that involved around 40 to 60 passengers.The U.S. Coast Guard was alerted to the brawl at 4 a.m.
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01.07.2022 / 05:17
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Poilievre leads march of convoy protesters beside man with far-right extremist ties
The day before Canada Day, Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre strutted down an Ottawa street with a crowd of red and white adorned supporters trailing behind him.Alongside him, helping to lead the crowd of protesters who were pushing for a permanent end to vaccine mandates, was a man in a bright vest named James Topp. Here’s what to know as Ottawa braces for Canada Day protests amid ‘lingering trauma’ Poilievre and Topp can be heard chit-chatting about the veteran’s morning routine, referencing Topp’s recent march across Canada in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates.A topic they didn’t appear to talk about, based on circulating clips, was Topp’s appearance on far-right figurehead Jeremy Mackenzie’s podcast for well over an hour one month ago.
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01.07.2022 / 04:27
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U.S. doctors see spike in vasectomies following end of Roe v. Wade: report
Doctors across the U.S. are reporting a surge in requests for vasectomies following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade legal precedent that once guaranteed the federal right to an abortion, according to The Washington Post.
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01.07.2022 / 00:15
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Ontario parents express education concerns as school lets out for summer
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.
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30.06.2022 / 21:45
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Union says Quebec prof’s suspension for anti vax comments violates academic freedom
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.
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30.06.2022 / 20:07
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Uvalde mother says police are harassing her after she saved kids from shooting
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.
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One more Manitoban with COVID-19 has died, province says
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.
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30.06.2022 / 19:23
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New COVID guidelines make it easier to visit loved ones in Manitoba care homes, hospitals
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.
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30.06.2022 / 17:33
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As NATO summit ends, Canada promises more military aid to Ukraine
Canada is set to provide the Ukrainian armed forces with more than three dozen new armoured personnel and some new drone cameras, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said as the NATO leaders’ summit in Madrid ended Thursday.
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30.06.2022 / 16:17
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EU hammering out cryptocurrency regulations that could set global standard
Europe prepares to lead the world in regulating the freewheeling cryptocurrency industry at a time when prices have plunged, wiping out fortunes, fueling skepticism and sparking calls for tighter scrutiny.
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30.06.2022 / 08:33
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Air Canada to reduce July, August flights in response to travel congestions
Air Canada president and CEO Michael Rousseau said the airline’s operations and its ability to serve customers with its normal standards of care have been affected. Half of domestic flights to Canada’s big airports delayed, cancelled last week “The COVID-19 pandemic brought the world air transport system to a halt in early 2020,” said Rousseau.
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‘Standing there with an assault rifle’: Hostage describes scene of B.C. bank robbery
Saanich on Tuesday.She had never been to that particular branch before. 6 officers injured in shooting at Saanich, B.C.
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Canada extends COVID-19 border measures for incoming travellers
COVID-19 testing of fully vaccinated travellers will continue to be paused at all airports until mid-July, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said on Wednesday.The Government of Canada also has extended current COVID-19 border measures for travellers entering Canada until at least Sept. 30, including the mandatory use of the ArriveCAN app.
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29.06.2022 / 23:53
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New Brunswickers step into first restriction-free summer since COVID-19 hit
summer ahead. 245 feet high, in fact.“My summer plans are to go to Canada’s Wonderland in Toronto,” he says excitedly.“My plan is to go on the very, very highest ride because I want to face my fear of heights.”The Yukon Striker coaster and its 90-degree drop await him in Ontario and, unlike the past two years, his dreams aren’t limited by COVID-19 restrictions in either province.“It’s probably gonna be a good summer,” says Martin.Many New Brunswickers are plotting their warm weather moves, with this being the first start of summer since COVID-19 arrived on the scene that there are no provincial restrictions.Some tell Global News they’re just happy to have the option to socialize without counting their contacts — like Tracy O’Neill, who’s looking forward to spending some time at her trailer in Penobsquis.“In the past we couldn’t have anybody up at the trailer,” she says, “but this year it’s all open so we can actually have company over.”The province’s top doctor tells Global News Tuesday that Public Health is monitoring the two newest Omicron subvariants of COVID-19, but that officials aren’t expecting another wave of infection to hit until autumn.“We do expect people to be outdoors more,” said Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.
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29.06.2022 / 20:51
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Travis Barker rushed to hospital, daughter asks fans to ‘send prayers’: report
Travis Barker has reportedly been hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue.The 46-year-old Blink-182 drummer and husband of Kourtney Kardashian was photographed being rushed to Cedar-Sinai Medical Center on Tuesday evening after he first checked into West Hills Hospital and Medical Center that morning. (Celebrity news site TMZ was the first to report the news.) ‘ER’ actor Mary Mara, 61, dies in apparent drowning in St.
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29.06.2022 / 19:09
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Quebec’s jump in COVID-19 cases linked to new variants, top doctor says
COVID-19 indicators are on the rise, the province’s public health director announced Wednesday.Dr. Luc Boileau gave an update on the situation, saying that the uptick in infections was foreseeable as sanitary restrictions were lifted.Quebec is also dealing with the arrival of new variants of the novel coronavirus, which Boileau said are more transmissible.
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29.06.2022 / 18:55
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Tenants in Toronto’s Parkdale say using air conditioner units led to eviction threat
tenants of a Parkdale apartment building claim they are facing eviction for using their window air conditioner units during the heat wave earlier this month.Cindy Therrien, who has lived in the Jameson Avenue highrise for more than 30 years, suffers from a chronic inflammatory lung disease and said her A/C unit helps her to breathe.“They don’t want their air conditioners going but I’m sorry my health is more important than them trying to make my health issues worse,” Therrien said.Without air conditioning, she said, “I’d probably end up being found dead.” Online evictions raise alarm in Ontario Tenants of the building, The Imperial, showed Global News a “notice to terminate a tenancy early” letter they received in their mailboxes, dated June 20.“You must move out of the rental unit identified above on or before July 9th, 2022” indicates the letter.“Where am I moving?” asked Helen Gerardi, a tenant of the building for 43 years. “You know who is going to move me out? The hearse car.
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29.06.2022 / 16:15
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Tuesday’s $70 million Lotto Max jackpot claimed by single ticket sold in Ontario
Ontario is waking up $70 million dollars richer.A single winning ticket was drawn for Tuesday’s Lotto Max jackpot.The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) said the ticket was sold somewhere in Toronto.
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‘We are suffocating’: Details emerge as 21 teens found dead in South Africa nightclub
mysterious deaths of 21 teenagers who died while partying at a South African nightclub, survivor statements have revealed new details about that deadly night.To celebrate the end of school exams, a number of underage teenagers gathered at the Enyobeni Tavern in East London on Saturday evening and partied until the early hours of the next morning. Survivors speak of smelling a strong and suffocating smell that filled the packed club as teens started to collapse on the dance floor.Police discovered bodies slumped over chairs and couches, lying on tables and sprawled on the dance floor of the club.
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29.06.2022 / 01:55
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6 officers injured in shooting at Saanich, B.C. bank, 2 suspects killed
Saanich Tuesday.Five were injured by gunfire, while the sixth suffered unknown injuries.Two of the officers are in surgery now, Global News has learned. The condition of the six officers is unknown.Sources confirm five officers shot and a sixth has been injured in #Saanich armed robbery. Two suspects confirmed dead – a third is still at large.
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John Horgan to step down as B.C. premier, asks party to hold fall leadership race
John Horgan is set to announce at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday that he plans to step down as premier.Horgan will remain on until a new leader is chosen.
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28.06.2022 / 22:45
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse case
Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in jail Tuesday for helping the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.U.S. District Judge Alison J.
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‘ER’ actor Mary Mara, 61, dies in apparent drowning in St. Lawrence River
ER, Ray Donavan and Law & Order, died in an apparent drowning on Sunday. She was 61.New York State Police reported the death after they responded to a call about a possible drowning Sunday morning in the small town of Cape Vincent.Emergency responders found Mara dead in the water in the St. Lawrence River.
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Canada faces ‘challenging’ NATO summit amid spending dip, NORAD questions: experts
NATO leaders summit amid new data suggesting a defence spending dip, and growing public confusion about where the cash is coming from for major promised NORAD upgrades, experts warn.New numbers from the military alliance suggest Canada is slipping behind on its pledge to hit a prominent spending target as the size of the economy grows in comparison to promised new spending.At the same time, there is growing frustration among the defence industry at the government’s handling of an announcement of $4.9 billion in upgrades to NORAD radar and surveillance systems.“If the idea was to instill confidence that this is all buttoned down, I think they’ve done about the opposite that,” said David Perry, vice-president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and a defence policy expert.“That basically is going to make the summit a little bit more challenging, especially in the middle of a fairly convoluted week and a bit, over what we are doing about continental defence and the budget.”Perry said the government has trying to emphasize that spending on defence is on the upswing.Now, he says the confusion is about whether the government is actually adding new defence spending, or “reshuffling things.”Ranked by percentage of GDP spending, Canada now sits 24th out of 29 members in the NATO alliance.
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28.06.2022 / 18:04
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What causes long COVID? Canadian researchers think they’ve found a key clue
Olympic gold medallist Alex Kopacz may be used to being out of breath when pushing a bobsled, but last year after he was hospitalized for COVID-19, he experienced a very different kind of breathlessness.
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28.06.2022 / 16:33
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Nearly 7 in 10 drivers worry they can’t afford gas as prices soar, poll finds
cost to fill up at the pumps this summer as record gas prices continue to climb, according to the results of a recent survey.As the average price for regular gasoline topped the $2-per-litre mark earlier this month, 69 per cent of Canadian respondents to an Ipsos Poll conducted exclusively for Global News said they were concerned they might not be able to afford gas.Those fears were even more widespread among households with kids (80 per cent) and younger generations aged 18-34 (77 per cent) and 35-54 (74 per cent). Gas prices are at record highs.
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28.06.2022 / 08:03
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Safe haven states: Where is abortion still legal now that Roe v. Wade is overturned?
U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to overturn the landmark Roe v.
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46 migrants found dead inside truck trailer in San Antonio, Texas: officials
migrants were found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in rural San Antonio on Monday, according to Texas law enforcement officials.Sixteen others, including four children, were found alive and taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses, police and medical officials told a news conference.“They were suffering from heat stroke and exhaustion,” said Fire Chief Charles Hood. “It was a refrigerated tractor-trailer, but there was no visible working AC unit on that rig.”No children were among those found deceased, the officials said.The discovery is among the worst instances of migrant deaths in recent history, and comes amid a rise in illegal migration into the U.S.
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Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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