Author: MAK Gojar

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit announced it has ended its investigation into the death of a 24-year-old man in Ottawa in late January, but also stated that there “appeared to be evidence of misconduct” by Ottawa police officers. Read MoreThe man had been involved in a single-vehicle collision on the night of Jan. 23, and while Ottawa Police Service officers attended the scene about two hours later, they failed to locate him  News, Local News, Ottawa Sun, Realtime Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit announced it has ended its investigation into the death of a 24-year-old man in Ottawa in late January, but also stated…

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Residents living in the northern part of the GTA say they are getting inundated with noise pollution after Bruno Mars opened the summer concert season at Rogers Stadium this weekend. In Vaughan, as far as 11 kilometres away from the arena in Downsview Park, one resident Heather Cohn reported hearing the heavy bass from the concert venue. “When I first heard the noise at around 8:50 … I thought, ‘Ok someone’s in the neighbourhood, they’ve got all their windows open, and the car is rocking’ instead, the whole neighbourhood was rocking,” explained Cohn. Cohn lives near Bathurst Street and Highway…

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If picking up the garbage shows pride in community, then the amount of garbage I see in my daily walks around the neighbourhood seems to indicate there are a lot of people in this city who just don’t care. Annually, just from the swale behind my house, I collect a full green garbage bag of what is mostly fast-food packaging and general litter. While daily cleaning my little part of the city is personally rewarding, there is nothing more frustrating to find that someone has decided to leave a midnight gift by dumping the contents of their car’s trash (again…

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Amy Ayers and her three children, 26, 15 and 14, along with their cat and dog, are living in tent in an Ottawa forest. Not for fun, but because they have nowhere else to live. Read MoreMany parents are being forced into impossible choices between safety, keeping their children together, or surrendering beloved pets, one mother of three says.  News, Local News, City of Ottawa, Explainer, Ottawa Sun, Registered Amy Ayers and her three children, 26, 15 and 14, along with their cat and dog, are living in tent in an Ottawa forest. Not for fun, but because they have nowhere else…

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The head of the WHO warned on Monday that a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda “will get worse before it gets better.” ​The head of the WHO warned on Monday that a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda “will get worse before it gets better.”  International The head of the WHO warned on Monday that a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda “will get worse before it gets better.” 

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Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the first… ​Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the first…  Sports Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New…

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The three men were wanted on a federal charge following burglaries that targeted the homes of athletes including Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. ​The three men were wanted on a federal charge following burglaries that targeted the homes of athletes including Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.  US The three men were wanted on a federal charge following burglaries that targeted the homes of athletes including Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. 

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The failing chemical tank in Southern California that caused tens of thousands of people to evacuate is no longer presenting a threat of explosion, officials say. ​The failing chemical tank in Southern California that caused tens of thousands of people to evacuate is no longer presenting a threat of explosion, officials say.  US The failing chemical tank in Southern California that caused tens of thousands of people to evacuate is no longer presenting a threat of explosion, officials say. 

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American Lifeguard Associations’ Wyatt Werneth says families should do research before heading to the beach. ​American Lifeguard Associations’ Wyatt Werneth says families should do research before heading to the beach.  Lifestyle American Lifeguard Associations’ Wyatt Werneth says families should do research before heading to the beach. 

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An independently organized search party located the body of Murry (Alexis) Foust in the city of Wilder, Covington police said Sunday. ​An independently organized search party located the body of Murry (Alexis) Foust in the city of Wilder, Covington police said Sunday.  US An independently organized search party located the body of Murry (Alexis) Foust in the city of Wilder, Covington police said Sunday. 

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An overnight Department of Justice filing cast Saturday’s shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue as another attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. ​An overnight Department of Justice filing cast Saturday’s shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue as another attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.  US An overnight Department of Justice filing cast Saturday’s shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue as another attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. 

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At 106 years old, Freeman Johnson is the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor – of which this year is the 85th anniversary. ​At 106 years old, Freeman Johnson is the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor – of which this year is the 85th anniversary.  US At 106 years old, Freeman Johnson is the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor – of which this year is the 85th anniversary. 

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Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit ​Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit  International Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit 

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A group of Etobicoke tenants living in several buildings on Richview Road rallied Sunday against what they call steep rent hikes and long-ignored maintenance issues. Tenants say they recently received what’s known as an AGI, or Above Guideline Increase, which would raise rent beyond Ontario’s rent control limit of 2.1 per cent. Organizers with the Toronto Tenant Union say the landlord is seeking more than double the provincial guideline while repairs inside the buildings continue to pile up. “Most of these units are rent-controlled, and the landlord is trying to squeeze more on top of that to pay for big renovations…

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RICHMOND — Three activists whose Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned home to Vancouver, with one of them saying they went through four days of continuous beatings and torture. Sebastian Tow, Michael France and Mary Grace Mathisen were surrounded and greeted Sunday by hundreds of supporters, family and friends, with tears and hugs filling the arrival hall of Vancouver International Airport. Tow, from Vancouver, said the flotilla group was kidnapped in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea by Israeli forces, and every one of them was dragged aboard prison ships and beaten. He…

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The Ontario Liberals have rejected an appeal by MP Nate Erskine-Smith of a nomination contest loss earlier this month that’s put his bid for leadership of the provincial party into question. Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection but lost a nomination race on May 9 to business owner Ahsanul Hafiz by 19 votes. Erskine-Smith appealed to the party’s arbitration panel, alleging irregularities that included 34 more ballots counted than the number of recorded voters, many people who couldn’t state their address and claimed to have “just lost” their driver’s licence, and people…

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