Advocates call for better support in wake of report warning of violence against workers. Government money to train staff and enforce animal cruelty laws is “dismal,” leaving investigators “underfunded and overworked,” according to the head of Canada’s humane societies. The criticism comes as a new study of Ontario’s animal cruelty …
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Letter foretold Japan rampage that killed 19 disabled people
SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AP) – A young Japanese man went on a stabbing rampage Tuesday at a facility for the mentally disabled where he had been fired, police said, killing 19 people months after he gave a letter to Parliament outlining the bloody plan and saying all disabled people should be …
Read More »Jordan deal with donors means legal work for Syria refugees
RAMTHA, Jordan (AP) – Syrian refugee Fawaz al-Jasem used to drop his tools and run when he saw police approaching the farm in northern Jordan where he has been picking vegetables for the past three years. Now he works without fear of arrest. He is among some 23,000 Syrians given …
Read More »7th Pay Commission: Notification issued; central govt employees, pensioners to get increased payout for August
New Delhi: The Union government on Tuesday issued notification for the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations related to the hike in basic pay and pension. With the issuance of notification, 4.8 million central government employees and 5.2 million pensioners will get the increased payout for their August salaries. …
Read More »AAP MP Bhagwant Mann writes to LS Speaker, seeks probe against PM Modi for jeopardising national security
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann, who is under scanner for live-streaming a video of the security arrangements inside the Parliament House Complex on the social media, has now sough an inquiry against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly compromising the national security. According to reports, Mann, …
Read More »Four Pakistan-backed terrorists killed, 1 apprehended in J&K’s Naugam, encounter on
Jammu: Four dreaded Pakistan-trained terrorists were killed and another apprehended by the security forces during an encounter in the Naugam sector near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Four terrorists have been killed while one has been apprehended alive during an operation …
Read More »Out on bail, sacrilege accused woman shot dead in Ludhiana
Unidentified assailants shot dead a woman who was, in 2015, accused of committing sacrilege. The incident took place in Alamgir, outside the village gurdwara, on Tuesday morning. The deceased, 48-year old Balwinder Kaur, was a resident of Ghawaddi village. Back in October 2015, Balwinder and ‘granthi’ Sikandar were booked under …
Read More »Jagmeet Brar plans ‘mega alliance’, rally on Aug 15
After his show of strength at Chappar Chiri two months ago, ousted Congress leader Jagmeet Singh Brar will hold another rally on Independence Day, to position himself as “political alternative” to the Akali-BJP combine and his old party in the 2017 Punjab elections. “After my clarion call at Chappar Chiri …
Read More »TTC faces perfect storm with costs rising, ridership slumping
The TTC’s financial pressure is larger than in previous years. It’s facing $178 million in increased operating costs amid decreased ridership and council demands for spending cuts. As it heads into the 2017 budget process, the TTC is facing a perfect storm. Costs at the transit agency are rising, ridership …
Read More »Privilege at the Beach: Exclusive boathouse funded by tax dollars
Decades-long waiting list limits access to canoe storage space on prime park real estate. Beach-lovers feel they’re up the creek without a paddle as a publicly funded boathouse continues to house private canoes on prime park land for next to nothing — but features a waiting list longer than a …
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