Daily Archives: September 2, 2023

Are you kitten me? Tiny cat interrupts officer’s traffic stop to sit at his feet

Cambridge OPP have released video in which an officer has pulled a van over to the side of Highway 7/8 in Kitchener as a special guest arrives. “After stopping a vehicle on #Hwy7/8, a #CambridgeOPP officer heard a sound coming from the ditch,” the OPP said on X, formerly known …

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Yellowknife re-entry plan to have residents returning on Sept. 6

Yellowknife residents won’t have to wait much longer to re-enter the territorial capital that was evacuated more than two weeks ago due to wildfires threatening the city. On Friday, the City of Yellowknife and Yellowknives Dene First Nation announced dates for re-entry have been plotted out. Personnel essential for critical …

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Jimmy Buffet, ‘Margaritaville’ singer, dies at age 76 – National

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song Margaritaville —and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions — has died. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his …

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Military bomb squad responds to grenade found in home north of Peterborough: OPP

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Military bomb disposal experts were called in to remove a grenade found in a home north of Peterborough, Ont., on Thursday night. According to Peterborough County OPP, just before 8 p.m., officers received a call over the discovery of a grenade at a …

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Youth stabbed in fight between 2 groups in Toronto mall food court: police – Toronto

A youth has been arrested and another has been injured in a stabbing during a fight at a Toronto mall. Toronto police said they were called to Sherway Gardens around 8:30 p.m. on Friday evening. Two groups were reportedly fighting in the mall’s food court. Police said one person was stabbed …

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Winnipeg man arrested after reckless gunfire in stranger’s yard: WPS – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say they have arrested a man after multiple gunshots were heard on Logan Avenue at the start of the long weekend. On Friday, at 12:30 p.m. police say they went to the 700 block of Logan Avenue after multiple reports …

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School boards lacking formal policies for AI as students return to class – National

Some of the largest school boards across Canada will begin the new school year without formal policies on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, despite concerns about how the technology will impact learning and academic integrity. But while there seems to be wide consensus on the need for …

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Blue Jays activate right-hander Green from IL

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2023 4:21 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Right-hander Chad Green has been reinstated by the Toronto Blue Jays from the 60-day injured list. Green is set to join the Blue Jays for the first time this season after …

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Ministry of Education to audit finances at Toronto-area school board – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Toronto-area school board, previously at the centre of a heated debate about raising the Pride flag in June, will have its finances audited by provincial officials. The audit at the York Catholic District School Board, confirmed by the Ford government, comes after …

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