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Teen’s death has reignited debate over racism, inequality
Police reinforcements deployed to quell looting, clashes
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Read MoreThe horrors of the battlefield are as fresh for Colonel Dr Kelvin Wright today as they were at the height of the Afghan conflict.
As a reservist Army medic, he vividly recalls his daily Chinook helicopter flights across enemy-held Helmand territory, having volunteered to risk his life to save critically injured soldiers and civilians. Their injuries, as he recalls today, were often gruesome.
But for all his distinguished front-line service over a 14-year military career, the intensive care consultant has now been defeated by a different sort of enemy – the extreme ideology of the trans lobby.
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Read MoreThis is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits pollster Mario Canseco (President, Research Co) to discuss whether or not rising anxieties about crime in B.C. actually reflect crime statistics. Recorded: May 29, 2023
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Read MoreThe award-winning English author launched yet another tirade after a schoolboy was arrested over claims of sexual assaults against female pupils in same-sex toilets
JK Rowling has been left raging as she warned gender-neutral toilets are sacrificing the “safety, privacy and dignity of girls” following an incident at a school in Essex.
The 57-year-old, who emerged as a literary great following the release of her eight-part Harry Potter series, claimed assaults in gender-neutral lavatories were “foreseeable and preventable”.
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Read MoreThe Alberta government is vowing to do more to crack down on drug trafficking as drug poisoning deaths spike.
Provincial data from April reveals 179 people died from drug poisoning, up from 45% in April 2022, and marking the deadliest month on record.
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Read MoreA Paris suburb was struck with major violence overnight as residents protested the shooting of a teenager by police, with a major police deployment ready for more anger tonight.
A major police deployment to French cities is planned for this evening, with 2,000 extra officers called out, after a night of violence apparently triggered by the death of a teenager who tried to escape a traffic stop. Violence spread to several French cities and saw a town hall office burnt down.
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Read MoreTroy Bevans and Lauren Cameron know better than most about the realities of drug use — they’ve seen it from both sides.
And as the two outreach workers set out for their shift in downtown Calgary on a recent afternoon, they say it’s never been this bad or this dangerous.
“Tranq dope” is taking a toll, they say.
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Read MoreMalibu, California, City Council on Monday voted to add the issue of small cell 5G wireless facilities to their agenda for future discussion after residents, including Hollywood celebrities Ed Harris and Mel Gibson, expressed concerns about the proliferation of the facilities in their neighborhoods.
Small cells are individual wireless transmitters distributed roughly every 100-450 meters that can be mounted on utility poles or other structures, such as a fence. Before 5G, most wireless networks were built using a system of macro transmitters in the form of cellular towers. The 5G network uses both cellular towers and small cells.
During Monday’s public hearing, Malibu’s mayor and city council members heard live testimony from multiple Malibu residents, including Vanessa Garcia and Lynn Dornhelm who live on Carbon Mesa Road.
Harris and Gibson, who also live on Carbon Mesa Road, submitted letters outlining their concerns about the small cells technology.
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Read MoreDrug impaired driving rates have doubled since Parliament legalized marijuana, says a Department of Justice report. Legalization was accompanied by Bill C-46 An Act To Amend The Criminal Code that allowed random roadside drug testing.
“The rate of drug-impaired driving offences increased 105 percent from 2017 to 2020, from nine to 19 offences per 100,000 population respectively,” said the report Cannabis Crime Statistics. “Due to the new legislation, police have additional means available to detect drug-impaired driving which may in part explain this increase.”
“The rate of drug-impaired driving offences increased in all but two jurisdictions,” it said. The exceptions were Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
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