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Student program runs without them

Jul 6, 2020
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Whether the allegations of preferential treatment are true, the public record shows Trudeau’s ties with the WE organization and the Kielburgers are deep, and have stretched for as long as his political career. #CdnPoli
ow.lyTimeline: Trudeau’s ties to WE are as old as his political career - iPoliticsAt the core of the political controversy surrounding the awarding of a sole-source contract to WE Charity to administer the $912-million Canada Student Service Grant is the Trudeau family’s close relationship with the WE movement and its co-founders, Craig and Marc Kielburger. READ MORE: WE Charity…
11:26 PM ∙ Jul 3, 2020
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The new Canada Student Service Grant is no longer being administered by We Charity—and how it scored a $19.5-million sole-source contract is the subject of an ethics investigation. We’s history with Justin Trudeau raised further questions involving the organization, which pledged to take action after some complaints about racism.


The viral lifestyle of COVID-19

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Letitia Montana @LetitiaMontana
Went into the Emergency Dept. at St Joseph’s Hospital in #Toronto for a suspected broken finger. I was asked to wear a mask, which I refused to do. As a result, hospital staff asked me to leave and immediately called 3 security guards to escort me out. #filmyourhospital
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Showing off what now happens when you refuse to wear a face mask at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Toronto gave Letitia Montana’s name the lexicon status she seemed to be aiming for. Coronavirus etiquette breaches also made news on Wasaga Beach, which Ontario won’t close down despite crowds, as the provincial death count touches zero.


“Pizza Pizza is providing contactless delivery of pizzas and warrantless delivery of private information.” Michael Bryant of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association got this dig in as part of a Toronto Star report on how the pizza chain handed over names that matched phone numbers, as part of the “Project Kraken” drug ring investigation.


All’s well if water sells well

Looming changes to Ontario groundwater rules were presumed to prompt Nestlé Canada to sell its Pure Life bottled water business to the family-owned Ice Water Springs. The Swiss company says it’d rather focus on “iconic international brands” and denies that public pressure played any role, as the product will be welled as before:

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THIS IS BIG. #Nestlé announced the sale of their operations in Wellington County and Hope BC to Ice River. HOWEVER, @TorontoStar clarifies that “Nestlé Pure Life water will continue to be sold in Canada, though it will be produced by Ice River Springs."
bit.lyEnvironmentalists cheer as Nestle sells Canadian water businessCompany denies that public pressure led it to sell its Canadian plants and wells to Ice River Springs.
4:00 PM ∙ Jul 4, 2020
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The white-throated sparrows singing a new song has caught on. University of Northern British Columbia research that found Canadian bird warbles shifting from three end notes to two became an internationally viral story. The eastward flow of the dropped end note is hypothesized to help male sparrows attract female mates.


The search party’s postscript

Dan O’Toole’s post to Instagram that implied his one-month-old baby daughter had gone missing sparked wide concern. But his employers at TSN refusing to comment on the incident suggested a less alarming scenario, while O’Toole himself objected to reporters looking into the story. What didn’t happen here has since been confirmed:

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TSN sportscaster Dan O'Toole's baby was not abducted: police source trib.al/1WmYAdi
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10:00 PM ∙ Jul 4, 2020
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Nick Cordero dead at 41. The ascendant Broadway musical star from Hamilton, Ontario, entered an L.A. hospital on March 30 after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Later, he tested positive for COVID-19, and the complications contributed to his death.


Finally, another series of events

Jim Carrey has a semi-autobiographical novel, Memoirs and Misinformation, co-written with Dana Vachon, whom Carrey met via Twitter. Interviews about their collaboration provide insight into what it’s like to spend eight years on a celebrity payroll as Carrey audited his ascent to fame. Deciphering the product seems like a task:

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Book excerpt: "Memoirs and Misinformation" by Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon The comedian presents a "semi-autobiographical novel" (with audio excerpt)
cbsn.wsBook excerpt: “Memoirs and Misinformation” by Jim Carrey and Dana VachonThe comedian presents a “semi-autobiographical novel” (with audio excerpt)
2:03 PM ∙ Jul 5, 2020
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