Friday, December 8, 2017

Read and summarize news from Canada. Remember to include the link.

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  1. Explorers have just found a new underground passage just underneath the city Montreal. The passage contains stalactites and a lake. Explorers do not know where this passage ends at. Scientists confirmed that this passage is over 15,000 years old and was developed during the ice age times. Explorers discovered the passage by digging in a decomposed layer of limestone that was soft and created a window which allowed them to make the new discovery.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-underground-passage-1.4428833

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  2. Laura Babcock, a twenty-three year old girl was killed in July of 2012. They believe that Laura's body was later burned in an animal incinerator. Throughout Laura's trial they have said that she could still be alive, or that she died from an overdose or suicide. The judge laid out verdict options for Laura's trial. He said that manslaughter, first degree murder, and second degree murder are all options.

    Date: December 8, 2017
    Source:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/babcock-trial-judge-charge-1.4438314

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  3. We haven't heard much from Johnny Manziel in a long time. He hasn't posted anything on Social Media at all since July. If there is any way for him to get back to football it's through the Canadian Football League. He tried out for a team and because of some negotiating skills they couldn't do it last off-season. But now that it's the next off-season there is a good chance they could make a deal and JOhnny could be playing again.

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  4. Carbon Monoxide sends over 40 to the hospital in Delta B.C. They say 13 ambulances reported to the scene. The incident occurred on Windset Farms. The incident was caused by combustion-powered power washers. WorkSafeBC is conducting a thorough investigation of the incident.

    Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/delta-carbon-monoxide-1.4441803

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  5. As cryptocurrencies (digital currency) such as bitcoin become more and more popular, so are the scams involving them. Canadians have been scammed out of $1.7 million dollars via cryptocurrencies scams just this year. More than doubling the amount from last year, also five times more than 2015 which was about $284,000; a statement made by The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cryptocurrency-fraud-1.4442494

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  6. A dismembered foot inside of a shoe washed ashore on a beach in British Columbia. This is the thirteenth finding on the same stretch of coast in the past decade. The foot was found by a man who was walking his dog. Twelve of the feet found before this were all human. Eight of them have been identified.

    http://time.com/5058103/canada-british-columbia-dismembered-foot/

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  7. Bertrand Charest, a former national ski coach from Canada, was convicted 37 times with charges related to young athletes being sexually assaulted. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Charest, 52, was found guilty of charges including sexual assault and sexual exploitation for the abuse of athletes he coached between 1991 and 1998 in June.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bertrand-charest-sentenced-1.4438348

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  8. John Hickey, the mayor of Happy Valley-Goose Bay was shot in the face while out checking rabbit snares in the woods. His gun suddenly went off, sending a bullet through his chin and into his face. He remains in critical, but stable condition St. Johns hospital released. He is expected to make a slow but hopefully steady recovery.
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/hvgb-mayor-john-hickey-critical-but-stable-condition-hunting-accident-1.4441823

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  9. There is pressure on the Canadian government over an arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
    There is legal experts, watch dogs watching over the deal. The deal is worth around $12 billion of military vehicles to Saudi Arabia. All the vehicles are loaded with military guns and anti-tanks.

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  10. Canada has an estimated 84,000 people supposed to receive basic income. This will all happen the start of next year. This is a part of the government's anti-poverty plan. The people who qualify for basic income involve the people with limited capacity to work. This includes people with physical and intellectual disabilities. This means their current financial support will increase by at least $73 per month. This project is planning on helping many people especially single ones. Intends to bring 100,000 people out of poverty by 2023.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/basic-income-quebec-canada-poverty-unemployment-ontario-a8103616.html

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  11. Vaughan Rody's father stopped talking to him when he found out his son was going to quit "a good union job" to pursue a dream of becoming an NHL referee in the City of Winnipeg. His dream payed off. Rody celebrated his 1,000th career NHL game Monday night. Rody's dad died six years ago, but he held a special place in his heart on Monday's game. Rody's dad did live to see him achieve his dream of working in NHL, and was very proud.
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-lineman-celebrates-1000-nhl-game-1.4442172

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  12. Police from Ontario Provincial are investigating the attempt of an abduction to a nine year old boy from St. Mary's. St. Mary's is approximately 170 kilometers west of Toronto. Police say the child was walking alone around 7:30 P.M. on Saturday when a man in a SUV approached him. The man asked the boy if he wanted a ride home. The boy simply stated he was fine, but the mn grabbed the boy by the shoulders and tried to pull him into his SUV. Luckily, the boy was able to get away and ran home safely.

    http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/very-scary-boy-escapes-attempted-abduction-in-small-ontario-town-1.3715540

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  13. Meningitis is leaving health officials worried as a 16 year old girl is in a medically induced coma. They have made contact with anybody who was in contact with her and provided her with information and antibiotics to prevent the disease. The Health Region is offering immunizations to the school that she attends. This case is very serious compared to other cases. The only way to get this disease from others is to literally "swap spit". https://globalnews.ca/news/3910511/health-warning-in-the-okanagan-for-potentially-deadly-meningitis/

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  14. On Thursday, Canada passed a law making it illegal to use the wrong gender pronouns. Critics say that if Canadians who do not subscribe to progressive gender theory could be accused of a hate crimes, jailed or fined, and made to take anti-bias training. This law is known as Bill C-16, which puts “gender identity” and “gender expression” into both the country’s Human Rights Code, as well as the hate crime category of its Criminal Code by a vote of 67-11. Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister then announced on twitter. “Bill C-16 has passed the Senate – making it illegal to discriminate based on gender identity or expression. #LoveisLove.”

    http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/16/canada-passes-law-criminalizing-use-of-wrong-gender-pronouns/

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  15. Justin Trudeau has now named Richard Wagner new chief justice of Canada. Justice Wagner was born in Montreal and used to be a judge on Quebec's trial and appeal court. With this appeal, Trudeau set aside his desire to promote women to senior positions. On his new job, Wagner will now make roughly $405,400 a year. This is a 30,000 dollar increase from his last job.

    https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/12/12/justin-trudeau-names-richard-wagner-new-chief-justice-of-canada.html

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  16. The mayor of Happy Goose Valley was shot in the face by accident. The Mayors name was John Hickey. He was shot in the face while checking his traps. It is very unclear as to how the gun went off, but the bullet went directly under Hickey's chin. He was able to get to a road and flag people for help. He is in very critical condition but is still alive.

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  17. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/12/10/john-hickey-mayor-of-happy-valley-goose-bay-shot-in-the-face-by-accident_a_23302970/

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  18. There was a big snow fall in Toronto, Canada. In Toronto, Canada they got a total of 5 inches of snow last night. They are also predicted to get another 4-6 inches of snow tonight as well.

    https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/

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  19. In Ontario Provincial Police are investigating an attempted abduction of a nine-year-old boy. Police said that the boy was walking alone at 7:30 P.M. when a man tried to get the boy into his car. After the boy refused to get in his car, the man tried to grab the boy. The boy managed to get away and return home to his family safely. The boy does not know who the man was, police are still investigating the incident.
    http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/very-scary-boy-escapes-attempted-abduction-in-small-ontario-town-1.3715540

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  20. Marc Bertrand assembled used hockey sticks donated by Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, along with ones he found discarded at arenas, to create the bench. It will be used as a seat for Santa Claus outside the game between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. http://www.canada24news.com/canada/santa-will-sit-on-a-throne-of-hockey-sticks-at-this-weekends-nhl-100-outdoor-game/44372-news

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  21. Six horses in Canada were believed to be missing. People suspect that the horses were stolen form the ranch on December 6th during the night. Earlier this week the horses were found grazing in a field. The owners believed the people that took them got scared by all the media saying there horses were missing. The horses have been with family for ten years.

    https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/6-missing-horses-believed-to-be-stolen-returned-to-family-ranch-1.3719651

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  22. The company, Lyft, launched its first ride in Canada. This is the first time it's been outside of the U.S It's also starting to compete with Uber and other companies like that. It's supposed to be a friendlier version of Uber, and it's also supposed to be more safe. This was a big day for Lyft, and there are expected to be more.

    http://fortune.com/2017/12/12/lyft-international-foray-canada/

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  23. A four-month-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries during a double stabbing in west Toronto on Wednesday. It appears the baby girl was also assaulted. Officers responding to the call at 8:35 a.m. ET found a man and the infant with stab wounds. The two were in the lobby of a residential building near Sherway Gardens Road and Evans Avenue in suburban Etobicoke. People saw a women flee and later police tracked her down and took her into custody. But its too early to investigate.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/4-month-old-stabbed-1.4446085

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  24. A four-month-old girl is in critical condition after being stabbed. Police said at first the officers were responding to a call at 8:35 a.m. when they found a man and the infant with stab wounds in a lobby near Sherway Gardens Road. However the police on Wednesday said it was unclear weather the baby had been stabbed. Both were sent to the hospital, but he baby was in serious condition. I hope that everything goes okay with the man and the baby.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/4-month-old-stabbed-1.4446085

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  25. An Alberta member of the legislature who is already dealing with charges of a hit and run is now facing accusations of illegally shooting a deer. Derek Fildebrandt, has been charged with unlawful possession of wildlife and entering onto private land without permission. Alberta Justice says that on the afternoon of Nov. 4, fish and wildlife officers were called about a deer shot on private land without permission from the landowner in a field near Sundre in west-central Alberta. He is to appear in court Feb. 2 in Didsbury, and is not taking issue with the charge.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/derek-fildebrandt-deer-kill-charges-1.4447204

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  26. Police kill gunman during hostage situation at a bank north of Toronto. Police raced to the scene after a call and arrived at the branch to find a gunman as well as staff members and clients. "Officers arriving on the scene were able to get some of those inside out to safety," Pattenden said. "It did turn into a hostage situation for us."The bank is located in a plaza along with a child-care centre, dentist office, drug store and other outlets. Police said many people were in the plaza at the time, and some reported being told to take cover as the drama unfolded. A negotiating team was brought in, to no avail. Officers helped staff carry dozens of children between the ages of 10 months and four years old to the safety of a nearby transit bus. "I can't even tell you it was a robbery," Pattenden said. "(But) being in the bank with a gun was very threatening." He said he could not identify those involved, but said the 25-year-old gunman was pronounced dead on scene.
    https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/police-kill-gunman-during-hostage-situation-in-bank-north-of-toronto-1.3720278


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  27. Canadians owe 1.71 for every dollar of disposable income they had in the third quarter of 2017. That is the highest amount on record. Canadian households owe 2.1 trillion at the end of September. Canada has 1.3 trillion in debt.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/debt-income-1.4448098

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  29. At the Royal Bank of Canada branch in Toronto there was a hostage situation with only one gunman. No one was injured except the shooter the police killed him, and the hostages were just traumatized. This happened in the afternoon when the police got a call from the bank. They got some people out but the gunman then put them in a hostage situation, luckily the police got it done.

    https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/police-kill-gunman-during-hostage-situation-in-bank-north-of-toronto-1.3720278

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  30. Friends of a 26 year old say they’ve launched a campaign for her to receive a liver transplant after they say she was deemed ineligible due to alcoholism. Rebecca Moore says doctors have told Delilah Saunders, who became an activist following the murder of her sister Loretta. She’s not eligible to go on a waiting list in Ontario because she has not abstained from alcohol for a minimum of six months.

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  31. On a plane flying to the St. Johns memorial terminal was acting very strangely on the plane. He carried a single duffel bag with only a can of deodorant and the price tag still on the bag. The man was escorted off the flight and scared the flight attendants and passengers on board. The man kept acting strange and asking for water in clear english.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/porter-flight-unruly-passenger-st-johns-1.4447353

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  32. Four people died yesterday in a Hydro One Helicopter crash. This happened outside of Tweed. There is an investigation taking place on why the crash happened. An ambulance was sent to the scene, everyone was pronounced dead on scene.

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  33. In Toronto, Canada a four month year old was stabbed, and is now in critical condition. Police were called to the scene around 8:35 a.m on Wednesday. They found a man with the infant with stab wounds in the Sherway Gardens Road residential lobby. After the incident people say they saw a women flee from the scene, police later found her and put her into custody.
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/4-month-old-stabbed-1.4446085

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  34. Mark Philips was charged with aggravated assault, and three counts with a weapon. Philips is a lawyer and the grandson of a former Toronto mayor, Nathan Philips. Philips attacked an immigrant family, and attacked them with a baseball bat. There is a video of the attack, and Philips is yelling about terrorist and holding his baseball bat. The victim ended up with cracked ribs, and a lot of bruises. Philips didn't speak in court.

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/st-thomas-ontario-baseball-bat-attack-accused-1.4446289

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  35. Jordan Thomas, 18 years old, died because of multiple stab wounds outside David Livingstone School. This happened on Wednesday morning around 2:30. His brother was also stabbed multiple times during the assault and remains in critical condition in hospital. Multiple people in the area called in and reported what they saw to police. A 17-year-old boy and two 14-year-old girls were arrested and charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder.

    https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/3-teens-charged-in-winnipeg-school-yard-stabbing-death-1.3723300

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