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Evacuaciones por incendios, fallo sobre el convoy y renuncia de Cho — Ottawa, viernes

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🚑 Últimas e incidentes

  1. Ontario reporta 191 incendios activos y 10 comunidades evacuadas, dice el premier. El premier Doug Ford dijo en una conferencia el viernes que hay 191 incendios activos en la provincia y 81 están fuera de control; afirmó que más de 150 brigadas, además de helicópteros y aviones que lanzan agua, están desplegadas y nombró a Armstrong y Gull Bay First Nation entre las comunidades bajo órdenes de evacuación.

  2. Transport Canada investiga a CN después de que una tripulación ferroviaria quedara rodeada por llamas cerca de Armstrong. Transport Canada informó que realiza supervisión de seguimiento bajo la Railway Safety Act tras un video que mostró llamas acercándose a un tren; el sindicato dijo que la tripulación requirió tratamiento por inhalación de humo; el presidente de Teamsters Canada, Paul Boucher, afirmó que el incendio llevaba cinco semanas activo.

  3. El humo de los incendios del noroeste de Ontario mantiene a Toronto bajo una alerta naranja de calidad del aire «muy mala». Environment Canada elevó la alerta naranja de calidad del aire mientras IQAir colocó a Toronto entre las ciudades con peor aire; las autoridades advirtieron que cualquier mejora temporal por la tarde podría revertirse y que el humo podría persistir durante el fin de semana, lo que ya canceló eventos como la fiesta de visualización del FIFA Fan Festival.

🏛️ Gobierno y política

  1. El ministro de Turismo Stan Cho renuncia tras cargar más de 16,000 dólares canadienses en gastos de hotel en Toronto. El premier Doug Ford aceptó la renuncia de Cho el viernes y Cho dijo que reembolsó los más de 16,000 dólares canadienses que facturó durante tres años; reportes de Global News muestran que otros diputados del PC cobraron entre 15,865 y 27,275 por noches de hotel en Toronto.

  2. El gobierno Ford presionó para flexibilizar una regla de 50 km sobre hoteles que luego derivó en grandes reclamos de gastos. Las actas de reuniones muestran que ministros como Paul Calandra y Steve Clark buscaron ampliar la categoría de alojamiento por "circunstancias especiales" más allá del mal tiempo severo en 2024, lo que coincidió con un aumento de reclamos de hoteles en el centro en 2025 por varios diputados del PC.

  3. Ontario alerta a los residentes ante el aumento de enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas tras hospitalización de 10 días de un hombre. El Ministerio de Salud emitió recomendaciones mientras el caso de anaplasmosis de Peter Redman requirió una estancia hospitalaria de 10 días, y el personal de salud pública señaló que las garrapatas pueden portar varias bacterias, incluidas las que causan la enfermedad de Lyme.

🚨 Delitos y seguridad pública

  1. La Corte de Apelaciones de Ontario condena al organizador del convoy Pat King por intimidación y ordena nueva sentencia. El panel determinó que el juez de primera instancia incurrió en error y agregó un cargo de intimidación al expediente de King, revirtiendo absoluciones previas y exigiendo una nueva audiencia de condena por delitos vinculados a la manifestación de febrero de 2022 en Ottawa.

  2. Se declara juicio nulo en uno de los cargos de agresión sexual contra Frank Stronach, dice la defensa. La abogada defensora Leora Shemesh dijo que se otorgó un juicio nulo en el cargo de agresión sexual después de que correos electrónicos de una demanda civil resultaran inconsistentes con el testimonio del juicio; Stronach enfrenta sentencia en septiembre y ya había sido condenado por otros cargos anteriormente.

📰 También hoy

  • Ontario lanza programa de alivio financiero para algunos residentes de Ottawa afectados por inundaciones.
  • Los daños por inundaciones probablemente retrasarán la extensión oeste del LRT, dice el presidente del tránsito.
  • El líder del convoy Pat King pierde en la corte de apelaciones y será resentenciado.
  • Atlético Ottawa anunciará al brasileño Gustavo Leal como nuevo entrenador.
  • Ottawa Rapid perderá a la entrenadora Katrine Pedersen tras esta temporada.
  • Hombre de Ottawa muere en choque en la autopista 17.
  • Los habitantes de Ontario reaccionan a la respuesta de la provincia ante los incendios forestales en curso.
  • Inquilinos del ByWard Market temen que la reurbanización los obligue a irse.
  • El diputado Stan Cho renuncia al gabinete tras la controversia por gastos de hotel.
  • Tre Ford será titular por los Hamilton Tiger-Cats contra los Toronto Argonauts.
  • El ministro de deportes de Ontario, Neil Lumsden, se retirará de la política en agosto.
  • Hombre muere tras choque entre patinete eléctrico y automóvil frente al Dufferin Mall.
  • Las Fuerzas Canadienses en espera para ayudar a Ontario con la respuesta a incendios forestales.
  • Sadie Waite eleva a Ottawa Rapid al liderato de la NSL con su cuarta victoria consecutiva.
  • La ciudad y la Embajada de Etiopía enfrentadas por la demolición de la antigua residencia del embajador.
  • Stan Cho facturó más de 16,000 dólares canadienses en habitaciones del centro, informa Global.
  • Tras 15 años, el gaitero no oficial de Bluesfest planea retirarse.
  • Mejora temporal posible pero el humo de incendios persiste en Toronto.
  • El gobierno Ford impulsó antes reglas más flexibles para beneficios de hotel de diputados; se planea revertir.

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