🏛️ Government & Politics
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24 Sussex Drive fundraiser nets more than $700,000 in first month. The 24 Sussex Drive fundraising campaign raised over $700,000 in its first month, according to organizers. The campaign reached that total within the fundraiser's first month of activity, and the figure reported is “more than $700,000.” The fundraising drive’s reported first-month haul is the single concrete total released so far.
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Municipal candidate numbers have been sliding in Ontario for years. The report says candidate numbers in Ontario municipal elections have declined over multiple years. The article examines the trend of falling candidate counts across Ontario municipalities, citing multi-year decreases in candidate participation. The piece frames the trend as a sustained decline in municipal candidate numbers in Ontario.
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Cybercrime tip from an Ottawa resident leads to international arrest for child exploitation. An Ottawa resident’s cybercrime tip triggered an investigation that resulted in an international arrest connected to child exploitation. The case began with the tip from Ottawa and culminated in an arrest abroad tied to those online exploitation allegations. Police credited the Ottawa tip as the initiating lead for the cross-border investigation and arrest.
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WestJet cancels 81 flights ahead of Sunday strike deadline. WestJet cancelled 81 flights as it approached a Sunday strike deadline, according to the airline’s reported cancellations. The airline announced the total of 81 cancelled flights prior to the looming strike deadline set for Sunday. The cancellations total 81 flights listed by WestJet in the pre-strike adjustments.
🏥 Health
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Doctors warn of ‘exponential’ rise in serious e-scooter injuries among kids. Physicians at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children report that e-scooter injuries have doubled yearly since a tipping point in 2024 and that the influx is “exponential,” with doctors now seeing “three to five” e-scooter injuries a week. Clinicians said the cases include head, thoracic, spine and abdominal injuries and fractures that often require operative or intensive care.
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Ottawa mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile virus for 1st time this season. Public health officials report the first West Nile–positive mosquito pool of the season was detected in Ottawa, marking the season’s initial positive test. The tested mosquito pool in Ottawa returned a positive result for West Nile virus, identified as the first such detection this season in the city. Officials recorded this as the season’s first positive mosquito pool in Ottawa.
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Rainfall warnings issued for Pembroke area. Environment authorities issued rainfall warnings for the Pembroke area, notifying residents that heavy rain was expected in that region. The official warning covers the Pembroke area and specifies that rainfall conditions warranted a formal warning from weather services. The bulletin was issued as a rainfall warning for Pembroke-area communities.
