Canadian, American air forces to conduct joint flypast in Ottawa for Fourth of July

OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. air force will appear together in the skies over Ottawa today to mark the Fourth of July.

Americans are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence today.

Revellers gathered at the official residence of U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra for the annual Fourth of July party in Ottawa will see the jets flying at low altitude.

The ceremonial flypast is scheduled for around 6:30 p.m. ET.

It

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Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia

A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.

Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.

Gov. Alexander Beglov said the city’s Kirovsky district on the Baltic Sea was hit. He also said that air defenses shot down 72 Ukrainian drones across Russia

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Woman seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in west end

A woman was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in Etobicoke.

Toronto police were called to The East Mall and Burnhamthorpe Road area just before 8 p.m. for reports that a pedestrian had been struck.

An adult woman was taken to a trauma centre with serious but non-life threatening injuries, according to paramedics.

Investigators say the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.

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Future of Sneaky Dee’s appears safe after proposal to redevelop land withdrawn

It appears that a proposed development, which had threatened the future of an iconic downtown restaurant and dive bar, is no longer moving forward.

Documents submitted on Friday to Toronto and East York Community Council by the developer indicate they no longer wish to go ahead with a proposed 16-storey development at Bathurst and College streets, which has been home to Sneaky Dee’s for the past 36 years.

A letter from Michael Goldberg , the principal of the Goldberg Group, which is behind the development, says they

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Court documents allege link between Project South investigation, Ryan Wedding case

TORONTO — Newly released court documents are shedding more light on the alleged link between a sweeping police corruption probe in Ontario and the case of former Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding, who is accused of running an international drug trafficking ring.

Gurpreet Singh, accused by U.S. authorities of helping co-ordinate cocaine shipments for Wedding, was investigated for his potential involvement in an alleged plot to kill a Toronto corrections facility officer, documents unsealed on Friday show.

The police probe of that alleged plot led to Project South, a

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Swimmer bitten on the foot at New York City beach in a suspected shark attack

A swimmer was bitten on the foot in a suspected shark attack Friday at a New York City beach, prompting authorities to temporarily close the beach.

The attack at Jones Beach comes a day after multiple shark sightings were reported at other New York City and Long Island beaches.

The person was swimming at Jones Beach State Park Field 6 when they suffered lacerations on their foot, the New York City Parks Department said.

Lifeguards responded immediately and an ambulance took the victim to a hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening

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Families looking for answers as strike continues for staff at Surrey Place

After being diagnosed with profound hearing loss when she was nine months old, Alex Karayannides says the therapy his now two-year-old daughter Riley has been receiving at Surrey Place, a non-profit health organization that supports individuals with developmental, auditory and visual disabilities, has been game-changing.

But six weeks ago, all those services were paused when staff at the facility went on strike.

“She has really been excelling, so to know that that has stopped has really been alarming and not only for our

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New push to adopt new and stronger Canadian banking laws

Ashley Martins is a student living on a fixed budget. Last July, she received a call claiming her bank accounts had been compromised. The caller said her bank cards were needed as evidence and a courier would come to pick them up.

Martins says she called the number on the back of her debit card and spoke with a Scotiabank representative.

“They said, yeah, no problem. Hand it to them,” she tells CityNews.

Within a few hours of handing over her cards, whoever took them went on

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Service partly suspended on TTC Line 5 Eglinton, Line 6 Finch West due to track and mechanical issues

TTC staff say shuttle buses are running on the affected sections of Line 5 Eglinton and Line 6 Finch West.

Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in Brampton

Peel Regional Police officers say they were called to the area of Bovaird Drive and Castlemore Road at around 1:30 p.m. for a collision.