Italian coast guard officer rescues, revives drowning kitten

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Children in the Italian port of Marsala spotted a kitten floating apparently lifeless in the sea and asked the Italian Coast Guard for help. A patrol officer dived in, pulled the cat out of the water and then applied mouth-to-mouth and chest massage until the cat began to breathe again. The cat eventually managed a weak meow as it started the path to recovery. Port authorities later adopted the cat and named it Charlie.

 

Witness says man with knife lunged at cop before shooting

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A witness who named himself as James has told CP24 that a man wielding a knife on Dundas Street refused to put it down and then lunged at the officer addressing him. “You could tell he was trying to injure the officer,” said James. The officer fired three or four shots said James. He was across the street and saw the exchange from beginning to end. The Special Investigations Unit says the incident began with the stabbing of a 66-year- old-man. He received minor injuries. After that there was a confrontation between the knife-wielder and a policeman, they say. The SIU is said to be “assessing” witness statements. The incident occurred at Bay and Dundas Streets Monday morning. The knife wielder is said to be in serious condition.  Dundas Street is closed for an undetermined period.

12-year-old boy with disability found dead in Hamilton

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A 12-year-old Hamilton boy has been found dead in Dundas of unknown causes. The boy, Finnigan Danne, suffered from a neuromuscular disorder that limited his mobility. He walked with a limp.  Reports say police and residents are shocked that the child had not been found prior to the discovery of his body Sunday afternoon because there was an intensive search in the area. He disappeared Saturday and an Amber Alert was declared.

South Bayview area TPS Calls made Sunday, August 7

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Toronto’s Penny Oleksiak wins silver in 100 m butterfly

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Toronto’s Penny Oleksiak, 16, has won the silver medal in the 100-metre butterfly final in Rio Sunday night. It is the second medal for Canada at the Games following on a bronze in the women’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay on Saturday, a team which Oleksiak anchors. The Etobicoke teen was third at the 50-metre wall, and displayed her trademark rapid finish to improve her Canadian record to 56.46 seconds. See the six foot one Olympian in the video below reacting to this achievement.  Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom broke her own world record with a time of 55.48 seconds to win gold. Oleksiak beat American Dana Vollmer, the 2012 Olympic champion, who finished third in a time of 56.63 seconds. Penny’s brother Jamie plays for the Dallas Stars..

Do I know you? Town replaces “scary” Lucille statue

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The rather horrifying outcome of the first statue made to honour Lucille Ball has now been replaced by a better likeness in her hometown of Celeron in upstate New York

Hot heebie jeebies hit watermain at Yonge-Eglinton

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water at eg Another sweltering day, another broken water main. This time it was at Yonge and Eglinton on the southeast corner outside the Scotiabank. The City is still working to bolster pavement undercut by water.

Toronto Blue Jays take a big 7-1 fall to Kansas City Royals

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The Toronto Blue Jays fell 7-1 to the Kansas City Royals Sunday in KC the second loss in two days. Writers are saying it was written in the sky — a known lack of offence — that is finally catching up with the Jays.  Even so, they’ve won four out of the last seven games. SportsNet is not impressed saying the Jays are averaging just 2.4 runs per game over their last eight. They call it a slump.

Busy Sunday at “Go Big or Go Home” Leaside mural lane

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Here is video of Sunday’s final day of painting at the “Go Big or Go Home” anti-graffiti project in the laneway north of Eglinton Ave E. between Sutherland Drive and Laird Drive. Constable Brenda Dolenc was on duty. Her story and those of the creators of this exciting project is here.

Paramedic “rescues” skunk with cup stuck on head

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A paramedic has posted video of his “rescue” of a skunk which had a cup stuck on its head. Peel Region emergency officer Justin Mausz executed the daring feat wearing Ebola protective gear on Sunday. He removed the cup and did not get sprayed. It was touch and go in that department however because the skunk “definitely sprayed,” Mausz reported. Pure luck or agility worked for the paramedic. Here are two videos, one of the very careful cup removal and another showing the helpless skunk with the cup on its head before the rescue. It happened outside Mausz’s  Goreway Drive station around 7:30 a.m.

 

Canada wins bronze in women’s 4x100m freestyle relay

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Canada won the bronze medal in the women’s 4×100 metre freestyle relay in the swimming competition Saturday at the Rio Olympics. CBC  Foreigners at the games seem generally comfortable with the sense of safety in the huge crime-ridden metropolis.

Saskatchewan deputy premier out after impaired charge

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Saskatchewan’s deputy premier and minister in charge of liquor sales, Don McMorris, has resigned from cabinet after he was charged with impaired driving on Friday. McMorris has also left the Saskatchewan Party caucus. “I have no words to describe how sorry I am to my family, to my colleagues and to all the people of Saskatchewan for my actions. But saying sorry is not enough,” McMorris said in an apology. McMorris was returning home from a cottage in the Fort Qu’Appelle region when he was pulled over in a construction zone near White City, a community about 10 kilometres east of Regina. He is the minister responsible for provincial insurer SGI and the liquor and gaming authority, SLGA, said he will leave the government caucus while dealing with the criminal charge. He will also be seeking counselling. “I never should have gotten behind the wheel after drinking. I know better,” said McMorris. “I am very sorry and take responsibility for my actions.” Premier Brad Wall said McMorris’s conduct was unacceptable and that he immediately taken the resignation.