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Toronto Police charged a woman on Sunday for allegedly scrawling racist graffiti on a TTC subway car. TTC spokesman Stuart Green tweeted Friday that a subway train on Line 2 was vandalized with “vile anti-Black racist graffiti.” The subway car was taken out of service for cleaning.
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PARIS/OTTAWA — France said on Friday it would download the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner downed by an Iranian missile in January, easing a stand-off over where they should be read. France’s BEA crash investigation agency said it was acting at the request of Iran, which remains responsible under global rules for conducting a formal accident probe after acknowledging that the Boeing 737 was downed by its forces.
Article Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53182750
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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded 150 pilots over claims they may not hold a valid licence. Pakistan’s aviation minister told parliament on Wednesday that a large number of commercial pilots hold fake licences or cheated in exams. It comes as an initial report into a PIA crash that killed 97 people last month found the cause to be human error by the pilot and air traffic control. Pakistan has a chequered aviation safety record with a number of crashes. Aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan shared the findings of an initial report into May’s crash on Wednesday, but also referred to a wider government probe, which had been launched after a different crash.
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KINGSTON/HAVANA — A massive plume of Saharan dust has shrouded swathes of the Caribbean, turning blue skies into a milky-brown haze and sparking health warnings across the region as air quality fell to unhealthy levels. Strong warm winds over the Sahara desert typically whip up sand at this time of year and carry it thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. This year, the dust is the most dense in a half a century, according to several meteorologists. The thick smog has sharply reduced visibility.
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Life is a beach, but not during a pandemic. Mayor Janice Jackson of the Town of South Bruce Peninsula said the municipality has closed all beaches including the popular Sauble Beach. The decision was made over fears the beaches would be overwhelmed by visitors. Initially, it was decision to close Sauble Beach, but in doing so, the town worried that would push thousands onto its smaller beaches.
Article Link: https://www.oddee.com/bizarre-stories-from-the-alaska-triangle/
Discussion posted by: David McNamara
Forget the Bermuda Triangle, have you heard of the Alaska Triangle? It’s the place where two thousand ordinary people a year disappear. It’s so strange and unexplained that the Travel channel made a show, The Alaska Triangle, to investigate weird occurrences like Bigfoot and UFOs. The 32,0000 square mile triangle cuts through the state’s middle, with points at Anchorage and Juneau in the south and Barrow in the north. It’s some of the most dangerous and inhospitable wilderness on earth.
Article Link: https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-road-trip-to-freedom-in-barrie
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BARRIE — The temperature was cold but the reception was warm. From the locals, at least. The mayor of Barrie is a different story. More on that in a moment. With Toronto still in Stage One of Ontario’s COVID recovery plan, I headed north on Friday morning with Sun photographer Jack Boland to remind myself what a taste of freedom felt like. Barrie was a city reawakening from its COVID-19 slumber on Friday and we headed to the city’s beautiful waterfront.
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As the majority of national parks opened earlier this month, Nick Schlachter was waiting in his truck at the front of the line to access Banff National Park’s Lake Minnewanka, a picturesque glacial lake surrounded by towering mountains and lush forests near Banff, Alta. He couldn’t wait for the park to open for the first time this season and get his boat on the open water. “It’s been a long three months. Everyone has been cooped up, and it’s time to get out and get some lake trout,” said Schlachter, who lives in Canmore, Alta. “It’s time to go.” The lake is a tourist magnet, but this year, the water will be noticeably quieter, as will the nearby bike paths, cafe and campground.
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Mandatory mask or face coverings are a part of Pearson International Airport’s new rules for passengers and workers. As of June 1, passengers and airport employees must wear masks or face coverings at all times. Last week, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority said terminal access will be restricted to those travelling on the same day and airport workers on duty. However, the GTAA said there are exception to these policies. Children under the age of two are not required to wear a mask — as recommended by public health officials — nor are those unable to remove a face covering without assistance, or those who have trouble breathing or who are dining in the airport.
Article Link: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-largest-electric-plane-takes-first-flight/
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Earlier today, the world’s largest all-electric commercial aircraft successfully completed its first test flight—and it is being hailed as a significant milestone in disrupting the transportation industry and accelerating the electric aviation revolution. The all-electric Cessna Grand Caravan 208B was designed by electric aviation company magniX in partnership with AeroTEC, a leading independent company focused on aerospace testing, engineering and certification. The successful flight of the 9-passenger eCaravan, magnified by a 750-horsepower (560 kW) magni500 propulsion system, took place at the AeroTEC Flight Test Center at the Grant County International Airport (KMWH) in Moses Lake, Washington this morning.