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38-year-old man from Toronto drowns while swimming in northeastern Ontario lake

The Temiskaming detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police says a 38-year-old Toronto man drowned Sunday in Twin Lakes in northeastern Ontario. Source: CP24 38-year-old man from Toronto drowns while swimming in northeastern Ontario lake

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Border Patrol Detains Fugitive in New York

A Critical Arrest at the Border

WESTVILLE, New York – The U.S. Border Patrol, in a significant operation, has successfully apprehended Luis Miguel Eucebio-Severino, a 29-year-old Dominican Republic citizen, wanted for First Degree Murder in Toronto, Canada. This arrest underscores the crucial role of vigilant citizens and robust international cooperation in maintaining border security and community safety.  

The Arrest: A Timeline of Events

Citizen's Alert and Swift Response The sequence of events leading to Eucebio-Severino's arrest began on the morning of January 12, 2024. Border Patrol received a tip from a concerned citizen about a suspicious individual seen exiting a vehicle and running into a field near Westville, NY. This alert prompted an immediate search operation.   Coordinated Efforts Lead to Capture Aided by a Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine helicopter, Border Patrol agents conducted a thorough search, leading to the discovery of Eucebio-Severino hiding in the nearby woods. The timely response and coordinated efforts of the Border Patrol agents were instrumental in the swift apprehension of the suspect.  

Legal Proceedings and Deportation

Immigration Status Verification Upon capture, it was ascertained that Eucebio-Severino lacked the necessary immigration documents or legal status to be in the United States. This finding led to his subsequent deportation proceedings.   Handover to Canadian Authorities In the evening of the same day, Eucebio-Severino was handed over to the Canadian Border Services Agency in Cornwall, Ontario. The Toronto Police Department took custody of him later that evening, ensuring that he faces the charges levied against him in Canada.  

Importance of Community Involvement

Citizen Reporting: A Key Factor Patrol Agent in Charge Dustin Judd from Burke Station emphasized the critical role of citizen reporting in such cases. "The community's vigilance is invaluable in aiding law enforcement efforts to secure our nation's borders and ensure public safety," Judd stated, commending the concerned citizen's proactive approach.

International Cooperation in Law Enforcement

Strengthening Cross-Border Relationships This incident highlights the importance of maintaining strong relationships with international law enforcement partners. The seamless coordination between U.S. and Canadian agencies in this case reflects the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation in tackling criminal activities and enhancing regional security.  

The Role of Swanton Sector

Securing Northeastern Borders The Swanton Sector, responsible for overseeing the land border security between ports of entry in Vermont, New Hampshire, and northeastern New York, plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the region. The sector encourages community members to report suspicious activities, reinforcing the collective effort to protect national borders.  

A Testament to Effective Border Security

The arrest of Luis Miguel Eucebio-Severino by the U.S. Border Patrol is a testament to the agency's commitment to border security and public safety. It showcases the impact of community involvement, swift law enforcement response, and international collaboration in upholding law and order. This operation serves as a reminder of the continuous efforts required to secure borders and protect communities across the nation. To report suspicious activity in Swanton Sector, please call 1-800-689-3362.   Sources: THX News & Customs and Border Protection. Read the full article

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“Whissel Free; Jury Returns ‘Not Guilty,’ Sudbury Star. December 4, 1918. Page 01 & 08. --- Surprising Verdict Returned at This Week’s Assizes. --- Fred Whissel, aged 24, defaulter under the Military Service Act, who has been in custody in the District Gaol at Sudbury since April 18th last, awaiting trial on a charge of shooting with attempt to murder Dominion Police Officer McLeod, was discharged last evening in the Assize court by Mr. Justice Rose, immediately following the bringing in of a verdict of ‘not guilty’ by the jury. The hearing lasted all day.

A Distinct Surprise There is no misgivings that the verdict came as a distinct surprise to all who had followed the evidence. The attitude of surprise was quite pronounced with his Lordship, who in his charge to the jury before their retirement had favored the bringing in at least of a verdict of guilty of a lesser crime, such as doing grievous bodily harm. In fact, from his Lordship’s remarks to the jury a verdict of guilty of the offence as originally laid would have been justified.

His Lordship emphasized the point of law that it was not necessary to establish that Whissel’s bullets had found a mark. The very fact that prisoner had pointed a rifle in the direction of the officers and fired was sufficient to prove intent, with possible consequence over which he (Whissel) had no control.

The jury was polled at the request of Crown Prosecutor Shaver following the bringing in of a verdict of not guilty. The verdict was confirmed.

Echo Of the Way The case is an echo of the war and the enforcement of the Military Service Act by Dominion Police in this district. It arose out of a visit of three officers on the morning of April 13th last to the Whissel home in Louise township, near Espanola, to apprehend Fred and Joseph Whissel, alleged defaulters. The visit was made at 1:30 a.m., and during the proceedings, which were quiet lively, Officer McLeod received bullet wounds in the side and thigh which necessitated several month’s hospital treatment. From the nature of the wounds it was nothing short of a miracle that McLeod’s life was spared, a rib deflecting one of the bullets which, according to medical testimony, would surely have penetrated the body and caused death.

Shot By Fellow Officers? The defence set up by J.S. McKessock, counsel for prisoner, was that McLeod was shot in the confusion of proceedings by Officer Cantant, a companion policeman to the Whissel home on the night in question. Justification to a certain degree was also set up by defence counsel, both of these defence pleas overshadowing all other evidence and undoubtedly had definite weight in the jury’s finding. Officer Cantant was the only member of the police party who carried a gun, and was taken along on account of his ability to speak both English and French. An Unsatisfactory Witness Cantant was a most unsatisfactory witness for the Crown, and if the nervousness he displayed on the witness stand was in evidence on the night of the shooting there remains good reason to doubt which bullets, those from the firearm in the hands of Fred Whissel or in the hands of Cantant, wounded Officer McLeod. Cantant was unable to state definitely, under pressure, when and where had fired, or what he had aimed at. He just shot wild, he said. The Mother’s Evidence The evidence of Mrs. Whissel and her daughter, Anita, was the only new testimony which was not published in these columns at the time of the preliminary trial. The evidence of the mother and daughter tallied in close detail with that of the two brothers, Fred and Joe.

Mrs. Whissel told of the visit of the officers on the night of the shooting. There was some noise at the door. She was frightened. The first words Mrs. Whissel heard, she said, were ‘open the door, or I’ll shoot.’ The witness called and awakened the younger son, Joe, in an adjoining bedroom. The older son, Fred, came into her room before the door was opened to admit the officers. Mrs. Whissel herself in the meantime getting dressed. She heard something about Joe going away with the officers. To this she admitted offering strenuous objections, but denied any threatening attitudes with a stick of wood or a poker. The wood was picked up to put on the fire and the poker to stir up the coals. The mother admitted using the poker to emphasize her objection to Joe leaving. Mrs. Whissel also denied the use of profane language to the officers. Inspector Tomlinson, she said, ordered his constables out of the house sooner than have trouble. McLeod, however, was insistent. He seized her, (the witness,) by the wrists and she cried out to her son Fred, who had not yet put in an appearance, but was in hiding in the bedroom, to ‘come and help us.’ At this moment Fred appeared with a rifle. Timlinson was the first to clear out and Cantant followed. McLeod remained momentarily in the room, and Fred Whissel fired a shot while he was in the act of leaving. It passed through the door, she said, McLeod retreating. Fred followed to the door and fired another shot wild, ‘just to scare them off.’ Several shots were fired from the outside. Mrs. Whissel said, almost simultaneously with the reports from the rifle in the hands of Fred.

‘Why did Fred come into your room, and why did you send Joe to the door?’ Crown Prosecutor Shaver asked Mrs. Whissel in cross-examination.

‘Oh, it is just a fashion we have,’ said witness. ‘Joe is at the head of everything.’

Crown Prosecutor - ‘Is it not the fact that Joe was under age and Fred a defaulter, that you took the course you did? Mrs. Whissel.’

Witness - ‘No.’

Q - ‘Did you know that there was such a law as the Military Service Act?’

A - ‘No.’

Q. - Mrs. Whissel, did you not know that some of your neighbors’ sons had joined the service and that others were being taken?’

A - ‘I did not think that they all had to go.’

Q - ‘Did you know that your son Fred was a defaulter?’

A - ‘No.’

Q - ‘Did you know that there was a war on with Germany?’

A - ‘Yes.’

The evidence of the daughter was the same in almost every respect as that of the mother.

Prisoner On Stand The prisoner, Fred Whissel, testified on his own behalf. He had made up his mind, he said, to report for service but kept putting it off. He would have readily given himself up that night were it not for the threatening attitude of the officers. He had fired to protect his brother and his mother. The prisoner admitted firing two shots, but did not think that he had hit anyone. He was quite sure that he had not hit McLeod the first shot he fired, as McLeod was still in the room and he fired at a partially open door. Prisoner admitted firing a second shot wild from a hip position into the darkness. He did not know where it went.

Which Bullet Caused Wounds? As the trial proceeded the case hinged more and more on whether or not wounds were inflicted by a ‘32′ revolver in the hands of Cantant or a 38-35 Marlin rifle in the hands of Whissel. The evidence as to range, locations, etc., was most conflicting. This was gone into at great length, while evidence was also introduced by crown counsel as to the penetrating power of the respective firearms. Medical testimony, too, was also introduced to show that it was very unlikely that a ‘32′ revolver had caused the wounds.

The jury retired at 6.5, returning their verdict shortly after eight o’clock.

Grand Jury’s Report Following is the Grand Jury’s presentment read last evening by Mr. C. M. C. Brunton, foreman of the jury to Hon. Mr. Justice Rose, at the Assize court in session at Sudbury this week:

Justice Rose, Judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario Your Lordship: We, the Grand Jury, after a thorough inspection of the Court House and Gaol, beg to report that we find both buildings in first class condition. In our opinion it is a regrettable fact that the accommodation for female prisoners in the gaol is not more adequate. In the female cells we found a woman of feeble mind who has been an inmate for nearly a year, and we think that she should be removed to a home or other institution provided for such unfortunates. In the male cells there were three feeble-minded prisoners, one of whom had had medical attendance and has been pronounced insane. We feel that this man should be taken to an asylum immediately. One of the other prisoners referred to has been in gaol for three weeks awaiting medical examination. We feel that this condition of affairs is deplorable and that an effort should be made to expedite dealing with such cases.

Before concluding our report we wish to thank your Lordship for the very able and clear address which was of great assistance in enabling us to reach our conclusion in the various cases.                                             C.M.C. BRUNTON, Foreman

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Ottawa police weigh crackdown on ‘dangerous’ trucker protest (WSJ) Police in Ottawa, Ontario, are weighing military help or a court order to bring an end to a weeklong protest against vaccine mandates that has forced businesses to close, frayed residents’ nerves and strangled swaths of the city’s core. The protests, led by truckers and their supporters, have clogged Ottawa traffic and disrupted residents’ daily lives. Police said this week their intelligence indicates that more truckers and citizens, perhaps in the tens of thousands, are headed toward Ottawa this weekend. City politicians say the protest, which began Jan. 28, has morphed into an occupation.

Northeast grapples with icy roads as storm blows out to sea (AP) Northeast residents were urged to stay off the roads with temperatures beginning to drop Friday evening as a major winter storm turned already slippery roads and sidewalks into ice-covered hazards. The storm spread misery from the Deep South, where tree limbs snapped and a tornado claimed a life, to the nation’s northeastern tip where snow and ice made travel treacherous Friday. Massachusetts State Police responded to more than 200 crashes with property damage or injuries, including one fatal crash, starting Thursday evening, officials said. New Hampshire State Police reported at least 70 crashes Friday morning. More than a foot (30 centimeters) of snow fell in parts of Pennsylvania, New York and New England. Utility crews were making progress in an area stretching from Texas to Ohio after about 350,000 homes and businesses were in the dark at one point.

Mexican cartels now use IEDs as well as bomb-dropping drones (AP) In the war raging between drug cartels in western Mexico, gangs have begun using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on roads to disable army vehicles. The self-defense movement in the town of Tepalcatepec, in western Michoacan state, said improvised land mines severely damaged an army armored car late last week. The warring gangs already frequently use homemade armored cars and drones modified to drop small bombs. But it would be the first time IEDs have been successfully used by cartels in Mexico. Security analyst Juan Ibarrola, who specializes in the military, said “the worrisome thing is the improvisation that they (criminal groups) are doing with engineering, to create weapons, boobytraps, explosives and so on.” Rather than trying to fight an outright war with the army—which they know they would lose—Ibarrola said that with the IEDs and other devices “more than anything else, what they are trying to do is threaten and take on rival groups.”

Venezuela upholds long jail sentences for US oil executives (AP) A court in Venezuela has upheld long prison sentences for six American oil executives detained in the South American country on corruption charges for more than four years. Venezuela’s supreme court announced the ruling late Friday, disappointing family members who had hoped the surprise decision last fall to hear the appeal, and a recent jailhouse visit by a top State Department official, signified President Nicolás Maduro’s government was looking to release the men as part of a gesture to engage the Biden administration in talks over U.S. sanctions. The men known as the Citgo 6—for the Houston oil company where they worked—were lured to Caracas around Thanksgiving in 2017 to attend a meeting at the headquarters of Citgo’s parent, state-run oil giant PDVSA. Once there, heavily armed masked security officers stormed the conference room where they were gathered and hauled them away. Later they were charged with corruption in connection to a never-executed plan to refinance billions in bonds.

Turmoil as Peru leader sets 2nd Cabinet overhaul this week (AP) Turmoil in Peru’s government boiled even more Friday as President Pedro Castillo announced plans for a fourth Cabinet shakeup in six months, moving just three days after the third overhaul of his ministers that was quickly followed by revelations that his newest prime minister once faced domestic violence allegations. The president’s struggles this week have only added to earlier doubts raised about the political neophyte’s ability to lead a nation. Castillo, a rural schoolteacher in a poor Andean district, was an underdog when he entered the race for the presidency last year and initially campaigned on promises to nationalize Peru’s crucial mining industry and rewrite the constitution to end the historical discrimination against Indigenous people and vulnerable populations. He softened his rhetoric when he advanced to a runoff and shocked everyone when he won.

Macron’s government seeks to reshape Islam in France (AP) The French government on Saturday introduced a new body to reshape Islam in France, part of President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to rid it of extremism. The Forum of Islam in France leadership will be made up of clergy and lay people to help guide the largest Muslim community in western Europe. All of its members will be hand-picked by the government and women will make up at least a quarter of them. With France bloodied by past Islamic extremist attacks and having hundreds of citizens who went to fight with jihadists in Syria in past years, few disagree that radicalization is a danger. But critics also see the efforts as a political ploy to lure right-wing voters to Macron’s centrist party ahead of France’s April 10 presidential election. And critics, including many Muslims who consider the religion a part of their French identity, say the government’s latest initiative is another step in institutionalized discrimination that holds the whole community responsible for violent attacks of a few and serves as another barrier in their public lives.

North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet (Wired) For the past two weeks, observers of North Korea’s strange and tightly restricted corner of the internet began to notice that the country seemed to be dealing with some serious connectivity problems. On several different days, practically all of its websites dropped offline en masse. At least one of the central routers that allow access to the country’s networks appeared at one point to be paralyzed, crippling the Hermit Kingdom’s digital connections to the outside world. It wasn’t a state-sponsored hacking unit that took it down, but one American man in his living room. Just over a year ago, an independent hacker who goes by the handle P4x was himself hacked by North Korean spies. P4x was just one victim of a hacking campaign that targeted Western security researchers. He felt deeply unnerved by state-sponsored hackers targeting him personally—and by the lack of any visible response from the US government. So after a year of letting his resentment simmer, P4x has taken matters into his own hands. P4x says he’s found numerous known but unpatched vulnerabilities in North Korean systems that have allowed him to singlehandedly launch “denial-of-service” attacks on the servers and routers the country’s few internet-connected networks depend on. Records from the uptime-measuring service Pingdom show that at several points during P4x’s hacking, almost every North Korean website was down. One researcher described the result as “effectively a total internet outage affecting the country.”

Western Australian officials warn of catastrophic bushfire conditions (Reuters) Western Australian officials warned on Saturday of forecast “extreme to catastrophic fire conditions” as a large bushfire burned out of control in the west of the country, forcing families to flee their homes. More than 2,300 hectares (8.9 square miles) have burnt over the past couple of days just west of the tourist town of Denmark, some 420 kilometres (261 miles) south of Perth, on Western Australia’s south coast, fuelled by gusty winds and high temperatures. “Severe heatwave conditions and extreme to catastrophic fire dangers are forecast ... on Sunday,” the Bureau of Meteorology in Western Australia state said on Twitter.

US grants sanctions relief to Iran as nuke talks in balance (AP) The Biden administration on Friday restored some sanctions relief to Iran’s atomic program as talks aimed at salvaging the languishing 2015 nuclear deal enter a critical phase. As U.S. negotiators head back to Vienna for what could be a make-or-break session, Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed several sanctions waivers related to Iran’s civilian nuclear activities. The move reverses the Trump administration’s decision to rescind them. The waivers are ultimately intended to entice Iran back to the 2015 deal that it has been violating since former President Donald Trump withdrew from the agreement in 2018 and reimposed U.S. sanctions. In the short term, the waivers will exempt foreign countries and companies that work in Iran’s civilian nuclear sector from American penalties.

Cyclone Batsirai blows across Indian Ocean toward Madagascar (AP) The full force of Cyclone Batsirai is forecast to hit Madagascar Saturday evening, according to weather officials. The cyclone is gaining strength as it blows across the Indian Ocean, with gale-force winds reaching peaks of 235 kilometers (145 miles) per hour, according to the island’s meteorology department. Batsirai is expected to inflict “significant and widespread damage, particularly flooding in the east, the southeast and the central highlands,” said the statement from the weather department. As a precaution, 22,000 people have already been evacuated to gymnasiums, schools or churches, especially around Mananjary, on the east coast.

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Superior East Detachment Stats for November 2018

@OPP_NER Superior East Detachment Stats for November 2018 #WawaON @Twp_Dub #WhiteRiverON @VisitChapleau @Wawa_Ontario @CanStopCrime @SSMCrimeStopper @LawEnforceToday

WAWA, ON – During the month of November, 2018, the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to approximately 507 calls for service. Some of those calls included the following:

 4 violence related incidents

16 property related occurrences

5 drug related cases

29 motor vehicle collisions

2 impaired by alcohol incidents

121 Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere (RIDE)…

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Two double homicides in northern Ontario linked to dead suspect: police

Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve connected two double homicides in a small town in northeastern Ontario to one suspect who has since died. Source: CP24 Two double homicides in northern Ontario linked to dead suspect: police

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“Fred Whissel Re-Arrested As A Deserter,” Sudbury Star. Deember 11, 1918. Page 01. --- Military Police Takes Action; To Be Tried Here. --- Fred Whissel, acquitted last week at the Assize Court of shooting with intent to murder Dominion Police Officer McLeod, while the latter was seeking to arrest him as a defaulter under the Military Service Act, has been re-arrested on a charge of being a deserter from the Canadian Overseas forces. Military Authorities Act. The arrest was made by virtue of a warrant issued by Police Magistrate Brodie, acting on instructions from Major Sharpe, representing the military authorities of Military District No. 2, Toronto. It is alleged that Whissel is a deserter on account of failing to comply with an order from the Ontario registrar to report for military service. The case, which will be tried by the civil authorities, was called in police court on Tuesday, and was remanded until Thursday, December 17. Whissel is now in the district jail awaiting his trial.

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OPP Request Public Assistance in Solving Mischief Incident

@OPP_NER Request Public Assistance in Solving Mischief Incident #WawaON #NorthernOntario @CanStopCrime @SSMCrimeStopper #OPP @LawEnforceToday @VisitChapleau @Twp_Dub @Wawa_Ontario

WAWA, ON – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment are currently investigating a mischief incident that occurred sometime between August 16 and August 17, 2018.

Investigation has revealed that unknown person(s) damaged a business advertising sign along Mission Road Wawa.

The incident is still under investigation.

Any person with information regarding the…

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Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Sunday

The latest:

P.E.I. now has five active cases after being free of COVID-19 since April 28.

India reports another record 24-hour jump in coronavirus cases.

Mexico overtakes France for 5th-highest death toll in the world.

U.S. holiday weekend adds to virus worries as case counts grow.

South Africa records more than 10,000 new cases in a day for 1st time.

1st glimpse of Canada’s true COVID-19 infection rate expected mid-July from immunity testing.

The United States has dipped under 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four days, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, but experts fear celebrations for the July 4th Independence Day weekend will act like rocket fuel for the nation’s surging outbreak.

Johns Hopkins counted 45,300 new coronavirus infections in the U.S. on Saturday after three days in which the daily count reached as high as 54,500 new cases. The lower figure on Saturday does not necessarily mean the situation in the U.S. is improving, as it could be due to reduced reporting on a national holiday.

In Florida, health officials say the state has reached a grim milestone: more than 200,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19.

State statistics released Sunday show about 10,000 new people tested positive. Saturday’s numbers — more than 11,400 cases — marked a record new single-day high. More than 3,700 people have died.

Cars wait at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Miami Gardens on Sunday. (Wilfredo Lee/The Associated Press)

About 43 per cent of the cases are in three counties: Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said Sunday on ABC’s This Week that the high numbers of positive tests both in his county and the state are “extremely worrisome.”

Suarez, who had the virus in March, said it’s clear the growth is “exponential at this point,” and officials are closely monitoring hospitalizations. They’re also closely watching the death rate, which “give us the impression” that “much stricter” measures have to be taken.

In Arizona, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego is pointing to a “crisis” involving coronavirus testing shortages in her city due to surging cases in the state, which leads the U.S. in new coronavirus cases per capita.

Gallego, a Democrat, said some residents over the weekend had to line up for eight hours by car to get COVID-19 tests and that the federal government has been slow to help.

WATCH | Independence Day celebrations a concern in U.S. cases on the rise:

As new daily cases in the U.S. hit a record, concerns abound that July 4th celebrations will lead to an explosion of COVID-19 cases as people scoff at masks and physical distancing. 2:01

She told This Week on Sunday that Arizona went from “zero to 60” by being one of the first states to reopen after it was among the last to implement stay-at-home orders.

That led to an explosion of cases, Gallego said, citing crowded nightclubs with free champagne and people unwittingly spreading the virus at large family gatherings.

She faults mixed public messaging after U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Phoenix. Gallego said while she was urging people to stay at home and avoid gatherings of more than 10 people, Trump undercut that by holding large events and not wearing a mask.

A person wearing a protective face mask is seen in Denver on Sunday. (David Zalubowski/The Associated Press)

The U.S.  has the most infections and virus-related deaths in the world, with 2.8 million cases and nearly 130,000 dead, according to Johns Hopkins. Experts say the true toll of the pandemic is significantly higher, due to people who died before they were tested and missed mild cases.

To show just how steep the current infection curve is in the U.S., the country was reporting under 20,000 new infections a day as recently as June 15.

Despite warnings by health experts to limit gatherings, Trump went ahead with a speech at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota on Friday and an evening of tribute and fireworks Saturday on the National Mall in Washington.

What’s happening with COVID-19 in Canada

P.E.I. reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total active cases in the province to five.

The two new cases are both men in their 20s. They are residents of P.E.I. and close contacts of one of the three cases reported Saturday.

Quebec reported an increase of 79 cases and eight deaths. The government says seven of those newly reported deaths took place before June 27.

A person leaves a COVID-19 testing clinic in Montreal on Sunday. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press )

In Ontario, the province reported 138 new cases, marking the sixth straight day the tally is below 200.

As of 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Canada had 105,536 confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases. Provinces and territories listed 69,239 of the cases as recovered or resolved. A CBC News tally of deaths based on provincial reports, regional health information and CBC’s reporting stood at 8,728. 

Here’s what’s happening around the world

More than 11.3 million people around the world are known to have been infected since the pandemic began, according to the Johns Hopkins University data. With shortages of testing materials, the real number of cases is unknown. More than 531,000 people have died.

In the Americas, Mexico overtook France for fifth-highest death toll in the world with more than 30,000 fatalities.

Brazil remains the epicentre in South America, with more than 1.5 million cases and more than 64,000 deaths.

In Bolivia, the rising death toll is overwhelming the city of Cochabamba. Police Col. Ivan Rojas told a news conference that the city is collecting “about 17 bodies a day. This is collapsing the police personnel and funeral workers” in the city of some 630,000 people.

The body of a person relatives say died with COVID-19 symptoms is seen wrapped in a plastic bag on a street in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on Sunday. (Dico Solis/The Associated Press)

In Asia-Pacific, India reported another record 24-hour jump in coronavirus cases, with more than 24,000 new infections.

The hard-hit Australian state of Victoria has recorded 74 new coronavirus cases after announcing a record 108 new infections on Saturday.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said those who do not wear masks will be denied state services, and workplaces that fail to comply with health protocols will be shut for a week.

People wearing protective face masks pray at a mosque in Zanjan, Iran, on Sunday. (Vahid Salemi/The Associated Press)

In Africa, a third head of state in the space of a week and a half is self-isolating after someone close to him tested positive for the coronavirus.

Ghana’s information ministry said President Nana Akufo-Addo has tested negative but decided to isolate himself “out of an abundance of caution.” Senegal’s President Macky Sall late last month isolated himself after a similar situation, and Botswana’s government on Thursday said President Mokgweetsi Masisi had gone into self-isolation yet again after a close official tested positive. This is the fourth time he has done so since March.

In South Africa, the country is for the first time reporting more than 10,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases in a single day. Officials have said beds in public hospitals are filling up, and nurses have expressed alarm.

Military personnel have their temperatures taken as they arrive at an air force station in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on Sunday. (Michael Sheehan/AFP via Getty Images)

In Europe, police at roadblocks warned motorists they were entering a lockdown zone as Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia reimposed restrictions on more than 200,000 people following several new coronavirus outbreaks.

Slovenia says 15 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus at a nursing home for the first time in weeks as the country faces a spike in cases.

After five straight days of small increases, the number of day-to-day confirmed cases in Italy has dipped.

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One man in custody, no one hurt after lengthy standoff in northwest B.C.

GITSEGUKLA, B.C. — A nearly 12-hour standoff in northeastern British Columbia ended with one man in custody but no injuries.

New Hazelton RCMP say they were called to a home in Gitsegukla, west of New Hazelton, early Saturday for a report of an assault involving a man who was allegedly breaching court-imposed conditions for similar offences.

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A statement from police says a distraught man who claimed to have a rifle barricaded himself in the home as officers arrived.

A witness also reported a woman was inside and several neighbouring homes were evacuated as a crisis negotiator spoke with the 26-year-old man and eventually coaxed him out.

He was taken into custody and remains in hospital where police say he is being held while undergoing further assessments.

No weapons were found in the home. (CJFW)

This report from The Canadian Press was first published June 29, 2020

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OPP identify 44-year-old McKerrow man killed in collision Tuesday east of Marathon

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The victim of a fatal collision between a pickup truck and and a tractor-trailer unit Tuesday on Highway 17, about 60 kilometres east of Marathon, has been identified as Colin Mathis, 44, of McKerrow in northeastern Ontario, OPP said Thursday.

Cathy Alex · CBC News · Posted: Apr 16, 2020 3:32 PM ET | Last Updated: April 16

Ontario Provincial Police say 44-year-old Colin Mathis of…

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COVID-19 by the numbers in northeastern Ontario https://canada.birblog.net/news/local/covid-19-by-the-numbers-in-northeastern-ontario-45/ Windsor police say they are investigating after a fight broke out Monday night involving an assault with a vehicle. #canada #canadanews #corona #canadaslondon #toronto #torontonews #torontonewspaper #torontoblog #canadablogger #canadabloggers #canadablog #canadapolitics #canadaschools #canadasports #canadasport #canadacity #canadacollege #worldnews #worldnewstonight #worldpolitics Windsor police investigating east end melee, assault with a pickup truck | CBC News

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Police investigating sudden deaths of three people in northeastern Ontario residence

Police investigating sudden deaths of three people in northeastern Ontario residence

Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden deaths of three people at a residence in the community of Hudson, in northeastern Ontario. Source: CP24 Police investigating sudden deaths of three people in northeastern Ontario residence

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VERSE INFO — HEADCANONS wizarding world

Canada, like Britain, keeps a pseudo-public relationship between the wizarding and muggle. With the head of government, the Prime Minister, being reported to. Quebecois wizards were calling themselves “sorc” (depending on locations, is said like “source” OR “sore-k”, the latter being used by English speakers in Northeastern Ontario, and in maritime provinces like New Brunswick, and Newfoundland). Going into the Great Depression-onwards, “No-maj” and “muggle” were used interchangeably to describe people without magic. 

John Howlett Sr. was a prominent figure in Britian’s MoM, supporting pureblood ideologies and . He approved thoroughly of his son’s marriage to Elizabeth Hudson, a Slytherin, believing that she would set the Hufflepuff straight. John Howlett II acts as an ambassador to America’s MACUSA within 50 years of its formation, bouncing back and forth between America and Britain. At the sound of the Revolutionary War in America, like many, John Jr. heard about a controversial exchange between Minister of Magic Crowdy and MACUSA President Elizabeth McGilliguddy. Understanding that the American community was planning on separating with their muggle counterparts, John decided to move the family over to support them. If it had anything to do with a brief, yet passionate relationship John and McGilliguddy had had when they were young, nothing would come of it. The settling of the war leads John to find a message from the M.o.M. - to set up shop in Canada, as the northern land still remained a British colony - and Crowdy realized his mistake of letting American wizards reign free. John infiltrates the Hudson Bay Company, and moves the family up into an estate in Alberta. His wife gives birth to a second son, James, and during mysterious circumstances, John Howlett III dies. John’s father decides to move across the sea to join them, and is disappointed to see that his son is running a household surrounded by muggles. Rumours begin that the estate is haunted - as he begins to torture the poor servants.

Logan possesses an original Thiago Quintana wand, made of pine, with a core of hair of amarok. He has no school house because the Banff Academy has no housing system. At age eight, Logan is gifted a ginger cat as a Christmas present. He names her Rosie. Logan started attendance at Banff at an early age of ten. He did not think it unusual at the time, as he does not remember the events of his family dying. However, after his father’s murder by the hands of Thomas Logan, the obscurus attached the boy unleashed its power. Because Logan is a pureblood child, his existence was noted by other wizards, and he was rescued from the ruins of the Howlett Estate. People assumed that John, or Elizabeth, were responsible, as both their wands are on their persons. Logan was found by his old friend Victor when Victor enrolled in Banff, and Victor told him of the events that transpired as the public record shows - but he knows the truth about the parasite attached to Logan. Thankfully, Logan’s positive training at Banff leads to a recovery so true, Logan never learns he was sick in the first place. Because of John’s death, Logan also comes to possess his father’s owl Tully.

Victor Creed became a Scourer, and under the belief that they were only hunting criminals, Logan joined him.

Logan’s time as an Obscurial might’ve factored into the eventual future where Logan rescued and taught Obscurials with Charles Xavier.

1692-international statute of secrecy 1692- salem witch trials 1693-macusa is formed 1707-ministry of magic is formed. 1776-american independence 1780-james howlett is born.  1867-canadian independence 1868-dominion police 1873-royal northwest mounted police is formed 1892-great sasquatch rebellion 1920-royal canadian mounted police is formed

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“Operated ‘Still’ Underground,” Sudbury Star. January 18, 1919. Page 03. --- Biggest Affair of Its Kind Yet Found Unearthed at Stobie Mine - Conviction Recorded. --- An illicit whiskey ‘still’ which was described in police court as a ‘young distillery’ was located this week on the property of Mrs. Kainola st Stobie Mine and with it was found a quantity of ‘mash’ and also spirits. The defendant was fine $300 and costs in Thursday’s police court. The case may be appealed. The place has been under police surveilance for some time. On Tuesday last a visit was paid by the police to the home of Mrs. Kainola and after a lengthy search the party unearthed one of the most completely constructed and cleverly hidden stills yet discovered. It was located at a spot about a quarter of a mile from the Kainola home, and entrance was gained to it through a small door, to get through which the officers had to do some stooping. Once inside, however, they found a large underground chamber, in which were four barrels. A passage way led to another large chamber in which was a boiler of about 30 gallons capacity. This was bricked-in on three sides, and covered and sealed closely. From its top two pipes led to another large receptacle filled with ice and water, which made the condensing plant, and the liquor drained from this into a pail through a tap in the bottom. In this boiler there was found traces of recent use. A large quantity of dry wood and some coal oil were also found apparently in preparation for another distillation.

After exploring their ‘find’ there the officers returned to the homestead, and in a search there they found a quantity of ‘mash’ which, it came out in the evidence, showed that the manipulators were well advanced in their trade as they took the precaution of grinding the grain before ‘setting’ it. A couple of gallons of liquor were also found in the lean-to, and both these exhibits created interest in police court.

Inland Revenue Officer Bouskill told Magistrate Brodie that the still was the most up-to-date one yet found, and was cleverly hidden. He stated that they had not brought it in because there was no danger of any one taking it away. He also stated that it would require a charge of dynamite to destroy it, so complete was it and so well was it built. Many Liquor Cases In Thursday’s court Profim Bontarenko of Coniston, was charged with having been intoxicated and damaging a residence there. He was fined $20 and costs on the intoxication charge and ordered to pay $2 for the damages done.

A. Delucca, against whom there are three charges of having in possession and drinking liquor in a place other than a private one, and E. Pellis, who also faces similar charges, were remanded till Saturday at the instance of the defence.

Joseph Labrie was charged with having liquor in a place other than a private dwelling and was fine $200 and costs. A charge of assault on the proprietor of the New American Hotel drew a fine of $5 and costs, and in addition the defendant will have to settle for some damage done to a room in the American, which he accomplished during a spree. A companion of Labrie’s named Rochon is in St. Joseph’s hospital recovering from injuries sustained in a fight in the room and he will face a charge of intoxication as soon as he is able to leave that institution.

John Dziou was charged by Officer Martin of Garson Mine with having a bottle of liquor in his possession contrary to the provisions of the O.T.A. and he was fine $200 and costs or three months.

Two foreigners who were arrested in Sudbury last night without having the necessary permission to be absent from Copper Cliff, admitted their guilt and were fine $10 and costs each. Onesieme Dumolin was charged with having stolen a suit of clothes from the office of the St. Denis Employment Agency in March last. He elected to be tried summarily by Magistrate Brodie and was remanded for one week.

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Superior East Detachments Statistics for April 2018

@OPP_NER #SuperiorEast #OPP Detachments Statistics for April 2018 @CanStopCrime @SSMCrimeStopper @LawEnforceToday @Twp_Dub @VisitChapleau @Wawa_Ontario

WAWA, ON -During the month of April 2018 the Superior East Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 637 calls for service (CFS) which included some of the following:

21 motor vehicle collisions,

8 violence related CFS,

14 property related CFS, and

7 drug related incident.

Officers continue to patrol our communities and the highways to ensure road safety and conduct traffic…