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Media Release – December 3, 2021 – Guelph Police – guelphpolice.ca
Male arrested after weapons complaint
A Kingston-area male faces weapons charges after trying to hitch a ride in Guelph Thursday with a knife concealed in his sleeve.
Approximately 8:30 a.m., the Guelph Police Service received calls from two different members of the public about a male soliciting rides in the area of Edinburgh Road South and Water Street with a knife concealed in his sleeve. Both reported he was holding the knife by the handle with the blade inside his sleeve.
Officers arrived and located the male, but upon seeing police he threw the knife in some bushes. He was found to be bound by two different probation orders with conditions to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.
A 19-year-old Prescott male is charged with carrying a concealed weapon and two counts of breaching probation. He was held for a bail hearing Friday.
Male taken to hospital after trying to stop car thief
A Guelph male was transported to hospital Thursday morning after twice being thrown off the hood of his stolen vehicle.
He had left his car parked and running outside a business in the area of Victoria Road South and York Road shortly before 7 a.m. While inside the business, the victim noticed his car’s headlights come on and ran outside as it was being reversed out of a spot. The victim jumped onto the hood then fell off when the driver braked abruptly.
The victim jumped back on the hood and was thrown off a second time when the driver pulled into a plaza and braked. The victim was transported to hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
The stolen vehicle, described as a silver 2017 four-door Subaru Impreza STI, was last seen southbound on Victoria Road. The suspect is described as a white male with a thin build wearing a dark t-shirt with a large white logo on the front and a baseball cap. It is believed he arrived in the parking lot with a second male who left the scene in a small dark-coloured four-door car.
The theft remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Stephen Gawlik at 519-824-1212, ext. 7509, email him at sgawlik@guelphpolice.ca, leave an anonymous message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips.
Male and female charged following disturbance
A Guelph male and female were both arrested following a disturbance at a north-end hotel Thursday.
Approximately 4 p.m., the Guelph Police Service was called to a reported disturbance at a hotel in the area of Woodlawn Road West and Imperial Road North. They attended a room where a female had reported being assaulted. Upon being allowed inside, officers immediately noticed a syringe loaded with fentanyl on top of a dresser. The female was transported to hospital for medical assessment.
The male had left before police arrival but was located a short time later. Investigation revealed the parties are on terms not to associate with each other.
A 40-year-old Guelph male is charged with assault, possessing a controlled substance and failing to comply with an undertaking. He was held for a bail hearing Friday. A 37-year-old Guelph female is charged with possessing a controlled substance and failing to comply with an undertaking. She will appear in a Guelph court January 21, 2022.
Total calls for service in the last 24 hours – 211
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India’s media – captured and censored
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Across almost every form of media in India – social, broadcast and print – Narendra Modi and the BJP hold sway.
With India amid a national election campaign, its news media is in sharp focus. Until recently it was believed that the sheer diversity of outlets ensured a range of perspectives, but now, India’s mainstream media has largely been co-opted by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Just how did the media in India get to this point and what does it mean for the upcoming elections?
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Ravish Kumar – Former Host, NDTV
Shashi Shekhar Vempati – Former CEO, Prasar Bharati
Pramod Raman – Chief Editor, MediaOne
Amy Kazmin – Former South Asia Bureau Chief, Financial Times
Meena Kotwal – Founder, The Mooknayak
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Social media lawsuit launched by Ontario school boards
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Premier Doug Ford says that lawsuits launched by four Ontario school boards against multiple social media platforms are “nonsense” and risk becoming a distraction to the work that really matters.
The school boards, including three in the Greater Toronto Area, have launched lawsuits seeking $4.5 billion in damages against Snapchat, TikTok, and Meta, the owner of both Facebook and Instagram, for creating products that they allege negligently interfere with student learning and have caused “widespread disruption to the education system.”
But at an unrelated news conference in Ottawa on Friday, Ford said that he “disagrees” with the legal action and worries it could take the focus away from “the core values of education.”
“Let’s focus on math, reading and writing. That is what we need to do, put all the resources into the kids,” he said. “What are they spending lawyers fees to go after these massive companies that have endless cash to fight this? Let’s focus on the kids, not this other nonsense that they are looking to fight in court.”
Four separate but similar statements of claim were filed in Ontario’s Superior Court of JusticSocial media lawsuit launched by Ontario school boards pervasive problems such as distraction, social withdrawal, cyberbullying, a rapid escalation of aggression, and mental health challenges,” Colleen Russell-Rawlins, the director of education with the Toronto District School Board, said in a news release issued Thursday.
“It is imperative that we take steps to ensure the well-being of our youth. We are calling for measures to be implemented to mitigate these harms and prioritize the mental health and academic success of our future generation.”
The school boards are represented by Toronto-based law firm Neinstein LLP and the news release states that school boards “will not be responsible for any costs related to the lawsuit unless a successful outcome is reached.”
These lawsuits come as hundreds of school districts in the United States file similar suits.
“A strong education system is the foundation of our society and our community. Social media products and the changes in behaviour, judgement and attention that they cause pose a threat to that system and to the student population our schools serve,” Duncan Embury, the head of litigation at Neinstein LLP, said in the new release.
“We are proud to support our schools and students in this litigation with the goal of holding social media giants accountable and creating meaningful change.”
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