Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the town of Renfrew, Ont., late Friday evening. Police say they believe the victim was targeted and that the shooting is an isolated incident. Residents should expect to see a high police presence in the area of the shooting, police said. © Guy Quenneville/CBC Renfrew Mayor Tom Sidney says he wants residents of Renfrew to feel safe, and to know there are resources for support available should they need it. "I just encourage the residents of Renfrew to just hold tight.

(AP) — A transgender girl in Mississippi is not participating in her high school graduation ceremony because school officials told her to dress like a boy and a federal judge did not block the officials’ decision, an attorney for the girl’s family said Saturday. — would skip the Saturday ceremony for Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) south of Jackson. The student “has met the qualifications to receive a diploma,“ according to Wynn Clark, attorney for the Harrison County School District. King told L.B.’s mother that the teenager could not participate in the graduation ceremony unless L.B. Clark wrote in court papers Friday that taking part in a graduation ceremony is voluntary and not a constitutionally protected right for any student.

It’s very hard to predict how climate change will interact with the complexities of food systems exactly, but these five foods are vulnerable. During the superhot summer of 2021, media reports abounded of farmers ripping out their almond trees. To meet the global greenhouse gas targets, our food systems will have to be overhauled, report after report shows. Rice: One of the world’s most important foods: half the global population relies on rice as a staple. One 2018 study found that hotter temperatures could reduce global rice yields by 40 per cent by the end of this century.

Minto Mine workers learn the mine is shutting downDuration: 02:29Miners on-site at the Minto Mine in Yukon were told on May 12 that the mine would be closing down.

Industry groups estimate that more than 20 million people live in some 43,000 mobile home parks across the United States. “We are in the deepest affordable housing crisis we’ve ever experienced,” said Joanna Carr, acting head of the Arizona Housing Coalition. “It’s going to be a big problem down the line.”Efforts under way to revitalize old mobile homes have limits. It aims to help park owners prepare vacant or abandoned lots for new mobile homes, and help mobile homeowners install new foundations and make their dwellings more habitable. Rundown parks can also be eyesores, depressing the worth of nearby properties even as the value of the land the mobile homes sit on has increased exponentially.

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman in his article “Vladimir Putin is the World’s Most Dangerous Fool” concludes that the president of Russia never had a plan B. “Putin has put himself in a situation where he can’t win, can’t lose and can’t stop,” Friedman writes. If there will be no Putin, there will be another “good” Russian who will fulfil the will of his nation, about the greatness of Russia and the constant conquest of new territories. After the Second World War, the whole world chose peace. But at the same time, I immediately catch myself thinking that I don’t want to go back to the past, we have already come a long way.

The Stars also lost Game 1 to Minnesota in overtime, and Game 1 to Seattle in overtime. Here are some of the national reactions to the Stars’ Game 1 loss:Ticket Ticker Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more. ☕️Via @DallasStars | #TexasHockeypic.twitter.com/KkL4UIFtFi — SportsDay Stars (@dmn_stars) May 20, 2023The Stars are going to OT in Game 1. Dallas lost the first game against Vegas in overtime. 🤔 — Joey Hayden (@_joeyhayden) May 20, 2023The Stars are so committed to the script 😂 — Playoff Shippy (@ShippySpins) May 20, 2023On the GWG, Stars lost back-side coverage allowing Howden to be all alone in front.

The Orioles are good, really good, and they figure to remain that way for years to come, which only complicates matters in what was already an overly competitive American League East. Loading... Loading...“Well, it’s a lot more fun,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said before breaking out into laughter when asked about turning the tables on the Jays and Yankees. Since June 1, 2022 they have gone 91-65, a 94-win pace and two more than the Jays finished with last season. “You could see it coming,” Jays manager John Schneider said of the Orioles’ success. “They’re having a good start to the season, a lot of the same guys as last year,” Schneider said.

British Columbia has the highest rate of no-fault evictions in Canada, but some landlords say the province's tenancy rules make it too hard for landlords to raise rent and evict tenants for valid reasons. No-fault evictions for landlords to renovate, demolish, sell or inhabit a unit, make up about 85 per cent of evictions in B.C., according to recent research from the University of British Columbia. © Christer Waara/CBC LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak says many small landlords are selling their units because they can't raise rents to keep up with rising costs. Profit incentive drives evictions: lawyerTenant advocates say it is still too easy for landlords to evict tenants in B.C. Calls for more public housing, recourse for landlordsYeager and Mahli say landlords who don't follow the law should be held accountable, but want separate rules for landlords renting secondary suites and commercial landlords.

The expenses in question date back to January 2017, which encompasses both Mary Simon, who has been Governor General since July 2021, and her predecessor, Julie Payette. The Governor General carries out the duties of head of state on behalf of the sovereign; it’s the oldest continual institution in our country. I’m not here to argue for or against having a Governor General as our head of state. The new Governor General wanted the beadwork to represent traditions of Indigenous Peoples across Canada. There are many things to complain about in this timeline, but the clothing expenses of the Governor General — which came in well under budget — are just low-hanging fruit.

When general manager Kyle Dubas said everything was on the table in his Monday press conference, he put himself on the table with it. Shanahan can’t be sure he will find a better GM, but he has no choice but to try. And Shanahan decided Dubas wasn’t a part of the future. This year, the relationship between Shanahan and Dubas fractured to a point where they could not negotiate quickly and easily. The Dubas era of the Leafs is over after five years, and you can argue that it was too soon or too late or both.

In May 2023, Toronto council voted to allow to allow construction of multiplexes — including triplexes — across city neighbourhoods. In Toronto, multiplexes are defined as low-rise housing containing two to four units within a single building. With a growing population, Toronto is embracing multiplexes as a tool to increase the housing supply in Canada's largest city. "We need a wider variety of housing types to accommodate diverse kinds of households," said Valerie Preston, an urban housing expert at Toronto's York University. Meagher noted such projects can take months to years to finish, suggesting multiplexes won't provide much impact on Toronto's housing supply this year or next.

Gabby Giffords — a former Democratic congresswoman who became a gun safety campaigner after she was shot in the head in 2011 in Tucson, Arizona — gave a short speech to the cheering crowd at the ceremony. Democrat, Republican, independent — we must never stop fight!”AdvertisementMoments later, Walz signed a broad public safety bill that included the two gun measures: a “red flag law” and expanded background checks for gun transfers. The red flag law allows authorities to ask courts for “extreme risk protection orders” to temporarily take guns away from people deemed to be an imminent threat to others or themselves. The gun safety measures by themselves would have been a tough vote for several rural Democrats in the Senate. But putting the measures in the final broader public safety bill may have given them enough political cover to vote yes last week.

School’s over for the year, and they’ve each gone to their respective homes to work before meeting up this summer. Shortly after he arrived, she confessed she was no longer interested in the relationship and dumped him. Cruel girlfriendA Without having insider information on his ex-girlfriend’s motive, it’s easy for everyone in your family to just be angry and hurt on your son’s behalf. I tried to explain he’d make himself sick but I don’t think he took my warnings seriously. I don’t think that reader is OK, and hope she gets help.

The Ontario government announced its plans for other regional municipalities on the same day it tabled legislation to break apart Peel Region and turn Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon into independent cities. In a news release on Thursday, the province said facilitators will look at Durham, Halton, Niagara, Simcoe, Waterloo and York Regions. Supplied/Region of DurhamKaren Redman, regional chair of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, said in an interview Thursday that a breakup is not needed. Clarke added that the situation is different in Simcoe County than it is in Peel Region. The Regional Municipality of Halton has not yet responded for a request for comment.