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Photo credit: CBC Toronto police are cautioning the public of an “unidentified narcotic” that is believed to have caused multiple overdoses over the past few days, according to a news release from the police. CBC news reports that from Thursday to Saturday, police responded to several overdoses in the areas near Allan Gardens and Moss Park.  “Investigators are concerned…

Photo credit: CNN Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United  States, Iranian state media confirmed early on Sunday, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability. The Times Colonist reports that President Donalld Trump announced the death saying…

Photo credit: Brandon News Toronto police estimated that 350,000 demonstrators took over the streets in the city’s north end on Feb. 14, Salarr Gholami, the lead organizer of Iran solidarity protests in Toronto, believes the crowd was much bigger than that. Toronto Today reports that the rally was one for the history books. Toronto police…

Antarcticahttps://youtu.be/eS6a6btDK8M?si=Tdrlr-K8yRiNGF7l The continent sits at the most southerly point of the planet making it one of the safest places to survive a nuclear war. There is an enormous geographic distance between Antarctica and countries with nuclear warheads. With more than 14 million square kilometres, there is plenty of room for people to take refuge. But some may find the…

Photo credit: France24 A military cargo plane carrying new Bolivian banknotes crashed near the capital Friday after skidding off a runway and plowing into a busy road in the neighbouring city of El-Alto, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 30, according to authorities. AA reports that the crash occurred around 6.20 ppm local time as the plane was landing…

Photo credit: Toronto Today Last fall, UUniversity of Toronto medical student Kanish Baskaran observed doctors perform an amputation on the foot of  an unhoused patient suffering from a severe foot infection. Toronto Today reports that Baskaran said the amputation may have been prevented, if only the person had access to clean socks. “A lot of infections – things like…

Photo credit: Aljazeera Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed their forces in major cities and said the allies-turned-foes were in “open war.” Asiaone reports that Pakistan struck the Afghan capital Kabul, the city of Kandahar, where ;leaders are based, and other towns, a Taliban spokesman said. The…