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Defence’s fight for internal police documents continues in ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

OTTAWA — The lawyers for two “Freedom Convoy” organizers are expected to continue their legal fight for access to internal Ottawa Police Service documents today.Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are on trial for their role in the massive demonstration against COVID-19 public-health measures that gridlocked the streets of Ottawa for three weeks in early 2022.Defence lawyers want to see emails that show what evidence police officers were asked to hand over as part of the case against their clients, as well as any instructions given to officers about updating the software on their cellphones when the protest ended.The defence had only received heavily redacted emails in response, which the Crown and Ottawa police say omit irrelevant information or information protected by solicitor-client privilege. The Crown, defence lawyers and lawyers for Ottawa police presented their legal arguments all day on Thursday.Sgt. Jordan Blonde is expected to take the stand to be questioned by the ...

Daily horoscope for October 27, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aries.Happy Birthday for Friday, Oct. 27, 2023:Although you appear quiet, even reserved, you also can be emotional, active and energetic, because you tend to react instantly to things around you. This year you will get recognition for your past efforts. Expect a promotion, kudos, an award and certainly the admiration and esteem of your peers.ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★★Tread carefully today, because the Moon is still in your sign (which always heightens your emotions). And meanwhile, tomorrow is a Lunar Eclipse, which will stir things up with everyone! This is why you might feel tension building up between you and others, especially about financial matters. Tonight: Seek agreement.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★★Try to keep things light today. Don’t overreact with others for any reason, because tomorrow there is a Lunar Eclipse taking place in your sign. And today, no doubt, there is a b...

Agreement reached on 2024 fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

The Council has reached an agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2024, following the Commission proposal made in August this year. The Council has followed the proposal as regards total allowable catch (TACs) for three stocks – plaice (roll-over), salmon in the Gulf of Finland (+7%) and salmon in the main basin (-15%).In view of the specific environmental situation of the Baltic Sea, the Council has decided to set by-catch allowances for the stocks of western herring, western cod and eastern cod, which means they can only be taken when accidentally caught while fishing for other stocks. Moreover, the existing remedial measures are kept. Today's agreement thus allows healthy fisheries of plaice, Riga herring, salmon in the Gulf of Finland and sprat to continue.The Council also decided to allow targeted fisheries on central Baltic herring and Bothnian herring, with TACs of 40 368t and 55 000t respectively. For central herring a 30-day closure is introduced to pr...

Harriette Cole: How can I change my dad’s mind about San Francisco?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a 23-year-old who just moved to San Francisco. My dad recently came to visit me, and I was excited because I hadn’t seen him in six months.Related ArticlesAdvice | Harriette Cole: My co-worker’s habit annoys everyone, including our clients Advice | Harriette Cole: Should I tell this man why I won’t get serious about him? Advice | Harriette Cole: I’ve been extremely on edge, and I need a quiet solution Advice | Harriette Cole: My best friend asked to date my crush, and I don’t know what to say Advice | Harriette Cole: I’m not cut out for this class, and the professor isn’t making it any easier My excitement was dampened once he got here and had nothing positive to say, just complaints the entire time. He hated my apartment, thought it was too exhausting to walk up the hills in the city and didn’t like how expensive the city was.I was rea...

Miss Manners: It’s absurd that I’m the go-between because my kids’ friends don’t have phones

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was a kid and wanted to play with a friend, I called the friend’s house and made plans. Now that I’m a parent with my own kids, and landlines have virtually disappeared, it is almost impossible for my children to make plans without me as an intermediary — texting/calling their friends’ parents on our respective cellphones to set up a time/place.Related ArticlesAdvice | Miss Manners: I don’t find it adorable what she has trained her dog to do Advice | Miss Manners: We’re afraid they’ll try to raid the house after the funeral Advice | Miss Manners: I want to abandon this ‘Mom’ business after my mother-in-law’s bad behavior Advice | Miss Manners: The bride’s dress code for wedding guests strikes me as pretentious Advice | Miss Manners: I tried to take the edge off her short-notice cancellation, and she blew up at me ...

Dear Abby: Am I being selfish to think he needs to get over this?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

DEAR ABBY: I have been dating “Paul” for several years. He lives about an hour away, and we see each other a few weekends a month. I know he loves me.Related ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: My boyfriend and I resent each other, but we can’t break up Advice | Dear Abby: My church group leader badmouthed my husband and now I’m caught in their feud Advice | Dear Abby: He says he’s not forcing us to eat it, but basically he is Advice | Dear Abby: My friend sold my teen a Taylor Swift ticket, and I can’t help resenting her Advice | Dear Abby: My wife isn’t happy about what I put in my obituary A few months ago, his dog suddenly died from cancer. It was traumatic because “Bruiser” was his best friend.Paul has been different since Bruiser’s death. He has zero interest in anything physical.To me, touch is important — not just sex. There’s shared...

WTOP Top Kid: Reston teen helps remove performing arts barriers for kids

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

WTOP’s TOP Kids program is sponsored by Northwest Federal Credit Union. In addition to being featured on-air and online, winning kids also get a chance at $500.August Gabriel Rivers’ love of theater started at an early age. The 17-year-old from Reston, Virginia, was able to hone his craft through theater enrichment programs, many of which he participated in outside of school. Joining those extra programs took money.“Performing art programs tend be very expensive,” Rivers said.In his case, he said he was fortunate his parents could cover the costs for joining camps and other programs, but he said it was not lost on him that for some kids, the cost was a barrier that kept them from participating in what they loved.“We just don’t want people to miss out on getting into theater for financial reasons,” Rivers said.So, to help some kids overcome that barrier, Rivers, a senior at South Lakes High School, worked with other students to create “Reston Stars,” which gives out schol...

Player of the Week: Elizabeth Seton’s Morissa Hall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

Morissa Hall is an accomplished competitor in rodeos, competing for Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, Maryland.(Courtesy Morse Hall) Morissa Hall is an accomplished competitor in rodeos, competing for Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, Maryland.(Courtesy Morse Hall) Each week, WTOP is picking one student athlete to be featured on air and online as our Player of the Week. This week’s WTOP Player of the Week is Morissa Hall of Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg, Maryland.Hall is a senior at Elizabeth Seton competing in rodeos around the state and the country. She does barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying and breakaway roping. In her first year of competing in high school rodeo, Ha...

Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Par Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

ThursdayAt Doha Golf ClubDoha, QatarPurse: $3.3 millionYardage: 7,466; Par: 72First RoundDaniel Hillier, New Zealand31-34—65-7Scott Jamieson, Scotland33-32—65-7Ewen Ferguson, Scotland32-34—66-6Stephen Gallacher, Scotland31-35—66-6Robert Macintyre, Scotland32-34—66-6Santiago Tarrio, Spain33-33—66-6Rikuya Hoshino, Japan35-32—67-5Sean Crocker, United States33-34—67-5Joshua Grenville-Wood, England32-35—67-5Pablo Larrazabal, Spain32-35—67-5Thriston Lawrence, South Africa35-32—67-5Kalle Samooja, Finland35-32—67-5Andy Sullivan, England32-35—67-5Sami Valimaki, Finland35-32—67-5Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark36-32—68-4Jordan L. Smith, England33-35—68-4Alejandro Del Rey, Spain33-35—68-4Nacho Elvira, Spain35-33—68-4Ryo Hisatsune, Japan35-33—68-4Daan Huizing, Netherlands34-34—68-4Edoardo Molinari, Italy31-37—68-4Aaron Rai, England34-34—68-4Tapio Pulkkanen, Finland33-35—68-4Thomas Aiken, South Africa34-35—69-3Zander Lombard, South Africa34-35—69-3Jorge Campillo, Spain36-33—69-3Alexander Knappe, Germany...

Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

ThursdayAt Doha Golf ClubDoha, QatarPurse: $3.3 millionYardage: 7,466; Par: 72First RoundDaniel Hillier, New Zealand31-34—65Scott Jamieson, Scotland33-32—65Ewen Ferguson, Scotland32-34—66Stephen Gallacher, Scotland31-35—66Robert Macintyre, Scotland32-34—66Santiago Tarrio, Spain33-33—66Rikuya Hoshino, Japan35-32—67Sean Crocker, United States33-34—67Joshua Grenville-Wood, England32-35—67Pablo Larrazabal, Spain32-35—67Thriston Lawrence, South Africa35-32—67Kalle Samooja, Finland35-32—67Andy Sullivan, England32-35—67Sami Valimaki, Finland35-32—67Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark36-32—68Jordan L. Smith, England33-35—68Alejandro Del Rey, Spain33-35—68Nacho Elvira, Spain35-33—68Ryo Hisatsune, Japan35-33—68Daan Huizing, Netherlands34-34—68Edoardo Molinari, Italy31-37—68Aaron Rai, England34-34—68Tapio Pulkkanen, Finland33-35—68Thomas Aiken, South Africa34-35—69Zander Lombard, South Africa34-35—69Jorge Campillo, Spain36-33—69Alexander Knappe, Germany35-34—69Mike Lorenzo-Vera, France35-34—69Fabrizio Za...