The Canadian Parvasi - Issue 10

The International News Weekly REGIONAL
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September 01, 2017 | Toronto
Toronto cop charged with carrying
cocaine fails to attend hearing
The Canadian Press
TORONTO : A veteran Toronto
police detective who pleaded
guilty after cocaine was found in
a wallet he left at a courthouse
was ill and unable to attend his
disciplinary hearing Tuesday.
Instead, Det.-Const. Kirk
Blake, who now faces four charges
under the Police Services Act,
will face a hearing Sept. 13. "The
officer is currently off sick," his
representative Mike Abbott told
the brief hearing. "(But) he will
be participating."
No plea was entered related
to the misconduct-related
charges. Police initially charged
Blake, then 46, with possession
in December after a fellow officer
found a small quantity of cocaine
in his wallet. The detective, who
worked with the city's guns and
gangs task force, had been at an
east-end courthouse in September
as a witness in a case related
to his duties. Blake left his wallet
behind. Another officer found
the wallet and went through it
looking for identification before
discovering the drug. Blake was
later granted an absolute discharge
after pleading guilty to
the criminal charge, police said.
At the misconduct hearing
Tuesday, the prosecution turned
over a transcript of the criminal
proceedings as part of its disclosure
obligation.
The four disciplinary charges
Blake now faces, police said,
all stem from the wallet incident.
One relates to the drug possession
and one to his having been
found guilty. He also faces two
counts of discreditable conduct.
None of the charges has been
proven.
Drake donates $200,000 to Houston flood relief
The Canadian Press
TORONTO: Superstar rapper
Drake says he's pledged
US$200,000 to Houston flood relief
efforts and is encouraging fans to
donate as well.
The Toronto-born musician
has contributed to a crowdfunding
campaign started by Houston
Texans star J.J. Watt, which
had surpassed US$10 million by
Thursday morning.
In a video posted on his Instagram
account, Drake addresses
"the resilient people of Houston
and the entire state of Texas"
and says he sends his love and
prayers. He also thanks Canadian
$50 million more funding for Ontario Arts Council
businesswoman and former MP
Belinda Stronach for making a
donation.
On Thursday, the Texas Department
of Public Safety reported
that more than 37,000 homes
have sustained major damage
and nearly 7,000 have been destroyed
by Hurricane Harvey
and the subsequent flooding. Approximately
US$180 million in
damage to public property has
been reported so far.
Justin Bieber passes 100 million followers on Twitter
TORONTO: Justin Bieber's legions of fans on Twitter now number
more than 100 million. The native of Stratford, Ont., is the first Canadian
Twitter user to hit the nine digit follower count.
He still trails fellow pop star Katy Perry by about three million
followers. Bieber is also nearing 100 million followers on Instagram,
with more than 91 million fans on the photo sharing platform
as of Thursday. Agencies
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TORONTO: Ontario is giving the Ontario
Arts Council $50 million in additional
funding over the next four years.
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to Ontario-based artists and arts
organizations currently gets $60 million a
year from the province.
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the OAC to give increased funding to organizations
such as Hot Docs, North America's
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the School of Dance in Ottawa.
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Tony-award winning musical "Come
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