It’s Thursday, July 9. Here are the top stories from the Ottawa Citizen newsroom today. FEDERAL RETURN-TO-OFFICE DRIVING COMMUTER BIKE DEMAND, MECHANICS SAY City traffic counter data shows downtown bike trips rebounding post-pandemic. Read the story CITY COMMITTEE MOVES TO CURB BAD-FAITH RENOVICTIONS A proposed bylaw aimed at preventing bad-faith renovictions is one step closer to becoming […]
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The floatable, powerful Soundcore Boom 2 speaker is over half off
Anker’s Soundcore Boom 2 is fully waterproof. Bluetooth speakers with big sound and great features are hard to find for under $100, with most offerings being some variation of the same basic (and often small) design. Thankfully, through July 10th Woot has the Anker Soundcore Boom 2 on sale for $69.99, which is $20 cheaper than the discounted price at other retailers like Amazon, and about half its original $129.99 price. The waterproof Bluetooth speaker can run for up to 24 hours on a single charge, with big, bass-forward sound that’s great for a day by the water or just hanging out in the…
Kane Carter sentenced in Vancouver shooting case that killed teen bystander
Kane Carter received an automatic life sentence. Crown asked for parole eligibility to be set at 20 years, while Carter’s defence asked for 12 years.
Justin Baldoni breaks silence on Blake Lively legal battle: ‘We didn’t want to add to the noise’
‘If you’ve ever been through something traumatic, you know that healing isn’t linear,’ Justin Baldoni said in an Instagram video alongside his wife Emily.
Man who recorded Halifax Costco racist tirade says he’s ‘deeply impacted’ by incident
Halifax Regional Police have since released photos of the suspect and are urging the public to help identify him.
Google’s deepfake detector system used to debunk McConnell hoax pic
Earlier this week, a picture that seemed to show Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell covered in tubes in a hospital bed in a state of extreme distress. It turned out to be an AI-generated fake.
Stocks drop worldwide; Oil spikes, Telstra hit by fresh faults
Escalating strikes in the war with Iran and a spike in oil prices is expected to further rattle Australia’s sharemarket.
Hedge Fund Scion Arthur Fery Storms Into Wimbledon Semis
British tennis wildcard Arthur Fery is the last British hope at Wimbledon. He’s also the son of a football-mad hedge fund manager and a former professional tennis player.
Study ties some birth control to brain tumours, but risks ‘rare’: experts
However, the overall risk remains ‘rare,’ experts say, and the risk generally goes away within several years of stopping the medication.
Taylor Swift Wedding: What Her Lyrics Say About Marriage
While many details of her wedding remain unknown, the songs from her 20-year-career tell us plenty about her thoughts on the institution.