April 2 2015
April 2 2015
April 2 2015
Toronto
Your essential daily news | THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015
Woman gets
death threats
over period pic
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Increased interest
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to abandoned animals
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Brampton artist
says messages
of support help
with negativity
Rupi Kaur says all she wanted
to do was start a conversation.
But the 22-year-old Brampton
artist never expected to receive
death threats over a photo she
posted online.
When I created it, I knew I
was tackling a very heavy topic
and I knew that it was something
that people didnt really want to
see, Kaur said Wednesday.
The photo in question depicts
a woman on her period, lying
in bed with blood stains on her
pants and the bed sheets.
I thought theyd be uncomfortable, but I didnt think theyd
be offended to such a level that
they would be saying the things
theyre saying, Kaur said.
On March 25, Instagram re-
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NEWS
GOSSIP
SLUGLINE
Andy Byford
says there was
no fare dispute
TTC CEO Andy Byford is defending the transit systems
enforcement unit even after
asking Toronto police to investigate an incident in which two
uniformed TTC officers repeatedly punched two men at Union
Station after a hockey game.
The transit enforcement
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VIOLENCE
1. Struggle begins A
transit enforcement officer struggles with a
man. A second person,
believed to be the mans
son, intervenes and the
struggle continues.
2. Punches thrown
About a minute into the
video, when the camera
pans back to the struggle, the son is throwing
punches at the transit
enforcement officer.
7. In custody Suspects
are charged with assaulting the transit officers, according to
police and the TTC.
Toronto
at this point.
Well obviously monitor
and determine the impact of
the law, but theres no clear
unconstitutionality in the law,
the premier said.
The sweeping new changes to the way prostitution is
regulated in Canada follow a
Supreme Court decision that
found the old laws violated the
rights of prostitutes.
Attorney General Madeleine
Meilleur said her senior staff
concluded that the new law
answers concerns that the Supreme Court had about the
previous law.
A coalition of sex-trade
workers and their supporters
disagree, saying the new law,
which criminalizes paying for
sex, communicating for sex or
advertising sex services, is extremely similar to the old one.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Safian Cheema says hes happy to have the support and friendships of the Ex-Muslims of North America. JESSICA SMITH CROSS
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CONTROVERSY
Group helps
ex-Muslims
see meaning
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Metro | Toronto
Toronto
ness, weve done all that without a casino, why would we bet
that now, said Councillor Mike
Layton said.
Joe Cressy, who shares a neighboring downtown ward, said
gambling revenue disproportionately comes from those who
are struggling. That is not a sustainable or equitable way to build
a city and generate revenue.
Tony Bitonti, OLGs senior
manager, media relations, said
it is true we have seen a decline
in casino revenues, particular-
THE SEASONS
CHANGE,
SO DO OUR
SCHEDULES
Starting April 11, were making
changes to our bus services,
including some earlier departures.
Be sure to check your new schedule.
gotransit.com/schedules
Pour plus de reseignements, veuillez visiter le site gotransit.com.
Toronto man
to ink NBA deal
BASKETBALL
Sim Bhullar
first of Indian
descent to play
in league
A Toronto-born man is about to
make NBA history as the first
player of Indian descent to play
in the league.
The Sacramento Kings are
signing Sim Bhullar to a 10-day
contract, a person with knowledge of the deal said Wednesday.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of
anonymity because the Kings
are not expected to announce
Bhullars deal until Thursday,
when David Wears 10-day contract expires and a roster spot
opens up.
The seven-foot-five, 360-pound
Bhullar is being called up from
the teams NBA Development
League affiliate, the Reno Bighorns. The 22-year-old centre
will be on the roster Friday when
the Kings host the New Orleans
Pelicans.
Bhullar was born in Toronto
to India-born parents and played
AAU basketball with two recent
No. 1 overall picks from Canada
Andrew Wiggins and Anthony
Bennett.
Sacramento is intrigued by
Bhullars size and heritage.
Kings owner Vivek Ranadive
is the NBAs first India-born
owner and is trying to expand
the leagues presence in his native country.
When the Kings announced in
August that Bhullar would compete for a roster spot in training
camp, Ranadive called India the
NBAs next great frontier. He
said Bhullar represents one of
many that will emerge from that
region as the game continues
to garner more attention and
generate ever-increasing passion among a new generation
of Indian fans.
Undrafted last year, Bhullar
joined the Kings in training camp
before signing with Reno. Hes
averaging 10.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks in David
Arseneaults fast-paced system
in Reno.
The Kings consider Bhullar
a project, albeit a large and unfinished one. He has worked on
his conditioning and keeping up
with the pace of the professional
game, which remains an issue,
but he has shown spurts of being
a presence in the middle.
In his last game Tuesday, Bhullar had 19 points, 15 rebounds
and five blocks in Renos 131-105
win over Bakersfield. He played
38 minutes. METRO/AP
Toronto
Second City
offering more
improv classes
Luke
Simcoe
Metro | Toronto
Faced with a surge in demand for
its improv courses, Second City
is expanding its training centre.
Catholic board
nominee bumped
Wednesday, April 1 to Monday, April 6
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CITY NEWS
Man hit by streetcar
dies of injuries
An elderly pedestrian has
died after being hit by a
streetcar near St. Clair
Avenue W. and Arlington
Avenue last month.
According to police, the
80-year-old man was trying to cross St. Clair when
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