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August 7, 2008
Topics police, software, city, camera, video, linda, images, sun, driver, law, men, videos and taxi
Almost all of Ottawa City's 1,100 taxicabs have complied with a law mandating the installation of video cameras in their vehicles. The goal of the requirement is to assist police in criminal investigations of crimes in taxicabs. However, a technical glitch needs to be addressed. The city police do not have the software to allow them to view the videos.
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August 5, 2008
Topics toronto, travel, space, city, address, mountain, sun, bus, head, law, baby and children
The head of Ottawa's transportation commission, Alain Mercier, will meet soon with different commuter groups to address congestion problems on the national capital city's public buses. Rising fuel cost has lead more Ottawa residents to shift to public transport to go to work or school. To maximize space, some commuter groups have pushed for regulations on baby strollers, which take up space on public buses. One proposal is to require proper folding and stashing of the strollers inside the bus.
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August 4, 2008
Circuit City has ordered that all copies of a Mad Magazine issue be destroyed because they contain a parody of the electronic super-store, 'Sucker City. 'A copy of a memo from Circuit City corporate operations is posted on The Consumerist Web site. The memo instructs employees to remove copies of the longtime funny mag and destory them.
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August 4, 2008
A 12-year-old girl who fell 14-stories down a chimney and lived to tell about is in an intensive care unit at a New York hospital. According to reports, Grace Bergere was showing her cousin who was visiting from California the view of the New York City skyline from the rooftop of the building she lives in with her parents Saturday night when she climbed a 25-foot ladder up a chimney and fell into it upon reaching the top.
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August 4, 2008
Topics toronto, jeans, people, fashion, clothing, dress, house, globe, sarah, baseball, signs, image, music, club, black, young, university, office and city
A dress code banning urban wear at the Brunswick House, a popular nightspot for University of Toronto students, is generating controversy. The decades-old establishment has signs which explicitly prohibit baggy pants, do-rags, bandanas, track-suits, jerseys, tank tops and reverse baseball caps. Most of these items are apparel associated with the black community, raising the specter that the ban may spark controversy.
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