Man who adorned his van ride with a Confederate flag during last year’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ in Ottawa speaks out, Toronto police are investigating a series of assaults allegedly carried out by a group teenage girls, and a new study suggests that fast food may be linked to life-threatening liver disease.
Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
1. The protester speaks: An Ottawa roofer says that Confederate flag on his pickup truck during the “Freedom Convoy” demonstration was a symbol of rebellion against the government.
2. Assaults in Toronto: Toronto police are investigating a group of up to 10 people teenage girls allegedly assaulted several people at several TTC subway stations last month.
3. Watch what you eat: A new study has found that fast food consumption is associated with a life-threatening condition of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
4. Questions from the committee: Senior officials from major Canadian airlines, airport authorities and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will face a series of tough questions from MPs on the House Transportation Committee today.
5.Jeff Beck, 1944-2023: A guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, Jeff Beck, dead at 78.
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