Extra, Extra: De Grasse Could Cash In, Officer Charged In Relation to G20 Arrests, and the 6God Finds True Love
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Extra, Extra: De Grasse Could Cash In, Officer Charged In Relation to G20 Arrests, and the 6God Finds True Love

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  • A Toronto police officer who served as a supervisor at the 2010 G20 Summit has been found guilty. This morning, Superintendent Mark Fenton was convicted on two charges of exercising unlawful or unnecessary authority, and one charge of discreditable conduct. Retired judge John Hamilton said after delivering the verdict: “The decision to order mass arrests demonstrated a lack of understanding of the right to protest.” Fenton is the only upper-command officer to face a police tribunal in relation to the June 2010 weekend arrests, which saw a total of 1,118 people arrested.

  • Markham, Ont., sprint superstar Andre De Grasse is facing an unlikely dilemma. After running the men’s 100-metre final at the IAAF world championships Sunday night and tying for third with America’s Trayvon Bromell, De Grasse must decide whether to accept the money he earned for winning bronze—$20,000 USD, plus a share of $20,000 to $80,000 if Canada earns a medal during the 4×100-metre relay on Saturday—and turning pro, or continuing under his scholarship at the University of Southern California and remaining amateur. De Grasse said in an interview, “A lot has changed right now….I just got a bronze medal. I’ve got to talk to my coach and make what’s best for me and my family, so we’ll go form there.” Man, we wish we had problems like these.
  • Drizzy Drake and Serena Williams are officially a thang. After months of rumours of the stars’ coupledom, the two were spotted kissing at an upscale Italian restaurant Sunday evening, hours after Williams’s win at the WTA tournament in Cincinnati. In June, the rapper was spotted at Williams’s Wimbledon matches, and again at her matches at the Rogers Cup earlier this month. When asked by an Associated Press reporter in June if the rap star was her “lucky mascot,” Williams responded, “We’ve been friends for, like, so many years. Just like family.” Mmhmmmmmm. Sure.
  • From today’s edition of 12:36, Toronto’s new lunchtime tabloid newsletter: Kory Teneycke, who used to be a Sun News Network vice-president before the station folded earlier this year, is now Stephen Harper’s media mouthpiece—meaning he’s in charge of meting out questions to journalists at each of the PM’s campaign stops. Teneycke recently dared VICE political reporter Justin Ling to write a story about being denied a chance to ask Harper about ISIS. When Ling wrote that story, Teneycke responded with a picture of a sad clown. (Want more 12:36? Subscribe to it now.)

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