Tuesday August 5th, 2014 – 10 am
Posted Aug 5, 2014 10:50:41 AM.
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The first hour of the 570 Midday Show
10:00 Rudy Blair, Music and Entertainment Reporter
Homicide detectives are investigating after two people died and 13 others were taken to hospital after ingesting “party drugs” at the VELD Music Festival in Toronto over the long weekend. Toronto Police deputy chief Mark Saunders said at a news conference Monday that police don’t know what the drugs are that led to a man and woman, both 22, dying in hospital, though “there’s a possibility it could be poison.” The man’s death is under investigation by the Special Investigations Unit, Ontario’s police watchdog, as he was restrained by police while receiving medical attention before he died in an ambulance. Deputy chief Saunders said early reports suggested the drug could be ecstasy or GHB – the latter an odorless and colourless “date rape” drug that can lead to euphoria, tranquillity or loss of consciousness – but police haven’t been able to confirm that. He also couldn’t say how the drug was ingested, whether in pill form or some other method. The homicide squad was investigating because the deaths were a result of criminal activity that caused harm to more than a dozen others.
10:30 Sgt. Kerry Schmidt, Media Relations with OPP
Ontario Provincial Police are warning motorists and boaters to drive safely and responsibly this Civic Holiday weekend. Officers will be on the road focusing on offences such as impaired driving, seat belts, distracted driving and aggressive driving. Safe boating practices are also being urged which includes wearing a life jacket at all time.
The OPP also say boating deaths are preventable and that nearly half of those fatalities are attributed to the consumption of alcohol.
10:45 – Afzia Shareef, Owner of Style & Elegance Wedding and Event Coordination
A Hudson, NY, inn now charges the bride and groom $500 for every negative review posted about the establishment on the internet, The New York Posts’ Page Six reports. The boutique hotel’s website provides details about the fairly strict policy: “Please know that despite the fact that wedding couples love Hudson and our Inn, your friends and families may not. This is due to the fact that your guests may not understand what we offer…If your guests are looking for a Marriott type hotel they may not like it here. Therefore: If you have booked the Inn for a wedding or other type of event anywhere in the region and given us a deposit of any kind for guests to stay at [The Hotel] there will be a $500 fine that will be deducted from your deposit for every negative review of [The Hotel] placed on any internet site by anyone in your party and/or attending your wedding or event.
The policy doesn’t just cover weddings that occur at the inn, either.
If you stay here to attend a wedding anywhere in the area and leave us a negative review on any internet site you agree to a $500 fine for each negative review.”
The hotel notes that the fine will be refunded to the guest or the couple if the offending review is removed from the internet.
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