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Ontario, Canada: Aris Babikian elected vice-chair of Ontario Legislature’s standing committee on justice policy

August 17, 2018 by administrator

Aris Babikian

Aris Babikian was elected Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy of the The Ontario Legislature,

This committee is responsible for discussion and study of legal codes and statutes when proposed changes are made by both the government and private members business.

On June 7, 2018, Aris Babikian was elected to Ontario Legislature winning over 50% of the vote in Scarborough-Agincourt, breaking the 30 year Liberal-hold in Scarborough-Agincourt. He is the first Armenian elected to Ontario Legislature.

Spring storm causes widespread power outages in Southern Ontario, Canada

May 5, 2018 by administrator

Southern Ontario was battered by persistent, unrelenting and briefly hurricane- strength winds Friday afternoon, local source reported.

At the Region of Waterloo International Airport, a peak gust of 122 km/h was recorded. If sustained, that would have been considered a hurricane-strength wind.

The winds caused widespread power outages. At the peak of the damage, during the early evening hours, at least 200,000 properties across southern Ontario were without electricity.

The high winds were accompanied by a fast-moving line of afternoon thunderstorms. Environment Canada said it received some reports of hail accompanying the storms.

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