News of the day: Parasite that causes ‘explosive’ diarrhea spreading across U.S.

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Published Jul 08, 2026  •  2 minute read

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It’s Wednesday, July 8. Here are the top stories we’re following today:

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Parasite that causes ‘explosive’ diarrhea spreading across U.S.

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U.S. health officials have noted a higher-than-normal number of cases across several states of a parasite that can cause “explosive diarrhea” in humans. “People who are infected with Cyclospora may or may not experience symptoms,” the CDC says in an overview of the illness.

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Relief pitcher Braydon Fisher of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks during a game earlier this season. Getty Images

Blue Jays’ Braydon Fisher placed on bereavement leave after father’s sudden death

Blue Jays reliever Braydon Fisher’s dad, Norman, passed away Monday after he suffered a stroke while en route to check into his hotel in San Francisco, where the Jays were about to begin a three-game series against the Giants.

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Damian Hudson, 32, is charged with second-degree murder for a shooting that saw Karolina Huebner-Makurat, 44, killed by a stray bullet in Leslieville on Friday, July 7, 2023. Photo by DAMIAN HUDSON /LinkedIn

Killer of Leslieville mom seeks appeal in bystander murder

In a handwritten inmate form, killer Damian Hudson has launched an appeal against his guilty verdict and life sentence for second-degree murder in the stray bullet killing of mom Karolina Huebner-Makurat. And if granted, he wants to be tried this time by a judge alone.

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Constable in Training Tyrone Magbitang. (Handout/Durham Regional Police)

WARMINGTON: Fallen officer Tyrone Magbitang made ‘lasting impression’ on community

The tragedy of the death of Durham Regional Police Constable in training Tyrone Magbitang is not just that he was about to fulfil his ambition of becoming a police officer. It’s also that Durham Region will not have this brilliant 27-year-old out there working to keep people safe – something he has always wanted to do and something he was working very hard to achieve.

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Department of National Defence (DND) building photographed in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Photo by HYUNGCHEOL PARK /Postmedia Network

Judge drops anchor on naval veteran’s fight to serve past age 60

The battle by a 65-year-old naval reservist to stay in uniform has been sunk by a federal judge. Naval Reserve Captain Robert Snook of St. John’s, N.L., reached the military’s compulsory retirement age (CRA) of 60 in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He managed to stay in his role after securing two extensions under existing Department of National Defence (DND) COVID policies — but attempts to secure a third exemption that would’ve let him serve until his 65th birthday last August were rejected by top brass at the Royal Canadian Navy.

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