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Colleagues mourn Ontario Sen. Ian Shugart, former top civil servant, dead at 66
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Ian Shugart, an Ontario senator and former top public servant, has died at the age of 66, Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné confirmed on Wednesday. Shugart was appointed to the Senate in September 2022 on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, following a career in the public service that spanned more than 40 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shooter in Sault Ste. Marie involved in intimate partner investigations in past
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Police in Sault Ste. Marie say a man who killed four people ““ including three children ““ before taking his own life had been involved in intimate partner investigations in the past. Investigators have said the shootings that took place in the northern Ontario city Monday night were the result ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Shooter in Sault Ste. Marie involved in intimate partner probes in past
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Police in Sault Ste. Marie say a man who killed four people ““ including three children ““ before taking his own life had been involved in intimate partner investigations in the past. Investigators have said the shootings that took place in the northern Ontario city Monday night were the result ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada needs to move faster than the rest of the world on renewable energy: Wilkinson
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada needs to “get with the program” and move faster to become a renewable energy powerhouse, as a new international energy outlook forecasts demand for all fossil fuels will peak in seven years. The International Energy Agency annual outlook published Tuesday says that even if no new climate-related ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rules were followed in alleged Islamophobic incident involving U.K. MP: Air Canada
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Air Canada says its staff followed procedure when it delayed a British MP for extra questions in what has been described as an Islamophobic incident during a recent diplomatic trip to Canada. Mohammad Yasin was pulled aside for questioning at London’s Heathrow Airport while other lawmakers he was travelling with were allowed through, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jean Charest’s son reacts after Legault says comparison to ex-premier is ‘insulting’
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
QUEBEC – Jean Charest’s son is sticking up for his father after Quebec Premier François Legault suggested it’s an insult to be compared to the former premier. Antoine Dionne Charest wrote on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, that Legault’s decision to insult a former premier was disrespectful, ungenerous and unworthy of the office ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused RCMP leaker never spoke of doing undercover operations: former colleague
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – A former colleague of Cameron Jay Ortis, who is accused of disclosing secrets to people of interest to police, has testified in court that Ortis never mentioned taking part in undercover operations. Dan Morris told the Ontario Superior Court that Ortis did not speak to him about contacting the targets of RCMP investigations. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blair offers little on how ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Israel-Hamas war would work
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Bill Blair says humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict are needed to get critical aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip, but he can’t yet say how it would actually work. Canada joined international partners including the United States and France on Tuesday in calling for a temporary halt to fighting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French-language university heads criticize tuition hike for non-Quebec students
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – A group of French-language university heads in Quebec is coming to the defence of English schools who say a planned tuition hike for out-of-province students could devastate their finances. The leaders of the Université de Montréal, Université Laval, Université de Sherbrooke, Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal criticize the plan in an open letter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drought reveals cracks in Canada-U.S. Columbia River Treaty as B.C. lake dries up
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
Victoria Youmans says she hasn’t seen Arrow Lakes Reservoir looking so low in more than 20 years. The resident of Nakusp on the shores of the reservoir in British Columbia’s southern Interior says she’s seen thousands of dead fish on the shore, and the receding waterline means boat access has been cut to waterfront properties. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario Sen. Ian Shugart, former top federal public servant, dead at 66
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Ian Shugart, an Ontario senator and former top public servant, has died at the age of 66, Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagné confirmed on Wednesday. The Senate was expected to hold a moment of silence for Shugart on Wednesday afternoon before adjourning for the day. Shugart was appointed to the Senate in September 2022 ... Read More »
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