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Lawyer for officer suing federal government calls for outside probe of military police
The lawyer representing the former head of the Canadian Armed Forces personnel branch is calling on Defence Minister Bill Blair to bring in either the RCMP or the Ontario Provincial Police to review the “professional competency” of military police and its leadership.
Can a Senate bill to regulate sports betting ads reach the finish line in this Parliament?
A senator’s push to curtail the unchecked promotion of sports betting is working its way through the legislative process, with the aim of establishing a national framework for regulating these services. It’s passed a second reading in the Senate, but has yet to reach the House.
She was sexually assaulted at work. It took 6 years for a human rights tribunal to schedule a hearing
Patricia Sayers filed a human rights case after being sexually assaulted by a co-worker, in hope of helping to prevent future incidents at that store. But it took six years for the Ontario tribunal to schedule a hearing, rendering most of her hopes unattainable, she says.
LCBO blindsided by Ontario cancelling pilot to scan customer ID’s at northern stores, exec emails show
LCBO executives said they were blindsided by the Ontario Ministry of Finance’s decision to cancel an anti-theft pilot at some northern stores soon after it was announced, documents obtained by CBC News show. One email to LCBO leadership says politicians had appreciated the “effort to help curb what is a societal problem in some of these markets.”
Surrey gurdwara marks one year since Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder
Hundreds gathered at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey on Sunday to mark a solemn anniversary: one year since the temple’s president was killed.
Saskatoon business leaders to address police board about crime and safety concerns
Two Saskatoon business leaders are appearing before the city’s police board on Thursday to address their growing concerns about crime and community safety.
Trudeau says Russia needs to be accountable for ‘genocide’ of taking Ukrainian kids
Russia must be held accountable for “an element of genocide” it’s perpetrating by taking thousands of Ukrainian children from their homes and trying to erase their Ukrainian identity, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday at the end of a global summit focused on restoring peace between the two countries.
Strike at Cascadia Liquor stores on Vancouver Island over, union says
Striking employees at three Greater Victoria liquor stores will be returning to work after six weeks on the picket line, the union representing the workers announced Sunday.
Families of loved ones buried at Montreal cemetery demand answers over state of grounds
Katrina Goulo spent hours Sunday clearing her father’s resting place arguing that it’s disrespectful to allow the grass in the cemetery, which is Canad’s largest, to be overgrown.