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Officers may face stress injuries after deaths of colleagues, experts say

Officers may face stress injuries after deaths of colleagues, experts say

Breaking news, Canada August 13, 2018 at 5:42 pm 0 comments

TORONTO — Four years after Justin Bourque’s Moncton shooting rampage that killed three RCMP constables, police officers in New Brunswick are facing a new traumatic event that may have long-lasting psychological consequences, experts warn. On Friday morning in the province’s capital, police constables Robb Costello and Sara Burns were shotRead More

Toronto’s new top bureaucrat starts work today

Toronto’s new top bureaucrat starts work today

Breaking news, Canada August 13, 2018 at 5:41 pm 0 comments

Toronto:  Chris Murray begins his tenure at city hall today, replacing Deputy City Manager Giuliana Carbone who has held the top job on an interim basis since Peter Wallace’s resignation on April 3. Murray previously held the role of city manager with the City of Hamilton since 2009, where heRead More

Head of union representing elementary teachers to respond to sex-ed changes

Head of union representing elementary teachers to respond to sex-ed changes

Breaking news, Canada August 13, 2018 at 5:40 pm 0 comments

Ontario: The head of a union representing Ontario elementary school teachers is expected to respond to the provincial government’s decision to repeal the sex-ed curriculum today, just weeks before students return to the classroom. Last month, Premier Doug Ford announced that his government would repeal the sex-ed curriculum that hasRead More

De Baeremaeker says he won’t run for re-election

De Baeremaeker says he won’t run for re-election

Canada August 13, 2018 at 5:40 pm 0 comments

Long-time city councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker has announced that he will not be running for re-election, citing the difficulties of running a campaign amid a drastic eleventh hour boundary change by the province. In a news release Monday, the Ward 38 councillor said that the provincially imposed plan to shrinkRead More

U.S. President Trump threatens auto tariffs against Canada if trade talks fail

U.S. President Trump threatens auto tariffs against Canada if trade talks fail

Canada August 12, 2018 at 2:32 am 0 comments

OTTAWA — Donald Trump launched a fresh auto-tariff threat against Canada late Friday at a time when Ottawa finds itself in a holding pattern on NAFTA negotiations as it awaits the completion of one-on-one talks between the United States and Mexico. In a tweet that appeared to reference NAFTA’s renegotiation,Read More

Billy Talent headlining Danforth benefit concert for victims tonight

Billy Talent headlining Danforth benefit concert for victims tonight

Canada August 12, 2018 at 2:31 am 0 comments

TORONTO – A benefit concert is being held at the Danforth Music Hall to support victims of last month’s mass shooting in Toronto’s Greektown. Canadian rock band Billy Talent is headlining the concert along with musicians City and Colour, Pup and Finger Eleven. Some fans sporting T-shirts from the variousRead More

Fredericton man, 48, charged with four counts of first-degree murder in shooting

Fredericton man, 48, charged with four counts of first-degree murder in shooting

Canada August 12, 2018 at 2:31 am 0 comments

FREDERICTON – A man charged with multiple murders at a Fredericton apartment complex is being described as seemingly “polite and pleasant,” with police yet unable to offer the public any alleged motive for Friday’s burst of violence. Matthew Vincent Raymond, 48, of Fredericton is accused of killing 32-year-old Bobbie LeeRead More

Four people, including 2 cops, killed in Canada shooting: Police

Four people, including 2 cops, killed in Canada shooting: Police

Breaking news, Canada, Latest headlines August 12, 2018 at 2:05 am 0 comments

Toronto: Four people, including two police officers, were killed in a shooting in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton and one person was taken into custody, police said on Friday. Police in Fredericton, a city of about 56,000 that is the capital of the province of New Brunswick, said inRead More

Ontario families launch human rights challenge against sex-ed curriculum rollback

Ontario families launch human rights challenge against sex-ed curriculum rollback

Breaking news, Canada August 10, 2018 at 4:29 am 0 comments

TORONTO — The Ontario government is discriminating against LGBTQ students by repealing a modernized sex-education curriculum that gave teachers and children the tools needed for an inclusive classroom experience, parents and lawyers said Thursday as they announced plans to launch a human rights case over the issue. The Progressive ConservativesRead More

Saudi official says Canada dispute won’t affect oil sales

Saudi official says Canada dispute won’t affect oil sales

Canada August 10, 2018 at 4:27 am 0 comments

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia’s energy minister is assuring Canada that the kingdom’s diplomatic dispute with Ottawa won’t affect oil sales. The state-run Saudi Press Agency carried a statement today quoting Khalid al-Falih making the comments. The statement says there’s a “firm and longstanding policy that is notRead More