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Who is Hamdi Lataj, the Balkan ex-bank burglar living large among Canada’s A-listers?
Hamdi Lataj is a convicted bank burglar who police suspected once trafficked drugs with Mexican kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and who was targeted in an illegal gambling and money-laundering case involving alleged members of Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta mafia. Today, he lists his address as being in one of Toronto’s most exclusive condo towers. He sits…
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Canada is pitching its energy ambitions in Texas — can the oil and gas industry be convinced?
Though oil and gas industry executives at CERAWeek, a global energy conference in Houston, welcomed Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson’s enthusiasm, they still say they want to see considerable action before they can be sure Canada’s federal government is serious about changing the country’s reputation as being reluctant to expand the energy sector, especially oil…
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Ontario running out of time to pass bill to deal with misbehaving municipal politicians, critics warn
Ontario is running out of time to beef up rules that would crack down on negligent and misbehaving municipal politicians ahead of the next civic election, some experts and opposition critics warn.
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N.S. budget bill vote shut down by singing protesters
As the final vote to approve Premier Tim Houston’s controversial budget was about to begin, members of the crowd in the Province House gallery broke out in song.
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Sponsored international travel by MPs drops to 15-year low outside of COVID-19 pandemic
Members of Parliament last year went on the fewest sponsored international trips in the last 15 years, excluding the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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This wheelchair is taking Belle River’s Amanda Loewen anywhere
For nearly two decades, Amanda Loewen’s world ended where the pavement did. Now, she’s planning a trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
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Jewish leaders warn of Iran-inspired terror threat after synagogue shootings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Jewish community throughout North America has faced a shocking 900 per cent rise in antisemitic incidents since 2014, according to the Anti-Defamation League data. Since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel, synagogues, community centres, and campuses have been on heightened alert for violence. In recent weeks, amid the U.S.-Israel…
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Fraser says he considered notwithstanding clause after court struck down child porn penalties
OTTAWA — Canada’s justice minister says while he never believed in the notwithstanding clause as the right tool to maintain the mandatory minimum penalty for access and possession of child sex abuse images, he nevertheless “gave it the thought that it deserves.” Sean Fraser’s comments come as debate gets underway on Bill C-16, an omnibus…
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Meet Charles Milliard, the man who could spare Canada a third Quebec referendum
MAGOG, QC. — As soon as he stepped inside the café, Charles Milliard began turning heads. Among those enjoying their coffee who spotted the new Quebec Liberal Party leader as he made his way through Café Hubert Saint-Jean, located in the province’s Eastern Townships, was Normand Duval. “It’s always fun at the beginning,” the former…
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12-year-old student pulled classmates to safety during Tumbler Ridge shooting, says MP
More than a month after the deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, stories of bravery during the tragedy are being shared. At the National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa Tuesday morning, Conservative MP Bob Zimmer for Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies spoke about a student who pulled two classmates to safety.