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Marilyn Gladu backed petition this year for automatic byelection when MPs cross the floor
Three months before Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crossed the floor to the Liberals, she backed a call for an automatic byelection when an MP defects. Gladu said she decided to join the Liberals because she has “heard clearly from constituents that (they) want serious leadership,” in a statement released today . But in January the…
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Toronto man not criminally responsible for killing his grandmother gets absolute discharge
A Toronto man found not criminally responsible six years ago for killing his grandmother and trying to kill a health-care worker has been granted an absolute discharge by the Ontario Review Board, despite his psychiatrist’s reservations about his patient’s ability to manage his condition and his future plans to attend law school. A judge found…
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12 million Canadians could get a one-time bonus payment this spring. Here’s how to check if you qualify
Canadians who receive the quarterly GST/HST credit, or those who qualify for it, could receive an extra payment ranging from $267 to $717 in the coming weeks. In January, Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed to put “more money back in Canadians’ pockets” with the announcement of a new GST rebate. Formerly known as the Goods…
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Medical expert defends doctor’s assessment of woman before she died of sepsis in Ontario hospital
Heather Winterstein didn’t show hallmark warning signs of potentially life-threatening sepsis when she went through triage screening the day before she died at the hospital in St. Catharines, Ont., an emergency medical expert told the coroner’s inquest for the 24-year-old.
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CBC investigation finds numerous Montreal exporters sent stolen vehicles overseas
Police raided a Montreal mattress company and found stolen cars. A CBC investigation into the city’s car export industry found numerous Montreal businesses have sent stolen cars overseas.
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This teen soccer prodigy is stuck in Quebec with invitation to Real Madrid training camp
A 14-year-old aspiring soccer player living in Quebec has been given the opportunity of a lifetime. But his status as an asylum seeker is preventing him from getting on a plane and capitalizing on it.
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Police uncovered $20K worth of alleged stolen booze in a single home. Inside N.S.’s booze black market
After a two-month investigation into significant alcohol thefts from NSLC stores in the Halifax region, RCMP seized more than 450 bottles of hard alcohol worth almost $20,000 from a home. Police even seized a ledger detailing the alcohol being delivered to the home and what had been resold.
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‘The justice system has been allowed to disintegrate’: lawyer says N.L. courts are in crisis
A first-degree murder trial was delayed last week on Newfoundland’s west coast over a lack of sheriff officers and one lawyer says she wasn’t surprised, given the state of the province’s criminal justice system.
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Youth charged in Manitoba school attack plot had threatened kids with knife, parents say
Multiple Rivers, Man., parents allege 14-year-old charged in a school attack plot had a history of knife threats. They say the community needs better mental health support.
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Ontario to extend workplace safety, insurance coverage in privately run retirement and group homes
Labour Minister David Piccini says the new legislative measure will be part of a broader set of changes to labour rules.