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Windsor man recounts moment he heard the Mexico shooting that killed a Canadian woman
A gunman killed a Canadian woman and wounded four other people — including a second Canadian — at the Teotihuacán pyramids outside Mexico City on Monday before killing himself, authorities said, jolting one of the country’s most visited tourist sites.
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Alleged poison seller Kenneth Law to avoid murder trial, case to be ‘resolved’ in May: judge
Kenneth Law, the Toronto-area man accused of selling poison to individuals at risk of self-harm, will avoid a murder trial and his criminal case will come to a conclusion next month, a judge has said. Law is expected to plead guilty to 14 counts of counselling or aiding suicide.
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B.C. to work with First Nations on Indigenous rights act, Eby says
B.C. Premier David Eby has outlined a plan for B.C. and First Nations to co-develop a joint approach to DRIPA before the fall session begins in October.
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Ex-Mountie pleads not guilty to acting on behalf of China as foreign influence trial begins
A former Mountie accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese government pleaded not guilty Monday to laying the groundwork for a scheme to “induce” a multimillionaire Chinese expat to turn himself over to China where he was accused of financial crimes.
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Amnesty International concerned Canada is ‘rolling back’ support for Indigenous rights
Amnesty International is concerned Canada is backsliding on Indigenous rights under Prime Minister Mark Carney. The organization warns in its annual global human rights report that new laws passed last year to fast-track major projects have threatened Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination.
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Police presence, ‘realistic sound effects’ to be part of Chatham-Kent police exercise this week
Chatham-Kent police say they will be conducting a training exercise near the former St. Ursula school this week, so people may hear noise and notice police in the area.
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Quebec has some of the highest gas prices in Canada. But some not sold on fuel tax freeze
Despite Quebecers paying among the highest fuel prices in North America, some think the federal government’s gas tax reprieve is a terrible idea.
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Kelowna long-term care worker convicted of sexual assault amid B.C. wildfire evacuations
A judge has found an unnamed health-care worker at a long-term care facility in the Central Okanagan guilty of three counts of sexual assault against his co-workers. The assaults happened while the workers were staying in the Lower Mainland in order to care for evacuated residents during the August 2023 McDougall Creek wildfire in West…
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WestJet evaluating summer schedule and consolidating some flights over jet fuel costs
WestJet says it is cutting flight capacity due to the soaring price of jet fuel caused by the war in Iran.
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Ontario man accused of selling toxic substances so people could die by suicide expected to plead guilty in May
An Ontario man accused of aiding multiple suicides by selling lethal substances online will appear in court on May 29, where he is expected to plead guilty to charges of siding suicide if Crown prosecutors withdraw additional charges of first-degree murder. Kenneth Law was arrested in May 2023, and charged in December of that year…