Report calls for public apology in ‘disastrous’ 2021 Halifax encampment evictions

A highly anticipated report looking into the way evictions were carried out at a Halifax encampment in 2021 offered 37 recommendations for Halifax police, the police board and the city, calling it “a day of chaos for all those involved.”  Last spring, the Board of Police Commissioners announced it had hired a Toronto-based law firm to…

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Aurélie Rivard swims to 12th career Paralympic medal with silver in S10 100m freestyle

Canadian swimmer Aurélie Rivard captured her 12th career Paralympic medal with silver in the women’s S10 100-metre freestyle event on Sunday in Paris. The 28-year-old from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., clocked a time of one minute 00.82 seconds at Paris La Défense Arena, finishing just 0.3 seconds behind gold medallist Emeline Pierre of France. Rivard, who holds the world record, was the…

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Son of man who died in N.B. ER says premier using death to score ‘political points’ – New Brunswick

The son of a 78-year-old man who died in a Fredericton emergency department after waiting to be seen for nearly seven hours says New Brunswick’s premier is using his father’s death to score political goals ahead of an election. Ryan Mesheau said he was taken aback by Premier Blaine Higgs’s recent vow to shield health-care…

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A U.S. port strike looms, and it would be ‘devastating’ for supply chains – National

Hot on the heels of a Canada-wide rail shutdown, a potential strike at U.S. seaports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico is threatening to further disrupt supply chains. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which represents roughly 45,000 dockworkers at three dozen seaports from Texas to Maine, have threatened to walk off the job on…

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NHL player Johnny Gaudreau, brother dead after being struck by suspected drunk driver

NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother were killed Thursday night when they were hit by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey, police said Friday. Gaudreau, 31, and brother, Matthew, 29, are Carneys Point, N.J., natives and were scheduled to be groomsmen at their sister Katie’s…

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