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By Miriam Lafontaine After being detained by Israeli forces, activist and doctor Nima Machouf is expected to land in Montreal on Sunday, her husband said. The epidemiologist from Montreal was among several Canadians that had been aboard a flotilla attempting to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The vessel, named The Conscience, was intercepted […]
By Joshua Clipperton TORONTO — Connor McDavid left a bag of money on the table this week. The superstar centre signed a two-year, US$25-million contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers through 2027-28 after weighing his options all summer and through most of training camp. There’s no doubt McDavid could have pressed and squeezed the organization […]
Schnoor said Stefanson tried to get a mining project approved after her Progressive Conservatives lost the 2023 election and before the NDP government could be sworn in. Schnoor said the attempt amounted to improperly furthering the interests of other people and went against a long-standing parliamentary principle that forbids outgoing governments from making major decisions. Stefanson has said she was acting in the public interest, had no personal stake in the project, and no licence was issued in the end. The Progressive Conservatives, now in Opposition, voted in favour of the report alongside the NDP and have said they’re not helping Stefanson pay the fine.
The matter was adjourned Tuesday to Oct. 22 and a bail hearing has been rescheduled for that date. The accused remains in custody. Lethbridge Police responded to a report on Aug. 27 that a seven-year-old boy had been repeatedly stabbed. A 911 call was made after the victim’s father arrived home and located his son in serious medical distress. Police say the boy’s older brother said an unknown male had entered the home and stabbed the child before fleeing the scene. The victim was transported by EMS to hospital in Lethbridge with critical injuries and later airlifted to the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton where he is now in stable condition. Police say during a search of the property, a knife, believed to be used in the incident, was recovered from the residence. It’s believed the attack happened when the two boys were alone in the home.
Krepski says the pilot was taken to Vancouver with serious injuries. He says the board couldn’t confirm who the owner of the aircraft is, and could only share preliminary information after receiving a report. He says more information about the crash will be available once investigators arrive at the site. The board’s deployment notice says it investigates air, marine, pipeline and rail transportation accidents with the “sole aim” of advancing transportation safety, and does not assign blame or make findings of liability.