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    Former PC Party vice-president appointed as Ontario judge

    A former vice-president of the Progressive Conservative party has been appointed an Ontario judge — a move one opposition party says is the latest example of the government putting "well-connected insiders" into prestigious roles.On Monday, the province announced Sara Mintz was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice and will be stationed in Toronto.Mintz, who was most recently the associate chair of the Criminal Injuries Compensative Board before its wind-down, disclosed to a legislative comm

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    Court rejects students' request for injunction against McGill encampment

    MONTREAL — Pro-Palestinian activists who have pitched their tents on the McGill University campus scored a legal victory on Wednesday when a Quebec judge rejected a request for an injunction to stop their protest. Two students at the Montreal university had asked Quebec Superior Court to order protesters to move at least 100 metres from school buildings, saying their presence had created an environment of aggression and left them feeling unsafe. Justice Chantal Masse ruled Wednesday that the stu

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    Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed

    Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein during a hearing at a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday, the disgraced movie mogul's first appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week.

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    B.C's auditor general to review government's response to 2021 Lytton wildfire

    LYTTON, B.C. — British Columbia's auditor general says his office is doing a review of the province's response to the 2021 wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C. Michael Pickup says in a video statement that the report will focus on the B.C. government's roles and responsibilities for disaster recovery, its support for Lytton, including funding, challenges that came with rebuilding and how the province can improve. On June 30, 2021, just one day after Lytton hit a Canadian temper

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    Fire destroys community fridge in Centretown

    A fire Wednesday morning has destroyed a community fridge in Ottawa's Centretown neighbourhood.Ottawa Fire Services spokesperson Nick DeFazio said the call about a fire at 415 MacLaren St. came in shortly after 7:15 a.m. He said the investigation has now been turned over to police.Susan Palmai, a volunteer and member of the Centretown Churches Social Action Committee who helps run the community fridge, said she was visiting the MacLaren Street site in the morning when she saw police and firefigh

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    Federal Reserve chair Powell says interest rates will stay at high until inflation further cools

    Federal Reserve chair Powell says interest rates will stay at high until inflation further cools

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    Man dead after stabbing inside Brampton apartment, police say

    A man is dead after an early morning stabbing inside a Brampton apartment building on Wednesday, Peel police say.Police say the stabbing took place just after 8:30 a.m. at a low-rise building on Baycliffe Crescent. Officers arrived to find the victim on the second floor, Const. Nikhil Chakravarthy said.Police haven't identified the victim and say they are working to find out whether the man was a resident of the apartment building. Chakravarthy says there is a single male suspect who may have kn

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