Pattison Developments says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won’t proceed

Andrea Woo / theglobeandmail - The proposed sale had sparked protests on both sides of the border as the U.S. agency faces intensifying scrutiny

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Alex Pretti: U.S. DOJ opens federal civil rights investigation into death

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Department of Homeland Security also said Friday that the FBI will lead the federal probe into Pretti's death.

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Feds’ single-use plastics ban to stand after Federal Court appeal ruling

Ling Hui / torontosun - The Responsible Plastic Use Coalition, representing major players in the Canadian plastics industry, had launched the court challenge

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3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files to be released, says U.S. DOJ

Rachel Goodman / globalnews - Among the latest released files are more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, some taken by Jeffrey Epstein himself, said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested in Minnesota earlier this month following a demonstration that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, according to a U.S. Justice Department official familiar with the matter.

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Manitoba nurse stripped of licence after wrongly giving patient drugs

Kevin Hirschfield / globalnews - A registered nurse who wrongly administered fentanyl, nearly killing a patient, and asked a doctor to approve the move after the fact has been stripped of her licence.

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Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won't thwart gun buyback

sootoday - OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn't foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help.

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Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec’s private doctors' federation challenges a law requiring new doctors to work five years in the public system, calling it discriminatory and harmful to patient care.

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Stepfather of two missing N.S. kids charged with sexual assault of adult, forcible confinement

Rebecca Lau / globalnews - The stepfather of two Nova Scotia children who have been missing for nearly nine months has been charged with assault, sexual assault and forcible confinement according to RCMP.

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Ontario’s police watchdog not investigating alleged assault on lawyer at courthouse

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ontario's police watchdog says it is not currently investigating allegations that police officers assaulted a lawyer at an Oshawa, Ont., courthouse.

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WARMINGTON: ‘Dangerous’ Toronto jail escapee nabbed — but how did he get out in the first place?

Joe Warmington / torontosun - Steven Alexander Guzman Marroquin was able to impersonate another inmate set for release from the Toronto South Detention Centre

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Ontario takes over Peel District School Board, halts plan to lay off 60 teachers

Dave McGinn / theglobeandmail - Government also said it will take over York Catholic District School Board if it fails to address concerns in two weeks

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National summit on extortion crisis to be held in B.C., premier says

Amy Judd / globalnews - Premier David Eby said on Wednesday that the federal government is committing 20 more officers and helicopter support to police in B.C.

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Pattison firm did not know Virginia warehouse was set to become ICE holding facility, company says

theglobeandmail - Business leaders must consider if they are contributing to an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, says B.C. Attorney-General

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Ottawa remains open to deal with Meta to restore news to Facebook, Instagram

sootoday - OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it continues to be open to a deal to bring news back to Meta’s platforms. Meta removed news from Facebook and Instagram in response to the 2023 Online News Act, which the U.S.

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Longueuil woman who scalded boy over doorbell prank sentenced to 27-month prison term

Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - Stéphanie Borel, 47, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for dousing a boy, 10, with hot water as he was approaching her door.

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Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to 'direct' them

Jack Farrell, Lisa Johnson / nationalobserver - The province's three chief justices, in a rare public statement, say democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other's role.

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Man escapes Toronto jail by impersonating inmate set for release: Toronto police

Sean Previl / globalnews - Toronto police say the suspect was fitted with an ankle monitoring device on his release, but it was removed at a nearby gas station.

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Eight charged in alleged commercial driver exam bribery scheme in Ontario

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — Eight people are facing charges following an investigation into alleged bribery connected to commercial driver examinations in Kingston and the Greater Toronto Area, police say.

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Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery — two human skulls and jawbones.

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