Lawyer faces 2 criminal charges after having Manitoba judge followed during churches’ COVID-19 court challenge

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A Calgary Police Service spokesperson said it assisted in Carpay’s arrest but deferred other questions to Winnipeg police. Carpay’s decision to hire a private investigator to follow Joyal, chief justice of what was then Manitoba’s Court of Queen’s Bench, came to light in July 2021 during […]

Lawyer
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Former Winnipeg CAO Sheegl appeals bribery judgment, lawyer alleges judge made 3 errors

City’s lawyer says Sheegl’s motive for accepting money while CAO is irrelevent, it’s a still a bribe Phil Sheegl’s lawyer says his client made a poor decision to accept $327,200 while acting as Winnipeg’s chief administrative officer, but argues a judge erred in deciding he took […]

Lawyer
car accident
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Woman dies after 2-vehicle collision on Inkster and King Edward: Winnipeg police

A woman is dead after a two-vehicle collision on Inkster Boulevard and King Edward Street early Saturday, Winnipeg police say. Police responded to the collision at the northwest Winnipeg intersection around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, a news release said. Paramedics were already on scene. Officers were […]

Accident
war in ukraine
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Ukrainian workers fixing missile-slammed power grid face daily danger

Over the grinding wail of a chainsaw pruning trees, Oleh Braharnyk recalls how his crew sprang into action in Kyiv a week earlier to repair power lines downed by Russian missiles and keep electricity flowing. Braharnyk, an electric company foreman, knows the stakes: Like many […]

Ukraine
lawyer accident
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Lawyer for man charged in Évangéline incident questions premier weighing in

Four men charged in connection with an alleged racially motivated assault in Abram-Village in early September had their first court appearances in Summerside Wednesday. Three of the four accused were not present in court, but their lawyers asked for their cases to be adjourned because […]

Lawyer
dog accident
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St. Catharines councillor reports a dog attack. Now animal advocates are up in arms over the fate of ‘Rocky’

For several weeks after being attacked by a dog while campaigning in this year’s municipal election, St. Catharines city councillor Joe Kushner says he felt support and sympathy from members of the community. Recently, more than two months after the incident, Kushner says he’s received an onslaught of […]

Dog Attack
factury collapce
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‘Devastating’ apartment collapse follows explosion, fire on Channel Island of Jersey

An explosion and fire in an apartment building on the Channel Island of Jersey killed at least three people and left others missing, police said on Saturday. Robin Smith, the chief officer of the States of Jersey Police, said during a news conference that “around a […]

Accident
fire accident
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1 person sent to hospital after apartment fire in Regina

One person was taken to hospital after a fire at an apartment block in east Regina Friday night, the city’s fire department says. In a Regina Fire and Protective Services tweet sent just before midnight, flames could be seen spouting from a top window at the back […]

Accident
police camera
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Police give out new information in unsolved hit-and-run investigation

The London Police Service (LPS) has released additional information as they continue to investigate a hit-and-run that killed an international student in the fall.  Jibin Benoy, 29, was struck while riding his bike along Hamilton Road in the early morning hours of Sept. 18 after […]

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football accident
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Montreal erupts as Morocco beats Portugal to secure historic World Cup semifinal berth

Jean-Talon Boulevard erupted in uncontrolled joy on Saturday afternoon as Moroccan supporters danced, cheered and cried over their team’s historic World Cup quarter-finals victory. Morocco beat Portugal 1-0, making them the first ever African squad to secure a spot in the World Cup semifinal, the largest soccer tournament in the […]

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