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DON’T MISS
Arwa Almsrawi was on her way to what was ostensibly a better life. A transgender woman from Syria, she had been granted refugee status in Canada after being referred by the UN Refugee Agency. But, she’s been left in limbo, stranded at the Istanbul airport after Canada suddenly revoked her refugee status. .
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Off-duty ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ cop Calvin Au wanted street justice, a Crown prosecutor argued on the closing day of his trial. He is being charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm following an altercation that saw 19-year-old Chadd Facey die in a hospital hours after encountering Au and another off-duty officer for a Kijiji transaction. Au wanted “pay back,†the Crown alleged, after Facey had sold him and a colleague a fake Apple watch. Listen to the 911 call Au’s colleague made after Facey had been tackled.
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A group is arguing the medical assistance in dying law forces some people with disabilities to feel like death is their only option. The coalition behind the Charter challenge includes a host of disability rights organizations, despite some who might not agree with the challenge. .
- Prompting the court challenge: “It’s a heck of a lot cheaper to give somebody a lethal injection than it is to support them to live,†said Krista Carr, executive vice-president of Inclusion Canada, one of the groups behind the challenge.
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A ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ District School Board logo is seen on a sign in front of a high school in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.
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Rogers Communications broadcaster Ron McLean poses questions to Rogers CEO Tony Staffieri and executive chairman Edward Rogers after the company bought BCE Inc.’s shares in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.Â
Courtesy Rogers Communications.
CLOSE-UP
Marggie Mac Neil, right, of Canada, reacts after winning the final of the women’s 100-meter butterfly as Sarah Sjoestroem, of Sweden, looks on at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Â
David J. Phillip/The Associated Press file photoTOKYO OLYMPICS: It’s not often a 24-year-old retires, but when you’re three-time Olympic medallist Maggie Mac Neil, there’s probably an exception to be made. After storming the Olympic stage in Tokyo in 2021, with a famous squint at the boards to confirm her victory, Mac Neil is swapping in the cap and goggles for a cap and gown. .
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