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National security watchdog investigating RCMP decision not to investigate flight PS752, lawyer says

Relatives of victims of the shooting down of Flight PS752 over Iran have filed complaints against former RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki over her decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the deadly incident. The plaintiffs’ lawyer said a national security watchdog must now determine whether Lucki and her police force acted appropriately. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired two …

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Female athletes are increasingly being murdered in Kenya, with advocates blaming an epidemic of domestic violence

As it happens6:31Rebecca Cheptegei is the third female elite athlete to die in Kenya since 2021 WARNING: This article contains details about domestic violence. Joan Chelimo Melly continues to wonder if there was anything she could have done to save Rebecca Cheptegei’s life. Cheptegei, a 33-year-old Ugandan Olympic runner and mother of two girls, passed away this week after she …

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Founder of messaging app Telegram Pavel Durov arrested in France, sources say

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder of messaging app Telegram, was arrested and taken into custody shortly after landing in a private jet at Le Bourget airport outside Paris, three sources told Reuters. The arrest of the 39-year-old tech billionaire prompted a warning from Moscow to Paris on Sunday that his rights must be respected. It also drew criticism from …

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Blinken says Israel agrees to US-backed ceasefire proposal, urges Hamas to do the same

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel had accepted a proposal to bridge differences that are blocking a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza. He called on Hamas to do the same, but did not say whether the move would address the militant group’s concerns. Blinken spoke after holding a 2½-hour meeting with Israeli Prime …

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The opioid crisis is hard to solve. Partisan politics doesn’t make it any easier.

The opioid addiction epidemic is a real problem, and there is a real divide between liberals and conservatives over how the federal government should respond to that crisis. But there is also a a lot of noiseBecause drug addiction is already a difficult problem to solve, party politics often makes it even more difficult. At the moment, Conservative leader Pierre …

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Advocates criticize the time it took to confirm that a mother and two children from Harrow, Ontario, died from intimate partner violence

WARNING: This story contains discussions of intimate partner violence and suicide. Advocates working to raise awareness about domestic violence say they are devastated to learn that the deaths of a family in their Harrow, Ontario, home last month were the result of intimate partner violence. On Saturday, police confirmed that Carly Walsh and her two children were fatally shot and …

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A ‘living hell’: More disturbing allegations as QMJHL bullying lawsuit filed

Warning: This story contains sensitive and graphic content that may be disturbing to some readers who have experienced sexual violence or abuse. Discretion is advised. Five other players have given detailed descriptions of humiliating, insulting and violent traumas they say they suffered as minors during hazing rituals in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League between 1970 and 2000. A long-awaited …

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First Nation in Northern Manitoba reports 187 anomalies found on or near site of former boarding school

WARNING: This story contains details about boarding school experiences. A First Nation community in northern Manitoba reports that ground-penetrating radar has found 150 anomalies at the site of a former boarding school, including what appears to be 59 unmarked graves in a nearby cemetery. The Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief also says 37 anomalies were found off-site, more than a kilometre …

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Israel releases Gaza hospital director who alleges abuse while in custody

Israel released the director of Gaza’s main hospital on Monday after detaining him without charge or trial for seven months over allegations that the facility had been used as a Hamas command center. He said he and other prisoners were held and tortured under harsh conditions. The decision to release Mohammed Abu Salmiya, apparently taken to free up space in …

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Ottawa launches map of boarding schools to help search for missing children

The Canadian government has launched a new interactive online map showing the location of residential schools. Experts say this will help in the search for unmarked or forgotten graves of children forced to go to the institutions. Many school buildings have been demolished, paved over or rebuilt since they were built. first opened in Canada in the 1830s and the …

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