From CP24
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Interim commissioner Duheme to head RCMP permanently
Mike Duheme is the new head of the RCMP, after filling in the role on an interim basis for the past year.
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'Fatalities' reported following wrong-way collision on Highway 401 in Whitby, SIU called in: police
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has been called in following a deadly wrong-way collision on Highway 401 in Whitby on Monday night, say police. Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) said that at about 7:50 p.m. they were called to an robbery near Green Road and Highway 2 in Clarington. "The suspect fled in a vehicle which was pursued by police. During the pursuit, the suspect vehicle entered onto 401 going the wrong direction," DRPS wrote in a statement provided to CP24. "A...
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Sikh rally in Toronto with multi-party support prompts India diplomatic rebuke
India has summoned Canada's envoy in New Delhi following a large Sikh rally in Toronto attended by all three major federal party leaders.
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Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law
Legislation to create a new oversight body tracking Canada's reconciliation efforts has passed a final vote in Parliament.
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One person injured in west Toronto fire
A man has been injured after a fire broke out at a residence in Toronto’s west end early Monday evening. The one-alarm fire erupted at a low-rise apartment building on Greentree Court, which is south of Trethewey Drive and east of Black Creek Drive. Paramedics told CP24 that they transported one adult male to local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Toronto police said that due to the amount of smoke, the floor where the fire broke out was evacuated. Road closures are...
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Feds advance ideas to fight foreign interference, prompting support and concern
A federal inquiry into foreign interference has yet to present its initial report, but the Liberal government is already advancing plans to overhaul a suite of national security laws and procedures.
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Federal addictions minister says B.C. public decriminalization reversal under review
It is too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, the federal addictions and mental health minister suggested Monday, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot to help curb concerns over public drug use.
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Man allegedly slapped, choked woman in East York: Toronto police
Police are looking for a man who allegedly choked and slapped a woman over the weekend in East York. The incident happened on April 28 near St. Clair Avenue East and O'Connor Drive. Toronto police said that they were called to that area at about 6 a.m. that day following reports of an assault. Investigators said that the suspect knows the victim. They said that she was able to break free and called 9-1-1. The suspect, meanwhile, fled the area in a 2014 blue Dodge Caravan with Ontario...
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Ontario government opening new regional office in Ottawa
The provincial government is opening a new regional office in Ottawa -- part of a deal announced earlier this year between Ontario and the city.
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Several law enforcement officers shot while trying to serve warrant in North Carolina, police say
Several officers on a task force trying to serve a warrant in a suburban Charlotte, North Carolina, neighborhood were shot Monday afternoon, police said.
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Trudeau says he will help keep jobs local for EV projects
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his Liberal government will do everything it can to make sure most jobs linked to electric vehicle projects in Canada will stay locally.
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International students will be allowed to work 24 hours a week starting in September
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says international students will be able to work off-campus for up to 24 hours per week starting in September. The Liberals temporarily waived the 20-hour cap on work hours for international students during the COVID-19 pandemic in a bid to ease labour shortages. That waiver expires Tuesday. "Looking at best practices and policies in other like-minded countries, most of them limit the number of working hours for international students. Canada's rules need...