Both the city of Mississauga and CUPE Local 1989 announced Thursday that a ‘tentative deal’ has been reached. The city of Mississauga and CUPE Local 1989, a union representing the city’s public library staffers, have reached a tentative deal. Union members have been on strike since July 4, mainly over …
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‘Myths of rape should be dispelled,’ says judge in Mandi Gray case
Ontario Court Justice Marvin Zuker changed the landscape of sexual assault and the criminal justice system on Thursday. He found York University student Mustafa Ururyar guilty of sexually assaulting fellow PhD student Mandi Gray. “Of this there is no doubt,” he said. “Ms Gray was raped by the accused.” But …
Read More »Mourners dance in honour of slain Calgary mother, daughter
More than a thousand people attended the memorial service for Sara Baillie and her 5-year-old daughter, Taliyah Marsman, who were found dead earlier this month. CALGARY—Loved ones of a slain mother and daughter celebrated their lives with one of the pair’s favourite activities — dancing. More than a thousand people …
Read More »Search for Flight 370 will be suspended, possibly forever
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) – The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be suspended once the current search area in the Indian Ocean has been completely scoured, the ministers of the three countries conducting the operation announced Friday, possibly ending all hopes of solving aviation’s greatest mystery. “In the absence …
Read More »Indian air force plane with 29 missing over Bay of Bengal
NEW DELHI (AP) – The Indian air force Friday lost contact with a transport plane carrying 29 people to islands in the Bay of Bengal, the defense ministry said. The AN-32 aircraft took off from the southern city of Chennai at 8.30 a.m. and was flying over the bay to …
Read More »Kashmir residents struggle under India security lockdown
SRINAGAR, India (AP) – Sheikh Naseer Ahmed is getting married, yet his home looks like anyone else’s. There are no floral or light decorations, no hustle and bustle. Only close relatives are invited to the modest meal that is being prepared. His unusually humble nuptials reflect how ordinary life is …
Read More »Bhagwant Mann smells of alcohol, can’t sit next to him: Suspended AAP MP Harinder Khalsa
New Delhi: In a shocking claim, Fatehgarh Sahib MP Harinder Singh Khalsa has said that Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker Bhagwant Mann comes to Parliament in an inebriated state. Khalsa, who was suspended from the AAP more than a year ago for “anti-party activities”, said he cannot sit next to Mann …
Read More »FIR recommended against 8 cops in Mukha encounter: Police to HC
Punjab Police have told the Punjab and Haryana high court that the special investigation team (SIT) probing alleged 2015 fake encounter of Mukhjit Singh, alias Mukha, in Amritsar has recommended registration of a first information report (FIR) against eight police officials. The SIT head and inspector general of police (crime) …
Read More »Will cancel 25K ‘out-of-turn’ tubewell connections: AAP
If the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) forms the government in Punjab, it plans to cancel more than 25,000 tubewell connections released “out of turn” on recommendations of Akali and Bharatiya Janata Party state legislators under the “discretionary quota” of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) chairman. AAP leader Sukhpal …
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