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The newly appointed chair of Ontario’s Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee is a registered provincial lobbyist, raising fresh concerns as Premier Doug Ford “triples down” on his government plans to appoint “like-minded” judges in provincial courtrooms. Publicly available records show a second appointee, with ties to the Progressive Conservative government, also …
Read More »Former Sobeys chief executive and chair David Sobey dies at 92 – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 19, 2023 10:24 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size David Sobey, a former chief executive and chair of the Sobeys Inc. grocery store chain, has died. He was 92 years old. Empire Co. Ltd., the parent company of Sobeys, says …
Read More »Manitoba Crown corporation head ousted after review, board chair says – Winnipeg
The chief executive officer of Manitoba’s auto insurance Crown corporation was let go on the long weekend after an internal review of his conduct, officials said Tuesday. Eric Herbelin’s dismissal from the top post at Manitoba Public Insurance is the latest in a string of moves following cost overruns and plans by the …
Read More »Winnipeggers should temper expectations ahead of Wednesday’s budget discussion, says committee chair – Winnipeg
After a year still impacted by COVID-19 and snowfall that scooped millions from the city’s coffers, the chair of the city’s finance committee said Winnipeggers shouldn’t get their hopes up too high ahead of Wednesday’s proposed city budget. “It’d be nice to deliver a whole basket of a lot of …
Read More »Police board chair says decision to search landfill won’t come from WPS – Winnipeg
The head of Winnipeg’s Police Board says any next steps in the potential search of Prairie Green landfill for Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran likely won’t involve the WPS. The board met with Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smyth Monday afternoon and determined police have done their due diligence in this …
Read More »Toronto mother speaks out after 5 year-old-daughter says teacher taped her to chair
Shelly received an email in late May that took her completely by surprise — a parent had written that their daughter had said something alarming at home. Later, in a phone call, that parent said her child told her she’d seen their teacher tape Shelly’s daughter to a chair in their classroom to …
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