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It was an event full of fanfare, starting with the new Durham Region’s new chief of police being bagpiped into a full house of his new peers, dignitaries and police officers from across the Greater Toronto Area. Nearly 300 people people came to witness the swearing in of the ninth …
Read More »Former Toronto police chief set to run for mayor – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A former Toronto police chief has thrown his hat into the ring to replace former mayor John Tory in June’s upcoming byelection. Mark Saunders, who served as Toronto’s first Black chief of police, confirmed the news on Monday evening. In a statement …
Read More »Nipissing First Nation chief asks thieves to return headdress after vehicle allegedly stolen – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The chief of an Ontario First Nations community is appealing to the people who stole his vehicle with his headdress inside it to return the significant piece. In a statement posted to its website, Nipissing First Nation said the theft occurred in …
Read More »BASE jumper rescued from the Stawamus Chief after his parachute gets snagged
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Rescue crews say a thrill-seeker in Squamish got a bigger rush than he expected Tuesday evening. The man was BASE Jumping off the Stawamus Chief, according to Mike Teske with Squamish Search and Rescue. “His parachute got entangled in a tree,” Teske …
Read More »Chief Poundmaker’s pipe, saddle bag returning from Royal Ontario Museum to family – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Artifacts belonging to a 19th century Plains Cree chief who was known as a peacekeeper are expected to be returned to his descendants in a repatriation ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum. The Toronto-based museum is transferring a pipe and …
Read More »Emergency departments are in a state of crisis, Halifax ER chief says – Halifax
The head of emergency medicine for Halifax and the surrounding area says ERs are under the most extreme pressure that he’s seen in his 23-year career, and he says it’s taking a toll on patients and health-care workers. Emergency medicine is in a state of “crisis” amid a shortage of …
Read More »Elon Musk should step down as Twitter chief, users declare in poll – National
More than half of 17.5 million users who responded to a Twitter poll created by billionaire Elon Musk over whether he should step down as head of the company had voted yes by the time the poll closed Monday. There was no immediate announcement from Twitter, or Musk, about whether …
Read More »First Nations leaders call for resignation of Winnipeg police chief amid landfill controversy – Winnipeg
Manitoba First Nations leaders are calling for the resignation of Winnipeg police chief Danny Smyth. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), alongside Long Plain First Nation Chief Kyra Wilson, called for Smyth to step down Thursday, due to the police service’s refusal to search the Prairie Green Landfill for remains …
Read More »First Nations chief critical of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s Indigenous heritage claim
A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and years ago declared herself as a person of mixed race. Chief Tony Alexis of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, west of Edmonton, said on Friday that a …
Read More »Former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly gives highly anticipated testimony at Emergencies Act inquiry
Former Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly said last winter’s convoy protests “badly exposed” issues with policing and national security in Canada, according to evidence tabled with the Emergencies Act inquiry ahead of his testimony this morning. Sloly, who resigned on Feb. 15, also told the Public Order Emergency Commission he does …
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