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While out searching for snails, a University of Lethbridge undergraduate student stumbled across a scientific breakthrough that has now been given the name of a retired professor. Molly Tilley says she was on the hunt for parasites commonly found in snails when she made a fantastic discovery. “(I) kind of …
Read More »Retired Quebec judge Jacques Delisle, who pleaded guilty in wife’s shooting death, dies at 89 – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Jacques Delisle, a retired Quebec judge who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in his wife’s shooting death, has died at age 89. The Court of Appeal of Quebec issued a statement Monday confirming the death of Delisle, who had presided on the province’s …
Read More »Senior Mounties involved in N.S. mass shooting response either retired or in new jobs
As a public inquiry prepares for the release of its final report into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting, its findings are sure to refocus the spotlight on the RCMP’s problem-plagued response to the 13-hour rampage that claimed 22 lives. Almost three years after a man disguised as a Mountie …
Read More »New trial ordered for retired Manitoba Mountie twice convicted of sexually assaulting child – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 22, 2022 9:39 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A third trial has been ordered for a retired Mountie who was twice convicted of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in Manitoba. Read more: Girl, 11, sexually assaulted after walking …
Read More »Retired priest charged for alleged sexual assault in 1980s in Peel Region: police – Toronto
Police say an 84-year-old retired priest has been charged in connection with a sexual assault investigation in the Peel Region. Peel Regional Police said in October, officers received information that a Catholic priest working in the Peel Region between 1980 and 1983 allegedly sexually assaulted a boy while he was …
Read More »Retired military couple files human rights complaint against N.S. yacht club
A retired military couple has filed a human rights complaint against a Nova Scotia yacht club. The men say the LaHave River Yacht Club discriminated against them based on sexual orientation and on mental disability. The club says the accusations are false and it intends to contest them. Bill Nickerson …
Read More »Retired and rehired in 24 hours: Calgary police chief criticized for ‘secretive’ deal with deputy
Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld made a secret deal with one of his deputies which saw the senior officer retire one day only to be rehired the next, allowing him to collect two pensions plus a nearly $250,000 per year salary, CBC News has learned. On top of that, the City …
Read More »More women contact RCMP with allegations of abuse by retired Manitoba residential school priest
Warning: This story contains distressing details. At least two more women have come forward with allegations of abuse at the hands of a retired priest at Fort Alexander residential school in Manitoba. Maureen Fontaine, 67, is one of them. “I was a young age, and I had to go to …
Read More »Employers in Edmundston area turn to retired people to ease labour shortage
A year after retirement, Maryse Clavet was eager to get out of the house and back to work. She picked up a part-time job at a local bed-and-breakfast, doing everything from changing the sheets to checking in guests at the front desk. “I’m still young, I’m able to work,” Clavet …
Read More »Sources: Apple's corporate treasurer, Gary Wipfler, has retired after about 35 years at the company (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple’s corporate treasurer, Gary Wipfler, has retired after about 35 years at the company — – Gary Wipfler steps down as vice president and treasurer — Executive served under several CEOs, predating Jobs’s return — Apple Inc.’s corporate treasurer and keeper … News Source link
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