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Chris Selley: No jail time for accessory to a killing? Is anyone OK with this?

Khalila Mohammed had a hell of a day on July 7, 2023. When an alleged drug-related robbery outside the Toronto supervised-injection clinic where she worked led to a shootout, in which an innocent passerby was killed, she decided to help the wounded alleged robber (who is not accused of firing a shot, but is charged with manslaughter): tending to his injuries; stashing away his bloody clothes; facilitating his fleeing the scene; advising him to lay low; and lying to police about what happened. She later pursued a romantic relationship with him. Read More
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Raymond J. de Souza: Yes, Trump Always Chickens Out, TACO is accurate

Monday must have been painful for President Donald J. Trump. On the tenth anniversary of his escalator descent from the gaudy heights of Trump Tower, he was confined to a modest conference table, one amongst the G7, in a Kananaskis, Alberta room decorated in modest alpine themes, rather than late-Saddam gilded baubles. By evening he was gone, back to Washington to preside over the Israel-Iran war. Given that his G7 counterparts are perpetually on tenterhooks should he launch an eruption, his early leave-taking was likely unlamented. Read More
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Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney knows he has to choose Trump over China

Well, at least he didn’t walk out. While U.S. President Donald Trump left the G7 meeting in Kananaskis Monday night, it wasn’t in the huff the world witnessed at Charlevoix in 2018. This time, after a day of huddles and the signing of a U.K.–U.S. mini-deal that slashed auto tariffs, Trump hurried back to the White House because of “what’s going on in the Middle East.” His exit left Prime Minister Mark Carney and the remaining five leaders to hammer out the rest of the agenda, from trade to security to artificial intelligence, while keeping a nervous eye on the Iran-Israel war.  Read More
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Violent extortion gang linked to Ontario towing turf war; many were on judicial release for other charges when arrested

Peel Regional Police said more than $4.2 million in assets were seized and 18 people were arrested, including two men alleged to be the bosses behind a network involved in two streams of criminality: one dedicated to extortion and violence, and the other to systematic fraud through staged car collisions rooted in the towing industry. Read More
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Senior Living: TLC for the body, from head to toe

It used to be that my agenda contained reminders of upcoming events like lunches, bridge games or concerts at Place-des-Arts, but no more. Nowadays I see reminders of upcoming medical appointments, food or pharmacy deliveries and other health-related items. From head to toe, each part of me seems to be clamouring for attention. Here are some of them. Read More
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Senior Living: Rise and shine with local Breakfast Club

It’s a bright spring morning at Nuestra coffee shop on Edmonton’s north side. While it looks like an ordinary café in an urban neighbourhood, with sun streaming through sparkling windows and the buzz of caffeine-fuelled conversation in the air, the coffee shop means something extraordinary to Jayne Galanka. Read More
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