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Ron Giesbrecht re-elected chief of Kwikwetlem First Nation in BC despite ...
National Post
Despite his controversial $1-million salary, Ron Giesbrecht has been re-elected as the chief of B.C.'s 85-member Kwikwetlem First Nation. In 2014, documents made public as a result of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act revealed that Mr. Giesbrecth ...

Kwikwetlem chief re-elected in Coquitlam despite huge payoff from land deal   The Province
Controversial First Nations chief who billed band $1M wins re-election   Macleans.ca
Coquitlam First Nation chief who made $914219 tax free in 2013 re-elected   Vancity Buzz
Globalnews.ca
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The Globe and Mail

Two federal cabinet ministers announce departure from politics
The Globe and Mail
Two more cabinet ministers in the Harper government have signalled they're heading for the exits as the clock ticks down to the next federal election. Heritage Minister Shelly Glover and International Development Minister Christian Paradis both chose the ...

Cabinet ministers Paradis and Glover won't seek re-election   Montreal Gazette
Glover's departure from politics pleases Winnipeg liberal candidate   CBC.ca
Two Federal Cabinet Ministers announcing they're Not Seeking Re-election   640 Toronto News
insideTORONTO.com
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The Globe and Mail

Top soldier in Islamic State mission poised to be new chief of defence staff
The Globe and Mail
Jonathan Vance, the top soldier in charge of Canada's fight against Islamic State militants, is poised to take command of the Canadian military after a selection process during which one of the shortlist contenders excused himself from the race. Sources say ...

Lt.-Gen. Vance likely next top military commander   Hamilton Spectator
Canada's military operations commander Jonathan Vance in line for top defence ...   National Post
Jonathan Vance in line for top defence post: sources   Globalnews.ca
CityNews
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CANOE

Ontario MPPs vote to ban gay and transgender 'conversion therapy'
CANOE
TORONTO -- A bill that would ban therapy to 'convert' gay and transgender children and youth got support from MPPs of all political stripes in the Ontario legislature on Thursday. New Democrat Cheri DiNovo's bill would also prohibit OHIP coverage of ...

Ontario Plans Cap-and-Trade on Greenhouse Gas Emissions   InsideClimate News
Wynne calls conversion therapy dangerous, saying it has no place in Ontario   580 CFRA Radio

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Toronto Sun

Woman says she was attacked on Montreal subway for wearing a hijab
Toronto Sun
MONTREAL -- Hanane Mehdi was taking the subway to work in downtown Montreal on Tuesday, as she does every day, when she says she was the victim of a racist attack. According to Mehdi, in the middle of rush hour another woman came up to her and ...

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Toronto Sun

Months after near-death paragliding crash, Canadian colonel ready to lead fight
Toronto Sun
NORTH BAY, Ont. — Less than a year after nearly dying in a paragliding crash while vacationing in France, Col. Sean Boyle of CFB North Bay is ready take over as Canadian air task commander of Operation IMPACT in Iraq. “I was fortunate enough to be in ...

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Toronto Star

Major fire decimates historic building in downtown Whitby
Toronto Star
Emergency crews are still at the scene of a major fire that broke out early Friday morning and engulfed a building on a historic city block in downtown Whitby. Whitby fire and emergency service responded to a report of a fire at 121 Brock St. S. at around 2:30 ...

$1M+ fire in Whitby   Peterborough Examiner
Fire guts historic building in downtown Whitby   CTV News
Firefighters battle blaze in downtown Whitby   Toronto Sun
640 Toronto News
CBC.ca
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