🔫Man shot dead by police after ‘dispute’ at Toronto Pearson airport

Officials say a 30-year-old man shot by Peel Regional Police officers at Toronto Pearson Airport on Thursday morning has died.

Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said it was just before 7 a.m. when police received a call “to assist in resolving a dispute at Terminal 1 departures level right at the curbside.”

Duraiappah said officers “engaged in discussions” with a group of people — about two to three people — that were “experiencing a dispute.” He said officers spent an amount of time, around 10 to 15 minutes, trying to de-escalate and resolve the dispute.
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🩺 Manitoba family pushes for "Debbie’s Law" to address surgical wait times

The family of Deborah Fewster, a Manitoba woman who died in October 2024 while waiting for cardiac surgery, is advocating for "Debbie’s Law" – proposed legislation requiring healthcare providers to inform patients when wait times exceed medically recommended limits. Supported by SecondStreet. org, the family claims Deborah waited over 60 days for surgery despite a median 12-day wait time cited by the province.

Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara has directed steps toward implementation. The law aims to create transparency about surgical delays, with advocates hoping it becomes a national model.
#Manitoba #healthcare
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NDP incumbent calls for soul searching after election

NDP incumbent Matthew Green, representing Hamilton Centre, is urging his party to engage in "soul searching" following a challenging federal election. Green emphasizes that the NDP needs to reconnect with its grassroots and articulate a compelling vision to regain relevance in Canadian politics.

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11 people killed, more than 20 hurt after SUV rams into Vancouver street festival

Eleven people have been killed and multiple others injured after the driver of a black SUV slammed into a crowd Saturday evening at a street festival in Vancouver celebrating the contributions of the Filipino Canadian community, police say.

A 30-year-old Vancouver man is now in custody.
#BritishColumbia
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🗳Candidates make final pitches under shadow of Vancouver tragedy

Prime Minister Mark Carney resumed his election campaign on Sunday after a brief pause after at least 11 people were killed and dozens injured when a man drove through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver.

Sunday is the final day for Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to make their pitches to voters ahead of an election on Monday.
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❌ Liberals issue cease and desist to independent candidate over campaign signs

The Liberal Party has sent a cease and desist notice to Rod Loyola, an Independent candidate in the Edmonton-Gateway riding, claiming his campaign signs resemble Liberal branding and could confuse voters. The Liberals have also filed a complaint with the Commissioner of Canada Elections.

Loyola denies the allegations, stating his red signs clearly identify him as Independent and that the Liberals do not have exclusive rights to the color red or the fonts used. He also claims some of his supporters’ signs were stolen and replaced with Liberal signs, prompting a separate complaint to Elections Canada.
#Alberta #election
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🗳 Pierre Poilievre faces tight race in Carleton riding

Pierre Poilievre is in a tight race for his Carleton riding in the Ottawa area.

The riding saw a record 44,000 advance ballots, signaling high voter engagement.
#Poilievre #election
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Vancouver man charged with 8 counts of murder in Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy

On Sunday afternoon, 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo was charged with eight counts of second-degree murder in relation to the crash, according to police.

Second-degree murder is generally defined in Canada as an intentional killing that wasn't planned in advance.

Lo appeared very briefly in court for a bail hearing Sunday afternoon, wearing grey sweats. He did not request bail and will remain in custody until his next appearance, scheduled for May 26 in Vancouver provincial court.
#BritishColumbia
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🗳Liberals secure minority government

The 2025 Canadian federal election saw the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, secure a minority government.

The Conservative Party increased its seat count but failed to win, with leader Pierre Poilievre conceding defeat.

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🗳 Liberal Bruce Fanjoy topples Pierre Poilievre in Carleton

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to lose his longtime rural Ottawa seat to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy.

Poilievre had won the area seven times in a row going back to his first win in 2004.
#Poilievre #election
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🗳 Jagmeet Singh resigning as NDP leader after losing his seat, his party routed

Jagmeet Singh said he was stepping down as NDP leader on Monday night after suffering a resounding defeat on election night, losing his own seat and seeing his party reduced to a single-digit seat count.
#Singh #election
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Mark Carney to install new cabinet, recall Parliament early to cut taxes and open U.S. trade talks

Mark Carney is expected to name a new cabinet within two weeks of his election victory and recall Parliament soon after. The cabinet will be no larger than 30 people, smaller than Mr. Trudeau’s 37, the official said. Mr. Carney unveiled a 24-member cabinet when he became Prime Minister on March 14.

The new government plans to bring in a new budget that includes a promised middle class tax cut and legislation to remove federal impediments to interprovincial trade.

Mr. Carney has promised to initiate immediate new trade and security negotiations with the administration in the United States as Canada braces for tariffs on auto parts that are expected to take effect on May 3.
#Carney
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Poilievre faces uncertain future after losing his own seat and failing to depose the Liberals

Poilievre vowed to stay on as party leader despite the disappointing final result, telling his supporters in Ottawa early Tuesday that he needs more time to drive a stake through the Liberals once and for all.

We didn't quite get over the finish line — yet. We know that change is needed, but change is hard to come by. It takes time. It takes work. We have to learn the lessons of tonight so that we can have an even better result the next time Canadians decide the future for the country.

#Poilievre
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The NDP is losing official party status after Canada’s election

The New Democratic Party won seven ridings — fewer than a third of its 24 seats going into the election. That’s shy of the 12 seats it needs to gain official party status in the House of Commons.

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Saskatchewan Premier seeks federal collaboration post-2025 election

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe extended an invitation for Mark Carney to visit Saskatchewan and collaborate on key issues like carbon pricing, clean electricity regulations, and infrastructure development, while addressing China’s canola tariffs and the U.S. trade war.

Moe framed the election results as a sign of "alienation" rather than separatism, urging alignment of federal policies with provincial goals.
#Saskatchewan #Carney
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'Deeply frustrated': Danielle Smith warns Mark Carney that the status quo can't hold

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s disappointed but ready to negotiate after the Mark Carney-led Liberals were returned to power in Monday’s federal election.

A large majority of Albertans are deeply frustrated that the same government that overtly attacked our provincial economy almost unabated for the past 10 years has been returned to government.

The Liberals were leading in just two of Alberta’s 37 federal ridings at the time of the statement.
#Alberta
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Niagara Falls ‘at breaking point’ after surge in migrants

The influx of migrants has taken Niagara Falls to breaking point, according to its mayor, who has to manage the stress of having more asylum seekers per capita than anywhere else in the country, with all the strains that places on schools, hospitals and other services.

I gotta tell you our shelters are full, our transitional housing is full, the drug problem is like it’s never been before.

said Mayor Jim Diodati.

Niagara Falls, with its 15,000 hotel rooms, is where many asylum seekers end up as they find their feet and wait for their claim to be processed.
#immigration #Ontario
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