ICYMI this week ...
A weekly round-up of news featured on the Daily News podcast
Hope you have a good long weekend! Here’s all the news that was featured this past week on the Daily News podcast. You can listen to all the episodes here.
Ontario
Fatal shooting of Indigenous man by OPP in Kenora has community demanding answers
University of Waterloo seeks injunction to end 7-week encampment
Ex-deputy police chief Uday Jaswal charged with sexual assault
Manitoba
No charges to be laid in Manitoba bus crash that killed 17 seniors heading to casino
British Columbia
B.C. Mountie back on duty despite criminal charges, misconduct probe
Leaked TC Energy recording prompts B.C. to probe claims of outsized lobbying influence on government
Nunavut
Woman who lied to get twin daughters Inuit status sentenced to 3 years in prison
Canada
Conservatives heap pressure on Trudeau with by-election win
Conservative MP shares inaccurate, ChatGPT-generated stats on capital gains tax rate
A mountain of asset sales loom after oil megamerger era
International
Contenders quit race ahead of Iran’s presidential poll as campaigning ends
Trois décès inexpliqués d’employés d’une usine Northvolt: une enquête ouverte sur un possible lien
Bolivian president thanks people after facing down failed coup attempt
Violence returns to New Caledonia after activists sent to France
Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission
At least 1,300 hajj pilgrims died during extreme heat, Saudi Arabia says
Two US military airmen seek to become conscientious objectors over Gaza war
WikiLeaks’s Assange arrives in Australia following release on US plea deal
Rampant and unreasonable immigration is finally an election issue in Canada.
Meanwhile, in France:
Le Pen’s far right set for big win in first round of French election
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-legislative-election-results-first-round-marine-le-pen-pollsters-national-rally/
Quebec Premier François Legault said temporary immigrants are entirely responsible for the province’s housing crisis.
“We can't welcome 300,000 new people in two years. That's too many."
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