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Mountie commander in B.C. charged with multiple counts of assault

Assistant Commissioner David Teboul speaks during an RCMP news conference in Surrey B.C., in April.

An RCMP commander in B.C. has been charged with multiple counts of assault after an off-duty altercation this summer in a Vancouver suburb.

The BC Prosecution Service said in a news release Friday that Assistant Commissioner David Teboul, who is the RCMP’s Pacific Region commander, is accused of assaulting two people and choking one of them.

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RCMP deploys cadaver dogs in search for missing Nova Scotia children

Lansdowne Road near the home of missing kids Jack and Lilly Sullivan in Pictou County, N.S., in May. Police say they are now using cadaver dogs in the investigation.

Nova Scotia RCMP are deploying dogs that are specially trained to detect human remains in “areas of highest probability” in the search for Lilly and Jack Sullivan, children who mysteriously disappeared months ago from their home in the wooded community of Lansdowne, N.S.

Staff Sergeant Stephen Pike from the Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alta., told reporters Friday that using cadaver dogs in an investigation means there is reason to believe human remains are present.

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Rap group Kneecap banned from Canada for allegedly supporting Hezbollah and Hamas

Liam Og O Hannaidh, second right, a member of Kneecap, speaks to supporters as he departs Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Aug. 20. In May, British police charged Og O Hannaidh with a terrorism offence for allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag at a 2024 concert. The rapper denied the offence.

The Carney government is barring the Belfast rap group Kneecap from entering Canada, saying the group has endorsed political violence and terrorism.

Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, parliamentary secretary for combatting crime, made an announcement in a video posted Friday morning to social media. He said Kneecap has “publicly displayed support for terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas” and said that goes beyond artistic expression.

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Here’s how much you might get from the Loblaw bread price-fixing settlement

Pedestrians walk past a Loblaws in downtown Toronto in 2024. Loblaw and its parent company agreed to a $500-million settlement over a scheme to fix bread prices in Canada.

More than one million people have already submitted claims for compensation under the $500-million settlement that Canada’s largest grocer, Loblaw Cos. Ltd. L-T, and its parent company, George Weston Ltd. WN-T, agreed to pay to settle their part in class-action lawsuits over a scheme to fix bread prices in Canada from 2001 to 2015.

So, how much could eligible bread customers be paid? That depends on a few factors.

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Anti-hate bill could mean 10 years in prison for obstructing access to places of worship

Minister of Justice Sean Fraser on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday. He says a new federal anti-hate bill will not inhibit freedom of speech and has been designed so it does not affect peaceful protests.

A new federal anti-hate bill would make it a crime, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, to obstruct someone from accessing a place of worship or other sites where Jews, Muslims and other identifiable groups gather, including by blocking doors, driveways and roads.

The Combatting Hate bill would also criminalize the promotion of hatred toward religious and ethnic groups by publicly displaying terror or hate symbols, including the swastika and insignia of the Nazi SS.

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Canada will withhold normalization of relations with Palestine until conditions met, Anand says

A tent camp abandoned by displaced Palestinians who dismantled their tents to flee Gaza City, on Friday.

Canada, which is preparing shortly to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, will nevertheless withhold full normalization of relations until the territory’s leadership delivers on commitments they made, including releasing Israeli hostages, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.

Speaking to reporters Friday during a visit with Prime Minister Mark Carney to Mexico, Ms. Anand said she intended to speak the same day with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas to drive home this point.

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Cenovus makes case for MEG Energy bid against rival Strathcona offer

Cenovus Energy Inc. CVE-T says its cash-and-stock bid for MEG Energy Corp. MEG-T offers a premium valuation and certainty over a rival all-stock offer by Strathcona Resources Ltd. SCR-T

“Cenovus brings scale, industry-leading experience, tier-1 assets, near-term growth, diversified revenues, a stronger balance sheet and clearly defined synergies,” Cenovus said in a presentation laying out its arguments for MEG shareholders to accept the friendly deal.

Last week, Strathcona revised its hostile offer to 0.80 of a share for each MEG share it does not already own. Its initial overture this spring was a combination of cash and stock. When the new bid was announced, it was worth $30.86 per share, up from $28.02.

© Victor R. Caivano

A worker stands on a steam-assisted gravity drainage pad at Cenovus' Sunrise oil facility northeast of Fort McMurray on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Cenovus Energy Inc. reported a fourth-quarter of $743 million, down from $784 million a year earlier, as its revenue also edged lower. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Victor R. Caivano
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