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Publication Date: January 27, 2026 - 12:57
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Inquest for nephew of Ontario MPP Sol Mamakwa postponed after late First Nation man's partner dies
January 27, 2026
The inquest for a 27-year-old who died while in custody at the Thunder Bay Jail in northwestern Ontario has been postponed due to the sudden death of his partner. Kevin Mamakwa was the nephew of Sol Mamakwa, an NDP member of provincial parliament who previously called for the jail to be shut down due to safety concerns.
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A group of Toronto cyclists are in court on Wednesday to defend their successful challenge of the province's plan to rip up three stretches of the city's bike lanes.
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U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra
created the diplomatic equivalent to a sonic boom recently by stating that if Canada doesn’t go ahead with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets, that will mean the United States would have to buy more of the advanced fighter aircraft for its own air force, and fly them more often into Canadian airspace to address threats approaching the U.S.
Hoekstra warned that if Canada doesn’t buy the F-35s, there would...
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