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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed his principal secretary and former Liberal justice minister David Lametti to be Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday.
In a release, Carney announced Lametti would take the reins of one of Canada’s biggest foreign missions on Nov. 17.
Lametti will replace Bob Rae, an outspoken ambassador for Canada who seldom shied away from criticizing foreign nations on the country’s behalf (on some rare occasions, to the chagrin of the Liberal government).
In a statement, Carney thanked Rae for...
September 18, 2025 - 15:38 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing his principal secretary and former justice minister David Lametti as Canada’s next ambassador to the United Nations.The Prime Minister’s Office says Lametti will replace former Liberal leader Bob Rae, who has held the role since 2020.
September 18, 2025 - 15:37 | Kyle Duggan | The Globe and Mail
Participate in public consultations until October 15
The City of Ottawa is conducting public consultations on five separate commemorative naming proposals to:
Rename Confederation Park in Alta Vista, 2350 Russell Road, to Andrea Thompson...
September 18, 2025 - 15:34 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
The Brantford Police Service says fraudsters appear to be impersonating the police force by calling residents and claiming to be a detective.
September 18, 2025 - 15:26 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
Lametti, who served as Carney's principal secretary and is a former justice minister, will replace former Liberal leader Bob Rae, who has held the role since 2020.
September 18, 2025 - 15:02 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
A Jewish law professor has lost her bid to get a court to quash Toronto Metropolitan University’s decision not to discipline students who signed an open letter “condoning, if not outrightly encouraging the Hamas terror attacks on October 7 and denying Israel’s right to exist.”
Sarah Morgenthau, who complained those who signed the letter had breached TMU’s student code of conduct, took her case to Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice after an external review conducted by a retired judge determined the opposite and that the signees should not be disciplined.
“The applicant, who is...
September 18, 2025 - 14:57 | Chris Lambie | National Post
