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Canada Soccer says it expects to share the findings of an independent review into the drone-spying scandal that overshadowed last summer’s Paris Olympics within the next week.The organization’s CEO and general secretary, Kevin Blue, said in a news release on Friday that the investigation found the drone spying was “a symptom of a past pattern of an unacceptable culture and insufficient oversight within the national teams.”
November 8, 2024 - 20:05 | Nancy Macdonald | The Globe and Mail
After less than six months, families living in a southern Winnipeg condominium development are being forced to move out.
November 8, 2024 - 19:59 | Alexandra Holyk | CTV News - Canada
John Little, who died in Montreal on Oct. 29 at the age of 96, was a painter best known for his city scenes, in particular of his native Montreal along with Quebec City and New York. Many of his paintings are of working-class neighbourhoods now being gentrified. He came to dislike the way the centres of cities, especially Montreal, were bulldozed for expressways and high rises.“If we knock down all our old buildings and neighbourhoods, we’ll become a people without a past,” Mr. Little said in one of the few interviews he gave in his long life, in this case to Maclean’s magazine in 1961...
November 8, 2024 - 19:49 | Fred Langan | The Globe and Mail
Young men clutching swords, baseball bats and pieces of lumber are standing guard outside a Sikh gurdwara near Toronto’s Pearson Airport, their eyes scanning the perimeter for signs of trouble in the dark.Prayers broadcasting from inside the temple mix with Punjabi music blaring from a pick-up truck parked nearby. The mood has been tense ever since the sun set.
November 8, 2024 - 19:33 | Greg Mercer, Jill Mahoney, Colin Freeze | The Globe and Mail
The City of Ottawa is proposing up to two potential locations for newcomer reception centres.
Construction will take place at the primary site, 1645 Woodroffe Ave., on the federally owned Nepean Sportsplex property. The secondary site at 40 Hearst Way, on part of the Eagleson Park and Ride, is dependent on funding and other factors.
We understand that residents may have questions about this project, and we are committed to addressing them throughout the process.
Reception centres are new to our community and may bring uncertainty. We are listening carefully and appreciate feedback on...
November 8, 2024 - 19:27 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
New data from Quebec City police show that Black, Arab and, to a lesser extent, Latino people are overrepresented in police stops, a recurring pattern across North America. Researchers and advocates say this is evidence of racial profiling, which the force denies.The data, obtained by The Globe and Mail through an access to information request, break down by race the 4,567 stops done by Quebec City police between Jan. 1, 2023, and July 13, 2024.
November 8, 2024 - 19:18 | Frédérik-Xavier D. Plante | The Globe and Mail
