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Global News
3 days ago
- General
- Global News
Man charged with kidnapping and sexual offences against child in N.S.
A 34-year-old Nova Scotia man is facing various charges, including kidnaping and invitation to sexual touching, after a child was allegedly grabbed and then pulled into a residence by a stranger. RCMP said they responded to the abduction report on Monday afternoon at around 3:20 p.m. on Mosher Road in Admiral Rock, N.S. 'Officers learned that two children were riding their bicycles when a man standing at the end of a driveway flagged them down,' police said in a Tuesday release. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'The man, whom the children did not know, grabbed one of them by the arm, entered the nearby residence with the child, exposed himself, and uttered threats.' RCMP said the child, who is under the age of 12, screamed and ran out of the home for help. Responding officers went to the residence and arrested a 34-year-old man from Admiral Rock — a small community in Hants County. Story continues below advertisement Gregory McDonald was charged with kidnapping, invitation to sexual touching, indecent act- exposure, assault and uttering threats. He was scheduled to appear in Truro Provincial Court on Tuesday.
Toronto Star
7 days ago
- Toronto Star
Festival attack suspect Adam Lo in court, as judge receives fitness assessment report
VANCOUVER - Lapu Lapu Day festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo has appeared by video in Vancouver Provincial Court, as preparations to determine if he's fit to stand trial continue. Lo appeared on screen dressed in a dark blue sweatshirt as his lawyer Mark Swartz, the judge and prosecutor discussed next steps in the case, in which Lo faces second-degree murder charges over the vehicle attack that killed 11 people in April.
Winnipeg Free Press
7 days ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Festival attack suspect Adam Lo in court, as judge receives fitness assessment report
VANCOUVER – Lapu Lapu Day festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo has appeared by video in Vancouver Provincial Court, as preparations to determine if he's fit to stand trial continue. Lo appeared on screen dressed in a dark blue sweatshirt as his lawyer Mark Swartz, the judge and prosecutor discussed next steps in the case, in which Lo faces second-degree murder charges over the vehicle attack that killed 11 people in April. Judge Reg Harris says he's received and read a mental health assessment. Swartz told the court he would be seeking a publication ban on evidence given in a fitness hearing, which he says likely won't occur until sometime in July. Donnelly told the judge one of the doctors treating Lo could write an update on his condition, and Harris said it would be helpful to have the 'most up-to-date perspective.' Harris said past cases he's been involved with demonstrated that mental health 'changes and evolves, ebbs and flows dramatically.' Wednesdays A weekly look towards a post-pandemic future. The brief hearing ended with the court setting June 6 as a tentative date for Lo's next appearance. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 30, 2025.
Global News
14-05-2025
- Global News
Man charged with 1st-degree murder in brazen daylight shooting in uptown Saint John
A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in a brazen daytime shooting in uptown Saint John this week. Saint John Police Force said Hayden Donald-Bentley appeared in Provincial Court Wednesday, and has been remanded into custody until his next appearance on May 21. In a release, police said another suspect — a youth — was also arrested and is in police custody. There is a third suspect who has been identified and remains at large. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area of Carmarthen Street and King Street East, near King Square, on Tuesday at 10:28 a.m. Police found a 20-year-old man dead inside a vehicle. Three suspects were seen fleeing the area on foot, investigators said. Story continues below advertisement The incident prompted Saint John Police Force to issue a warning on X for the public in the are to 'shelter in place.' A short time later, the New Brunswick RCMP issued an Alert Ready message on behalf of the police force. The alert was lifted by mid-afternoon. The Major Crime Unit continues to investigate. The incident has left many in the neighbourhood shaken. Police Chief Robert Bruce said gun violence isn't on the rise in the city, and that police are actively working to prevent future violent incidents. 'This one happened to occur right in the middle of our city, which is scary to everybody,' he said. 'But we're doing the best we can with our patrol people, with our crime people, with the quick reaction team, with the integrated enforcement unit and street crime unit.'
Economic Times
14-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Dominic LeBlanc, Carney's solution to Trump's tariff war; Canada-US trade minister's family, salary, and net worth
Reuters Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with Dominic LeBlanc, after he is sworn in as President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy A vocal critic of US President Donald Trump as Canada-US trade minister is Prime Minister Mark Carney's answer to the trade war between the two North American neighbours. Carney unveiled his new Cabinet on Tuesday (May 13), appointing New Brunswick lawmaker Dominic LeBlanc as the Canada-US trade minister. LeBlanc's biggest challenge is no different from his counterparts across the globe - dealing with US President Donald Trump's who was the country's finance minister from mid-December 2024 till April 2025 before the federal election, had described Trump's move as "vandalizing" the economic relationship between the two nations after the tariffs started to take response to the US administration's imposition of tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, LeBlanc had in April advocated for a strong stance against the US. His solution was to implement reciprocal tariffs on a range of US goods, aiming to protect Canadian industries and assert the country's economic sovereignty. He has maintained open lines of communication with US officials, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, to seek constructive solutions despite the tensions and emphasized the importance of diplomacy and collaboration, stating that while Canada will stand firm against unfair trade practices, it remains committed to finding mutually beneficial resolutions to the ongoing said the Canadian government's 'number one objective' is to get rid of the Trump administration's punitive tariffs and to build economic partnerships with other countries. After the announcement, he posted on X and said, 'Thank you, Prime Minister @MarkJCarney for entrusting me with the role of President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-US Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, and One Canadian Economy. I am eager to build Canada Strong together.'He is the son of former Governor General Roméo LeBlanc and Joslyn 'Lyn' Carter and was born in Ottawa on December 14, 1967. A lawyer by training, he has represented New Brunswick's Beauséjour riding since 2000 and, in 2003, married Jolène Richard, a former Moncton lawyer who became a judge on the Provincial Court of New Brunswick; the couple lives in Moncton and has an adult public office holders in Canada do not disclose a lump‑sum net worth, LeBlanc's official remuneration is transparent. His net worth and details of assets are not of April 1, 2025, a backbench MP's base salary rose to CAD 211,000, and Cabinet ministers, of which LeBlanc is one, collect roughly CAD 311,500 annually, including ministerial LeBlanc's leadership, Canada–US trade relations are poised to change, with the tariff war likely to see a lot less punches. Due to his long‑standing rapport with key US figures and his new 'One Canadian Economy' agenda, LeBlanc will press for phased tariff relief, combining WTO challenges with targeted exemptions, while accelerating the diversification of Canadian trade toward Europe and Asia. His appointment has drawn mixed reactions. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce hailed the move as 'smart, tough and experienced,' while opposition Conservatives criticized the inclusion of several Trudeau‑era ministers, 14 in total, as evidence of 'more of the same' when real change is Minister Carney introduced a trimmed-down Cabinet of 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, down from 39, tasked with tackling punitive U.S. tariffs and forging a 'one Canadian economy' by removing internal trade barriers by July 1. Carney stressed that 'our workers and businesses continue to face the unfair tariffs imposed by the United States. My government will fight for Canadians.' 'Canada has what the world needs, and we defend the values that the world respects,' he added.
