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Governor general appointment
Carney names Louise Arbour as Canada’s next governor general
The former Supreme Court justice and international human rights figure will replace Mary Simon as the King’s representative in Canada
Ottawa police
Late probe of Ottawa sergeant’s alleged misconduct raises new questions
CBC reports allegations involving former La Cité students surfaced years before Robert “Bobby” Cleroux was suspended; he died in March without charges
Ottawa portrait heist
Supreme Court to hear appeal in Churchill portrait theft case
Jeffrey Wood is challenging a jail sentence of two years less a day after pleading guilty in the theft of The Roaring Lion from Ottawa’s Château Laurier
Ottawa sudden death
Boy dies after fall from downtown Ottawa building
Paramedics said the child, younger than eight, was found critically injured near Laurier Avenue E. Police are reviewing the circumstances
Digital health
Conservatives seek auditor general probe of PrescribeIT
The electronic prescribing program is set to end May 29 after low uptake, raising questions over spending, oversight and intellectual property
Official residences
Carney calls state of 24 Sussex ‘an embarrassment’ as decision looms
The prime minister says he will not live at the long-vacant official residence but wants future leaders to have a suitable home for hosting and security needs
Canada-U.S. trade
Carney says Canada should not rush into a U.S. tariff deal
The prime minister said Ottawa is ready to negotiate but will not pursue a quick, limited agreement if it leaves Canada worse off
Energy and Indigenous financing
Federal loan guarantee could back Alberta pipeline!
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson told MPs public money could support Indigenous equity ownership in a potential bitumen pipeline to the Pacific Coast
Diplomacy
Ottawa summons Israeli ambassador, seeks probe into Canadian’s killing in Lebanon
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada requested a “full and transparent” investigation into the death of Mohammad Hassan Haidar; Israel has not claimed responsibility
Parliament
Ottawa tables Canadian Space Launch Act to enable homegrown rocket launches
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says Bill C-28 would create a framework to authorize and regulate launches and re-entries from Canada as the country seeks a “sovereign way to space