Local contractor found guilty on 17 new fraud counts
Richard Belbas, a Thunder Bay contractor with a 15‑plus fraud record, was found guilty on five counts of fraud over $5,000, 12 counts of fraud under $5,000, and one probation breach after a three‑week trial. Acquitted on two counts. one count withdrawn. Sentencing date to be set.
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Thunder Bay
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Rich Ellis
May
Consistency in Indigenous Services role praised by Hajdu
Hajdu stresses stable Indigenous Services leadership to maintain First Nations relationships. Nishnawbe Aski Nation chief Fiddler welcomed the return of minister Hajdu and Gary Anandasanga Ree, urging continued progress and stronger federal commitments to equity, infrastructure, and self determination. Carney hints at an election before October 20, 2025.
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Hajdu
Nishnawbe
Canada
Fiddler
Patty Haidy
Northern Affairs
Gary Anandasangaree
Carney
Ontario
Carney cabinet reshuffle hints at election timing
Prime Minister Carney declined to pin a date for a federal vote saying Canadians should expect an election before November with a fixed date in October. He unveiled a cabinet mixing 13 men and 11 women, combining 20 Trudeau-era ministers with three new Liberal faces and naming Chrystia Freeland as transport minister. The lineup omits PEI, Saskatchewan and Alberta reps and drops ministries on women and youth and mental health. Opposition leaders criticized shifts as revealing priorities while vowing to watch labour and worker protections.
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Canada
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Trudeau
Ontario
Arielle Kayabaga
Government House
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Kody Blois
Ali Ehsassi
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Freeland
Toronto
NDP
Jagmeet Singh
Labour
Pierre Poilierre
Canada names 24 member cabinet for coming election
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils a 24 member cabinet with ministers and portfolios. Notable names include Dominic LeBlanc as international trade minister, Mélanie Joly as foreign affairs, François-Philippe Champagne as finance, Anita Anand in innovation, Bill Blair on national defence, Chrystia Freeland on transport, Kamal Khera health, Gary Anandasangaree justice, Rechie Valdez government whip, and Rachel Bendayan immigration. The list spans energy, environment, housing, and public safety portfolios.
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Rachel Bendayan
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Mark Carney
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Mélanie Joly
Cabinet trims disability and equality posts in new ministry mix
Prime Minister Mark Carney swore in a lean 23‑member cabinet and eliminated ministries for women and gender equality and for disability issues. Kamal Khera becomes health minister while the disability portfolio shifts to Jobs and Families, drawing criticism from Disability Without Poverty and allied groups about reduced attention to accessibility and equality rights.
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Carney
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Kamal Khera
Marci Ien
Disability Without Poverty
Rabia Khedr
Abortion Care Canada
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
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Gender Equality
Canada
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Guilbeault
Steven MacKinnon
Khern
Kheck
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