Failing ferry service fuels bid for fixed link to Vancouver Island
Stranded ferry users in British Columbia vent frustration during widespread disruptions to the state owned ferry system. Advocates cite a fixed link as a solution to long waits and to boost tourism and commerce on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, drawing parallels with the Confederation Bridge in Canada. Government officials reiterate that a BC mainland to island bridge or tunnel remains prohibitively expensive and technologically challenging, with cost estimates ranging from eight to twelve billion dollars and fare impacts that could push one way to hundreds.
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Former BDC chief faces questions over severance and pension
In Montreal court, former Business Development Bank of Canada president Beaudoin is accused of negotiating a bad faith departure and seeks to enforce a severance and pension package. Langlois claims Beaudoin may have endangered public funds and was negligent, while bank officials allege misuse of bank resources for personal errands.
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Business Development Bank of Canada
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Raynold Langlois
Quebec Superior Court
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Canadian Forces appoints first Muslim chaplain
Capt Suleyman Demiray graduates basic training becoming the first Muslim chaplain in the Canadian Forces. The 37 year old former Imam of Ottawa’s Turkish Mosque will be posted to a support battalion in Edmonton. Military leaders say the move broadens chaplain diversity and reflects Canadian society.
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Montreal drug bust nets 25 high school students
Police in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu say Operation Schoolyard yielded 27 arrests, including 25 minors, after a four month probe into a drug ring supplying two high schools. The youngest arrestee was in Grade 7. Investigators note potential but unconfirmed ties to organized crime and emphasize students were distributing drugs to peers outside and inside schools. No staff members were implicated.
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St-Jean-sur- Dichelieu
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Chouinard
Rainville
Polyvalente
Armand Racicot
Andre Levesque
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