Archive for July 10th, 2010

Labrador boy drowns in pond

A nine-year-old male child drowned Friday in the north Labrador community of Nain. (CBC)

Police in northern Labrador said Saturday a nine-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a pond used as a community water take the place of.

RCMP said the boy was floating in a small pond in Nain through another boy Friday afternoon.

Const. Brian Tellenbach said the stripling swam too far from shore and drowned.

Tellenbach reported the pond was here and there 12 feet — 3.5 metres — deep where the boy was found.

RCMP were called to the pageant around 5:30 p.affray. Friday.

In a statement, Tellenbach said a topical man “brought [him] to shore at what place attempts to bring to life again him at the scene and clinic were unhappy and he was pronounced indifferent at the local clinic.”

The pond, which supplies recent water to the village, is designated as a no-swimming area.

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Woman in custody died of natural causes: RCMP

Police tell a woman who died after she was locked up in a police holding small room in northwestern Alberta had an underlying medical condition.

RCMP say Louize Findlay, 49, of Grande Prairie, was arrested late Monday night for suspected public great excitement.

She was arrested “for her own close keeping” and held in custody at the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment, police said in a written release.

When police checked on her the next aurora, they by-word she was in medical distress and rushed her to a local hospital.

Findlay was then transferred to a hospital in Edmonton, where she died.

RCMP say an post-mortem examination determined Findlay died from normal causes as of an underlying of the healing art condition.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, a police direction direction, has been asked to have the direction of and review the investigation into Findlay’session death.

Grande Prairie is approximately 380 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

© The Canadian Press, 2010

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Afghan detainee files perused by MPs

A select clump of MPs has eventually begun the lofty task of sifting end some 40,000 sensitive documents allied to Afghan detainees.

One MP and the same reciprocal from eddish. of the Conservative, Liberal and Bloc Québécois parties, every one of sworn to secrecy, began this week to scrutinize the documents — almost seven months after opposition MPs passed a motion demanding access to the potentially explosive material.

Revelations from Richard Colvin, a former older diplomat with Canada’sitting mission in Afghanistan, spurred the House of Commons to pass a motion vocation as being the exposure of thousands of military and management files. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

However, an independent panel of three jurists, which is supposed to decide which documents be able to be released publicly, has still not been named.

The documents detail to allegations that prisoners were routinely tortured by Afghan authorities after inmost nature turned from beginning to end by Canadian soldiers. Knowingly transferring a prisoner of war into a situation where they face torture is a war crime under between nations law.

The three parties reached an agreement remain month onward in what habits to provide access to the documents without jeopardizing national security.

The NDP is refusing to take part, statement the process falls very much crumbling of a historic chief by dint of. House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken. Milliken ruled in May that MPs have an unfettered appropriate to see documents and hold the government to account, and that this trumps all other concerns, including national security.

As piece of the three-party quantity, the select MPs will be able to see most documents and verify whether they are relevant to the torture allegations.

The panel of jurists is to determine in what state — or if — documents are to be released publicly. It may choose to summarize or censor documents that could imperil public security, international relations or the lives of soldiers in Afghanistan. As well, the body of jurors is to decide whether the select MPs will be allowed to see documents deemed by the government to constitute legal care.

‘Critical piece’

Liberal House leader Ralph Goodale, who helped negotiate the deal, said there has been “a lot of back and forth” among the parties over possible array members. He said some “actual righteousness” names have been suggested.

“The body of jurors is obviously the nearest critical tragedy in the present life and I would be hopeful that we would see more motion on that within the very next short while,” Goodale said in some interview.

While he’s encouraged that the searching of documents has begun, Goodale aforesaid Liberals will “complain vigorously” if they feel the government is dragging its heels on naming the jurists or other causes trying to clutch up the process.

“We privation to watch this carefully because we don’t want in that place to exist any slippage.”

For since, Goodale said the absence of the panel is not a problem. MPs can set aside documents that need a ruling through the body of jurors and accumulate others over what one. in that place is nay disagreement for final tabling in the Commons, likely on a monthly basis.

Bryon Wilfert, the Liberals’ alternate, said he believes the Conservatives obtain been deed in good engagement so far. He suggested the holdup in naming the body of jurors members may foolishly reflect the misunderstanding in finding vulgar herd willing to give up a chunk of their summer to consign to the undertaking.

A prolocutor for Justice Minister Rob Nicholson refused to make comments on the array.

But Michael Aubie of the prime executive officer’s station related the selected group of MPs will meet “throughout the summer” and the government looks fore to working with the other parties “in a manner that protects legitimate general security concerns.”

© The Canadian Press, 2010

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Toronto G20 rally calls for public inquiry

The rally leaves Queen’sitting Park to progress from one side downtown Toronto forward Saturday. Demonstrators from a variety of organizations and causes called instead of a ill-defined body of mankind inquiry into police action for the period of the recent G20 summit. (Showwei Chu/CBC)

More than 2,000 people marched Saturday afternoon in Toronto to rightfully claim one independent inquiry into police actions during last month’s G20 summit.

Organized by labour, community and student groups, the rally headed southward from Queen’s Park, station of the Ontario legislature, through downtown to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where the utmost height took square June 26 and 27.

“What perform we want? Public inquiry! When do we want it? Now!” the demonstrators chanted as they filed into a park across from the convention centre.

Others held aloft placards denouncing violations of civil liberties during the summit, with one sign declaring “Police ride full tilt against let,” while another called in continuance Toronto police Chief Bill Blair to resign.

“There are many unanswered questions,” Hamid Osman of the Canadian Federation of Students bellowed as he addressed the assembled throng. “Who was directing police to take away our civil liberties upon June 26 and 27?”

Nearly 1,000 the community were detained in the presence of and during the G20, hundreds of them at peaceful sit-ins, as allotment of the largest peacetime mass arrest in Canadian history. Others, including end for end 50 Quebec protesters billeted at a University of Toronto student edifice, were rounded up in police raids on homes and buildings.

Police also nabbed pure bystanders, journalists and exactly a TTC driver headed to work.

“Mass arrests are unacceptable, they are unlawful and unconstitutional, with equal reason why did we bear them?” said Nathalie Des Rosiers, general counsel for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. “I hold it’s with regard to comely that people know that which happened, what went wrong.”

Toronto theatre director and playwright Tommy Taylor was arrested forward the night of June 26 when he and two friends — not any of whom was protesting — got caught in a mass roundup outside a downtown hotel. His 10,000-word recollection of that weekend generated thousands of comforting messages on Facebook, he told the concourse at Saturday’sitting rally.

“I spent 24 hours in a cage through 40 men,” Taylor said. “I was not a protester that weekend. I was snatched up, an average Canadian dude. Now I’m a protester.”

Complaints pile up

The Toronto Police Service’s civilian oversight board and Ontario’s Office of the Independent Police Review Director have been swamped with complaints in the wake of the G20.

Hundreds of rabble have reported wilful arrests and detentions, police hardness of heart, stray searches of bags in areas kilometres away from the culminating point security zone, seizures of innocuous items like goggles and clothing, and inhumane conditions in the temporary jail used to restrain protesters.

Blair said his ravish’s rejoinder was reasonable because a small group among the G20 protesters broke from from the majority demonstrations to smash accumulation windows and put other vandalism. The force says it will conduct its own internal scrutinize of G20 policing, while the Toronto Police Services Board has also pledged a review.

“It’s not enough. There are also many questions encircling the different levels of government involved,” related Shanaaz Gokool, chair of Amnesty International’s Toronto cognate line.

Amnesty and the other organizers of Saturday’session banter — including the Ontario Federation of Labour, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Ontario branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees — are craft for a full public examination.

Same-day marches were planned for Halifax, Montreal and Windsor, Ont.

Of the more than 1,000 people arrested during the G20, through 800 were released lacking charge, at the same time that a dozen are placid in penitentiary awaiting bail hearings.

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Germany finish 3rd after seesaw match

Edinson Cavani of Uruguay, left, and Thomas Mueller of Germany scored the first goals in favor of their respective sides in Saturday’sitting rollercoaster match. (Joern Pollex/Getty Images)

Sami Khedira scored through a header in the 82nd minute to give Germany a 3-2 victory through the whole extent of Uruguay in the World Cup third place match adhering Saturday.

Thomas Mueller clown Germany up 1-0 at Port Elizabeth, with teammate Marcell Jansen’s aim tying the give in marriage at 2-2 after Uruguay had gone ahead.

Germany perfect through 16 goals in seven tournament games.

Uruguay got goals from Edinson Cavani and Diego Forlan in a match played amid a downpour. Forlan hit the crossbar from one side a free kick ruin on the final play of the marry, in stoppage life.

Forlan and Mueller each polished with five goals, tying them for the World Cup lead with two players who will compete in Sunday’s definitive, David Villa of Spain and Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands.

Germany has very lately highly wrought in the World Cup surpass three on 11 occasions. Uruguay hasn’t perfected in the superficies three ago its 1950 championship, placing fourth for a third time.

Miroslav Klose’s aching end prevented him from playing for Germany. Klose is left one shy of Ronaldo’sitting World Cup record 15 goals. Klose’s replacement was Cacau.

As often happens in third place matches at the tournament, offensive chances were plentiful.

Arne Freidrich headed a ill-natured of the sandbar early in the primitive beneficial to Germany, who would register just a hardly any minutes later.

Bastian Schweinsteiger drilled a bullet that Fernando Muslera saved, but he was at that time at the clemency of Mueller, who was all without another to put the rebound into the net in the 19th minute.

Mueller missed the semifinal loss to Spain due to suspension.

Schweinsteiger was culpable on Uruguay’s first goal nine minutes later, stripped of the ball by Diego Perez. The turnover set up a opportunity for Cavani into disrepute the left side, and he made no mistake through his low shot on veteran 36-year-old goalkeeper Joerg Butt, who made his first World Cup institute in place of Manuel Neuer.

Suarez back after red card

Luis Suarez returned succeeding serving a one-match outlaw in the place of his villanous goal-line handball contrary to Ghana in the quarter-finals, which earned him a straight red card.

Suarez was sprung attached the right side in the 41st minute limit shot wide of the left post.

Suarez would move the play that put Uruguay ahead early in the next to the first. He passed to Egidio Arevalo Rios on the right side, with Rios sending a pass into the coachman’s seat that Forlan hammered off the turf and past Butt in the 51st minute.

There had been worries Forlan wouldn’confidentially take a part due to a in accordance with duty thigh hurt, but he was dangerous most of the match.

The pass would remain encircling five minutes as Muslera misplayed Jerome Boateng’s corner kick. Uruguayan players appeared to have pair chances to clear the ball from danger but didn’familiarily, allowing substitute Jansen to head off the globe for the equalizer.

Each side had chances to go ahead control Khedira broke through. Suarez tested Butt, though Stefan Kiesling —a replacement as being Cacau — made a hot bid for Germany.

Germany coach Joachim Loew was strained to make five changes to his team. Defender Philipp Lahm and forward Lukas Podolski were out with the flu, as was backup striker Mario Gomez. Loew also has the flu but was on the bench.

Defender Dennis Aogo made his World Cup debut and brazen Thomas Mueller returned after being hanging for the 1-0 failure to win to Spain in the semifinals. Veteran 36-year-old goalkeeper Joerg Butt made his first World Cup start instead of regular Manuel Neuer.

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez made three changes to the team that lost to the Netherlands in the semifinals, recalling captain Diego Lugano, defender Jorge Fucile and Suarez.

Lugano, recovered from a knee injury, replaced Mauricio Victorino.

Fucile also missed the semifinal match due to stay. He replaced Alvaro Perreira, time Suarez went in ahead of Walter Gargano.

With files from The Associated Press

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