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Ottawa posts selection criteria for next top Mountie - Globe and Mail
Another potential candidate is Vern White, the chief of the Ottawa Police Service who left the RCMP as an assistant commissioner in 2005. Still, a government official said the process is starting with a clean slate. “The Prime Minister has no ...
Ottawa weighs funding bilingual education for Inuit children - Globe and Mail
But Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan will not commit the federal government to implementing that strategy, a departmental official said Monday, speaking on background. The National Committee on Inuit Education is expected to release a report ...
How the PQ's crisis was months in the making - Globe and Mail
And many of us believe that if Legault launches his party, we will be beaten,” said a PQ source who asked to remain anonymous. Despite Premier Jean Charest's record low approval rating, the PQ under Ms. Marois's leadership hasn't been able to ...
Fleeing crackdown, thousands of Syrians seek refuge in Turkey - Globe and Mail
“The security men did not say anything, just started shooting protesters,” said the teenager, who did not want to be identified. “The shooters were intelligence guys, with shaved heads and big beards, wearing black.” Another young man nodded as the ...
Marois takes conciliatory tone with most defectors - Globe and Mail
... the former leader could generate even more dissent within party ranks. “I'm afraid that Ms. Marois just stirred up a hornets' nest,” according to a source who asked to remain anonymous. “And that is something she couldn't afford to do at this point.”
French soccer club to boost Qatar brand ahead of World Cup - Globe and Mail
The acquisition was partly to provide knowledge transfer ahead of the 2022 tournament, a source close to the deal said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “They're buying expertise as much as anything,” said the source. “And very often these are ...
Russia's Global Ports plans IPO - Globe and Mail
“There will be a significant secondary component to the offering, although the public market will determine the final valuation,” the source said. The company, which controls around 30 per cent of Russia's container ports market, said it will invest ...
No sympathy for rookie Hildebrand after crash at Indy 500 - Globe and Mail
In fact, one driver, who did not want to be identified due to a worry of possible sanctions from the IndyCar Series that runs the race, said he simply could not believe that a rookie would manage his car as well and extract better fuel economy than ...
Tories to add more seats in Commons for Ontario, BC, Alberta - Globe and Mail
A Conservative official, speaking on background, scotched any speculation that the move to eliminate public subsidies for political parties, which will feature prominently in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's budget Monday, will also permit increased ...
Tories to add more seats in Commons for Ontario, BC, Alberta - Globe and Mail
A Conservative official, speaking on background, scotched any speculation that the move to eliminate public subsidies for political parties, which will feature prominently in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's budget Monday, will also permit increased ...
Loyal voice of the PMO stepping down - Globe and Mail
One long-time Conservative supporter, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Mr. Soudas's departure will likely convince some party members to get back to work in Quebec. “A lot of people were sitting on their hands while he was there,” the ...
Director of Swiss lab told authorities of suspicious Armstrong test - Globe and Mail
Martial Saugy made the statement in September, according to a person familiar with the investigation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the case. The person also told the AP that Saugy confirmed ...
France's Casino ups the ante in Brazil retail battle - Globe and Mail
Mr. Diniz, Pao de Acucar's 74-year-old chairman and son of the company's founder, recently approached Carrefour to discuss a potential merger with the French group's Brazilian unit, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
Quebec will challenge Harper's Senate reform bill in the courts - Globe and Mail
He wasn't available for comment Monday, but a senior government official said Senate reform is not a priority for the Ontario government. NDP democratic reform critic David Christopherson said that the term-limits legislation was “no big deal,” while ...
Three wounded in rare Kensington Market shooting - Globe and Mail
He wouldn't give his name but a reporter recognized him as a reggae DJ nicknamed “Wheels.” He said he had been at the event but left before the shooting. “It's all about the vibes. The only thing we preach is love, unity,” he said. ...
Lazy worker or flawed work culture? - Globe and Mail
One senior vice-president of human resources at a major Canadian not-for-profit – who requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of her position – has seen lazy employees not only cause headaches for management, but affect entire departments ...
Shedding some light on the decline of a lion in winter - Globe and Mail
The court had become increasingly factionalized, overworked and demoralized, added a court insider, who asked to remain anonymous. “The court itself was in turmoil and the chief really was struggling,” he said. “The chief wasn't himself. ...
Toyota slashes sales outlook - Globe and Mail
“It's a great time to capitalize on gaining market share as things get more competitive,” said one GM dealer, who insisted on anonymity. The bonus is aimed at all non-GM buyers as well as first-time buyers, a GM Canada spokesman said. ...
Is Australian wine poised for a comeback? - Globe and Mail
... to the dry climate, those vines now bear fewer but more concentrated grape bunches, yielding wines of intensity and complexity that many French winemakers would – if you ask when they're slightly tanked and speaking off the record – would kill for. ...
Banks seek ways to block TMX deal - Globe and Mail
At least two of the funds have expressed interest, according to a person familiar with the matter. One alternative believed to be under consideration is a takeover bid using Alpha Group, which has a trading system that competes with TMX's Toronto Stock ...
Tom Gaglardi in pole position to buy Stars - Globe and Mail
If the Stars lost less than $75-million, the source said Cuban was willing to pay the difference to the creditors. That would bring the purchase price to $155-million, quite a comedown not only for the bankers but the NHL, since it has trumpeted the ...
Canadian takes helm in bid to buy Stars - Globe and Mail
The last hurdle, according to a source familiar with the sale who requested anonymity because the deal is not official, is taking the Stars through bankruptcy court so Gaglardi will not be hampered by any debts left by current owner Tom Hicks. ...
A look at the mysterious Canadian founder of PokerStars - Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail spoke to the Canadian owner of one such account, a man who asked not to be named as he said he had been fooled into processing online poker payments. “They didn't disclose to me it was a gaming site. They told me, 'It's a marketing ...
Festive atmosphere greets Coyotes - Globe and Mail
One member of the organization, who did not wish to be identified, reiterated Vrbata's point and said the Coyotes' staff are really, truly in the dark about what may happen. As a result, they are clinging to the ever-dwindling hope that an 11th-hour ...
TV market could prevent Coyotes' move to Winnipeg - Globe and Mail
When the Fox network owned the NHL rights in the 1990s, a source said, it put tremendous pressure on Bettman to expand into non-traditional but large markets like Phoenix and Atlanta by threatening to pay less money for the rights.