CanadaJun 13, 2025
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam leaving position on June 20
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is leaving her position at the end of next week. Tam has been in the role since June 2017, but became a household name in the last five years as she led the country's public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tam says her term ends on Friday, June 20 and she doesn't have another job lined up. She is taking a break to think about new opportunities, spend more time with family and get back to some of her passions, including playing music and long-distance running.
A pediatric infectious disease physician by training, Tam joined
CanadaJun 13, 2025
Surrey man faces 15 charges after BC Highway Patrol investigation into fatal crash
After just over a year of investigation by the BC Highway Patrol, a Surrey man has been formally charged. He faces 15 counts in a collision that killed two people and injured three others.
On February 18, 2024, at 3:00 a.m., a minivan and a Tesla collided on the side of Highway 1 near the Sprott Street exit in Burnaby, BC. A 20-year-old woman and a 23-year-old woman, both from Maple Ridge, were killed in the collision. Two other Maple Ridge women in their twenties were seriously injured, as was a Surrey man in his thirties.
On June 9, 2025, the BC Prosecution Service charged Chi Sun Park, 35,
AlbertaJun 13, 2025
Former Alberta health agency CEO asks for speedy ruling in lawsuit against government
A former health agency C-E-O is asking a judge to deliver a quick decision on her wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the Alberta government. But the province says it will push back.
Athana Mentzelopoulos (MENT-suh-LOW-po-luss), the former head of Alberta Health Services, has applied for a summary judgment on the legality of her firing, which would keep the case from going to trial.
Her lawsuit alleges she was improperly fired after investigating questionable, multimillion-dollar health contracts.
She says her version of events will be confirmed by former A-H-S board members, if t
CanadaJun 13, 2025
Peel Police Arrest Two Punjabi Men on Shooting, Weapons and Drug Charges
Ontario’s Peel Police have arrested two Punjabi men in their 20s on shooting, weapons and drug charges. Police say they have launched an investigation into a shooting that occurred at a residence in the area of Raindrop Terrace and Mississauga Road in the city of Brampton on April 24, 2025.
On June 4, investigators conducted a search warrant raid on a residence on Swanton Road and Victoriaville Road, during which a 9mm Glock gun, a 17-round magazine with 16 rounds of ammunition and a large quantity of black tar heroin were recovered from the suspects.
Peel Police have charged 23-year-old
WorldJun 13, 2025
Indian-origin man sentenced to six years in US fraud case
An Indian-origin man in the US has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for a fraud scheme in which he defrauded more than a million dollars by targeting senior citizens. Pranav Patel, 33, of New Jersey, raised $1.7 million through fraud between October and December 2023.
Pranav Patel pleaded guilty in December last year and on Wednesday a Florida court sentenced him to six years and three months in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering, along with an order to forfeit $1.7 million.
He targeted mostly senior citizens in Florida. He posed as a government official. In so
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