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Just as the US gave a spectacular example of how not do do it, Zambia proved that it really needn’t be that hard

Just as the US gave a spectacular example of how not do do it, Zambia proved that it really needn’t be that hard

One hopes voters aren’t duped by his bogus housing policy and his hypocritical rhetoric, but don’t hold your breath

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How amazing Steve Kekana crossed musical, racial boundaries Steve Kekana was an artist of wide virtuosity, writes Patrick Bulger. A singer, songwriter and lawyer, he was also an activist for the rights of artists and for the disabled 04 July 2021 - 00:03 By Patrick Bulger Music lovers with a keen interest in SAs strange and unusual history mourned the death this week of singer and songwriter Tebogo "Steve" Kekana, "SAs Stevie Wonder", who died of Covid-19 complications just short of...

  BATHURST, N.B. -- A coroners inquest in northern New Brunswick is recommending that plainclothes police officers and their unmarked vehicles be easier to identify during interventions. The five-member coroners jury released its recommendations Thursday following an investigation into the police-involved killing of Michel Vienneau on Jan. 12, 2015. Vienneau was shot and killed by Bathurst, N.B., police after they responded to an erroneous Crime Stoppers tip suggesting the 51-year-old bus...

Sutton said what he remembered hearing was something like, "Stop, stop, dont move, stay right there." At first, he said, he didnt realize the men surrounding Vienneaus car with guns drawn were police.  "I actually thought it was some kind of gang war or something," he said. One of the people was "pretty rough-looking," said Sutton. Sutton turned away briefly to put some distance between himself and what seemed a dangerous situation. Then his fellow engineer called his name so he looked back an...

The next thing she knew, she said, it seemed like they were being accosted by terrorists. Two men with firearms got out of a vehicle in front of them. She saw no indication they were police officers and she heard a gunshot. Based on previous testimony, those men were Const. Patrick Bulger and Const. Mathieu Boudreau. Basque said Vienneau pushed her head down under the dash and told her to get down. She felt the car turning left and told Vienneau to step on it. Annick Basque, Michel Vienneau’s...

Il croyait au départ qu’il s’agissait d’une confrontation entre individus ou gangs criminels.

Posted: Apr 28, 2021 8:15 PM AT | Last Updated: April 28 The Via Rail train station in Bathurst was cordoned off for a week following the January 2015 shooting death of Michel Vienneau.(Bridget Yard/CBC) The second day of the Michel Vienneau coroners inquest in Beresford heard from several police officers, including the two most directly involved in the fatal confrontation with him at the Bathurst train station in January, 2015. Cst. Mathieu Boudreau and Cst. Patrick Bulger are both currently o...