Новости за 15.06.2016

Today’s topics include gun control, Robert Hall’s murder, Canada as an arts nation ... and more

A new poll shows the idea of a referendum is a political loser, and the bone-gnawing over its potential timing is a turnoff for most voters

William Shakespeare, of course, has pride of place at the Festival Theatre – there, living legend Martha Henry will direct Twelfth Night and Scott Wentworth will helm Romeo and Juliet

Prices in their longest losing streak since February

Shares up in Europe, Asia before Fed rate decision; Irish yield premium over German highest in nearly a year

And just for fun - maybe - a Trexit

They're not practical, but convertibles play to our emotions

A new report looks at how automation could affect hundreds of occupations in Canada

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Brookfield Institute report finds positions prone to being replaced or changed by new technology in next 10 to 20 years are typically lower-paying on average, require less education and employ proportionally more young people

Randy Carlyle worried he wouldn’t get back into the NHL

Brown also asked the media and community to respect ‘the need of my wife and children for some privacy as we work through this difficult time’

Canadian Robert Hall, held hostage by the militant Abu Sayyaf group in the Philippines since September, was killed earlier this week by his extremist captors

Judge Persky has endured calls for his removal after he sentenced a former Stanford swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assault

Mayor Gregor Robertson says city will have to work around British Columbia jurisdiction in trying to reduce number of empty residences

Brian Pallister says he received a request while attending Winnipeg’s annual Pride rally

Finance minister Luis Videgaray is pushing for closer economic relations as a defence against Trump’s protectionism

Lobbying from within Liberal caucus prompts fresh look at legislation that would broadly target corruption, human-rights abuses

Sprinter is trying to get 100- and 200-metre times down ahead of national Olympic trials next month in Edmonton

New legislation would give the government a clear record of who is leaving the country

Mystery shrouds the identity of the longest-serving detainee in Canada’s immigration system, who is now freed with nowhere to go

If bill passes, it will return to Commons where changes can be accepted or rejected, but must go back to Senate to pass into law

With ever-stronger synthetic opioids arriving in the country, the risk to drug users is growing, but the shift also means those attending a crime scene or assisting an individual who is overdosing face increasing danger

Asian shares dipped to near three-week lows while safehaven assets such as U.S. bonds and the yen were in demand on Wednesday

The case is an unusual test of Superior Court judges’ inherent authority to protect the vulnerable