Residents of Penticton’s Fairview homeless encampment were forced to pack up and leave Friday, as a court-ordered injunction cleared the site following months of safety concerns.

RCMP officers were on scene to ensure everyone’s safety as outreach workers helped roughly a dozen residents vacate the property.

For John Tanghe, the eviction came with little time to figure out what comes next.

“They decided on Monday that we had to go, and then Friday we got to get out of here,” Tanghe said.

With residents packing up and no resistance reported, authorities allowed people to remain beyond the noon deadline as they worked to clear the site.

But the displacement drew criticism from some Penticton residents, who questioned the timing of the eviction as temperatures drop heading into November.

“This is not going to solve the problem. It’s not very humane. It’s not a humane approach,” said concerned citizen Danielle Savage.

Savage, along with two others, stood near the encampment Friday to draw attention to the impact on those being displaced.

“It’s going on November. It’s freezing out, and people have very modest means to stay warm, and that’s being destroyed today,” she said.

The eviction follows growing safety concerns surrounding the encampment, including several fires. One fire last year spread onto the neighbouring Leisureland RV Centre property, destroying two recreational vehicles.

For Leisureland owner Yvonne Marsden, the removal of the encampment was a long time coming.

“It’s been a very long time coming,” Marsden said.

While she welcomed the move from a business perspective, Marsden also expressed concern for the people being forced to leave.

“As a business owner, happy to see it happen. Personally, though, the support for them — where are they going to go? And I feel for them in that way,” she said.

Questions also remain about what additional supports will be available to those displaced. With shelter space already at capacity, the province would not say whether more resources would be provided, citing its post-election caretaker status.

The latest eviction is reminiscent of efforts to clear the same encampment in June 2025. Despite those efforts, not everyone left, and the camp eventually grew again.

This time, however, the court-ordered injunction gives authorities the ability to enforce the removal of residents from the property.

For some Penticton residents, the focus remains on whether removing the encampment will address the broader challenges facing people experiencing homelessness.

Concerned resident Jeff Andrew says more than simply clearing the site is needed.

“I just don’t see how tearing it down right now will make things better,” Andrew said.

He says the community needs a wider range of services, including shelter options and treatment facilities.

“We need dry shelters, wet shelters, we need detox centres, we need places for people to go during the day and set up during the night,” he said.

For Tanghe, the immediate concern is finding somewhere to go.

“We really don’t know, so I’m gonna start at City Hall. Yeah, that’s where I’m gonna go,” he said.

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TORONTO – Scottie Barnes had a career-high 41 points for the Raptors but Toronto still fell to the Orlando Magic 121-114 on Friday in the first NBA Cup game for both teams.

Desmond Bane scored 28 points, including six three-pointers, as Orlando (2-3) bounced back from a lopsided 129-99 loss in Toronto on Wednesday.

Franz Wagner dropped 26 points and dished out 11 assists for the Magic and Anthony Black also had a double-double with 17 points and 10 assists.

Barnes added five rebounds and five assists for Toronto (3-2). Immanuel Quickley had 17 points with eight assists and six rebounds.

Kawhi Leonard (left knee swelling) remained out for the Raptors, with Ja’Kobe Walter scoring nine points in his place.

Takeaways

Magic: Bane was dialed in from three-point range, going six for 12 from beyond the arc. His shooting performance anchored a superior night for Orlando’s sharpshooters as they cumulatively went 18 for 34 (53 per cent) on all three-pointers.

Raptors: Starting centre Jakob Poeltl had by far his best game of the season. He entered play on Friday averaging 2.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game, but finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and three assists against Orlando.

Key moment

Raptors reserve Jamison Battle’s layup with 6:07 left to play drew Toronto to within two points of the Magic but Orlando responded with a quick 5-0 run to re-establish the lead.

Key stat

Barnes’s 16th career game with 30-plus points, five rebounds and five assists tied DeMar DeRozan for fourth most in Raptors’ history.

Up next

Toronto: Travels to Los Angeles to face the Lakers on Sunday and the Clippers on Monday.

Orlando: Hosts the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 30, 2026.

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A Toronto family injured in a violent home invasion in the city’s affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood says the attack turned the safety of their own home into a “terrifying and life-threatening experience,” as police search for three suspects.

In a statement released Friday afternoon, David Morton, CEO of Toronto-based real estate company MAC Group, said three members of his family were recovering in hospital after being shot during the attack early Thursday. He said all four family members were also attacked with a hammer.

“What should have been the safety and security of our own home became a terrifying and life-threatening experience,” Morton wrote.

“It is difficult to put into words the trauma of experiencing something so horrific in the one place where everyone should feel safest: their own home.”

All four family members are expected to survive, though two reportedly suffered life-altering injuries.

Police first received reports of three people shot inside a residence on Hyde Park Circle at around 3:40 a.m. Thursday.

Investigators said a father, mother and their two adult daughters were inside when masked suspects armed with guns and a hammer forced their way in through the rear door.

Police said the suspects made their way to the second floor and demanded valuables before an altercation with the family. Multiple shots were fired, striking the father and his two daughters.

Police said Friday the three suspects are men believed to be about 20 years old who were wearing dark clothing and face masks. They are considered armed and dangerous and fled the scene in a dark-coloured SUV.

Morton said his family is now focused on recovering from the attack but is also “deeply concerned” about increasing violence associated with home invasions in Toronto.

“No family should ever have to experience this. People should be able to sleep peacefully in their homes without fear of armed individuals breaking in and threatening their lives,” he wrote.

He urged anyone with information to come forward.

“We sincerely hope that the individuals responsible will be identified, apprehended and brought to justice.”

Toronto police Insp. Kristy Smith said Thursday it remained unclear whether anything was stolen or whether the home was specifically targeted.

“Typically in an affluent neighbourhood come nice things,” she said. “There’s always people out there that want to acquire nice things.”

Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw said the force is working to identify and find the suspects, with some of its most experienced investigators and specialized teams assigned to the case.

Police said residents in the Bridle Path area can expect an increased police presence in the coming days.

So far this year, 119 home invasions have been reported in Toronto, an increase of more than 32 per cent compared with the same period last year, police said in an email.

Morton said his family has received an outpouring of support following the attack.

“The outpouring of kindness has meant a great deal to us during this incredibly difficult time,” he wrote.

The family is asking for privacy as they recover.

 

 

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The Winnipeg Jets are leaving sunny Florida with some dark clouds hanging over them after yet another loss Friday night.

For the second time this week, the Jets were beaten by the Florida Panthers, this one a 5-2 final, making it eight straight losses and dropping them to 4-7-3 overall.

Anton Lundell scored a hat-trick for Florida, while Seth Jones recorded a goal and two assists.

While the Jets were much more competitive than their last two games, it was the same old result as the Jets never had the lead to continue their losing streak.

“Obviously we don’t like the ending or the score, but we talked about it last night after the game and we talked again today and we came out and we battled,” said Jets head coach Scott Arniel. “That one was a lot closer to how we need to play for 60 minutes. There was a lot of 50-50 puck battles that we came out on the right side and we hadn’t done the last time we played Florida or even the first two periods against Tampa, but now we got to get over the hump, find a way.”

Goaltender Nico Daws made his first start for the Jets since being acquired from New Jersey in a trade last week and made 33 saves.

Kyle Connor and Morgan Barron scored the goals for Winnipeg in the loss as Barron notched his first of the season to make it a one-goal game in the third period.

“It was great to kinda get us back in the game and bring it back to within one,” Barron said. “But it kinda dissipates pretty quickly. Not much feels too good right now. We’re trying to get out of this slump and obviously these points are really important.

“This isn’t the direction we want our season to go. I don’t think it’s the direction we think our season should go, so, just kinda got to strap up and figure it out.”

The Jets finally ended a 0-for-17 drought on the power play. But they’ve have been outscored in the first period 14-7 in their first 14 games and have given up the first goal in their last six straight contests.

“Get ourselves back to the drawing board here,” said Arniel. “And look at some things. It doesn’t get any easier. We go right into Carolina for an afternoon game. Like I said earlier, that compete, how we were battling. That has to be a constant.”

Florida struck first on the powerplay with just under two minutes left in the opening period as Sam Reinhart took a pass down low and casually walked in front, beating Daws with a shot and opening the scoring.

Under three minutes into the second, the Panthers found the back of the net again on a Lundell shot for a two-goal lead.

Later in the period, the Jets received a gift after a delay of game penalty issued to the Panthers was challenged by Florida, but was unsuccessful, and the failed challenge gave Florida another penalty and a two-minute two-man advantage for the Jets.

It took them nearly the full two minutes to score, but Connor was able to make a nifty deke and beat Panthers goaltender Akira Schmid to cut the lead in half. It was Connor’s team-leading 11th of the season.

But another Panthers powerplay later in the period led to another Panthers goal, this time off the stick of Jones who creeped in from the point and one-timed a pass in the slot.

It was Jones’ third point of the night, giving him six points against the Jets in the two games they’ve played this week.

Winnipeg got back to within one almost halfway through the third when Barron won a puck battle along the boards and headed towards the net where he beat Schmid with a shot.

But the Panthers added the insurance marker after the Jets left Lundell uncovered in front of the net and he tapped in a rebound. He would complete his hat-trick with an empty-netter late in the game.

The Jets went with 11 forwards and seven defencemen on the night, with Tyrel Bauer coming into the lineup in place of Brad Lambert.

And just when you think the Jets schedule couldn’t get any tougher, they’ll take on the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday with puck drop just after 1 p.m.

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NEW YORK – Ottawa Senators forward Hayden Hodgson has been given a two-game suspension for boarding, the NHL’s department of player safety said Friday.

Hodgson boarded Los Angeles defenceman Brandt Clarke midway through the second period of the Kings’ 6-5 overtime victory on Thursday night.

Hodgson was assessed a major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct.

He will forfeit US$8,762.88 in salary.

The money goes to the players’ emergency assistance fund.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 30, 2026.

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For the first time, British Columbians will not be falling back this November and won’t have to remember to change their clocks.

But not getting an extra hour of sleep might not be the only thing that is missing this weekend, as the province transitions to permanent Pacific daylight time.

The first few days could present confusion around travel and glitches with technology.

Starting Sunday, Nov. 1, B.C. will only be two hours behind eastern time and one hour ahead of U.S. states in the Pacific Time Zone.

Technology expert Andy Baryar warns of the impact this might have on any scheduled appointments.

“Our phones might say one time, but our calendar, our meeting requests, the meetings we already scheduled, might say another,” he said.

“And so what we need to do and what people need to do is really check to make sure those are synched, because you might have an hour difference, depending on where that meeting was created and when it was created — especially reoccurring meetings.”

Sports fans will notice a difference as well.

The Whitecaps game on Sunday is at 1:30 p.m., but it is listed as 2:30 p.m. in some places and 4:30 p.m. ET, which is off by an hour.

The Whitecaps issued a reminder on its Facebook page.

The Vancouver Canucks will see almost a dozen Saturday games pushed back to 8 p.m. to accommodate TV schedules.

Staff at Vancouver International Airport say they have worked closely with airlines to support the transition and ensure smooth operations for passengers travelling through the airport.

“Any passengers impacted by adjusted flight times will already see those times reflected in their travel information. No further action is required,” the airport said in a statement.

The organization said that with B.C. remaining on daylight saving time year-round, airlines have adjusted their winter flight schedules, particularly for routes connecting Vancouver with destinations that continue to change their clocks seasonally.

The majority of flights arriving from or departing to destinations outside B.C. have seen schedule adjustments of approximately one hour compared with last winter to accommodate the new time zone orientation, the airport stated in a release.

Those new flight times are already reflected in passenger itineraries.

Passengers are reminded to check with their airline if they have any questions.

B.C. is one of several provinces that elected this year not to continue the time changes.

The Maritime provinces as well as Quebec and most parts of Ontario and Nunavut, will adhere to the time old tradition of turning their clocks back while B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and the Northwest Territories will remain on permanent DST.

This week, Quebec said it intends to end the time changes after this fall.

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A decision a decade and a half ago to establish her business in Saskatoon’s Riversdale neighbourhood has paid off in a big way for Christie Peters. The Saskatoon business owner and chef says the location appealed to her because of its proximity to the river, and that it was up and coming area.

“And I had seen other restaurants in Vancouver that I worked at succeed very well in areas like Gastown, and I thought this would be a great time to try a restaurant as a young person where I could actually afford the rent,” said Peters. “So, we gave it a shot with the Hallows in 2011 in the old Golden Dragon building.”

The Hallows remained open until the building was torn down nine years later. Fortunately, she said a new building for Primal had already been acquired. Primal opened in 2015 and has since become a nationally recognized place to dine in Canada, cracking the top 100 restaurants in Canada recognized by Open Table, in 2021. Pop Wine Bar, which is right across the street, followed in 2022.

With all the success she has enjoyed, Peters said she is very proud to have been invited to the fermentation lab in Copenhagen, which was the best restaurant in the world at the time of her visit.

She was also invited to be a judge on the Wall of Chefs, something she called an incredible experience.

“When I moved to Vancouver, my first chef was Chef Rob Feenie and he had his own show at the time, I when I ended up at Wall of Chefs, I was sitting right next to Rob Fenny. So, it had all come full circle. It was great to have a friend there, and it was just a real special moment for me,” Peters said.

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Premier Danielle Smith says her government is reducing education property taxes starting next year after it brought in successive hikes for ratepayers.

It means in the spring, many Alberta home and farmland owners will pay almost seven per cent less than this year while commercial and industrial property owners will pay almost five per cent less.

Smith said Friday in Calgary the new rate will be frozen for three years so municipalities can plan with certainty.

“No matter where Albertans live, they should be able to count on a fair, consistent and predictable approach to education property taxes,” she said.

The government estimates it will mean almost $100 million in savings for taxpayers in the first year, and the new rate will be standardized across the province, instead of varying from town to town.

The announcement comes after blowback from municipal leaders, particularly in Calgary, over previous UCP budgets that drove up education property taxes.

Municipalities collect the tax from all property owners on behalf of the province but those governments don’t control the rates.

It also comes in the wake of a byelection last month that saw Smith’s UCP lose a seat in the conservative stronghold of Calgary-Shaw.

Some political watchers attributed the loss to voter dissatisfaction over Smith’s referendum on separating from Canada, which sparked a debate that roiled the province all summer.

In a provincewide vote last week, Albertans decided overwhelmingly to remain in Confederation.

When asked Friday whether she was “buying votes” in Calgary as recent public opinion polls suggest sagging support in the city, Smith said she wants people to see her government is listening.

“I hope people look at this and see that we heard loud and clear that the issues that we have been talking about for the last couple of months aren’t really the top-of-mind issues for Calgarians,” she said.

She pointed to taxes, school supports, hospitals, and transportation issues as priorities.

“This is just the first step of our commitment to demonstrating that we took the message from what’s happened in the most recent byelection.”

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas has been outspoken in his criticism of the last provincial education property tax increase, noting it hit Calgarians harder than other Albertans.

On Friday, Farkas thanked Smith, and called the announcement “transformational” and “generational.”

“We now expect to be able to provide a lower overall residential property tax increase to Calgarians,” he said.

Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack also praised the move, saying in a government statement it simplifies the process for calculating the province’s education property tax while also providing more transparency to Edmontonians.

In Edmonton, the education portion accounts for approximately 30 per cent of the total property tax amount.

Alberta, an oil-rich province whose finances are perennially tied to international energy markets, has seen its budget projections swing wildly after war in the Middle East sent global energy prices surging.

In February, the province was projecting a $9.4-billion budget deficit, but as of the latest fiscal update, it’s now expecting a $2-billion surplus in fiscal 2026.

Finance Minister Jason Nixon said Friday he’s confident the province can absorb the cost without cuts to education.

“The approved education budget will not be reduced,” he said.

Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi said in a statement the tax freeze does very little to help Albertans and nothing to help Smith’s political standing.

He said last year’s increase meant the average Calgary home’s property taxes went up by over $350, but the decrease will only mean a savings of about $75 for homes that don’t go up in value.

“This year, (the UCP is) paying for this by shifting that property tax burden to rural homeowners who would see increases. But conveniently, only after the next election date,” said Nenshi.

“They’ve downloaded costs on municipalities, driven property taxes higher, and wasted hundreds of millions on a divisive referendum that only their separatist pals wanted.”

The government said for Albertans in communities where the new provincial rate may be higher than their current local rate, the province will offer a one-time transition tax credit in 2027.

Nixon said he expected that credit will offset the difference.

“Nobody will pay more than they would have paid before this and the vast majority will pay less than they will have before this,” he said.

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HOUSTON (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, prosecutors said.

The officer, Mario Alberto Morales, was driving an unmarked SUV on Oct. 10 when he struck and ran over Miguel Parra Hernandez, 48, who was running away during a pursuit through a parking lot, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Parra Hernandez broke his leg and remains in federal custody at a rehabilitation facility, said District Attorney Sean Teare, who announced the indictment at a news conference that included body camera video of the encounter and a recording of Morales calling 911.

ICE has asserted that Parra Hernandez ran in front of the vehicle, an account that Teare said is contradicted by video.

“The evidence we have in this case is as clear as any that I’ve ever prosecuted or investigated,” Teare said.

Morales, 33, is one of just a few federal officers who have faced criminal charges over their actions on the job during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, although other encounters have come under investigation, including a fatal shooting by an ICE officer this summer in Houston.

Morales’ attorney, David Lindenmuth, said his client did not commit a crime. He and ICE both said Morales did not intentionally strike Parra Hernandez and accused the Democratic district attorney of indicting Morales for political reasons.

“Mr. Morales is truly a good man, a former member of our military, that has given his entire life to public service either for his country or in or adjacent to law enforcement,” Lindenmuth told The Associated Press. “To have him charged for what was so clearly just an accident — the DA’s office, the DA himself, has invented a crime out of thin air.”

Teare hinted at concerns over Morales’ background but would not provide details.

Morales had worked as an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer for a little more than a year, Lindenmuth said.

Morales, who is charged with a second-degree felony, was not in custody Friday and a warrant will be issued for his arrest, according to Teare.

 

Parra Hernandez has lived in Harris County for more than 30 years and did not have a deportation order or criminal background, according to Teare.

He was in a vehicle that ICE tried to stop he jumped out and was followed by Morales, who was in a Jeep Cherokee. Previously released surveillance video shows the Jeep speed over a median and drive toward Parra Hernandez as he runs away.

Morales’ body camera footage that Teare played Friday shows the officer making a few sharp moves with the steering wheel before the SUV shakes. Morales stops the vehicle, then gets out and turns toward Parra Hernandez, who is several feet away. Parra Hernandez is on the ground and grabbing his leg, yelling in pain.

Morales is heard saying, “He got hit with a car, bro.” It is not clear to whom he is talking.

“I was coming in and I hit him with the car,” Morales says after another ICE officer arrives.

In a 911 audio recording in which Morales requests an ambulance, Parra Hernandez can be heard yelling. Morales tells the operator, “He’s fine. He’s just complaining of pain.”

Parra Hernandez told deputies that he believed a police officer was stopping the vehicle he was in but got scared and fled when the man started putting on a mask.

He repeatedly told deputies that Morales “threw the car at me,” according to a Harris County Sheriff’s Office incident report reviewed by the AP.

Morales told deputies he did not intentionally hit Parra Hernandez. He acknowledged that he did not brake before hitting Parra Hernandez and said he was trying to avoid another truck in the parking lot.

Body camera video indicated that Morales had two other suspects in custody in his backseat, according to the report. But the deputy wrote that Morales told them there was no one else inside.

“From the beginning the video told a different story than what was offered by the agency,” Parra Hernandez’s attorney, Kim Bruno, said Friday, adding that her client has suffered not just fractures in his leg, but nerve damage and chronic pain.

Other aspects of ICE’s account have also been called into question.

After Parra Hernandez was taken into custody, ICE released a photo of another man, Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, and said he was the target of the operation that day. ICE said he was seen entering a vehicle with Parra Hernandez. Family members of Parra Hernandez said they had never heard of him. FIEL, an immigrant rights group in Houston that has been working with the family, said Mendoza-Cervantes’ daughter told them her father has been dead since 2017.

Teare’s office has previously said its investigation has not found that Parra Hernandez and the man ICE identified as Mendoza-Cervantes were in a vehicle together, contrary to ICE’s statement.

ICE has not responded to claims that the suspect they were looking for has been dead for years.

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A high-profile separatist leader has been kicked out of the United Conservative Party.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters in Calgary on Friday that the party’s executive director made the decision to revoke Jeffrey Rath’s membership over code of conduct issues.

It’s a decision she supports, Smith said, calling Rath “somebody whose objective and mission is to turn us into something we are not.”

Smith says her United Conservatives must support the party’s decision, adding anyone in party ranks who still wants to stump for separation needs to find a new political home.

“He has said publicly things like he wants to come to the (annual general meeting) to turn the UCP into an independence party — and we are not an independence party,” Smith said.

“The objective of the party is to get re-elected.”

Rath, a vocal critic of Smith and the UCP, said Friday the decision made him laugh and proves points he’s been making for some time now.

“It’s probably the worst thing that they could do,” Rath told Global News.

“I mean you know, we’ve been criticizing Danielle Smith for behaving like a Stalinist dictator and her response is to behave like a Stalinist dictator and throw me out of the party. So it’s pretty funny to be honest, right?”

Rath said it was another “questionable political choice” by the premier.

Rath has been a key figure in the province’s independence movement and a harsh critic of the premier.

He has been calling for Smith’s resignation over her support of Alberta staying in Canada and has been working to try to force a vote on her leadership at the party’s AGM at the end of November in Calgary.

“I’m basically, as far as I’m concerned, being thrown out of the party because they don’t want me coming to the UCP AGM in Calgary this year, which is my hometown, and embarrassing Danielle,” he said.

Rath said his ejection doesn’t change things.

“If they think that it’s gonna stop people within the party from campaigning for a leadership review and removing her as leader, they just probably poured a whole bunch of gasoline on the fire,” he said.

On Friday afternoon, Rath posted to his social media screenshots of what appeared to be an email from the party’s executive director informing him of the decision.

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The issue surrounds the decision by three-quarters of Alberta voters in last week’s referendum to stay in Canada rather than hold a second referendum on leaving Confederation.

Smith called the referendum. She said it was necessary to quell a growing debate in Alberta over its role in Confederation. Critics said there was never such a groundswell of separatist sentiment and that Smith called the vote to appease UCP separatists and keep her job.

Smith said she voted to stay in Canada.

After the referendum, she promised there wouldn’t be another separation vote while she’s premier. She said the referendum had settled the debate.

She also urged in-house separatists to find a new home.

The United Conservative Party, in confirming the news, told Global News while it doesn’t normally speak to internal membership matters, the facts of Rath’s ejection were already made public.

“Jeff Rath’s membership in the United Conservative Party was revoked for cause on October 29, effective immediately,” said a statement Friday from UCP director of communications Dave Prisco.

“His actions and words made clear that he did not support the UCP or its objectives. The decision was made under Article 7 of the party’s Membership Rules and Procedures because of his public conduct toward the party and its leader.”

Rath said he has sent a letter telling the party he intends to appeal the decision, although he suspects it is unlikely to succeed.

“They say I’m being removed from membership for cause. So, I’ve ask them to particularize the cause and then we’ll take it forward from there,” Rath said.

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With files from Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press

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