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Kamloops, B.C., mayor files 2nd defamation lawsuit against councillor
Social Sharing Kamloops, B.C.s mayor has filed a second defamation lawsuit against a city councillor. Reid Hamer-Jackson filed the lawsuit based on an email Coun. Katie Neustaeter sent last year, referring to his behaviour as "creepy." Documents filed in B.C. Supreme Court last week claim Neustaeter damaged Hamer-Jackson's reputation when she made what he's referring to as a "sordid and scandalous accusation." The mayor claims he filed the lawsuit because Neustaeter refused to "walk back" allegations she made in May 2024 that he was monitoring her bathroom breaks. In the lawsuit filed by the mayor on July 31, Hamer-Jackson states Neustaeter sent an email to senior city administrators and the rest of city council accusing Hamer-Jackson of "surreptitiously tracking her movements, documenting when she uses the bathroom, engaging in creepy behaviour and being an unsafe person." Neustaeter sent that email in response to another one Hamer-Jackson had sent to a city manager, asking why the councillor was allowed to use a washroom in a restricted area. That city manager, Jen Fretz, sent the mayor and the rest of city council an email explaining she escorted Neustaeter to the washroom. The restriction on the corridor where that particular washroom is located was part of rules changes implemented last year after a safety audit at the City of Kamloops, which banned city councillors from using the corridor unless they were escorted by someone else. The rule changes also included locking the mayor out of his office on the main floor at city hall and setting up a new office for him on the basement floor. 2nd defamation lawsuit This is the second time since 2023 that the mayor has sued Neustaeter. The councillor has three weeks to file a response to the second lawsuit. Neustaeter's lawyer, Daniel Reid, told CBC News he plans to address the latest lawsuit at a Sept. 22 hearing in Kamloops. That's when a judge will be asked to dismiss the mayor's first lawsuit filed against Neustaeter more than two years ago. The 2023 lawsuit involves a statement Neustaeter read on behalf of all eight city councillors in March 2023, accusing the mayor of crossing "personal and professional boundaries." None of Hamer-Jackson's claims have been proven in court. The mayor has been no stranger to controversy since his 2022 election. In July, he filed a police complaint after accusing a journalist of assaulting him at a pub, though the journalist claimed he had patted the mayor on the shoulder.
Global News
10 minutes ago
- Global News
‘Superficial' to compare Canada, Mexico approaches to U.S. tariffs: Anand
Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday it would be 'superficial' to compare the approaches Canada and Mexico have taken to navigating trade negotiations with the United States, given how different their economic relationships with the U.S. are, despite only Canada facing rising tariffs. Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and their ministerial counterparts in Mexico City to talk economic growth, trade and security. The two-day trip comes as many Canadians wonder why the U.S. hit Canada on Friday with a 35 per cent tariff on goods not compliant with the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement on trade, known as CUSMA, while Mexico received a 90-day reprieve from threatened higher U.S. levies. The U.S. counts Canada and Mexico among its largest trading partners. U.S. President Donald Trump said last week the 90-day period would allow room to negotiate a new trade deal with Mexico — something Canada is also currently trying to secure. Story continues below advertisement Asked if the ministers took away anything from their conversations with Sheinbaum that could help those talks along, Anand suggested the meeting was much more focused on Canada's relationship with Mexico and 'the desire for a strong North American economy.' 'I want to stress that Canada's economic relationship with the United States differs significantly from Mexico's,' she told reporters at a virtual briefing. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'To parse out individual elements of one country's negotiations versus our own is somewhat superficial, because the relationship is so very complex.' 0:52 Mexico, Canada coordinate as Trump warns of new USMCA tariffs Prior to the meeting, Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard suggested he would be speaking with Champagne about about the two countries' experiences in dealing with U.S. tariffs. 'They want to know how Mexico is getting these results,' Ebrard told journalists. Story continues below advertisement 'We're going to exchange experiences. They're paying a 35 per cent tariff, and Mexico isn't.' Champagne added the talks focused on strengthening partnerships with Mexico on energy, artificial intelligence and other areas of cooperation. He said the meeting was an example of Canada's strategy of diversifying its international relationships in the face of unpredictability from the Trump administration, calling it the right strategy for Canadians. Mexico secured the three-month reprieve after speaking with Trump directly last week. Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Tuesday at an event in British Columbia that he has not spoken to Trump 'in recent days,' after previously holding several indirect conversations with the U.S. president in the weeks before Trump raised tariffs on Canada. 'We'll speak when it makes sense,' he told reporters. Sheinbaum posted on X after Tuesday's meeting that Canada and Mexico were 'strengthening the relationship between our countries.' Ontario Premier Doug Ford last year called for a bilateral trade deal between Canada and the United States because he said Mexico was serving as a back door for Chinese auto parts and vehicles entering the North American market. Those calls earned support from former prime minister Justin Trudeau and then-deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, now the transport minister. Story continues below advertisement Anand said Sheinbaum's presence at this summer's G7 summit in Alberta, where she met with Prime Minister Mark Carney, began the process of repairing the Canada-Mexico relationship and that this week's meetings continued that process. She called the meetings 'productive' in a post on X. 'These discussions with the president and members of her government advanced key shared priorities in terms of economic growth, security and trade diversification,' she added. Both Anand and Champagne stressed that CUSMA, which is due for a mandatory review next year, remains in the best interests of all three North American partners and should be preserved and strengthened. —with files from Reuters
CTV News
10 minutes ago
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Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors frustrated by growing nuke threat
Bonfires are lit along the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome during a remembrance ceremony in Hiroshima, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing. HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima on Wednesday marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about growing support among global leaders for nuclear weapons possession for deterrence. With the number of survivors rapidly declining and their average age now exceeding 86, the anniversary is considered the last milestone event for many of them. 'We don't have much time left, while we face greater nuclear threat than ever,' Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organization of survivors that won the Nobel Peace Prize last year for its pursuit of nuclear abolishment, said in a statement. 'Our biggest challenge now is to change nuclear weapons states that give us cold shoulders even just a little.' The bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, destroyed the city, killing 140,000 people. A second bomb dropped three days later on Nagasaki killed 70,000 more. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, ending World War II and Japan's nearly half-century aggression in Asia. Representatives from a record 120 countries and regions, including Russia and Belarus, are expected to attend and will observe a minute of silence with the sound of a peace bell at 8:15 a.m., the time when a U.S. B-29 dropped the bomb on the city. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and other officials are expected to address the ceremony. Survivors and their families are expected to start paying tribute to the victims at the peace memorial park around sunrise, hours before the official ceremony. Wednesday's anniversary comes at a time that possession of nuclear weapons for deterrence is increasingly supported by the international community, including Japan. President Donald Trump 's remark justifying Washington's attack in June on Iran by comparing it to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the mild response from the Japanese government, disappointed the survivors. 'It's ridiculous,' said Kosei Mito, a 79-year-old former high school teacher who was exposed to radiation in his mother's womb. 'I don't think we can get rid of nuclear weapons as long as it was justified by the assailant.' Japan's government has rejected the survivors' desperate request to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons or attend its meeting as observers because it is under the protection of the U.S. nuclear umbrella. Past prime ministers have stressed Japan's status as the world's only country to have suffered nuclear attacks and have said Japan is determined to pursue peace, but survivors say it's a hollow promise. The Japanese government has only paid compensation to war veterans and their families, even though survivors have sought redress for civilian victims. They have also sought acknowledgment by the U.S. government of its responsibility for the civilian deaths. Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press
