10 Shocking Roman Assassinations That Inspired the Ides of March
22 Oct
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10 Shocking Roman Assassinations That Inspired the Ides of March

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Politics tamfitronics In the Ancient Roman calendar, the Ides was the 15th day of the month that marked the full moon’s arrival. However, after March 44 BC, it forever represented a milepost in Roman politics. On that day, while attending a meeting in the Senate, Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by over 40 knife-wielding senators. The aftermath of the murder, ironically carried out to safeguard the Republic, led to the rise of Roman imperial rule, with Caesar’s grandnephew, Octavian, serving as its first emperor. Of course, Caesar’s assassination and the events of the Ides of March have been seared into our minds thanks to literature and popular culture. However, this list doubles back to a century before the event to forecast a callous political atmosphere that culminated in Caesar’s body lying on the Senate...
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Bloc MP Louise Chabot won’t run for re-election
22 Oct
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Bloc MP Louise Chabot won’t run for re-election

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Politics tamfitronics The MP for Thérèse-de Blainville has been active in nursing, unions and politics since 1976.Author of the article:The Canadian PressMichel SabaPublished Oct 21, 2024 • 2 minute readBloc Québécois member of Parliament Louise Chabot rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian PressOTTAWA — Louise Chabot, who has represented the riding of Thérèse-de Blainville in the Laurentians since 2019, will not seek a third term in the next federal election, the Bloc Québécois announced Monday.Chabot writes in a statement from the party that her role as an MP was “an experience as exciting as it was enriching, in which I invested myself fully and of which I am extremely proud,” and that bowing out was a...
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ICJ derides ‘blow to judicial independence’ as 26th Constitutional Amendment becomes law
21 Oct
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ICJ derides ‘blow to judicial independence’ as 26th Constitutional Amendment becomes law

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Politics tamfitronics The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) derided Monday’s passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment into law following the approval of both houses of parliament as a “blow to judicial independence”.Pakistani politics saw a second “working weekend” in as many months, where the ruling coalition finally succeeded in passing the much-touted ‘Constitutional Package’ with a two-thirds majority in both the Senate and the National Assembly.The 26th Amendment brings changes to the Constitution, most of which pertain to the judiciary. Some main reforms include taking away the Supreme Court’s suo motu powers, setting the chief justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) term at three years, and empowering the prime minister to appoint the next CJP from among the three most senior SC judges. Constitution (Twenty-sixth... by Dawndotcom ...
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How will Indigenous voters cast their ballots in upcoming provincial elections?
21 Oct
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How will Indigenous voters cast their ballots in upcoming provincial elections?

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Politics tamfitronics Indigenous voters are especially motivated to head to the polls when they believe there is "someone who can work with them and is willing to work with them," said Chadwick Cowie, a University of Toronto professor who studies Indigenous participation in electoral politics.Author of the article:Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism InitiativePublished Oct 20, 2024 • 4 minute readDiscarded ballots and cut ends are stored in a bin inside the PrintWest print room on Sunday, October 13, 2024 in Regina. KAYLE NEIS / Regina Leader-Post Photo by KAYLE NEIS /Regina Leader-PostA year ago, Wab Kinew was sworn in as the first First Nations premier in Canada. Kinew was a star in Indigenous circles and ran on a renewed relationship with Indigenous Peoples.First Nations voters saw themselves, and infinite possibilities, in him.This fall, three provincial elections...
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