Motorcade Intelligence Documents, Catholic Class Action Lawsuit: In the News of Aug. 17

In The News kicks off the day A collection of articles from The Canadian Press designed to help you. Here's what the editors have their eye on Wednesday morning, August 17, 2022.

What we are seeing in Canada …

According to multiple documents, federal intelligence officials have asked decision makers to It warned that the dispersal of the "Freedom Convoy" could spark "opportunistic attacks" against politicians and government figures. / Marked Canadian Eyes Only, police enforcement could be used by extremist “influencers” to drive their own recruitment and propaganda, whether COVID-19 is a pandemic or not It also points out that the Restrictions have been eased.

The partially redacted memo obtained by the Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act took place before, during and after the protests that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for three weeks starting in late January. It is one of the analyzes of the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Center.

Overseen by the Security Intelligence Service of Canada, the center brings together security and intelligence professionals to draft terrorist threat assessments for senior decision makers. .

An assessment found that ideologically motivated extremists may use police enforcement "to facilitate violent revenge or as further evidence of government 'tyranny'." said to be expensive.

Many of the protesters occupied the streets of central Ottawa in heavy trucks, opposing COVID-19 health measures and Justin Trudeau's liberal government. The influx, which included some participants with roots in the far-right movement, caused many businesses to close their doors and aggravate residents with noise, diesel fumes and harassment.

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Also...

Cardinal of Quebec, once considered a prime candidate to become Pope was charged with sexual assault in a class action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Quebec.

According to the lawsuit, 101 victims accused his 88 priests or parishioners of sexually assaulting them.

The Archdiocese of Quebec said in a statement Tuesday it was aware of the allegations but declined to comment.

Female identified as 'F'. In court documents, at her 2010 event in Quebec City, Cardinal Marc of Quebec accused her of making unwanted contacts.

Ouellet's lawsuit is one of her two class action introduction filings filed by a Montreal-based law firm.

In a second lawsuit, her 193 alleged victims sexually assaulted her 116 members of a Christian school fraternity in French-speaking Canada. said to have been indicted. Brothers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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What We See in the United States …

Donald Liz Cheney, Congressional's fiercest Republican opponent of Trump, said her job wasn't done when she accepted her loss in the Wyoming Republican primary.

The third-term congressman lost Tuesday to former president-backed rival Harriet Hedgeman, consolidating Trump's control over the party base.

Cheney told her supporters that she would do whatever it takes to keep Trump from returning to the Oval Office.

Her political future may include the 2024 presidential election, which could expose her to another conflict course with Trump.

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What we see in other parts of the world...

South Korea plans to Pursue an independent nuclear deterrent in the face of a growing threat from North Korea. The

press conference came hours after South Korean forces detected North Korea firing two of her cruise missiles into western waters.

Tensions could rise further next week as the United States and South Korea begin their biggest joint military drills in years to counter the North Korean threat.

North Korea describes such exercises as rehearsals for aggression and has often responded with missile tests and other provocations.

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In entertainment …

Opening statements, set for Wednesday, Prosecutors and R. Kelly's attorneys have tried before a jury on charges that the R&B singer was accused of soliciting a minor for sex, creating child pornography, and rigging a 2008 porn trial. This is the first opportunity to appeal directly to

One of her central focal points in the trial was to blackmail a girl Kelly allegedly videotaped having sex with her around the age of 30, under the age of 14. , paid her money or not. Accusation against Kelly, conspiracy to obstruct her justice.

A jury in a 2008 child pornography trial acquitted Kelly of her charges. Some later explained that she felt she had no choice because the girl did not testify. The woman, now in her 30s and referred only to as "Minor 1" on court documents, will be a star government witness in a federal trial expected to last four weeks.

Age 55 Kelly has already been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a New York federal judge who was convicted in 2021 of using her fame to sexually abuse other young fans.

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Did you see this?

At the World Junior Hockey Championships in Edmonton this month, hockey players are playing more hockey than usual, as she says Canada has partly driven fans away from the scandal surrounding the organization. vacant seats were found.

Hockey Canada has come under fire in recent months for handling sexual assault allegations against two former world junior teams.

Tournaments typically have thousands of hockey enthusiasts participating in each match.

But this year, she had 1,319 participants in her 20 qualifying marches for the postponed tournament. Her first three games of the tournament failed to reach 1,000 fans.

The 2022 tournament was originally scheduled for December in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This Canadian Press report was first published on August 17, 2022.