Lance Reddick, a veteran character actor known for his intense roles in HBO’s hit series The Wire and the John Wick action films, died on Friday, the Associated Press reports. He was 60.
Reddick died “suddenly” from natural causes, his publicist told the AP.
TMZ, which first reported the news of Reddick’s death, said the actor’s body was found at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, according to law enforcement sources.
The actor’s Wire co-star Wendell Pierce wrote on social media on Friday that Reddick was “a man of great strength and grace.”
“As talented a musician as he…
The federal Liberal government tabled a bill Thursday that would tweak Canada’s terrorism financing laws to allow foreign aid organizations to provide support in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and other terrorism hotspots.
The change comes after Canadian charities and other non-governmental organizations largely suspended their activities in Afghanistan because of the Criminal Code provisions that essentially prohibit them from operating there.
These organizations often have to pay taxes or fees to operate in the country — funding that is now collected by the Taliban, which controls Afghanistan.
Under the current law, these NGOs could be held criminally liable for materially supporting a…
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the report of the Public Order Emergency Commission:
“When we invoked the Emergencies Actwe were clear that it included the launch of a public inquiry to look at how and why we got there, and ensure transparency and accountability.
“Today, I welcome the report from the Honorable Paul S. Rouleau, Commissioner of the Public Order Emergency Commission, and I thank the Commission for its important, thoughtful work.
“The report of the Public Order Emergency Commission states that the very high threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act was met. The…
With regulations that are more succinct but denser in content, the compliance side of SOEs can be increased. This means that the monitoring function can be carried out more easily. With this situation, it is hoped that the performance of SOEs can increase
Jakarta (ANTARA) – BUMN observer from the University of Indonesia, Toto Pranoto, revealed that the BUMN Omnibus Law can improve the performance of BUMN companies.
“With rules that are more succinct but dense in content, then Sisi compliance SOEs can be increased. This means that the monitoring function can be carried out more easily. With this situation,…
NBC Nightly News’ Lester Holt introduced a segment Tuesday that detailed federal law enforcement agencies’ failures in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. In the segment, NBC News echoed the criticisms and concerns that conservatives have expressed since the attack occurred.
“Now to our NBC News exclusive. The January 6 Committee’s final report was more than 800 pages. But some material did not make the cut, including much of its findings on the failures of federal law enforcement leading up to the attack,” Holt said.
“The images of the attack on the Capitol stunned America and the world.…
GEORGETOWN, Ky (WTVQ) — The Georgetown Police Department hosted training for Casey’s Law on Thursday at the Scott County Public Library.
The event begins at 5:30 pm and lasts until…
Casey’s Law is a legal proceeding which results in a court order for involuntary treatment for addiction.
The law was started by Casey’s mother, Charlotte Wethington, after losing her son to an overdose on August 19, 2002. He was 23 years old.
GPD shared information about the disease of addiction, how to go through the process of filing the petition and ended with a Narcan distribution.
Corey Councill, the Recovery…
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.
The bodies of two Innu infants who died of whooping cough in a hospital in Baie-Comeau in 1970 are going to be exhumed, a first for Quebec’s new law designed to help Indigenous families get answers about children who died alone in clinics or hospitals.
“It’s quite incredible to believe that some families have been looking for answers for more than 40 years,” Ian Lafrenière, the CAQ minister responsible for relations with First Nations and Inuit, told CBC in an interview Thursday.
I feel so guilty for leaving my child. I experienced shame, guilt…
Comment on this storyCommentsChief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. followed precedent. He bristled at overreach by conservative lawyers. And joined by Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, Roberts did something hardly anyone anticipates: He saved what remains of the Voting Rights Act, a law he has worked throughout his career to hobble, from his service as a young lawyer in the Reagan administration to his tenure on the high court.This Supreme Court is among the most conservative in the history of the institution, with five justices (and sometimes six) eager to undo what they view as past liberal excesses and…