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…