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On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1242, Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris. In 1915, Marcel Cadieux, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States (died 1981) was born. In 1920, Jacob H. Gilbert, American lawyer and politician (died 1981) was born. In 1923, Dale C. Thomson, Canadian historian and academic (died 1999) was born. In 1933, Union Station massacre: In Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash are gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash. In 1936, Vern Harper, Canadian tribal leader and activist (died 2018) was born. In 1958, The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, in the process of being built to connect Vancouver and North Vancouver (Canada), collapses into the Burrard Inlet killing 18 ironworkers and injuring others. In 2013, Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (born 1927) passed away. In 2015, Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2020, Jean Kennedy Smith, American activist, humanitarian, author and diplomat (United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1993-1998) (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Canadian police link US consulate and synagogue shootings to ‘gun-for-hire networks’

The Independent

June 17, 2026

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Canadian police link US consulate and synagogue shootings to ‘gun-for-hire networks’

Toronto police chief says networks recruiting young adults through encrypted messages and paying them to carry out shootings

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