The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, July 19
PILOTS ARRESTED FOR SUSPECTED DRINKING: Two television personalities whose flight from Scotland to Toronto was postponed by a day after both pilots were arrested on suspicion of drunkenness said they were frustrated by the delay but relieved that their safety wasn’t jeopardized. Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan — best known for their interior design shows on HGTV and other networks — were among the passengers whose travel plans were derailed by the arrest of two Air Transat pilots at Glasgow Airport on Monday, shortly before the flight was due to take off.
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LIBERALS SWEEP TOP DIPLOMATIC RANKS: The Trudeau Liberals have replaced several high-profile political appointments made by the previous Conservative government with a major shuffle of the top ranks of Canada’s foreign service. Almost all are career public servants, with three of them replacing political appointees of the Harper government in the United Kingdom, Iraq and Israel. Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion announced the appointment of 26 new ambassadors, high commissioners and others — 13 men, 13 women — in a major shuffle the government says is intended to ensure diplomats represent a wide diversity of Canadians.