Thursday, February 12, 2026
ADVT 
National

Statement Of Canadian Diplomat Whose Son Was Killed In Miami Shooting

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Apr, 2015 03:11 PM

    The mother of a Canadian teen killed in Miami earlier this week in an alleged drug-related shooting that also resulted in the arrest of the boy's younger brother, has released a statement. Roxanne Dube, who is Canada's consul general in Miami, says:

    We would like to express our most profound thanks for the outpouring of support we have received in the last few days. Although we have not been able to respond to all of your messages, we want you to know that they touched us deeply.

    We also want to express our most sincere condolences to the family of Joshua Wright who have also lost their son and to all of those who have been so tragically affected in this unimaginable circumstance. Your grief is our grief.

    We can only hope that, in time, we will find common purpose towards diminishing the causes of such violent crimes.

    For now, we just want to be there for Marc, our incredibly caring son who loved his brother very much, and to say goodbye, ever so tenderly and quietly to Jean, our love.

    It is requested that our privacy be respected in this difficult time.

    Roxanne and family.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Supreme Court Rules Quebec Infringed On School's Religious Freedom

    Supreme Court Rules Quebec Infringed On School's Religious Freedom
    OTTAWA — A divided Supreme Court of Canada disagreed over the subtleties, but in the end upheld the religious freedom of a historic Montreal Jesuit school to teach Catholicism in the way it chooses.

    Supreme Court Rules Quebec Infringed On School's Religious Freedom

    ISIL A Threat That Must Be Checked: Canada

    ISIL A Threat That Must Be Checked: Canada
    OTTAWA — Canada wants to expand its mission against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria because they pose a continuing threat that will grow if it's not checked, Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson said Thursday.

    ISIL A Threat That Must Be Checked: Canada

    Social Media Contributes To Winter Negativity

    Social Media Contributes To Winter Negativity
    HALIFAX — People in storm-battered Atlantic Canada might be fixated on winter, but a psychology professor says tweeting about it isn't the best way to blow off steam.

    Social Media Contributes To Winter Negativity

    Judge Denies Kamloops Man's Plea To Have Seized Marijuana Plants Returned

    Judge Denies Kamloops Man's Plea To Have Seized Marijuana Plants Returned
    KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A provincial court judge has denied a Kamloops, B.C., man's application to be reunited with 10 medical marijuana plants that were seized by RCMP last summer.

    Judge Denies Kamloops Man's Plea To Have Seized Marijuana Plants Returned

    PM Harper Tweets Inaccurate Picture Of NBAers During Canadian Basketball Night

    PM Harper Tweets Inaccurate Picture Of NBAers During Canadian Basketball Night
    A post from the prime minister's official Twitter account showed a picture of him with Canadian basketball stars Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett, both members of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

    PM Harper Tweets Inaccurate Picture Of NBAers During Canadian Basketball Night

    Balance Or Bust? Debate Emerges Over Feds' Push To Eliminate Deficit In 2015

    The Harper government's stubborn push to eliminate the deficit in its election-year budget has opened a debate: should it even bother scrambling to balance the books at all, particularly with the financial sting of the oil slump?

    Balance Or Bust? Debate Emerges Over Feds' Push To Eliminate Deficit In 2015