The anti-capitalist Pope and De Caire won't buy back guns: Top Stories
Here are some of the top stories from Hamilton and beyond
The Hamilton police chief says 'you've got to go through the proper channels.' And the American right is seeing red over the Pope's anti-capitalist message. These are a few of the top stories worth your time this morning.
Local
On gun buy-back idea, police didn't get the (proper) memo
After an active summer of gun violence, the oversight board for the Hamilton Police Service directed police on Thursday to report back on the feasibility of offering money in exchange for people turning in their guns.
The chief, Glenn De Caire, said he couldn't commit to bringing that report back at next month's meeting, but that he could "commit to try." The direction came a day after the service launched a gun amnesty program but said he didn't want to entertain the idea of gun buy-back.
NDP candidate Alex Johnstone promises to learn more about Holocaust
The NDP candidate who reportedly told a newspaper this week that she hadn't heard of the Auschwitz concentration camp is reaching out to local and national Jewish leaders.
Alex Johnstone, NDP candidate for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, is reaching out to rabbis, community leaders and the president of the Hamilton Jewish Federation, said federation CEO Barb Babij.
Elsewhere
U.S. right accuses Pope of spreading anti-capitalist thoughts: Don Pittis
"My fear is that he's just nudging the public to be more hostile toward the idea of free markets," said Stephanie Slade in a CBC Radio interview.
Slade, a self-professed libertarian and a practicing Catholic, comes off as a relatively moderate opponent of Pope Francis's statements about unfettered capitalism. In the set-up to a debate on the subject, CBC's The Current captured some truly vitriolic comments from from people who don't like the Pope's message.
U.S. drug company sues Canada for trying to lower cost of $700K-a-year drug
A U.S. drug company is taking the Canadian government to court for its attempt to lower the price of what has been called the world's most expensive drug.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals has filed a motion in Federal Court, arguing that Canada's drug price watchdog has no authority to force the company to lower its price for Soliris.