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Rights group releases scathing report on Canada’s violations of Indigenous rights
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
NEW YORK – A leading human rights group says Canada is failing to address long-standing abuses, delivering a scathing rebuke of what it calls the federal government’s inadequate climate policy and violations of the rights of Indigenous people and immigration detainees. Human Rights Watch says more than two-dozen First Nations remain under long-term drinking water ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Jan. 12: Airline executives to testify on holiday travel disruptions
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 12 … What we are watching in Canada … From long hours waiting on hold to sleepless nights on airport floors and desperate scrambles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A raw nerve’: Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
The Department of National Defence has awarded a grant to a University of Alberta professor to conduct a deep dive into the extent of white supremacy in the Canadian Armed Forces. Andy Knight, a professor of international relations and the school’s first provost fellow in Black excellence and leadership, made a proposal to the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airlines, airports, transport minister to testify on holiday travel mess at committee
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
OTTAWA – From long hours waiting on hold to sleepless nights on airport floors and desperate scrambles to rebook flights and find missing bags, it was a holiday travel season that no one had on their wish list – but that thousands of people got. Now, Canadians have a chance to hear top travel executives ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatal bat fungus White Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
EDMONTON – A disease that has been nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the U.S. has made its first appearance in Alberta. White Nose Syndrome, a fungus that starves bats to death by interrupting their winter hibernation, was identified in several locations in the province last year after being found in Saskatchewan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada delivers more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police try to pushing back gangs
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces airlifted more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police in Port-au-Prince struggle to contain a gang crisis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said Wednesday that Canada is working with countries in the region to plan possible responses if the situation further deteriorates. Port-au-Prince has been held hostage for months by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Community of Nelson, B.C., grieves officer killed in avalanche
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
NELSON, B.C. – Flowers of condolence are stacking up at the police department in Nelson, B.C., as the close-knit community mourns an officer killed in an avalanche this week. Const. Wade Tittemore, 43, died Monday while off-duty, skiing with a colleague just north of Kaslo, B.C. He is being remembered as a doting father and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Killer says sorry, tells family he’d give up life in exchange for his B.C. victim’s
By Terri Theodore, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – An escaped inmate who violently killed a Vancouver Island man apologized to the family Wednesday, saying he wished he could give his life in return for his victim’s. Zachary Armitage was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the first-degree murder of Martin Payne in what B.C. ... Read More »
1 responseCanada delivers more tanks to Haiti as police try pushing back Port-au-Prince gangs
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces delivered more armoured vehicles to Haiti as police in Port-au-Prince struggle to contain gang crisis. The tanks were purchased by the Haitian government and it is the second such shipment since October. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Defence Minister Anita Anand say the equipment will help the Haitian ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. escapee gets life without parole for 25 years over ‘grotesque’ murder
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Zachary Armitage to life in prison without chance of parole for 25 years for the “grotesque” first-degree murder of Martin Payne at his home on Vancouver Island. Justice David Crossin says the killing in July 2019 was “senseless” and “absolutely cowardly, without qualification.” Co-defendant James Lee ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Army waiting for air-defence systems as Ottawa buys equipment for Ukraine
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government’s plan to buy anti-aircraft missiles for Ukraine is prompting questions about why such equipment isn’t being bought for the Canadian Army. The Army has been without weapons to defend Canadian troops from enemy aircraft, rockets and drones since the last of its anti-air weapons were retired in 2012. Efforts ... Read More »
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