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First Nations say Alberta’s oilsands mine security reform unlikely to fix problems
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta is preparing to change how it ensures oilsands companies are able to pay for the mammoth job of cleaning up their operations, but critics fear a year of consultations hasn’t been enough to avoid repeating past mistakes. “There’s no signal to me from this government that they are going to hold industry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manning COVID review to cover off work of long-promised Alberta public health panel
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s promise to assemble a panel of medical experts to deliver ongoing advice on public health and COVID-19 will be covered off by former Reform Party Leader Preston Manning’s pandemic review, her office said Wednesday. “The central role of the (Manning) panel will be to review legislation and recommend amendments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Crimes against children’ at former B.C. residential institution, investigator says
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The investigation of unmarked graves at a former residential school near Williams Lake First Nation in central British Columbia has found crimes were committed against children, the lead investigator told a news conference. Whitney Spearing said the second phase of their work has identified 66 “reflections,” adding to the initial 93 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police cite mental health stigma as drivers urge man on B.C. bridge to ‘take action’
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
DELTA, B.C. – Police say drivers on the Alex Fraser Bridge outside Vancouver honked and yelled at a man in a mental health crisis standing outside the safety rail, with some encouraging him to “take action.” Delta Police acting Insp. James Sandberg suggested “stigma” surrounding mental health explained the reaction. Officers closed the bridge’s southbound ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High-profile Canadian pairs skating coach guilty of sex assault, gross indecency
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – A renowned ex-coach in Canadian pairs skating was found guilty Wednesday of sexual assault and gross indecency dating back nearly 40 years. Richard Gauthier was on trial on three charges in connection with crimes he committed in the 1980s involving a teenage male skater whom he trained. Gauthier, 61, was found guilty on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amid neck-hold controversy, Ottawa questioned about methods it wants RCMP to outlaw
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is facing questions about exactly what kind of force it is asking police to stop using, as the RCMP is criticized over its decision not to outlaw a controversial neck hold. The RCMP says that it still allows officers to use the “carotid control” hold even though other forces, such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!66 more potential graves identified at former Williams Lake, B.C., residential school
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The lead investigator in the search for unmarked graves at a former residential institution near the Williams Lake First Nation in central British Columbia says the latest phase of their work has uncovered 66 additional “reflections,” indicating children’s graves. Whitney Spearing told a news conference that the results of Phase 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: 66 more potential graves identified at former B.C. residential school
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The lead investigator in the search for unmarked graves at a former residential institution near the Williams Lake First Nation in central British Columbia says the latest phase of their work has uncovered 66 additional “reflections,” indicating children’s graves. Whitney Spearing told a news conference that the results of Phase 2 ... Read More »
1 responseWhat you need to know about Canada’s Leopard 2 tanks
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is facing pressure to send some of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine after Germany said it would donate some of the weapons and approve requests from other countries that have the same equipment. Here is what you need to know: What are Leopard 2s? The Leopard 2 is a modern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poison pen: Quebec woman pleads guilty to sending Trump, others ricin-laced letters
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
WASHINGTON – A Quebec woman accused of sending a poisoned letter to former president Donald Trump sounded resigned to her fate Wednesday as she grudgingly pleaded guilty to biological weapons charges and agreed to a sentence of nearly 22 years behind bars. “I need to move on now,” Pascale Ferrier, 55, told U.S. District Court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Probe into Alberta residential school links unpasteurized milk to children’s deaths
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
SADDLE LAKE CREE NATION – A new report from a group looking into children who died and went missing at a residential school northeast of Edmonton says unpasteurized milk was responsible for the deaths of Indigenous children at the institution. The preliminary report was released Tuesday by the Acimowin Opaspiw Society, formed by the Saddle ... Read More »
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